Postmortem

Also known as Alexander Jones, Postmortem is an Acanthus Free Councillor who is currently Lone. He was a Proximus under the care of Iseult.

History
Born to a fairly typical Proximus family, Alexander is a keen musician who first came to the Rose's attention when he took his guitar to be repaired in the shop where Pauli works. Pauli having Mage Sight active at the time, he recognised the telltale signs of a Sleepwalker who might soon Awaken.

At around the same time, Rayth discerned, by accident, that a young Sleepwalker would soon be threatened by Argent. Further investigation allowed the Cabal to determine that the Sleepwalker in question was a Proximus, and so Iseult was informed, leading to divinations indicating a threat to either Iseult or Ebraucus.

As it happens, neither Ebraucus nor Rynel, who had also been a potential shooting victim, were injured during the events of the Argent Agenda, thanks to the intervention of the Rose. Alex also was not abducted, though he did sustain a mental injury mid-awakening from a misplaced strike by Rayth, which plunged him into a coma.

Concerned by this, Rayth enlisted the help of Demdike, Birch and Hawthorne in order to temporarily abduct him from hospital and ensconce him in a Demesne. While there, Rayth journeyed inside his head, encountering dream-images of herself, Iseult and Argent which were keeping him from Awakening, and destroyed them.

Alex was next seen a week or so later at the Convocation, where he revealed his new Shadow Name, Postmortem. He appears to have been befriended by Ebraucus, and various of the Rose have taken a strong interest in him.

After seven or eight months' contemplation, Postmortem joined the Free Council.