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|header1= <center>The Crow of Seattle</center>
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Revision as of 06:02, 5 September 2023

Charon
File:Charon2.gic
The Crow of Seattle
My Styx and stones will break your bones.
PlayerAsmodeus
MetatypeHuman Vampire
Street Cred3
Notoriety0
Public Awareness7
Titles and Awards0
CDP11
D.O.B.02.01.1979
Age106
Folder[1]
Priority
Metatype - E
Attributes - A
Magic/Resonance - C
Skills - A
Resources - E


Background

One of the first vampires to be turned after the Awakening was the firstborn of a media conglomerate's vice president. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth and used to luxury, the usual route to the penthouse wasn't available when all hell broke loose. Trying to find an alternate route, she took one wrong turn and ended up in the deepest, darkest reaches of her psyche to escape what a bunch of psychotic street-dwelling trash were to put her through. The chaos that ensued that year and the absolute turmoil society suffered from left an infected, hospital-ridden corporate woman in a ward and out of the media's sights. Quietly disowned and swept under the rug, her existence wasn't something her father wanted to ever think about again.


Decades have passed in the Sixth World and she's gone through a lot in her quest to build herself up from nothing, at her worst ripping the throats of homeless innocents and at her best falling back into her old vices of luxury. Emotional trauma from her past has healed, yet it's also given her new purpose. Finding every last person involved, dead or alive, and desecrating their very existence has become her driving purpose, her raison d'etre. To climb from nothing back to the top and to avenge hours of suffering are both ways for her to stomp on the very concept of street scum that once dared to lay their hands on her. Over time, she tracked down two, found three had died from old age and brutally slaughtered two more, but seven more remain. She doesn't care if she ends up in front of an apartment or a grave. Either way, something will burn.


This quest of hers was what spurred her on to run the shadows without hesitation. She's often offered the most dangerous jobs because she rarely refuses them. They're the risky runs that people don't usually come back from. Still, time and time again she's survived ambushes and complete slaughters, returning as the sole survivor either through acting chops as a corpse or leaving her team to die when it was obvious they were set up. She's surrounded by death and the only one that it doesn't seem to stick to is herself. For this reason, she's found her new alias. Before, she's used Jane Doe or Blondie as nicknames in place of her birthname, which she no longer tells anyone. Instead, thinking back to her college courses, one thing sticks out to her, a lone figure bringing the dead to the afterlife.


Charon.

Significant Things for Narrative

  • Unstable Vampirism (Infected: Vampire, Astral Beacon) - The obvious part that she doesn't attempt to hide from anyone she ends up working with. All that matters to her (and should matter to her allies) is that she'll drink enemies, not allies.
  • Infected Chimera (SURGE III, Deadly Venom, Glamour, Berserker, Critter Spook) - Due to making a spirit pact with a fae out of sheer arrogance, Charon's already unstable aura was further destabilized with karma from the Seelie Court. Her likeness has been influenced with traits of a Baobhan Sith including fae-like beauty, their unnatural presence and temper. Every rose has its thorns and her bite has become utterly lethal.
  • Attack Dog of the Shadows (Made Man: Black Lodge) - After meeting Mr. Herenight during Soirée, Charon got back in touch with him and was unceremoniously shoved into one of the local first-tier lodges, the Baroque Masquerade. They have no central meeting place and the lodge is composed of six members with Charon filling the seventh and final position. Their relationship has been tense, and while Charon has fulfilled the bare minimum required of membership, her unpredictable escapades don't befit an organization of manipulators.
  • Crow of Seattle (Wanted, Local Fame) - By this point, the Crow of Seattle has become something of an urban legend. Some claim to have seen her around, others think she's just a myth and plenty of blonde human women exist so it's purely a coincidence if anyone claims to have met her. After the publicized fight filmed from a news helicopter lent credence to the legend, people tend to believe in her being real a little bit more. Naturally such a bloody legend comes with a juicy bounty attached.

Run History

NameGMMetaplotThreatDate of Run
Idiot you negotiated with a dragonKaterSalemThe Crow of SeattleSemi-Prime10 June 2083
Scarlet FootstepsArchtmagBy Royal DecreeSemiprime5 April 2083
Coffin DanceSarcarianMedium9 October 2082
Ray & Rey Of SunshineSarcarianThe Crow of SeattleHigh2 September 2082
Charon's New GrooveSarcarianMedium8 August 2082
The Second StrikeArchtmagBy Royal DecreeHigh4 August 2082
Slam in the Back of My DragulaSarcarianThe Crow of SeattleHigh20 June 2082
0 to 60ScrantonMilk13 June 2082
UnhospitalizedOnebiThe Crow of SeattleMedium13 May 2082
That Font Ever FlowingArchtmagMedium2 May 2082
SoiréeMurseyLow to High2 May 2082
Live and Let DieSarcarianThe Crow of SeattleMedium29 March 2082
Data JackingSarcarianTwo Steps AheadMedium13 March 2082
Fuchi in FocusAuroraSemi-Prime10 March 2082
The Most Urban BrawlOrionsRequiemCross Flight Love FightHigh24 February 2082
Hundred Year HuntSarcarianThe Crow of SeattleMedium11 February 2082
Si Chi WuxingAuroraHigh8 February 2082
Don't Wine About ItTheFrozenMoogleLow3 February 2082
Digital Dark AgeSarcarianThe Cutter's CuratorMedium27 January 2082
It's a Heist bro!OrionsRequiemCross Flight Love FightMedium26 January 2082
Backroom FeastOrionsRequiemLow20 January 2082
ACHEs and PainsSarcarianMedium16 January 2082
State of DecaySarcarianFestering InfestationMedium High6 January 2082
Black & White & RedSarcarianThe Crow of SeattleMedium4 January 2082
The Little Mermaid 3Si1asHigh30 December 2081
Slay BellsSarcarianHigh29 December 2081
All I Want for Christmas is K-10SarcarianIt's Always Wednesday in SeattleMedium23 December 2081
Krashing the KlavernSarcarianMedium18 December 2081
Pulling the ThreadSi1asWhen You Reach MeMedium11 December 2081
Introductory EntomologySarcarianMedium7 December 2081
Old GhostsSarcarianThe Crow of SeattleLow5 December 2081
A Grown Up Fairy TaleSarcarianMedium27 November 2081
A Lesson in Not Getting CaughtChrisst111Two Steps AheadHigh20 November 2081
The Lotus Flower Blooms Far From the SunSarcarianMedium14 November 2081
Does This Look Infected?SarcarianMedium4 November 2081
Kevin's LimesOBThe Life and Times of One Kevin Crimes
The Farm and The Furious
Medium15 August 2081
Rock The HouseMagatsu MandalaMedium11 July 2081
Kevin GrimesOBThe Life and Times of One Kevin CrimesMedium3 July 2081
Real Maiming HoursOptimismBeastThe Life and Times of One Kevin Crimes14 April 2081
PotholderzPillare13 April 2081
Gospel of DismayGhostlinSuffer the Children
Sins of the Mother
5 April 2081
The Assassination of Joe Bogus by the Coward Kevin CrimesOptimismBeastThe Life and Times of One Kevin Crimes3 April 2081

Affiliations

Contacts

Contact Connection Loyalty Archetype Profession Aspects Chips
Silas Vespasiano 5 4 Fixer Black Lodge Fixer Black Magician, High Society Socialite, Made Man, Politico, Talismonger, Theory Savant Even
Mr. Herenight 7 1 Custom(K,G,N,A) Black Lodge Magician Old Fashioned, Vampiric Veteran, Grim Talismonger, Mr. Worldwide, Astral Knowledge, Drug Deacon, Reagent Retailer, Safehouse Scout, Soul Sustenance -2
Agamemnon 4 6 Fixer(K,G,N,A) Infected Crime Lord Paranoid, Shut-In, Dark Magic Talislegger, Ear to the Ground, Infected Loremaster, Smuggling Network, Student of History, Wretched Hive 1
Amelie and Jean-Baptiste 5 2 Fixer(A,N,K,G) Infected Cabal Leaders Ghoul Royalty, Vampire, SK Kid, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Corporate Kid Even
Zigzag 1 2 Service Driver/Organlegger Ghoul Organlegger, Actually a Good Driver, Dead Drop, Infected Networker Even
Anything Andy 6 1 Generalist Generalist Smuggler, Black Market Rumors, Trog-Net, Bootleg Electronics, Bootleg Cyberware, Bootleg Weapons, Bootleg Armor -1
Frank Goldman 3 1 Custom(G, K, A, N) Gun Runner Firearms Dealer, Antique Vehicle Collector, Black Market Connections, West Coast Smuggling Routes Even
Yoon Myung-ju 2 1 Custom(K, N, G, A) Bounty Manager Seoulpa, Bounties, Hunter Headhunter Even
Knife 7 2 Fixer Black Lodge Initiate The Cutting Edge, Specialty Markets, Matrix Master, Still Magical, AI Expert, Trojan Horse, Autonomous Power, Underworld Connections, An Unfriendly Neighbor, A Healthy Paranoia -1
Treasa ke'Vedryn 7 2 Custom(K,N,G,A)
Fae Agent
Ageless Apathy, Gifts of the Fae, Magical Mastery, Metaplanar Guide, Seelie Expert, Embedded Agents, Magical Acquisitions, Court of Vipers, Matrix Resources, Patron of the Arts, Scarlet Painter, Capricious Nature, A Whisper to the Soul, Hollow Shells Even


Organizations

Contact Position Connection Faction Rep Archetype Health Location
Black Lodge Lodge of Nostradamus Initiate 4 -8 Secret Society Boosted Worldwide
Faction Reputation
Faction Reputation
Seelie Court 10
Painted Trees 5
Yellow Lotus Triad 3
Kenran-Kai 2
Saeder-Krupp 2
Team Alpha 2
Mothers of Metahumans 2
Ghoul Liberation League 2
Red Dragon Triad 1
Federated-Boeing 1
Wuxing 1
Skraacha 1
Sons of Sauron 1
Order of the Temple -5
Halloweeners -5
Cutters -7
Black Vory -10

Matrix Search Table

Threshold Result
1 Greek mythology has a ferryman called Charon, taking the souls of the dead across the river Styx from the world of the living to the realm of the dead.
3 Footage from illegal urban brawls, security cameras and declassified security reports show a woman with long, blonde hair in a high fashion coat taking an inhuman amount of gunfire and ripping security guards in half with her bare hands. Reports of her being shot through the chest and walking away unharmed have caused a theory to erupt that she may be a ghost.
6 A criminal going by the same name has a massive bounty placed on her by both Regency MegaMedia and SpinGlobal. Few have attempted to collect it.

Shadow Community Table

Threshold Result
1 Charon's well connected with various Infected factions and has been directly in conflict with various paranormal threats from other infected to insect spirits. She often makes antiquated remarks about pre-Matrix era Internet trends.
3 Remarked by many to be a vampire from the pre-2000 era, she's one of the closest things the shadows get to a living fossil. She's probably seen it all at one point or another.
5 Known to go after oddly specific people in various factions, it's suspected that Charon has a kill list she's working through. Her previous victims have always been exsanguinated and left with the message 'YOU'RE NEXT' near their corpses.

Enemies

Kera Charon turned her into a vampire, betrayed her colleague and probably screwed up her entire life. To no-one's surprise, Kera wants her dead.
Killian Full name unknown. brown-haired, tall Caucasian male. One of Charon's Nemeses. Deceased.
Erik Full Name: Erik Steward. Aliases: Issac Foxwell, Ol' Tusk. Former African-American East Bay Dragons biker and one of Charon's Nemeses. Goblinized during the Awakening into an orc and is currently a member of Skraacha. Deceased.
Richard Full name: Richard Woolsey. Male pattern baldness, prefers wearing suits. One of Charon's Nemeses. Businessman with sick vices, presumed to have received Leonization treatment. Deceased... ?
Garik Full name: Garik van Louv. Russo-American, caucasian, brown corn rows. Member of the Vory. One of Charon's Nemeses. Ex-con pre-Awakening. Deceased.
Benny Full name unknown. Irish-American, caucasian, was on parole for assault and murder in 2011. One of Charon's Nemeses. Deceased.
Lavernius Full name: Lavernius Jackson. Mexican-American, green eyes. One of Charon's Nemeses. Presumed SINless. Deceased.
Ray Full name: Ray Finsworth. British immigrant, brother of Rey Finsworth. Albino. One of Charon's Nemeses. Deceased.
Rey Full name: Rey Finsworth. British immigrant, brother of Ray Finsworth. Albino. One of Charon's Nemeses. Deceased.
Hollis Full name: Hollis Oswald. Aliases: Harold Martain. One of Charon's Nemeses, lived in a Horizon care home for the elderly. Deceased.

Assensing Table

Threshold Description
1 Awakened, brimming with life and often feeling melancholic. (Astral Bouncer: Dark Magic Tradition)
2 Physical adept and exceptionally dark and malicious aura. (Astral Bouncer - The Athlete's Way)
3 Infected with HMHVV I, Essence and Magic likely to be higher than the observer's. Bears three astral signatures; earring, ring, belt buckle. (Astral Bouncer - Initiate Grade 7)
4 Essence varies between 6 and 12, Magic of 14. Earring is a spellcasting focus, ring is a masking focus. (Astral Bouncer - Infected Power: Regeneration)
5 No ware of any type, grade or category. She's also not a technomancer. (Astral Bouncer - Mentor Spirit: Death)

SINs

  • Rebecca Corax - Rating 6, Horizon; Adept, PI, Firearms, Driver's and Bounty Hunter's licenses included.
  • Sabaiyel Yarrick - Rating 1, UACS; Emergency identity made to help cover up her supposed death.

Media Mentions

  • In 2012, there was a news article about her death, but it's hard to find nowadays. Most of it was in physical newspapers 'Deceased' sections, since the Internet was efficiently scrubbed of most mentions of her.
  • In 2082, Charon was in breaking news, rampaging throughout Puyallup against heavy Knight-Errant resistance and ending up in the sewers while fighting some Catholic Temple warriors. News reported her to be dead. Again.