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Otto was born and raised in the Allied German States to a middle-class family working as wage slaves for Frankfurter Bankenverein a dreadfully bland and draining environment that would form the soil for which Otto's colorful ambitions would grow. His mother would always tuck him in at night and tell him the most fantastical bedtime stories, such stupendous tales like a cow leaping over the moon, a peasant girl with a fairy godmother, or an old woman who lived in a shoe. These dreams would plant themselves like seeds in the young boy's mind, and as he grew, he would grow to find the magic that dwelled within himself. | Otto was born and raised in the Allied German States to a middle-class family working as wage slaves for Frankfurter Bankenverein a dreadfully bland and draining environment that would form the soil for which Otto's colorful ambitions would grow. His mother would always tuck him in at night and tell him the most fantastical bedtime stories, such stupendous tales like a cow leaping over the moon, a peasant girl with a fairy godmother, or an old woman who lived in a shoe. These dreams would plant themselves like seeds in the young boy's mind, and as he grew, he would grow to find the magic that dwelled within himself. He always caused trouble at school with his magic as he would revel in entertaining and mystifying other students with his unique powers. When he came into adulthood, he found himself unable to follow his parents into the soul-crushing world of corporate droning. His parents had funded him to go to a hermetic college to study magic, but Otto could not endure the droning lessons, the trivialization of something as limitless and awe-inspiring as magic. His peers and teachers shunned creativity as carelessness and dangerous, stifling the growing magician's capricious nature. Otto could not stand it, dropping out and instead deciding to put his magic to use outside of the droning corporate hives that dominated the world. He struck out on his own as a fashion designer who could transform frumpy dresses into beautiful gowns, drawn to the prospect of bringing life and color to a world mired in malaise, putting his power to more use than theory and casting wards for mega-corps all day. However, this dream was no simple task to achieve. Penniless and desperate, Otto was forced to use his magic for more nefarious purposes to get by in the world, doing minor favors for criminals and gangs every so often to fund his dream. Finally, he scrounged enough money to attend a gala, where he showcased his finest works in his "Gute Fee", or Fairy Godmother collection. This was his big break, one that thrust Otto into the spotlight, much to the chagrin of the established fashion brands in the Allied German States. Otto enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame, releasing new collections and accruing magical items of wonderment with his the profits he now generated. However, it wouldn't be long before the sleuths his competitors hired uncovered his shady past. The rumors he could handle, but what he could not was the deaths of his parents in a work-related accident. The Corp had cut corners on safety in the office his parents had worked in, and when the building collapsed, many lives were lost. Unable to bear the pain of remaining in the German States with nothing but slander to his name and reminders of his grief, he made the decision to leave the German States. In order to get back into his driven and determined self, he made a bold move, arriving in the fashion scene with a debut as a surprise attendant in a summer gala hosted by Shiawase Fashion broadcasted across the Matrix. His exotic designs shocked and awed the UCAS masses and designers who now have to contend with this bizarre German sorcerer who seemed unburdened by any corporate shackles or sense of conformity. However, to remain free of those corporate and conformist shackles, Otto has had to resort to his old ways, adopting the insidious persona of The Collector and embroiling himself in the affairs of the Shadow Community to keep himself funded and his competitors on their toes, all the while accruing mystical knowledge. | ||
== Narrative Significant Qualities == | == Narrative Significant Qualities == | ||
Revision as of 22:56, 4 February 2025
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| High-Society Magus | |
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| "Magic and thread, both take considerable knowledge and direction to guide, require vision and design, and are subject to the artisan's intuition and whims. It is not an uncouth assumption, then, that magic is merely the threads of reality that weave into the universe we all dwell within. I, dear patrons, am a tailor not just of cloth, but of these very strands of reality itself! Every design, collection, and garment is an expression, distilled and pure, of the cosmos that works their will through my hands!" | |
| Discord | lheisse |
| Competitive_Snow1989 | |
| Wiki User | Juice |
| Metatype | Human |
| Street Cred | 0 |
| Notoriety | 0 |
| Public Awareness | 0 |
| CDP | 0 |
| D.O.B. | 2059-04-19 |
| Age | 26 |
| Folder | https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1CH4rcLeSkII-Y4iw7cbcTl7nYZ04awPn?usp=drive_link |
| Priority | Metatype - E Attributes - D Magic/Resonance - A Skills - A Resources - D |
| #Max IGs/Ascension | 1 |
Character Information
Summary
Otto Von Juergen is a chaos mage of no small talent whose talent lies in enchanting. Otto is a prolific fashion designer, known for his avant-garde designs and unconventional patrons, channeling this artistic passion into his sorcery, weaving spells and enchantments just as he weaves thread. On the surface, Otto maintains his image as an eccentric fashion designer, but underneath Otto has been drawn into the Shadow Community due to both his disdain for the corporations and his ever-growing need for inspiration and magical knowledge that is hard to come by. He is particularly popular among high society mages, as Otto caters to personalized high fashion foci, a niche that he has filled snugly. Though Otto now lives a life of relative luxury, the capricious magician is never satisfied. Hardened by his years of poverty, underground dealings, and multiple near-death experiences at the hands of corporate hitmen and shadow jobs, Otto has become ruthless and jaded, forced to employ brutal tactics to maintain his spot in the world. When runners need to have artifacts analyzed, disenchanted, contained, or disposed of, Otto does so eagerly, always ravenous for sources of inspiration. The times that Otto decides to get his hands dirty, he dawns the guise of The Collector, an imposing and dangerous mage that scours the shadows for any talismans, artifacts, or scrap of magical knowledge and decimates mundane and magical foes alike with chaos sorcery. He brings a powerful force of magical prowess to any squad, wielding destructive and defensive spells that decimate foes and safeguard allies as well as being a repository for magical knowledge and shoring up any gaps in magical defense. Though his eccentric and erudite personality can off-put the rough-and-tumble thugs of the Shadow Community, none can deny his efficacy, talent, and conviction. If it's an object and it's magical, Otto is the one to find, research, destroy, collect, or fabricate it.
Goals
- Acquire magical knowledge
- Carve out his name in the fashion community
- Break the moldering status quo perpetuated by the corporations
- Found his own unconventional magical institute for learning
Background
Otto was born and raised in the Allied German States to a middle-class family working as wage slaves for Frankfurter Bankenverein a dreadfully bland and draining environment that would form the soil for which Otto's colorful ambitions would grow. His mother would always tuck him in at night and tell him the most fantastical bedtime stories, such stupendous tales like a cow leaping over the moon, a peasant girl with a fairy godmother, or an old woman who lived in a shoe. These dreams would plant themselves like seeds in the young boy's mind, and as he grew, he would grow to find the magic that dwelled within himself. He always caused trouble at school with his magic as he would revel in entertaining and mystifying other students with his unique powers. When he came into adulthood, he found himself unable to follow his parents into the soul-crushing world of corporate droning. His parents had funded him to go to a hermetic college to study magic, but Otto could not endure the droning lessons, the trivialization of something as limitless and awe-inspiring as magic. His peers and teachers shunned creativity as carelessness and dangerous, stifling the growing magician's capricious nature. Otto could not stand it, dropping out and instead deciding to put his magic to use outside of the droning corporate hives that dominated the world. He struck out on his own as a fashion designer who could transform frumpy dresses into beautiful gowns, drawn to the prospect of bringing life and color to a world mired in malaise, putting his power to more use than theory and casting wards for mega-corps all day. However, this dream was no simple task to achieve. Penniless and desperate, Otto was forced to use his magic for more nefarious purposes to get by in the world, doing minor favors for criminals and gangs every so often to fund his dream. Finally, he scrounged enough money to attend a gala, where he showcased his finest works in his "Gute Fee", or Fairy Godmother collection. This was his big break, one that thrust Otto into the spotlight, much to the chagrin of the established fashion brands in the Allied German States. Otto enjoyed his 15 minutes of fame, releasing new collections and accruing magical items of wonderment with his the profits he now generated. However, it wouldn't be long before the sleuths his competitors hired uncovered his shady past. The rumors he could handle, but what he could not was the deaths of his parents in a work-related accident. The Corp had cut corners on safety in the office his parents had worked in, and when the building collapsed, many lives were lost. Unable to bear the pain of remaining in the German States with nothing but slander to his name and reminders of his grief, he made the decision to leave the German States. In order to get back into his driven and determined self, he made a bold move, arriving in the fashion scene with a debut as a surprise attendant in a summer gala hosted by Shiawase Fashion broadcasted across the Matrix. His exotic designs shocked and awed the UCAS masses and designers who now have to contend with this bizarre German sorcerer who seemed unburdened by any corporate shackles or sense of conformity. However, to remain free of those corporate and conformist shackles, Otto has had to resort to his old ways, adopting the insidious persona of The Collector and embroiling himself in the affairs of the Shadow Community to keep himself funded and his competitors on their toes, all the while accruing mystical knowledge.
Narrative Significant Qualities
Positive
Negative
- Day Job (40 Hours)
- SINner (National)
Run History
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Affiliations
Contacts
| Contact | Connection | Loyalty | Archetype | Profession | Aspects | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasia Martella | 6 | 1 | Fixer(N,A,K,G) | Businesswoman | Suit Lady, Office Siren, Venue Hire, Example Positive Aspect, Jet Rental, Bribe Money, Patron of the Arts, Don't Mess with the Boss Lady | Even |
| Bartholomew | 1 | 1 | Service | Professional Driver | Professional Driver, Intimidating Gentleman | Even |
Organizations
Allies
Enemies
In Character Information
Symbols and Signatures
Matrix Search Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Otto Von Juergen, famed German fashion designer, makes big waves in the fashion community with his bizarre and otherworldly designs that both awe and mystify. |
| 3 | Otto Von Juergen, German fashion designer and Magician, arrives in UCAS in a shocking display of tailoring prowess. Critics say his designs use sorcery as a crutch. |
| 6 | Otto Von Juergen, disgraced fashion designer, flees Germany following accusations of illegal usage of sorcery. Competitors rejoice his departure, quote "The industry can heal from his horrid designs." |
Shadow Community Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Collector is a capable magician who has a proclivity for magical artifacts |
| 3 | The Collector is a Chaos Magician who specializes in manipulation and combat magic and is known for being reliable and team-oriented despite his assertive and imperious personality. |
| 5 | The Collector is an artificer who blasts foes with electricity and defends allies with barriers of force and has no qualms with exterminating foes and rivals with sheer arcane force, though his mentor spirit compels him to be loyal to his squad mates. Rumors tie The Collector to the eccentric fashion designer Otto Von Juergen, though the exact nature of this connection is an object of speculation. |
Assensing Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Awakened |
| 2 | No Cyberware, Awakened who have seen Otto and The Collector's Aura would Identify them as the same person |
| 3 | Magic and essence rating 6, no chronic diseases |
| 4 | Magic and essence rating 6, Astral Signature of a Power Focus |
| 5 | Not a technomancer |
SINs
- SIN (National)
- License (Magic)
- License (Talismonger)
- License (Summoner)
Appearance
Otto is 6'2, slender, and lanky. His eyes are a sharp, glowing red, framed by long eyelashes with short brown, impeccably kept hair, various tattoos across his body of mystical origin, a hairless body, and abnormally long, sharp nails that are flawlessly manicured.
Clothing
Otto adorns himself in luxurious clothing and jewelry, all of his own design, that evoke ancient sorcerer apparel in an avant-garde and modern style often with big, frilly neck pieces that give him a villainous vibe, accentuated even more when he goes to special events, often donning absurdly long capes and headpieces. Though his clothing and jewelry are subject to change, he always wears his gold-rimmed sunglasses, his smoldering red eyes glowing faintly through the darkened glass. Otto can be spotted in a crowd from a mile away, his clothes, his body shape, his eyes all contribute to his distinct and intimidating style. While on runs, Otto adorns the persona of The Collector, an enigmatic warlock whose ostentatious style takes a brutalist turn from Otto's usual flowing garments and flashy appearance; Dark black armor with harsh angles along with esoteric jewelry and garb that evokes ancient sorcery, a red power gem socket in the gilded collar of this disguise pulses with astral energy.
Matrix Persona
His matrix persona matches his physical appearance, but only with the creative liberties the digital world allows, and he looks like a true sorcerer.
Character Plot Hooks
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| Aspect | Information | Related Run(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Aspect 1 | Otto has a criminal past/present he keeps from the public eye, doing so under the guise of his shadow persona The Collector. | |
| Aspect 2 | Otto is involved in both the underground an above-ground magical communities, often supplying mages with personalized foci and talisma. | |
| Aspect 3 | Otto has a collection of unknown magical artifacts that he keeps for study | |
| Aspect 4 | Otto has a growing fashion brand that he is attempting to fund without corporate aid | |
| Aspect 5 | Otto has visited and does visit several drug dens for psychedelic drugs he uses in rituals or sorcerous study. |
Media Mentions
"Famed German fashion designer SHOCKS fashion community by BUSTING into the Shiawase Fashion Gala with BIZARRE and ABSURD designs! What does this mean for the UCAS fashion scene? Critics claim it will be DISASTEROUS!"