Esper

Esper

Psion
Player	Purkinje
Metatype	Human
Street Cred	0
Notoriety	3
Public Awareness	0
Titles and Awards	0
D.O.B.	14 February 2058
Folder	Google Drive
Priority	Metatype - C Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - D Skills - A Resources - E

Character Information

Summary

Esper is a psionic mental manipulator who specializes in social infiltration.

Alignment

Black Trenchcoat: Esper tries to get the job done quietly. She is not a superpowered runner, but she has a few tricks up her sleeve.

Goals

• Evade capture by Evo.
• Smooth out her reputation in the shadow community.

Background

Born an Evo citizen, Esper was identified early on as possessing an exceptional capacity for mental manipulation. Through various "incentives" (AKA veiled threats, carrot and stick, the usual corp stuff), she was pressured into a training program where her psychic powers were developed. She began to see Evo's dark side the more this training progressed. She knew too much, so she would have to make an escape instead of backing out. It took years to put the pieces into place, but a series of contacts, mysteriously helpful corp employees, and various other unwitting accomplices eventually laid the framework for a sudden escape that no one could remember happening nor even prove occurred save for her total disappearance. Her fixer helped arrange this escape, and today she lives in Redmond. She wishes to use her powers for good, but worries she isn't ready to face Evo again yet.

Narrative Significant Qualities

• Astral Chameleon: Esper's psychic presence is subtle, hard to notice even for the aware.
• Bad Rep: Esper's psychic powers make her feared and hated by the shadow community. Those who have a distaste for mental manipulation will give her a wide berth or a piece of their mind, but even those who approve of mind magic dislike that she is of the psionic tradition. In addition, people know that Evo is nipping at her heels, and a lot of runners don't want that heat.
• Common Sense: Experienced in working with people, Esper has developed common sense to know how she ought to approach a variety of situations.
• Method Actor: The most convincing deceiver is the one who deceives themself. This is especially true for a psychic, from whose mind all their power flows.
• Records On File (Evo Corporation): Esper's escape didn't involve the erasure of her records from Evo's database. This is an advantage they have over her in their ongoing pursuit.
• Social Appearance Anxiety 3: Power comes from the mind, so being confident is important. When Esper doesn't look good, her confidence falters.
• Wanted (Evo Corporation): Evo doesn't know how Esper disappeared or where she went, but it wants her back and is willing to pay 25,000¥ for that to happen.

Run History

Name	GM	Metaplot	Threat	Date of Run
From Lead to Gold	Torq!	24 Karat Magic	Semi-Prime	6 June 2081
Marvelous Beasts and Where to Find Them	DocMcGuffins			31 May 2081
Where There Are Crumbs...	Aurora			25 May 2081
The Rowland Case	Jigurd	Project Red Dragoon		14 March 2081
Calling All Heroes! Hellraiser	DocMcGuffin	Shadow Heroes		4 March 2081
Reformation Hunt 20	Darklordiablo	The Reformation		22 February 2081
One Second to Midnight	Darklordiablo			5 February 2081
Children for Men	Malibi			25 January 2081
Tea Time	Divergent0			21 January 2081
Growing Demense	Doom	Coronation		18 January 2081

Affiliations

Contacts

Contact	Connection	Loyalty	Archetype	Profession	Aspects	Chips
In4motion	2	2	Legwork	Legwork	Conspiracy Theorist, Investigative Journalist, Hacker	Even
Psychopomp	3	4	Gear	Talismonger	Psion, Dogmatic, Artificer, Spell Foci, Talismonger, Lodges	Even
Rick Rampant	4	3	Fixer	Talent Scout	Club Regular, Corporate Connections, Criminal Contacts, ID Forger, Seattle Native	Even

Organizations

None.

Allies

None.

Enemies

• Evo Corporation

In Character Information

Matrix Search Table

Threshold
1 Hit	ESPer, a word defined as someone with extrasensory perception.
3 Hits	The word "esper" has been used to refer to characters with apparently magical powers in various media throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
6 Hits	A Seattle user named "Esper" occasionally posts on frequently-scrubbed matrix forums for the psionically gifted, where some users traffic in illegal spell formulae and talislegging.

Shadow Community Table

Threshold
1 Hit	A mental manipulator, a user of mind magic.
2 Hits	Recently departed Evo on less-than-friendly terms with the help of her fixer Rick Rampant. Evo is still after her.
3 Hits	Follows the psionic tradition, doesn't have a mentor spirit or fundamentally believe in the sanctity or spirituality of magic.
4+ Hits	Despite her bad reputation, spooky presence, and the nature of her powers, she's trying to do the best she can to help people.

SINs

• Jennifer Ward, UCAS (R4)

Appearance

Physical

Esper is a young human woman who stands at 178 cm, or 5' 10". She prefers dark clothes, adopting a goth aesthetic in casual situations. Her skin is pale and untanned. She often makes her polychromatic lenses display her irises as red instead of their natural green. Her hair is black and straight, neatly cut and cared for.

Matrix

On the matrix, Esper appears as a sort of X-Men style superhero with a catsuit and glowing energy.