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


===Summary===
==Alignment==
Jezebel is a physical adept face who's not too bad with a handgun.


===Alignment===
===Moral===
Black Trenchcoat: Jezebel doesn't really care about what jobs she takes, as long as the money is good. She has limits, but they're currently unclear. Her tactical disposition is a preference for subterfuge.
Esper realizes how close she came to doing Evo's dirty work and wonders how much they tricked her into helping them during her "training." Now free, she refuses to take jobs that would hurt innocent people. She is especially interested in hooding, though corp-vs-corp can be acceptable so long as it doesn't involve stepping on the little people. She is not opposed to wetwork if it meets these requirements. Should a GM OOCly agree to it, Esper may take a run that violates these requirements in order to sabotage it.


===Goals===
===Tactical===
Esper tries to get the job done quietly. She is primarily a modest social infiltrator. Despite this, she has a few tricks up her sleeve; in fights, she tries to remain a low-priority target and manipulate the enemy into compromising positions for team mates to take out.


*Earn money for her family.
==Goals==
*Get in good with the Mafia (as much as this is possible for her)
 
*Evade capture by Evo.
*Smooth out her reputation in the shadow community.


==Background==
==Background==
Jezebel was born to a family of immigrants from the Italian Confederation who lived in Brooklyn. Brooklyn is a primarily Italian-American slum in the New York City sprawl, and contrary to popular belief, it's not Mafia-controlled. However, that didn't stop her from eventually finding herself in contact with with the Ciarniello Family, with whom she now has a basic business relationship. Traditionalist as the Ciarniellos are, they don't mind elves; Jezebel often faces sexist remarks, however, which is where her runner name comes from.
Born a Yamatetsu 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 the new 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 clearly. 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.
 
Jezebel's family are mostly wageslaves who want to earn an honest living. Where Jezebel differs is she doesn't believe the world is fair enough to reward honest work, and so she shouldn't play fair either. She periodically sends money home to her family, though they're not so strapped for cash they're dependent on her. Whether she succumbs to the vices of the criminal underworld or manages to turn a profit remains to be seen.
 
While Jezebel is a physical adept, her experiences with awakening and magical phenomena have largely been rationalized as a combination of psychological abnormalities, good confidence and hard work. Perhaps on some subconscious level she doesn't want to be awakened or doesn't believe she can be. Time will tell how her self-delusion keeps up.


==Narrative Significant Qualities==
==Narrative Significant Qualities==


*'''Spirit Mentor: Seductress''': Jezebel follows the way of Seductress, primarily focused on the manipulation of others through appearance and confidence rather than literal seduction (though that remains an option). Given her delusions of mundaneness, she rationalizes the influence of Seductress as being an internal monologue or, if visions of some sort come up, vivid hallucination. It also doesn't help that Seductress makes her more prone to give in to vices and temptations when she's involved with the criminal underworld.
*'''Astral Chameleon''': Esper's psychic presence is subtle, hard to notice even for the aware.
*'''Social Appearance Anxiety (2)''': Because Jezebel's ability to perform hinges on her confidence, she has to look her best. When she isn't looking good, her confidence falters, and she doesn't perform as well as she should socially.
*'''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.
*'''Alibi''': In order to have her cons believed, Jezebel has a bunch of stuff ready to go. Fake planners, contact lists, commcodes, et cetera. She plans to expand on this with disguises.
*'''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 exactly 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==
==Run History==
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==Affiliations==
==Affiliations==
===Contacts===
===Contacts===
{{Template:ContactTable|


*[[Anything Andy]], Swag(Generalist): Connection 6, Loyalty 1
{{HasContact|
*[[Contact 4]], Swag(ID Forger): Connection 4, Loyalty 1
|Name=Amelie and Jean-Baptiste
*[[Katie Smiles]], Swag(Tailor): Connection 3, Loyalty 2
|Loyalty=3
*[[Giovanni Montalban]], Fixer: Connection 6, Loyalty 1
|Chips=1
|}}
 
{{HasContact|
|Name="CIA Bill" Cooper
|Loyalty=1
|Chips=Even
|}}
 
{{HasContact|
|Name=In4motion
|Loyalty=2
|Chips=Even
|}}
 
{{HasContact|
|Name=Psychopomp
|Loyalty=4
|Chips=Even
|}}
 
{{HasContact|
|Name=Rick Rampant
|Loyalty=3
|Chips=Even
|}}
 
 
}}


===Organizations===
===Organizations===
None.


*[[Ciarniello Family]]: She is a shadowrunner who does contracts for them, but is not a member.
===Allies===


===Allies===
*League of Extralegal Gentlemen: 1


===Enemies===
===Enemies===
*[[Evo]] Corporation: Wanted
*[[Mitsuhama Computer Technologies]]: -1


=In Character Information=
=In Character Information=


==Symbols and Signatures==
==Symbols and Signatures==
Esper sometimes goes by "N" or "14." The reason for this is unknown - likely something personal.
==Matrix Search Table==
==Matrix Search Table==
{| class="wikitable"
No notable Matrix presence.
|+
 
!Threshold
!
|-
|1 Hit
|Jezebel was a queen of Israel according to Abrahamic texts. She led the nation of Israel astray by instituting worship of Ba'al and Asherah. Her name is an insult directed at women.
|-
|3 Hits
|The name Jezebel took on something of a new meaning during the feminist movements of the latter 20th century as a reclaimed insult. Some people may use it insultingly still, but it has lost its impact.
|-
|6 Hits
|There appears to be a shadowrunner active in the Seattle area who goes by this name. She doesn't seem to use the matrix very much, but sometimes she communicates with the Ciarniello family.
|}
==Shadow Community Table==
==Shadow Community Table==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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|-
|-
|1 Hit
|1 Hit
|A very influential con artist.
|A mind controller. A psion, does not believe in the sanctity or spirituality of magic.
|-
|-
|2 Hits
|2 Hits
|From the New York City sprawl. Has Mafia connections.
|Recently departed Evo on less-than-friendly terms with the help of her fixer [[Rick Rampant]]. Evo is still after her.
|-
|-
|3 Hits
|3 Hits
|Her ability to influence others goes beyond what is naturally possible. There is no outwardly visible explanation for this, so it must be 'ware or something.
|She is talented in mundane social infiltration tactics, which she seems to rely on more than mind control.
|-
|-
|4+ Hits
|4+ Hits
|Actually a physical adept who is gifted in social powers. She isn't aware of it though, and will get defensive if you press the point.
|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==
==SINs==


*Tamara Jacobs, UCAS (R4)
*Cassandra McCleary, Ares Macrotechnology (6)
**Driver's License
**Knight-Errant Detective's Badge
**Mage License
*Jennifer Ward, UCAS (6)
**Driver's License
**Mage License
**Psychiatry MD
*Tamitha Grey, DocWagon (6)
**Firearm License
**Paramedic License
*Tatiana Dmitriyevna Ivanova, Evo Corporation (6)
**Mage License
**Psychiatry MD


==Appearance==
==Appearance==


===Clothing===
===Physical===
Jezebel dresses in high-fashion clothing whenever she gets the chance. Most commonly, she wears armored clothing from Mortimer of London. She has a Berwick suit and a Ulysses coat.
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 Persona===
===Matrix===
Jezebel primarily just uses her normal appearance as her persona.
On the matrix, Esper appears as a sort of X-Men style superhero with a catsuit and glowing energy.
==Media Mentions==
==Media Mentions==
==ShadowGrid Profile Comments==
==ShadowGrid Profile Comments==
I would sooner trust a Triad organlegger to give me a brain implant than let this witch anywhere near me. -- Dollar Dave [2081-01-16 04:51]
If you ask me, mental manipulation is tantamount to blood magic. That such a technique is in the hands of a sorceress who does not believe in a higher power disgusts and frightens me. -- Praetor [2081-01-16 06:32]
I don't care about someone doing the Jedi mind trick on corpsec to make them look the other way, but this Evo heat? I don't want a merc squad coming after my team in the middle of a job. -- Jack-L [2081-01-16 07:19]
Esper saved me from a biotech lab and got me out of the country with my baby. Even when her team wanted to turn me in, she refused. I'll never forget her. -- calexpat [2081-01-26 23:01]
I had the pleasure of hiring this shadowrunner for a job of mine recently. Masterful execution and businesslike demeanor. I highly recommend her. -- I. Johnson [2081-02-12 19:46]
I'd heard this chick was a good pick for hush-hush gigs, but did you know she'll take on a fragging troll adept to get the job done if she has to? Chip truth, chummer. -- Two-Knives [2081-02-28 03:24]
Dunno what Praetor's on about, she sure is good at fighting magic drek though. She shut down some sort of dark wizard's mind control web and saved a bunch of factory workers. -- Upton Funk [2081-03-10 15:37]
My platoon didn't come back from the Azt-Am War just to get picked off by a serial killer. This young lady has a gift, and she used it to put that bastard down. -- J.C.M. [2081-03-20 22:19]
I did a little asking around. Turns out, Esper's only gone lethal against one person, and it was some crazed killer. I don't think she's as unscrupulous as people say. -- Riptide [2081-04-10 20:03]
I concur, Riptide. As someone with a finger on the pulse of the shadow community, I must say, this woman understands discretion. She excels at avoiding combat entirely. -- H. Brackhaus [2081-04-21 08:08]


[[Category:Player Characters]]
Fixer said there's this psychic gonna be in Detroit, then there's an explosion at some research center with a dead dragon on the news the same week. Coincidence? -- New Jimmy [2081-06-09 02:42]
[[Category:Player Characters]]

Latest revision as of 16:50, 9 August 2020

Esper
Esper Crop.png
Psion
PlayerPurkinje
MetatypeHuman
Street Cred8
Notoriety3
Public Awareness0
Titles and Awards0
D.O.B.14 February 2058
FolderGoogle Drive
Priority
Metatype - C
Attributes - B
Magic/Resonance - D
Skills - A
Resources - E

Character Information

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

Alignment

Moral

Esper realizes how close she came to doing Evo's dirty work and wonders how much they tricked her into helping them during her "training." Now free, she refuses to take jobs that would hurt innocent people. She is especially interested in hooding, though corp-vs-corp can be acceptable so long as it doesn't involve stepping on the little people. She is not opposed to wetwork if it meets these requirements. Should a GM OOCly agree to it, Esper may take a run that violates these requirements in order to sabotage it.

Tactical

Esper tries to get the job done quietly. She is primarily a modest social infiltrator. Despite this, she has a few tricks up her sleeve; in fights, she tries to remain a low-priority target and manipulate the enemy into compromising positions for team mates to take out.

Goals

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

Background

Born a Yamatetsu 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 the new 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 clearly. 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 exactly 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

NameGMMetaplotThreatDate of Run
From Lead to GoldTorq!24 Karat MagicSemi-Prime6 June 2081
Marvelous Beasts and Where to Find ThemDocMcGuffins31 May 2081
Where There Are Crumbs...Aurora25 May 2081
The Rowland CaseJigurdProject Red Dragoon14 March 2081
Calling All Heroes! HellraiserDocMcGuffinShadow Heroes4 March 2081
Reformation Hunt 20DarklordiabloThe Reformation22 February 2081
One Second to MidnightDarklordiablo5 February 2081
Children for MenMalibi25 January 2081
Tea TimeDivergent021 January 2081
Growing DemenseDoomCoronation18 January 2081

Affiliations

Contacts

Contact Connection Loyalty Archetype Profession Aspects Chips
Amelie and Jean-Baptiste 5 3 Fixer(A,N,K,G) Infected Cabal Leaders Ghoul Royalty, Vampire, SK Kid, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Corporate Kid 1
"CIA Bill" Cooper 4 1 Custom (K,N,G,A) CIA Handler Arm's Length, Intelligence Community, Company Man, Military Intelligence, Special Operations, Cover Identity, Q Even
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

  • League of Extralegal Gentlemen: 1

Enemies

In Character Information

Symbols and Signatures

Esper sometimes goes by "N" or "14." The reason for this is unknown - likely something personal.

Matrix Search Table

No notable Matrix presence.

Shadow Community Table

Threshold
1 Hit A mind controller. A psion, does not believe in the sanctity or spirituality of 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 She is talented in mundane social infiltration tactics, which she seems to rely on more than mind control.
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

  • Cassandra McCleary, Ares Macrotechnology (6)
    • Driver's License
    • Knight-Errant Detective's Badge
    • Mage License
  • Jennifer Ward, UCAS (6)
    • Driver's License
    • Mage License
    • Psychiatry MD
  • Tamitha Grey, DocWagon (6)
    • Firearm License
    • Paramedic License
  • Tatiana Dmitriyevna Ivanova, Evo Corporation (6)
    • Mage License
    • Psychiatry MD

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.

Media Mentions

ShadowGrid Profile Comments

I would sooner trust a Triad organlegger to give me a brain implant than let this witch anywhere near me. -- Dollar Dave [2081-01-16 04:51]

If you ask me, mental manipulation is tantamount to blood magic. That such a technique is in the hands of a sorceress who does not believe in a higher power disgusts and frightens me. -- Praetor [2081-01-16 06:32]

I don't care about someone doing the Jedi mind trick on corpsec to make them look the other way, but this Evo heat? I don't want a merc squad coming after my team in the middle of a job. -- Jack-L [2081-01-16 07:19]

Esper saved me from a biotech lab and got me out of the country with my baby. Even when her team wanted to turn me in, she refused. I'll never forget her. -- calexpat [2081-01-26 23:01]

I had the pleasure of hiring this shadowrunner for a job of mine recently. Masterful execution and businesslike demeanor. I highly recommend her. -- I. Johnson [2081-02-12 19:46]

I'd heard this chick was a good pick for hush-hush gigs, but did you know she'll take on a fragging troll adept to get the job done if she has to? Chip truth, chummer. -- Two-Knives [2081-02-28 03:24]

Dunno what Praetor's on about, she sure is good at fighting magic drek though. She shut down some sort of dark wizard's mind control web and saved a bunch of factory workers. -- Upton Funk [2081-03-10 15:37]

My platoon didn't come back from the Azt-Am War just to get picked off by a serial killer. This young lady has a gift, and she used it to put that bastard down. -- J.C.M. [2081-03-20 22:19]

I did a little asking around. Turns out, Esper's only gone lethal against one person, and it was some crazed killer. I don't think she's as unscrupulous as people say. -- Riptide [2081-04-10 20:03]

I concur, Riptide. As someone with a finger on the pulse of the shadow community, I must say, this woman understands discretion. She excels at avoiding combat entirely. -- H. Brackhaus [2081-04-21 08:08]

Fixer said there's this psychic gonna be in Detroit, then there's an explosion at some research center with a dead dragon on the news the same week. Coincidence? -- New Jimmy [2081-06-09 02:42]
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