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=Character Information= | =Character Information= | ||
===Summary=== | ===Summary=== | ||
A | A masked drifter who prides themself on their dealings with spirits, they seem to notice everything. | ||
===Goals=== | ===Goals=== | ||
- | - Get magic somehow (spirit pact - 'latent awaken') | ||
- Hunt Mages who abuse spirits | |||
- | - Collect as many spirit tokens as possible | ||
- | - Discover the true nature of her fate | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
=== | ==='''Childhood'''=== | ||
Born within the Indian Union, Naafiri was a rather normal human growing up within the schooling system, when at about age 5, when bathing in the Ganges during Holi along with several of the other women who SURGEd into Nartaki. Although, unlike much of them, her SURGE did not seem to stop at simply growing extra arms. She continued to change in the coming days, as the festival of color and love seemed to blur into new sensations and feelings, whereafter she was quickly hospitalized due to chronic migraines. | |||
Although much of the panic surrounding the event eventually subsided, Naafiri would experience something of a culture shock in its wake. Nartaki were quickly hailed as ''dhan'ya'': those "touched by the gods". Following that, regardless of the station she'd been born into, Naafiri found herself thrust upward into the Brahmin varna. Her family suddenly found doors opening that they had never possessed the standing to knock upon before; better schooling, religious instruction, private physicians, and patrons eager to involve themselves in the upbringing of one of the strange new children of the Ganges. Her third eye and unusual expression made the possibility of Awakening obvious enough that her patrons arranged for specialists to examine her. She showed no ability to cast, conjure, or perceive the astral, but she could reliably tell them when magic was occurring around her. Although this was eventually determined to be a metagenic change exclusively. | |||
The migraines persisted after the physical changes stopped, accompanied by sensations she struggled to describe whenever magic was worked nearby. One of those specialists was '''Dr. Kiran Rao''', an Awakened scholar of conjuration and spirit theory. Initially, Rao's involvement was clinical. Although, after some time, Rao eventually stopped bringing only diagnostic equipment and began bringing books. | |||
By Naafiri's request, and with the approval of those overseeing her education, occasional examinations became formal tutoring. It was beneath his instruction that she first began studying the different forms of magical expression, the competing theories surrounding spirits, and the traditions through which metahumanity had attempted to understand them. | |||
=== '''The Fall From Grace''' === | |||
During her study, she would begin to travel India with her mentor on behest of his divinations. The two of them meeting with local spirits, investigating strange magical sites, and finding bits and pieces of history that didn't quite line up with what Naafiri had been taught. Although whenever she began asking about some of these inconsistencies, Kiran would usually turn her away. Some of what he had found over the years wasn't something he believed should be spread, especially with what knowing the kind of attention that draws. | |||
As she grew older, the two would begin to disagree more often on his treatment of spirits. Kiran had begun binding them for longer periods of time, and became much more willing to force information from those he thought knew something important. This eventually led Naafiri to decide she was going to leave his tutelage altogether. It was only then that Kiran finally told her why he had become so desperate. | |||
He showed her pieces of the research he'd kept hidden over the years. Mentions of things beyond the veil which threaten life itself... Kiran didn't know everything about them, nor did he particularly want to. What he did know was enough for him to refer to them simply as '''The Enemy''', and warn Naafiri that learning more about them was dangerous in its own right. Though, in his eyes, that danger made learning what spirits knew about them all the more important. The fight was traumatizing for the both of them, but in the end Naafiri couldn't come to reconcile his actions and left his tutorage. Before doing so, she discovered that Kiran had gotten ahold of the formula of a free spirit and had been repeatedly binding it in hopes of getting information about The Enemy out of it. She destroyed what copies she could find and freed it, burning whatever was left of her relationship with Kiran in the process. | |||
Some time later the spirit found her again, leaving behind a small object before disappearing. It wasn't much, but being something freely given by a spirit rather than taken from one, Naafiri kept it. | |||
== Narrative Significant Qualities == | == Narrative Significant Qualities == | ||
=== | === SURGE: === | ||
* '''''Extreme Awareness:''' (Broadened Auditory System:Infra & Ultra, Vomeronasal Organ)'' ''To awaken in the rivers a new woman, reborn into the world as a woman embodying the karma of my previous incarnations.'' | |||
* '''''6th sense: ('''Magic Sense, Thermal Sensitivity, Electroception [Technosense]''')''''' ''What a gift...'' | |||
* '''Karmic Debt:''' (''Albinism II, Bioluminescence, Scales, Third Eye (4 eyes), Unusual Hair'', ''Critter Spook'', ''Berserker'') ''What a burden...'' | |||
=== | === Common: === | ||
'''Karmic Guide:''' ''Fortune will carry me as far as I'm needed, and then no further...'' | |||
* (''Lucky [8 edge], Beholden to Fate R1'') | |||
'''Untainted Vessel:''' ''I will not allow my body to be burdened by the machinations of man, to take away from my soul, would be to rob myself of my future incarnations. I will find a way to Nirvana, and I will not allow this life's impotence to impede me.'' | |||
* (''Sensitive System, Slow Healer'',) | |||
'''Secrets Best Left Buried:''' ''I must do all that I can to prepare for the incoming darkness, people must be brought together... I cannot let my mentor's visions come true.'' | |||
( | * (''History is Not As Certain As We Are Taught'') | ||
==Run History== | ==Run History== | ||
Latest revision as of 15:10, 9 August 2026
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| Discord | PeepTheDictator |
| peep_master | |
| Wiki User | PeepTheDictator |
| Metatype | <Human> (Narataki) |
| Street Cred | 0 |
| Notoriety | 0 |
| Public Awareness | 0 |
| CDP | 0 |
| D.O.B. | 2056-12-20 |
| Age | 30 |
| Folder | [1] |
| Priority | Metatype - B Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - E Skills - A Resources - E |
| #Max IGs/Ascension | 0 |
| # Optional Infected powers allowed | 0 |
| Essence(Current/Max) | 6/12 |
Character Information
Summary
A masked drifter who prides themself on their dealings with spirits, they seem to notice everything.
Goals
- Get magic somehow (spirit pact - 'latent awaken')
- Hunt Mages who abuse spirits
- Collect as many spirit tokens as possible
- Discover the true nature of her fate
Background
Childhood
Born within the Indian Union, Naafiri was a rather normal human growing up within the schooling system, when at about age 5, when bathing in the Ganges during Holi along with several of the other women who SURGEd into Nartaki. Although, unlike much of them, her SURGE did not seem to stop at simply growing extra arms. She continued to change in the coming days, as the festival of color and love seemed to blur into new sensations and feelings, whereafter she was quickly hospitalized due to chronic migraines.
Although much of the panic surrounding the event eventually subsided, Naafiri would experience something of a culture shock in its wake. Nartaki were quickly hailed as dhan'ya: those "touched by the gods". Following that, regardless of the station she'd been born into, Naafiri found herself thrust upward into the Brahmin varna. Her family suddenly found doors opening that they had never possessed the standing to knock upon before; better schooling, religious instruction, private physicians, and patrons eager to involve themselves in the upbringing of one of the strange new children of the Ganges. Her third eye and unusual expression made the possibility of Awakening obvious enough that her patrons arranged for specialists to examine her. She showed no ability to cast, conjure, or perceive the astral, but she could reliably tell them when magic was occurring around her. Although this was eventually determined to be a metagenic change exclusively.
The migraines persisted after the physical changes stopped, accompanied by sensations she struggled to describe whenever magic was worked nearby. One of those specialists was Dr. Kiran Rao, an Awakened scholar of conjuration and spirit theory. Initially, Rao's involvement was clinical. Although, after some time, Rao eventually stopped bringing only diagnostic equipment and began bringing books.
By Naafiri's request, and with the approval of those overseeing her education, occasional examinations became formal tutoring. It was beneath his instruction that she first began studying the different forms of magical expression, the competing theories surrounding spirits, and the traditions through which metahumanity had attempted to understand them.
The Fall From Grace
During her study, she would begin to travel India with her mentor on behest of his divinations. The two of them meeting with local spirits, investigating strange magical sites, and finding bits and pieces of history that didn't quite line up with what Naafiri had been taught. Although whenever she began asking about some of these inconsistencies, Kiran would usually turn her away. Some of what he had found over the years wasn't something he believed should be spread, especially with what knowing the kind of attention that draws.
As she grew older, the two would begin to disagree more often on his treatment of spirits. Kiran had begun binding them for longer periods of time, and became much more willing to force information from those he thought knew something important. This eventually led Naafiri to decide she was going to leave his tutelage altogether. It was only then that Kiran finally told her why he had become so desperate.
He showed her pieces of the research he'd kept hidden over the years. Mentions of things beyond the veil which threaten life itself... Kiran didn't know everything about them, nor did he particularly want to. What he did know was enough for him to refer to them simply as The Enemy, and warn Naafiri that learning more about them was dangerous in its own right. Though, in his eyes, that danger made learning what spirits knew about them all the more important. The fight was traumatizing for the both of them, but in the end Naafiri couldn't come to reconcile his actions and left his tutorage. Before doing so, she discovered that Kiran had gotten ahold of the formula of a free spirit and had been repeatedly binding it in hopes of getting information about The Enemy out of it. She destroyed what copies she could find and freed it, burning whatever was left of her relationship with Kiran in the process.
Some time later the spirit found her again, leaving behind a small object before disappearing. It wasn't much, but being something freely given by a spirit rather than taken from one, Naafiri kept it.
Narrative Significant Qualities
SURGE:
- Extreme Awareness: (Broadened Auditory System:Infra & Ultra, Vomeronasal Organ) To awaken in the rivers a new woman, reborn into the world as a woman embodying the karma of my previous incarnations.
- 6th sense: (Magic Sense, Thermal Sensitivity, Electroception [Technosense]) What a gift...
- Karmic Debt: (Albinism II, Bioluminescence, Scales, Third Eye (4 eyes), Unusual Hair, Critter Spook, Berserker) What a burden...
Common:
Karmic Guide: Fortune will carry me as far as I'm needed, and then no further...
- (Lucky [8 edge], Beholden to Fate R1)
Untainted Vessel: I will not allow my body to be burdened by the machinations of man, to take away from my soul, would be to rob myself of my future incarnations. I will find a way to Nirvana, and I will not allow this life's impotence to impede me.
- (Sensitive System, Slow Healer,)
Secrets Best Left Buried: I must do all that I can to prepare for the incoming darkness, people must be brought together... I cannot let my mentor's visions come true.
- (History is Not As Certain As We Are Taught)
Run History
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Affiliations
Contacts
| Contact | Connection | Loyalty | Archetype | Profession | Aspects | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ante(Contact) | 2 | 1 | Fixer | Roll of the Dice, Finnigan Family, Lucky 1, Lucky 2 | Even |
Organizations
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Enemies
In Character Information
Cyberware
Symbols and Signatures
Matrix Search Table
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| 1 | |
| 3 | |
| 6 |
Shadow Community Table
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| 1 | |
| 3 | |
| 5 |
Assensing Table
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| 1 | |
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| 4 | |
| 5 |
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Matrix Persona
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