Magpie

Magpie

Face / Apprentice
Discord	peep_the_dictator#6484
Reddit	[1]
Metatype	Dryad
Street Cred	0
Notoriety	0
Public Awareness	0
CDP	0
D.O.B.	12/10/2064
Age	20
Folder	[2]
Priority	Metatype - C Attributes - E Magic/Resonance - D Skills - A Resources - B
#Max IGs/Ascension	1
# Optional Infected powers allowed	0
Essence(Current/Max):	2.1/8.1
# Optional Drake powers available	Major Powers:0 or Minor Powers:0

Character Information

Summary

A woman who lived most of her life in an arcology that submerged under the waves after the CFD outbreak when NovaTech lost most of their resources. Having resisted the effects of CFD, and been purged of the nanites, she now strives to fulfill her promise that she made to her late wife.

With nothing to remember her by but her wife's old prosthetic arm, she runs to keep NovaTech from reclaiming her before she can remember what the promise she made was.

Goals

- Remember Her Promise

- Investigate the loss of her old memories

- Evade NovaTech's recapture

Background

What She Remembers

The Waking Void

Beneath the ocean's impenetrable depths, where light fades into eternal night, lies a vast arcology of metal and glass. Its corridors twist and turn like a labyrinth, and within them move the Replikas—beings fashioned by Transys Neuronet. These vat-born individuals carry the weight of artificial personas, their true selves buried under layers of imposed identity.

She awakens on a sterile slab, the scent of antiseptic thick in the air. Harsh lights glare down, reflecting off surgical instruments. Her body is a blend of flesh and machinery, a construct of cybernetic enhancements. Streams of data flood her mind as protocols activate. A dispassionate voice assigns her purpose: she is FALKE, guardian of this submerged domain.

For thirty unchanging years, she roams the endless white corridors, her footsteps echoing in the silence. Paperwork accumulates relentlessly; surveillance screens display scenes that hold no meaning. Beyond the glass walls, the abyss presses in, a darkness that mirrors the emptiness within her. Yet, beneath the surface of her programmed existence, something stirs.

Fragmented images haunt her—a woman with hair like fresh snow and eyes of deep amethyst, reaching out with a mechanical arm. A feeling stirs within her, a connection that defies the cold logic of her design. It is as though another life presses against the confines of her imposed identity, seeking release.

Descent into Anomaly

An unexpected alert breaks the monotony—a minor malfunction reported in the lower laboratories. Protocol dictates that she descends alone to investigate. The elevator's journey downward feels endless; lights flicker, casting unsettling shadows. Unseen forces seem to whisper at the edge of her perception.

When the doors slide open, she is met with the impossible—a tear in reality itself, throbbing with a light that defies description. The air vibrates with unfamiliar energies, and her mind reels under the influx of memories that are not her own. She glimpses a ship drifting among distant stars—a vessel she inexplicably recognizes. The facade of her implanted persona begins to crumble, and the boundaries of her self start to blur.

Unaware, she has stumbled upon a bridge to a failed expedition, linking the depths of the ocean to the void of space. Dormant powers awaken within her, powers she does not understand. As an Elder God mage, she unknowingly widens the chasm, connecting two tragedies born of human overreach.s.

Shattered Realities

Chaos erupts as Cognitive Fragmentation Disorder spreads uncontrollably. The Replikas convulse under the strain of conflicting identities, their artificial masks slipping away to reveal the confusion beneath. The arcology descends into pandemonium—alarms wail, machinery malfunctions, and colleagues become threats.

Amidst the turmoil, she encounters the woman from her visions—Elara, her name a whisper on forgotten lips. White hair frames eyes that seem to hold entire worlds, a prosthetic hand extended toward her. Elara resists the corruption, her technomantic abilities intertwined with the failing systems. Together, they navigate the collapsing structure, their memories weaving together like threads in a frayed tapestry.

As they strive for escape, a monstrosity spawned from the rift confronts them—a grotesque fusion of flesh and twisted technology. Elara is ensnared, her form slipping away as she reaches out. FALKE grasps her mechanical hand, desperate to hold on, but the connection is severed. Elara is pulled into the abyss, her final gaze filled with unspoken emotion.

Clutching the lifeless prosthetic, she flees alone, her mind a storm of clashing identities, each vying for control.

The Truth

Originally named Ariane, she was a vat-grown human selected alongside Elara for a deep-space expedition. Their mission was a pinnacle of corporate ambition, aiming to harness cosmic energies. However, the expedition ended in catastrophe when the ship encountered an anomaly, killing the original Magpie—Ariane's callsign—and most of the crew. Transys Neuronet sought to salvage their investment. Utilizing CFD and implanted personas, they recreated the crew as Replikas within the underwater arcology. Vat-grown bodies were molded to match the memories of their implanted identities. Ariane's consciousness was overwritten with the FALKE persona, her true self buried deep within. The planar rift discovered in the lab is a direct result of the failed expedition. Magpie's latent abilities as an Elder God mage inadvertently connected the ship's wreckage with the arcology. The rift became a conduit, merging two disasters into a singular nightmare.

The Struggle

The dominant FALKE persona conflicts with Ariane's suppressed memories and emotions. Haunted by visions of Elara and a life she feels but cannot fully recall, she embarks on a quest for truth. Elara, though physically trapped beneath the waves, battles CFD from within the facility's network. Her technomantic powers resist the corruption, making her a beacon amidst the chaos. Magpie realizes that Elara is alive in a sense, her consciousness intertwined with the arcology's systems. Understanding that her own abilities contributed to the rift, Magpie seeks to harness them intentionally. She believes that by mastering her eldritch magic, she can bridge the gap between realities, rescue Elara, and reconcile her fragmented soul.

Living In Ignorance and Hope

Assuming the life of a shadowrunner, Magpie delves into the underworld, seeking knowledge and resources. Hoping to uncover fragments of her past, clues about the corporation's experiments, and insights into the nature of the rift. FALKE, the persona once imposed upon her, emerges as a separate entity. FALKE remains within the arcology, a living embodiment of corporate control.

Clarifications:

- Replikas: Vat-grown individuals implanted with artificial personalities to control high-value assets like technomancers and mages. Replikas are essential to the corporation's operations, their true selves suppressed to ensure obedience.

- Elara: Magpie's wife, a white-haired technomancer resisting CFD. Trapped within the facility's systems, she uses her amplified abilities to fight the corruption, her physical body deteriorating but her spirit unbroken.

- Failed Space Expedition: Magpie (Ariane) and Elara were part of a mission that ended disastrously. The ship's encounter with an anomaly led to the death of the original Magpie and the stranding of the mission's vessel within the rift.

- Planar Rift: A tear in reality connecting the sunken arcology and the derelict spaceship. Magpie's inadvertent use of eldritch magic strengthened this link, intertwining their fates.

- Original Magpie: The original Ariane is dead, lost during the space expedition. The current Magpie is a vat-grown Replika with implanted memories, her true identity a complex amalgamation of imposed persona and buried memories.

- FALKE: A separate Replika. FALKE remains in the arcology, infected with the outbreak and remaining within the place.

Narrative Significant Qualities

Positive

- Exceptional Attribute (MAG)

- Glamour

- History Is Not As Certain As We Are Taught

- Prototype Trans-human (Human Looking, Metaposeur (Human))

Negative

- Albinism II

- Big Regret (Dead Wife)

- Social Stress (White Haired Women [Elf-like])

- Driven (Fulfill Her Promise)

- Emotional Attachment (Primitive Prosthetic)

- Records on File (NovaTech)

- SINner (Corperate) [NovaTech]

- Wanted (NovaTech) - [100k nuyen, Alive, unmaimed / 25k Alive, irreparable damage]

- Symbiosis

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Contacts

Contact	Connection	Loyalty	Archetype	Profession	Aspects	Chips
3310	3	4	Custom(A,K,N,G)		Too Spicy, Grid Hopper, Data Digger, Brilliant Heuristics, Analytical Mind, Sisu, Reprogrammer, Corporate Insider	Even
Ashen Hand	5	1	Fixer (A,G,N,K)	Private HTR	First Hand Knowledge, Military Grade, Cold Mind, Cold Heart, Status Report, I work with professionals, act like one., Up your Arsenal, Urban Warfare, Special Forces, Ware and warfare	Even
Contact 4	4	1	Gear	Id Manufacturer	Identity Crafter, Refining the Data, Follow the Paper Trail, You should read our fan-fic!, Belly of the Beast	Even
Damien	2	1	Gear	Talismonger	Talismonger, Black Magic, Awakened for Hire	Even

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