Yuske Inoue

Yuske Inoue

Shinto Priest
Contact Owner	Antidrek
Connection	3
Public Contact	Yes (once approved)
Archetype	Swag(Talislegger)
Location	Everett, Seattle
Metatype	Human
Awakened/Emerged	Enchanter
Sex	Male
Age	51
Preferred Payment Method	Cash (credstick)
Hobbies/Vice	Family Obligations (kids)
Personal Life	Widowed

Overview

Yuske is the Priest at Everett's Shinto Temple.

Background

Yuske Inoue is sufficiently wealthy, and financially active enough, to own a property on the northern outskirts of Everett that is about 1 hectare. On the property is a small house, a Shinto Shrine (Force 6 Magical Lodge given to Antidrek to squat in) and rock garden but the majority of the property is left as a mini-forest. He and Asuna have lived there so long that the Inoue enclave has become attuned to Shinto magic, and every other day Asuna manages to find a small amount of reagent, which she generally sells along with Charms to trusted friends.

Not long after they arrived in Seattle, Antidrek snuck onto their property hoping to survive after the loss of his mother; he and Asuna felt an immediate attraction for each other and became the closest of childhood friends, with that friendship evolving into much more as they both matured. At the request of Asuna, Yuske allowed Antidrek to be a squatter in the Shrine as he showed immense interest in the Shinto faith - and everything else to do with Asuna. It has now reached the point where Yuske has given Antidrek permanent squatters rights to the Shrine, and both Antidrek and Asuna generally sleep in there.

Protective Charms

These Protective Charms (Omamori or Ofuda) are actually touch activated Armor or Mana Static Alchemy Preparations (these are the only 2 Alchemy preparations Asuna currently knows). A Charm is made of a calligraphy inscribed Washi lynchpin, protected from early activation by the Charm's brocade bag exterior.

Asuna is only prepared to sell either Charm to PCs with a loyalty rating of 3 or more (and if the GM approves).

She charges the standard Active skill use nuyen, namely (Alchemy dice pool / 4) x hours worked x 150 + material components. She charges a minimum 10 minutes to make a charm. This means a Potency 2 Armor Charm (which requires no reagents) will have a base price of ((8/4) x 1/6 x 150) = 50 nuyen. She is prepared to reuse a brocade bag previously bought from her, but a new one costs 50 nuyen. Thus the first Omamori base price is 100 nuyen. If she ends up taking (physical) drain from making an Omamori, she expects compensation of 100 nuyen per point of damage suffered, and is highly reluctant to make higher than potency 2 charms, even if reagents are provided.

Key Dice Pools

Enchanting (Alchemy, Enchanting, Disenchanting) - 10 [6] or 7 [3]

Arcana - 3 [4]

Artisan - 4 [4]

Assessing - 4 [8]

Astral Combat - 6 [8]

Etiquette - 7 [8]

Stat Block

	B	A	R	S	C	I	L	W	Edge	Essence	Magic
	3	2	2	2	6	3	2	5	2	6	3+3=6
Condition Monitor	10 (Physical), 11 (Stun)
Limits	Physical (3), Mental (4), Social (8), Astral (8)
Initiative	5+1d6
Skills	Arcana 1, Artisan 1, Assessing 1, Astral Combat 4, Enchanting 4, Etiquette: 1
Knowledge Skills	Japanese: N, English: 6, Area Knowledge Seattle] (Everett): 1, Black Market (Seattle): 1, Business (Running Temple): 1, Gangs (Yakuza): 1, Religion (Shinto faith): 6, Psychology: 1

Network

Player Characters with this Contact

Name	Chips Owed/Owned
Antidrek	Even

NPC who know this contact

Asuna Inoue