Revision as of 21:27, 14 January 2020

Character Information

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

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

Template:ContactBox

Organizations

Allies

Enemies

Evo

In Character Information

Symbols and Signatures

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.

Media Mentions

ShadowGrid Profile Comments

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 ===Summary===
-Jezebel is a physical adept face who's not too bad with a handgun.
+Esper is a psionic mental manipulator who specializes in social infiltration.
 ===Alignment===
-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.
+''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===
-*Earn money for her family.
+*Evade capture by Evo.
-*Get in good with the Mafia (as much as this is possible for her)
+*Smooth out her reputation in the shadow community.
 ==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 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.
-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==
-*'''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 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==
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 ==Affiliations==
 ===Contacts===
+{{ContactBox}}
-*[[Anything Andy]], Swag(Generalist): Connection 6, Loyalty 1
-*[[Contact 4]], Swag(ID Forger): Connection 4, Loyalty 1
-*[[Katie Smiles]], Swag(Tailor): Connection 3, Loyalty 2
-*[[Giovanni Montalban]], Fixer: Connection 6, Loyalty 1
 ===Organizations===
-*[[Ciarniello Family]]: She is a shadowrunner who does contracts for them, but is not a member.
 ===Allies===
 ===Enemies===
+* [[Evo]]
 =In Character Information=
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 |-
 |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.
+|ESPer, a word defined as someone with extrasensory perception.
 |-
 |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.
+|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
-|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.
+|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==
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 |-
 |1 Hit
-|A very influential con artist.
+|A mental manipulator, a user of mind magic.
 |-
 |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
-|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.
+|Follows the psionic tradition, doesn't have a mentor spirit or fundamentally believe in the sanctity or spirituality of magic.
 |-
 |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==
-*Tamara Jacobs, UCAS (R4)
+*Jennifer Ward, UCAS (R4)
 ==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==
 ==ShadowGrid Profile Comments==
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