Wychking
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| Giant Magician | |
|---|---|
| I'm more dead than you realize. | |
| Player | Asmodeus |
| Metatype | Troll (Giant Metatype) |
| Street Cred | 0 |
| Notoriety | 4 |
| Public Awareness | 0 |
| Titles and Awards | 0 |
| CDP | 52 |
| D.O.B. | 10.02.2046 |
| Age | 39 |
| Folder | [1] |
| Priority | Metatype - A Attributes - E Magic/Resonance - A Skills - E Resources - C |
Background
Savo is not a fun place to live in the Sixth World. The Bible Belt southern states equivalent of Finland, it's full of remote towns full of hicks that most people wouldn't really miss if they just disappeared into thin air. And yet, that's where Taru grew up, for better or for worse. Originally an Erika designer child, a daring shadowrun funded in part by a researcher that grew a conscience and political funding from the True Finns got her 2-year old self out of an infant nursery facility and off grid to live with other giants as an adopted, SINless child. While she grew up as quietly as she could, sticking to those she trusted and remembering to keep her abilities hidden, she made the mistake of falling in love as a stupid nineteen-year old brat and ran off with her girlfriend into the forests of Central Finland. This didn't get the privilege of being a long-lasting relationship.
As avid hikers, the two of them found an ancient Winter War-era bunker and went looking inside, only to spy chitinous forms within. Stumbling into a nascent insect spirit nest, they tried to run for it but Taru's significant other was stabbed right through the gut with a spear-like forelimb. It was then, shoulder jammed against the front door and desperately trying to keep the things inside from coming out, holding her dying girlfriend in her arms and filled with panic that she heard a voice in her head. A voice offering help. Power. Salvation. The power to make a difference. It warned of a price, of a cost to this power, but Taru didn't listen. She took it in a heartbeat and with a jolt of ice cold chills down her spinal cord, Awakened her latent ability. This was later noted to be purely accidental and it's still unknown what about her genetics allowed her to Awaken.
Slashing those inside the bunker into pieces and healing her lover, Taru managed to save the day, but ever since that day her life's been nothing but a downwards spiral. Unable to hide her powers any further, Taru ran off on her own, finding work in the shadows to no-one's surprise. This didn't fit her calling all that much, however, and she spent over a decade hunting insect hives across the globe. Many individuals were willing to fund her and a select few others that were willing to do whatever it took to ensure the critters didn't get a foothold in the world. News articles began cropping up of vigilantes uncovering and uprooting Invae colonies across the world, leaving only scorched and charred corpses in their wake. Some saw them as terrorists, others saw them as first responders keeping monsters down.
Collapsing into narcotics and alcoholism in a no-name Hong Kong bar and motel, her past finally caught up to her. Having tried to push away the idea of processing her loss no longer worked and Taru went into a dark, dark place for years. When she began feeling like she might actually recover, Taru booked a ticket to Seattle to run the shadows, as far from Europe as possible since Finland didn't feel like a safe option given her history.. Twelve steps out of Seattle's airport she was mugged by the Crimson Crush, robbed of practically everything but her clothes. Erika had lost their trail on their runaway project, but she'd lost everything she had as well.
Nowadays, gotten relatively well back on her feet. Putting her skills as an investigator to use, Taru's become a PI in seattle as a front to her shadowrunning operations. Her fame always looms over her head with hundreds of news reports of her activities and face easily found for those that know what to look for. With a new name and a near-constant use of a Faceless system, she's managed to minimize her exposure, but there's no telling when she faces enough drek to cave into old habits, if Erika discovers their lost wayward child isn't so lost after all and connects the dots, or worse, insect spirits decide to get rid of a particular thorn in their sides.
Significant Things for Narrative
Run History
Affiliations
Contacts
| Contact | Connection | Loyalty | Archetype | Profession | Aspects | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adeptus | 2 | 5 | Fixer(N,A,K,G) | Fixer | Spirit Expert, Magical Appraiser, Location, Location, Location | Even |
| Woedica Kryptman | 5 | 2 | Generalist | Rider of the Wild Hunt | Magical Inventory, Astral Expertise, Spellslinger Sensei, Psychometrist, Rider of the Hunt, Astral Rider, Seelie Savvy, Blood Magic | Even |
Matrix Search Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Private investigator of astral phenomena. Very famous in North America. |
| 3 | Known for disrupting an insect queen in Sioux eight years ago all by herself. |
| 6 | Originating from Finland, she survived a gunshot to the head at point blank range. How, nobody knows, maybe just dumb luck. She's been weird ever since. |
Shadow Community Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Morose and grim magician. Follows an obscure tradition involving a mythos from Finland. |
| 3 | Lanky and far from as strong as most giants, Helix had rumors of her being part of a gene therapy project as a child. |
| 5 | Finland's government host was hacked some time ago and revealed her to be part of a collection of designer babies titled 'Louhi's Nine Diseases.' The rest of the file blew up before it was copied. |
Assensing Table
| Threshold | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Awakened. |
| 2 | A Magician. |
| 3 | Bears a grim, depressing aura where-ever she goes. |
| 4 | Pain editor, platelet factories and a biolink, all a natural, organic part of her anatomy. Full six Essence. |
| 5 | Not a technomancer, for sure! |
SINs
- Authority Jane - Rating 4, UCAS
- Taru Satukanto - Legal SIN, Finland
- Mage License
- Private Investigator License
- Driver's License