Zombie

Zombie

Ex-Halloweener Face
The Pumpking's #1 Fan
Discord	@disco goblin#9660
Reddit	[1]
Metatype	Dwarf
Street Cred	0
Notoriety	4
Public Awareness	0
CDP	14
D.O.B.	October 30th, 2058
Age	26
Folder	[2]
Priority	Metatype - B Attributes - D Magic/Resonance - B Skills - B Resources - E

Character Information

Summary

A face and illusionist hedge witch, Zombie spent most of their life as a member of the Halloweeners' rank-and-file. Unlike most of their peers, Zombie truly bought in to the gang's ethos; the idea of Halloween was treated with an almost religious reverence, and causing fear became their defining purpose in life. When Pump King Jack arrived, it was like a horror trid brought to life; Jack was the muse that Zombie had been waiting for, and they jumped at the chance to join the ranks of the Starscreamers.

Now, the Pump King is gone, and Zombie's been left high and dry. With nowhere to go and their name on the Halloweener's shit list, they've turned to running as a way to make ends meet. Jack's disappearance has given them a crisis of faith, and they're now left questioning what the idea of "Halloween" really even means. If the messiah of fear couldn't bring it about, then what chance do they stand?

Goals

• Scare the ever loving drek out of people
• Learn the true meaning of Halloween
• Get an explanation for Jack's disappearance, and find themselves a new muse
• Don't get burned alive

Background

Tanya "T" Chen was born deep in the Halloweener's Redmond territory, and got exposed to the gang from a very young age. Always somewhat of a street urchin, T spent their early teens pushing the gang's trademark horror BTLs. When their talent for illusion magic awakened at 17, they were jumped in for real and became a made member of the gang. Although their reasons for joining were originally pragmatic (better to light the fires than to be lit on fire), the life of hard drugs and constant terror eventually sent them careening off the deep end.

T became obsessed with the concept of horror. While most of her gang mates treated Halloween as an excuse for violence and cheap thrills, T viewed the holiday as a religious sacrament. They lost themselves in BTLs and vintage trids to cope with the realities of the gang life, and hoped that one day they could bring true Halloween into the world. Needless to say, they took Pumpking Jack's arrival as a sign from god. They turned their back on their crew and joined up with the Starscreamers, ecstatic to finally find a group that shared her driving ethos. In only a few short months, though, her messiah was gone.

The details of Jack's plots weren't shared with the rank and file. As far as T knows the spirit just up and vanished, leaving a fractured and leaderless gang behind. The remaining Starscreamers lacked the spark that Jack had once had, and as Nightmare's Halloweeners enacted their retribution T decided to flee. Theyre currently in hiding, taking shadowruns under the name "Zombie" to make ends meet while sorting out their crisis of faith. Jack had been Halloween personified, and yet even he couldn't bring it about. All of the things that T's done... if Halloween never comes, then what did any of it even mean?

Narrative Significant Qualities

Positive

Shockingly Well Spoken (Alibi, Closer, Honest Face, School of Hard Knocks): When you're a face in the Halloweeners, you learn how to lie under pressure. If a conversation goes south, you may just get to star in the gang's next snuff BTL.

Walking Haunted House (Hedge Witch: Illusion): Zombie's magic is, above all, a form of self expression; they've spent years refining their illusions to capture the purest essence of horror. The downside of this is that they never learned to do anything else.

Friend of Chaos (Mentor Spirit: Chaos): Chaos has been guiding Zombie ever since they awakened, egging them on to cause more havoc and horror. They usually appear in the form of various characters from Zombie's vintage horror trids.

Negative

Pissed off all the Wrong People (Bad Rep): Being an ex-Halloweener is bad enough. Being a traitor ex-Halloweener who joined up with a world ending shadow spirit? Yeah, that rep's gonna stick.

You can take the Goon out of the 'Weeners... (Distinctive Style, Uneducated, PSC: Thrill-Seeker, Lack of Focus): Zombie is a former Halloweener, which means that they've spent much of their life doing incredibly dumb shit. This is reflected in both their personality and their tattoos, two crude sleeves and a full back piece that anyone who knows what to look for can clock as belonging to the gang (Knowledge: Street Gangs with a threshold of 3).

An Artist at Heart (Signature: Zombie Head): Even though they're supposed to be in hiding, Zombie just can't resist leaving a stylized zombie head at the sight of their most impressive accomplishments. After all, what kind of artist doesn't sign their work?

Run History

Name	GM	Metaplot	Threat	Date of Run
Recruiting For The Skeleton War	Asmodeus	Hail to the Pumpking	Low	3 October 2082
Gland Theft Alto	CutierThanThou		Medium	30 August 2082
Zombie Initiation: OSHA Violation	Niven		Medium (Initiation)	13 August 2082
Dance among the Fading Memories	Draknic	When You Reach Me	Medium	11 August 2082
Shut up and take his Money!	Syphilen		Low	2 August 2082
Attack Inside Attack!	Aurora		High	1 August 2082
The Sad Facts of Chet Hughs	Pat		Low	1 August 2082

Affiliations

Contacts

Contact	Connection	Loyalty	Archetype	Profession	Aspects	Chips
Alessa P	4	2	Fixer	Owner of The Daze	The Daze, Shadow Connections, Ear to the Ground, Punk Rocker, Bootleggers	Even
Mack and Hack	1	5	Custom(A,K,N,G)	Halloweener Troublemakers	Those Two Idiots, With The Power Of Friendship, ... And This Gun I Found, King Of The Pumpkin Patch	Even
Black Cat	5	1	Gear	Black Marketeer	Burnout Adept, Black Market Connections, Gun Runner, Gang Leader, Demolition Expert, Back Alley Chop Shop	Even

In Character Information

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