Charon
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| Black Lodge Autocrat | |
|---|---|
| Owner's Discord Name | Asmodeus |
| Connection | 8 |
| Public Contact? | Yes |
| Archetype | Fixer(A,N,K,G) |
| Location | Bellevue, Seattle |
| Metatype | Human / Baobhan Sith |
| Awakened/Emerged | Awakened / Awakened |
| Gender | Female / Female |
| Age | Charon is 105 / Crescent-Slash is 99 |
| Preferred Payment Method | Shadow Work / Karma |
| Hobbies/Vice | Antique Media / Artificing |
| Personal Life | Single / Single |
| Faction | Black Lodge |
| Aspects | Black Lodge Loyalist No Dragons No Elves Physical Adept Unseelie Magician Seelie Court Archeology 4th World Knowledge Wall Street Classic Seattle Local Renaissance Traditionalist Milk Run Scouting Chantry To Chantry We Own Them Dragonslayer |
Overview
One of the first vampires to be turned after the Awakening was the firstborn of Regency Megamedia's vice-president, Harrison Yuvlicht. Born with a silver spoon in her mouth and used to luxury, the usual route to the penthouse wasn't available when all hell broke loose. Trying to find an alternate route, Claire Yuvlicht took one wrong turn and ended up in the deepest, darkest reaches of her psyche to escape what a bunch of psychotic street-dwelling trash were to put her through. The chaos that ensued that year and the absolute turmoil society suffered from left an infected, hospital-ridden corporate woman in a ward and out of the media's sights. Quietly disowned and swept under the rug, her existence wasn't something her father wanted to ever think about again.
She's completed a sixty-year long grudge of revenge against thirteen men that wronged her - some she mutilated to death, others she drained dry with her vampiric powers. At the end of it all, she stood with her quest complete and a body falling apart. With Swerve pleading for her to not give up, Charon turned to a Great Dragon for aid and as a member of the Black Lodge she became an enslaved pawn in the forces of the world's strongest for dominion over it all. Through great efforts, desperation and the fate-defying force of shadowrunners, she was brought back to her own body, freed from disease in a miracle and freed from bondage with the Baobhan Sith she once callously viewed as nothing more than a tool.
Moonblessed Silver-Tongue Crescent-Slash is a former Unseelie Fae from the Seelie Court, having been caught in the great game among her kind and subjected to humiliation and suffering for all time for it. She had no room to go but up, but no opportunities to seize before Charon demanded karma from a powerful fae and Crescent-Slash was the unwilling donor. Now, the spirit pact permanently binds them together, rendering both immortal and leeching the traits of one onto the other. Crescent-Slash exists as the greatest of all traitors among Fae - a traitor to not only the Court, but to all Fae. Charon takes this as a point of pride and will die to defend her one true compatriot in the world.
Together, the notorious serial killer, the Crow of Seattle and the Seelie Court's most hated Judas stand in the Black Lodge's ranks, casting a smothering shadow over Seattle's underworld that suffers no machinations of dragons if they can help it. Vast magical talent, two hundred years of experience combined and knowledge of both worlds, mundane and spiritual, Charon and Crescent-Slash seek to eventually gain influence across all of North-America from the shadows for the betterment of all of its residents. Even if she has to do so without their consent. She doesn't do it for power, but to make a difference. Just don't try to tell her that it makes her no different from an autocrat.
Aspects Description
| Aspect | Description |
|---|---|
| Black Lodge Loyalist | Charon and Crescent-Slash aren't just members of the Lodge. They're true believers that within the ranks of this shadowy organization they can change the future of the world towards prosperity. They will under no circumstances work to undermine the Lodge's influence -- the only exception is occasionally turning a blind eye for greedy self-serving members' attempts for personal gain, not the Lodge's gain. |
| No Dragons, No Elves | Charon will never work for the benefit of anyone that has direct connections to dragons, drakes or their direct servants. If she later finds a PC used her services for a dragon's benefit, she'll set a 20,000 Nuyen bounty on them to all mercenaries of the United Canadian-American States. This means drakes can never take her as a contact and elves can never raise her loyalty above 4. |
| Physical Adept | Charon is a Magic 16, Initiate Grade 11 physical adept of the Dark Magic tradition following the Speaker's Way. Her social infiltration and gunslinging abilities speak for themselves. Beyond this, her fae-like SURGE makes her appear vampiric in several ways, a glamor that rivals that of dryads and a poisonous fanged bite that can kill the average man. Using a vintage Colt 1847 Walker revolver and State of Purity with her bare hands, there's little Charon can't intimidate, punch or headshot. That being said, be wary of asking her for direct aid. She dislikes getting directly involved and if she does, she's likely to not take it seriously, trying to do 360 headshots, other tricks and challenging acrobatic kicks instead of optimal tactics. Ancient media quotes and references are abound as well -- Charon won't provide serious aid to anyone without 2 chips and at least Extreme run difficulty. |
| Unseelie Magician | Moonblessed Silver-Tongue Crescent-Slash is a Magic 10, Initiate Grade 10 Baobhan Sith. She's able to drain Essence to feed herself without permanent damage and bears such a deathly beauty to herself that few mortals can resist her allure. A full magician, Baobhan Sith is a capable artificer and sorcerer, although she detests alchemy and conjurers. Expect her to know practically every normal Illusion spell and most common Health, Manipulation and Detection spells. She also owns a Force 7 Power Focus but cannot be requisitioned for direct assistance on runs. For 10 karma per ritual, she's willing to perform high thaumaturgy such as Divination, Psychometry, Healthy Glow Healing Circles, Blood Sight and Whispers of Bones. |
| Seelie Court Archeology | Due to a long life and countless forbidden tomes the Lodge possesses, Crescent-Slash is an expert when it comes to all sorts of mischief among the Seelie Court. She's less up to date on recent events, however, but can provide exceptional historical references and encyclopedic tidbits. |
| 4th World Knowledge | While they won't share more knowledge about the matter, they will gladly owe a chip for new information provided and can tell at a brief glance if some item or piece of information relates to these deep, dark subjects that are best left for stubborn minds to ruminate on. |
| Wall Street Classic | Charon grew up on the 5th World's version of Wall Street. Surrounded by typical 80s businessmen from an early age, she has an innate understanding of corporate greed and capitalism's effects on the psyche. If you need her help on how to twirl corpos around and how people like that think, she's one of the world's most seasoned experts. |
Dicepools
| Dicepools | |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Checks | 10 + Loyalty + Aspects |
| Active Checks | 10 + Loyalty + Aspects |
| Gear Acquisition Checks | 10 + Loyalty + Aspects |
| Networking Checks | 10 + Loyalty + Aspects |
Network
Player Characters with this Contact
| Name | Loyalty | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| Bleach | 4 | Even |
| Shy | 4 | Even |
| Thunder | 4 | Even |
NPC who know this contact
Narrative Significant Runs
| Name | GM | Metaplot | Date of Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom's Obsolescence | Asmodeus | 9 March 2085 | |
| Who's A Good Boy? | Asmodeus | The Crow of Seattle | 13 January 2085 |
| Maid, Where's My Car? | Asmodeus | 8 December 2084 | |
| Hedge Your Bets | Asmodeus | Rad Wars 2084 | 26 November 2084 |
| Oil Rig Obfuscation | Asmodeus | 28 October 2084 | |
| Omenbearers | Asmodeus | Hail to the Pumpking | 27 October 2084 |
| Reject Enlightenment | Asmodeus | The Crow of Seattle | 2 September 2084 |
| Waves of Despair | Asmodeus | The Crow of Seattle | 11 August 2084 |
| Six Steps From Hell | Asmodeus | Festering Infestation | 29 May 2083 |
Run History
Organizations
| Contact | Position | Connection | Faction Rep | Archetype | Health | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lodge | Lodge of Nostradamus | 4 | -8 | Secret Society | Boosted | Worldwide |
Matrix Search Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Greek mythology has a ferryman called Charon, taking the souls of the dead across the river Styx from the world of the living to the realm of the dead. |
| 3 | Footage from illegal urban brawls, security cameras and declassified security reports show a woman with long, blonde hair in a high fashion coat taking an inhuman amount of gunfire and ripping security guards in half with her bare hands. Reports of her being shot through the chest and walking away unharmed have caused a theory to erupt that she may be a ghost. |
| 6 | A criminal going by the same name has a massive bounty placed on her by both Regency MegaMedia and SpinGlobal. Few have attempted to collect it. Saeder-Krupp has placed a bounty of over 2.5 million nuyen on her head as of 2084. Several bounty hunters that began tracking her have gone radio silent since and were later found in Nepal and Tibet with seven knives stuck in their backs. Charon has a perfect alibi to not be the one responsible. |
Shadow Community Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Crow of Seattle notoriously murdered several elderly men and dozens of Knight-Errant cops in a vampiric rage later on. She went off the grid for over a year or two, but returned later as a fixer and appears to have extensive connections. |
| 3 | Is often seen around an unusual spirit with pointy ears. Rumor has it that she's tangled with actual dragons before. |
| 5 | Charon's suspected to be involved with the Black Lodge |
Enemies
| Kera | Charon turned her into a vampire, betrayed her colleague and probably screwed up her entire life. To no-one's surprise, Kera wants her dead. |
Assensing Table for Charon
| Threshold | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Awakened, brimming with life and often radiates confidence. (Astral Bouncer: Dark Magic Tradition) |
| 2 | Physical adept and exceptionally dense black aura. (Astral Bouncer - The Speaker's Way) |
| 3 | Carrier of HMHVV I yet not Infected by any means. Essence and Magic likely to be higher than the observer's. Bears an astrally powerful belt buckle. (Astral Bouncer - Initiate Grade 11) |
| 4 | Essence of 6, Magic of 16. Belt is a Force 7 Power Focus. (Astral Bouncer - Bears striking similarity to Unseelie Fae, although recognizing this requires Knowledge: Spirits (7) Test) |
| 5 | No ware of any type, grade or category. She's also not a technomancer. (Astral Bouncer - Mentor Spirit: Thunderbird) |
Assensing Table for Crescent-Slash
| Threshold | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dual-Natured and Awakened. (Astral Bouncer: Hybrid Path of the Wheel & Chaos Tradition) |
| 2 | Magician. Carries a silvery, lethally sharp aura that refracts astral assensing. (Astral Bouncer - Witness My Hate) |
| 3 | Essence and Magic likely to be higher than the observer's. Bears two astral signatures, one a massively long odachi and the other her dress. (Astral Bouncer - Initiate Grade 10) |
| 4 | Essence is often 12, Magic is 10. Odachi is a F7 Weapon Focus, the Dress is a F7 Power Focus imbued with Respect. (Astral Bouncer - Master of Necromancy, Greater Rituals, Divination & Psychometry) |
| 5 | No ware of any type, grade or category. She's also not a technomancer. (Astral Bouncer - Seemingly permanent Spirit Pact formed with Charon. Their auras are always connected, although both mask it efficiently.) |