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=Character Information=
=Character Information=
===Summary===
===Summary===
Koschei is an hot headed mysad that took the ideals of the chaos tradition to their logical extremes, "feeling" magic on her skin while walking down the street, talking to others, and being one with the city. Follower of outdated ideals, she would never disrespect "the old way": fighting with bow and fists. Ok, hers is a dynamic tension bow with military grade polymers and her arrows are alchemically prepared nightmares with more distructive potential then assault cannon rounds, but that doesn't matter, does it?
Koschei is many things seemingly at odds with each other: she is an alchemist, and yet she refuses the comforts of a properly built lodge with all the necessary tools, She is a Vory assassin, and yet she is extremely strict on who she kills, preferring to destroy only those that really deserve it. She is a banshee, by definition a solitary hunter that lurks in the shadows, and yet she is on a quest to become one with the world around her, to be complete.


===Goals===
===Goals===


==On a short term==
''On a short term''
*Upgrade the gear (putting some mods on the bow, getting a steady supply of monotip heads and seeker shafts)
 
*<s>Upgrade the gear (putting some mods on the bow, getting a steady supply of monotip heads and seeker shafts)</s> '''Archieved'''
*<s>Survive until she finally gets to learn how to regenerate like older vampires do</s> '''Archieved'''
*Get some proper magical stuff (enchanting gloves, some foci, some alchemical tools)
*Get some proper magical stuff (enchanting gloves, some foci, some alchemical tools)
*Survive until she finally gets to learn how to regenerate like older vampires do


==On a long term==
 
*Becoming more and more attuned with the world, truly establishing a link with the city and a manifestation of its will
''On a long term''
*Be a part of the change, giving power back to the people or at least trying
*Becoming more and more attuned with the World, truly understanding if it has a will, and if so, what is the purpose she has in its vision
*<s>Kill the infected that turned her into a monster</s> '''Archieved'''
*Decide what to do about her position in the Vory, either by rising in the ranks or abandoning it
*Working on smoothing her edges and become a better person despite her condition
*Working on smoothing her edges and become a better person despite her condition
*Becoming the Haven's strongest fighter




==Background==
==Background==
Kai's early life is basically uneventful as it gets. Born in a loving family of AA wageslaves (and UCAS SINners) that sadly never got to enjoy much quality time with their only child, got raised more by trids then their parents, the most boring, Sixth world family ever. The first spark of oddity was around the child's 6th birthday, when they got their very first commlink, a Sony Angel. It was an instant crush. Spending days trying to push new buttons, do new things, in general pushing the boundaries of that tech further and further.  
Katerina's life started from the love Mikhail, a Vory avtoritet with magical powers, and Summer, an elf joygirl. For the Vory code, one cannot be part of the organization and have a family, so her father was forced to abandon her and her mother, quite literally, on the streets.
 
The mother's services were very requested, and thus the young daughter never went to bed hungry, but the squallor of that lifestyle marked her. Not being able to access education, she had a lot of free time, that she used to roam the streets.
 
Yes, a 5 y.o. left to just chill in the alleys of Everett is a disaster waiting to happen, but everyone there knew who her father was, and while he was not there for her, they wouldn't take the risk to anger "Mik the demon".
So, she had a chance to feel the flow around her. The energy that spanned across those lowly barrens, from the diseased rats to the plants choking under layers of concrete, everything had a voice, and everything made sense for her.
It is not uncommon for awakened to reveal their nature at an early age, but for her it was particularly staggering, given her complete lack of direct knowledge of magical theory.  
 
She was clearly drawn to the chaos tradition, not relying to any set of rules or symbols to manifest her magic, just advancing her understanding through sheer trial and error. Her go to alchemical components are pigeon feathers, shards of glass and StufferShack brand bacon flavored soybars, and she wouldn't have it any other way.
 
At the age of 14, her mother passed away, leaving her completely alone and orphaned. She will never know if it was through her father's beggings, simple compassion or some sick twist of fate, but the same organization that left her in the streets offered a way out.


Seeing the passion in their children the family decided to do some overtime shift and save up that extra cash, to make sure that maybe, just maybe, with those funds going into paying for a better school, Kai could live a life better then theirs. Their only child took this blessing very seriously, and studied hard, REALLY hard, to make it into EVO's young prodigy program. Basically, the AAA corp periodically scoops up potentially talented hackers from technical schools, promises them a future in the company, and gets a stream of high performing idiots who accept to get paid well below the rates they deserve cause they are still blinded by the hope of moving up the ranks. Usual corp drek.
The deal was simple: let Svyeta, a boyevik, take her in under her wing and see if she had a useful skillset, and if she thought that Katerina was ready, at her 17th birthday, she would have her officialy become a Vory shestyorka.
Kai managed to get inside, and while outside they were the most talented kid on the block, here they were just one of the many. The competition was fierce, but Kai was terrorized by failure, so they kept putting more and more effort in what they did.
The young elf took the deal, and quickly realized how much of an harsh teacher Svyeta was. Every waking hour where she was not directly involved in some activity, she would make Katerina study, try out spirit summoning, casting spells, using fists, pistols, rifles and bows at the firing range, attempt to pick pockets or sneak.  


2 years in, it came the realisation that a regular meatbrain, no matter how talented, could only get you so far, and thus Kai started using (and abusing) nootropic substances, soon finding out about psyche. That edge right there, THAT was what it was missing. With this newfound brain juice, the competition with the fellow interns stopped looking like a bloody free for all, and more like a managaeble fight for the spotlight with the other 2 or 3 truly talented kids with a surrounding background noise of mediocrity.
In those 3 years, Katerina showed little aptitude towards the more astral bound practices, but proved herself a great fighter, to the point where her teacher asked help from former friends to make her learn some Kyujutsu techniques.
At her birthday, she was sent to her first mission, simple stuff, sneak into an apartment, steal a betaware cyberarm stored in its original cache under this dude's bed, and get out. She did exactly that, and that was the first step taken towards becoming a true made woman.


After that, years kept passing, but the hope for a truly great work position started to fade. With their family still sustaining them and paying for rent and other necessary expences, Kai was able to get some kickass mods, all with the very specific purpose of pushing their brain further and further, to be the best decker that EVO office ever saw.  
In the following years, her superiors realized how much of a nightmare she could be on the field, and decided to let her loose way more often, resulting in more and more bloodshed on her hands, bloodshed that she for one welcomed, after all it was about protecting the interests of her family.


And it kinda worked! Kai was, in fact, very good at the job. But with grandeur comes boredom, and that underlying feeling that you are being gravely underestimated. So, they did what all deckers do, and started trying to contact the shadows.
In one of those more gruesome jobs, she was supposed to be part of the support team that overlooked a particularly hot negotiation between the russians and some members of the Triads. It all happened so quickly, someone taking something out of his pocket, Katerina putting an arrow through his skull, and all hell breaking loose in a second. They were outnumbered in that firefight, but somehow, probably out of sheer survival instinct, the adept managed to kill much of the opposing force, as did one of theirs. Only a single person standing on each side of the room, her, and a man with an AK, paler then the others. He knows his mag is empty, so instead of reloading, starts to run towards her at breakneck speed, she has no time to react, and is quickly overwhelmed by the man, who, much to her surprise, sinks his teeth deep into her neck. She had no way of defending herself against the overwhelming strenght of the assailant, who maybe out of a twisted desire of vengeance for his dead comrades, maybe out of sheer hunger or as a pure act of evil, drained her empty and left her for dead.


Picking up cyberduels for fun here and there, they realized that wow, those EVO teachers may have been full of drek, but taught how to codesling quite nicely. Those escapes were enough for Kai to assess their position in the Matrix food chain (which would be above most AA spiders but below the upper crust of shadowrunner hackers), and with some estimations, they realized that it could have been enough to get running with a profit aproximately 3 times better then what they were already earning, with margins of improvement.
Turns out, she survived, but, well, she was not the same.


Seeing with their own eyes how crazy good corps can be at tracking down people, when Kai finally "got extracted" the first urge was to go in places where no one could track them.
The following days were the worst of her life, reduced to the state of a feral beast, hunting down anyone who dared to enter her hunting grounds. Innocent bystanders? KE officiers? Vory comrades? She doesn't know or remember (nor she wants to remember) who and how many people she killed in that time frame. When she was back at thinking straight, that experience deeply marked and traumatized her, to the point where she felt compelled to meditate on what her life meant now, and reconsider all her values and alliances.


This was the start of a new life. Biosculpt into a body they never saw. Acquire guns. Change place often. Make your DNA untraceable, turn to the sleaze game to avoid trouble, have AT LEAST 5 contingency plans ready to go. the only 2 luxuries where only living in places with AC and AR fashion subscriptions and getting a cat (the mother was allergic and they really wanted one for a long time).
After two months of pondering, she decided that the Vory wasn't responsible for what happened, and were the only family she had left, and thus remained in their ranks, however, she cut the number of works she would partake in, favoring a solo career. And as for how to live as a banshee, she decided to return to the roots, to her lifestyle from when she was still naive and hopeful. So she left her house behind, and came back to the streets, hoping for the World to show her the way. After some months, she is still looking for purpose, but has a name, "Koschei", The Undying King of Russian floklore, and a code to prevent her from descending into a beast, to only drink for those she kills for the jobs, and only kill those who deserve it.
And now, after all the dust settled, and the old SIN was burned, it is time to show Seattle what this little decker is made of.


==Narrative Significant Qualities==
==Narrative Significant Qualities==


===Positive===
===Positive===
=====Agile Defender=====
*After being left at her enemies' mercy in a fight one time too much, she has learned that maybe full force forward isn't always the best approach, and learned how to leverage her speed to make herself an hard target
=====Candle In The Darkness=====
*When she knew that KB went berserk, and that Trample needed sniper support, she didn't care for payment, nor the hunters after her, nor anything. That is the kinda stuff that raises your image in the shadows.
=====Dual Natured Defender=====
*For how much it pains her to sever her connection with the World for even a minute, it is sometimes a necessity in the day to day life of the Sixth World.


=====Infected: Banshee=====
=====Infected: Banshee=====
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*Despite her struggling with accepting her new reality, the HMHVV has undeniably improved her capabilities, sharpening her already great senses and reaction times, and providing her with the blessings of being dual natured.
*Despite her struggling with accepting her new reality, the HMHVV has undeniably improved her capabilities, sharpening her already great senses and reaction times, and providing her with the blessings of being dual natured.


=====One Trick Pony: Called Shot (Pin)=====
=====Infected Optional Power: Regeneration=====
 
*The sheer amount of fear experienced combined with the residual energy of the great form plant spirit during KB's fight were enough to make the virus activate the regeneration power.
 
=====Made (Wo)man: Vory=====
 
*If a bit far from the stereotype associated with the organization, Koschei is about as Vory as it gets: she respects the codes, she obeys her orders, and she is merciless when needed.
 
=====Mentor Spirit: Sulphur (Firebringer)=====


*Bow and arrows have been a natural extension of her body since she was 5, and while lacking the rigorous training needed to master a martial art, she had more then enough time to practice the art of impaling her enemies
*For Koschei, the easiest Principle to embrace is Sulphur: the Fire, the Soul, am element that actively gives energy and empowers what surrounds it.


=====Perfect Time=====
=====Perfect Time=====


*Maybe it is the magic, maybe it is just natural talent, but Koschei can really make every millisecond count
*Maybe it is the magic, maybe it is just natural talent, but Koschei can really make every millisecond count.


=====Practiced Alchemist=====


===Negative===
*She is good at what she does, and really wants you to know it.


=====Combat Junkie=====
=====Shoot First, Don't Ask=====


*Despite her spiritualist demeanor, Koschei is a fighter at heart, and would never dream to leave a good chance to prove herself
*When fighting at banshee mysad speeds, you can't really allow yourself to be surprised.


=====Hobo With A Shotgun=====


*Koschei swears that being one with the streets is a way towards enlightenment, but most of her friends would really appretiate if she showered every once in a while
===Negative===


=====Lightweight=====
=====Code of Honor: Avenging Angel=====


*When it comes to keeping down her alcohol, Koshei falls under the elf stereotype
*Beyond a matter of family or allegiance, she will accept to kill all those that commit violence for reasons other then survival.


=====Superhuman Psychosis=====
=====Hobo With A Shotgun=====
 
*Well, to put it pluntly, she is a sick magic vampire ninja whose arrows can pierce concrete, and they are not


*Koschei swears that being one with the streets is a way towards enlightenment, but most of her friends would really appreciate if she had a shower every once in a while.


==Run History==
==Run History==
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===Allies===
===Allies===
+10 Red Vory
+3 White Lotus


===Enemies===
===Enemies===
-5 Red Dragon Associates


=In Character Information=
=In Character Information=


==Symbols and Signatures==
==Symbols and Signatures==
Everything about Apex on Matrix follows a clear pattern: geometrical shapes, pure whites, golden decorations.
The most important symbolism for Koschei is, of course, the one associated with the Vory. She bears many of their tattoos:
 
*A St Mary holding Jesus on the back, because she is a criminal since she was a child
*A skull fitted with a cybereye and a small dragon circling around it, because she is an assassin and has killed both augmented and awakened targets
*A pair of small blue eyes on the ribs, in the left side of her chest, signaling her homosexuality. It used to be a mark of shame in soviet times, but she chose to make it herself and bears it with pride
*Two sets of letters on the fingers, "ОМУТ" on the right (acronym of от меня уйти трудно, or it is hard to escape from me) and "МИР" on the left (меня исправит расстрел, "only execution will correct me", it means that she will never stop being a criminal)
 
But, after the infection, and her consequential newfound spirituality, she also plans on marking her body with the symbols of traditional alchemy, which as been a certainty in the chaos that is now her life:
 
*The "earth" symbol, on the back of her right hand, representing the mastery over physical movement and sensations, acting as a Qi Focus (Improved Skill: Archery)
*The "magnesium" symbol, on the scars left by the vampire that turned her, representing the ideal of eternity, signaling the unlocking of the regeneration power
*The "sulphur" symbol, on her left cheek, representing the universal principle of the Soul, signaling her connection to the Firebringer
*The "mercury" symbol, on the back of her left hand, representing the universal principle of the Mind, acting as an Alchemical Focus
*The "putrefation" symbol, on her right ankle, representing the horrifying process through which all matter decomposes, signaling the unlocking of the fear power
*The "air" symbol, on her left ankle, representing the awareness and swiftness that comes with attuning with the Wind, acting as a Qi Focus (Combat Sense)


==Matrix Search Table==
==Matrix Search Table==
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|LowResult= An elf mysad
|LowResult= An elf mysad
|MidResult= An elf mysad with Vory ties, that likes to be sneaky and uses a bow
|MidResult= An elf mysad with Vory ties, that likes to be sneaky and uses a bow
|HighResult= Same as above, but with mentions about her being actually a banshee, and pictures of her writer tag spray painted near lots of runner hangouts
|HighResult= Same as above, but with mentions about her being actually a banshee, and pictures of gruesome scenes of murders, with lots of corpses reduced to ashes and, invariably, a single individual left without even the tiniest amount of blood in their veins, and an arrow that pierces their skull, to avoid them rising up as infected.
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|LowResult= A sneaky bastard that shoots well
|LowResult= A sneaky bastard that shoots enchanted arrows
|MidThreshold=3
|MidThreshold=3
|MidResult= A mysad infiltrator and fighter that accepts all jobs involving sticking it up to the Man, no matter if they suit her skillset
|MidResult= A mysad infiltrator and fighter that despite having lots of moral codes is quick and efficient
|HighThreshold=5
|HighThreshold=5
|HighResult= An idealist mysad banshee that when is not begging some poor talislegger for some free reagents or picking pointless fights with drunk wageslaves is actually a reliable ninja
|HighResult= An idealist mysad banshee that when is not begging some poor talislegger for some free reagents or picking pointless fights with drunk wageslaves is actually a reliable ninja and alchemist
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==Assensing Table: Mask (7 dicepool)==
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! style="text-align:left;" |Description
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| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |1
|Awakened, sever iron deficency. Relaxed and confident.
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| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |2
|No cyberware. A green, weak aura.
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| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |3
|An alpha datajack. She is an Aware.
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| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |4
|Sleep regulator and cerebellum booster bioware. Essence 5,3 Magic 2.
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| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |5
|No genemods, no nanoware. Not a technomancer.
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==Assensing Table==
==Assensing Table==
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|-
| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |2
| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |2
|No cyberware. Her aura is shifting between pink and green hues, and carrying some power.
|No cyberware. Mystic adept. Her aura is a chaotic amalgamation of black, white, red and yellow.
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |3
| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |3
|No alpha cyberware. Infected with HMHVV strain I. Her aura has some slight darker regions that fade into small black dots
|No alpha cyberware. Infected with HMHVV strain I. Her aura appears to have a distinct tendency toward black and red
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|-
| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |4
| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |4
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|-
| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |5
| style="text-align:center; background-color: #595959" |5
|No genemods, nor anything, she is completely implat free! HMHVV is still taking hold, and as of now it is tempting to put her anabolism in overclock (regeneration?)
|No genemods, nor anything, she is completely implant free! HMHVV is still taking hold, and as of now it is trying to make her cells able to separate without damage (mist form?)
|}
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| '''Lena Tolsoj'''
| '''Lena Tolsoj'''
| UCAS
| UCAS
| 1
| 4
| None
| Adept, Magician, Weapons
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Appearance==
==Appearance==
Apex is a 1,67 m (5'6') human non binary person. After a long and careful biosculpting process, their body appears very lithe and devoid of either evident muscle mass or volumionus curves. Despite their past under the hands of very capable plastic surgeons, everything else about Apex is pretty standard, from their white, almost elven like long hair, to their ice blue eyes to their pale skin.
*Art by @Alyke, they are on the Haven!
Koschei is a 1,93 ('6'5) elf woman, with pale skin and two eerily purple eyes. She sports a sidecut of dyed light blue hair, and usually uses black nail polish and lipstick


===Clothing===
===Clothing===
Everything just SCREAMS ex-corporate, from the go-to run outift composed of a long grey trenchcoat paired with a scarf made out of true wool, denims and boots to the everyday clothing filled with that "sober-and-practical-but-still-elegant" vibe that permeates the wardrobe of every arrogant wageslave-who-thinks-they-are-hot-drek.
Very punk and unkept. Her favorite piece of clothing is an heavy military green coat, full of pins and spotted bleach stains


===Matrix Persona===
===Matrix Persona===
When not on situations where an odd looking avatar would bring unwanted attentions, Apex's go-to avatar these days is a robotic entity composed of floating, extremely cutting edge sci-fiesque parts.
A phoenix, with the sulphur symbol carved in black on its chest
 
[[File:ApexMP.jpg|300px]]


==Media Mentions==
==Media Mentions==


==ShadowGrid Profile Comments=====Summary===
Koshai is a physical adept with ties with the Vory, specialized in combat and stealth. The go to approach for combat is hit and run tactics, often involving the use of her enhanced mobiliy, while for inflitration it is often used the combination of the greater invisibility spell and her parkour skills
===Goals===
*Getting herself a big house in a nice part of town and maybe a stable relationship, better if with a fellow shadowrunner
*Open up a black market weapon shop to make easy money while still being connected to the shadows
*Increase her magical power and combat skills just for the fun of self perfection
==Background==
Born as Lena Baranov, daughter of Mikhail, a ex Vory Lideri weapon dealer, and Stefania, a stripper, Koshai's birth was already kind of a big deal. As for the rules, you cannot be a Vory member and have a family, so from the moment he became a dad, Mikhail was outcast from the organization, at least formally. In fact he maintained a stable work relationship with them, but as an outsider, which allowed the young Lena to learn and absorb much of the culture. In fact, Koshai assobed so much that instead of toys, she played with the father's firearms, assembling and disassembling them at incredible speed and hitting targets at the range like nobody that age should be able to do. The discovery of being a physical adept, at the age of 13, came to no one's surprise, and was celebrated with the first shot of vodka of her life. She quickly started the shadowrunner career, mostly to follow the footsteps of the father, but choosing to avoid directly becoming involved with the Vory itself, since that would have limited her freedom, but still following their mannerisms and rules. That carrer got her to, well, die, at the age of 17. It was a huge mess, the Johnson wanted a quick smash and grab in a store, but who knew it was under the protection of the fucking Yakuza. They sent one of theirs best assassin after her team and the whole runner squad was whiped out. She was left on the cold concrete of seattle with her eyes utterly destroyed by the enemy's blade and her whole intestine just spilling out of the stomach. She blacked out and found herself awake two hours later on that same street, the clothes ripped out and lying in a pool of blood, but alive and well. That's when the name was picked: "Koshai", the Undying, an evil figure of the russian folklore.
==Affiliations==
===Contacts===
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===Allies===
===Enemies===
=In Character Information=
==Symbols and Signatures==
The most important symbolism for Koshai is, of course, the one associated with the Vory. She bears many of their tattoos:
*A St Mary holding Jesus on the back, because she is a criminal since she was a child
*A skull fitted with a cybereye and a small dragon circling around it, because she is an assassin and has killed both augmented and awakened targets
*A pair of small blue eyes on the ribs, in the left side of her chest, signaling her homosexuality. It used to be a mark of shame in soviet times, but she chose to make it herself and bears it with pride
*Two sets of letters on the fingers, "ОМУТ" on the right (acronym of от меня уйти трудно, or it is hard to escape from me) and "МИР" on the left (меня исправит расстрел, "only execution will correct me", it means that she will never stop being a criminal)
The other set of symbols and meanings comes from her mentor spirit, the Oracle. Originally the relationship between the two of them was very distant and kind of an oversight, but since the first time the Oracle allowed her to regenerate, she has chosen to deepen the bond, assuming the mentor's mask. It shows itself in the form of a glowyng and ghastly third eye made of purple energy opening on her forehead, which shines through her custom balistic mask, giving the impression of a cyclops.
==Matrix Search Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowResult= A nocturna adept
|MidResult= An adept bastard who loves to sneak in, overwhelm the enemy with reckless full auto fire, and get out before anyone realizes what's happening
|HighResult= Same as above, but with mentions to the thermographic vision and smoke grenades and her regenerative abilities
}}
==Shadow Community Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowThreshold=1
|LowResult= An infiltrator and ranged combat expert
|MidThreshold=3
|MidResult= An adept with sneaking skills and guerrilla tactics from Seattle
|HighThreshold=5
|HighResult= A Redmond based nocturna physical adept, with invisibility and other sneaking abilities, who fights with tactics that make use of her overall great accuracy and high mobility
}}
==SINs==
Lena Tolsoj, UCAS citizen, Adept license
==Appearance==
===Clothing===
Mostly practical stuff when outside of work, an Armante suite paired with a custom black ballistic mask used to make her mentor's mask appear even more eerie<br />
===Matrix Persona===
A cutting edge looking biped combat droid, decked head to toe in high tech weaponry (gotta scare those noobs in coldsim VR fps games right?)
==Media Mentions==


==ShadowGrid Profile Comments==


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Latest revision as of 16:45, 14 September 2021

Koschei
Koschei3.jpg
Mystical adept, combat/stealth
"If the World has put me through all of this, there must be a reason, but is it bad to just wish it stopped?"
Discord@Shitpostbot3000#9033
RedditScranton Anchor
MetatypeElf Banshee
Street Cred0
Notoriety1
Public Awareness0
CDP28
C.D.B.27/10/2061
Age23
Folder[1](Drive)
PriorityMetatype - D
Attributes - B
Magic/Resonance - A
Skills - C
Resources - E


Character Information

Summary

Koschei is many things seemingly at odds with each other: she is an alchemist, and yet she refuses the comforts of a properly built lodge with all the necessary tools, She is a Vory assassin, and yet she is extremely strict on who she kills, preferring to destroy only those that really deserve it. She is a banshee, by definition a solitary hunter that lurks in the shadows, and yet she is on a quest to become one with the world around her, to be complete.

Goals

On a short term

  • Upgrade the gear (putting some mods on the bow, getting a steady supply of monotip heads and seeker shafts) Archieved
  • Survive until she finally gets to learn how to regenerate like older vampires do Archieved
  • Get some proper magical stuff (enchanting gloves, some foci, some alchemical tools)


On a long term

  • Becoming more and more attuned with the World, truly understanding if it has a will, and if so, what is the purpose she has in its vision
  • Kill the infected that turned her into a monster Archieved
  • Decide what to do about her position in the Vory, either by rising in the ranks or abandoning it
  • Working on smoothing her edges and become a better person despite her condition
  • Becoming the Haven's strongest fighter


Background

Katerina's life started from the love Mikhail, a Vory avtoritet with magical powers, and Summer, an elf joygirl. For the Vory code, one cannot be part of the organization and have a family, so her father was forced to abandon her and her mother, quite literally, on the streets.

The mother's services were very requested, and thus the young daughter never went to bed hungry, but the squallor of that lifestyle marked her. Not being able to access education, she had a lot of free time, that she used to roam the streets.

Yes, a 5 y.o. left to just chill in the alleys of Everett is a disaster waiting to happen, but everyone there knew who her father was, and while he was not there for her, they wouldn't take the risk to anger "Mik the demon". So, she had a chance to feel the flow around her. The energy that spanned across those lowly barrens, from the diseased rats to the plants choking under layers of concrete, everything had a voice, and everything made sense for her. It is not uncommon for awakened to reveal their nature at an early age, but for her it was particularly staggering, given her complete lack of direct knowledge of magical theory.

She was clearly drawn to the chaos tradition, not relying to any set of rules or symbols to manifest her magic, just advancing her understanding through sheer trial and error. Her go to alchemical components are pigeon feathers, shards of glass and StufferShack brand bacon flavored soybars, and she wouldn't have it any other way.

At the age of 14, her mother passed away, leaving her completely alone and orphaned. She will never know if it was through her father's beggings, simple compassion or some sick twist of fate, but the same organization that left her in the streets offered a way out.

The deal was simple: let Svyeta, a boyevik, take her in under her wing and see if she had a useful skillset, and if she thought that Katerina was ready, at her 17th birthday, she would have her officialy become a Vory shestyorka. The young elf took the deal, and quickly realized how much of an harsh teacher Svyeta was. Every waking hour where she was not directly involved in some activity, she would make Katerina study, try out spirit summoning, casting spells, using fists, pistols, rifles and bows at the firing range, attempt to pick pockets or sneak.

In those 3 years, Katerina showed little aptitude towards the more astral bound practices, but proved herself a great fighter, to the point where her teacher asked help from former friends to make her learn some Kyujutsu techniques. At her birthday, she was sent to her first mission, simple stuff, sneak into an apartment, steal a betaware cyberarm stored in its original cache under this dude's bed, and get out. She did exactly that, and that was the first step taken towards becoming a true made woman.

In the following years, her superiors realized how much of a nightmare she could be on the field, and decided to let her loose way more often, resulting in more and more bloodshed on her hands, bloodshed that she for one welcomed, after all it was about protecting the interests of her family.

In one of those more gruesome jobs, she was supposed to be part of the support team that overlooked a particularly hot negotiation between the russians and some members of the Triads. It all happened so quickly, someone taking something out of his pocket, Katerina putting an arrow through his skull, and all hell breaking loose in a second. They were outnumbered in that firefight, but somehow, probably out of sheer survival instinct, the adept managed to kill much of the opposing force, as did one of theirs. Only a single person standing on each side of the room, her, and a man with an AK, paler then the others. He knows his mag is empty, so instead of reloading, starts to run towards her at breakneck speed, she has no time to react, and is quickly overwhelmed by the man, who, much to her surprise, sinks his teeth deep into her neck. She had no way of defending herself against the overwhelming strenght of the assailant, who maybe out of a twisted desire of vengeance for his dead comrades, maybe out of sheer hunger or as a pure act of evil, drained her empty and left her for dead.

Turns out, she survived, but, well, she was not the same.

The following days were the worst of her life, reduced to the state of a feral beast, hunting down anyone who dared to enter her hunting grounds. Innocent bystanders? KE officiers? Vory comrades? She doesn't know or remember (nor she wants to remember) who and how many people she killed in that time frame. When she was back at thinking straight, that experience deeply marked and traumatized her, to the point where she felt compelled to meditate on what her life meant now, and reconsider all her values and alliances.

After two months of pondering, she decided that the Vory wasn't responsible for what happened, and were the only family she had left, and thus remained in their ranks, however, she cut the number of works she would partake in, favoring a solo career. And as for how to live as a banshee, she decided to return to the roots, to her lifestyle from when she was still naive and hopeful. So she left her house behind, and came back to the streets, hoping for the World to show her the way. After some months, she is still looking for purpose, but has a name, "Koschei", The Undying King of Russian floklore, and a code to prevent her from descending into a beast, to only drink for those she kills for the jobs, and only kill those who deserve it.

Narrative Significant Qualities

Positive

Agile Defender
  • After being left at her enemies' mercy in a fight one time too much, she has learned that maybe full force forward isn't always the best approach, and learned how to leverage her speed to make herself an hard target
Candle In The Darkness
  • When she knew that KB went berserk, and that Trample needed sniper support, she didn't care for payment, nor the hunters after her, nor anything. That is the kinda stuff that raises your image in the shadows.
Dual Natured Defender
  • For how much it pains her to sever her connection with the World for even a minute, it is sometimes a necessity in the day to day life of the Sixth World.
Infected: Banshee
  • Despite her struggling with accepting her new reality, the HMHVV has undeniably improved her capabilities, sharpening her already great senses and reaction times, and providing her with the blessings of being dual natured.
Infected Optional Power: Regeneration
  • The sheer amount of fear experienced combined with the residual energy of the great form plant spirit during KB's fight were enough to make the virus activate the regeneration power.
Made (Wo)man: Vory
  • If a bit far from the stereotype associated with the organization, Koschei is about as Vory as it gets: she respects the codes, she obeys her orders, and she is merciless when needed.
Mentor Spirit: Sulphur (Firebringer)
  • For Koschei, the easiest Principle to embrace is Sulphur: the Fire, the Soul, am element that actively gives energy and empowers what surrounds it.
Perfect Time
  • Maybe it is the magic, maybe it is just natural talent, but Koschei can really make every millisecond count.
Practiced Alchemist
  • She is good at what she does, and really wants you to know it.
Shoot First, Don't Ask
  • When fighting at banshee mysad speeds, you can't really allow yourself to be surprised.


Negative

Code of Honor: Avenging Angel
  • Beyond a matter of family or allegiance, she will accept to kill all those that commit violence for reasons other then survival.
Hobo With A Shotgun
  • Koschei swears that being one with the streets is a way towards enlightenment, but most of her friends would really appreciate if she had a shower every once in a while.

Run History

NameGMMetaplotDate of Run
Six Gets HeadhuntedAurora14 September 2082
The FBI Is Totally FineAurora21 August 2082
White And Red And No BlueAurora11 August 2082
The Ghost of the SprawlSleevey10 August 2082
MutaqualitySleevey18 July 2082
Bayou BonanzaPatGriffinDead Gods Stir2 July 2082
Minima de MalisZerre de Seattle14 June 2082
A Literal Milk RunAurora10 June 2082
Raging BullSarcarianIt's Always Wednesday in Seattle4 June 2082
Buoys Are For SaturdayCutier Than Thou30 May 2082
Road KillSleevey26 May 2082

Affiliations

Contacts

Organizations

Contact Connection Loyalty Archetype Profession Aspects Chips
Ace Powers 6 2 Fixer Horizon Talent Agent Musical Talent, Corporate Deals, Keep it Classy, Fake SINs, Insider Knowledge, Horizon Agent, Hired Muscle Even
Boozeman 1 1 Networking Barkeep Paranoid, A quiet place, Spelunker, I know where you can find him Even
Cassandra Withers 8 2 Networking FBI Liaison Secretly A Mantis, Bug Knowledge, Twisted Magic, UCAS Government Connections, Bug Hotspots, Government Favors, Magical Stealth, MilSpec Resources, ARES Macrotechnology Knowledge, Mantis Hunger, Grip On The FBI Even
"General" Dave 3 4 Service "General" Greatest Leader in Republic Of Dave, Greatest Cook in Republic Of Dave, International Affairs, Micronations Even
Nameless 5 2 Custom(K,A,G,N) Ghoul Swordsman Christian Cult Classic, Underground Underdog, Judicious Judicator, Gloomy Glow Ghoul, Mana Mentor, EVO Encyclopedia Even
Orianna Cazador 6 2 Gear Urubia's Secretary Drug Dealer, Black Market Connections, Heavy Hitters!, Focus Fence, Magical Mistress, Dragon Duty, A-List Access, Handcrafted, Urubia's Bottom Line Even
Our Lady of the Perpetual Saturday 2 1 Networking Influencer, Not A Cult Leader It's Always Friday Night Somewhere, A Rare Medium (Who Does Well), Good Vibes Only, Life of the Party Even
Svyeta 4 3 Fixer(G,K,A,N) Fixer Magic Tradition (Chaos), Foci (Qi), Yakuza Pariah, Common Sense, Vory Boyevik, Kyujutsu Enthusiast, Magical Threats Even
Teldragon 6 2 Custom(K,N,A,G) Guiding Spirit Diviner, Infobroker, Personal Domain, Spirit Lord, Great Form Guidance, Frogs in all the Right Places, I Know a Camera When I See One Even
Contact Position Connection Faction Rep Archetype Health Location
Vory Shestyorka 3 12 Organised Crime Syndicate Maintaining Worldwide



Organizations

Allies

+10 Red Vory +3 White Lotus

Enemies

-5 Red Dragon Associates

In Character Information

Symbols and Signatures

The most important symbolism for Koschei is, of course, the one associated with the Vory. She bears many of their tattoos:

  • A St Mary holding Jesus on the back, because she is a criminal since she was a child
  • A skull fitted with a cybereye and a small dragon circling around it, because she is an assassin and has killed both augmented and awakened targets
  • A pair of small blue eyes on the ribs, in the left side of her chest, signaling her homosexuality. It used to be a mark of shame in soviet times, but she chose to make it herself and bears it with pride
  • Two sets of letters on the fingers, "ОМУТ" on the right (acronym of от меня уйти трудно, or it is hard to escape from me) and "МИР" on the left (меня исправит расстрел, "only execution will correct me", it means that she will never stop being a criminal)

But, after the infection, and her consequential newfound spirituality, she also plans on marking her body with the symbols of traditional alchemy, which as been a certainty in the chaos that is now her life:

  • The "earth" symbol, on the back of her right hand, representing the mastery over physical movement and sensations, acting as a Qi Focus (Improved Skill: Archery)
  • The "magnesium" symbol, on the scars left by the vampire that turned her, representing the ideal of eternity, signaling the unlocking of the regeneration power
  • The "sulphur" symbol, on her left cheek, representing the universal principle of the Soul, signaling her connection to the Firebringer
  • The "mercury" symbol, on the back of her left hand, representing the universal principle of the Mind, acting as an Alchemical Focus
  • The "putrefation" symbol, on her right ankle, representing the horrifying process through which all matter decomposes, signaling the unlocking of the fear power
  • The "air" symbol, on her left ankle, representing the awareness and swiftness that comes with attuning with the Wind, acting as a Qi Focus (Combat Sense)

Matrix Search Table

Threshold Result
1 An elf mysad
3 An elf mysad with Vory ties, that likes to be sneaky and uses a bow
6 Same as above, but with mentions about her being actually a banshee, and pictures of gruesome scenes of murders, with lots of corpses reduced to ashes and, invariably, a single individual left without even the tiniest amount of blood in their veins, and an arrow that pierces their skull, to avoid them rising up as infected.

Shadow Community Table

Threshold Result
1 A sneaky bastard that shoots enchanted arrows
3 A mysad infiltrator and fighter that despite having lots of moral codes is quick and efficient
5 An idealist mysad banshee that when is not begging some poor talislegger for some free reagents or picking pointless fights with drunk wageslaves is actually a reliable ninja and alchemist

Assensing Table: Mask (7 dicepool)

Threshold Description
1 Awakened, sever iron deficency. Relaxed and confident.
2 No cyberware. A green, weak aura.
3 An alpha datajack. She is an Aware.
4 Sleep regulator and cerebellum booster bioware. Essence 5,3 Magic 2.
5 No genemods, no nanoware. Not a technomancer.

Assensing Table

Threshold Description
1 Awakened, almost perfect health. Moodwise it's either incredibly cheerful or a rage fueled murder machine, no inbetweens.
2 No cyberware. Mystic adept. Her aura is a chaotic amalgamation of black, white, red and yellow.
3 No alpha cyberware. Infected with HMHVV strain I. Her aura appears to have a distinct tendency toward black and red
4 No beta cyberware nor bioware. Essence and magic both at a clean 6
5 No genemods, nor anything, she is completely implant free! HMHVV is still taking hold, and as of now it is trying to make her cells able to separate without damage (mist form?)

SINs

SIN Issuer Rating Licenses
Lena Tolsoj UCAS 4 Adept, Magician, Weapons

Appearance

  • Art by @Alyke, they are on the Haven!

Koschei is a 1,93 ('6'5) elf woman, with pale skin and two eerily purple eyes. She sports a sidecut of dyed light blue hair, and usually uses black nail polish and lipstick

Clothing

Very punk and unkept. Her favorite piece of clothing is an heavy military green coat, full of pins and spotted bleach stains

Matrix Persona

A phoenix, with the sulphur symbol carved in black on its chest

Media Mentions

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