Zahhak
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| Snake/Drake Themed SURGE | |
|---|---|
| Summoning Focused Mysad | |
| I love to encourage Personal Growth | |
| the stronger my friends are the more useful they are | |
| Discord | Furaidopoteto@1182 |
| I dont Do Reddit | |
| Metatype | Dwarf (Meta. Mod. To Human) |
| Street Cred | 0 |
| Notoriety | 0 |
| Public Awareness | 0 |
| CDP | 8 |
| D.O.B. | 2058-11-14 |
| Age | 26 |
| Folder | [Snek] |
| Priority | Metatype - C Attributes - D Magic/Resonance - A Skills - E Resources - B |
Character Information
Summary
Zahhak is a Bitter Draconic snake SURGE of short stature. She is a Mystic adept focused on the summoning of Norwegian and Egyptian spirits(playing into her theme, she often calls reptilian/dragon themed spirits). She's also quite good with a knife if you need surgery or emergency medical care. She spends a lot of time at other clinics assisting Street Docs "helping the people". She doesn't care about the people, she cares about reputation, she's just being subtle about it.
Goals
She is a researcher first. she loves to dive deep into magical studies to grow and expand herself, its nearing the point of obsession.
Make friends, ones that can overlook her "social disorders"
*Cough Cough* Become a Drake *Cough Cough* (OOC I'm aware it wont happen, doesn't change her dreams though)
Background
Warning: contains dark themes.
Lara Richter, Is one of many children of Treant and Myconid Richter, but not in the traditional sense. She was grown in a laboratory along with Twelve other siblings. Originally, the husband and wife pair just wanted children, but they didn't have quite the money to make that happen. But they were both Brilliant Scientists, receiving funding from Saeder Krupp to work on conceptual Growing methods in exchange. Lara was the youngest, each child being born 6 months apart. They were permitted to bring there kids home, living in a designated Saeder Krupp sponsored living facility, where they could be secretly monitored. This was the early years, living part time between a corporate testing facility and a quaint family home. The older children started to get involved with jobs as the years went on, becoming lab assistants to there parents and other scientists, some weren't into that noise and took on other jobs. But the routine was interrupted, by a flying ball of ice.
During the year of the comet, her family experienced a chaotic event. Lara Surged at the age of three. None of the family was affected, leaving her the sole Changeling of the family, and batch. Initially this lead to a great deal of isolation for her, being called a freak by her own siblings and family. By the time the family had fully warmed up to it again, the damage had been done, resulting in her being a bitter child, no memories of playing, happiness, just being the resident monster. She stuck to herself, isolating herself despite her family's attempt to reconnect, proffering to read books and scroll around the matrix for articles then interact with others. she would spend hours and days on end reading and absorbing, only seeing what she was allowed too, but unlike her parents, the people monitoring her feed didn't really care about what she was looking at as long as she wasn't making contact with the world. She was more interested in magic and the body then any person she's ever met. Her siblings would often bring her books home from the lab, and research notes, and all kinds of other things, mainly because Her siblings felt bad for her, because her appearance was so bizarre, but the things they were bringing home were very advanced, and some of it was very graphic, definitely not something a little mind should be reading.
despite her conditions and issues, she turned out to be a very bright mind. So much so that once she turned twelve, she got to assist in lab activities, which had branched out into all kinds of other genetic and nano-reaserch. It was admittedly not the best place for a young adult to be, some fucked up shit happened in that lab, She saw a LOT of cadavers/dissections before she even hit puberty as a result. Her family very actively tried to connect with her but she was having none of it, It didn't really mean much to Lara, after all, these were the people who thought she was a monster, and she still believed they did and were just putting up a false face. To demonstrate her bitterness, she went so far as to have her body adjusted, pulling further away from her dwarf heritage. It was a painful day for the family when she came home that day, but they refused to give up on her. (although she was now the tallest family member, All the high shelves)
It all came crashing down though in 2080.
Returning to the lab to collect some books her mother asked her to collect (begrudgingly), she returned to the family home to find it under fire, three large black vans outside. She quickly ducks behind cover, waiting patiently as the whole event occurred, gunfire, silencer shots, grenades, she was surprisingly calm, waiting. When the three cars finally pulled away, she decided it was time to walk inside. The home was destroyed, everything singed or shredded, along with the people inside. She found her family, there bodies mutilated and scorched. She found a few fallen enemies, her brothers more then likely crippling them as they were left behind, assumedly dead, but Lara can tell they weren't yet, clinging to life... she went upstairs, running her hands along the wall of the hallway as she looked around. I hate Dwarves... was the only strong thought going through her mind, there Penchant to stick together and help each other was the first reason this happened. She headed to her parents room, starting to quickly collect anything she might find useful, proceeding to quickly go from room to room where she knew things were, looking for trinkets, drams, clothes, cred-sticks or the likes. Once she collects what she thinks she will need, she heads downstairs, offs the survivors with a little acid down the throat, cuts some samples from her family, and just leaves, before the scientists from Saeder Krupp or any of there security forces finally showed up. She was done here, and had no real desire to stick around. She walked right down the street to the safehouse, took the tunnel, and was out, two Roller suitcases behind her.
She has lived in Seattle for three years now, only growing more twisted as her unresolved issues had time to fester. Not in the form of depression, sorrow, or any of those things, but in detachment. She does not care anymore about other people, she doesn't feel the need to be charitable, she only cares if her calculating mind can find personal gain. She likes Shadowrunners, she has come into contact with many over the years as a street doctor. To her, those are the kinds of people you want to know. The wageslave is weak of will, the ganger is weak of body. Life is precious to the one expending it, she happily maintains that life, knowing that the stronger they become, the more valuable that "charity" she offered becomes in turn.
The only true connection she has to her home is a small jar on her nightstand, full of ashes made from the samples she collected from her family.
special notes
Zahhak has come to despise a lot of things over the years, but She reviles that she couldn't understand her family in time as one of the biggest. She was so angry and bitter that she stopped trying, despite her family's desire and efforts to reconnect with her. Now there dead and she can't work on it. This was a personal awakening to her that despite the fact she doesn't care about other people, she needs to try.
Zahhak hates Dwarves and SURGE. She doesn't outwardly express it to others, as she is really more bitter about herself. In her mind, it ruined her heritage, and her family respectively.
Her family home consisted of Fourteen individuals. She never found her Fathers body, assuming it had been taken for pay-data or something, she knew he had special cyber-ware to securely store information.
Narrative Significant Qualities
Positive
Nothing about this character is positive
Natural Venom & Fangs: She likes to milk her venom to coat weapons.
Negative
Astral Beacon: While she is not a drake and has a fully draconic aura, there's licks of it in there, and its powerful...
Changeling(Class III SURGE): She once was a dwarf, Now shes part Reptile, complete with Fangs, scales in strategic locations, and a big meaty reptile tail. She's even cold blooded, she hates it.
Critter Spook: Her predatory aura makes animals uncomfortable.
Driven: Hidden Knowledge(magical): she would literally set Seattle ablaze if it got her five minutes with Schwarzkopf.
Impassive: She's a Sociopath, she's semi-aware of the fact, she's working on it.
Vestigial Tail: she's got a big meaty snake tail. she wear a lab coat to keep it private.
Run History
| Name | GM | Metaplot | Date of Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Grove Rises | Bulldogc | 24 March 2084 | |
| Viva Las AAAAA | TidanShock | 31 January 2084 | |
| Detour to Phoenix | Draknic | 2 January 2084 | |
| Let there be danger noodle | TidanShock | 5 December 2083 |
Affiliations
Contacts
| Contact | Connection | Loyalty | Archetype | Profession | Aspects | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairn | 5 | 1 | Fixer(G,N,K,A) | Collector of Baubles | That Which Bears Many Curses, Collector of the Rare and Exotic, Rarity Is the Best Currency, Esoteric Curiosities, Spirit of the Lost, Whispers in the Pipes, ., A simple Trade | Even |
Organizations
Allies
Enemies
In Character Information
Symbols and Signatures
Matrix Search Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Zahhak is a Street doctor that moves around frequently, assisting in clinics all over the city. |
| 3 | She is also an accomplished magus, integrating that into her work. She's also a little greedy, charging extra for things like Anesthetics. |
| 6 | She arrived in Seattle around 2080 from Germany, and built herself up from the ground as a brilliant doctor. |
Shadow Community Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 3 | |
| 5 |
SINs
Aura Maryweather (R4): (Mage License R4) (Driver's License R4) (Medical License R4) (Controlled Substance License R4)
Appearance
Zahhak stands about 5 feet tall, having a slender frame from her Metatype modification(albeit she still has some decent hip action). she has long electric green hair, with even brighter electric green eyes, a slit pupil instead of the norm. While reasonably human looking, a slightly closer inspection makes her SURGE more apparent. Her Teeth are slightly more carnivorous in shape, being just a little more pointed then a human. she has two long fangs to add to her appearance even more. IF the Slit eyes weren't enough, the patches of scales on her forearms, hips, and outer thigh. To finish the look, she has a long snake tail, long enough to drag on the ground without conscious effort to do otherwise, with some ridges and spikes toward the end, making it slightly more draconic looking, as modern reptiles tend to lack that.
Clothing
Zahhak usually wears some kind of dress, opting for something a little bit flashy. There tends to be multiple layers involved and it will often tightly fit her frame until it reaches the knee, where it will flare out. On top of the dress, she usually has a lab coat. Both elements are usually highly accessorized, with a slightly steampunk vibe, mainly to make a lot of gear and storage space look fashionable(such as internal warming coils weaved in for maximum winter comfort).