Ellen "Sister" Sharps
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| Insect Shaman | |
|---|---|
| Sister of Cockroach | |
| Denizen of The Underground | |
| Candy Enthusiast | |
| Contact Owner | OptimismBeast |
| Connection | 2 |
| Archetype | Custom (K, A, G, N) |
| Location | Secret Den, Ork Underground |
| Metatype | Ork |
| Awakened/Emerged | Awakened |
| Gender | F |
| Age | 36 |
| Preferred Payment Method | Candy, Favours |
| Hobbies/Vice | Candy |
| Personal Life | You Don't Want To Know |
| Aspects | Freaky-Looking also Actual Freak Insect Shaman Tunnel Woman Creepy Crawly I'm Eating Garbage |
Overview
One of the few insect shamans left in Seattle after the Universal Brotherhood broke down and the Spiders got rid of the rest, Ellen Sharps, Sister of Cockroach, is surprisingly together for a freakishly mutated servant of extradimensional monsters. All too aware of the vicious destruction that awaits any group of bugs that leaves too large a footprint outside the relatively-safe umbrella of Ares Macrotechnology, Ellen keeps her family as compact as she can, operating on the very fringe of civilisation and doing only what is necessary to keep her children/sibilings safe and well fed.
Message from Thematics: Due to the nature of this contact, be aware that she does not have the usual protections of a Public Contact. No CDP refunds will be issued upon her demise.
Backstory
Ellen Sharps was a wiz-kid out in the Ork Underground when the comet passed. The freakish, insectoid metagenic mutations she was saddled with meant her awakened gifts could no longer compensate for her rather weak social skills and general nebbishness. Pushed to the fringe of the Underground society and terrified of persecution for her frightening appearance, Ellen quite easily fell under the sway of Cockroach, a way for her to protect herself and find a sense of community in the darkness of the Underground.
Starting from small, animal vessels, Ellen eventually made her way up to human flesh forms, earning a small reputation as someone who could make both people and things 'disappear' underground permanently. Fortunately for her, she was first 'discovered' by the unscrupulous Ziz, who patronizes her in exchange for favours and information on underground goings-on.
Aspects Description
| Aspect | Description |
|---|---|
| Freaky-Looking, also Actual Freak | Ellen is not one of the lucky changelings, and she wasn't particularly well-adjusted before the SURGE. Now that she spends all day hanging out with bug spirits, things are worse. Ellen cannot network with contacts who are not cockroach spirits or cockroach shamans. |
| Insect Shaman | Selling out your species has its perks. Ellen has a wide network of 'siblings' (the metaphor sometimes gets mixed to 'children') she has brought into this world, and they can provide services or spy for her. Her mental link to all of them through a weaker version of other insect spirits' hive mind is also useful, although they are not always perfectly obedient. |
| Tunnel Woman | Ellen lives in the dank, dark tunnels of the uncivilized underground. Her family has helped her roughly map it out, so she knows it very well, or can access such information very easily. |
| Creepy Crawly | Bug spirits are scary. Even relatively docile one. With a whole family of them, you can be very scary. Even without sending her family out, she can send swarms of cockroaches wherever she pleases with their powers. |
| I'm Eating Garbage | Ellen, a cast-off of society, finds good use in other things people throw away. She can get her hands on things people have lost or discarded, and she will sometimes try a little harder if you can get her enough primo trash. |
Dicepools
| Dicepools | |
|---|---|
| Knowledge Checks | 10 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety |
| Active Checks | 6 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety |
| Gear Acquisition Checks | 2 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety |
| Networking Checks | 0 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety |
Network
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NPC who know this contact
Ziz - Ziz helps facilitate Ellen's hive, securing amenities and sugar. In exchange, Ellen 'deals with' those of Ziz's people who need to be removed.
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