Esper
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| Psion | |
|---|---|
| Player | Purkinje |
| Metatype | Human |
| Street Cred | 8 |
| Notoriety | 3 |
| Public Awareness | 0 |
| Titles and Awards | 0 |
| D.O.B. | 14 February 2058 |
| Folder | Google Drive |
| Priority | Metatype - C Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - D Skills - A Resources - E |
Character Information
Esper is a psionic mental manipulator who specializes in social infiltration.
Alignment
Moral
Esper realizes how close she came to doing Evo's dirty work and wonders how much they tricked her into helping them during her "training." Now free, she refuses to take jobs that would hurt innocent people. She is especially interested in hooding, though corp-vs-corp can be acceptable so long as it doesn't involve stepping on the little people. She is not opposed to wetwork if it meets these requirements. Should a GM OOCly agree to it, Esper may take a run that violates these requirements in order to sabotage it.
Tactical
Esper tries to get the job done quietly. She is primarily a modest social infiltrator. Despite this, she has a few tricks up her sleeve; in fights, she tries to remain a low-priority target and manipulate the enemy into compromising positions for team mates to take out.
Goals
- Evade capture by Evo.
- Smooth out her reputation in the shadow community.
Background
Born a Yamatetsu citizen, Esper was identified early on as possessing an exceptional capacity for mental manipulation. Through various "incentives" (AKA veiled threats, carrot and stick, the usual corp stuff), she was pressured into a training program where her psychic powers were developed. She began to see the new Evo's dark side the more this training progressed. She knew too much, so she would have to make an escape instead of backing out. It took years to put the pieces into place, but a series of contacts, mysteriously helpful corp employees, and various other unwitting accomplices eventually laid the framework for a sudden escape that no one could remember clearly. Her fixer helped arrange this escape, and today she lives in Redmond. She wishes to use her powers for good, but worries she isn't ready to face Evo again yet.
Narrative Significant Qualities
- Astral Chameleon: Esper's psychic presence is subtle, hard to notice even for the aware.
- Bad Rep: Esper's psychic powers make her feared and hated by the shadow community. Those who have a distaste for mental manipulation will give her a wide berth or a piece of their mind, but even those who approve of mind magic dislike that she is of the psionic tradition. In addition, people know that Evo is nipping at her heels, and a lot of runners don't want that heat.
- Common Sense: Experienced in working with people, Esper has developed common sense to know how she ought to approach a variety of situations.
- Method Actor: The most convincing deceiver is the one who deceives themself. This is especially true for a psychic, from whose mind all their power flows.
- Records On File (Evo Corporation): Esper's escape didn't involve the erasure of her records from Evo's database. This is an advantage they have over her in their ongoing pursuit.
- Social Appearance Anxiety 3: Power comes from the mind, so being confident is important. When Esper doesn't look good, her confidence falters.
- Wanted (Evo Corporation): Evo doesn't know exactly how Esper disappeared or where she went, but it wants her back and is willing to pay 25,000¥ for that to happen.
Run History
| Name | GM | Metaplot | Date of Run |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Lead to Gold | Torq! | 24 Karat Magic | 6 June 2081 |
| Marvelous Beasts and Where to Find Them | DocMcGuffins | 31 May 2081 | |
| Where There Are Crumbs... | Aurora | 25 May 2081 | |
| The Rowland Case | Jigurd | Project Red Dragoon | 14 March 2081 |
| Calling All Heroes! Hellraiser | DocMcGuffin | Shadow Heroes | 4 March 2081 |
| Reformation Hunt 20 | Darklordiablo | The Reformation | 22 February 2081 |
| One Second to Midnight | Darklordiablo | 5 February 2081 | |
| Children for Men | Malibi | 25 January 2081 | |
| Tea Time | Divergent0 | 21 January 2081 | |
| Growing Demense | Doom | Coronation | 18 January 2081 |
Affiliations
Contacts
| Contact | Connection | Loyalty | Archetype | Profession | Aspects | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelie and Jean-Baptiste | 5 | 3 | Fixer(A,N,K,G) | Infected Cabal Leaders | Ghoul Royalty, Vampire, SK Kid, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Corporate Kid | 1 |
| "CIA Bill" Cooper | 4 | 1 | Custom (K,N,G,A) | CIA Handler | Arm's Length, Intelligence Community, Company Man, Military Intelligence, Special Operations, Cover Identity, Q | Even |
| In4motion | 2 | 2 | Legwork | Legwork | Conspiracy Theorist, Investigative Journalist, Hacker | Even |
| Psychopomp | 3 | 4 | Gear | Talismonger | Psion, Dogmatic, Artificer, Spell Foci, Talismonger, Lodges | Even |
| Rick Rampant | 4 | 3 | Fixer | Talent Scout | Club Regular, Corporate Connections, Criminal Contacts, ID Forger, Seattle Native | Even |
Organizations
None.
Allies
- League of Extralegal Gentlemen: 1
Enemies
- Evo Corporation: Wanted
- Mitsuhama Computer Technologies: -1
In Character Information
Symbols and Signatures
Esper sometimes goes by "N" or "14." The reason for this is unknown - likely something personal.
Matrix Search Table
No notable Matrix presence.
Shadow Community Table
| Threshold | |
|---|---|
| 1 Hit | A mind controller. A psion, does not believe in the sanctity or spirituality of magic. |
| 2 Hits | Recently departed Evo on less-than-friendly terms with the help of her fixer Rick Rampant. Evo is still after her. |
| 3 Hits | She is talented in mundane social infiltration tactics, which she seems to rely on more than mind control. |
| 4+ Hits | Despite her bad reputation, spooky presence, and the nature of her powers, she's trying to do the best she can to help people. |
SINs
- Cassandra McCleary, Ares Macrotechnology (6)
- Driver's License
- Knight-Errant Detective's Badge
- Mage License
- Jennifer Ward, UCAS (6)
- Driver's License
- Mage License
- Psychiatry MD
- Tamitha Grey, DocWagon (6)
- Firearm License
- Paramedic License
- Tatiana Dmitriyevna Ivanova, Evo Corporation (6)
- Mage License
- Psychiatry MD
Appearance
Physical
Esper is a young human woman who stands at 178 cm, or 5' 10". She prefers dark clothes, adopting a goth aesthetic in casual situations. Her skin is pale and untanned. She often makes her polychromatic lenses display her irises as red instead of their natural green. Her hair is black and straight, neatly cut and cared for.
Matrix
On the matrix, Esper appears as a sort of X-Men style superhero with a catsuit and glowing energy.
Media Mentions
ShadowGrid Profile Comments
I would sooner trust a Triad organlegger to give me a brain implant than let this witch anywhere near me. -- Dollar Dave [2081-01-16 04:51]
If you ask me, mental manipulation is tantamount to blood magic. That such a technique is in the hands of a sorceress who does not believe in a higher power disgusts and frightens me. -- Praetor [2081-01-16 06:32]
I don't care about someone doing the Jedi mind trick on corpsec to make them look the other way, but this Evo heat? I don't want a merc squad coming after my team in the middle of a job. -- Jack-L [2081-01-16 07:19]
Esper saved me from a biotech lab and got me out of the country with my baby. Even when her team wanted to turn me in, she refused. I'll never forget her. -- calexpat [2081-01-26 23:01]
I had the pleasure of hiring this shadowrunner for a job of mine recently. Masterful execution and businesslike demeanor. I highly recommend her. -- I. Johnson [2081-02-12 19:46]
I'd heard this chick was a good pick for hush-hush gigs, but did you know she'll take on a fragging troll adept to get the job done if she has to? Chip truth, chummer. -- Two-Knives [2081-02-28 03:24]
Dunno what Praetor's on about, she sure is good at fighting magic drek though. She shut down some sort of dark wizard's mind control web and saved a bunch of factory workers. -- Upton Funk [2081-03-10 15:37]
My platoon didn't come back from the Azt-Am War just to get picked off by a serial killer. This young lady has a gift, and she used it to put that bastard down. -- J.C.M. [2081-03-20 22:19]
I did a little asking around. Turns out, Esper's only gone lethal against one person, and it was some crazed killer. I don't think she's as unscrupulous as people say. -- Riptide [2081-04-10 20:03]
I concur, Riptide. As someone with a finger on the pulse of the shadow community, I must say, this woman understands discretion. She excels at avoiding combat entirely. -- H. Brackhaus [2081-04-21 08:08]
Fixer said there's this psychic gonna be in Detroit, then there's an explosion at some research center with a dead dragon on the news the same week. Coincidence? -- New Jimmy [2081-06-09 02:42]