Helena Iscariot

Helena Iscariot

Dante's Inferno Employee
Ignore the bandages.
No, really.
Don't you dare assense me.
Owner's Discord Name	Asmodeus
Connection	4
Public Contact?	Yes
Archetype	Networking
Location	Dante's Inferno, Downtown, Seattle
Metatype	Human
Awakened/Emerged	Awakened
Gender	Female
Age	Middle-Aged
Preferred Payment Method	Painkillers (Numb Preferred)
Hobbies/Vice	Occult Studies
Personal Life	Single
Faction	(REDACTED)
Aspects	Cursed Luck Bridgemaker Christian Damned Societal Infobrokers Magisec

Overview

A dapper-looking woman with a soft voice, Helena's an employee that most are adviced to not bother. She's often wrapped from neck to toe in bandages, but that doesn't stop the pseudo-mummified bar employee from dressing up neatly on top of it. She refuses inquiries to the matter and advises people to stick to business. When she's working (which isn't often, fifteen hours a week) she works as a contact point, guiding people to the right individuals to get what they want. Matching runners and juicy services, employers and fixers, you name it. She's a matchmaker, but those who are Awakened and work with her mention that she's absolutely unbearable to be around. Indeed, she carries a very narrow area of Astral Hazing around her, spreading barely thirty centimeters from her body. Assensing her is not required; she finds it offensive. Unless otherwise specified, assume she gets 3 hits on Masking.

Aspects Description

Aspect	Description
Cursed Luck	If Helena has to perform a check, roll a secret 3d6. On a glitch, the opposite result occurs. On a critical glitch, the runners' opposition somehow gets a leg up on whatever it is they tried to have Helena help with.
Bridgemaker	Helena knows several Shadow Communities and get runners acquainted with those of other networks.
Damned	As a Dante's Inferno employee, she can get you in free of charge; all it costs is a chip! 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓'𝐒 𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑, 𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐄!
Christian	Active in various Christian communities, despite being apparently a pariah to most she still knows plenty of people and how to get in touch with them, even if she can't facilitate it herself.
Magisec	Familiar with Awakened Hangouts and particularly well warded, magically secure safehouses for rent. Ask her where to go if you want to avoid spirit snooping, she knows a guy!
Societal	Yes, she even knows a thing or two about upper class folks. AAA corporation AR fashion wearing trash that throws away money at the drop of a hat - yeah, those guys.
Infobrokers	Knowledge is power and Helena knows several powerful individuals. If you need to get in touch with someone who knows the right things, ask - these people always have steep prices!

Dicepools

Dicepools
Knowledge Checks	8 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Active Checks	2 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Gear Acquisition Checks	4 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Networking Checks	12 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety

Network

Player Characters with this Contact

Name	Loyalty	Chips
Blackhawk	1	Even
Eidolon	1+2	Even
Stacy	1	Even
Thunder	0	-1

Narrative Significant Runs

Name	GM	Metaplot	Date of Run
Freedom's Obsolescence	Asmodeus		9 March 2085

Assensing Table

Threshold	Description
1	Awakened and carrying a background count of 7 up to a dozen inches away from her skin. Much of her body looks dim and darkened.
2	Aware. Has cyberware at the nape of the neck; Cybertechnology (3) check reveals it as a Flashback System.
3	Low Magic. Has a dark and oppressive astral signature.
4	3 Magic, 5 Essence, appears to be affected by some kind of permanent spirit power and ritual spell.
5	Is under the effects of some kind of magical malady. Has multiple grievous injuries under her bandages in the shapes of religious iconography. The aura in these wounds is darkened, possibly due to the presence of Grey Mana in these flensed crucifix-shaped wounds. The skin hasn't healed, so she likely looks incredibly grisly under the bandages. Her aura appears to be stifled and constrained by the effects these stigmata have on her, but it does the same to the lingering astral signatures and spiritual effects in her aura.