Hideo Masamune

Hideo Masamune

Talismonger
Contact Owner	User:Dusk
Connection	6
Public Contact?	Yes
Archetype	Custom(G,K,N,A)
Location	Seattle, Everett
Metatype	Human
Awakened/Emerged	Awakened (Enchanter)
Sex	Male
Age	49
Preferred Payment Method	Nuyen
Hobbies/Vice	Cooking, singing/drinking, gambling
Personal Life	Married, 2 kids
Aspects	Enchanter Talismonger Arcane Blacksmith Moshi Moshi Sushi Chef Guardian Of Horrible Secrets Tattoo Artist

Overview

Hideo is one of the last descendants of the Masamune clan of blacksmiths, famous for their "non-standard" methods of smithing. As a young and talented enchanter, he was arrogant and his arrogance led to him making some powerful enemies back home. Masamune eventually emigrated to UCAS to start fresh. He set up a sushi restaurant in Seattle called "Bamboo House" and married an American woman, finally settling down in his new home with kids and all. Hideo is a proud American and well to do small business owner. Hideo also manages an extremely profitable business, as a talismonger.

He is the keeper of the Muramasa Blade. It is a very well guarded secret.

Tradition: Shinto

Aspects

Aspect	Description
Enchanter	+2 dice to checks involving magical paraphernalia: alchemical preps, fetishes, foci, reagents, formulae, etc.
Talismonger	+2 dice to checks involving foci.
Arcane Blacksmith	+2 dice to checks involving melee weapons and armor. Especially if they are enchanted.
Tattoo Artist	Hideo is a connoisseur of calligraphy and tattoo art. +2 dice to checks involving art, tattoos and magical tattoos.
Sushi Chef	Nothing like enjoying some sushi after you invited your enemy over to dinner, killed them with Fugu fish poisoning and stabbed their bodyguard in the neck with a sharp filleting knife. Thats the kind of "expert" sushi chef Hideo is. +2 dice to checks involving blades, sushi and toxins.
Guardian Of Horrible Secrets	The keeper of the Muramasa blade knows all about unseen dangers that lurk in the astral beyond. +2 dice to checks involving any magical threats, Horrors/Terrors, Yama kings, Hengeyokai or other eldritch threats.
Moshi Moshi	Hideo has contacts within the Japanese corps and syndicates. +2 dice to networking rolls to find a contact within the Yakuza, Shiawase, Renraku or MCT.

Dicepools

Dicepools
Knowledge Checks	10 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Active Checks	4 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Gear Acquisition Checks	14 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Networking Checks	6 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety

Player Characters with this Contact

Name	Loyalty	Chips
Anansi	2	Even
Katherine Tyler	2+2	Even
Stacy	1	Even
Trauma	1	Even
Variance	1	Even

NPC who know this contact

Name	Status
Yokai (Contact)	Maintaining

Narrative Significant Runs

Name	GM	Metaplot	Date of Run
The Demon Blade	mitsayantan		1 December 2078