Oberon
 | |
| Romani Banshee | |
|---|---|
| Not a Nice Person | |
| Discord | @Sarcarian#8374 |
| [1] | |
| Metatype | Elf (Nocturna) |
| Street Cred | 28 |
| Notoriety | 0 |
| Public Awareness | 2 |
| CDP | 84 |
| D.O.B. | June 16, 2012 |
| Age | 75 |
| Folder | [2] |
| Priority | Metatype - C Attributes - A Magic/Resonance - A Skills - E Resources - E |
| # Optional Infected powers allowed | 12 |
Character Information
Summary
An itinerant banshee from Tír na nÓg, recently awoken from a two-decade torpor and seeking a place in the new world he finds himself in.
Goals
- Continue to survive at all costs. Everything else is secondary.
- Acquire a mobile home and a stable supply of blood for living purposes.
- Face the Dweller at the Threshold and initiate into the higher mysteries.
Background
Born in Belfast in 2012. One of the first nocturna, he was abandoned and disowned by his family as a freak and remanded to the custody of the Xavier Foundation; while growing up in an orphanage lead to constant ostracism and a lifelong antipathy towards people in general, he was lucky enough to survive the aftermath of the Black Tide and VITAS, as well as the chaos following the Awakening and the Irish Reformation, when most of those around him did not. In 2032 following the closure of the Foundation he was living on the streets of Dublin when he was was stalked and attacked by a banshee - the creature drank of his blood and took something even more vital from him, and the bite it inflicted got infected... when he awoke - physically and magically speaking - he had changed into something else.
After enduring a painful metamorphosis into a banshee himself, he left the nascent elfnostate his homeland was becoming and spent several decades aimlessly wandering Europe among the Irish Travelers and Romani people, feeding off the carnage and death left in the wake of the Euro Wars and seeking out a cure for his condition. As metahumanity began to learn more about HMHVV it became clear that a cure was not forthcoming, so he had no choice but to slowly accept himself as the monster he had become, eventually beginning to see himself as a cut above mundane metahumanity and even other Awakened and Infected.
Eventually in the early 2060s he finally bit off more than he could chew when he attempted to settle the score with his sire and ended up falling into torpor for over 20 years, waking nearly two decades after Crash 2.0 to an entirely new world. The virus had mutated while he slept, and his hunger had grown into something primal and savage. The political landscape of the continent had changed as well, and all of his old contacts were either dead or out of reach, so he decided a change of scenery was in order. Moving to North America, he stayed for a while in Tír Tairngire but found it was not to his liking, so he spent the last of his savings getting himself smuggled north to the Seattle Metroplex with little more than the clothes on his back.
Narrative Significant Qualities
Positive
- Infected (Banshee)
- Mentor Spirit (Raven)
- An incarnation of his darker self, urging him to exploit the misfortune of others and take advantage of opportunities which present themselves.
- Appears as a white bird on his shoulder, whispering into his ear.
- An incarnation of his darker self, urging him to exploit the misfortune of others and take advantage of opportunities which present themselves.
- Dedicated Spellslinger
- A practiced sorcerer who focuses on spellcraft to the exclusion of conjuration and enchanting.
- Due to the precepts of his tradition, he does not cast health spells.
- A practiced sorcerer who focuses on spellcraft to the exclusion of conjuration and enchanting.
- Catlike + Double Jointed
- Rather adept at getting into places, whether he's invited or not.
Negative
- Albinism + Unusual Hair (Colored Fur) = Distinctive Style
- A rather noteworthy combination of features that renders one inconveniently distinctive and memorable (plus it's a pain to keep clean).
- Signature
- Tends to leave behind the image of a white bird (origami, graffiti, sketch art, etc.) at the scene of heists and murders he commits.
- Superhuman Psychosis
- While he's gotten past his antipathy towards others, Oberon still views himself as an apex predator and the non-Infected as prey.
- Wanted: Tír Tairngire
- Has a substantial price on his head (60k, dead or alive) for breaking and entering, grand theft and assaulting the relative of a prince.
Run History
Affiliations
Contacts
| Contact | Connection | Loyalty | Archetype | Profession | Aspects | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agamemnon | 4 | 4 | Fixer(K,G,N,A) | Infected Crime Lord | Paranoid, Shut-In, Dark Magic Talislegger, Ear to the Ground, Infected Loremaster, Smuggling Network, Student of History, Wretched Hive | +2 |
| Fiendest | 2 | 4 | Fixer | HMHVV Fanatic | Wanted, Infected Organizer, Lavawalker, Terrordome, Darkdweller | Even |
| The Green-Eyed Witch | 6 | 6 | Legwork | Art Re-appropriator | Immortal Self Interest, Curious Clairvoyant, Circumspect Sorcerer, Emerald Mage, Forgotten Poet, Dreamwalker, Meddler, The Eternal Muse, Former Fae, Art Nerd, Metaplanar Relieve, Chain Breaker, Ritualist | Even |
| Stephen Burns | 2 | 2 | Gear | Travelling Talismonger | Romani Talismonger, 24/7 Operation, Power Overwhelming | Even |
| Ailbe O'Maly | 2 | 2 | Legwork | Bounty Hunter | Mystic Adept, Combat the Infection, The ol' Irish Hospitality | Even |
| "Wild Goose" | 2 | 2 | Gear | ID Manufacturer | SIN Forger, License Forger, Matchmaker | Even |
Organizations
Allies
| Faction | Faction Rep | Significant Runs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 162s | 10 | Dining and Dashing & The Bill Comes Due | Helped the ghoul gang collect a debt, and gave them several bodies. |
| Ancients | 5 | Captain Cook's Magic Book & An Overnight Nocturnal Trip | Helped the elf gang in their war with the Cutters. |
| Streets of Seattle | 5 | Heartache | Helped with the liberation of over a dozen Bunraku victims. |
| Seelie Court | 2 | Wenden on Pilgrymage | Upheld a bargain and returned an elvar's spirit formula. |
Enemies
| Faction | Faction Rep | Significant Runs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Vory | -10 | Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Bear | Implicated in the death of a member. |
| White Vory | -10 | Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Bear | Implicated in the death of a member. |
| Shotozumi-gumi | -10 | Heartache | Knocked over a Yakuza "Gentleperson's Club". |
| Tir Council of Princes | -30 | Wenden on Pilgrymage | Robbed and assaulted the relative of a prince. |
In Character Information
Symbols and Signatures
Matrix Search Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | The King of the Faeries in Shakespere's A Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as the second moon of Uranus. |
| 3 | An old photo of an unidentified albino nocturna, taken somewhere in eastern Germany during the Euro Wars. |
| 6 | A few old posts in The Helix's rubbish heap from prior to the Crash, along with a more recent bounty posting. |
- Due to the ease of identifying his features, all Matrix Search tests receive a +3 dice pool modifier.
Shadow Community Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | An albino nocturna infiltrator with a notable Irish accent. Prefers to operate at night, for obvious reasons. |
| 3 | A spellslinger of some talent, with a focus on illusion and manipulation magic. Supposedly a mystic adept. |
| 5 | Apparently older than he looks (elves, am I right?), with a shadow reputation going back to the 2050s. |
Assensing Results
| Hits | Information Gained |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chronically ill, emotionally detached. Awakened. |
| 2 | No standard-grade cyberware. Magical Class: Mystic Adept. Has a dark red aura with a pulsing heart-beat like quality. |
| 3 | No alphaware-grade cyberware. Infected with HMHVV. |
| 4 | No betaware-grade cyberware or bioware. Essence 6. Magic 6. |
| 5+ | No deltaware-grade cyberware or bioware. No nano-tech. Not a technomancer. Infected with HMHVV Strain I. |
SINs
| SIN | Issuer | Rating | Licenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Walsh | CalFree | R4 | Bounty Hunter, Driver's, Hunting, Mystic Adept, Pet |