Thalia Sandoval

Thalia Sandoval

Recruitment and Retention
Black Lodge Face
Lodge of Rasputin
Owner's Discord Name	Robinton
Connection	6
Public Contact?	Yes
Archetype	Fixer
Location	UCAS
Metatype	Human
Gender	Female
Awakened/Emerged	Awakened
Preferred Payment Method	Chips
Hobbies/Vice	"Social encounters"
Personal Life	Private
Faction	Black Lodge
Aspects	Exclusivity Lodge Connections Pretty Politics Keeping up Corporate Appearances Black Mage Who doesn't know a Talismonger? Informants on Informants on Informants Party Dress Arcano-Archeology

Overview

Thalia is the smile that the lodge sends before the knives. She is a vivacious, charming, elegant, woman who is absolutely a master mind mage. Her own magical practices follow the Black Magic Tradition and her particular spell work center on influence and mental manipulation - as a Magic 7, Initiate Grade 6, her power lays predominantly in her ability to influence the mechanics of the world around her and not in terms of raw, magical, energy.

The protégé of "Gentleman" George Atwood, the leader of her Lodge and member of the Lodge of Mordred himself, Thalia encountered the Haven runners during the events of Debts of Dishonor where, in a bid to gain a powerful magical artifact, she was able to gain, instead, a 'hook' into Chameleon. While he is not being drawn into the lodge itself, he has become an asset for her information gathering network.

GM Notes

• Thalia is a MAG 7, EDG 5, IG 6 full magician of the Black Magic tradition with a Force 8 Power Focus tattoo along her back.
• She absolutely plays the 'elegant woman' routine as her default negotiating tactic, preferring to rely on charm and class as a first line of attack. She prefers a sort of 'guarded honesty' where she is forthright about details in order to garner trust, while strategically lying or leaving some out.
• If she cannot negotiate her way to a benefit, she will use a summoned Spirit of Man to use Influence, and follow it up with a Rewind or Alter Memory. In an emergency, she will pull out Control Thoughts or Mob Mind.
• Thalia is an information broker and exceptionally well informed due to the Lodge's connections. She is always looking for agents who she can use to garner more intelligence opportunities
• A born linguist and polyglot, Thalias speaks a variety of languages - most common ones in the UCAS and Europe, a few Middle eastern ones, Mandarin Chinese and Japanese as well.

Aspects Description

Aspect	Description
Exclusivity	Increasing Thalia's loyalty always requires a run that benefits the Black Lodge. There are no exceptions to this. Additionally, she is a bit hard to get on the phone on someone else's schedule. Add +3 to the availability check for anyone below Loyalty 4.
Lodge Connections	Thalia's connections within the lodge, and her own networking, is extensive. +2 to networking to any other Black Lodge Contact
Pretty Politics	Thalia often has her fingers in a variety of political pies, ranging from simple networking to out and out blackmail. +2 to networking for a political figure.
Keeping up Corporate Appearances	Thalia's network of informants extend into most of the major corporations around the UCAS, and much like her political ties delves into networking, blackmail, or sometimes worse. +2 to networking for any AA+ Corporation
Black Mage	As a follower of the Black Magic Tradition, she is definitely in-the-know when it comes to other practitioners. +2 for networking to other Black Mages.
Who doesn't know a Talismonger?	Thalia's experience as a Full Magician often means she has a variety of contacts in her little black book who know how to work with enchanting, artifacts, etc. +2 to networking to find a local Talismonger, etc.
Informants on Informants on Informants	Thalia maintains a network of spies and informants. If she doesn't know the answer you're seeking, one of her people does. +2 to Networking Rolls to find local people in-the-know.
Party Dress	Often preferring more elegant dress, climates, and manners, she is perfectly at home in any social setting and, as such, many of her contacts are there. +2 to Networking rolls for anyone of High Lifestyle or above.
Arcano-Archeology	Thalia is a sort of amateur Arcano-Archeologist and her work with the Black Lodge, especially chasing the Sevenfold Staff, leans in to that. +2 to Networking professorial or academic contacts for arcano-archeology.

Dicepools

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

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