Shadowspawn

## Ava as "Shadowspawn"

### Folder Link

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1FuCrWy4pYUL04IyzPDdMZXIh0cFhZJxA?usp=share\_link

# Character Information

### Summary

The mix of occult curiosity mixed with deranged science, which resulted in a massive, magical hand-to-hand combatant that is surprisingly sweet for a soul-eating cannibal.

### Goals

* Make new friends

* Figure out why I was made

* Find other mes, if there are any left

## Background

### Event Summary

0113: Spear-01, 02, 04, 05 breach antechamber. Fireteam encounters heavy resistance from cultists and severely mutated guard animals. Additional cultists flank from east side of building. Team is able to put down all hostiles with aid of K.

0116: Firefight ends. Spear-04 is wounded, non-terminal. Spear-02 applies first-aid and NoPaint.

0121: Fireteam clears aboveground structure. No further hostiles encountered.

0125: Fireteam breaches basement.

0130: Fireteam breaches sub-basement. No additional hostiles encountered. 7 cultists and 8 GX units found in ritual chamber, all dead. All bodies found were covered in knife, bite, and claw wounds, both from a fight and self-inflicted.

0131: Fireteam breaches sub-basement secondary room. Total of 4 cultists and 33 additional dead GX units found. All subjects nearly identical, aside from severe mutations resulting in severe deviation from the metahuman template. 1 live GX unit found crying and babbling to itself. All bodies covered in similar manner of wounds.

0135: Structure deemed clear of all active humanoid threats. Site relinquished to CBRN team 2. It is noted that records indicate as many as 18 GX units unaccounted for.

### Addendum 1: Autopsies

Autopsies of cultists and GX subjects revealed exceptional mutations and genetic modification from the base metahuman template, likely induced by arcanoradiological means.

GX units resemble young (epigenetic testing reveals approximate composite age of 12 years) female Homo Sapiens Ingentis with additional eyes, mouths, tentacles, and other body parts. GX subjects share several genetic and epigenetic markers indicating clonal relation. Despite this, the wounding found on many of the subjects indicates that they turned on each other, and the cultists, approximately at 0100. Further genetic testing indicates material taken from Hydrozoa, Tunicata, Bryozoa, Mollusca, and Reptilia and subsequent infection by HMHVV1A. It is surprising that so much foreign DNA was able to be stabilized in a metahuman template, although the damage likely accounts for a number of outlier mutations.

### Addendum 2: GX16

The only live GX unit found on site. Was found in sub-basement secondary room, crying, sitting in the fetal position in the corner of the room and covered in its own and its siblings' blood. Genetic testing of subject revealed that it took subanimals from other GX units after the battle and grafted them onto itself as a method of rudimentary wound repair. Unlike other GX units, GX16 displays no signs of post-growth augmentation. Subject was tranquilized upon recovery for transport and examination.

#### 3/07/2073

Subject was incapable of operating without personafix chip found with it upon recovery.

Subject was provided with a live, restrained felon and a chicken in its enclosure while still sedated. Upon regaining consciousness, subject examined the room. When subject became aware of the felon, it attempted to flee, scratching and pounding at the walls and door until it began bleeding. Once it was evident escape was not possible, the subject tried to hide in a corner, curling into a ball and wrapping itself with its extra appendages protectively while crying and babbling. After nearly an hour, the subject began to relax, exploring the containment chamber while keeping the felon within its peripheral vision.

After approximately another 10 minutes, the subject attacked the felon and killed him. The subject began consuming the felon's corpse. It continued feeding for 32 minutes, using its sharpened teeth to tear chunks of flesh off the body while siphoning the dying convict's essence.

Felon body and chicken removed from enclosure. Outcome recorded. Test parameters recalibrated.

Subject appears to be feral and obeys its instincts to feed on humans. Subject failed to respond to interview questions. It may not even understand language. Behavior will need to be addressed before release.

#### 3/09/2073

Personafix chip was augmented and supplemented with moodchips to modulate behavior in a positive, more empathetic manner.

Subject was provided with a live, restrained felon and a chicken in its enclosure while still sedated. Upon regaining consciousness, subject examined the room. When subject became aware of the felon, it approached slowly and examined the individual but did not kill him. Once apparently satisfied, subject did not kill the felon, rather, it attempted to embrace the felon, wrapping its arms and tentacles around him and rubbing its face on the individuals's chest. After a period of 12 seconds, it bit into his shoulder and startled when he screamed, scrambling backwards and crying and eventually hiding in the corner. Once the felon stopped screaming, the subject reapproached him. At this point in time, the subject wrapped its tentacles tightly around the wound site and began licking the wound.

Felon and chicken removed from enclosure. Outcome recorded. Test parameters recalibrated. Felon provided medical care.

Examination reveals that the felon was not drained of any essence. It appears behavior modulation was successful, but additional modifications will need to be made.

#### 3/13/2073

Further tampering with personafix chip deemed inadvisable by engineering staff. New personafix chip based off of previous chip architecture given to subject.

Subject was provided with a live, restrained felon and a chicken in its enclosure while still sedated. Upon regaining consciousness, subject simply laid in place complacently as if in a fugue state.

Felon and chicken removed from enclosure. Outcome recorded. Test parameters recalibrated.

Subject appears unresponsive to new personafix chips. Additional tests will be run over the next few weeks. In the event that a more modifiable chip cannot be manufactured, we will be forced to take a more holistic approach and resocialize subject manually.

#### 4/21/2073

Subject was provided with videos of metahumans engaging in everyday activities.

Subject was provided with a live felon deemed positive to ongoing testing. Subject attempted to babble cheerily. Felon was instructed to engage with the subject and build a positive rapport. Subject appears to enjoy listening to singing. Subject is not very good at singing.

Felon was removed from enclosure without incident. Subject attempted to cling to felon during removal but was placed back in enclosure.

#### 4/22/2073

Felon F22093 was reintroduced to enclosure the next day with English language teaching materials. Subject rushed to meet Felon at the door to its enclosure, where it embraced the individual.

Subject was taught the alphabet and a number of basic human mannerisms. Subject displays significant neuroplasticity and aptitude for language learning, but still struggles with personal space. Pseudopod movement appears to be partially unconscious and will seek to attach themselves to nearby metahumans. Whether this is a function that aids feeding or is simply for comfort is unclear.

Subject smiled for the first time today.

Felon was removed from enclosure without incident. Subject embraced felon but allowed him to leave without requiring replacement into enclosure.

#### 4/24/2073

Felon F22093 was reintroduced to enclosure the with English language teaching materials.

Subject continued education on the alphabet and numbers.

Subject said her first word today. It was "frog".

Both individuals seem quite happy with the current arrangement.

#### 4/27/2073

Subject has said its first sentence. We are all very proud.

#### 4/28/2073

Felon F22093 gave Subject the given name "Ava," since it had none previously.

#### 5/14/2073

Following perceived increase in stress, Felon F22093 was reintroduced to enclosure with cooking supplies.

Subject was taught to prepare various foods using a camp stove and a sack of basic foodstuffs and flavorings. Subject and Felon shared a meal together.

Subject continued experimentation with materials following the removal of Felon. It appears Subject has its first hobby.

#### 5/21/2073

Felon F22093 was reintroduced to enclosure with art supplies.

Subject was shown how to mix paint and allowed to compose its own painting after watching Felon create a painting.

Subject cooked them both a meal before Felon was removed from enclosure.

#### 7/23/2073

Subject is now an adept cook and has been allowed to leave its enclosure to aid in basic facility chores like cooking and cleaning. Staff have been instructed to be polite and respectful to the Subject.

#### 7/30/2073

Subject has helped with facility duties for a whole week with no incidents.

The kitchen staff notes that Subject is quite clumsy but learns techniques and recipes quickly. The head chef stated that Subject's presence has been good for morale.

#### 6/12/2075

Subject has engaged with facility staff for two years without incident. It has been determined that she has been sufficiently socialized for release into the wider world.

I know this may not be professional to include in an addendum to an incident report, but everyone is sad to see Ava go. Staff are planning a surprise party in the facility canteen. Her growth since she was brought here has been considerable and we all hope she finds happiness in the real world, despite her physiology.

## Narrative Significant Qualities

* SURGE/Transgenic Alteration- Shadowspawn in her natural state resembles a monstrosity of a metahuman covered in eyes and tentacles with white and grey and black skin.

* Nasty Vibe/Critter Spook- Despite her awkward, shy disposition, people and animals around Shadowspawn can't help but feel a predatory aura of dread and malice. Maybe that's just a result of whatever was done to make her, maybe it's an intrinsic, animalistic instinct that detects the hunger and bloodlust being held at bay by a combination of mood modulation and willpower.

* Prototype Transhuman- Shadowspawn was not born, but manufactured by an insane doctor attempting to combine science and magic to create some kind of image of his god or one of its creatures. It's possible that there are still other experiments out there, other clones.

* Berserker/Blank Slate/Combat Junkie/Superhuman Psychosis- Without the use of moodchips to regulate her emotions, Shadowspawn can quickly devolve into a primal creature that seeks to eat and kill and eat and kill. Even with the chips, it can be hard to keep it in sometimes, which terrifies her. Taking it a step further, without the specific personafix chip that drives her to do this, she has no personality at all.

## Run History

- Run I've Been On

- Other Run I've Been On

- Etc.

## Affiliations

### Contacts

 P0u71n3
 Contact 2
 Contact 3

# In Character Information

## Shadow Community Table

 3
 6+

## Assensing Table

 2
 3
 4
 5+

## SINs

R4 Madeline Greene, UCAS

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 R4 Mage License
 R4 Bodyguard License
 R4 Driver's License

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## Appearance

At a towering 3.8m, Shadowspawn typically looms over other people, which doesn't help her self-consciousness. Her true form is grotesque and covered in a number of lumps and nodules of bone and tough fibrotic tissue, along with small, usually wriggling pseudopods or tentacles that are largest around the back and waist. Her head, hands, and feet are very pale, but her skin follows a gradient becoming grey and eventually a dark black as it gets closer to the center of her abdomen. Despite looking a little chubby, she is surprisingly well-muscled.

Typically she adopts the form of a too-large, cute human using Body Sculpt, although she is unable to disguise her gradient skin or her red eyes.

### Clothing

She usually dresses in blacks and dark greys, preferring long dresses of light material with an overcoat to help hide the protrusions on her body.