Óphis

The Invisible

## Background

The naga now known as Óphis began life in the possession of the Wuxing corporation and spent their early years as a mere guard animal for a minor research facility in southwest Asia. As they grew older and more frustrated with their situation they began to look for ways out. They studied their captors and defenses and eventually escaped. They spent a dark few months aimlessly wandering, stowing aboard trains, struggling to survive and looking for purpose. They learned of metahumanity, the wider world and where Naga like them fit into it. eventually breaking into similar facilities and releasing their kin.

They got caught in the act during an overly ambitious breakout on a Wuxing lab but before they were executed a mid level executive approached Óphis and offered them a deal: Wuxing would provide Óphis with training and resources enough to continue their operation, provided that Wuxing and it's subsidiaries were never the target. In addition, any useful corporate intel could be exchanged for the freedom of Wuxing owned Naga.

Óphis accepted and worked under what was essentially a Letter of Marque until the early 2060's when Óphis's handlers, foreseeing the eventual recognition of Naga as a sapient species and loss of their biggest bargaining chip, began manipulating them. They tailored Óphis' training and restricted their access to information to keep them in the dark and dependent of Wuxing, all the while subtly altered Óphis' contract and to keep them working for the corporation's benefit.

The deception was eventually discovered and an enraged Óphis spurned all bribes, threats and reconciliatory gestures. They cut all ties and slipped away, making off with their gear and a handful of valuables on their way out.

Now living as a shadowrunner, Óphis brings what they have learned to slip unseen through defenses and takes particular pleasure in jobs targeting Wuxing.

## Narrative Significant Qualities

* **Consummate Professional**
	+ Loose lips are for metahumans.
* **Code of Honour [Warrior's Code]**
	+ Will not attack those not prepared to fight.
* **Astral Chameleon**
	+ Leaves no trace behind
* **~~Records on File (Wuxing)~~**
	+ Has a bad history with Wuxing.
	+ Records were purged in during a run in Singapore
* **Basement Dweller**
	+ Takes a while to warm up to people, especially metahumans.
* **Mentor Spirit: Spider [alt]**
	+ When the plan falls apart they start to falter.

## Run History

As a consummate professional Óphis does not speak about the details of their previous jobs.

* Crazy Train (Track B)
* Flu Season
* Protocol 3
* Learning the Ropes
* Cloud Cloud Forecast
* Best Before
* Into the Grip
* A Kidnapping By Any Other Name
* Stick a Needle in His Eye
* The Eclipse King
* Play Our Little Game
* Black Skies Again
* The View
* Speluknin' and Ghoul Huntin'
* The Demon Unbound
* Sewer Surfin'
* Terror Be Thy Name
* Now's Our Chance!
* Ahead of Schedule
* Body of Evidence
* Boxing Day
* The Doctor is In
* Zoo Day
* Down With Darius
* New Year's Play
* Rat Pack
* A Question of Leadership
* The Search for Powers
* High Octane and the Terretos
* Parkside Disturbance
* Literature Lich
* A Pirate's Life For Me
* The Oath Crisis
* Genesis 3:1-5
* 4Fast6Me
* Where the Demon Dwells
* Shooting Stars Burning
* The Long Hand of the New State
* A Village Of The Shadows
* Devil's Bargain
* Pride and Power
* Shooting Stars
* Stormy Intervention
* A Nightly Contest
* Quest me this
* Ashes to Ashes, Stardust to Stardust
* Old Threats
* Price of a Fighter
* Trick or Threat
* Is This a Milk Run?
* Access Denied
* Feast of Legends: Gobbledygook

## Affiliations

### Organizations

Not effective on Fascists or supporters of Marian Martwek

## In Character Information

### Symbols and Signatures

If everything goes well, no one will know I was there until it's far too late.

### Matrix Search Table

 3
 6+

### Shadow Community Table

 3
 6+

### Assensing Table

 2
 3
 4
 5+

## SINs

```
Psa Choek (R6) - Issuing Entity: EVO

```

```
 R6 Adept
 R6 Mage
 R6 Bounty Hunting
 R6 Hunting

```

```
Kom Barom (R6) - Issuing Entity: UCAS

```

```
 R6 Adept
 R6 Hunting

```

```
Tolla Wąż (R5) - Issuing Entity: Poland

```

```
 R5 Body Guard
 R5 Hunting
 R5 Mage

```

```
[TBD] (R6) - Issuing Entity: TBD

```

```
 R6 TBD
 R6 TBD
 R6 TBD
 R6 TBD

```

## Appearance

### Clothing

In public: a short designer cloak held up with a custom made torc with a number of slots and attachment points for everyday gear. They have a number of simple tattoos that follow the gaps between their scales, normally quite difficult to see without Astral Perception or a blacklight all together they are starting to form a fairly accurate star map.

On runs: a full body RPC chameleon suit, a ballistics mask, and possibly a bow

### Matrix Persona

A short, lithe African man in crisp professional suit