Ryan Opal

**Ryan Opal** is an actor, planeswalker, and tool of the Siritoni crime family, via his work with Royal Cinematic Experiences.

## Background

Ryan Opal was born and raised in Sen Yaneta, which shapes his outlook substantially. He lionizes fame, glory, and involvement in Oakgrove. He's also a fairly vapid and shallow individual, focused on his own advancement above all else. Ryan's career in Oakgrove started off with minimal success; he was one of a hundred young men with a strong jaw and straightforward line deliveries trying to become the next big star.

In 66 PM, however, Ryan Opal had a rare opportunity. The Oakgrove Actors Society had called a strike, specifically targeting Royal Cinematic Experiences as a studio, in order to secure protections from illegal pressure and intimidation (which RCE was infamous for utilizing during contract negotiations). This strike was timed to stymie RCE's latest blockbuster, which had secured mob funding and needed actors to replace their recently retired stars. Opal broke rank from the rest of the OAS, scabbing, and in the process rapidly ascended the ranks of RCE.

RCE rewarded this disloyal loyalty handsomely, giving Ryan starring role after starring role. But with every role, the noose grew tighter. One day, Ryan walked onto set and was presented with a contract, requesting that he formally sign over his life, functionally, to RCE. After some hesitation, he agreed, in order to ensure the money kept rolling in. RCE then handed him over to the Siritoni family in order to get their approval on the matter.

The Siritoni family liked Ryan; he was funny, and incredibly apathetic to atrocities. He seemed to treat the real life mob like just another group of actors, talking about a period piece they were involved in, rather than crimes they were actively committing. They signed off on Ryan's involvement in RCE, and by extension the family, and invited him on a ride along for fun.

Said ride along, however, went horribly wrong. An attempted hit on the driver, who'd made enemies back in Los Rejos, caused the car to veer off the highway, and down into the valley below. As Ryan flew through the air, he contemplated the irony of dying via driving off  Motley Oak vista, the famous street that had defined so many of his ambitions and dreams growing up.

Ryan's spark ignited in the crash, and he found himself on Laptew. Before long, he made his way back to Sen Yaneta. The city's awareness of planeswalkers meant that his return was heralded with excitement and congratulation rather than bewilderment and fear. Recently, he's been cast as the lead in the Calamity Smith biopic which is central to the set of Motley Oak Vista.

## Capabilities

Ryan is nearly impossible to get a read on. Is he a bumbling fool, or a heartless thug? What are his loyalties? What can he do? For most of these questions, the answer is "Whatever the role calls for." Ryan has the ability to imitate all sorts of skills and spells, as long as he's seen them in practice, or read thoroughly enough about them (in the latter case, it isn't as effective). The first time he imitates something, it isn't going to be that accurate, but additional rehearsals improves that substantially.

Ryan is technically a shapeshifter, but is vain enough that he prefers to not use this. He'll leverage it for his acting career, or occasionally for social gains, but he often leaves tells that make it clear that it is him, whether intentionally or unconsciously.