Dr. Nightshade

Some say he's a ghost, some say he's a shadow. Some say he's just a regular guy trying to make a living.

Even in the seedy underbelly of Niqamui's squirrel-infested sewers, the name "Dr. Nightshade" inspires fear.

As a master of disguise, he could be anyone. He could be everyone. He could be you.

## **Appearance**

* Fantasy race: Lizard Humanoid, but wears skinsuits to disguise his identity.
* Pronoun: he/him
* Age: Adult
* Voice accent: Extremely dodgy Italian-American, but will put on even dodgier accents to remain anonymous.
* Height: Average
* Weight: Heavy but not large (aka dense - will sink like he's wearing concrete shoes)
* Hair colour: Depends on skinsuit
* Skin colour: Depends on skinsuit
* Eye colour: Yellow - you've got to pop the eyes out of the skinsuit to see through.
* Example clothing outfit worn: Whatever the skinsuit was wearing at the time of extraction (TOE). Always wears boots or closed-toe shoes to hide protruding claws and webbed feet. Beach parties are a no-go.

### Special Skills

* Can peel anything with extraordinary speed
* Can breathe underwater
* Excellent Swimmer

## **Personality**

* Traits: Chaotic, risk-encouraging, reckless, results-driven, poison expert and fairly amoral.
* Ideal / Dream / Goal: Wants to enjoy the finer things in life without the annoyance of being recognised.
* Flaw: (see: traits). Allergic to small mammals, and is lactose intolerant. Scared of heights, but will never admit it.
* Pop culture influences (who are they like): Somewhere in between Tony Soprano and Bender B. Rodriguez, with the overconfidence and lack of self-awareness of Dennis Reynolds. Scary thought, I know.
* Tics / mannerisms to help GMs portray them consistently: Will happily encourage people in committing crimes (keeps the heat off his back). Also says very threatening and mafia-like things whilst also professing his normality - because he's just a regular guy, obviously.

### Important Notes

* Whatever skinsuit Dr. Nightshade is wearing, he will act exactly the same with exactly the same voice, yet claim to be different people.
* The FBK don't know of Dr. Nightshade [aside from whispers], so they won't have an explanation for a long line of new members with the exact same voice and personality, so the PCs' level of suspicion is up to them.
* The player will provide a new alias each episode Nightshade appears in, as if they were a new FBK member each time. Again, though, it will be the same character in a different skinsuit.

## **Social Connections**

* Family members: Don't worry about it
* Clientele:
	+ Sylvie Monteleone
	+ The Safiosi Family
	+ Those who know how to get in contact (leave a dead rat pinned to the wall next to one of a handful of sewer entrances, with a time and location for meeting)
* Social class: Mafia
* Occupation: Hitman (or "Fixer", as some prefer now)
* Combat class: Whatever suits the occasion. He's very skilful.
* Where do they sleep at night?: Sewers (also helps with the commute).

## **Background / Personal History**

* Dr. Nightshade is the professional name of [REDACTED], a lizard hitman from the depths of Niqamui's sewer system. He does jobs here and there for the mafia families in and around Niqamui - unusually, the families don't mind that he works for all of them. Partially because he gets results, partially because they don't want their skin removed if they double-cross him. It's a reasonable worry.
* Since the events of Corpses Don't Honk, Nightshade has been tasked with keeping an eye on the FBK without arousing suspicion, as they've meddled in quite a few of their previous plans before. They've also helped, but the mafia are a distrustful lot.

## **Suspected Skinsuits & Adventures**

* Horatio Harbinger in Corpses Don't Honk
* Reg H. Mann