| From: | Nightblade <wgreason@*****.ocis.temple.edu> |
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| Subject: | new character -- Kammatalpa |
| Date: | Tue, 21 May 1996 22:39:51 -0400 (EDT) |
I've been running for eight years now. New city, no players. Trying to
hook into your system. Flexible about runner to use. I've registered
my mainman... Kammatalpa... basically a free spirit employed by the
Azanian (read "South African") government... in previous scenario where he
was 'born', my character (lawrence jackson) pissed off a major league
druidic circle... Head Druid kicks my character's ass and sends him
on a doubledeepdrek metaplanar quest... (whole nother story) Anyway,
while astral form is out on quest, Head Druid (Baltane) takes Jackson's
(streetname = Nightblade) to Azania. Motivation's unknown. Turns out
Azania has a weird-fovae (Aztlan sourcebook) related phenomena located in
their northern mountains. "Weird-fovae-related" because there is a 6
sq mile area within the fovae where magic works. Fovae itself measures
approximately 24 sq mi (big!) <--- these details you didn't need.
Anyway, using sub-orbital transport, Azania can enter the "eye of the
fovae" from above. (interesting implications for the phenomena generally)
Baltane conducts a Druidic-Blood ritual magic ceremony on the level of the
Great Ghost Dances to reconstruct Nightblade's astral-absent body. The
Ceremony involved the summoning of a Great Storm Spirit, the flooding of
Jackson's body with Ultra-violet radiation, the vivisection of a baby
Western Dragon, and, ultimately cost the lives of all participating
magicians&shamans through either ritual sacrifice or drain. Baltane was
not participating... "will return to fight another day."
The Ceremony works however. Nightblade was a physical adept with a Mask
spell quickened on him (made him blend into Shadows and night). The
Ceremony transformed his flesh into magical force. Making his "physical
form" comparable to that of a free spirit. However, Kammatalpa (as he
chose a new name for this new body), is more directly tied into the
magical forces of the planet. He cannot be DISPELLED like free spirits.
He also possesses a constant background count of 1 (due to the trauma of
his 'creation'). Finally, the fovae-effect emanates from his body in a
2' radius... a side-effect of the area he was created in.
As ambient magical force, theoretically, Kammatalpa could cast any known
spell. This has not yet been demonstrated. He perceives the astral and
'real' planes simultaneously (superimposed over each other).
There are numerous limitations to Kammatalpa's nature however. He cannot
use any material object. No telephones, no credit sticks, no chairs, no
tables. He exists out-of-phase with such items. In one sense, he is a
ghost. Furthermore, the lower an individual's essence, the less Kammatalpa's
powers and spells can affect her. individual's with 0 or negative essence
are invisible to Kammatalpa and are avoided by him at all costs. Kammatalpa
feeds off magical energy. He must consume spells, foci, fetishes, awakened
animals, adepts, shamans, or mages once a week or begin to discorporate.
Interestingly, he has consumed both insect spirits and the Enemy... they
feed him better than anything else.
The Azanian government funded the Ceremony in hopes of gaining a lead
operative in their "Magella Campaign." It is unclear what exactly are the
Campaign's ultimate goals, but it is apparent that the Azanians want to
consolidate the African continent. I wonder who they think will run
everything? (yah, right!) Kammatalpa signed on to the Campaign. His
function is currently unclear, but it is expected that it won't remain so
for long.
I figure, Kammatalpa could fit into your Shadowrun world as a real-tough
runner/fixer/Mr. Johnson. However, I understand your hesitance to accept
a fundamental addition to the global balance of power. Kammatalpa is
basically serving the Azanians as a militant strategist/field general in
their Campaign. Since most SR stuff doesn't do much with the African
continent, I figured this would be a way to expand the globalization of the
game. If you guys are already using, Azania or any part of Africa in a
different(incompatible) way, I completely understand that you can't use
Kammatalpa. I have several other (more traditional) runners available to
be used in this particular role play. [I WOULD REALLY REALLY REALLY LIKE
TO USE KAMMATALPA THOUGH--I'VE BEEN PLAYING MAINLY WITH HIM FOR 5 YEARS
AND I KNOW HIM BETTER THAN ANY OTHER CHARACTER]
Wellp, this was a longass message for plot development, but get back to
me when yall can and let me know whatya think. Don't hold back (yeah, right)
my ego doesn't bruise (too easily)...
Peace,
Dave Greason<<<<<
