Lucky Kate

From Gothpoodle

Gambler

Kate runs high-stakes gambling games where she wins identities, even souls, in addition to money. She passes some of this money to the Moon Court to pay its meager expenses, but keeps the lion's share for herself. She sells the identities she steals to other Lost.

Description

A short (4'9"), wizened woman with unkempt short brown hair and piercing blue eyes. She looks old, with twisted fingers and deeply wrinkled skin, but has the agility and keenness of a young woman. She smells of expensive tobacco and has a deep, gravelly voice. She wears silk blouses of cool pastel colors which barely conceal the tarot deck meticulously tattooed over her body. She prefers slacks, never wearing skirts, and comfortable shoes. She is constantly smoking. Her hands are constantly in shadow, regardless of the lighting.

Mask

The same as her fae mein but considerably more youthful in appearance.

Storytelling Hints

Smoke, gesture with the cigarette. No nonsense manner. Curt and frank.

Stats

• Mental Attributes: Intelligence 4, Wits 4, Resolve 2
• Physical Attributes: Strength 1, Dexterity 2 (9-again for 1 Glamour), Stamina 2
• Social Attributes: Presence 1 (no 10-again), Manipulation 4, Composure 4
• Mental Skills: Computer 1, Investigation 2, Occult 3, Politics 1.
• Physical Skills: Firearms 1, Larceny 3 (+2 to manual tasks from Mantle 1), Stealth (Lost in the Crowd) 1.
• Social Skills: Empathy (Cards) 3, Intimidation 3 (four for Willpower from Mantle 3), Persuasion 3, Socialize (Gamblers) 2, Streetwise 1, Subterfuge (Bluffing) 4.
• Merits: Charmed Life 2, Contacts (Gamblers) 1, Eidetic Memory 2, Fame (Gamblers) 1, Mantle 3, Resources 5.

Advantages

• Willpower: 6
• Health: 7
• Initiative: 6
• Defense: 2 (+Wyrd to Dodge for 1 Glamour)
• Armor: 0
• Speed: 8

Changeling Traits

• Clarity: 6 (-1 to Perception)
• Wyrd: 4
• Glamour/per Turn: 13/4
• Contracts: Eternal Night 1, Fleeting Night 1, Forge 2, Hearth 5, Omen 2; Goblin Contracts - Trading Luck for Fate 1, Good and Bad Luck 4.
• Pledges: Commendation (Ophelia the Corpse Child)

Weaknesses

• Flaws: Addiction (Nicotine)
• Derangements: None
• Frailties: None

Equipment

Walther PPK (1L, 7+1 shots, 4 pool)

Background

Mortal Life

Kate was a professional gambler, just like her father, and knew every way to cheat, finagle, or con a game. She made a good living at it, her natural charm and good looks allowing her to pull off tricks her father could not. However, when one of her marks summoned Mr. Fortune for her in 1991, the winning streak was at an end.

Durance

She has no idea how long her durance was, but remembers each game she played with crystal clarity, the details burned upon her mind. Fortune sold her to a harsh taskmaster who beat her every time she cheated, broke her fingers when she lost, and denied her sleep, food, or any moment's peace until she mastered the games she was taught. She learned games she couldn't have imagined before, played with cards, dice, stones, carved pieces, teeth, bones, anything imaginable. When she mastered one, she was switched to another. She found that she loved it. The thrill, the intensity, the freedom of playing. She won her freedom in a poker game played with a tarot deck, walking away with not just her freedom but her old life. On her way into Sin City, she passed her fetch going the other way, out into the desert to die. It was 1996.

Changeling Life

Kate set herself up quickly, winning games through skill, magic, and cheating (to spite her master and tempt fate). She learned ever trick the new world of the Lost could provide, from Goblin Contracts to tokens. The Moon Court was the obvious choice, it offered her the city as her playground. Night after night, she set up her high-stakes games and bested the best the city had to offer. Her favorite venue is the Starlight Casino, taking money from under the nose of the Sun Court, but most of her games are in her private suite at the Bellagio, invite-only and carefully secret lest the casino catch on.