SHADOWS ANGELUS IV

Background/History: Tyche Serket had always led a somewhat charmed life and many people (especially the more superstitious sort) claimed that she had been born under particular signs that indicated luck and fortune. While certainly she did not personify it at the time, many things did happen to go her way more often than not. Unfortunately, the same could not be said of her family who had always been moments away from falling below the poverty level. The events leading up to, just after and the long-term effects of Demonfall and the decisions of 9^th Squad only made things worse for her family.

Sometime in the middle of spring in 2123, Tyche (who was about sixteen at the time), Tyche started showing the ability to actively manipulate luck and probability. While things always did seem to fall Tyche’s way already, much of these things could be readily explained away by mere coincidence. After spring 2123, things were different, and it seemed that Tyche was able to take some control over her destiny but, also the destiny of others, even if it was limited.

It didn’t take long for Tyche to begin using and abusing her powers. First things started small; mostly things that just made her life easier and the lives of those she disliked more difficult. But as she grew into adulthood, things escalated quickly and she started making active use of her powers to further her own position in life. This primarily involved various games of chance held at any number of gambling dens but also taking advantage of various drawings and lotteries. It was during this time that she met Nicodemus Tsanthos and they formed a strictly professional relationship.

The true nature her partner is mostly a mystery to her, but what she does know is that Nicodemus has made his business to manipulate and orchestrate events and there were times that he needed the use of an ‘outside contractor’ for certain things. In exchange for her services and use of her unique talents, Nicodemus paid Tyche very well. This, in combination with her abilities to use her abilities to make sure things went her way when she wanted them to, ensured that Tyche had significant amounts of money whenever she wanted it.

This combination wealth and lack of self-discipline ensured that for a while, Tyche lived a life of excess and debauchery and loved every second of it. Even though the things that she did own were hers, in that they were paid for, Tyche simply lacked the maturity to properly handle money and wealth. Soon, the money that she managed to acquire by herself and what Nicodemus was paying her was simply not enough. She started taking bigger risks, convinced that she would always come out on top.

To her benefit, Nicodemus stepped in before things started going too badly and talked her into joining XSWAT, severely limiting the strength and scope of her powers and using what powers and abilities she did use for the benefit of others instead of just herself.

Presently, Tyche is assigned to [Nth] Squad the 16^th Precinct in Iota Sector. Due to the events of Training Day, she has found herself a little worse for wear financially. On one hand, she her penthouse-style condo has been paid for completely, as has her spinner, a Tesla UC-0096 Skylance. Unfortunately, the regular bills (building maintenance/condo fees, utilities, etc.) coupled with no paychecks, all but cleaned out her primary account. Due to the assumption that she was dead, her secondary and off-shore accounts have been frozen.

Personality/Motivation: Tyche often comes across as arrogant and self-assured. She has never really experienced a significant loss, at least not a loss that she did not intend for, and it shows. Also, because she grew up poor, she is a bit materialistic and likes to spoil herself and because she has very few friends, she also goes out of her way to protect them, sometimes going far beyond what many would consider reasonable.  

Tyche is motivated mostly by material and selfish things. She wants the finer things in life and while she is more than willing to share her boons and fortunes with those she calls friend, the things she does are frequently more focused on making her life better and easier. Even Tyche’s current enlistment in XSWAT is part of this; she is not on the force because she wants to be, but rather to avoid the consequences for a number of her past actions and indiscretions. As it stands, as soon as she has “paid her debt”, she will take her leave and go back to her old life and way of doing things.

Quote: “The less you bet, the more you lose when you win.”

“Luck? Of course there’s luck! And it comes in two flavors: Good and Bad. Guess which one I’ve got.”

Powers/Tactics: Tyche is, for all intents and purposes, a Luck Thief. All of her powers and abilities revolve around manipulating and reworking probability and chance in her favor. More often than not, for her powers to actually work, she must pull luck from those around her and redirect that luck to where she wants it to go.

In combat, she will stay as far away from where the action is as she can, and instead focus on events as they unfold, using her powers to hinder her enemies and boost her allies as appropriate.

Campaign Use: This character sheet represents Tyche at a significantly reduced power level. She will, very rarely, go beyond these listed abilities for the current campaign. In the event that she does exceed these listed levels, they will only be in a narrative sense (for example, in the story Dine and Dash, Tyche uses a combination of her powers to make a rather sleazy waiter suffer from a significant amount of bad luck for 49 days…or, in her words, about a month and a half.).

Applicable Tropes: Professional Gambler, The Gambler

Appearance: Tyche is 5’10” with an hourglass frame with dark blue-black hair that stops about halfway down her back with clear cerulean blue eyes. Even though the world of Shadows Angelus is a world where augmentation (both through surgery and by genetics) is quite common, it is quite obvious that Tyche’s body and build are natural and that she (for lack of a better term) “won the genetic lottery” (Most Common Superpower or “drawn by Nate” is applicable here).

Whether on or off duty, Tyche always wears something red; usually a pair of very expensive designer sunglasses, but shoes, dresses, jackets and the like are also common. Keenly aware of her physique, Tyche often chooses attire that makes the most of her assets without showing off too much.

When on-duty, Tyche wears a pair of slacks (usually from the dress uniform if possible) and a white button-down shirt and tie (also from the dress uniform if possible). She will also either wear the coat for either the dress or field uniform, almost always leaving it completely open. When off-duty, Tyche wears what is in fashion for the affluent, generally preferring pants over skirts.