Name: Sylvia Daylin
Alias: Sunny Day
Gender: Female
Race: Elf (Human-looking)
Age: 82 (as of 2077) looks mid thirties
Origin: Raised in Boston, MA, USA, resides in Seattle, UCAS
Personality: Bright and enthusiastic. Passionate about her psychiatry practice (even though she's lost her liscense), loves the adventure of discovering hidden places and the thrill of running in the shadows. She is warm and open most of the time, though occasionally comes off as over eager. Rarely she becomes agitated or paranoid and will attempt to avoid any questions or contact with others.
What length of crime do you refuse to do?: She will not deal with Bunraku or human/meta-human trafficking. She will not take a job specifically for meta-human violence. She generally doesn't do wetwork though she doesn't mind others on her team handling that part, but no wetwork of underage kids. She will not sell any client information, nor will she do anything to harm her relationships with her contacts.
What got you into the Shadow-Runnin' business?: The best thing that ever happened to her was the revocation of her Psychiatry license. She met so many more interesting people than when she was stifled in a Corp Office. While she was settled in her new 'independent practice' she was pulled to explore the new world she'd been thrown into. Her new contacts saw her potential for negotiating new contracts, or simply convincing others to be a little more sympathetic towards her (and her contact/teams) causes. The money was an added bonus, something she used to extend her personal library of rare books. The thrill of the runs got her hooked to it though.
Past-Life: Sylvia Michelle Daylin – Born January 5
th, 1995
Height: 5'11" Weight: 165 lbs Hair: Blonde (kept in a short bob) Eyes: Hazel Cyberware: None
Her parents, not realizing she was an elf, thought that her ears were deformed and had 'corrective' surgery done to make then look close to a normal human's. She grew up as human with her older sister, Amy Elizabeth Daylin born February 18, 1992. The two were very close, and were sent to live with their paternal aunt and uncle in Boston, MA when Sylvia was 10, after her father committed suicide in a depressive episode. Her mother was a Senator for the United States (before the Ghost Dance War) and covered up the incident to maintain her public record.
It had a deep impact on Sylvia, and was the main motivating factor to attend Boston University and eventually obtain her medical degree for clinical psychiatry. Her sister went to MIT (before it added the extra T) for mechanical engineering, and they both lived in their aunt and uncle's home while they went to school, travelling the world on their off time on their Mom's dime. It was the one thing they appreciated about her. By the time Sylvia was looking for her residency, Amy was working in Seattle. She was accepted to the University of Washington and moved out to live with her sister on the west coast.
The night of May 1
st, 2021 Sylvia woke up to screaming from her sister's room. Amy had goblinized to a troll. Both of them, scared and uncertain, tried to find a reason for the change, but there was none that they could find. Amy closeted herself away for nearly a year before Sylvia convinced her she was still… human. Her mother disowned them both, now realizing what Sylvia was and what Amy had become.
They lived secluded and in fear of the human gangs that had formed in the wake of goblinization. For the first five years after the change, the only people they really stayed in contact with were their aunt and uncle, who flew out from time to time to visit. They never once acted different around Amy. Her sister found remote work for an aerospace firm, and Sylvia became the outgoing one. She'd meet other trolls on purpose, mostly because she wanted her sister to see she can be happy. She'd bring them home to meet her. And while she was apprehensive at first, Amy eventually blossomed again.
Sylvia met a man, and so did Amy. Both trolls. More than once they had to run from gene-gangs, but they were happy. She was a successful psychiatrist, Amy a topnotch engineer designing rockets for the space program. Luke and Peter, their respective partners, were famous mural artists in Seattle.
Then the 14
th Amendment passed and the Night of Rage, February 7
th, 2039 destroyed her life. Luke, Amy, and Peter were taken by police
for their protection to warehouses set up like detention centers. They wouldn't let Sylvia stay with them. She watched as the warehouse they were packed into was firebombed by the Hand of Five, killing them all.
She moved everything she had left back to Boston and took care of her ailing uncle, her aunt passing the year before. When he passed she inherited the house and everything in it. Childhood pictures, books, memories. She had seen everyone age around her but never noticed that she looked the same until she went through all those photos. She went to an elven doctor, and at the age of 45 she was told she was a spike baby, an elf born before the UGE wave in 2011.
With this new insight, and the knowledge that she could possibly live for centuries, she decided she needed to move on. She didn't want to end up like her father. Death wasn't an option for her. Not for a while yet anyway. She didn't want to settle down either though, so she moved across the countries spending 5 years in England, another seven in East Germany and then many others, moving from country and town whenever it became too dangerous/politically unstable or when she felt too attached to the people around her.
Ten years ago she decided she was done moving from place to place. Seattle called to her, and she heeded. She was able to build a new identity through her aging corp friends who gave her a SIN and updated her aunt and uncle to grandparents, her sister dying of complications from goblinization, and her age reduced to 26. The only thing she had to do over was her residency at the University of Washington, now the University of Seattle. She started her life over again. She made new friends, new associates. She found work easily, and settled in. She was successful and grew a large practice. When Big Pharma pushed her to prescribe their drugs, she instead sold them on the black market doubling her income, allowing her to finally expand her book collection. She guarded herself from close relationships, but had many dalliances and acquaintances. When her scheme was found three years ago she thought she would have to start over, but her Pharma rep and several well-paying clients allowed her to continue her practice under the radar.
Two years ago she began to experience hallucinations of a large black bird and heard voices. Her waking dreams terrified her enough that she went to another doctor for a second opinion who said it may be late onset schizophrenia. To this day she currently medicates herself for this illness, though more recently the drug's effects seemed to have waned, which is not something that is supposed to happen with that type of medication. (meta-game: She Awakened, her latent magic becoming known, however she didn't realize this for what it really was. There has yet to be a catalyst for her to know the truth. She is using her magical abilities unconsciously at the present time. Spells and usage are listed below) She hides her condition from everyone feeling
Social Stress over her condition and necessary
Addiction to medication, to the point where she will have a breakdown before she would let anyone find out about her supposed illness.
Skill Set Specialization: First and foremost she holds heavy
Influence over others with prominent
Negotiation, Leadership and
Etiquette skills. She has developed her
Acting skills as well, with her
Conning, Impersonation, and
Performance almost as good as her
Influence. She has a working knowledge of
Chemistry and
Computers, and since she began running she has learned to use both
Blades and
Pistols (though her
Combat Paralysis makes it difficult for her to use those abilities in practice), and her pastime of urban exploration over the years has honed both her
Perception and
Sneaking abilities. While she may not see combat very often, she's got the
Guts to to keep her wits about her in gruesome situations, refusing to be intimidated or show fear. She is currently unaware of her
Spellcasting and
Counterspelling skills, though she has been using them unconsciously to varying degrees. Lastly, due to the nature of her practice, she has heavy ties with
Black Market Pipelines, Smugglers, and
Organized Crime. She has also learned much about
Street Drugs since her transition, and often works pro bono to help those in need break their addictions and combat their depression.
Spells and Spell Usage: As mentioned, Sunny currently is unaware of her Awakened nature. She is
Shamatic, with a Raven
Mentor Spirit, though it cannot communicate with her as she only recognizes it as a waking terror in her life at this time. The spells that she has access to are mostly used to enhance her
Influence, Acting, and
Charisma based abilities.
Fashion tailors clothes instantly to the castors wishes. This is her most used spell to do a quick change when she feels it appropriate, though she believes (or has made herself believe) that she is actually changing her clothes. Other spells she uses on occasion:
Thought Recognition, Influence, Foreboding, Compel Truth, Agony, Sterilize, and
Increased Reflexes. Though she doesn't realize she's casting, others around her with the ability to
CAN notice, but she will plainly deny it. At this point she has not been noticed by any Security Corp for unlicensed magic use. She will only begin to use the spells listed after
Fashion when under stress or when she is over reaching herself in Negotiations and Cons.
Weapon Specialization: She takes a Fichetti Security 600 and a Combat Knife with her on her Shadow Running and urban exploration.
Special Gear: She has her UE gear shown in the photo below, though this isn't typically carried during runs unless she thinks it will be useful.
Armor and Clothing: She has an
Armored Jacket, though she recently acquired a set of
Full Body Armor that she thinks might be too bulky. She also has a 'hat' which is really a
'Fashioned' Helmet that she uses when going on her urban exploration adventures and occasionally on runs. For every day she wears suits and chic business attire that makes her look very Johnson-like. For evenings or when she wants to make a good
First Impression, she's got several dresses to choose from, and if they don't work then she'll 'find' a new one with her Fashion spell. She dresses casual during her off time or when she's going on an Urban Exploration adventure. She also keeps an extra set of comfy clothes and soft bunny slippers in her office in case she gets tired of wearing a suit. Many of her patients have seen her dressed this way, but she doesn't mention their issues to the outside world so they don't mention her eccentricities either.
