Midnight Angels

The Midnight Angels are an all female go-go gang that ride their rapiers and auroras around the darkest streets of the Puyallup Barrens. Though not a large gang by any means, The Angels have a lot of influence on the streets and are feared and respected for the following reason; The Midnight Angels are all vampires.

>>>>>Some of the sexiest goddam women you are ever gonna meet! Be careful though, they use it as a weapon…<<<<<
-Hunter (21:29:23/01-24-59)

>>>>>Blood Suckers! Damn I knew there was something weird about them!<<<<<
-Winged Serpent (00:01:37/01-27-59)

History

A twisted Nosferatu known only as 'Shade' created the Angels in the Free City of Berlin. He created the vampires because of a need to be surrounded by beauty, and relished them for a time, treating them as slaves. He also had a number of Vampiric Pawns; those metahumans that have drunk vampires blood. Shade ruled the underworld of Berlin for a number of years. Finally his nocturnal habits were noticed by a vampire hunter, one Martin de Vries (See Prime Runners)

The hunter attacked the church that the coven used as a hide-out and burnt it to the ground. The girls managed to escape only through luck and an old tunnel used by priests to escape persecution hundreds of years previously.

Believing themselves free of Shade they left Germany and traveled to America. It took a number of years for them to work their way across the country but they finally settled in Seattle. Their travel across the continent left a trail of destruction and they encountered the law on a number of occasions. UCAS FBI are still investigating the Midnight Angels

The Midnight Angels are still coming to terms with their freedom but cannot shake the feeling that the same man that killed Shade is hunting them. De Vries is a dangerous man and the Angels are constantly moving within the city to keep ahead of both the FBI and the Vampire Hunter. They are trying to build up a group of contacts and Pawns to protect them.

The Members

Lust
The leader, a self styled seductress cum biker known as 'Lust' is believed to know the rituals required to form Vampiric Pawns (see Para Animals of Europe)and has created a number of male servants that perform her every need. She is also known to help out more anarchistic shadowrunners with information, or even physical aid, in return for blood and sex. Lust is known as an extremely dangerous knife-fighter and remarkable biker; it is said she tests the mettle of her men by taking them on the ride of their lives, both literally and metaphorically. Lust suffers from one weakness, she is very stubborn and finds it difficult to change her mind, even if continuing the course of action will lead to trouble.

Other members of the gang are as follows:

Hate
An afro-Caribbean woman with a very bad attitude and a strong taste for blood. Many have been killed during one of her out-bursts and she is the most feared of the Angels. She is powerfully built and very short-tempered, a number of police officers have been killed by the vampire, and Lone Star keeping a watch for her.

Chastity
Turned into a vampire at the age of 14, chastity is the purest of the vampires, she hates what she is and treats all of her victims with respect and sympathy. Chastity is known to be a hermetic mage and is still honing her skills with the aid of Love. She has tried to escape from the gang at least twice, only returning the next night due to her fear of being alone.

Love
A dark, raven-haired woman, Love spends most of her time in a dream-like state. She is consumed by Love for her fellows and she's extremely naive at times. There is continual strife between Love and Hate and only Lust seems to be able to stop the bickering from turning into warfare. Love, other than, Lust is the member most likely to help outsiders. Love is an initiated hermetic mage.

Fear
At only 11 years of age, Fear is a pitiful being scared of her own shadow. She doesn't really understand her nature and needs constant attention from the others. Originally a street kid in the streets of Berlin was turned by Lust out of pity. Fear is scared of the dark, horrible for any Vampire and she is wretched and pitiable. She is however a dangerous killer, any moral feelings lost to madness.

'Coly (melancholy)
Constantly grieving over her existence 'Coly is potentially the most dangerous of the Midnight Angels. She is a man hater and is wanted by Lone Star for at least 20 murders in the Barrens. 'Coly blames men for her state of being and will stop at nothing to kill one she takes a dislike to. 'Coly is a psychopath and is insane enough to take risks that even Hate avoids. She has challenged Lust for leadership of the gang on a number of occasions.

Envy
The 'oldest' of the Angels; Envy was 49 when Shade took her life. Though still very beautiful, Envy craves the looks of the other vampires and is especially envious of Chastity. Envy can be very spiteful and the others are concerned as to what lengths she will go as a result of her jealously.

Ecstasy
The latest edition to the Midnight Angels, Ecstasy was once the rock singer 'Charmed Rose'. Lust and the others fell in love with the beauty of her music and 'liberated' her from mortality. Ecstasy is a pure hedonist and spends much of her time lost in the music of her guitar. Ecstasy is the member most likely to fall in love with a character, whether male or female, and she can be rather demanding in her advances. 'Charmed Rose' is still on the Missing Persons register in Seattle and the Police are still looking for her. This is somewhat complicated by the fact that the Singer was owned by the Mafia. They are not happy with her disappearance.

Statistics

Due to the differences in different GMs' campaigns I have chosen not to explicitly state the power levels of the Angels. In their vampiric state they should prove a real challenge for any runner team. The mages in the group will be at least grade 1 initiated. Expect Lust to have a Weapon Focus of some kind…

Using the Midnight Angels

I have provided a number of ideas on how the Midnight Angels could be woven into a campaign.

The runners require some information that only the Midnight Angels can provide (this could be just about any kind of intel relating to the Puyallup Barrens - or wherever you choose to place them) and the girls require a payment, but not in nuyen...

• Ecstasy falls for a player character (maybe a rocker?) and pursues him or her mercilessly. Maybe she wants to make him or her a vampire. What would the rest of the Angels have to say about this?
• The PCs are hired by a Vampire Hunter to help him hunt the Angels...
• The Mafia hire the runners to find 'Charmed Rose' the missing singer.
• Suppose that Lust learnt (stole?) from the Nosferatu the details of the ritual required to make Vampiric Pawns. She needs a servant and one of the PCs would be ideal for the role...
• Shade is alive and wants revenge! The Angels may need some extra help for this one.

This is just a quick list of the possible ways the Midnight Angels can affect the lives of the Player Characters. I have used them as contacts in my campaign for a number of years, they have proved refreshing and 'challenging' as contacts go. How about a Campaign with the PCs as the angels? Something for the darker part of the Shadowrun World.