Dionysia is a natural born femme fatale. Her history as a circus performer trained her not only in the arts of magic through extensive practice with precision control so as not to hurt anyone, but also in the ways of social intrigue and charismatic appeal. Being gracefully slender and tall, she is often seen as a modeltype. Dionysia is her stage name, taken from the theater dedicated to the ancient Greek god Dionysus, the god of wine and patron of the arts, for she sure knew how to put on a show.
Dionysia, known to her friends as Nissy, worked as a circus magician, using her powers to create an entire act in the show via her magic prowess. Nissy also acted as an emergency healer for when one of the artists injured themselves during a performance. Nissa’s parents were trapeze artists with the show, performing death-defying stunts at extreme heights. Her father passed away when she was eight after plummeting to his death in London. Nissy watched her father’s fingers brush her mother’s on the large screen showing the performers closeup before he fell. Her mother blamed herself for his death, and after months of mourning, a friend introduced her to a moodchip, hoping to give the widower at least a small period of respite from her mourning. However, Nissy’s mom became addicted. As the crashes became more intense, Nissy’s mom started using bliss to cover the BTL crash. In Russia, she was caught injecting after a BTL crash and was arrested for possessing enough drugs to be considered a dealer, which she kept on her to feed her multiple-times-a-day addiction. She committed suicide within the week owing to the withdrawals. After both of her parents had died, she continued with the circus under the guardianship of Taff Chakaodza, the ringmaster. While they never formed a father-daughter bond, per se, they are still nonetheless close. Taff operated his circus with a deft hand, able to con visitors, inspire his employees, and perform as the circus' best MC. Traveling the world gave Nissy the chance to pick up various languages, though admittedly not at a fluent level. However, Taff’s business ran deeper than the circus. As Nissy reached the age of 15, she started joining Taff in his extra meetings, where she learned how deep his connections really were in the shadow community. Taff's side job as a Fixer became apparent. He sets up deals for Shadowrunners and smuggles items in the seemingly chaotic mess of the circus, while using his political influence gained through years of acquiring permits to set up the show in various countries to glean useful information. When she turned 17, Nissy started asking Taff to allow her to join the world of Shadowrunners. Every time she was allowed to join in Taff’s meetings with them, she was mesmerized by the jobs being provided, the information exchanged, and the casual tales of adventure during their missions. Taff refused her for months until he realized that she would not give up. He told her that first she would have to learn some basic skills if she were to survive that world. While wanting to assist her, he also wanted to teach her what it was to build up your own experience, so while he introduced her to some contacts, such as the Talismonger, he made her seek out some of her own, guiding her along the way. Now she is ready to step out into the world and start her first job as a Shadowrunner. |
Nissy's face abilities coupled with her Awakened powers make her a formidable negotiator and manipulator.