The Title: Special Acquisitions
Katrina Wilder can find anything--for a price. And not just the typical things that come to mind like New World treasure or missing persons; she has a knack for finding things that have fallen out of time and dimension. The Dreamscape is an unfathomably big place, and valuable items have a way of getting themselves lost.
The Personality
"Obstinately retro loner" has a certain ring to it and could be used to capture the essence of Kat with ease. She answers to no one and has a penchant for the analogue. While her past is something of a guarded secret, she flaunts her love of mechanical objects and relies on them exclusively. She won't trust something she can't fix with a screwdriver and a bit of patience, and she refuses to investigate anything beyond the year 2007.
The Town
Kat lives in a studio apartment on the edge of downtown Asheville, NC. It's nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains and feels as out of time and place as she does. She may have come for the view, but she stayed for the food.
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The Car
Say hello to the rugged and robust 1963 Ford Bronco. Kat drove it right off the lot in '63 and has since retrofitted it with tech from numerous worlds. It's more than just a vehicle to her--it's a tool, an office, and a base. But it's also living, breathing art she can feel beneath her fingertips and grin as the engine roars to life.
The Weapon
Kat wouldn't be caught dead without her Ed Brown. A fan of the classic look at century-long reliability, she carries the 1911 pistol on her person wherever she goes. With two extra loaded magazines, of course. She's spent many solitary nights disassembling and cleaning it more because she likes the feel of it than because actually needs cleaning. Besides, special acquisitions can be a dangerous gig. Magic, meet .45.