Madam Minnow's Psychic Readings

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Renown: 1

Description

The little white house is pristinely painted, which makes the roadside sign for Madam Minnow, Psychic Reader incongruous in its disrepair. But Madam Minnow doesn’t have much use for a sign. The people who need her know where to find her. Her parlor is hung with heavy drapes and portraits of great spiritualists such as Helena Blavatsky and Aleister Crowley. Madam Minnow, a handsome woman just shy of 40, greets customers in a crimson kimono and green scarf. Madam Minnow’s psychic readings were originally a front for her prostitution, but now both are active vocations. Whether you’re looking for a palm reading or a hand job, expect satisfaction and be ready to pay.

The Madam has two “girls,” one of whom assists her in services, and the other who fetches her groceries and prescriptions. She never leaves the house herself. Clients are taken by appointment only, so the Madam or one of her assistants is on the phone almost always if one is to show up unannounced.

Kindred who find their way into Madam Minnow’s good graces or onto her client roster may find her a useful anchor for their Humanity... as long as they don’t think too much about what’s going on behind her eyes.

Size, Location and Security

Size 2, Location 2, Security 1

Benefits

Minor

As a semi-regular patron, you’ve gotten used to the Madam and her two girls, Cherry and Summer (you’re pretty sure that’s not their real names though). They are mostly comfortable with you, even if your Humanity rating is waning... And whether or not you’re interested in sex, as long as you’re paying someone, they’re willing to listen and chat with you like you’re just another person on the street – if you’re wanting a blowjob and someone to listen that’s okay too.

+1xp or +2vxp towards any Humanity purchase; +1 Empathy

Sizable

You, like, spend entirely too much time with prostitutes and their Madam, you know that right? Either way, they let you in without appointment, and treat you without suspicion. Madam Minnow doesn’t mind you coming and going as you please, and though you’re not given any freebies, you’ll find that they cut you some slack and will refer to you by name even. And even better yet, they’ll tell you less of what you want to hear and more of what you need to hear...

+1xp or +2vxp towards any Humanity purchase; +2 Empathy; +1 Streetwise

Uncontested

You know the Madam’s name is Lindsey, and you’ve either been a long-time client, or you’ve done them some favor in the past – maybe you’ve scared off some thugs trying to get the Madam to pay protection money or something else. Either way, you’re in the good graces of the Madam and her girls, so you have little trouble getting into and out of the place – which is good, because the Madam keeps files on anyone who comes to visit her, and records, too.

+2xp or +4vxp towards any Humanity Purchase; +2 Empathy; +1 Streetwise; One 8-again and one 9-again roll involving any sort of Financial or Bureaucratic function (Blackmail rules) per month