> [!statblocks|full] > ![[62_Arden-Vixen-Rowan_token.png|cover right circle hsmall wsmall lp]] > # (name:: Arden "Vixen" Rowan) > *On the surface, a bored trophy wife. Deep down, an underworld mastermind.* > > [campaign:: [[Blades in the Dark - The Silk Ties|The Silk Ties]]] > [game:: [[Blades in the Dark]]] > [player:: [[Leah Ferguson]]] > > --- > > > [!multi-column] Details > > [look:: Sultry, drop dead gorgeous, and impeccably fit] > > [playbook:: [[Spider]]] > > [heritage:: [[Akoros]]] > > [background:: [[Noble]]] > > [special ability:: [[Spider#Foresight|Foresight]]] > > [vice:: [[Pleasure]]] > > [friends:: [[Drav "The Ogre" Rowan]]] > > > > [rivals:: An Elder from [[The Church of Ecstasy]] she blackmailed] > > [crew name:: The Silk Ties] > > [crew type:: [[Shadows]]] > > [crew lair:: Silk & Secrets] > > [crew lair district:: [[Silkshore]]] > > --- > She was Arden "Vixen" Templeton long before she met [[Drav "The Ogre" Rowan]]. > > Arden had started on the streets of [[Silkshore]], the daughter of an acrobat at [[Spark Grounds|The Spark Grounds]] and an unknown father thought to be a wealthy patron of the circus. She was a bright girl, who started as a fortune teller on the streets of [[Fogcrest]] as a young teenager, realizing she could read people's expressions and tells enough to tell them what they wanted to hear. As she grew older, she realized her skills could be more profitable in other ways, becoming a courtesan at a higher-end brothel and becoming popular with well-off clientele at the Crimson Courtesans. She had gentlemen callers who favoured her from across [[Brightstone]] and [[Whitecrown]], finding success in not only leaving her suitors with a smile on their face, but learning and keeping their secrets… but always for a price. > > It was there at the Crimson Courtesan where [[Drav "The Ogre" Rowan]] first met and fell in love with Arden. While Drav doesn't ever share details of his own line of work — entirely above board, I'm sure… we don't talk about the thugs he has guarding their mansion in [[Brightstone]] — he used his wealth not only to charm Arden, but to buy the Crimson Courtesans outright for her, setting her up as madam at the newly named Silk Ties… named for reasons we don't need to fully discuss. While married, Drav turns a blind eye to her activities as "Ms. Vixen" and her daliances among the wealthy elite where she continues to gather secrets between her and her employees… so long as his trophy wife always comes home to his bed in the end. > > [[Drav "The Ogre" Rowan|Drav]] is associated with [[Imperial Military]] the same way that [[Mycroft Holmes]] was related to Her Majesty's government… ## Downtime - Long term project: Arden develops an officer's club at the Silk & Secrets to be able to learn secrets from the [[Bluecoats]]. - Clock: 3/6 » [[2022-10-23_S02]] - Clock: 6/6 » [[2024-04-10_S04]] - The Naughty Nook - Operation Croissant: - New long-term project in which Arden attends a bored wife baking class (with wine) - Goal is to accquire the head chef for a future catering service (including possibly a bakery on a yacht) as a means of creating a broader spy network - Clock: 3/8 » [[2024-04-24_S06]] - Clock: 4/8 » [[2024-05-22_S08]]