The Origin
Stephanie Nioda was overlooked her whole life. Of average height, build, personality, and outward affect, she routinely failed to get the breaks, promotions, or recognition that her peers seemed to stumble into merely because they were likeable. This angered Stephanie, but she suppressed it. Instead, she got even by stealing small items from those who pissed her off the most. Usually pens, coffee cups, and sandwiches belonging to someone else disappeared.
Then came the Crash. Stephanie gained the ability to avoid being tracked, either physically or via surveillance camera, or even being seen by someone looking right at her. Her thefts escalated, becoming real heists. The only reason she came to the attention of the Houston Firm (and then came under Colette Fabre's mental thumb) is that she stole a cargo truck filled with valuables that he Firm had itself just jacked from its legitimate owners. Recognizing a windfall when she saw it, Colette put Stephanie in charge of all the Firm's operations relating to thieving. Stephanie would fight more to get free of the mind controller's charms if she didn't so love stealing.
Motive: Steal everything not nailed down
Environment: Anywhere valuables are stored or transported
Health: 22
Damage Inflicted: Moderate wound (5 points)
Movement: Short
Modifications: Defenses as level 8; stealth and resist tracking as level 10
Combat: Stephanie can fade from view (becoming invisible) as part of another action, then run off with little chance of anyone finding her. She can extend her ability to encompass an entire vehicle, allowing her to eject a driver, take the wheel, then drive off with little chance of anyone finding her destination.
However, if someone threatens her by making area attacks or otherwise finds a way to detect and target her, she may reciprocate for a round or two before fleeing. If so, the benefits of her abilities become clear. Her attacks (if made while invisible) are eased by four steps, and on a failed Might defense roll, are made with such perfect precision targeting a foe's weak spot that the target also descends one step on the damage track.
Interaction: Though she prefers to get in and out without any interaction whatsoever, if addressed, she may respond from the shadows, especially if someone offers her information about a potentially lucrative target for thieving.
Use: A valuable vehicle is stolen from the PCs or the House of Nibiru. The circumstances of the theft suggest a metahuman must be involved.
Additional Equipment: Stephanie Nioda always has at least two expensive pieces and one very expensive piece of jewelry on her person—all stolen from someone else, of course.
GM Intrusion: The character doesn't actually hit or affect Stephanie; she wasn't quite located where the character thought she was.