#Edie Helmont

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Meet Edie Helmont, the second member of the Steampunk Victorian SBURB session!

I said in my previous post about Vale that he's the sole rich kid among a group of commoners but my ideas for this session has since evolved. While he's still the richest, two of his fellow players are pretty well off themselves with only one of them being from a struggling background.

Edie was raised by Doctor Helmont, a well-known and respected researcher who was a part of the Magnus Corporation's SBURB project. Despite being fairly young, Edie was recruited into the prject as well and has a lot to prove that she belongs there and is more than just Dr. Helmont's granddaughter. She's not technically masquerading as a man, but she doesn't bother correcting anyone who thinks she is. This version of SBURB takes place in an alternate history but unfortunately sexism is still abundant so she feels that her masculine appearance makes it easier for others to take her more seriously.

Edie is a brilliant mind who doesn't buckle under pressure, she's a bit tough to get along with. Even moreso than Vale. She automatically assumes the worst in people and treats everyone like they don't like her (which is of course a self-fulfilling prophecy in itself).

Also, I decided to go further with the alchemy theme. The Magnus Corporation (owned by Vale's family) is trying to achieve perfect alchemy and happened to find a "manual" to achieve it. Unbeknownst to them, this manual is actually for creating SBURB and the alchemy machine they're trying to make is the alchemiter.