Wanda Halena Nowak (a.k.a. Big Sis)

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Description

Wanda is a mountain of a woman, round and soft and often mistaken for older than she is, with sleeves always rolled and eyes that see through lies like dirty windows. Grease-streaked peasant dresses with light floral patterns are standard.

Personality

Wanda doesn’t want power—she wants control, and there’s a difference. She’s not loud or flashy, but she knows how to fix a wound, crack a rib, or plan a retreat under fire. She keeps the Hooded Lads alive—literally and figuratively—and when even Scarf starts unraveling, it’s her voice they listen to. Loyal to the crew but skeptical of the cause, she treats the revolution like a house fire: keep the kids alive, figure out blame later.

Habits

Lights a match and watches it burn all the way down before making hard decisions
Keeps a stash of bandages, morphine, and broken dreams in an old lunchbox
Hums old church songs while stitching people up
Never draws her weapon unless she means to kill

Hooks & Angles

Learned field medicine from a nun during the 1944 Stockyards fire—says she still hears the screams
Keeps a notebook of every Hooded Lad who’s died, and what she should’ve done different
Once patched up a CPD officer who never reported her—he might still owe her
Knows things about Veil trauma no street medic should. Where she learned it is a question no one asks twice

Year of Birth

1928 CE 25 Years old

Birthplace

Back of the Yards, Chicago

Eyes

Deep brown, tired but sharp

Hair

Long stringy blonde halfway contained in a messy bun

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

Light and usually slightly pink

Height

5'10"

Weight

183 lbs.

Belief/Deity

Presbyterian