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Dice Rolling:
Just in case I forgot to mention, all dicerolls are to be done on Invisible Castle and posted in the OOC thread. Remember that the syntax for standard rolls is Xd6.hits(5), with 'X' being the amount of dice.

Active Characters:
Cindy (Seth)

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Race
Tiger shifter

Attributes

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Body 4 Charisma 5
Agility 7 Intuition 3
Reaction 6/8 Logic 1
Strength 3 Willpower 4
Edge 1 Magic 5

Skills

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Artisan 6
Stealth (group) 4
Influence (group) 4
Blade 1
Pistol 1
Perception 1
Pilot ground craft 1

Criminal (Yakuza) 6
Criminal (Triads) 1
Criminal (Mafia) 1
Music 4

Japanese (native)
English 4
Sperethial 1 (from linguistics power)
Cantonese 1
Russian 1
Korean 1
Orzet 1

OK I have tweaked Cindy to include details of the Seattle Yakuza Shigeda clan. One of my favourite Shadowrun novels (Steel Rain) is basically about this clan and the Chairmans new way, so I have slightly changed Cindy's views on why she is running to be compatible with the clan and the new way. I don't have an agent in this build: the Shigeda clan explained to me that they will be my agent.
Arabic 1
Urdu 1

Qualities

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Inspired
Fame (National) as a Musician
Erased (7 days)
Made Man (with the Yakuza)

SINner (legal)
Day job (recording music) 1000 nuyen/10hrs
Sensitive Neural Structure
Bad Luck

Adept Powers

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Improved reflexes II (+2 reaction/+2 initiative passes)
Attribute boost (agility)
Attribute boost (reactions)
Enthralling performance (artisan)
Improved technical skill (artisan)
Commanding Voice
Linguistics
Facial Sculpt 1

Contacts

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Fixer Loyalty 4 Connections 3
...and also the made man/yakuza quality

Equipment

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Armour
Form-Fitting Body Armor Full-Body Suit (insulation/fire resist/chemical prot 3) 3100 nuyen
Synergist Business Suit Jacket (insulation/fire resist/chimical prot 2) 1800 nuyen
Synergist Business Skirt(insulation/fire resist/chimical prot 2) 2300 nuyen
Synergist Business Longcoat(insulation/fire resist/chimical prot 2) 2300 nuyen

Respirator 6
Glasses: flare compensation/smartlink/vision enh(3)/ultrasound
Ear buds: Damper (assume same price as flare), audio enh(3), select sound filter (3)

Medikit rating 6
...spares *2
Biomonitor

Commlink: Novatech airware (upgraded response 5) skinlink
Operating system: Iris Orb (upgraded firewall/system 5)
Programs at rating 5 Analyse,Browse,Command, Edit, Encrypt, Reality filter, Scan, Empathy
Mapsoft (seattle) 6
Subvocal microphone
AR gloves
Spare commlink: cheap and nasty 300 .
GPS

Flashlight

Indian Pathfinder racing bike
Morhping license plate
Spoof chip

Hidden Arm Slide
Defiance FX shocker with integral smart gun and camera (x2)
Ammo X40
Katana, Personalised grip.

Life style (middle) covered by day job

RFID Tag Eraser
Backpack
Legal SIN (Shigeda Chiyo)
Fake SIN 4 (Honda Katsumi )
Fake driving licence 4 (x1)
Fake katana licence 4 (x1)
Fake SIN 4 (Suzuki Nobuko)
Fake sin rating 1 (Matsumi Nori)
Fake sin rating 1 (Shiga Reiki)

Points:

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Stats 150
Race 75
Edge 0
Magic 40
Active Skills 120
Know./Lang. Points 0
Positive Qualities 35
Negative Qualities -35
Resources 8
Contacts 7

Character Details

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There are three Cindys..."Hard Candy" that the fans know and love, the shadowrunner Cindy and Yokai

•Hard Candy is 5'6" Caucasian, Jet black hair that hangs over half the face (like Violet from the Incredibles) wearing strange and exotic stage costumes, challanging all that look at her
•Chiyo (thousand generations) or to the language challanged "Cindy" is 5'6" a beautiful Japanese woman, wearing designer business suits, or a dark jump suit depending on the situation. Occasionally when in the type of situation where it may get rough she will carry a Katana strung across the back. No other weapons are obvious
•Yokai (short for Hengeyokai) is a big tiger.

What is the characters race; nationality, age, sex, height, weight, hair color, eye color, and skin color/tone, and build?
Race is Japanese / shifter tiger. Nationality is Japanese. Hair is black. Eye colour is black (narrow shaped eyes). Skin color/tone is average Japanese. Build is athletic.

Where did your character learn his/her skills? What did your character do before becoming a Shadowrunner? Where have you lived?
Cindy grew up in Japan with her mother until she was 8. The hunters came, and Cindy never saw her again. The Shigeda family picked her off the streets and trained her to be a Giesha. When she was 15 her musical talents had become very obvious and Yakuza showcased her at latest Casino / Hotel in Seattle. Since then her musical career has never looked back. Cindy does feel that shes owes the chairman, and supports the new way, but wants to be able to grow her own way as well. Her mother was a predator, and Cindy is currently a spoilt girl. The predator instincts are starting to come out, and Cindy doesn't know how to deal with them. Cindy's mother was a Tiger who could be human. Cindy is a young woman who is not quite sure what she is. The rank and file do not realise Cindy's real nature. Who can say what the chairman knows?

Does your character have any family? If not, why. (Do they know

OK I have tweaked Cindy to include details of the Seattle Yakuza Shigeda clan. One of my favourite Shadowrun novels (Steel Rain) is basically about this clan and the Chairmans new way, so I have slightly changed Cindy's views on why she is running to be compatible with the clan and the new way. I don't have an agent in this build: the Shigeda clan explained to me that they will be my agent.where you are? Do they care? Etc.) [/b]
Cindy's mother is missing (presumed dead). Cindy's father left after the birth. If anything Cindy reguards the Chairman as the father she has never known.

What are your characters dreams/goals/aspirations?

•To understand her dual nature.
•To become financially self sufficient.
•To find who killed / captured her mother and return the favour.


What is the characters personality?

•Hard Candy is challenging, sexually aggressive and mostly only exists while on stage
•Cindy is a quiet, softly spoken Geisha
•Yokai sneaks, pounces, kills, eats and sleeps


What skills does your character bring to this group? What makes them special?
Cindy has good social skills, good illegal connections and is a child of the 2070s. Geisha skills mean that she can follow people quietly, sneak around and generally not be noticed. When the bullets start
flying she is no shrinking violet.

What are some things your character cannot do?
Hack computer systems. Protect herself or others from magic. Deal effectively with spirits and magical wards.

What does your character hate and why? (corps? Elves? dragons?)
Shifter hunters. Those would bring down the chairmans new way. Those that abuse the defenceless.

What does your character love?
Music. Dance. Killing and eating her own catch. Poetry. Flower arranging.

What does your character respect?
The chairman. Someone who manages to balance Giri with their personal goals and aspirations.

What is your characters moral code?
Cindy is struggling balancing Giri with the top predator ethos of the Tiger. The value of sapient life is a particularly troubling thing for her. Cindy's mother taught her that other sapients are important
too, a lesson that her mother learnt the hard way. This reguard for life has so far not conflicted with Giri, but is constantly causing emotional problems when combat occurs.

Does your character have any political beliefs?
The chairmans new way: Equal opportunities for all reguardless of race, sex or parents status. Advancement based on merit.

What item(s) does your character treasure?
Cindy's katana was her mothers. The only other thing she has from her mother is locket with her mother and fathers portraits in it.

Tell me at least one thing I (as the GM) should know about your character.
If the chairman instructs me to do something I will do it. If he says "stop shadowrunning" I will. If he says "kill yourself" I will. Orders that may or may not have come from him are less binding.

Jake (J.Packer)

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Jake "Flash" Donohue

Human Technomancer

Attributes: (240)
BOD 2 CHA 5 RES 5
AGI 2 INT 5 EDG 2
REA 2 LOG 5
STR 2 WIL 5

Qualities: (-30)
Technomancer (Info Savant)
Combat Paralysis
In Debt 3 (22.5K owed, 2,250/month interest)

Living Persona: (0)
Firewall 5, Response 5(6), Signal 3, System 5
Biofeedback Filter 5, VR Initiative 11, 3 IPs

Active Skills: (142)
Cracking Group 4
Electronics Group 3
Compiling 4
Registering 2
Climbing 1
Running 1
Longarms 1
Con 2
Etiquette 1
Negotiation 2
Survival 1
Infiltration 2
Shadowing 1

Knowledge Skills: (24 free)
English N
Spanish 2
Matrix Games 3
Shelters & Soup Kitchens 3
Technomancer History 2
Data Havens 2
The Blogosphere 2
Corporate Matrix Procedures 2
Operating Systems 2
IC Identification 2
Matrix Theory 2
Sprites 2

Contacts: (6)
Jimmy Yoo - Blogger (2/1)
Karl Fischer - Fixer (2/1)

Sprites: (4)
Rating 5 Machine Sprite - 1 Task
Rating 5 Paladin Sprite - 1 Task
Rating 5 Courier Spirte - 1 Task
Rating 5 Code Sprite - 1 Task

Complext Forms: (36)
Analyze 4
Armor 4
Browse 3
Attack 4
Decrypt 2
Exploit 5
Edit 3
Scan 3
Stealth 5
Track 3

Gear: 25K (2BP + debt)
Remington 950 Sport Rifle 675
Laser Sight, 50 Rounds Normal Ammo 200
15 Rounds EX Explosive 150
Leather Jacket (2/2) 200
FFBA Half Suit (4/1) 900
GAZ P-179 Pickup Truck 12000
Rigger Adaptation 2500
1 Small Drone Rack 1000
Fake SIN 4 - "Jim Franks" 4000
Fale License 4 - Remington 950 400
Meta Link Commlink, Vector Xim OS, 300
Basic Software Suite 200
Trodes, Subvocal Mic 100
Glasses (Rating 3, Enhanced Vision 3) 375
1 Month Low Lifetyle 2000

Background:

Flash was a street kid, with a fixation on Matrix games. He would invest all of his time in finding ways to earn money to play games online. It was during one of these games that he was caught online during the Crash 2.0.

He woke up in the shelter where he'd spent most of his formative years, It took a while for him to come to understand what had happened to him.

Once he had come to terms with what he was capable of, he began to use his skills to enrich himself. Petty crime at first, and working his way up to full shadow runs.

He's since begun to think that he will always have the money he needs, so took out a very dubious loan from the Yakuza to buy his truck. Now he *has* to work to pay them back...

Derek (Drace)
Dawn (Thanee)

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Dawn, Urban Witch

Metatype: Human
Gender: female
Age: 24
Height: 1.68m
Weight: 52kg
Hair: dark brown, shoulder-long
Eyes: dark brown
Skin: tanned

Body: 4
Agility: 2
Reaction: 3
Strength: 1
Charisma: 3
Intuition: 5
Logic: 2
Willpower: 5

Edge: 2
Magic: 5
Essence: 6.0
Initiative: 8
Initiative Passes: 1
Physical Damage Track: 10
Stun Damage Track: 11

Current Karma: 0
Total Karma: 0
Street Cred: 0
Notoriety: 0
Public Awareness: 0

Active Skills:
Spellcasting 6
Counterspelling 4
Summoning 4
Enchanting 1
Assensing 4
Perception 4
Survival 1
Pilot Ground Craft 1

Street Knowledge:
Seattle Area Knowledge 5

Academic Knowledge:
Botany 1
Geology 1
Metallurgy 1
Zoology 1

Interests:
Wiccan Traditions 2
Fashion & Style 5

Languages:
Spanish N
English 3
Japanese 2

Qualities:
Magician (Wiccan)
Mentor Spirit (Raven)
Restricted Gear (Power Focus)
Trust Fund (Medium)
Day Job (Talismonger; 40hrs/week)
Sensitive System
SINner

Spells:
Power Bolt (limited) DV F/2+1
Stun Ball (limited) DV F/2+1
Heal (limited) DV (DV)-2
Increase Reflexes (limited) DV F/2+2
Improved Invisibility DV F/2+1
Physical Mask DV F/2+1
Trid Phantasm (limited) DV F/2+3
Control Thoughts (limited) DV F/2+2
Levitate DV F/2+1
Magic Fingers (limited) DV F/2+1
Fashion DV F/2
Makeover DV F/2

Weapons:
none

Armor:
Leather Armor Suit 6/6 (as Urban Explorer Jumpsuit)
+ internal Music-Player
+ internal Biomonitor
+ Chemical Protection 6
+ Fire Resistance 6
+ Insulation 6
+ Skinlink
Form-Fitting Half-Body Suit 4/1
+ Nonconductivity 6
Forearm Guards -/+1
Shin Guards -/+1

Gear:
Novatech Airware Commlink (3/3) with Iris Orb OS (3/3)
+ Skinlink
Sony Emperor Commlink (2/3) with Redcap Nix OS (2/1)
+ Skinlink
Subvocal Microphone
+ Skinlink
Sim Module
+ Skinlink
+ Trodes
AR Gloves
+ Skinlink
Mapsoft (Seattle) 6
Virtual Surround Music (10)
Glasses 4
+ Image Link
+ Flare Compensation
+ Low Light
+ Vision Enhancement 3
+ Skinlink
Earbuds 1
+ Audio Enhancement 3
+ Skinlink
GPS
Flashlight
Respirator 6
Survival Kit

Magical Equipment:
Power Focus 4
Sustaining Focus 3 (Illusion)
Magical Lodge 6
Talislegger Kit
Assaying Kit
Combat Fetish
Detection Fetish
Healing Fetish
Illusion Fetish
Manipulation Fetish

Vehicles:
Suzuki Mirage (Racing Bike) (Pic)
+ Morphing License Plate
+ Spoof Chip
Rover Model 2068 (SUV) (Pic)
+ Off-Road Tires
+ Morphing License Plate
+ Spoof Chip
+ Additional Fuel Tank
+ Manual Control Override: Drive-by-Wire
+ Satellite Communication

Credits, Lifestyle & IDs:
15,000¥ (Roll)
Trust Fund 500¥/month
Salary 5,000¥/month
High Lifestyle (Trust Fund Medium Lifestyle upgraded to High for 5,000¥/month)
Legal SIN (Felice Gracia Romero; Talismonger)
Fake SIN 4 (Selene Cruz; Fashion Consultant)
Fake License 4 (Assisted Spellcasting License)

Contacts:
Jacob Ohcumgache (Talismonger) 2/5
An old amerindian dog shaman, who operates the talismonger shop in Downtown where Felice works.
Santana (Fixer with regional ties) 4/2
A Seattle-based fixer, who deals in black-market goods and also has the occasional shadow job to offer.

Appearance:
Felice is a young woman of latin american origin. She stands about five and a half feet tall, with a slender and willowy figure. Her dark hair is worn open and at shoulder-length. The latina typically wears classy and figure-accentuating clothes, like her full body leather catsuit, and generally seems to put high value in style and appearance. Likewise, she is rarely seen without some jewelry, most notable is a silver bracelet with five gemstones of different color (representing nature and the four elements) set into a pentagram engraving (her power focus).

Background:
When her mother died in a car accident twelve years ago, things started to fall apart. Her father was a workoholic before, but from that day on it got worse. On the plus side, he was also rich, so Felice had little to worry about. Instead of being there for her, when she grew up, he used his fat wallet to buy her whatever she wanted. When she awakened, he barely took notice. Luckily, there was Jacob. The old amerindian talismonger, whose shop Felice had visited out of curiosity during her teens, when her gift started to shine through, quickly became a good friend. She visited him often, not only because he gave her magic lessons and helped her understand her new talents, but also because he was always there for her, when her father was not. He became something of a replacement father figure for her over the years. Two years ago, her father died. It looked like suicide, though she always suspected murder. He had been betrayed and even though Felice inherited all his wealth, she also got a huge amount of liabilities coming her way. When she had managed to draw even, pretty much everything her father had owned was gone, the villa in Bellevue, the cars, everything. Fortunately, he had arranged for a Trust Fund for his daughter, which was not affected by this whole mess, and she also managed to keep her own condo in one of the better neighborhoods of Downtown. However, the money wasn't quite enough to keep things running, as the high lifestyle she was used to was quickly draining her meager savings. Jacob once more came to the rescue, as he allowed Felice to help him with his work, thus being able to cover her monthly payments.

Character Generation:

CODE

   0 Human
  30 Body 1+3
  10 Agility 1+1
  20 Reaction 1+2
   0 Strength 1
  20 Charisma 1+2
  40 Intuition 1+4
  10 Logic 1+1
  40 Willpower 1+4
   0 Edge 2
  40 Magic 1+4
  24 Spellcasting 6
  16 Counterspelling 4
  16 Summoning 4
   4 Enchanting 1
  16 Assensing 4
  16 Perception 4
   4 Survival 1
   4 Pilot Ground Craft 1
   0 Seattle Area Knowledge 5
   0 Botany 1
   0 Geology 1
   0 Metallurgy 1
   0 Zoology 1
   0 Wiccan Traditions 2
   0 Fashion & Style 5
   0 Spanish N
   0 English 3
   0 Japanese 2
  36 Spells (Power Bolt (limited), Stun Ball (limited), Heal (limited), Increase Reflexes (limited), Improved Invisibility, Physical Mask, Trid Phantasm (limited), Control Thoughts (limited), Levitate, Magic Fingers (limited), Fashion, Makeover)
   7 Bonding Foci (Power Focus 4, Sustaining Focus 3)
  40 Gear (200,000¥)
   7 Contacts (Jacob Ohcumgache (Talismonger) 2/5, Santana (Fixer with regional ties) 4/2)
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400

Positive Qualities:
  15 Magician (Wiccan)
   5 Mentor Spirit (Raven)
   5 Restricted Gear (Power Focus)
  10 Trust Fund (Medium)
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+35

Negative Qualities:
  15 Day Job (Talismonger; 40hrs/week)
  15 Sensitive System
   5 SINner
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-35

TOTAL:
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400

Lamia (WearzManySkins)
Damien (Digital Heroin)

Reservists:

Shout out to Rastus from the Dangerous Game PBP for the OOC stuff. I kind of used it without your permission so feel free to let me know if that's not cool and I'll change anything that needs to be changed.

Feel free to introduce yourselves here and post your character in Spoiler tags.