My 50+ Questions:

1. What is your character's Sex?

Male

2. What is your character's physical size?

height 7' 2", width 4'

3. What is the color of the character's hair, eyes, and skin?

Hair: Bald, red body hair
Eyes: Grey (red when using thermal, silver for astral)
Skin: Light brown, taking more from his mother's Mohican Indian heritage than his father's Scottish

4. What is the character's general appearance (i.e., How does she dress, etc.)?

Wears a dark brown leather duster with his pest removal business logo on it (Mystical Gremlins Inc), t-shirts, usually with a quote from his favourite trid (The Princess Bride). Black non-descript cargo (military style) pants with black, thick leather boots covered in dull studs. An iron pendant in the form of a turtle reminiscent of Haida artwork adorns his neck. Black Oakley Razor shades rest on his slab-like nose, with a dragon claw tatoo "gripping" his entire head. His horns are shorn off, their dead stumps shaved close to his skull aft and above his ears. Circling his neck is a steel collar, within which lies a sub-vocal mic and amp, his only real means of verbal communication. His stubble framed mouth hides a burnt and half missing tongue, proof that blood magic, spirit dragons and damsels in distress are a bad combination.

5. Where was the character born (City, State, Hospital Name)?

Born in Lucas Hospita, Glasgow, Scotland (but moved to the Seattle area at the age of 5 to live with his mother's Mohican tribe at an early age).

6. What is the character's date of birth?

Feb 06 2042

7. What was the character's family life like?

Both his parents treated him almost like a little brother, remaining a very close knit family. Gavin was 8 years old when they died, shattering his barely realized dream of living a normal life. Resentful, at who or what he did not know, he refused to speak to anyone, and for years kept to himself. Eventually he came to terms with his grief but, lacking a well adjusted set of social skills, remained a serious introvert and shyed away from unnecessary contact with meta-humanity.

8. Has the character begun her own family?

He's too shy, too ugly, and too verbally challenged to even consider something like that. Most likely if he ever does get involved in any sort of romance, it will be because he's forced into it (which will take a helluva a woman)

9. Where or how was the character educated?

He was home schooled for his early years, and was schooled by his tribal teachers once he goblinized at the age of 12.

10. Has the character ever done anything else for a living?

Critter Control for EVO in an R&D Bioweaponry Lab. Before that he acted as a protector for his tribe against all manner of creatures. His tribe in return instructed him in Wildcat fighting, an art he dedicated himself to mind, body and soul. In his spare time, when in the area, Spooky assists the tribal Wildcat instructor. Though a gifted martial artist, his teaching skills are lacking, and he generally only acts as an example for the students to follow.

11. What are the character's political and religious beliefs?

Politically, Spooky is indifferent providing the government in power seems to treat its people well. Zoroastrian doctrine guides Spooky's path, and he seeks to restore balance with every action. While wise enough to keep his counsel to himself, he relishes hunting down creatures of evil intent, those that would prey on others for their own gain, or who seek to create chaos just for the hell of it.

12. Describe the character's moral code. Include how mercenary she is, whether or not she'll kill innocents, etc.

Considers himself a protector. His first loyalty is to his creed, though he will not hesitate to act if he believes that his friends or coworkers are in danger. That said he would not allow companions to proceed with an action that went against his morals. (ie threatening a mother with the death of her baby in order to gain information, etc)

13. What are the character's goals?

To find his friends eLazo and Mizimi, to enjoy The Hunt, and to see his companions safely through their journey. He also intends to improve his ability as a Bagpiper in the hope to one day rival his father, the great Angus "Mad Bags" Dreth.

14. Why does the character run the shadows? (Why does she run the shadows still, rather than getting a "real" job?)

He takes work as he finds it, and the critter control business wanes from time to time. Also, his friends disappeared while involved in shadowrunning, and staying on their trail means getting a little dirty from time to time.

15. What kind of personality does your character have? This should not necessarily be obviously stated in the background, as it is more important for actually playing the character, but it may colour or add mood to the history.

Extremely introverted. Exceptionally rare that he contribures to any conversation without first being asked, and lacks the ability to express emotions until they reach a boiling point, at which point he expresses himself forcefully (though not physically unless all other means have been exhausted). That said, he would never "abuse" someone, and would be stunned by any such accusation.

16. What special qualities does the character possess? This does not refer to skills, but rather to other things, such as how she gets along with people, whether she plans ahead, etc.

While most definitively not a "people person", Spooky tends to pay meticulous attention to instructions and likes problem solving, possibly because it distracts him from the tribulations he has faced.

17. Are there certain things that the character can't or won't do? Why?

Spooky is a softy at heart. Despite his exterior, and the hardships he has faced, Spooky maintains the attitude that people should be treated decently. He wouldn't threaten or harm an individual just to gain leverage on someone discpicable. However, when it comes to those who have "transgressed", Spooky's wrath is fearsome to behold.

18. What things, people, or ideas does the character hate?

He hates those who would prey on others for their own gain, be it a creature, person or organization.

19. What things people, or ideas does the character love?

He loves the thrill of the hunt. The knowledge that his actions protect others only makes the act that much more satisfying. He also has a familial bond to eLazo and Mizimi that drives him on, day to day. He WILL find them, or determine their fate.

20. What is the character's name? Give both full birth name, as well as nicknames, street names, etc.

Birth name: Gavin Ouresign Dreth
Nicknames: Spooky, Spooky Jack
Street: Jack Raster (fake sin)

21. Determine what your character used to do, before becoming a shadowrunner (very important).

See Question 10

22. Decide why your character left her old job, if she had one (also important).

Spooky only left his job in Paracritter control & security after the EVO lab he was working for was destroyed by a rival corp (which one, he never found out). eLazo showed him the way into the shadows, recommending him to a fixer named Normal. Well paying jobs requiring Spooky's particular expertise were fairly rare, and eLazo felt that Spooky could make better headway for the Zoroastrian cause from the shadows than from a low level corporate setting.

23. Come up with a reason for why the character became a shadowrunner. (This very often will tie in with #22. This is not the same as #14, but rather why she started running the shadows originally. What led her to it?)

See Question 22

24. How did your character come to know her contacts? Contacts are an important part of Shadowrun, decide how and why you know them.

See Negative Quality description of Missing Loved One eLazo for this information.

25. Does the character have a SIN? Does the character actually use it? Or is the character one of the SINless masses? This may be affected by the character's previous employment.

Yes, Spooky does use his SIN a lot, especially when running his critter control business.

26. Is the character a full-time shadowrunner? Or does the character lead a Batman-like double existence?

If Bat-man was a street thug with low tech weapons fighting crime and eeking out a living on Paranormal Pest Extermination, the Batman-like double existence would be spot on.

27. Which person(s) or group(s) do you love the most?

eLazo, Mizimi, the Zoroastrian Movement and EVO (who he felt treated their employees quite well)

28. Which person(s) or group(s) do you hate the most?

serial killers, rapists, any racist organization, Tamanous

29. Which person(s) or group(s) do you respect the most?

Zoroastrian Movement, DMRI, EVO

30. Which person(s) or group(s) do you fear the most?

Tamanous, Saeder Krupp, Aztechnology (not so much anymore though)

31. What is your favourite colour?

Blue

32. What is your favourite food and/or drink?

Sushi (though it tends to be expensive given the amount he consumes)

33. What place would you most like to visit?

Hawaii

34. Which person(s) or group(s) are you most loyal to?

eLazo, Mizimi, Zoroastrian Movement, EVO, (in that order)

35. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the most enjoyment? (Warning: Answering Sex for this question can and will result in penalties to your character!)

Spending time with the cats, Bagpiping for charity events (the few who actually need such entertainment) and Wildcat martial training

36. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the least enjoyment?

Driving

37. What annoys you the most?

Impatient Drivers (aside from conflicts of moral interest)

38. What (if any) is your favourite form of art?

Origami

39. What is your greatest goal?

To find his friends. That done, he wishes to be a world class Bagpiper

40. What do you think is your characters best quality?

His loyalty to his friends and desire to protect

41. What do you think is your characters worst quality?

He can be gullible from time to time (choosing to trust a person unless they've given him cause to doubt them, rather than the other way around)

42. What is the most important thing you have ever done?

Rescued Mizimi from certain death (though stopping the blood ritual that was killing her might have been just as important in and of itself)

43. Which religion (if any) do you follow?

Zoroastrian Way

44. What is your most treasured possession (and why)?

Bagpipes and his iron pendant (given to him by his father and mother, his only real mementos of their lives)

45. What are your three most common dreams?

He only has two.

The first is a dream where finds himself engaging Lofwyr in personal combat. He always wakes up before the end, but he knows that he is losing very badly, and the sheer hopelessness of the situation is terrifying to him, someone who thrives on hope.

The second dream involves a bottomless bucket of sushi and lovely black sand beach.

46. What is the Character's current relationship with her family?

His family is dead.

47. If the character's family is still alive, what do they do, and where do they live?

see Question 46

48. Where did the character learn her Skills?

He learned his skills from his mother's Mohican Tribe near Seattle (both martial and magical). These skills were further developed by working for EVO and in the Shadows.

49. Does the character have a good luck charm? What is it, and why?

Spooky is firmly against the notion that luck exists. He believes in a higher power that acts in a fashion beyond the understanding of mere mortals.

50. What type of music does the character like?

Celtic

51. List any past serious relationships that your character has had, and give a brief overview of the relationship.

He has never been in a relationship with anyone, unwilling to believe that anyone would want him. He has an extremely low sense of self-esteem with respect to his looks and ability to attract someone. Likely the only situation that would cause Spooky to mistrust immediately distrust someone (based on their words) would be if she expressed a desire to be more than friends. Spooky is also a firm believer in soul mates.

52. Where does your character live? Why does she live there?

Lives in his Thundercloud dune buggy, as it allows him to remain mobile and continue his search for his friends. He's also not very used to comfort, and enjoys living a Nomadic lifestyle, as it reminds him of his Amerindian heritage

53. Remember, your Gamemaster likes detail, so if you can think of any other little details, quirks, or whatever that you think might please the almight GM, then add them in as well. Oh, and your GM won't use any of these details against you at a later date. trust me...

Spooky, despite the alias on his Fake Sin, detests the name Simple Jack. This is almost guaranteed to provoke an emotional outburst.

Did you know Spooky has two cats? Smelly cats which means smelly troll. There are ALL kinds of great little quirks you can give a character with CHA 1

Total Spend
Race and Qualities +5
Attributes 265
Skills 140
Complex Forms 71
Gear 14
Karma 15

Race and Qualities +5BP
Human Free
Changeling 10
Metagenetic Improvement (Logic) 20
Impaired Attribute (Strength, Agility)+10

Technomancer (Info Savant) 5
Analytical Mind 5
Flashbacks (Sugical Labs) +5
Bipolar +10
Delusion +10
Media Junky +10

Allergy (The Renraku logo) Submersion evisceration
Paranoid Submersion evisceration
Mania/Phobia (Fear of Crowds) Submersion evisceration


Attributes - 265 bp
Str 1 0
Bod 3 20
Agi 1 0
React 1 0
Int 5 40
Log 6 40 (changeling increases starting and max Logic by 1)
Will 5 40
Cha 3 20
Edge 6 40
Resonance 6 65


Skills - 140bp
Electronics 4 40
Cracking 4 40
Compiling 4 16
Registering 6 24
Machine Sprites 2
Pistols 1 4
Semi Autos 2
Dodge 1 4
Ranged 2
Perception 1 4
Visual 2

Complex Forms - 71bp
Analyse 6
Stealth 6
Exploit 6
Spoof 6
Shield 6
ECCM 6
Blackhammer 6
Browse 6
Command 6
Edit 6
Tacsoft 4
Armour 6
Smartlink 1
Can summon Code, Courier, Data, Machine, Paladin sprites
Fading resistance is Intuition + Resonance

Karma Spending - 15bp
Submersion costs reduced by 40%; 20% for group submersion; 20% for submersion tasks. Tasks all Evisceration, negative qualities listed in Qualities.
Submersion 1 8 Karma (13*0.6)
Submersion 2 10 Karma (16*0.6)
Submersion 3 12 Karma (19*0.6)



Gear 70K (14bp)
Spoofed lifestyle Free!

2 Months Bipolar Medication 1000

HK Urban Fighter 1400
Silencer 500
5*10 round Hermetic Hi-C clips 1500

Savalette Guardian 800
Extreme Environment Mod [1] 100
Personalised Grip [1] 100
Silencer [2] 400
Gecko Grip [1] 100
Smartlink [1] 800
5*12 Round Ex Explosive Clips 600

Full Suit Form Fitting Body Armour 1600
Nonconductive R6 1200
Radiation Shielding R6 1200

Sony Emperor 700
Magnadyne Deva 800
Firewall R6 3000
R5 Microwave Link 1000
Fake SIN R4 4000
Firearms Licence R4 400
Disposable Commlink 300
Fake SIN R4 4000
Firearms Licence R4 400

Contact Lenses R3 150
Flare Compensation 50
Low Light Vision 100
Vision Magnification 100

Sunglasses R4 100
Vision Enhancement III 300
Thermographic Vision 100

Geiger Counter 50
Tag Eraser 150
Hardware Kit 500
Parachute 500
R2 Respirator 50

Stonebrooke Smokecloud 1500
(Microdrone)

Transys Steed (Small Drone) 4000

Steel Lynx (Large Drone) 5000
Valkyrie Module [2] 2000
R6 Laser Link 150
External Fixed Remote Mount Free
Ingram White Knight LMG 2000
Defence + Targeting AS R3 Free
1000 Rounds LMG Ammo 1000

LEBD 1 (Medium Drone) 4500
Chameleon Coating [2] 2000
Defence Autosoft R3 1500
Targeting Autosoft R3 1500
R6 Laser Link 150
Ares Alpha Combat Gun 1700
Drum (100 Round) Clip 1000
Suppressor 300
Airburst Link 500
External Fixed Remote Mount Free
Mechanical Arm Free
VTOL II Free
500 Standard Rounds 500
10 High Explosive Minigrenades 450
10 Thermal Smoke Minigrenades 350

Lockheed Optic-X (Small Drone) 1700
Chameleon Coating 2000
Defence Autosoft R3 1500
Clearsight Autosoft R3 1500
VTOL II Free
R5 Microwave Link 1000
R6 Laser Link 150
Retrans Unit 4000

Background

Joe Jennings is crazy. Nuttier than a sackful of sex-crazed ferrets on PCP. Not the fun kind of crazy, where you live a full and happy life with your underpants on your head, two pencils stuck up your nose and believing that you're the King of Spain. The bad kind of crazy, where your brain just doesn't fit together well enough to let you operate in normal society.

He was one of the first technomancers, and not one of the lucky ones. After emerging in the Crash he was fairly quickly captured by Renraku and dumped in a black lab to have his head cut open and his mind poked with sharp virtual objects. He resided in a agonised, drug masked haze for six months until he was rescued by a shadow team hired by a group of free technomancers called the Conspiracy to wreck the lab. His rescue was a complicated affair, but made much easier with Joe's assistance. During the escape, while still addled by drugs and the fact that his skull was being help on with duct tape and surgical glue, Joe managed to hack the security spidernet and psychotropically Blackhammer so much pain, fear, despair and anger into the head spider that he shot himself and his two colleagues without ever logging off. Aided by the sudden disappearance of most of Renraku's technological security, the team escaped with Joe.

The technomancers who'd hired the runner team then took Joe in. He was one of the first that they'd rescued who'd actually survived the labs and the extraction with their virtuakinetic abilities intact. They had constructed a special hospital to house and hide and conceal the corporate victims that they'd managed to extract. The hospital was in a remote cave network in the rocky desert a few clicks on the Pueblo side of the PCC/CalFree border. There, Conspiracy had set up beds, basic medical facilities and a small wireless net, safely isolated the the matrix. Unfortunately, they did not have the delta neurosurgery clinic that Joe needed to have any shot of getting his mind put back together properly. Still, they did their best, and the sprite aided VR therapy that the network carried out while Joe's body healed allowed him a return to lucidity.

As he slowly returned to the real world, it became apparent that therapy was going to take him only so far. While the core of his personality and memories eventually made the journey back, he bears enormous mental scars, in the form of irrational fears, nightmares, bipolar disorder, persistent delusions and compulsive behaviours. When he's on his meds and none of the disorders are actively affecting him, Joe is pretty much the same person that he was before he left. The problem is that he has so many illnesses that it's basically impossible for him to live a normal life as he comes across trigger conditions too much. Doctor's surgeries with medical drones and white clad doctors set off his flashbacks, the Renraku logo fills him with overwhelming sickness and despair, and his compulsive behaviours make even the simplest tasks take twice as long. If he's not careful and not surrounded by people that know him, one bad episode can very easily spiral out of control and start triggering all his other disorders, rendering him incapable of even basic human function. His one attempt to reintegrate into society was a miserable failure and lasted only a week.

His saving grace was the fact that running punishing virtual mazes and tests for the scientists torturing him has honed his virtuakinetic abilities to a razors edge. He found solace in submerging, as the intense hyper-reality of the matrix tended to wash away his disorders, leaving him to feel clean and whole again while submerged. Even the journeys through his own psyche helped him understand better what had been done to him and how better to at least deal with his disorders. He no longer blames himself for the fact that he can't overcome his disorders, instead treating them almost as physical handicaps. They're not going to go away, but by paying attention and using mental 'crutches', he can work around them.

This skill pushed him into the shadows. He started out working as a freelance remote hacker, hired out by the Conspiracy when people needed 'trix backup. Eventually, as some of his most crippling problems began to fade, Joe took his leave of the Conspiracy and took up with the company. With the aid of sprites, he's quite good at spidering and matrix security, and his machine sprites can even help out with repairs. On the other hand, he's most certainly not the guy you send out to meet the customers. He's also learning to use some drones that he 'found'. Playing with expensive technical toys is one of the few meatspace things he finds soothing, but he's not got much farther than reading the manual so far.

Physically, he's a mid-sized Caucasian male, with brown hair and green eyes. Living in the deserts has meant that he's not quite as pasty and overweight as many of his hacker peers, but he still has the traditional muscles of wet tissue paper. Whilst modern medicine made getting rid of the scars on the top of his head easy, his skull is still odd-shaped to the touch, due to the amount of times bits of it have been cut out and stuck back in again. Personality wise, he's conflicted. He has a soft spot for the underdog, and can be quite kind at times. However, his experiences have left him icy cold towards corporations in general and Renraku in particular. He's gone out of his way to take jobs against Renraku, and doesn't generally leave spiders alive. Blackhammer was the first complex form he ever used, and when all you have is a hammer, everythings look like a nail.

Before the crash, Joe was a fairly generic wage slave, but he doesn't honestly remember much from back then. If he had a family, he doesn't remember them, and Renraku did a good enough job of erasing his ID after they snatched him that he's not been able to dig up much about his former life. It's not an area he particularly likes to dwell on.

NOTES:
With the submersion, I've taken evisceration three times more to represent the damage done to him by Renraku, rather than things he did to himself whilst submerged. The point was to squeeze in as many 'mental disorder' negative qualities as possible to reflect just how screwed up his time in the Renraku lab was.

I've also taken Allergy (the Renraku logo) as a kind of mental disorder, which may not make much sense initially. However I think a 2 dice penalty due to nausea and so forth when the logo is in his line of sight is actually pretty neat given the effect I'm trying to achieve.

I haven't come up with a good delusion yet. Anyone got any suggestions?

Name: Tetsuko Aneki
Race: Human
Gender: Female

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==Akira==

I think Jack's Mentor Spirit totem describes him quite well...



While I fully expect to see some in party disagreement, I tend to give other PCs more latitude in how I react to their actions. (just as in RL I would give people I know and work with more leeway than a complete stranger).

I imagine that the group will probably have a sense of what might be considered "going too far" for each other's taste, since they've all worked with each other in the past. You're right though in that Spooky won't likely be warming up to certain members very quickly (if at all). A lot can change in game though... sometimes you see the oddest friends (perhaps out of respect for professional ability, or even because one or more members keep their less than noble intentions well hidden, waiting until the "friendship" has outlived its usefulness before reveaing their true nature).

Also... 15,000,000 Nuyen each is a hell of an incentive to try to make things work. And while Spooky may have certain ideals, he doesn't try to "convert" anyone to his way of thinking. He merely struggles to get by in a world he recognizes as corrupt and full of strife. If he happens to shine light on a better way to live for those who might otherwise have no moral compass, so much the better. He's wise enough to know that you can't "force" someone to change their beliefs and attitudes, you can only show them the way. Spooky would never try to solve a verbal conflict with force.

Now, his "easy-going" nature is more a result of his introverted lifestyle. He is simply non-responsive, the type who goes on a cross country road trip and reads a book the entire way, pointedly ignoring everything short of a direct question (and even some of those possibly). When he does finally respond to something, it is with an eloquent fervour that, to those who don't know him well enough to see it coming, may seem very bi-polar.

All this to say that while there will definitely be tense moments that will likely define how the team works together, it should just make for a more interesting dynamic. The worst I can imagine happening (short of another PC deliberately murdering babies just to piss off Jack) is that he might not extend the same effort to protect someone who shows that, time and again, he has absolutely no respect for his team mates or life in general. Spooky is only metahuman... should he be forced to choose between saving the very useful physcopath and the less useful team mate who lacks such disturbing traits, the decision will not likely be based on who's more useful.

Dwarf (25BP)

Stats (250 BP)

Bod: 6
Ag: 4
Rea: 4
Str: 4
Cha: 3
Int: 5
Log: 5
Wil: 6

Edge: 3 (20 BP)
Magic 5 (40 BP)
Initiative: 9
IP: 1
Essence: 6.0
Nuyen: (4d6+12) * 500
Karma: 0/0


Positive Qualities (15 BP)

Magician (15 BP)


Negative Qualities (-35 BP)
Aspected Magician (sorcerer) (5)
Day Job (professor) (5)
SINner (5)
Records on File (10)
Spirit Bane (spirit of man) (10)

Active Skills (92 BP)

Skills Rating
Spellcasting 5
Arcana 3
Pistols 2
Instruction 3
Etiquette 1
Dodge 2
Perception 3
Counterspelling 3

Knowledge Skills (0 BP/ 30 free)
Physics 6
International Magical Cultures 4
International Law 2
University Politics 3

English N
French 3
German 3
Celtic 3
Sperethiel 3
Or-zet 3

Contacts (16 BP)

Fixer (L4, C6) (tbd)
Talismonger (L3,C4) (tbd)

Magic (36 BP)
Spells:

Combat Spells
• Shockwave
• Screech
Detection spells
• Clairaudience
• Combat sense
Health spells
• Increase Reflexes
Illusion spells
• Chaotic world
• Hush
Manipulation spells
• Magic fingers
• Deflection

Small bell (combat spells) (rating 3 spellcasting focus)
hoop earring (detection spells) (rating 3 spellcasting focus)
stud earring (combat spells) (rating 3 counterspelling focus)
smokey quartz pendant (health spell) (rating 3 sustaining focus)


Gear (41BP)
GUNS
Savalette Guardian
-chameleon coating
-electronic firing
-integral silencer

Tag Eraser
White Noise Generator 6

4 spare clips
20 rounds Explosive ammo
30 rounds regular ammo
30 rounds subsonic ammo

ARMOR
half body FFBA
-nonconductive 6
Armor Jacket

COMMLINK
2 disposable commlinks
Novatech Airwave
-Sim Module
-AR gloves
-Subvocal Microphone
-Trodes
-Response Enhancer 3

SOFTWARE
Iris Orb OS
Analyze 3
Browse 3
Command 3
Edit 3
Encrypt 3
Scan 3
Stealth 6
-Optimized 3
Purge 3

Glasses Rating 4
-vision enhancement 3
-lowlight
-flare compensation

Monocle
-image link
-smartlink
-Vision Magnification

Mage Sight Goggles

Earbuds rating 3
-audio enhancement 3
-spatial recognizer

Handheld sensor package
-cyberware scanner 6
-MAD scanner 3
-radio signal scanner 6

Magical Lodge rating 6


FAKE SINS, LICENSES, AND LIFESTYLE
Fake SIN 4 (tbd)
Fake SIN 4. (tbd)
Fake SIN 4 (tbd)

3 months high lifestyle

Vitals
Handle: Vice.
Name: Riley Travis
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: ¼ Caucasian, ½ Afro-america, ¼ Brazilian. Features are surgically enhanced to look stern and germanic, in stark contrast to his complexion.
Metatype: Human
Nationality: CAS

Date of Birth: April 3rd, 2041
Place of Birth: Jacksonville, Florida, CAS.
Height: 6’1� (1.8542m)
Weight: 206lbs (93.44kg)
Eyes: Originally brown. Cybereyes are usually kept replicating his original eye color.
Hair: Normally black. Currently not applicable. Vice shaves his head every morning.
Distinguishing marks: His upper left arm is branded with the insignia of his Air Assault regiment. There’s a barcode tattooed on the back of his neck, though the code is gibberish and doesn’t match the checksum. There’s a tattoo on his abdomen of a cartoon jaguar’s severed head with Xs for eyes.
Build: At a glance, Vice looks like just another narcissistic suit who spends two hours a day at the health club, plays tennis or racquetball three or four times a week, and spends his weekends on the golf course.

History:
Riley Travis was born in Jacksonville, Florida, in an Ares Macrotechnology enclave. Both parents were loyal company employees, and he grew up in the “baseball, mom, and apple pie� corporate culture of Ares. After high school, company career counselors determined that continuing his education was a “dubious� investment and instead recommended that he either apply to the Knight Errant academy or join Ares Arms security force.

In an act of reckless teenage defiance, he joined the CAS Army, where he spent eight years jumping out of helicopters on both sides of the border in South Texas. His impulse control problems kept him out of the higher echelons of special operations, but his physical and mental toughness, coupled with his forceful personality made him an exemplary infantry NCO.

In 2067, he was honorably discharged as a staff sergeant with three bronze stars for valor and a fourth for meritorious service.

After his honorable discharge, he was contacted by a Saeder-Krupp Prime recruiter. After some elective augmentation and cosmetic surgery, he was assigned to the Miami office as a “problem solver�. By the end of his first year, he’d made a reputation for himself in the shadows of the Carib League smuggling capitol.

In the winter of 2071, a new director took over his office and began purging the department of loose cannons and potential problems. Rather than getting fired or cleaned for his reckless personal life, Travis turned in his resignation and fled to Macao, where he went to work for a private security contracting firm called Proactive Security Solutions. After six months as a bodyguard and counter-insurgency specialist on the Indochinese Penninsula, he went completely black and moved into the Hong Kong shadows. After a year of shooting people in the face for money, he went global and started doing work all over the Pacific Rim.

Travis remains estranged from his family. He broke ties with his parents when he went to work for Saeder-Krupp rather than return to the Ares fold. They’re now retired and still in Jacksonville, berating his sister about why they don’t have any grandchildren yet. He hasn’t spoken to his older sister Kathleen since he left Miami. She is an Ares fleet helicopter pilot in Manhattan, and spends her days chauffeuring executives and VIPs around.

Subrace: human (0BP)

Attributes (230BP)


Special Attributes (0BP)


Qualities


Skills


Resources (70BP, 350k)


Contacts 14BP

Name: Tetsuko Aneki
Race: Human
Gender: Female

==Background==




==BREAKDOWN (400BP)==



=Attributes=


=Qualities=



=Active Skills=



=Knowledge Skills=


=Complex Forms=



=Submersion=



=Gear=




==Lifestyle==




=Contacts=




==Sprites==




==Akira==

Mercenary Technomancer

Name: Frank MacPhóil
Alias: Tincéir
Metatype: Human
Age: 35

Attributes:
Physical Mental Special Special
Body: 4 Charisma: 3 Edge: 2 Current Edge: 3
Agility: 4 Intuition: 4 Essense: 5.16 Astral Init: N/a
Reaction: 3 Logic: 5 Initiative: 8 Matrix Init: 9
Strength: 3 Willpower: 5 Ressonance: 6* Init Passes: 1(3)

*Reduced from 8

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Submersion Level 1
E-Sensing
Submersion Level 2
Skinlink

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I'll re-post the cost breakdown part when back with my work files.

Changes:
- Magic down to 5, two submersion levels (to 7 Ressonance, then down to 6 for cyber's effect)
- Agility to 4
- Clubs (at Rank 1)
- Extra 5k nuyen

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Active Skills

Athletics Group Rank 1 + STR 3 (+2 Mobility) = 4(6)
Outdoors Group Rank 1 + INT 4 (+2 Navigation) = 5(7)
Electronics Group Rank 3 + LOG 5 (+2 Analytical) = 8(10)**
Stealth Group Rank 1 + INT 4 = 4
Compiling Rank 2 + RES 7 = 9**
Registering Rank 2 + RES 7 = 9**
E-Warfare (Comms) Rank 6 + LOG 5 (+2 Specialization) = 11(13)**
Hacking Rank 4 + LOG 5 = 9**
Pistols (Semi-Auto) Rank 1 + AGI 4 (+2 Spec/+2 Smartlink) = 7(9)
Automatics (Assault) Rank 2 + AGI 4 (+2 Spec/+2 Smartlink) = 8(10)
Clubs Rank 1 + AGI 4 = 5
Perception Rank 3 + INT 3 = 6*

*See perception breakdown
**+2 to all Matrix actions when in full VR

Total Active Skills: 6x10 + 20x4 3x2 = 144BP

Knowledge Skills (5+4)x3 = 27

(Professional) UCAS Military Tactics 2 + LOG 5 = 7
(Professional) Ares Military Tactics 4 + LOG 5 = 9
(Professional) Mercenary Hotspots 3 + LOG 5 = 8
(Professional) Cryptanalysis 5 + LOG 5 = 10
(Personal) Golf 3 + INT 3 = 6
(Professional) Matrix Security 2 + LOG 5 = 7

Languages

English N
Arabic Rank 2 (+2 Linguist) = 4
Tamazight Rank 1 (+2 Linguist) = 3
Gaelic Rank 2 (+2 Linguist) = 4
French Rank 1 (+2 Linguist) = 3
Portuguese Rank 1 (+2 Linguist) = 3
Latin Rank 1 (+2 Linguist) = 3

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Perception Modes

Unmodified: 6

Cyberware:

Hearing - Damper: Protects hearing against sudden changes in volume.
- Increased Sensitivity: Can hear in the ultrasonic and infrasonic ranges.
- Select Sound Filter: Can filter out all but two groups of sounds; actively listening to one, recording the other.
- Spatial Recognizer: +2 Perception for finding the source of a specific sound.

Vision - Thermographic: Can see in the ifrared portion of the light spectrum, thus seeing heat sources.

Other - Orientation System: GPS/gyroscope orientation for tracking location; +2 on Navigation tests.
- Radar: Unaffected by invisibility and camoflauge; can see through 10 Barrier Rating of materials; can detect cyber.

Armor:

Scent - Olfactory Sensor: Detect chemical composition of air; cut-off to ignore intense odors; +2 Perceotion for smells.

Other - Atmospheric Sensor: Constant weather updates!
- Flare Compensation: Protects vision from sudden changes in light level.
- Smartlink: Integrates with Smartgun systems to provide info on weapon state and range to target; +2 Ranged Combat

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Technomancer Resonance Stream: Sourceror
Fading: Logic + Resonance
Sprites: Code, Courier, Crack, Data, and Machine

Similar to those hermetic magicians who view magic as a physical force with predictable
laws and consequences, sourcerors view Resonance as the true machine code of the Matrix,
which only they are able to understand. From their perspective, they use complex forms
as interfaces to program the machine code. Sprites are thought of as sentient programs,
embodied subroutines similar to agents that can be commanded and directed like any other
program. Sprites compiled by sourcerors often resemble sculpts of commercially available
agent programs.

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Positive Qualities (30BP):

Analytical Mind (5BP)
Frank has always distinguished himself academically, but in the Barrens, even in Little Dublin, a good education is hard to come by. Still, he is possesed of a shrewd mind well

suited to finding patterns where others might not.

Linguist (5BP)
From childhood Frank was encouraged to immerse himself in other languages, and to embrace the cultures they came from. While there wasn't much in the way of culture back home,

he has a nack for languages which has served him well in the battlefield.

Restricted Gear: Security Armor (5BP)
When Frank left Ares' service, he took with him his armor as part of his 'severence package.'

Technomancer (5BP)
Frank's Emergence came almost a full year after the Crash 2.0, and almost went unnoticed. He had written it off as feedback from his implants at first, but he has since come to

embrace the gifts given to him by whichever Fate saw fit to weave his tale.

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Negative Qualities (-35BP):

Bad Rep (-5BP)
Ares' 3rd Recon Division - dubbed the Spectres - used to be spoken of with respect in military circles national and corporate. They were amongst the top performers in the Desert

Wars since their inception, and had exemplary mission and conduct records. Sadly the actions of a few can sully the name of many. In a very publicized event, two members of the

Spectres accosted and raped a local woman, drawing the media's eye to the division and a series of what were seen as questionable events. Forget that Frank's own record was

spotless - he was a Spectre, and you know how they were.

Prejudiced: Biased - Civilians (-10BP)
Call it old habits dying hard, but there is a certain arrogance that comes with being in the military. You know your job, you get it done under the harshest of conditions, and

you get it done right. You just can't trust a civillian to get the job done when the pressure is on.

Records on File: Ares (-10BP)
Frank remains listed as an Ares corporate asset, able to be called upon for missions should they need him. He is not a company man, however. He is an on the books military

consultant, and a member of the corporation's reserve forces.

SINner: UCAS/Ares (-10BP)
Frank maintains citizenship in both the UCAS, where he served for five years prior to being scouted by Ares military, and with Ares Macrotechnology.

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Contact Name Loyalty Connection

Sgt Orsino Tignanelli 3 3
Orsino 'The Bear' Tignanelli is a lovable Italian lug with a strong... family... background. He and Frank did two tours together before Frank signed on with Ares (Ors won't let

him live down the fact he sold out). Being as he grew up in a shady background, Ors isn't adverse to shifting around some cargo every now and then for his pal.

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Ranged Weapons
Weapon Damage AP Mode RC Ammo Notes

Nimata Optimum II 6P -1 SA/BF/FA 1 30© Internal Smartlink, Chameleon Coating
- Underbarrel Shotgun 7P -1 SA 1 5(m)
Savalette Guardian 5P -1 SA/BF* 1 12© Internal Smartlink, Electronic Firing

*Complex Action


Melee
Weapon Reach Damage AP Notes
AZ-150 Stun Baton 1 7S(e) -half 8 charges, 30s/per to recharge; Personalized Grip
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Armor B/I Notes

Light Military 12/10 Quick Release, Mobility Upgrade (2), Ruthenium Polymer Coating, Chemical Seal
Helmet +2/+2 Atmospheric Sensor (3), Olfactory Sensor (2), Camera, Flare Comp, Smartlink, Satlink
FFBA Shirt 3/0
Work Clothes 0/0
Leather Jacket 2/2
Shirt/Slacks 1/1 Synergist Business Line

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Cyberware/Bioware
Implant Grade Rating Essence

Obvious Cyberhand Alpha - .2
Datajack Alpha .08
Cyberears Alpha 3 .24
Damper Alpha - [1]
Increased Sensitivity Alpha - [1]
Recording Unit Alpha - *
Spatial Recognizer Alpha - [2]
Select Sound Filter Alpha 2 [2]
Single Cybereye Alpha 2 .12
Thermographics Alpha - [2]
Cyber Orientation System Alpha - -
Radar Sensor Alpha 1 -
Internal Air Tank Alpha - .2
Total: .84

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Commlink: Meta Link w. Vector Xim
Response Signal Firewall System
1 2 1 1

Commlink: Milspec Helmet Commlink
Response Signal Firewall System
4 4 4 4
Hardwired Encyrption: 4

Living Persona
Response System Firewall Singal
4(5) 5 5 4

Complex Forms: Simrig, Scan (2), Tacsoft(3), Sniffer (3), Spoof (4), Edit (3), Decrypt (4)

Biofeedback Filter: 3

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Lifestyle: Redmond Tenament Apartment (2600/month; 1 months pre-paid)
Comforts: Low (2)
Entertainment: Low (2)
Necessities: Middle (3)
Neighborhood: Street (0)
Security: Middle (3)
Qualities: Escape Tunnel (3), Free Access (1), Security Conscious (2), AI in Residence (-3), Rough Neighborhood (-1), Worse Neighbors (-1)

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SIN (Legit)
Name: Frank Patrick MacPhóil
Alias: N/a
DOB: 2038
Birthplace: Redmond, Seattle, UCAS
Citizenship: UCAS, Ares
Occupation: Private Security Contractor, Military Consultant
Permits: Firearms (Transportation/Conceal & Carry)
MilSpec Armor
International Driver's
Cyberware (Medical Reconstruction)

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Nuyen:

Swiss Account (4244 5305 5442 2322 1) - 200
Bank of Seattle Account (83345931) - 100 (Opened for this run, as is his practice)

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Gear:

Flash Grenade
Smoke Grenade (2)
Concealable Holster
Spare Clip - Niamatta (2)
Spare Clip - Guardian
Silencer
Regular Rounds (200)
Shotgun Rounds (20)
Subvocal Mic
Electronics Kit
Combat Harness
Smart Pouches

1. What is your character's Sex?

Male

2. What is your character's physical size?

Frank is a shade over six feet tall, and weight a lean two-twenty-five. His lower body is better defined due to his running habits, but he still maintains an overall toned physique.

3. What is the color of the character's hair, eyes, and skin?

Frank has brown hair which grows wild when he’s between work, usually ending up at collar length. He also lets his beard grow out during these times, though he puts more time into grooming it. When employed, he reverts back to the clean shaven, high and tight look of a classic Marine, with a little length to the top which can be styled if it suits the setting. He has fair skin, but takes well to tanning. His natural eye is a sharp green, green like a bottle, while his cybernetic eye is copper.

4. What is the character's general appearance (i.e., How does she dress, etc.)?

Off work, Frank maintains a downplayed casual look, preferring to dress in simple shirts and jeans, with workman's boots. He continues the look with an old, if somewhat battered, genuine leather jacket. When the setting warrants an elevation of dress, he breaks out the immaculately pressed Synergist slack and shirt, with one of a dozen subtly downplayed ties. Add in a pair of Italian loafers, and he cleans up well. Either outfit is usually paired with an FFBA shirt, for personal protection.

On the run Frank dresses utilitarian. He’ll dress as suits the job, but in the field it is either fatigues or his armor.

5. Where was the character born (City, State, Hospital Name)?

Frank was delivered by midwife in the nicest neighborhood in the Redmond Barrens: Little Dublin. Little Dublin is a holdout neighborhood of Irish descendants who refused to pick up and move like so many others had when things went bad. Thanks to grit, optimism, and more than a few of the crowd being cops or ex-cops, the neighborhood has managed to survive.

6. What is the character's date of birth?

March 31, 2038, 0342L

7. What was the character's family life like?

Frank's parents were both pillars of the community in Little Dublin. His father was, for a spell, de-facto Mayor of the area and a programmer of no small worth. His mother was a violinist, one who never saw the recognition she deserved because of her quiet Barrens life, but who could have sat with any symphony the world had to offer.

Frank has two younger sisters, and despite a lack of money growing up, the family was never wanting. Their's was as idylic a childhood as you could imagine in the Barrens.

8. Has the character begun her own family?

No. Frank was married once, but he returned from a tour and found he no longer was.

9. Where or how was the character educated?

Frank was tutored by his partents, with his father providing an education in the sciences, and his mother filling in the humanities. He was given every opporotunity they could provide to pursue his own educational interests, and to provide field trips throughout the city when possible. The community of Little Dublin added to his educational pool with their many varied talents, as well.

10. Has the character ever done anything else for a living?

Frank joined the UCAS Marines at eighteen years of age with little focus in his life other than getting out of the Barrens without becoming just another Irish cop. He signed on as unrated, but was quickly tagged for his technical acumen, and entered into training as a Tactical Wireless Logistics Operator. He served two drug-enforcement tours with the Marines, the first in Columbia, the second in the Golden Triangle, before catching the brunt of a land mine detonation.

When the UCAS government was looking to leave him in the lurch, recovering in a neglected military hospital with the paperwork all twisted up a representitive from Ares stepped in. They offered rehabilitative surgeries and a nice fat paycheque if he would sign on with them. He served for five years with Ares' military, seeing active service in four Desert Wars incarnations.

When his unit - the Spectres - was disbanded in a media frenzy, Frank was offered early retirement a 'severence package' to keep him from talking to anyone with a camera or a mic. Since he was disillusioned, and not inclined to talk to the media anyway, he took the package and left (though he is still a reserve member of the Ares military to this day). He went from Ares to a string of small mercenary units including a small stint of anti-piract escort operations, hopping the globe until he hooked up with his current team.

11. What are the character's political and religious beliefs?

Frank's philosophy on politics is simple: politicians are the people who blast air and get military men thrown into conflict.

He isn't a very religious man, despite a Catholic upbringing. While there may be no athiests in foxholes, there are plenty of lapsed Catholics.

12. Describe the character's moral code. Include how mercenary she is, whether or not she'll kill innocents, etc.

For a man with such dark stains on his past, and who's been a mercenary for the better part of a decade, Frank is a solid indidual morally. He doesn't kill unecesarily, he won't reneg on a contract, and he prefers to keep his affairs quiet. In general he is an upright upright citizen, albeit one who sometimes shoots people and breaks into communications networks to pay the bills.

13. What are the character's goals?

Having spent almost two decades fighting foreign wars, Frank would like nothing more than to buy a home somehwere and not have to worry about ducking bullets. He's not especially keen on getting married and having little feet running around the home, but would rather just be able to sleep a full night every now and then without first setting up a series of electronic tripwires to wake him if need be.

14. Why does the character run the shadows? (Why does she run the shadows still, rather than getting a "real" job?)

Frank has only ever been comfortable in a combat support role. In the down-time between his cyber-surgery and his return to the field he was lost for the first time ever, directionless. He had become institutionalized, to some degree, unable to operate outside the defined parameters of military life. While he has made strides in living life on his own, he still longs for that chain of command, for the wakey-wakey, for someone to organize things for him.

15. What kind of personality does your character have? This should not necessarily be obviously stated in the background, as it is more important for actually playing the character, but it may colour or add mood to the history.

Frank is analtyical, but not to the point of overthinking things. He has a quick wit, and knows that being decisive is the key to survival. He takes in the situation, runs the data, and makes a decision then goes with it. Long debates tend to annoy him, though he isn't against taking in other people's viewpoints.

When the uniform is off - so to speak - Frank is a down to earth, easygoing kind of guy. While he maintains a healthy paranoia, he isn't consumed by thoughts of work like so many of his profession tend to be.

16. What special qualities does the character possess? This does not refer to skills, but rather to other things, such as how she gets along with people, whether she plans ahead, etc.

Frank is equally capable of long and short term planning. He can break a situation down into key elements, and identify which is more a priority than the other. He is an information spounge, and capable of distilling things down to a level others can easily digest.

Oh, and he's apparently a good babysitter.

17. Are there certain things that the character can't or won't do? Why?

Despite being a mercenary, Frank doesn't do wetwork. Given the right circumstances he will kill, but he won't go after a target that is unprepared. With a decleration of war made, however, all bets are off.

18. What things, people, or ideas does the character hate?

While it's not hatred, persay, Frank has little tolerance for civillians who boast about how challenging their job is, or who play at war. He also has little love for the media, since it was the ruin of his rather comfortable corporate life.

19. What things people, or ideas does the character love?

Frank's a family man, deep down, though he didn't realize it until he'd already lost a chance at his own. While he hasn't moved back to Little Dublin, he's still close, and he checks on his mom whenever possible. He and his dad, however, rarely talk since the honorable profession of soldiering doesn't sit well with the old man.

20. What is the character's name? Give both full birth name, as well as nicknames, street names, etc.

Born: Frank Patrick MacPhóil (Middle name inherited, by tradition, from his father.)

Other than the standard military nicknames like "Sarge" he was called Frankenstein during his Ares days, though it was usually a derogatory term. He goes by Tincéir in his more shadowy endevour, which means 'tinker' something he was prone to do while a kid, which was why his mother called him that.

21. Determine what your character used to do, before becoming a shadowrunner (very important).

See question ten. He's never been to a formal school, just lived the military life.

22. Decide why your character left her old job, if she had one (also important).

Frank hasn't quite left his employment with Ares. He still does consulting with them from time to time, but they shuffled him out of the active roster after the Spectre's media feeding frenzy.

23. Come up with a reason for why the character became a shadowrunner. (This very often will tie in with #22. This is not the same as #14, but rather why she started running the shadows originally. What led her to it?)

He started taking up mercenary contracts to pay the bills, and when he became weary of travelling the world to different hells, he decided to come home. He's since taken to the shadows as a way of avoiding getting a normal job.

24. How did your character come to know her contacts? Contacts are an important part of Shadowrun, decide how and why you know them.

Ors and Frank spent their entire run in the UCAS Marines together. They arrived at Basic in the same rotation, Frank from the Barrens of Seattle, Ors from Milwaukee, and became fast friends. They ended up at the same posts, with the same service batallions, and ultimately did two tours together before Frank's injury. While Ors may tease him about having sold out, the big lug was one of the people who pushed Frank to accept the Ares offer.

25. Does the character have a SIN? Does the character actually use it? Or is the character one of the SINless masses? This may be affected by the character's previous employment.

Frank is a dual SINer, having retained his UCAS citizenship as part of his terms for signing on with Ares' military. His original intention was to maintain only a provisional Ares citizenship, and to retire after a tour or two, but when he moved into his post-military life he found that the Ares citizenship was as useful as the UCAS one for opening doors legally.

26. Is the character a full-time shadowrunner? Or does the character lead a Batman-like double existence?

Frank was a fulltime mercenary until signing up with his current team. He still entertains legitimate mercenary contracts from time to time, but he's finding shadowrunning can be more lucrative without being shot at quite as much.

27. Which person(s) or group(s) do you love the most?

His ma, of course. What real man doesn't love his mother?

28. Which person(s) or group(s) do you hate the most?

Frank has a special dislike for the media in general, especially embedded reporters.

29. Which person(s) or group(s) do you respect the most?

Fellow soldiers, whatever their cause. He has a deep seated respect for any man willing to fight for his beliefs, however silly and misguided.

30. Which person(s) or group(s) do you fear the most?

Frank has seen enough in his life that he doesn't fear much. He does fear growing complacent and becoming a civillian.

31. What is your favourite colour?

Frank has always been fond of blue, and this is only heightened by the fact that his Emergence was steeped in hues of blue as if being drawn into an ocean of data.

32. What is your favourite food and/or drink?

Frank is a traditionalist. Give him a good a plate of colcannon and pint of Guiness and he's a happy man. His palate is rather broad, however, as he has spent enough time embedded in different parts of the world to sample indiginous foods. He's not a gormond, but he's open to new culinary experiences.

33. What place would you most like to visit?

Frank's been to enough places that he'd really just like to get to know the Barrens again. If he had to peg somewhere though, it'd be tropical, and remote. Some island in the middle of nowhere.

34. Which person(s) or group(s) are you most loyal to?

Aside from his family, who he still sends a little money to every now and then, he's not especially loyal to anyone. He's comfortable to an extent with the group he's with now, but his loyalty has yet to be earned. Ors has a special place of loyalty for him, however, and the 'Bear' is pretty much a brother whom he keeps better contact with.

35. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the most enjoyment? (Warning: Answering Sex for this question can and will result in penalties to your character!)

Sex.

Ok, aside from crytographic analysis, which is more an exercise in keeping his mind going, Frank enjoys a good round of golf. He's played courses on almost every continent (barring Australia and Antarctica) and he keeps a set of clubs handy whenever he travels, right alongside his armor.

36. What pastime (that you participate in regularly) gives you the least enjoyment?

Frank, while a tinkerer, doesn't especially relish re-tuning his sensors, though he spends time after every day of operations doing just that.

37. What annoys you the most?

Armchair soldiers fruststrate Frank to no end. To speak from a position of ignorance about a subject so weighted is, in Frank's eyes, to spit in the face of everyone who has fought an honorable fight.

38. What (if any) is your favourite form of art?

Frank has taken to artwork which attempts to bring into the real the experience of being in VR or the Astral without any technological assistance. Digital stills and mana-photographs aren't as soulfull as the expressions of desire that come with paint and sculpting.

39. What is your greatest goal?

Frank ulitmately wants to settle somewhere, and to see his family, and by extension Little Dublin, made more comfortable in their living.

40. What do you think is your characters best quality?

His ethic, the drive to perform at his best no matter the situation.

41. What do you think is your characters worst quality?

Frank is, to be frank, an arrogant ass towards civillians.

42. What is the most important thing you have ever done?

Signing on with the UCAS Marines, and avoiding becoming just another Irish cop is his most prideful acheivement.

43. Which religion (if any) do you follow?

Frank is a lapsed Catholic.

44. What is your most treasured possession (and why)?

Frank doesn't put too much vals

45. What are your three most common dreams?

The chief dream Frank has, usually at least twice a month, more when operational, is being back on patrol in Laos, the same patrol in which he had his accident. While it might be a nightmare to some, the dream plays out in stark slow motion, and he usually wakes up with a clear vision of every moment of flesh rending pain, calm, but aware of the hollow where his body bears it's artifical parts.

When especially sedate, Frank dreams of the deeper realms of the Matrix, in swirling hues of blue, and usually wakes up profoundly rested.

A rare nightmare for Frank would involve being trapped in the basement of an old warehouse just outside of Little Dublin which had caught fire while he and his cousins were messing about in it. He's alone, and while he isn't being burnt, he can feel the heat washing over himself.

46. What is the Character's current relationship with her family?

He maintains contact with his family while abroad through his mother, mainly, and the occasional exchange online with his sisters. While he has returned to Seattle, he drops into Little Dublin only infrequently, feeling the outsider, though no one would think it of him.

47. If the character's family is still alive, what do they do, and where do they live?

Frank's parents, and his youngest sister still live in Little Dublin. His parents are active in the education of the youth of the neighborhood, while his sister is studying to become a nurse. His eldest sister married into a corporate family after becoming a researcher.

48. Where did the character learn her Skills?

Frank's education was heavily based in the teachings of his parents and the other adults in Little Dublin, and while he never once attended a public or private school, he is well read and educated. His computer education came at his father's hand, honed by the military's specialty training (including a semester's cross-training at MIT&T) in computers and electronic warfare. He obtained extensive military training throughout both of his careers as an enlisted man, and he continues to keep those skills sharp through practice. His Ressonance skills have been largely self taught, as he has managed to keep his Emergence a well kept secret using the cybernetics in his body as cover.

49. Does the character have a good luck charm? What is it, and why?

Oddly, Frank considers the shard of shrapnel which pierced his left eye to be lucky, as it was sharp enough to have penetrated further, potentially brain damaging him, but stopped short of anything irredeamable.

50. What type of music does the character like?

He has an eclectic taste, though usually he favors Celtic music and Chinese romantic period symphonies.

51. List any past serious relationships that your character has had, and give a brief overview of the relationship.

Frank was married for three years to a young woman from Little Dublin named Katie O'Rourke. He returned home from his first tour, however, to find she had cleared her things from their quarters, and returned him. Their relationship was built from more fire than lasting love, but everyone once and a while the flame is re-kindled when he returns to his childhood home... at least in the bedroom.

52. Where does your character live? Why does she live there?

Frank lives in an apartment in the Woodvine neighborhood of the Barrens, near to Touristville. While it is close to the corp-kid slumming it neighborhood of choice, his block is downright brutal. His little apartment is sandwiched between a faux-Tempo lab and a cheap simporn studio. While he has a backdoor into the studio's network, there is an AI resident there that came from their rather seedy custom simrig interface software. While having a virtual starlet with a penchant for changing avatars bugging him for virtual sex might seem like a perk, it get old fast.

53. Remember, your Gamemaster like detail, so if you can think of any other little details, quirks, or whatever that you think might please the almight GM, then add them in as well. Oh, and your GM won't use any of these details against you at a later date. trust me...

Frank does not advertise he is a technomancer, far from it. He reps himself as a combat hacker, one with battlefield experience. Despite Ares having records of him, no official proof exists yet of his Emergence.

Also of note, every bit of his gear is skinlinked, with wireless disabled.

Name: Tetsuko Aneki
Race: Human
Gender: Female

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