List dice rolls in spoiler boxes on the IC thread. Any time dice are rolled, list the source of the dice incluiding modifiers. Dice rollers programs or dice on your desk top are both allowed. I will not be rolliung your dice forward. If you roll dice on a table top, list out the rolls in order. In case of any missed modifiers, dice will be removed from last to first. If a program is useed, provide links to your rolls.

I will roll dice at my desk. Dice amounts and rolls will not be listed naturally.

Attributes

Body: 5 {6}
Agility: 2 {3}
Reaction: 5 {9}
Strength: 2 {3}
Charisma: 4 {7}
Intuition: 5
Logic: 6 {9}
Willpower: 7

Edge: 7
Magic: 14 {9}
Essence: 3

Initiative: 14 / Passes: 4
Astral Initiative: 10 / Passes: 3
Matrix Initiative {AR}: 14 / Passes: 4

Composure: 11
Judge intentions: 13
Lifting / carrying: 7 {9}
Memory: 16
Spellcasting drain: 16 {centering +8}
Summoning drain: 11 {centering +8}

Street cred: 30
Notoriety: 8
Public awareness: 6

Ballistic armor total: 11 {13 w/ helmet}
Impact armor total: 7 {9 w/ helmet}

Physical damage track: 11 { - }
Stun damage track: 12 { - }

Skills

Active Skills

Arcana: 1 {spell design +2 / nanites +3}
Artisan: 1 {flute +2 / nanites +3}
Assensing: 5 {aura reading +2 / nanites +3}
Computer: 1 {commlinks +2 / nanites +3}
Con: 3 {fast talk +2 / mentor +2}
Counterspelling: 6 {combat spells +2 / shielding +8}
Data search: 1 {magic-related data +2 / nanites +3}
Disguise: 2 {cosmetic +2 / altskin +2 / nanites +3}
Dodge: 6 {ranged +2}
Etiquette: 4 {magical +2}
First aid: 3 {drain +2 / nanites +3}
Infiltration: 2 {astral +2}
Intimidation: 4 {magical +2}
Medicine: 2 {magical health +2 / nanites +3}
Navigation: 1 {orientation system +2 / nanites +3}
Perception: 4 {visual +2 / vision enhancement +3 / audio enhancement +3 / co-processor +3 / nanites +3 / directional +2}
Pilot ground craft: 1 {wheeled +2}
Spellcasting: 7 {combat spells +4 / power focus +6}
Summoning: 3 {air spirits +2 / power focus +6}
Survival: 2

Knowledge Skills

Archeology: 2
Art: 1
Atlantean Foundation: 2
Black markets: 2
Current events: 2
DIMR: 2
Dragons: 2
Fashion: 1
Folklore: 4
History: 3
Law: 1
Magic background: 5
Magical threats: 6
Music: 1
Parazoology: 2
Power sites: 3
Psychology: 1
Smuggler's routes: 1
Spirits: 3
Tarot reading: 3
Tourist trivia: 4
World religions: 1

Language Skills

English: native
Afrikaans: 1
Arabic: 1
Aztlan spanish: 2
Dutch: 1
French: 1
German: 1
Japanese: 1
Latin: 2
Or'zet: 1
Russian: 2
Souix: 1
Sperethiel: 1
Ancient / dead languages: 2 {written only}

Knowledge / language bonus: mnemonic enhancer +3 / nanites +3

"I have this tendency to be able to pick up little tidbits of knowledge about all sorts of subjects, but it seems that very few topics outside of magic itself hold my interest long enough to really delve into their deeper mysteries."

Qualities

Aptitude {spellcasting}
Exceptional attribute {willpower}
Magician
Mentor spirit {Dragonslayer +2 to combat spells / +2 to con / -1 to all actions if promise is broken until fulfillment or atonement}
Quick healer

Mild addiction {psyche}
Mild phobia {astral projection}
Mild phobia {virtual reality}
SINner
Spirit bane {threat spirits}
Weapon curse

"I suspect that you've probably heard a rumor or three, but I just don't want to talk about it. Don't be expectin' me t'be doing any shooting though."

Augmentation

Bioware

Ares PainAway-Pro8 - damage compensators {8}
Evo BetterBody - suprathyroid gland
Evo BluddBuffer - platelet factories
Saeder Krupp Fyte-or-Flyte-4005ev - reflex recorder {dodge}
Shaiwase Time OptimizR - sleep regulator
Spinrad Industries MemTurbo - mnemonic enhancer {3}
Universal Omnitech CoreTechs-77 - cerebral booster {3}
Universal Omnitech Hyperflex Elite - synaptic booster {3}

Cyberware

Evo NanoNanny6 - nanite hive {6}
Horison Aurexec Deluxe - cyberears {2} - audio enhancement {3} / damper / ear recording unit / select sound filter {2} / sound link / spatial recognizer
NeoNet UltraJack - platinum datajack engraved with mystic symbols / skinlink
Renraku Integra - commlink
Shiawase XtrAlert - attention coprocessor {3}
Zeiss Zeta-82-9 - cybereyes {3} - eye recording unit / eye lights / flare compensation / image link / low light vision / thermographic vision / vision enhancement {3} / optical vision magnification / protective covers

Nanoware

Ares Battleskin-k3.5 - altskin - armor {3 / 1} / newprint / sealant / shade / shifter
NeoNET Sixth Sense XT - limbic neural amplifier {3}
Horison Nan-Q-6.3 - neocortical neural amplifier {3}
Shiawase O-Shield Plus - o-cells {9}
Universal Omnitech Royal Flush - universal nantidotes {9}
Zeta-ImpChem NooBlooGoo - universal nanite hunters {6}

Genetech

Evo Ankh - life span expansion 1

Cosmetic

Spinrad Industries Spin Shop - cosmetic surgery 3

Inoculations

Aura deficiency syndrome
Mana-active aura deficiency syndrome
Ebola plus
Gamma-anthrax
HMHVV
Vitas-3

All implants deltaware where applicable
- bioware essence loss: 2.175 {4.35 / 2}}
- cyberware essence loss: 0.825 {3.3 / 2 / 2}
- total: 3

"It's cost me a more than a little in magical potential, and a ton of nuyen and favors, but let me tell you right here and now that this state-of-the-art wetware's been worth every last bit of it."

Spells

Combat

Ball lightning - type: P / test: O {rea} / range: LOS {a} / dam: P / dur: I / drain: {F/2} + 4
Manabolt - type: M / test: O {wil} / range: LOS / dam: P / dur: I / drain: {F/2}
Powerbolt - type: P / test: O {bod} / range: LOS / dam: P / dur: I / drain: {F/2} + 1
Shattershield - type: M / test: O {for} / range: T / dam: P / dur: I / drain: {F/2} - 3
Slaughter spirit - type: M / test: O {wil} / range: LOS {a} / dam: P / dur: I / drain: {F/2} + 1
Stunball - type: M / test: O {wil} / range: LOS {a} / dam: S / dur: I / drain: {F/2} + 1
Stunbolt - type: M / test: O {wil} / range: LOS / dam: S / dur: I / drain: {F/2} - 1

Detection

Analyze device - type: P / test: S {or} / range: T {dir} / dur: S / drain: {F/2}
Astral window - type: M / test: O {for} / range: T {dir} / dur: S / drain: {F/2}
Catalog - type: P / test: S {or} / range: T {a} / dur: S / drain: {F/2} + 2
Detect life {extended} - type: M / test: O {wil} / range: T {ea} / dur: S / drain: {F/2} + 2
Mind probe - type: M / test: O {wil} / range: T {dir} / dur: S / drain: {F/2} + 2
Translate - type: M / test: O {wil} / range: T {dir} / dur: S / drain: {F/2}

Health

Heal - type: M / test: S / range: T / dur: P / drain: {DV} - 2
Healthy glow - type: P / test: S / range: T / dur: P / drain: {F/2} - 1
Oxygenate - type: P / test: S / range: T {v} / dur: S / drain: {F/2} - 1

Illusion

Improved invisibility - type: P / test: O {int} / range: LOS / dur: S / drain: {F/2} + 1
Trid phantasm - type: P / test: O {int} / range: LOS {a} / dur: S / drain: {F/2} + 3

Manipulation

Fashion - type: P / test: S / range: T / dur: P / drain: {F/2}
Fix - type: P / test: S {or} / range: T / dur: P / drain: {F/2} + 1
Influence - type: M / test: O {wil} / range: LOS / dur: P / drain: {F/2} + 1
Interference - type: P / test: S / range: LOS {a} / dur: S / drain: {F/2} + 3
Levitate - type: P / test: S / range: LOS / dur: S / drain: {F/2} + 1
Magic fingers - type: P / test: S / range: LOS / dur: S / drain: {F/2} + 1
Makeover - type: P / test: S / range: T {v} / dur: P / drain: {F/2}
Mana static - type: P / test: S / range: LOS {a} / dur: P / drain: {F/2} + 4
Offensive mana barrier - type: M / test: S / range: LOS {a} / dur: S / drain: {F/2} +3
Physical barrier - type: P / test: S / range: LOS {a} / dur: S / drain: {F/2} + 3
Sterilize - type: P / test: S / range: LOS {a} / dur: I / drain: {F/2} + 2

"This is what it's all about, as far as I'm concerned. Nothing even comes close to the feeling that comes from spellcasting, from the Mana flowing through you as you shape and channel it to meet your needs. To be honest, I think it's probably more addictive than any drug or beetle."

Spirits

Fire {combat}
Air {detection}
Earth {health}
Man {illusion}
Water {manipulation}

"Spirits are a rather touchy subject with me. While individual Spirits themselves may come in a multitude of varieties and motivations, it is my theory that the whole Binding process affects them in a not altogether benign manner in regards to their outlook on metahumanity. Of course, as you can imagine, this is not a popular point of view, but all I can say is that more than what could be considered a fair share of the problems I've faced have had Binding thrown in the mix at one stage or another."

Initiation

Grade: 8

Shielding
- Group: Kayoss Kollective {MIT&T student initiatory group}
- Ordeal: oath - seek out and destroy threats and other abusers of magic
Masking
- Group: MC24
- Ordeal: asceticism
Centering
- Group: MC24 {Atlantean Foundation initiatory group}
- Ordeal: meditation
- Centering Actions: drawing from a deck of tarot cards or playing the flute
Sensing
- Group: none - assisted by several koradji at Kata Tjuta, Australia
- Ordeal: metaplanar quest
Cleansing
- Group: MC24
- Ordeal: deed - eliminated toxic Bear shaman and her retinue in oil fiasco
Filtering
- Group: Luna Arcana {DIMR dedicated group}
- Ordeal: metaplanar quest
Extended Masking
- Group: Luna Arcana
- Ordeal: deed - eliminated vampire cult in Berlin
Absorption
- Group: Luna Arcana
- Ordeal: asceticism

"In my opinion, the whole idea of Magical Groups is over-rated, which is kinda ironic considering I've belonged to three of them. Hell, technically I'm still a member of two of them, but that doesn't really mean all that much. The Kollective just sort of fell apart as all student groups tend to do, and from what I've heard most of the members have all kicked off, except for Irving Radcliffe, who's now workin' for Saeder Krupp. Strange thing is, from what I can ascertain, Luna Arcana have never actually booted me out. You certainly can't accuse the AF of that kind of oversight though."

Magical Paraphernalia

Power Focus {6} - dragon-headed, orichalcum and ivory serpentine armband - worn on right bicep

"I acquired this little trinket in one of the back alleys of Berlin. I was quite surprised to find that it took me almost half a year to attune its aura to my own."

Armor

Genesis Corporation A-64669-JC - jungle fatigues - usually appears to be street-chic style clothing in black and varying shades of purple
- ballistic {8} / impact {6} / chemical protection {6} / fire resistance {6} / nonconductivity {6}

"This is the stuff that the elite Amazonian forces wear, and I'll be damned if it isn't some of the most comfortable clothing I've ever worn."

Aztechnology Dri-Z-Bone - duster - usually appears to be a long stylish white overcoat
- Insulation {6} / thermal damping {6}

Ares Urban Warrior - helmet - usually appears to be a either a stetson or Boston Red Sox baseball cap
- ballistic {+2} / impact {+2}

Electronics

PAN - 'Private'

Mode: 'Hidden'
Icon: smoky, indistinct purple and black, vaguely humanoid shape

Commlink: Renraku Integra - response {6} / signal {6}
Operating system: Slipperstream - firewall {6} / system {6}
Programs {all at 6}: analyze / attack / black hammer / browse / command / decrypt / eccm / edit / encrypt / exploit / medic / scan / sniffer / spoof / stealth / track
- Agent: analyze / eccm / encrypt / spoof / stealth - loaded into persona
- IC: analyze / sniffer / stealth / track - active on commlink
- IC: analyze / armor / attack / stealth - active on commlink
- IC: analyze / attack x5 - inactive on commlink
- Investigation agent: analyze / browse / decrypt / edit / sniffer / stealth - inactive
- Thief agent: analyze / command / exploit / scan - inactive

"It took me quite a while to fully understand the whole idea of electronic security, and even then only just enough to know that it's mostly over my head. Abby cooked up this little software package for me, and taught me a thing or two about how to use it. Seems pretty chill and all, but I don't expect this kinda thing to be puttin' her out of work anytime soon."

Sensor armband - atmosphere sensor {3} / cyberware scanner {6} - 15m / geiger counter / MAD scanner {3} - 5m / ultrasound sensor / directional microphone - 100m / skinlink

"This little gem was a Christmas present from the Major. Although fashion is not normally one of Billy-Bob's long suits, this bracer is not only handy, it's a real thing of beauty, from the supple feel of the rich Aztlan leather to the platinum sensors shaped like little dragon heads."

Oakley I-on-Chic - shades - image link / orientation system / skinlink
NeoNET WhisperCom - microtransceiver {6} / subvocal microphone / skinlink

PAN - 'Public'

Mode: 'Passive' or 'Off' {active mode only when necessary}
Icon: nondescript male figure dressed in black suit and reflective shades

Commlink: Transys Avalon - response {4} / signal {4}
Operating system: Slipperstream Lite - firewall {6} / system {4}
Programs {all at 4}: analyze / attack / spoof / stealth / track
- IC: analyze / spoof / stealth / track
- IC: analyze / attack / stealth
- IC: analyze / attack x5 - inactive on commlink

"This, of course, is the counterpart to the hardware Abby talked me into getting implanted. Just to be safe, every couple of months or so I load up the software into a new 'link."

Electronic security

Wireless function disengaged on everything unless absolutely necessary
Firewall {6} - IC x5: analyze / attack - IC: eccm / encrypt - active on all non-commlink cyberware implants and applicable external devices

Other Gear

Worn / Carried

Ares KaosFlash - flash-pak - skinlink
Evo Savior-MMT-Elite - armband - biomonitor / nano-medkit / skinlink
Saeder Krupp Optiflex 4 - endoscope
Spinrad Industries Organic Chaos - deck of tarot cards
Yamaha Orchestralius Elite - silver flute etched with swirling celtic patterns
Drugs - psyche x2 / spirit strength / antidote patches {6} x2 / stim patches {6} x2 / trauma patch - skinlink
Cash - CAS - $2,000 / UCAS - $5,000 / CL - $3,000
Certified credsticks - ebony - ¥10,000 / Ebony - empty / gold x4 - ¥1,000 each

Evo Transcontinental - shoulder bag

Ares Saf-T-Pak Plus - survival kit
Spare ration bars x20
Saeder Krupp Pocket Poppers - pre-loaded disposable microflare launchers x4 - green / purple x2 / yellow
Shaiwase GlowMax Stix - light sticks x3
Stuffer Shack Second Skin - small pack of latex gloves
Evo Savior Stuffers - medkit supplies x3
Genesis Corporation WallHacker NC-107-m - smart metal corrosive spray
Genesis Corporation WallHacker NC-107-p - smart plasteel corrosive spray
Horison Starmaker - small nanopaste disguise kit
NeoNET TagAway - RFID tag eraser
Wuxing Magic Vice - universal sealant spray
Drugs - antidote patches {6} x10 / stim patches {6} x20 / trauma patches x5 / long haul x10 / psyche x30 / spirit strength x2 / anti-bac x2 / zeta-interferon x2

Spinrad Industries Troubleshooter - briefcase

Manadyne Celtic Dreams - spare deck of tarot cards
Datachips - assorted magic periodicals and travel brochures
Mapsofts {6} - wide variety of continental, national and civic maps
Spare clothing

"I've never been that big on possessions. Don't even feel the slightest urge to own my own house, or car, or walk-in closet full of Armante. Besides, I'm usually on the move and I prefer to travel light. Other than a few tools and the essentials, pretty much everything I own, which includes my Magical Lodge {10 - comprising a hodge-podge of chips, fetishes, and knick-knacks from around the world} and not much else, I keep stashed with Abby in Cape Town."

Lifestyle

High {1 month prepaid} - waterfront hotel suite
Total finances: ¥125,000 {bank - ¥100,000 / certified credsticks - ¥14,000 / fake ids - ¥9,000 / cash - ¥2,000 = +/- $10,000 ucas/cas/cl}

"I haven't had a regular 'home' in well over ten years. Never seemed to be a priority to me, and to be honest, I think I'd miss room service too much."

IDs

Real SIN - Tobias Ulysses Fletcher - magic consultant
- augmentation license / driver's license / magic license / bank balance - ¥110,000

Fake SIN {6} - Daniel David Foster - freelance security consultant
- driver's licenses {6} / magic license {6} / private investigator's license {6} / bank balance - ¥3,000

Fake SIN {6} - Morris Alan Heatherington - DIMR troubleshooter
- driver's license {6} / magic license {6} / bank balance - ¥3,000

Fake SIN {6} - Stephen James Kennedy - Interpol agent
- driver's license {6} / magic license {6} / bank balance - ¥3,000

Contacts

Rita Abbott - {L: 3 / C: 5} - female human - concierge / fixer - 'Crystal Tower Resort' in Miami, South Florida
"Working for Rita almost always means spending a week or two at some extremely exclusive retreat or other. Good thing I also get paid, or I don't know how I'd stand it."

Dr. Jean-Pierre Damon - {L: 2 / C: 4} - male dwarf - archaeologist - Atlantean Foundation in Atlanta, CAS
"J.P.'s a stuck-up son-of-a-slitch, but I have to admit that the little guy does know his stuff when it comes to diggin' up arcane artifacts."

Jack Delaney - {L: 2 / C: 3} - male troll - talismonger / tracker - 'Outback Jacko's' shop in Darwin, Australia
"I've worked with Jacko a few times now. He's a decent enough tracker, I guess, but not a guy I'd be trustin' lightly."

Juan Carlos Domingo - {L: 1 / C: 3} - male dwarf - rebel fixer - 'La Casa Puta' bar in Tenochtitlan, Aztlan
"It's hard to believe, but I think Juan gets sleazier each time I meet him. He covers his activities by running a string of malnourished but well-used joygirls and boys."

Tammy May Fargo - {L: 3 / C: 3} - female ork - travel agent - 'Travel Magic' in New York City, UCAS
"I've been using Tammy for years, yet she never fails to find somewhere new and exotic to intrigue me whenever I call. That, and the fact that she always remembers those little details keep me coming back again and again."

Billy-Bob Gibson - {L: 5 / C: 4} - male human - rigger / smuggler - desert camp outside Austin, CAS
"Me and the 'Major', along with Mishka and Abby, have been through a lot together 'cross six different continents, but especially Central and South America. I have to say I've never met anyone who hates the Azzies more than Billy-Bob."

Bartholomew Hamilton VII - {L: 4 / C: 6} - male human - fixer - 'Cafe de Soleil Franc' in Marseilles, France
"Stuffy and aristocratic? Sure, and he hates it when I call him Bart, but he's been my 'go-to-guy' for both Europe and Africa for quite some time now."

Sasha Harris - {L: 3 / C: 5} - female elf - fixer / talismonger - 'Feather Tokens' shop in Tarislar, Seattle, UCAS
"I first met 'Feather' way back when she was still runnin' the shadows. 'Course, that was before she made that deal with 'You-Know-Who'."

Dieter von Henke - {L: 1 / C: 3} - male human - mercenary sergeant - MET2000 compound in Berlin, AGS
"In the Sudan I happened to get caught up in the same meat grinder as Dieter's platoon. About half of us made it out, but unfortunately his twin brother wasn't one of the lucky ones. Damn good man in a fight."

Mikhail Larionov - {L: 5 / C: 3} - male ork - arms dealer / pirate - 'Peg & Hook' bar in Vladivostok, Russia
"Mishka has been through more drek with me than anyone else. There's nobody I'd rather have 'round when the lead starts flyin' ... as long as I don't touch his guns. Too bad he's got it in his head to settle down some."

'The Maestro' - {L: 3 / C: 5} - female human - or possibly free spirit - fixer - somewhere in Istanbul
"She's a tricky one. There just doesn't seem to be any personal data on her to be found. I've never had any problems, but I never know what to expect with her either."

Dr. Francine Morrison - {L: 3 / C: 6} - female human - surgeon - 'Le Clinic' in Geneva, Switzerland
"Are you kidding? There's nobody else I'd trust. She fixed my arm and put in my first implants back in my old AF days, then did the rest after she'd moved up in the world."

Martin Odder - {L: 4 / C: 4} - male human - fixer - 'Odds & Even Odder's' shop in New Orleans, CAS
"Seriously omae, Martin definitely lives up to his name. But he's fun and reliable, and somehow always seems to manage to send work my way when I need it most."

Irving Radcliffe - {L: 2/C: 4} - male elf - corporate mage - Saeder Krupp headquarters in Cairo, Egypt
"Irving and I were never all that close, and I lost contact with him for a couple of years after I left college, only running into him again by chance one night in Beirut. He hasn't changed much, but is uncharacteristically tight-lipped about his recent activities."

Owen Spotted Cat - {L: 3 / C: 4} - male ork - magical threat specialist - DIMR in Washington D.C., UCAS - currently 'on loan' to the Oxford Royal College of Magicians in England
"Owen's the leader of my former group at the Institute. He's just like his totem in a fight ... almost as good as me!"

Dr. Harold Starling - {L: 2 / C: 4} - male elf - professor of thaumaturgy - MIT&T in Boston, UCAS
"I really didn't even like the doc until after I'd already quit school. He's been quite helpful more than once since then though."

Yoshi Takahara - {L: 1 / C: 3} - male human - fixer - 'Ronin's Retreat' bookshop in Tokyo, Japan
"This guy's back-alley 'smut 'n' scolls emporium' suits him to a tee. I guess it's hard for me to warm to a guy when I just know that I'll always be 'only a Gaijin' in his eyes."

Maynard Tennenbaum - {L: 1 / C: 5} - male human - professor of abnormal magic - University of Vienna, Austria
"He's undoubtedly one of the leaders in his field, but lately Maynard has started to play the media game, and has become a little more coy in revealing his findings."

Thomas Thompson - {L: 3 / C: 4} - male human - talismonger / club owner - 'The Tom Tom Club' in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
"I've heard that 'TomTom' has become a real social butterfly since the last time I saw him. If so, it'd be quite a change from that shack on the edge of the swamp."

Carlos Vega - {L: 2 / C: 5} - male dwarf - dock master / smuggler - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
"There's very little in the islands that 'Vegas' doesn't have his fingers in, one way or another. And I ain't heard of nobody gettin' past him without lining his greasy little palm somehow."

Michael Wallamalla - {L: 1 / C: 4} - male elf - koradji - Kata Tjuta, Australia
"Mikey doesn't trust me. Hell, he doesn't even like me all that much, but that hasn't stopped us working together when the need arises."

Abigail Witherspoon - {L: 6 / C: 4} - female elf - hacker - 'HacknSlash' bar in Cape Town, Azania
"What to say? 'Slipper' and I go way back. I'm talkin' grade school days. We've been through just about everything together. Hell, we even tried to do the domestic thing for a while, but you know how it is. Abby's a prime techie and deck ... hacker, but she's quit takin' on the more active jobs now, and has settled down with her daughter, Trixie."

Human Male

Background

Tobias Ulysses Fletcher was born in Toronto on August 11th, 2037 to a young corporate couple in the employ of Fuchi, Thomas as a software sales representative and Nancy in the accounting department. The three, later to be four with the arrival of his younger sister Bethany, enjoyed a normal. corp-drone style childhood until Toby awakened at age 11. This event was quite a traumatic experience for the young boy, involving a prolonged period of involuntary astral projection. From that point on, family relations become strained, to say the least.

Fortunately for the Fletcher family, Fuchi in its benevolence stepped in to help, offering the fledgling mage a scholarship, first to a private high school, and then, after he showed some promise, eventually to MIT&T. Not to mention the added bonus of a contract thrown in after he graduated. How could they refuse?

At university, Toby joined the Kayos Kollective, an Initiatory Group formed by students whose ideals were quite similar to those of the UMT. Here he got his first exposure to the term 'Chaos Magic', and it immediately rang true with the way he envisioned his own personal Magic.

Toby's studies suffered under the weight of a combination of his boredom, his new-found party lifestyle, and his absolute refusal to even consider learning anything concerning conjuring or enchanting. His academic difficulties became even more pronounced after his mother's fatal heart attack. The downfall of Fuchi, and subsequent abrupt cessation of funds was all the excuse he needed to drop out, luckily slipping though the contractual cracks during the corporate shuffle.

Toby was quickly scooped up by the Atlantean Foundation with promises of action and exotic locales, both of which turned out to be true enough. He joined MC24, one of the AF's internal Initiatory Groups, and happily found himself a member of the fabled Mystic Crusaders.

Over the next couple of years, Toby was exposed to numerous bad things!

Sent all over the world, quite often independent of the Foundation with his own crew in tow, he was usually tasked with the elimination of one Threat or another. This type of work was exactly what Toby had been craving, but this type of work also had its pitfalls. He was permanently cursed when breeching a Kaer in Albania that left him barred from physical weapons of any sort, and he lost his entire left arm while clearing out a vicious nest of Ant Spirits in Fiji. Fearing that he was too slow, Toby decided to use the opportunity afforded by his subsequent clone replacement surgery to have state-of-the-art bioware implanted to boost to both his synaptic nerves and mnemonic abilities.

Some time later Toby's father, who by now was working for Novatech, and Bethany were kidnapped by Penelope Golden Bear, a toxic shaman, as part of her twisted plot to magically ignite the Athabaskan oil fields. Unfortunately Thomas was killed during the rescue operation, and Toby was severely injured enough to miss the funeral. Bethany visited afterwards, thankful but sad and confused, and mumbled something about going off to do something concerning aquaculture with Proteus AG. He hasn't seen his sister since, though he does get the occasional comm-call every every once in a while.

Upon recovery he left the Atlantean Foundation and hooked up with the Dunkelzahn Institute of Magical Research. There Toby joined Luna Arcana, DIMR's investigatory Initiative Group dedicated to seeking out and either understanding, capturing, or eliminating Magical anomalies.

Of course, this resulted in a couple more years of being exposed to an even wider variety of bad things!

Things like a cult of shedim in Mumbai, a free spirit dictator in the middle of the Congo, a secret vampire cabal in Montreal, blood magic in both Aztlan and Australia, and even a rampaging young dragon cutting loose near the Siberian border.

All of which, of course, eventually meant more injuries. The doctor who performed his first implant surgery had recently taken a new job at an exclusive Delta Clinic in Geneva, and after barely dragging himself away from a harrowing, three-day weekend battling a coven of witches in a small town in Belgium, Toby was lucky enough to be able to impose on her generosity. He ended up getting some top-class custom wetware, as well as upgrading his older implants, and even installing a custom commlink. While recuperating, Toby was invited to attend a few lectures in Austria featuring, among others, Schwartzkopf himself.

Eventually Toby grew tired of the day-to-day routine, and set about becoming an independent consultant, basically a troubleshooter specializing in eliminating magical Threats. Though officially having cut ties with the DIMR, he still maintains unofficial relations with the Draco Foundation.

Description

Toby's originally plain features have been finely crafted to achieve a ruggedly handsome, man-of-action effect. Although he is over 34, he still appears to be in his mid-to-late 20's, despite the hardships he has dragged himself through over the last decade and a half. And Toby certainly doesn't act his age either. His violet eyes, even despite being implants, look quite natural and seem to gain an extra sparkle at the prospect of action of any variety.

Always meticulous about his appearance, he keeps his face clean-shaven and his coal black hair short and trendy. Regardless of whatever type or style of clothing covers his 177 cm - 81 kg frame, Toby will magically alter them the fit the situation, and probably clean them in the process.

Since losing his left arm, Toby has taken to having the clone replacement tattooed with any and all small arcane symbols that he comes across during his travels. As of now, all of his upper arm and most of the shoulder are covered in a wide array of tiny yet colorful tattoos and bio-tattoos. A variety of scars and other small reminders of past encounters are scattered about the normally non-public areas of the mage's body.

Outlook

Toby enjoys life to the fullest, relishing a roaring party almost as much as he does a heated battle. Apart from that, the thing he loves most is travel, and doing the 'touristy thing' in exotic, well-known, and maybe even not-so-well-known locations.

He has a personal vendetta against magical threats of all kinds, a trait reflected in his Totem and reinforced by the Oath taken during his first Initiation. Related to this, Toby never uses Binding on principle, and thinks a little less of those that do.

He both despises and fears projecting onto the Astral, having many less-than-happy occasions while out-of-body, and will only do so as a last resort ... if then. In a strange way, this has also affected his outlook on the matrix, which he looks at in a similar fashion to the Astral, and he therefore absolutely refuses to immerse himself in full VR mode.

His work, as well as his crusade have made Toby somewhat detached, and he come to think very little about causing injury or even death, and he easily rationalizes away the 'lesser evil' in the pursuit of the 'greater good'. That being said, he dislikes Aztlan and Azzies more than others, and killing them needs no rationalization in his mind.

To put it bluntly, Ol' Scratch is a sexy bastard (emphasis on the bastard part). While he lacks the traditional good looks or suave and debonair of an international playboy, he simply oozes with a down-to-earth confidence and dangerous bad boy charm that seems to drive women crazy.

When sober and in pristine form, the Goat stands at only 5'7" and weighs in at 165 pounds even when soaking wet. Many tend to underestimate him since he seems to be a little on the scrawny side for a muscle man... but what he lacks in physique, he more than makes up with sheer tenacicity spiked with piss and vinegar.

From the waist up, Scratch doesn't look all that much different from anybody else. He wears his coffee brown hair short with an angry sort of style to it (even if "style" is an overexaggeration) and Father Time looks like he's finally started to catch up with him as demonstrated by the touch of grey at his temples despite him looking no older than his late 20's. As for his fey-like eyes, they simply have to be cybernetic as there's no way nature could produce a shade of blue as brilliant and vibrant as those hypnotic orbs.

From the waist down, well, that's a whole other story! The first thing people tend to notice are his goat-like hips and cloven hooves with which Scratch uses to move with a graceful swagger that can only be described as a poetry in motion gone horribly wrong. The dark brown fur is thick and meticulously groomed. Despite never wearing a pair of pants -- prefering to wear a loose belt that hangs lazily around his waist -- it seems nearly impossible to figure out where his... err... "equipment" is packed. If asked about it, Ol' Scratch just lifts a curious brow and offers to demonstrate how everything works if you buy him dinner and a simflick first.

That said, Scratch likes to dress comfortably and prefers a loud but loose fitting shirt underneath an old leather jacket. He doesn't carry much in the way of firepower (at least none that most people can see) beyond a Colt Manhunter at his hip, but he does have a tendency to carry quite a bit of grimcrack and sundries with him just in case any of it might come in handy one day. A silver necklace tucked under his shirt carrying the wedding ring of his deceased bride is about the only things he's guaranteed to have on him at any given time.

Beyond that, Scratch is your average old school runner. He exudes that level-headed coolness (or is it simply apathy?) that only experience can deliver and he can be a tad bit trying at times, but overall he's a dependable guy you can trust when things get ugly.

For those capable of piercing the veil of the mundane world to gaze beneath the mortal dream, it becomes quite obvious that Scratch lacks any hint of mojo whatsoever. His aura is, however, laced with bright and vibrant colors that throb with the wild passion of an artist. But that passion has long been since broken under the heel of a love now lost and the apathy earned through the experience of a hard life on the streets. The iridescent pattern is broken up here and there due to what looks to be more than a few implants, and the telltale sign of chronic alcoholism is equally obvious. There is otherwise very little else interesting about this satyr's aura -- a fact that's quite suspicious to those who's run with him before.

Ol' Scratch has been working the shadows one way or the other since the late 40's. Tough as nails and a survivor by every definition of the word, Scratch has earned a healthy reputation as a man who'll do anything it takes to get a job done. He has always jumped at any opportunity that involved the decimation of ghouls and other paranormal threats that feed off of humanity, often not even bothering to pick up his fee once the job was completed. He does have scruples, though, and has also been known to completely abandon a job involving the harming of innocent bystandards if the reasons for doing so were not justified.

His tactics can be crude and direct but they are nonetheless effective -- "there's no school like the old school, baby." While it is indeed true that he loves a good brawl, he is not a blood-thirsty killer nor is that the summation of his talents. He's known for being quite adept at stealth and infiltration jobs, and his senses have been honed to nearly supernatural levels -- so much so that no one can really remember the last time he was ever surprised. Unlike most hired muscle, he's also quite the charmer and knows how to work a crowd when he needs to... yet with just a bat of the eye he could get under your skin and really piss you off if he wanted to. In the las decade or so, his collection of skillsofts has exploded, making him a jack of all trades and an asset on any run, not just those needing a bit of muscle in case the drek hits the fan.

If there is one thing his reputation demonstrates, however, it's that he has a definite disdain for what other runners refer to as "professionalism." In his mind a more apt term for that mentality would be "a ticking timebomb." His experience has shown that you have to let your emotions thrive in this line of work and you have to care about what you're doing. Those who don't are usually the ones who end up getting you killed because they're the ones most likely to abandon or double-cross their partners to save their own worthless hides. To him, emotion is the embodiment of life. If you don't allow your emotions to have free reign, you quickly forget about all the important things life has to offer. Considering the fact that he's the one sitting at the table after being in the shadows for nearly 30 years, well, maybe his philosophy has some merit.

Koruamus "Trigger" Valdez
Male Elf

Body 3 Charisma 4 Edge 6
Agility 4 Intuition 4 Initiative 8
Reaction 4 Logic 5 Magic 8
Strength 2 Willpower 4

Qualities
Magician (Hermetic)

Addiction Mild (Zen)
Addiction Mild (Alcohol)
Sensitive System
Mild Foci Addiction
Distinctive Style

Initiation Grade 4
-Centering
-Masking
-Extended Masking
-Shielding

Skills
Spellcasting (Combat) 6
Ritual Spellcasting 4
Counterspelling (Combat) 5
Conjuring Group 4
Pistols (Revolvers) 2
Longarms (Shotguns) 2
Perception (Visual) 3
Assensing (Aura Reading) 2
Gymnastics (Tumbling) 3
Pilot Ground Craft (Bikes) 2
Gunnery (Ballistics) 2
Computer 2
Data Search 2
Etiquette (Street) 3
Enchanting 4
Survival (Forest) 3
Arcana 2

Knowledges
English N
Spanish 4
Sperethiel 4
Japanese 4
Magical Theory 5
Metaplanes 3
Bug Spirits 3
Blood Magic 3
Combat Biking 3
Seattle Gang Identification 3
Ancients 4
Seattle Area 3
Chicago Area 2
Zoology 3
Botany 4
Geology 2

Spells
Lightning Bolt (Fetish)
Fireball (Fetish)
Manabolt
Powerbolt
Stunbolt
Heal
Increased Reflexes
Physical Mask
Ignite
Fashion
Levitate

Gear
Ruger Super Warhawk (Smartlinked)
-Quick Draw Holster
-10 Speed Loaders
-30 APDS
-30 EX Ex
-30 Gel
-30 Stick n' Shock
-60 Regular

Mossberg AM-CMDT (Smartlinked)
-10 Spare Clips
-100 Flechette

Lined Coat
-Nonconductivity 6
-Chemical Protection 6
-Fire Resistance 6
-Insulation 6

Helmet
-Camera
-Microphone
-Laser Microphone
-Cyberware Scanner 6

Fake SIN 6 (UCAS, Seattle)
Fake SIN 5 (Tir Tairngire)
Fake Spellcasting License 6
Fake Gun Permit 6
Fake Talismonger License 5

Contact Lenses
-Flare Compensation
-Image Link
-Smartlink
-Thermographic Vision
-Vision Enhancement 3
-Vision Magnification

Earbuds
-Audio Enhancement 3
-Select Sound Filter 3
-Spatial Recognizer

Respirator 6

Transys Avalon w/ Novatech Navi OS
Firewall Upgrade to 6
Analyze 4
Encrypt 4
Browse 4
Command 4
Exploit 4
Sniffer 4
Stealth 4
Track 4

Agent Rating 4

Magical Lodge Rating 8
Assaying Kit
Enchanting Shop

Power Focus Force 3
Health Sustaining Focus Force 4
Combat Spellcasting Focus Force 4
2 Combat Fetishes
20 Force in Stockpiled Binding Materials

Suzuki Mirage
2 Weapon Mounts
2 Ingram White Knights
250 Rounds APDS
250 Rounds EX Ex

1 Year Middle Lifestyle

Koruamus "Trigger" Valdez

Born to Corrine and Perrin Valdez, Koruamus is the youngest of three sons. His parents were elf refugees from Aztlan who fled the country through CFS to Tir Tairngire in 2035 when the country came into being. Having found the 'elven paradise' they dreamed of they settled down and started a family. The first born was Korin Valdez, the shining older child, in 2036. He was followed by Korreus Valdez in 2038, the disgruntled second child, who was then succeeded by Koruamus in 2040. Korin Awakened in his teens became even more of the golden boy in their parents eyes, departing for Corp Training almost immediately afterwords. Korreus grew distant with the departure of his brother and delved into electronics, much to their parents dismay. But he was later picked up by a corp as well, full of the potential to become a top corporate decker. This leaves Koruamus, the runt of the family. Shorter than his brothers and only possessing the slightest hints of the famed elven beauty, Koruamus was a book worm and observant child. He noticed the ingrained evils of the world around, the corruption in the Council of Princes, and the wageslavery of the corporate world. So, when he awakened he ran away instead of joining up with a corp like his siblings. Running from Portland he found someone to get him across the border and into Seattle, where he was completely alone.

Being a small and lonely elf new to the Emerald city, Koruamus was quickly picked up by the Ancients. They treated him like family, helped him learn about his powers and trained him to be a great combat mage. He felt right at home with them, running the streets on his bike, throwing mojo around in great destructive bursts and firing the most destructive guns he could find, primarily a big honking revolver and a pump action shotgun. But on the side he started looking into magical theory more, his bookwormish tendencies still present. In one tome he found a reference to dark destructive magic that intrigued him greatly. Bringing this up to his mentor and then to Green Lucifer, he got the go ahead and funding to start some research into this dark magic. But this mojo was wild and during his experiment with a 'dark' fireball the spell exploded in his face, burning and dying his skin a deep purple. Even after the burns healed, the purple tint stayed leaving him an oddity among the gang. People who once treated him as a friend started to shy away from him, and soon after his funding was cut from his research. Depressed and alone, Koruames turned to every healer he could find to try and find a way to turn his skin back to normal, but everything he tried failed. One shaman got close, though the spell only settled into the skin closest to Koruamus' bones, giving him a ghostly walking skeleton appearance instead of healing him. That was the last straw for the Ancients as well and they soon asked him to leave their ranks, though for his once high status they didn't kill him on the way out.

Alone again in Seattle, Koruamus started doing what was closest to what he was used to, he joined the ranks of the shadow community. It was there that his love of flashy spells and noisy guns earned him the moniker of Trigger, as in a twitchy trigger finger. After running for awhile he joined up with a near permanent team, consisting of a troll sam name Algernon, an elf razorgirl called Sphinx, a decker/rigger ork of many talents named Vector, and a tiny dwarf Raven Shaman named Storm. Together they did many a job, including runs against Ares research facilities, hits against gang leaders, magical investigations, hunting blood mages, and stopping a accidental (maybe?) release of bug spirits in Seattle. With those spirits taken care of they received word of the happenings in Chicago and the nuyen to be made there. Confident in their abilities after dealing with some fairly weak bug spirits, they headed cross country to Bug City Chicago. Their runs were difficult and paid well, each of the going fairly well until Storm was struck down while they were escorting a group of refugees through the sewers out of the city. A corp sec team got the drop on them and tried to take them all out. The team barely got out, with the exception of Storm and decided to cut their losses and head back the Seattle.

Now back on the West Coast and in more friendly territory, Koruamus has moved on to do some independent shadow work of his own, occasionally working with Vector on a run or two. Sphinx and Algernon retired together and married, though the logistics of a elf/troll union never made any sense in Koruamus' mind. Himself a bit more settled in Seattle, he has become a little more choosy on what runs he takes and where he will ply his destructive waves.

Background

Zhao Zilong (Zhao Yun, “Cloud�) was named after a member of the 5 Tiger Generals of the 3 Kingdoms Era. His name was one of the few things that his parents gave him. They were killed in one of those outbreaks of gang violence so prevalent in Hong Kong soon after his birth. He was raised on the streets of Hung Hom in Kowloon City. He learnt very early in life that in order to survive against the violent gangs and Triads, you could run or you could hide. Being small and agile, he quickly learnt to hide very well. He also learnt to speak English from an early age because his grandparents were English language teachers and spoke mainly English at home. After his grandfather died after being beaten for failing to pay sufficient protection to a local gang controlled by a Yama King, he gave up his studies and took up the burden of supporting his grandmother by joining Combat Inc. He was tested for magical ability and was discovered to be an adept. His adept abilities enabled him to be the first to spot an enemy or to detect an ambush and react faster than his fellow recruits. He was paired with a mage by the name of Wind (Qiao Feng) as an Awakened spotter-sniper team.

Honing their battlefield skills, they racked up an impressive number of battlefield kills, especially since the targets they often went after were other snipers. Wind was a Zoroastrian magus which was unusual given that he was Chinese. But as he was wont to tell people, he descended from a member of the original Ming dynasty who (according to Wind) was heavily influenced by Persian and Zoroastrian beliefs. During their time with Combat Inc, they came to be friends with a smooth talking logistics officer by the name of Wei Xiaobao. After their contracts with Combat ended, Xiaobao stayed in Hong Kong to work his network of connections and offered them a place in his stable.

On their first job for Xiaobao, they met a gwailo Johnson. The Johnson was impressed with their work and built guanxi by often requesting their services by name. It was not until the Johnson killed that they found out that he was acting for a Great Dragon. That dragon turned out to be Schwartzkopf and he offered them a place with his 25. Wind joined the university as a historian while Cloud remained in the field.

To: Gloria Menedez
From: Clinical Evaluator Gamma-32
RE: Subject C-M 2, Initial Evaluation

Thank you for the recent acquisition of Subject C-M 2. Initial tests look promising. Please find enclosed a copy of my full report regarding C-M 2’s initial evaluation for entry into the Cerebys Project.

---- Alpha Stage Evaluation. Subject: C-M 2 -----------
Subject is an elven female, approximately 20 – 21 years of age and of French-Canadian descent. Subject is in excellent physical condition and stands at just over 6’1 feet tall with a weight of 137 pounds. Blood type is AO Negative.

Subject has been referred to us by Eddings Pharmaceutical (as part of the cooperation agreement between Ares Biochemical and Genetech Enterprises) and is scheduled to be incarcerated for 18 – 56 months at the Guantanamo Bay Ares Facility.

Under Laes Regression Therapy, subject was revealed to be an agent within the Cross Applied Technology Company’s espionage section known as the Seraphim. Subject gives the codename ‘Arias’. Further tests revealed extensive brainwashing and conditioning techniques used on subject as part of covert-ops training. Additional resources are requested to further study the effects of counter-brainwashing techniques on enemy agents.
Subject body scans reveal several bioware and cyberware signatures consistent with elite covert operations training. Further assessment is needed, until then the subject is being treated with a narcotic/hallucinogenic doping compound for compliancy.

Subject’s initial mental evaluation shows high risk for captivity confinement issues. I recommend heavy sedation and restraint protocols. All in all, Dr. Menendez, I believe the subject would make a fine addition to the Cerebys project. I have ordered her immediate transfer to the Lacuna facility per your authorization.

-Evaluator Gamma-32

On each hand is a leather glove with a different rune on the palm. They are the fetishes for my two fetished spells. I have an intricate curling orichalcum earring in my right ear (power focus), a golden pocketwatch engraved with runes and with amethyst accents (health sustaining focus), and a bracelet made of the bones pieces and orichalcum wire on his right wrist (combat focus).

Combat and Power foci would be considered "weapons". In ta' the romo with ya'!
That;s the magical equivelant of an assualt cannon. Choices are leave 'em with your luggage, or leave. Sorry