Players so far: (6 would be ideal, but I can stretch a bit)
1. unseen
2. Fyndhal
3. ChiPsiUp
4. Knight Saber
In line unless earlier potentials sign up (cutoff date is 14 January 2009):
5. Octopiii
6. Jake
First game: Saturday, 24 January 2009. Time to be coordinated yet.
Venue: Online, chat-based, specific software yet to be determined.

The players for the first game, on 24 January, 2009 are as follows:
Fyndhal - Mau - cat shaman
Knight Saber - Lamia - hermetic mage
Octopiii - Fishbreath - ex-armed forces guy
unseen - Invisible - technomancer
ChiPsiUp - Skullcracka - rigger
Iscariot - face

tentative start time: 20:00 GMT (12 noon PST, 13:00 MST)
If there is a problem with the start time, let us know right away.

Players for Sunday, 1 March, 2009 at 13:00 MST :

Fyndhal
Knight Saber
Octopiii
ChiPsiUp
ChipheadCharley

Carlos "Fishbreath" Pakak
Male Ork
S: 6(7)
A: 4(9)
R: 4(9)
S: 3(4)
C: 2
I: 4
L: 2
W: 3
Edge: 5
Essence: 1.175
Initiative: 13
Initiative Passes: 3
(210 BP)

Skills:

Athletics Grp: 4
Stealth Grp: 4
Outdoors Grp: 4
Automatics: 6
Heavy Wpns: 4
Perception: 4
Intimidation: 4
Etiquette: 1
First Aid: 2

Knowledge Skills:
English: N
AK: Athabaskan Polar Region 5
AK: Caribbean Region: 2
Fish: 3
Black Markets: 3
Mercenary Companies (gm discretion) 1 (3)
Security Procedures (ships): 2 (4)
Karl Kombat Mage: 1
(204bp)

Qualities:
Sense of Direction: +5
Restricted Gearx2: +10
In Debt: -20
Braggart: -5
Wanted: -10
(-20bp)

Gear: 50bp (250k) + 20k(In Debt) = 270k

Cyberware:
Wired Reflexes 2 (a): -2.4 es, 64k
Internal Air Tank: -.25, 650
Attention Coprocessor 3: -.3, 9k
Radar Sensor 4: -.3, 12k
Reaction Enhancers 2: -.6, 20k

Bioware:
Muscle Toner 4: -.8, 32k (bought with restricted gear quality)
Suprathyroid Gland: -.7, 45k (bought with restricted gear quality)
Platelet Factories: -.20, 20k
Sleep Regulator (cult). -.15, 10k
Reflex Recorder (cult) (Automatics): -.10, 10k
(-4.875 essence, 222650 nuyen)

Firearms:
Ares Alpha: 1,700
Gas Vent 3: -400
Shockpad: -50
Airburst: -500
Sling: -15

ArmTech MGL-6: -1,500
Int. Smrtn: -1500
Arm-Slide: -350
Airburst: -500

Ares Crusader: -700
Int Smrtlink: -700
Stock: -150
Concealed Holster: -75

AK-97: -500
Int Smrtlink: -500
Shockpad: -50
Gas Vent 3: -400
Sling: -15

Ammo:
Breathtaker Gas miniGrenades x12: -840
White-Phosphorus miniGrenades x12: -1440
Ex-Ex Roundsx100: -1000
Stick-n-Shockx100: -800
Reg Ammo x400: - 800

Armor:
Armor Jacket – 900
Non-Cond 6: -1200
Chem Prot 6: -1500
Form Fitting Full Body-Suit: -1600
Fire Resistence 4: -400


Misc. Gear:
Commlink: Novatech Airware, Sig 3 Res 3: -1250
OS: Iris Orb, Sys 3 Fir 3: -1000
Programs: Analyze Browse, Edit, Encrypt: 1500
Medkit 6: -600
Stimpatch 6 x11: 1650
Survival Kit: -100
Grapple Gun: -150
Glue Sprayer: -150
Gecko Gloves: -250
GPS: -200
Climbing Gear: -200
Plastic Restraints x10: -1

Contact Lenses: -50
Smartlink: – 500
Imagelink: -25
Flr Comp: -50

Binoculars: -100
Vis Enh 3: -300
Thermo: - 100

Earbuds: -10
Audio Enhnc 3: - 300
Spatial Recognizer: - 100

Yamaha Growler: -5500k

SINS and stuff:
Fake Sin 4: 4000
Fk License 4: Ak-97
Fk License 4: Ares Crusader
Fk License 4: Smrt Link Contacts
Fk License 4: Wired Reflexes
Fk License 4: Reaction Enhancers
Fk License 4: SNS Ammo
Fk License 4: Reg Ammo

Lifestyle: High

1179 nuyen left over (+12)

Contacts: Enzo (mob fixer/loan shark) Loyalty 2/ Connection 4

Carlos grew up in the far north of the Athabaskan Council, a land of snow and not much else. Not surprisingly, the first shot he had at getting the hell out of his two-hut town, he took. Signing up for the Council’s military force was unfortunately not much of an improvement; Carlos spent most of his time patrolling the northern polar region, on the look out for smugglers and natural resource poachers. After his term came up, Carlos was approached by a private “security� company who promised more action and less sub-zero patrols in exchange for his services as a scout and his local knowledge. After several years, several oil tanker “expropriations� and numerous surgeries resulting from said expropriations Carlos finally got around to looking into his contract. With shock, he learned that he had agreed to repay the cost of his various implants that had been installed in him during his surgeries over a term of years, which, if fully performed, would entail him being stuck hijacking ships for decades.

The next day, Carlos was out on a patrol in a small speedboat with one of his comrades. After a few hours of watching ice water go by, and pondering if he really wanted to spend his entire life in the arctic, Carlos snapped: he shot his teammate in the back of the head, took the boat, and went south. His head start, and his superior knowledge of the land, allowed him to give his (now ex) company the slip. Cruising down the Pacific coast, Carlos ended up in Seattle, where he pawned the boat to a seedy looking guy by the docks by the name of Enzo, and considered himself lucky to be retired in his middle age. For several months, he spent his time eating well and telling tall tales of his days as a pirate; in a nod to his keeping a low profile, he would tell people he operated out of the Caribbean, and even did some research into the area to give his stories some credence.

Unfortunately, Carlos has not acclimated well to civilization. Soyfood just couldn’t seem to fill him up, and his proclivities for fresh fish that was easily satisfied in the arctic rapidly ate into his budget. After a series of ill-advised loans from Enzo, Carlos found himself in an apartment above his means, a dietary preference he couldn’t afford, being hunted by one powerful entity and in debt to another. Fortunately, he still has his equipment from his pirate days, and he’s not too old to go back out and shoot people. Carlos, running under the name "Fishbreath", spends his time now doing crimes for money, and looking out for the one big score that will allow him to go to the Caribbean for real – after years of snow, and now rain, sun sounds good to him.

Attributes: 265
Body 3
Agility 3
Reaction 4
Strength 2
Charisma 3
Intuition 4
Logic 5
Will 4

Edge 2
Essence 6
Magic 6

Initiative (Astral) 8 ( 8 ) 1 pass ( 3 passes)

Physical Damage 10 boxes
Stun Damage 11 boxes

Melee Weapons
Sword Focus
Pool 9 dice Reach 1 Damage 4P AP -

Astral Sword Focus
Pool 11 dice Reach 1 Damage 5P AP -

Ceramic Knife
Pool 5 dice Reach - Damage 2P AP -

Qualities (0 BP net)
Magician 15
SINner -5
Records On File (Renraku) -10

Active Skills 116
8 Assensing 2
10 Astral Combat (Blade foci) 2 (4)
16 Binding 4
10 Blades (Swords) 2 (4)
12 Counterspelling 3
6 Etiquette (corp) 1 (3)
6 Dodge (ranged) 1 (3)
8 Perception 2
24 Spellcasting 6
16 Summoning 4

27 Knowledge Skills
English (N)
Japanese 3
Sperethiel 2
Chinese 2

Magic Background 5
Forth World History 2
Corp. Politics 3
Fetish Clubs 2
Fine Wines 2
Magical Security 3
Parazoology 3

Spells: 33 BP
Heal (Damage value) -2 H
Manabolt Drain (F÷2) C
Stunball Drain (F÷2)+1 C
Lightning Bolt Drain (F÷2)+3 C
Extended Clairvoyance Drain (F÷2)+1 D
Mind Probe Drain (F÷2) D
Nightvision Drain (F÷2) D
Mob Control Drain (F÷2)+2 M
Levitate Drain (F÷2)+1 M
Physical Barrier Drain (F÷2)+3 M
Elemental Aura (Ice) (F÷2)+3 M

Contacts 10 BP
Henry Huggins Renraku Mr. Johnson 3/1
Cleo DeNile Talismonger 3/3

Bonding for Foci 5 BP

Resources 19 BP/95K

Foci:
Power Focus 2 pentagram choker 50K
Detection Sustaining Focus 1 Eye jewel 10K
Sword Weapon Focus 2 20K


Armor:
Long Coat (6/4) with fire resistance 4, Non-conductivity 5 2500
OR
Form-Fitting Body Armor half-suit (4/1) +Non-conductivity 6 2100
With either:
Syngergist Long Coat (4/2) +Fire Resistant 5 1800
Or
Armored Clothing (4/0)(middle casual outfit) 500 +Fire Resistant 5 1000

Lounge Force 6 3000
Fake SIN (4) 4000
Glasses with Flare Comp., Image Link 100
Ceramic Knife 75
Novatech Airwave w/Mangadyen Deva OS 2050
AR Gloves 250
Virtual Pet Dragon-girl. 100
PocketMage Library (1) 600
Fake Magic License 400
Fake Weapon Focus License 400
Optical Binoculars 100
Endoscope 250
Stim Patch (6) x4 600
Micro-Flare launcher 50
Micro Flare x3 75
Low-light flashlight 25
Certified Credstick 25
500 nuyen wardrobe of fetish outfitsL dominatrix, librarian, Japanese school uniform, leather, etc

Middle Lifestyle 1 month 5000

1800 staring nuyen

Grace Copt was born into the Renraku corporate world, the Seattle Arcology to be exact, to good, hardworking Renraku employees of an upper-middle tier. She had a typical, regulated and channeled life until her parents had a “strategic mutual relationship shift.� Soon she was living in “secure offsite housing� with her mother, a research mage working on interfacing spirits with data systems. Only a few months later, her father was “lost� in the Arcology Shutdown.

Not long after that, she had a horrific nightmare about her father and woke up to find the walls of her room reshaped into the techno-organic bugs that she saw in her dream. Unsurprisingly, she tested positive for magic after that and got the accelerated magical education program... busy and stifling of any nonproductive thought (much moreso than ordinary corp education, and featuring a healthy dose of hormone suppressants), but she excelled in it.

Grace leaned to more physical applications of magic, combat spells and other things relating to security. She had a particular fondness for zapping drones with lightning for some reason. She began learning the sword arts as a future channeling skill as well as to deal with spirits.

By the time she was 18, she was working as her mother’s assistant and magical security. Power, prestigious project, good salary, what could anyone else ask for? An 18 hour workday isn’t too much to give for that, right? They never did find her father, and asking about him only racked up demerits.

Her life of corporate “bliss� came to an abrupt end. Returning from her first-ever party (Sneaking out with classmates astrally to assense a concert,) she found her mother dead in her lab, surrounded by equally dead Renraku guards... facing her, not away, as if defending her, and blood everywhere. The databanks were deliberately wrecked too, punctured by claw marks from the inside.

Grace panicked... what could it be but a corporate hit? A jealous rival, a traitor, some sort of botched extraction? She had no idea of anything but how well-connected whoever was behind it must have been... and she was supposed to have been on duty at that time, to have been there when it happened. That could have been her there too! With no family and no friends and management maybe to blame, what could she do? She took off, vanishing into the shadows. It might have been a good idea to hide her data trail, but she was never into that computer stuff.

Life in the shadows was certainly an eye-opener... people looked out for #1 and would do anything to get ahead, so it was all very familiar, if much less tidy.

She created a wild, shameless, hedonistic image for herself totally unlike who she was before as a disguise... at least at first. Free of corporate regimentation, she began throwing herself into exploring new magical paths as well as things that hadn’t seemed important before. Drinking. Dancing. Lovers. Illegal activity. That had a payoff of both cash and delayed adolescent thrills. Mages are always in demand in the shadows, and between jobs a little healing or touching up wards helps maintain her lifestyle. Money is a means to an end rather than an end in itself for her, and she does have a charitable streak (another bit of rebellion against the “all for the company� propaganda).

After nearly a year on the outside, she doesn’t have a lot of long-term plans never thinks of who she was before or what happened. Really. Hardly ever. Renraku hasn’t forgotten about her, but the fallout of whatever happened that night is still resonating.

She has a rep on the streets for outlandish behavior, but spellcasting second to none, and despite her casual and naughty demeanor, a very businesslike way of doing things.

She has one friend at Renraku still, a (she now realizes) would-be suitor who keeps her up to date on what happened there... a favor for a favor, the practical way. She’s struck up a relationship with a dealer in magical goods, a shaman with little power but a host of knowledge... a good friend, even though she talks to an invisible snake.

Lamia lives alone in a townhouse in a complex meant for “liberated singles.� The pentagram covering the floor of the living room passes for decoration but is actually the ward of her lounge.

Lamia is a notably tall (6’1�), pale-complected buxom woman with wild, waist-length black hair. She usually favors a black duster with heavy shoulder guards left open to reveal a scanty leather top and shorts beneath and knee-high boots. When needed, she has a corporate chic variation of this outfit as well, shiny black form-fitting fabric beneath a stylish trenchcoat.

Her weapon focus is a Chinese broadsword (dao), her power focus is 1.5� wide silver amulet with an onyx pentagram set into it, worn on a choker. Her detect sustaining focus is a narrow beaten-gold bracelet with green gem, with an eye pattern setting.

BACKGROUND:
1> Where's your character from?
Mau is from Seattle. He's lived in the Greater Seattle area most of his life.
2> Does your character have a family?
Yes. His parents Richard and Diane are still together and live in Loyal Heights, Seatlle.
3> Does your character have an ethnic background?
Mau is American; he's a mix of English, French, and German.
APPEARANCE
4> What does your character look like?
Mau is a smallish man, with short dark hair and piercing blue eyes. He is clean-shaven, and has smooth skin.
5> What does your character dress like?
Mau dresses well, his clothes are always clean and he spends an inordinate amount of time keeping himself well-groomed. He typically dresses in black slacks and jacket over a blue pseudo-silk shirt.
6> Does your character have physical quirks?
Mau is vain, and constantly checks himself in mirrors. He's also curious (many would say "Nosy!") and will crane his neck to watch something interesting unfold. The later is something he works hard to curb while "on the job" but his success ratio is hardly perfect.
SKILLS, ATTRIBUTES, AND RESOUCES
7> Where did your character learn their Active Skills?
Mau, as David Elston, attends The University of Washington as a Graduate Student. More precisely, he works part time as a research assistant and librarian while working on his doctorate in Archaeology. His fellowship funding was cut off 9 months ago, forcing him to return to campus and politic for funds...or find alternate revenue sources. As an undergrad, he had dual majors in Anthrology and Magical Theory (trying to understand the Hermetic point of view...it's so foreign to him.)
8> Where did your character learn their Knowledge Skills?
University of Washington.
9> Where did your character get his goodies?
Mau first met To Kai Fung in his Sophomore year, when he was attempting to stretch his Scholarship money a bit futher than Soykaf and Top Ramen. "Johnnie" Fung is a Talismonger who sometimes hits the campus for a bit of side business. He and Mau started off with just a few business transactions, and eventually Mau became a regular.
10> Where does your character live?
Mau has a small apartment just off "The Ave."
11> Who are your character's contacts?
To Kai Fung is Mau's Talismonger. Professor Audrey Jenkins is Mau's "dissertaion advisor" and, well, let's just say in the past they had a "closer relationship" than they do currently. Ms. Jenkins has acted in the capacity of "Ms. Johnson" in the past, which is how Mau was introduced to the "Shadows."
12> Who are your character's enemies?
If you asked him, he'd likely launch into a diatribe about the UCAS and their crooked politicians who killed his funding...but that's really just rhetoric and he knows it. Mau doesn't have any true "enemies."
13> How did your character learn magic.
Mau's magic manifested itself by means of an imaginary friend. This friend was actually "Cat" talking to the young Mau at an extremely early age. His parents thought still having an imaginary friend at the age of eight was odd, so they talked to his doctor about it. The doctor tested him and pretty soon Mau was being offered special programs and classes at school. Eventually, though, he ended up under the tutelage of a Shaman named Three Horns after his normal schooling.
PERSONALITY
14> What are your character's likes and dislikes?
Mau is relatively lazy; he dislikes hard work. However, he is very much a creature of comfort and would *hate* to give up any of the luxuries he has managed to gather for himself. So, despite his laziness, he works hard enough to get by and, hopefully get ahead. He hates being dirty. He loves flirting and partying.
15> What is your character's moral code?
Morals are a relative thing and not something that he gives a lot of thought to. If no one gets hurt, it must be all right.
16> Does your character have goals?
Finish his dissertation, get his doctorate, and get a nice tenured teaching position, that'd be nice. Then again, it might be boring, and "field work" is more in line with his ideas. Or maybe he'll just get rich and live a life of luxury, surrounded by honies and booze...
17> Does your character have personal beliefs?
Cat is Mau's Mentor Spirit and his beliefs reflect that. He is quick to anger; and just as quick to forgive and forget after the violence has died down.
18> Does your character have personality quirks?
Pretty much covered above.
RUNNING THE SHADOWS
19> Why does your character run the shadows?
Primary for kicks, excitement and money.
20> How does your character view his/her role as a shadowrunner?
Mau's a bit of a generalist. He's a good combat caster, he's good at infiltration and he's a modest "face."

NAME/ALIAS: David Elston aka Mau RACE: Human AGE: 27
ATTRIBUTES
Body: 3 Charisma: 5 EDGE: 2
Agility: 3 Intuition: 3 INITIATIVE: 7
Reaction: 3+ Logic: 4 PASSES: 1+
Strength: 2 Willpower: 5 MAGIC: 5

ARMOR Bal/Imp Mods
FFBA Half Suit 4/1 Thermal Dampening 4
Leather Jacket 2/2 Nonconductivity 4
Armor Helmet 2/2
Ballistic 8/Impact 5 Encumbrance 6
Or
Lined Coat 6/4 Nonconductivity 4
Ballistic 6/Impact 4 Encumbrance 6

ACTIVE SKILLS
Assensing 3
Binding 3
Summoning 3
Influence (Group) 3
Infiltration 2 (+2 from Totem)
Counterspelling 6
Sorcery 5
Gymnastics 2
Computer (Commlink) 1 (3)
Perception (Visual) 3 (5)
Pistols 1

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS
AK:Anthropology 5
AK:Archaeology 5
IN:Folklore and Mythology 3
SW:Magical Theory 4

LANGUAGES (+2 due to Linguist)
English N
Japanese 1 (3)
Egyptian 1 (3)
Mandarin 1 (3)

Physical: 10 Boxes
Stun: 11 Boxes
Overflow: 3 Boxes

QUALITIES
Linguist 5
Night Vision 5
Magician 15
Mentor Spirit: Cat 5
Day Job: (1000Â¥/10hrs)
Research Assistant -5
Low Pain Tolerance -10
Sensitive System -15
SINner (Standard) -5

COMMLINK
Type Resp Signal OS Type Firewall System
Erika Elite 3 4 Novatech Navi 3 4

TRADITION
Shamanistic

SPELLS (* = +2 Dice from Totem)
Black Cat Form (Physical, Personal, BBB pg204) (F÷2)+1 3=2,5=3,7=4P
*Confusion (Realistic, Multi, Single Target, BBB pg201) (F÷2) 3=1,5=2,7=3P
Heal (Touch, Single Target, BBB pg200) (DmgDV)–2
*Hot Potato (Realistic, Single, Area Effect, SM pg171) (F÷2)-1 3=0(1),5=1,7=2P
*Improved Invisibility (Realistic, Single, BBB pg201) (F÷2)+1 3=2,5=3,7=4P
Increase Reflexes (Touch, BBB pg200) (F÷2)+2 3=3,5=4,7=5P
Levitate (Physical, BBB pg203) (F÷2)+1 3=2,5=3,7=4P
Lightning Bolt (Indirect, Elem., BBB pg197) (F÷2)+3 3=4,5=5,7=6P
Stunbolt (Direct, BBB pg197) (F÷2)-1 3=0(1),5=1,7=2P
*Vehicle Mask (Realistic, Multi, SM pg171) (F÷2)-2 3=0(1),5=0(1),7=1P

Lifestyle:
Medium for 1 month, Downtown Seattle

GEAR
Contact Lenses (Vision Enhancement 3, Thermographic, Image Link, Flare Compensation)
Earbuds (Audio Enhancement 3)
Medkit 6
Autopicker 6
Stimulant Patch x6 6
Light Stick x5
Flashlight
Fetish: Combat
Magical Lodge Materials 6
AR Gloves
Fake License: Magic 4
Fake License: Colt Manhunter
Fake SIN 4
Regular Heavy Pistol Ammo x50
Backpack
Tent
Sleeping Bag
Emotitoy,minidrone 6
GPS
Tag Eracer
"Miracle Shooter" + 6 Month Subscription

Money: 1400

CONTACTS
Prof. Audrey Jenkins, Scientist (Connection 4, Loyalty 3)
To Kei Fung aka "John", Talismonger (Connection 2, Loyalty 2)

SPIRITS
Riella (Spirit of Air, Force 5), 3 services

MELEE WEAPONS
Name Reach AP DV
Unarmed 0 0 1S

Ranged Weapons
Name Type Mode AP DV RC S (0) M (-1) L (-2) Ext (-3) Conc. Ammo
Colt Manhunter Heavy SA -1 5P 0 0 - 5 5 - 20 20 - 40 40 - 60 0 16c

BP BREAKDOWN
200 Stats
0 Race
0 Edge
75 Magic
158 Active Skills
30 Positive Qualities
-35 Negative Qualities
11 Resources
11 Contacts
450 Total

12 Assensing 3
30 Conjuring (Group) 3
30 Influence (Group) 3
8 Infiltration 2 (+2)
8 Shadowing 2
16 Counterspelling 4
20 Sorcery 5
20 Athletics (Group) 2
6 Computer (Commlink) 1 (3)
14 Perception (Visual) 3 (5)
4 Pistols 1
168

40 Magic Rating
30 Spells
2 Foci Binding
72

Names: Barris York (ALIAS: Byron Yard), prefers to go by his handle: Invisible
Age: 22
Metatype: Ork
Technomancer

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

Edge: 4
Resonance: 5
Initiative: 8
VR Matrix Initiative: 11
VR Matrix Initiative passes: 3
Essence: 6

-Knowledge Skills-
English : N
Spanish: 2
Kodeks Or'zet: 3
Security procedures: 2
Corp security: 3
Matrix games: 3
Corp politics: 2
Gangs: 3
Literature/sims: SciFi: 4

-Living persona-
Firewall: 4
Response: 5 (6, full VR)
Signal: 3
System: 4
Biofeedback filter: 4

-Active Skills-
::Matrix::
Electronics: 3
Hacking: 4
Compiling: 4 (Tasking)
Registering: 3 (Tasking)

::Meat space::
Athletics: 1
Pistols: 2
Perception: 2


-Positive Qualities-
Codeslinger
Natural Hardening
Technomancer

-Negative Qualities-
SINner: Criminal
Sensitive System
Weak Immune System

-Weapons-
Colt America L36
w/Laser Sight, 3x spare clips of regular ammo, concealable Holster

-Gear-
Armor Jacket
Clothing: (Regular)
Tag Eraser
Fake Sin (Rating 4)
Lifestyle: low (2 months)
Goggles: flare compensation, thermographic, vision magnification

-Complex forms-
Analyze (5)
Armor (5)
Command (5)
Defuse (5)
ECCM (5)
Edit (5)
Encrypt (5)
Exploit (5)
Spoof (5)
Stealth (5)

-Sprites-
None, yet

-Contacts-
Blogger: anti-corp (2/2)
Fixer (2/2)

Background: born to Orc parents in the Sprawl, and he - like many Orc'ish youths - lived a mostly neglected existence. His parents worked hard to keep him fed and in their dingy apartment, but could offer little else. York spent his days with his friends, wgi engaged in petty theft to fuel their favorite pasttimes: matrix sim games, junkfood and alcohol. At the age of 16, York was deadlocked in gaming combat when the crash of '64 hit. He was the only member of his crew to survive, and it soon became apparent that his one week coma had left him changed. His abilities were soon noticed by the <GM fill in name here) Corporation, and his parents were "convinced" that leaving York to their care. He was given a crash education in hacking, and was their secret Matrix weapon for six years before he escaped three weeks ago. He has been labeled a criminal by his former employer (quite a few bits of dirty corp laundry made it to the blogs upon his exodus), and has a registered SIN.