1) parents:
Max's Dad was a grifter in auburn. Max's mother worked in a textile plant. his Dad was locked up after ripping off a
few bankers for 40k.

2)What would they say about Max:
His dad is proud as punch,"My boy is in the big leagues" . His Mother is also very proud, but she thinks he is running
a semi legit investment company."I'm just glad he didn't turn out like his father, all the good looks and none of the bad
habits"

3)How has recent events impacted max:
When Max was 18, his father took him into the biggest scam he had ever run. Telling people that Dunklesahn's will
was going to create a new company, and that it could likely become the next Megacorp. He spread the name
around,"Vibratech". They didn't ask them for anything directly, just built a buzz during the media storm that surrounded
all the strange outcomes of the will. Then got a hacker to add the fake company to the exchange. It only stayed up for a
minute and a half, but they sold 8,000 shares and made a small fortune. The hacker ended up with the lions share, but it was the most exciting thing Max had ever experienced

4)How did Max end up in the Shadows:
Max tried to walk the straight and narrow. after his father got locked up, his mother sent him to Business school
(with money his father made grifting). With no SIN, Max worked as a freelance investor. Working with corporate
middle management. But he found the richer they were, the crazier they were, Drugs, girls, fetishes. He ended up getting them the illicit things they craved more than investing their money, and the lifestyle began to rub off on him. especially the drugs.

5)Whats Max's pad like(hehe):
Its....colorful. his tridio is like virtual reality in the flesh. There's simsense of sex laced through everything. Lots of
images of hot young girls bent over very expensive cars. He has a wall in his bathroom tagged with the Zoe' matrix
catalog, Instantly updated and draped over a virtual representation of himself. His 5th floor condo has mirror ceilings in
every room and a vintage wine rack over the mirrored bar that separates the kitchen from the den. There are laser light
effects both real and augmented, and all the furniture is Tru Synth leather, Black.

6)Any religion or convictions:
His mother is Jewish, but he doesn't think about religion much in this part of his life. He feels that there's a sucker
born every minute and if you get duped out of your money, you deserved to lose it. Of course he's not keen on steeling
from the poor. there's no sport in it. He's not a fan of violence.

7)What do I dislike about Max:
Max is like a used car salesman sometimes. You always kind of wonder what he's after. He's also real high strung
and energetic. it's hard to mellow out or relax if you're in the same room with him.

8)Best and worst magacorp for Max:
He loves him some Aztechnology. Some of his favorite party people work for them, and they know how to have a
good time. He also likes there sense of style. He's kind of had a thing for the seattle pyramid since he was a kid. He's
not really against any Megacorp to a serious extent, but "Evo" has a real hippie vibe that doesn't sit right with him.

9)What's the story with his contacts:
This could take a while.....
Sam- is an Aztechnologie company man. Max met him at a club that he barely remembers flying to in Aztlan. He talked
up a storm there to some serious bigwigs, and when he woke up in his living room , he thought he dreamed it all, until the first "request" came to his inbox. He's done a couple jobs for him now, and he can only vaguely remember what the guy looked like

Brad Hefton-is a guy that max met in business school. its kind of a fluke that he ran into him while trying to sort out some travel problems. One night of drinking and a hefty wad of cash, and old brad can really grease a few wheels in the travel paper department.

Julian Barberry- is officially a barber. Bud he is also the mafia don's trusted advisor. Max started getting invites to this hairstylist, and a few guys came to s door and insisted it would be in his interest to try this place out. Turn's out the mob was looking to launder some extra cash in a hurry. So Max forged a few investment portfolios and boom. Julian recieved a windfall from shortselling stocks. he was so imressed that max still launders the mob's money from time to time.

Ami Hida- Had a very shamful roll in the hay with old Max after a very wild tea party. Now she throws a little business his way as sort of a pay off in case he was thinking of spreading the word around. And who knows, maybe she had some fun

Ivan Krenski- This guy happened to catch Max on a drinking binge. One of the rare times when the nova coke runs out, and Max tries to fight off the downward spiral with booze. Ivan had Just had to beat up his best friend because the guy owed his boss money. The two just clicked for that moment in time. they traded "cards", and every once in a while, they'll get hammered together.

the Black Star- this group gave their number to his mother at temple. she passed it to him thinking it was some kind of youth group, volunteer thing. Max had heard of their Christian counterpart, so he called them up. The group was just getting started but they had some potential, so he funds them when he can.

The komungo ring- was a group he was refered to by sam. They have come in handy more times than he can count, and he's becoume sort of a regular customer.

the busher's- Max was looking for reliable smugglers in and out of the Salish-Shidhe lands. He played up his father's Makah heritage(even though his father was half Irish) and found a group that worked in the shadow of the council's military. giving them a huge scope and maneuverability. their numbers aren't quite there yet, but they have been very effective.

10) What does max do ona lazy sunday:
Usually sleeps off a Bender for the first 8 to 10 hours. If he's up at a decent time he'll call his mother and make idle chat over brunch, sitting on his couch, looking out over the Sound and the Tacoma docks. Trying to explain why he hasn't met the right girl yet. then he'll shoot an email to his Dad telling him about his latest Adventures, whichecking the news on trideo and the Matrix at the same time. With nothing do, assuming his stash isn't totally wiped, he'll get cleaned up and go test drive the lastest Eurocar Westwind, or head to downtown for some shopping. He might hit a Casino for dinner and cards. Usaully he'll meet an interesting lady along the way, but nobody his mother would approve of.

11)How did Max aquire his skills:
I'm sure Van Gough's father had this experience when he taught his son to paint. Max's dad was showing him the ropes of grifting from the time he could talk, and max picked it up like magic. The boy had a quick wit and attention to detail that was unmatched. The same held true when he was in business school. he just got more out of it than most. Max is always learning. as he found himself in the shadows, hes had to start developing some , harder skills. Like shooting and not getting shot. This is not something max wants to engage in really, so its slowed his progress in those areas.

12)what is the Moral line for Max:
Max is not into violence (outside of consenting sexual partners), So he doesn't get himself involed in wetwork, Killing sprees, weird vendettas, or hate crimes. those usually don't have the financial returns he would like anyway.

13)How about his Adept tradition:
Max doesn't realise he is awakened. He feels his magic as a drive to succeed. its his never say die, climb any mountain attitude. Those motivation tags at the office are his mentor spirit. remember, whether you think you can , or you think you can't, you're probably right.

14)any implants:
nope

15)what does max think of "ordinary life":
Max sees ordinary life as his dad in jail, and living inthe shadows as hanging on the street corner as a kid playing "lost watch" with his dad. He sees ordinary life as his mom working in a glue factory for peanuts, and the shadows as the women in 3,000 skirts snorting coke off of their pool boy on a teusday afternoon.

16)whats Max's nightmare:
slowing down, losing his edge. He has nightmares about drowning, but he's not suffocating, he's just moving too slow and he can't understand what people are saying, and no one seems to notice him or care. Sometimes he has dreams about being in jailwith his father, but those are good and bad

17) what items/ people are sacred to Max:
at 16,Max was runng a "Lottery scam" on a girl. Lilly Katherine, an Irish catholic with red hair and rich parents. He caught her sneeking out of private school and helped her get out and get cigarettes a few times. then he told her that he had rigged the lotery, all but one number and if she had 50 cred to buy all the possible tickets, they could be rich. It was a stupid scam looking back on it , but Lilly probably didn't care about the money. She gave him the cred and took his virginity in his dads Americar behined a stuffer shack. He never saw her again, and he spent the money on his first immitation Rolex. That watch is Max's lucky charm. He doesn't waer it, because it's an obvious knock off, but he carries it in his pocket.

18)What did max want to be as a child/ what about now:
As a child, max wanted to be like his dad. excited, happy, smarter than the average bear. he wanted to walk the streets and take what he wanted with a smile and a little white lie. Now he wants the same thing on a grander scale. But I think he is on the verge of realising that he's missing something that his dad had. A smart and loving anchor to keep him from self destruction

19) What does max look like:
He's 5'8" with brown eyes sandy blond hair thats cut short and trendy. He likes a little stubble to give his look a little more edge. His skin is tan and his features are boyish, but square.His teeth are perfect and white. His nose is a little large due to his jewish and Native american heritage(he is an American mutt that also includes a little Japanese with the others I have already mentioned) He waers shiny Zoe' suites with big mirror sunglasses.

20) How did Max get his street name:
Max was a name his father made up for him on the spot and it kind of stuck. The "Broman" part came from an old customer of his that was pretty burnt out on Bliss. It was a murmured version of "Brother man", But Max liked it.

Have you ever asked yourself: “If Johnson knows so much about this target, why doesn’t he just do the job himself?� Well you see that's where I come in. A lot of fresh recruits don’t realize it, but there is a lot of work that goes into an operation before the Johnson hands your sorry ass that glossy dossier of your target. Somebody has to take those photos of the mark, or study the layout of the facility, or record the movements of their security so punks like you don’t get the brains knocked out of your skull. That somebody is me. And my job isn’t done once you go in; not by a long shot. Ya see, the kind of people who hire me are the same kind of people who like to see results. That means I stay on the target til the job is done and report what goes down. Sometimes it means intervening to help get the job done- sending in some heavy fire or arraigning a fortuitous getaway. And then there’s always “insurance�. That's a special option- a value-added service I offer for certain customers who need absolute deniability. See a captured runner can talk. Sometimes I’m there to make sure that runner doesn’t get captured and other times I’m just there to make sure he doesn’t talk, if you get my meaning. So the next time you’re thinking about screwing over your Johnson, you better think again, chummer. You never know who’s watching...

Race (35): Koborokuru

Qualities (+15):
-- Thermographic Vision
-- Celerity
-- Resistance to pathogens and toxins (2)
-- Perceptive (2)
-- Aptitude [Infiltration]

-- Unusual Hair
-- Combat Paralysis
-- SINer [CFS/Military]
-- Phobia [open spaces] (common/mild)

Attributes (160):
B: 2 → 3
A: 1 → 4
R: 1 → 4
S: 3 → 3

C: 1 → 2
I: 1 → 3
L: 1 → 3
W: 2 → 4

Edge: 1 → 3
Essence: 6.0
Initiative: 2
IP: 1

Active Skills (216):
-- Pistols: 2
-- Longarms: 3

-- Stealth Group: 3
-- Outdoors Group: 2
-- Athletics Group: 2
-- Perception: 4

-- Electronics Group: 3
-- Electronic Warfare: 3
-- Con: 2

-- Gunnery: 3
-- Pilot Ground (Remote): 2 (+2)
-- Pilot Aircraft (Remote): 2 (+2)
-- Pilot Exotic (Remote): 2 (+2)

Knowledge Skills (free)

Contacts (18):
-- Mr. White (2/4): a mysterious information broker; hires Echo for surveillance jobs (a gargoyle shaman per SR3 fluff); occasionally provides info for favors
-- Rivet (2/3): Wiz-kid mechanic, possibly a technomancer; he can get most tech stuff cheep or second hand
-- Jotaro “Jo-Jo� Tanabe (2/3): black market weapons dealer with Yakuza ties
-- Scab (1/1): Low-life street snitch; Echo pays him on occasion to loiter in certain areas or act as a distraction

Resources (36)

A Social Adept / Fixer / Infiltrator.

He tracks things down. A bit of a detective too, sociable and well known in the underground.

I've always gotten by with a smile.

Or a word, a wink, and a shake. It used to be enough. No one bothered to look too deeply at a liar's face. And after it happened, I didn't want to look at my face either.

It was the eyes.

I tell myself that it was the injury that forced it. Sometimes I even believe myself, that's how good I am. When I look in the mirror now, a necessary hazard for one in my vocation, I can't even see the scars anymore. And the eyes say nothing. If they ever were windows to my soul I've boarded them up and painted a picture everyone expects to see.

The operator. The smooth talker. The liar.

You can call me Jairus.

-----

Everyday I wake up with a smile I don't feel.

I get up and get back down, on my knees. I know He's still there, listening.

I don't say a word.

My place is small. Spartan. It throws the few people off who I let visit, who think they know me. It's clean, tidy, and in a quiet part of town. Good area, considering, and would've been a nice place to raise a family.

Appearances aren't everything in this line of work. But it helps, it certainly helps. I remind myself this as I shower and shave, focusing on the day ahead.

Today's an honest work day. It's enough to pay the bills, honest or otherwise. Besides, it's a good cover. Gives me an excuse to be in the guts of a megacorp.

Stay in the shadows long enough and you won't remember how to play in the sun.

Not that I do much playing these days.

After work, my real job begins.

----

Bamba came through for me again. Dossiers on everyone in this little drama.

I walk in wearing The Suit. They think I'm dressed to impress, but I don't need to. This meet would not have happened if they didn't know who I was.

What I could bring.

They need stuff. Who doesn't? They need stuff tracked down. Hard. Fast.

I smile, take the credsticks. A lot more than they thought they'd had to give up.

I leave first. They talk and then go. I come back in, grabbing the microsensors I had put in before to record the meet. And I`m not surprised it's a set-up.

Tim, that fat little orc, could track the item down null sweat. As far as betrayals go this one was rather tame, having me acquire the item at less than the usual cost and leaving me to pick up the tab. Would've worked if there was anyone in town who would think I didn't pay my debts.

Can't fault them for trying.

Oh wait, yes I can.

"Trevor" that pretty elf has some unpaid gambling debts. Sanzha, a bunny if there ever was one, had a record. Records. And Gorm, the freak, well Bamba's dossier mention a shootout with Lone Star that ended in several deaths.

This wasn't worth my time.

I'm not one to break people out of spite or for any insults. Though it is tempting, these 'runners had enough pull to contact me. If their plan had even a note of violence against my person, then things would be different of course.

But they showed creativity and some spark.

I call good ol' "Sparkie" up. Or rather, leave a message at his Matrix dropspot and correct an oversight on Lone Star's part about the untimely death of one troll just last week. Gilberto owes me more than a few, he can buy the elf's debts to be paid later. And Sanzha... for now, the records need to go.

They come to their hideout. Typical. I'll need surveillance.

Bamba will come through. He always does.

1. Where are you from?
Everywhere, though I was born in Toronto.

2. Do you have a Family?
I used to. Was married once. They died. My parents are gone too, all I have left is my ex-wife. And I guess I'm all she has too.

3. Ethnic Background?
Filipino-Canadian-American.

4. What do you look like?
Light asian features, grey eyes though. I'm 5'10", medium-to-lanky build. No tattoos or other identifying marks. You may be able to notice my cyber-eyes.

5. What do you look dress like?
Like a wage slave. Though with more dignity. In the shadows, I wear whatever I need to. I'm just as good in a business suit as in a chameleon suit.

6. Any Physical quirks?
Well, I tend not to leave footprints. I tend to be still unless I need to move. It's all an act, by the way, when I 'socialize'. I even adopt a few fake quirks to throw them off. I do tend to want to scratch around my eyes sometimes, and I sometimes stare too long at a reflective surface---they think it's vanity. That's fine.

7. Where did you learn your active skills?
Matter of living a charmed life. The other part is, well, just being smart about that charmed life. I learned how to shoot, barely, on the job.

8. Where have you acquired your knowledge?
Just by living. I did study japanese a bit in a bit to go somewhat legit. Learned accounting in school, just enough to do some boring stuff and get a job. Everything else I learned living on the job.

9. Where did you get all your resources?
Here and there. Mostly there, in the black market. Some I buy legit, I do get legit cred every now and then.

10. Where do you live?
It's a nice area, though lowsec and of course mostly off the grid. Like it? Yeah I have another one in a less nicer area, but much more centrally located.

11. Who are your contacts?
Chaz, a lowly ganger. Nice ork, a little slow, but nice considering. I pay him sometimes to make a scene somewhere.

Wei Wei, corner dealer. He doesn't sell to the kiddies in my neighbourhood and I don't sell his organs to the black market. Good deal. Sells some low level info.

Tim, one of the best black marketeers in the city. I've known him for a long time and I still don't trust him. Sells almost everything you could want but specializes in guns and gear.

Gilberto was actually a family friend of sorts. Had a mafioso buddy a while back, got himself killed but I made a friend with the guy he owed money to. Well a lot of people owe him money. Paid the minor debt he owed and got myself a solid contact. Nice guy, hates fish.

Aluzen, that crazy elf, sells me some magical stuff now and then. You know `runners, always in need of magic. He's friendly when he's not nuts.

"Sparkie" is a longtime Lone Star contact of mine. I figure he's someone's Lone Star puppet looking to make money on the side. Gets the heat off my back, gets me info, and I don't even have to talk to him directly-Matrix dropsites for messages, encoded with cyphers only we know.

Slipslide is a dwarf of the good-crazy kind. Yeah it's a stereotype that he's good with his hands, but he knows the ins and outs of the city and has the vehicles and tools to do it. I send him work all the time, and he does the same.

Gimmick's one of the best Fixers in this city. Still working the teams, assembling them. A real people person that one. We're not friends per se. Professional courtesy kept us from shooting each other early on. I can trust him so long as he thinks he won't get screwed later by screwing me now.

Scalps... I wish I didn't know this guy. Everyone needs a doc from time to time. Just business. Deals to everyone. I know what he did that he's a street doc now. I don't want him to know that I know, else he'll take it out on me. I may need him.

Bamba... ahh Bamba. Good ol' Bamba. Used to run with him back in the day. He looks after me and I look after him. Always a money problem, the latest gadget or software. In exchange I get some of his old stuff. Customized. One of the few people I consider a friend.

12. Do you have any enemies?
Enemies are bad for business.

I do, however, have competitors. Which are just as bad.

13. You have anything to do with magic?
I'm an Adept. Though I didn't know it till later on. I don't exactly cast stuff, but Magic flows in me in cool and fun ways. Check out the no footprints thing. I know a lot of other things too, I'm learning.

14. What do you like and dislike?
I play with electronic gadgets and the like, but I'm not a fan. So hard to shine in the Matrix.

I'm a people person myself. I love interacting and meeting new people. New situations, new places.

What I hate is rather simple: other liars. I am one and I can spot another and it gets to me. I hate my recklessness that got my family killed, and the reason for it. Ever since that happened I've become a bit... protective of kids.

15. Do you have a moral code?
I have no problems putting a new hole in someone if I need to. I'm working on it.

I won't take what I don't need.

16. What are your goals?
I don't know anymore.

I'm just living. I'm building a small nest egg for myself I guess. Still young, can get a second chance. Some think I'm trying to bring down one corp or another. Nah. Their competitors just pay better.

17. What are your beliefs?
I... I believe in God. I believe in Jesus.

And I know I'm a hypocrite for saying it. For doing what I do and saying that. I try to be good, but this world isn't meant for good people.

18. Do you have personal quirks?
Yes. Plenty. All of them fake.

The truth is I'm a different person when I'm alone. It's all a play to me, or rather an exercise.

I am, however, in need of human interaction. That's a nice way of saying sex. It's about the only intimacy I allow myself these days.

19. Why do you "run the shadows"?
Because I don't want to go legit. I don't want to be a part of this system. I can't fight it, I'm too much of a slave to it. But that doesn't mean I can't fight back in my own way. In my time I've helped some people out. Even managed to share the word of God to people.

I do this, mainly, because I have nothing else to do. Okay that's not true. I do this because it's the only thing I have left that's worth doing.

20. How do you view your role as a Shadowrunner?
I'm an enabler. I troubleshoot. Occasionally I can even shoot something. I make sure things go smoothly.

Human, Male, Adept

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

Edge: 2
Magic: 5 (4)
Initiative: 7
Essence: 5

Powers
Kinesics (level 1)
Voice Control
Traceless Walk
Motion Sense
Eidetic Sense Memory
Sustenance
Linguistics
Analytics (Level 2)

Positive Qualities
First Impression
Erased
Fame
Hawk Eye

Negative Qualities
SINner
Big Regret
Day Job 2
Dependent 1
Addiction, mild
Enemy 1

Active Skills
Con : 4
Etiquette : 4
Leadership : 4
Negotiation : 4
Climbing : 1
Gymnastics : 1
Running : 1
Swimming : 1
Disguise : 4
Inflitration : 4
Palming : 4
Shadowing : 4
Dodge (Ranged Combat) : 2 (4)
Automatics (Submachine Guns) : 1 (3)
Unarmed Combat : 1
Pistols (Semi-Automatics) : 1 (3)
Perception : 4
Intimidation (Interrogation) : 3 (5)
First Aid (Combat Wounds) : 1 (3)
Pilot Ground Craft : 1
Tracking (Urban) : 1 (3)
Survival (Urban) : 1 (3)
Navigation (Urban) : 1 (3)

Knowledge Skills
English : N
Japanese (Speak) : 1 (3)
Security Companies : 2
Smuggling routes : 2
Black Markets : 3
Area Knowledge (Other) : 2 (4)
Crook Hangouts : 1
Bars : 2
Safe Houses : 2
Gangs : 2
Accounting : 2

Cyberwares
Cybereyes Basic System (Rating 3)
Flare Compensation
Low-Light Vision
Smartlink
Thermographic Vision
Vision Enhancement (Rating 2)
Vision Magnification

Biowares
Synaptic Booster (Rating 1)

Weapons
Forearm Snap-Blades
Survival Knife
Shock Gloves
Ingram Smartgun X
Ares Predator IV
Silencer
Quick-Draw Holster
5x Spare Clips
5x Spare Clips
Concealable Holster
10x Regular Ammo (10 shots)
10x Gel Rounds (10 shots)
10x Stick-n-Shock (10 shots)
10x Explosive Rounds (10 shots)

Commlinks
2x Commlink : Meta Link
2x OS : Vector Xim
Commlink : Novatech Airware
OS : Iris Orb
ECCM (Rating 2)
5x Mapsoft (Rating 3)
Holo Projector
Skinlink
Nanopaste Trodes
Jammer, Area (Rating 4)
White Noise Generator (Rating 6)
Tag Eraser
Subvocal Microphone
3x Area Expendable Jammer (Rating 4)

Equipments
Fake License (Rating 3)
Fake License (Rating 3)
10x Certified Credstick (Standard)
Fake Sin (Rating 3)
Fake Sin (Rating 3)
5x Rations (10 pack)
Fingerprint Dust (10 batches)
Micro Sensor
+ Directional Microphone
+ Audio Enhancement (Rating 3)
+ Select Sound Filter (Rating 3)
Micro Sensor
+ Camera
+Thermographic Vision
+Vision Magnification
Micro Sensor
+ Radio Signal Scanner (Rating 6)
Handheld Sensor / Minidrone
+ Camera
+Vision Magnification
+Vision Enhancement (Rating 3)
+Low Light Vision
+Flare Compensation
+ Microphone
+ Select Sound Filter (Rating 3)
+ Audio Enhancement (Rating 3)
+ Radio Signal Scanner (Rating 6)
Micro Sensor
+ Audio Enhancement (Rating 3)
+ Select Sound Filter (Rating 3)
Autopicker (Rating 6)
Sequencer (Rating 4)
Gecko Tape Gloves
2x Stealth Rope (per 100 m)
Catalyst Stick
Respirator (Rating 6)
Medkit (Rating 6)
2x Survival Kit

Chaz (Ganger/Thug) (L:1 C:1)
Wei Wei (Dealer) (L:1 C:1)
Tim (Black Market) (L:1 C:3)
"Sparkie" (Lone Star) (L:1 C:3)
Slipslide (Smuggler) (L:2 C:3)
Gimmick (Fixer) (L:2 C:3)
Scalps (Street Doc/Dealer) (L:1 C:3)
Bamba (Hacker) (L:3 C:3)
Gilberto (Mafia - Gambling) (L:2 C:3)
Aluzen (Black Market Talismonger) (L:1 C:3)

Big Regret - Dead daughter. A run gone bad, he managed to draw heat to himself and his family paid the price. He's divorced. The big regret is his motivation: he was looking to cheat his team, instead they ended up saving his wife and his butt. He arranged for it to be anonymous but someone must've tracked him down.

Fame - Local fame. Says that he's known locally. I wanted that to mean known underground. Famous with the criminals.

Day Job - That I left deliberately out. A faceless megacorp as some sort of low-ranking accountant.

Enemy - What I put up there in the 20 Qs was that it could be any up and coming Fixer or someone else who has the same skillset as he does, just looking to move into his territory and let you throw dastardly things at him from time to time. But if you want a specific enemy I can whip one up.

Cyber - I thought I explained the eyes: guilt. Cyber-eyes, I'm guessing, are less expressive than the Mark 1s so he couldn't stand looking into them. So he got them changed. The Bioware he got earlier on, not really understanding what it meant.

Erased - It says that all but the most secure data is removed, so I'm assuming his SINner status isn't removed by this. This was in addition to Bamba, who is his Hacker contact. It's supposed to be him doing this.

Microdrone/Handheld Sensor - It's a small piece of jewelry. I'm thinking belt buckle or something equally innocuous that can be detached and walk around.


Basic backstory is this:

He's one that relied on his charms. Got lucky and found "the one" for him, and they get married and have a kid. Before he realizes what he really is though (an Adept) he is an accomplished sneaker and gets Synaptic Boosters to become better at the combat stuff.

Can't give up the life, or the money. One final run, he promises, and not wanting to be tied down to his old buddies (who can come in and ruin his future legit life) he plans on betraying them and making off with the money.

Only corpsec/cops track him down, and a firefight ensues. His wife is hurt, his daughter is killed.

And some of his team dies protecting him and his family as they come to the rescue.

Flash forward years later. He's cut off and alone. He is in denial about the guilt he feels and it's manifesting in very odd ways. He hates his eyes, which were once gray and alive so he has them scooped out in favour of chrome ones. Only ironically he gets normal looking ones. Can't stand what he sees in the eyes, but likes its look on him.

The "rep" for his Fame is a combo of his popularity, skills, and his story which everyone has kinda heard of. They think he's some kinda Robin Hood, or a vigilante that'll take down the corps. Really though, he's trying to earn enough to get away from everything.

“Please don’t tell anyone!� whimpered Mr. Yamamoto. Despite the family name, this corp chummer sure didn’t have the heart of a mountain or the resilience of one either.
“Certainly not! I wouldn’t betray our friendship.� I smiled sincerely. Developing personal relationships with assets was the key to good old-fashioned spywork. With a willfully weak asset like Yamamoto-san, providing comfort was key after the little jabs of blackmail.
“However you’re going to have to help me to remember to keep it to myself. I have the tendency let things slip�
“Oh no! Please don’t! My personal actions would disgrace my family, my clan, my company, my honor!�
“Not to worry, what will help me remember are small things. Like what sort of inventory requests you get, purchases you have to make, nothing too sensitive�
“No! Not anything about work!� Yamamoto-san said, straightening up.
“Well I’ll have to tell your bosses about the Nuyen that you have…� I said trailing off. This asset was not only perfect in that he was trying to hide his relationship with a male prostitute by the name of Joy-Joy, but also in that he was embezzling Nuyen from corporate bank accounts of his department.
Mr. Yamamoto slumped back down. “What sort of things do you want?�
“Nothing particular, just lists of scientific equipment, biomedical supplies, special electronics, anything that might go through your logistics & resources department.�
I took a sip of my drink while the triviality of my request sunk-in. Mr. Yamamoto replied, “I shall do as you ask. And you will promise to keep this to yourself?�
“You have my word� I said assertively and sincerely.
While Mr. Yamamoto slowly gathered his things to leave the nightclub, I made a mental note that I could alleviate his money problems with an amble slush-fund, provided he could provide intel for an op in the future at MCT. However the first step was for him to feel comfortable with revealing information, starting with the trivial things then moving onto the more sensitive.
After he left the club, I finished my drink to prepare for my morning meeting.


With the rising sun to my back, I stepped into Ericksons’ Getaway Inc. While the business turned a good profit helping everyone and anyone with transportation and visa help, the CIA didn’t overlook their field office in terms of effectiveness. At a moment’s notice, any staff member working away at their novadecks could disappear to extract a contact or to setup a 24-hour surveillance for the newest gun-runner.
I strode to Tom Erickson’s Office for the debrief, but noticed a masked expression on his face. While he masked his sadness well, his anxiety proved surprising. He motioned me to sit.
Sealing the room, Tom spoke, “Bill, before we begin, I’ve got news from HQ. Your request has been denied. In addition, they’ve issued you orders to drop the matter.�
Barely retaining composure, I replied, “Despite the evidence?�
“On a 2nd analysis, HQ agrees that your wife’s dear-john letter was an excellent forgery. In addition, based on the other intel, they also conclude it was not a voluntary extraction. However, they insist they cannot devote any agency resources to find her.�
“Can’t or won’t?� I pushed.
Tom gestured a sigh, “It’s a won’t. Sure she was a task force member on joint Ares-CIA cult hunts, but I’m getting the feeling that someone far above is applying pressure to drop the matter.�
I curled my lip in disgust, “Don’t they realize someone went to the effort to make it look like a voluntary extraction!? For all we know, ‘they’ could be digging out information on how to better to avoid our surveillance ops!�
“Bill, we both know the real reason why you’re pushing this; she’s your wife. You love her, but you have to get over it. Some power-that-be wants her, and threw around their influence to tie our hands. You know the official and unofficial response from Ares. Officially, Ares ‘investigated’ the matter and deemed it a voluntary self-termination of employment and departure from the company. Unofficially, they didn’t do a darn thing and ordered everyone to go about their business. If Ares isn’t going to pursue this for one of their top people, someone must’ve pulled a lot of strings. That someone is being extra nice dissuading people to drop the matter,� Tom replied.
I knew the implication, if they were going out of their way to create close-to-authentic forgeries, travel documents, exit papers, etc., they had a lot of power and influence that could make things happen. Especially, they could make any poor chummer a dead and erased fella.
I straightened myself. “Is that all the news from HQ? I have a status report to give.�


I walked out of the office with a sour taste still in my mouth. The forgery letter left out those key words that would have made me automatically disregard her departure. We had an open marriage after-all, and after my first short marriage, I could live with the fact that she couldn’t stand being married to a spy anymore. However that letter without those keywords or without anything regarding having a child and finding a house in the UCAS proper to settle down in, just irked me to no end. Who were these bastards? I may have to delve deeper into the Shadows, but I would find her and her abductors.

- My take on Erased is that it is mutually incompatible with a SIN. SINs aren't secure, they're how you interact with the world. Maybe there would be some SIN somewhere in the world for your guy, but since he's Erased, all the functional data that makes it work anywhere outside the offline datavault at the the library of congress (or whatever) that stores it would be gone. It's practically the same as being sinless. So no having the points cancel each other out.
- Day job - there's no such thing as a faceless megacorp. There are, however, faceless accounting firms that handle business for megacorps, and are probably more-or-less anonymously owned by them. That's fine, but that's also precisely your group's business. If you have a SIN, you can have a job with one. If you want to keep erased, though, you'll need to buy a rating 4+ (with full biometrics) fake SIN that they think is you, so they can have 'somebody' to pay. Stick a name on the firm, a general explanation of his duties, and have in hand some answer to the question "so they've got this adept around, and almost certainly a security mage, so why haven't they noticed him and tried to use him for adepty things rather than accounting, which he's utterly unexceptional at?"
- Enemy - what you put up in the 20 questions was that you had no enemies, you had competitors. Everybody does, and doesn't get bonus BP for them. I need an enemy to make that relevant, or I'll make one up and not tell you who he is. I'm fine with the latter, but you shouldn't be unless you want the role-playing challenge that will ensue.
- Fame - Fame and anonymity are mutually exclusive. If your guy is famous in the shadows, that means he's known in the shadows. That includes his face, voice, etc. That means he has fans. As long as you're cool with that, that's fine, but it'll severely restrict your ability to deal with people like company men and professional johnsons.
- Gear - throw some numbers by those gear, so it makes it easy for me to run QA/QC on your dude when I set the game up this weekend.

Oh boy I actually neglected Astral Perception. I had it but it seems I took it out in favour of the 'ware.

Okay I have an updated character sheet here. What kind of numbers do you need by the gear exactly? Costs or amount? I'll work on the Enemy.

I've dropped Erased and Fame for Perceptive 1 and Analytical Mind. Both of which fit him better anyway. Also, I've dropped Motion Sense and Voice Control for Astral Perception. That was an oversight, pardon the pun, on my part.

EDIT: Oh and as an additional bit of self hatred, Jairus (that's not his real name, need to make one up) chose that name from the Bible. Jairus was the father of a daughter that Jesus brought back to life. He ran with a different name before then, something Bamba still calls him. This still needs to be developed a bit.

1. Accounting skill. Putting assets in categories that evade reporting requirements to organizations that might give a crap whether your money is illegal.
2. Contacts in the currency and financial markets. Gotta know peeps who will be willing to buy things for money from other sources. This will consist of lots of not-quite megacorps using the jumble of nations that the Shadowrun world consists of (megacorps will have the corporate court to worry about).
3. Direct contacts in industries that deal with lots of money. Always want to conceal your money in lots of ways, like not investing it yourself.
4. Basic politics and discretion. Easiest way to hide your money is not to have people looking for it.
5. NOT hacking skills. The computers that deal with massive financial transactions will have (concurrently) massive security precautions. Even if you beat them, if they ever find out they'll flag and reset the transactions.
6. When in doubt, forgery skill and false leads. This is CYA in case someone goes looking for you.
7. Contacts who trade in valuable and portable commodities. Works for small amounts of money (by small, I mean 'less than a million nuyen.')

The nanotech is cool. However, nanotech is only really an 11 year old field in shadowrun, and as such shouldn't be considered something you can 'pick up on the side' or 'cross train at charity schools regarding.' If he's gonna be nanoed out, he should have a character-decision level and backstory level commitment to it. Consider things like medicine, chemistry, hardware, cybertech, and industrial engineering as skills that will probably aid his application of nanostuff. An engineering knowledge skill won't help you with s**t as far as practical applications go.

How, BTW, is he such a good hacker without any cybercombat skill? How would you get that good without having had your ass kicked by IC a couple times?

Remember also, variety of skills and flexibility add more than absurd dice pools.

There's a number of backstory questions, like 'how he lives in a ghoul colony and prefers ghoul women but is not infected or quickly on his way towards being so' that beg for answers.

I also need costs for your gear, when we get to QA/QC time.

Human, Male, Adept

Attributes
Body: 3
Agility: 2 (4)
Reaction: 3
Strength: 2
Charisma: 4
Intuition: 4
Logic: 4
Willpower: 2

Edge: 2
Magic: 5 (4)
Initiative: 7
Essence: 5.4

Qualities
Positive

• Analytical Mind
• First Impression
• Perceptive (Rating 1)

Negative

• Additiction, Mild (Sex)
• Big Regret
• Day Job 2 (2500 / 20 hours a week)
• Dependent (Easy - Ex-Wife)
• SINner (Standard)

Adept Powers

• Analytics (2)
• Astral Perception
• Commanding Voice
• Eidetic Sense Memory
• Kinesics (1)
• Sustenance
• Traceless Walk

Active Skills
Group Skills
Influence : 4
Stealth : 4
Athletics : 1

Pistols (Semi-Automatic) : 2 (4)
Automatics (Submachine Guns) : 1 (3)
Heavy Weapons (Grenade Launcher) : 1 (3)
Unarmed Combat (Parrying) : 1 (3)

Dodge (Ranged Attack) : 2 (4)
Assensing (Psychometry) : 2 (4)
Perception (Visual) : 4 (6)
Intimidation (Interrogation) : 2 (4)
First Aid (Combat Wounds) : 1 (3)

Pilot Ground Craft : 1
Tracking (Urban) : 1 (3)
Survival (Urban) : 1 (3)
Navigation (Urban) : 1 (3)

Knowledge
Languages : English (N), Japanese (3)

Security Companies : 3
Hangouts (Safehouses) : 3
Bars : 2
Accounting : 2
Hangouts (Shadowrunners) : 3
Black Markets : 4
Smuggling Routes : 2
Area Knowledge : 2

Bioware
Muscle Toner (Rating 2)

Cyberware
Cybereyes Basic System (Standard) (Rating 3)

• Flare Compensation
• Low-Light Vision
• Smartlink
• Thermographic Vision
• Vision Enhancement (Rating 2)
• Vision Magnification

Bamba (Hacker) (L:3 C:3)
Slipslide (Smuggler) (L:2 C:3)
Gimmick (Fixer) (L:2 C:3)
Gilberto (Mafia - Gambling) (L:2 C:3)
"Sparkie" (Lone Star) (L:1 C:3)
Aluzen (Black Market Talismonger) (L:1 C:3)
Scalps (Street Doc/Dealer) (L:1 C:3)
Tim (Black Market) (L:1 C:3)
Chaz (Ganger/Thug) (L:1 C:1)

Colt Black Dragon (Ares Predator IV)
- Personalized Grip
- Skinlink
- Silencer
- Thermal Suppressor
1100

Ares Gladius (Ingram Smartgun X)
- Thermal Suppressor
- Skinlink
900

ArmTech MGL-12
- Smartgun (Top Mount)
- Airburst Link (Bottom Mount)
- Skinlink

3000

I know it seems like I went "combat crazy" in a game that won't be a shooting fest, but I couldn't get past the rather weak nature of it. It just didn't fit his backstory in my mind.

That's also why I dropped Synaptic Boosters for Muscle Toner 2. He needs to be a better sneak more than a combat machine with an extra IP. It's also why I picked up Grenade Launchers. If it ever does come to shooting he'll be able to deliver some unexpected support.

His Perception rolls may be a bit too high, if you want me to lower them I'll do so. I took Assensing like you suggested, which makes sense.

Common Programs - Analyze 5, Browse 3, Command 3, Edit 3, Encrypt 5, Reality Filter 1, Scan 3

Day Job: Meta Link w/ Vector Xim (Real SIN) - 300
Throwaway 1: Meta Link w/ Vector Xim (Fake SIN 2) - 300
Throwaway 2: Meta Link w/ Vector Xim (Fake SIN 4) - 300

Worklink: Sony Emperor w/ Mangadyne Deva and Skinlinked (No SIN) - 1550

Contact: Meta Link w/ NovaTech Navi (No SIN) - 31000
Upgrades: Response 5, Signal 5, System 5, Firewall 6
Modifications: Biometric Lock, Hardening 6
Malachi (Agent: 5)
Hacking Programs - Armor 3, Attack 3, Decrypt 3, Defuse 3, ECCM 3


Okay, I may be a bit paranoid but that's hardly ever a bad thing in the shadows. The common programs should be copied to every single one, hacked and whatnot.

The Day Job Commlink is just that, it's what he wears when he works at his day job or walks around as himself. Throwaways are again just that, the first one is for when he needs an anonymous nobody just walking around or making inquiries and such. The second is for higher security places and the like.

They're just like his day job one so they can be mistaken for it. Plus they're cheap and can be thrown out.

Worklink is always hidden. Worn when he's running as it runs his various weapons and such. Skinlinked so it doesn't broadcast, can't be hacked. Runs the various sensors and items. It's not modified so it can be bought off the shelf.

The Contact link is the one people use to get in touch with Jairus. This has no personal information at all. What it does have is an Agent named Malachi--courtesy of Bamba. The Agent accompanies Jairus in Matrix meets and does his fighting for him, should it become necessary. Constantly runs Analyze on the Contact link, with Malachi ready to respond and warn him.

Jairus has no computer abilities whatsoever and relies on Agents (the previous one was Micah) to protect him. The Contact commlink is also a Meta Link but heavily modified, its OS is made to look like Vector Xim.

Why the security? Well, Shadowrunners need a secure means of communication and getting that hacked is a problem. Jairus doesn't even go into VR unless it's work related and hardly ever uses AR except in the day to day things. It's a big investment, but it's a necessity I feel.

Should I redirect my efforts elsewhere?

Male Elf
Age: 30

Stats
Body: 2
Agility: 2
Reaction: 3
Strength: 1

Charisma: 5
Intuition: 4
Logic: 4
WillPwr: 4

Edge: 2
Magic: 5

Postive Qualities:
Mystic Adept
Bilingual (English, Japanese)
First Impression
Erased I
Mentar Spirit (TBD)

Negative Qualities
Addiction Moderate
Sensitive System
In Debt 2 (10,000 Nuyen)
SINer, standard
Lost Loved One

Active Skills
Dodge: (Range) 1
Pistols: (Heavy) 1

Assensing: (People) 3
Conterspelling: 3
Spellcasting: 4
Summoning 1

Disguise: 3
Perception: (Visual) 3
Shadowing: (Evasion) 3

Con: (Seduction) 4
Etiquette: (Corporate) 4
Instruction: (Physical Skills) 2
Intimidation: 5
Leadership: 1
Negotiation: 4

Knowledge Skills
Intelligence Agencies: 4
Clandestine Operations: (Covert Ops) 4
Corporate Politics: 4
Psychology: (Influence) 4
Entertainment: (Vices) 4
Magical Theory: 3
Safe Houses: (Escape Exits) 2

Spells
Analyze Truth
Area Thought Recognition
Increase Charisma
Mind Probe

Adept Pwrs
Enhanced Perception: 1
Multi-Tasking: 1
Sustenance: 1

CMT Chip w +1 Signal
Vector Xim OS

Colt Gov 2066
Laser Sight, Barrel Mount
Regular Rounds: 42

Actioneer Business Clothes
Lined Coat
AR Gloves
Trodes
Subvocal Mic
White Noise Generator (rating 6)
Fake SIN, Rating 5 (Private Investigator)
Fake License, Rating 5 (Handgun)
Fake SIN, Rating 1 (Wage Slave)

Remaining Nuyen: 12,966

Name: Jared Engles
Alias: The Suit
Metatype: Human
Age: 45
Citizenship: Horizon
Residence: UCAS/Seattle
Occupation: Legal Consultant/Fixer

Attributes:
Physical Mental Special

Body: 3 Charisma: 4 Edge: 4
Agility: 3 Intuition: 5 Essense: 5.09
Reaction: 3 Logic: 4 Initiative: 8
Strength: 3 Willpower: 3 Ress/Magic: N/a

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200BP(Attrib) + 20BP(Edge) + 0BP(Meta)
+ 30BP(P. Qual) - 35BP(N. Qual)
+ 1x10 + 23x4 + 2x2 = 108BP(Active Skills)
+ 6 (Languages)
+ 15BP (75k Nuyen)
+ 106BP (Contacts)
= 450/450 BP

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Karma:

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Active Skills

Skill
Athletics Group Rate 1 + STR 3 = 5
Con Rate 3 + CHA 4 = 7
Ettiquite Rate 4 + CHA 4 (+2Corporate) (+2Legal) = 8(10)(10)
Intimidation Rate 4 + CHA 4 = 8
Instruction Rate 2 + CHA 4 = 6
Negotiation Rate 6 + CHA 4 (+2Diplomacy) = 10(12)
Perception Rate 4 + INT 5 = 9*

*See perception breakdown

Total Active Skills: 1x10 + 23x4 + 2x2 = 108BP

Free Knowledge Skills (5+4)x3 = 27

(Professional) UCAS Law Rate 6 + LOG 4 = 10
(Professional) Corporate LAw Rate 4 + LOG 4 = 8
(Street) UCAS Politics Rate 3 + INT 5 = 8
(Street) Horizon Rate 4 + INT 5 = 9
(Street) Security Companies Rate 3 + INT 5 = 8
(Street) Seattle Shadowrunners Rate 3 + INT 5 = 8
(Academic) Literature Rate 4 + LOG 4 = 8

Languages

English N

Japanese Rate 1 + LOG 4 (+2 Linguist) = 7
Spanish Rate 1 + LOG 4 (+2 Linguist) = 7
Korean Rate 1 + LOG 4 (+2 Linguist) = 7

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Perception Modes

Unmodified: 12*

*+3 Added from Attention CoProcessor

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Positive Qualities (-10BP):

Erased (10BP)
What better way to ensure your record stays just how you'd like it to, and all of those nasty little recordings of you stay off the Matrix than to have your very own hacker on retainer? Skytale does the deed in this case for Jared, and he is very, very good at what he does.

Local Fame - Seattle (5BP)
While it has been nearly a decade, plenty of people still recognize the Assistant District Attorney of Seattle who allegedly slept with a Mafioso's teenage daughter, and then tampered with the evidence in one of his collegue's cases in order to make sure the Mafioso didn't see jail time. While the allegations were false, Jared took it as a chance to bow out of public office. Oddly enough the public sees him as some kind of fading cult hero, more than likely because of his reputation before that.

Privileged Family Name (5 BP)
Before his downfall Jared was a household name in Seattle, and one that was spoken with pride. Hand in hand with Lone Star, Jared was responsible for deftly picking apart several major Mafia operations, and was seen as the city's golden boy. Though he has somewhat fallen from grace, his name still has a lot of pull in all the right places. Needless to say he doesn't get parking tickets.

Trustworthy - Negotiation (5BP)
Linguist (5 BP)

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Negative Qualities (#BP):

Day Job - Income: 15000/month (15BP)

While he operates in the shadows as a fixer, Jared still maintains a lucrative legitimate law practice. As senior partner on Engles and Associates he may not see the inside of a courtroom too often, but he spends plenty of time in the office managing the substantial caseload his name has attracted.

Records on File - Horizon (10BP)
SINner - UCAS/Horizon (10BP)


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Contacts

Gabriel [Elf|Ex-Companyman|Bodyguard|Loyalty: 6|Connections: 4]

In a world of deceit and intrigue Jared has found himself truly blessed in finding Gabriel Sinclair as a companion. Trust is a rare commodity, and time and again Gabriel has proven he can be trusted implicitly, making him the rare gem in a dirty business. For his part, Jared makes sure that Gabriel wants for little that he cannot obtain, and returns the loyalty doggedly.
Jared serves as Chief of Security for
Engels and Associates, the consultancy of which Jared is senior partner, and as Jared's personal bodyguard. A former UCAS Marine and Cross Applied Technologies Seraphim, Gabriel is both a fierce combatant and a potent figure in the shadows. After Cross lost its seat on the Corporate Court, Jared hand-scouted Gabriel, and the move has proven to be his best investment to date. Gabriel provides personal protection as well as an extensive web of contacts with former Seraphim throughout various corporations and in the shadows.

Skytale [Human|Freelance Crypto-Analyst|Hacker|Loyalty: 4 Connections: 5]

Zach Gratowski (aka Skytale) runs a quiet spy-gear shop called Flemming's Grocery in Tacoma, which is how the former NSA Codebreaker passes the days of his early retirement away. By night he is a hacker of no small talet, using his former connections and a series of well placed back doors to ply his trade. Skytale is the one Jared relies upon to erase any indiscretions which may make their way to his record, and to keep the information any of his potential hires receive nice and stereotypically Mr. Johnson. In exchange, Jared uses his own connections to keep the eyes off the law away from Zach's side-game. Zach provides Jared both information security, and access to government and matrix connections.

Dinah Lane [Elf|Courtesan|Loyalty: 3|Connections: 2]

Dinah is an independent escort working out of Bellevue who counts Jared as a regular client. She is struck most by the fact that he solicits her for the actual advertised escort services rather than the more sought after of her skills. Dinah provides Jared with arm-candy for events where it is best not to be seen alone, and she has dirt on several corporate executives, though she is usually loathe to dish.

Cecil Hoades [Dwarf|Seattle City Council|Lawyer|Loyalty: 3|Contacts: 5]

Back when Jared still had some idealistic notions, and he was in good standing with the people, and they gave away free soup on the streets, Cecil was a young up and comer in the DA's office, while Jared was an ADA. The two were much closer prior to Jared's downfall in the public sector, but they maintain contact even now, and often steal away at fundraisers for imported cigars and talk of sports. Cecil provides Jared a window into civic politics he has been denied since his retirement.

Jack Marshall [Human|Lone Star Detective|Anachronistic|Loyalty: 3|Connections: 1]

Sometimes it pays to know a good cop, and though he is long past his prime, Jack is one of the best the city has to offer. He was on the beat during the Night of Rage, and he's seen everything you can throw at a cop and survived it. Together Jared and Jack used to prosecute and put away some of the worst scum the city has seen. While he may not have the connections he once did, Jared values Jack's council from time to time on the finer workings of the law over a pint.

Sally Wainright [Human|Lone Star Corporate Liaison Officer|Loyalty: 1|Connections: 3]

Sally is a recent acquaintance of Jared's, a woman in the know when it comes to issues of jurisdiction, and secretly an addict. While Jared does not like relying upon someone with such a problem, he keeps her in contact with the right people to feed her addiction, and in return she occasionally arranges a stall in getting Lone Star officers clearance to pass through a corporation's turf.

Gil Falcone [Human|LS Detective|Syndicate Ties|Loyalty: 1|Connections: 3]

Gil isn't the guy you see on a Lone Star recruiting ARO. He's not the shining beacon of justice, no, instead he is the bitter guy slogging his way through every day with a forced soy-caf stained smile. He never wanted to be a cop, but his Family thought it would be a good idea if one of their own took up the shield. Gil is an inside man for the Mafia in Lone Star, and Jared knows this. In exchange for keeping this nice and quiet, Gil provides the occasional bit of information on, or good word with, both his employers and his Family.

Topher Weiss [Human|FBI Field Agent|Loyalty: 1|Contacts: 2]

Jared and Topher don't have an exhaustive history, and Jared doesn't trust the young man as far as he can throw him, but he represents to Jared a potential wealth of inside information on the government's movements. In exchange for keeping occasional Federal heat off of Jared, Topher gets access to the same level of information about the goings on in Seattle's shadows.

Gaz [Troll|Street-Level Fixer|Loyalty: 2|Contacts: 1]

Gaz isn't the brightest fixer on the streets. He isn't even really a fixer, but a face for Jared's lower end dealings. Gaz gets to be happy thinking he is important, while Jared gets a layer of deniability, as well as a mask to wear from time to time.


Group Name

Horizon Human Resources Group [Members: 10|Matrix Resources: Broad|Magic: Minimal|Influence: Sprawl-Wide|Loyalty: 3|Connection: 10]

Though he has retired from the corporate side of 'asset management' Jared maintains contact with Horizon's HRG, the department responsible for handling the mega's disposable assets in Seattle. While the staff have largely rotated out since his leaving, he courts the current members as readily as the past, allowing him access to their collective pool of street contacts, and to a fresh corporate rumor-mill.

Seattle DA`s Office [Members: 10|Matrix Resources: Minimal|Magic: Nil|Influence: Sprawl-Wide|Loyalty: 2|Connection: 8]

Jared did`t leave his job as ADA on good terms; he resigned in the midst of allegations of case fixing and corruption which, wile false, left his former co-workers less than happy with him. This hasn't stopped him from keeping several key members of the organization, including several current ADAs in his Rolodex, or getting them invites to parties they otherwise wouldn`t even think to dream of. In exchange, he of course gets legal intelligence, and occasionally gets to tamper with evidence in a client`s case.

Lone Star Forensics Investigation Lab - Downtown Seattle [Members: 18|Matrix Resources: Minimal|Magic: Nil|Influence: District|Loyalty: 2|Connection: 6]

While forensics are the burden of every career criminal, forensics analysts can be some of your best friends. Jared is a regular donator of lab equipment to the much beleaguered lab, and rather than utilize the contacts he cultivates to tamper with evidence, he calls on them occasionally for independent analysis for his own ends.

The Burnside Dozen [Members: 12|Matrix Resources: Nil|Magic: Nil|Influence: District|Loyalty: 1|Connection: 3]

The Dozen are Jared's current pet gang. Next month it'll be someone entirely different. He maintains contact with at least one sprawl gang at any given time both for the street level intel, and to dispose of any problems he might have that require no delicacy. In exchange, the gangs get his money, and the hope he'll recruit them for a real job some day.

Dante's Inferno Staff [Members: 50|Matrix Resources: Minimal|Magic: Minimal|Influence: District|Loyalty: 3|Connection: 8]

Taking it one step further than just being a regular at Dante's, Jared takes time to know the staff, from the bouncers to the guy who maintains the AR systems and virtual links to the other Dante's worldwide. This allows him unprecidented access to not just the public, but the working areas of the club.


Virtual Contacts

ShadowSEA [Focused Forum|Members: 95ish|Matrix Resources: Broad|Influence: Sprawl-Wide|Loyalty: 3|Connection: 2d6/3]

Through Horizon Jared was tipped to the existence of ShadowSEA, and he has taken careful care not to make waves, or to be too friendly. He maintains a steady rep on the boards in order to allow himself distance.

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Armor B/I

(3) Zoe Executive Suite w. Short Jacket 5/2

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Cyberware/Bioware
Implant Grade Rating Essence

Shiawase ExecutiveSuite Line Silverline Aplha - .76
Sigma II Headware Commlink - - -
ATC 3318 Pearl Image Link - - -
Datajack - - -
Attention CoProcessor - 3 -
Math SPU - - -
Sleep Regulator - - .15

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Commlink: Sigma II w. Novatech Navi (Uprated)
Response Signal Firewall System
4 5 6 4
Programs: FTL Matrixware Power Suite, Eurosoft Clavicula
Gear: Sim Module

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Lifestyle: Renton Condo (10,000/month; Covered by Day Job)
Comforts: High (4)
Entertainment: Luxury (6)
Necessities: High (4)
Neighborhood: High (4)
Security: Middle (3)
Qualities: No Privacy - Physical (1), Friendly Neighbors (1)

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SIN (Legit)
Name: Jared Engels
Alias: None Known
DOB: 13 June 2031
Birthplace: Seattle, WA, UCAS
Citizenship: UCAS/Horizon
Occupation: Legal Consultant
Permits: Driver`s Permit
DocWagon: Platinum (Covered By Day Job)

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Gear:

Rover Model 2071
Glasses w. Vision Enhancement, Flare Compensation, Image Link

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He was standing by his office window when the quiet pulse in his ear told him he had an incoming call. Turning his back on the view of the Barrens - his reminder to himself that every empire can crumble - he calls for the window to polarize and walks calmly to the wing-back chair tucked off in the corner, accepting the call with a thought.

Gabriel. Have the invitations been delivered? He sub-vocalizes fluidly, and retrieves a genuine leather bound book from the small table beside the chair, opening it to a familiar passage.

The guests have their invitations, and party arrangements have been made for this evening.

Excellent.

Without anything more, he cuts off the call. Gabriel knows what needs to be done to prepare for the meet. He slips on his reading glasses, letting the AR overlay onto the text of the book. He wasn't reading anyway, it was just a fiction maintained should anyone presume to enter his office uninvited. Calling up a proxy connection, and then another just to be safe, he slides into ShadowSEA to check the posting he had left two days prior. The meet which he had solicited for, to take place tonight in Everett, has been arranged with a group of runners, with details being hashed out in anything but truly private messages. He knows there is no privacy on the job bank forum, and in fact has counted on it. The five that are meeting tonight will be hired for a run, albeit a junk run. They will not, however, be meeting with him in the flesh. The Suit they will be meeting is a rather ugly, not so bright, Troll named Gaz. Gaz is his diffusion, his sleight of hand, his beard. While that meet is going on, Jared, resplendent in a freshly tailored Zoe suit, shall be sitting down for diner at Morton's with a small group of old friends who hand been hand delivered invites to the real meet. The run was delicate, which meant he needed to be hands on about setting it up, be he needed to distance his image from it should anything go wrong.

After all, it was a run with his former employer's assets in the crosshairs.

Upon closing the forum connection, and scrubbing his tracks as he had been instructed by Skytale - his pet hacker - Jared sets the book down and stands, crossing his office to the small bar set there. He rings up the Manager at Horizon's Human Resources Group while he pours himself several fingers of Bushmills, and wracks his mind for the name as he does so.

`Marty, it's Jared. Excellent, no, no I'm doing well. How's Jane?` He enters right into office banter mode, even while he retrieves a small electric-paper copy of the facility blueprints for the resort his team will be visiting in Snohomish a week from today. `Good, good. Look, did she get the flowers I sent? Perfect, now look I know you guys just had a quarterly review come in, and I'm sure it was stellar. I'd like to help you guys celebrate. I made some calls, pulled a few strings, and I got you all access to a private booth at Dante's with an open bar for next Friday. No, no need to thank me. Oh damn, I've got another call coming in. Yeah, I'll stop by. See you.`

No better way to ensure Horizon was slow to field assets to respond to his little operation than to have their handlers out getting drunk that night.

Forgery skill, which you got.
Either a contact or a contact group in a bank or investment firm somewhere.
Accounting skill (professional) - deals with 'what kind of money (assets/expenditures/etc.) I have to report to whom,' 'how much money I have where and what it's worth today', 'who will allow this kind of transaction,' etc. This differs from economics (which covers the 'how to price a derivative' thing) and business (which covers 'how to open a store and get licenses for various types of companies'), whcih you have, and also help a lot.

Basically, this combination of skills will let your character hide money in shell companies, wierd financial instruments, and other things. Your contact/contact group will be the people who know guys who would take that money, account for the risks, and have enough other money on their balance sheets to hide your line items in between. There's other ways to do it, but it's an art, not a science, and you know your way.

SINs vs. Erased - on top of my questions re: SINs vs. Erased, explain to me why I should let you have twice the points for two SINs.
Day Job - my version of runner's companion says salary for a 40 hr per week day job = 5K/month. I'll let you get the 15k vs. 40 hours for -5 points, or the 5K for -15. Otherwise, you can explain the price differential with s**t like malpractice insurance and biz-related out of pocket social expenditure.
Bodyguard - Fine with having him, but his description doesn't seem in accordance with his connection rating (unless you're using connection as a proxy for his professional rating, to indicate how competent he is). This should be fine, since it'll let you divert more points to...
Lone Star Forensics Lab - seems to me like it would have A. more staff, total, for a city Seattle's size; B. Some magical resources.
Topher Weiss - hilarious.

Note, re: Trustworthy, that I'd also let you have 'Code of Conduct: Attorney, which (in addition to the legal benefits) would give some level of a bonus to interactions with both potential clients and law enforcement in exchange for yet-to-be-determined credibility requirements.

SINs vs. Erased - on top of my questions re: SINs vs. Erased, explain to me why I should let you have twice the points for two SINs.
Day Job - my version of runner's companion says salary for a 40 hr per week day job = 5K/month. I'll let you get the 15k vs. 40 hours for -5 points, or the 5K for -15. Otherwise, you can explain the price differential with s**t like malpractice insurance and biz-related out of pocket social expenditure.
Bodyguard - Fine with having him, but his description doesn't seem in accordance with his connection rating (unless you're using connection as a proxy for his professional rating, to indicate how competent he is). This should be fine, since it'll let you divert more points to...
Lone Star Forensics Lab - seems to me like it would have A. more staff, total, for a city Seattle's size; B. Some magical resources.
Topher Weiss - hilarious.

Note, re: Trustworthy, that I'd also let you have 'Code of Conduct: Attorney, which (in addition to the legal benefits) would give some level of a bonus to interactions with both potential clients and law enforcement in exchange for yet-to-be-determined credibility requirements.

SIN vs. Erased - While the Erased quality does remove many of the negative aspects of having a SIN, the wording of 'better than SINless' seems to be exaggerated. Erased only removed the digital traces of you, but it doesn't remove you entirely, so in theory anyone pulling your SIN can get information on your legitimate self (medical data, consumer habits, banking and such, which you wouldn't want to erase since it would inconvenience you, or even where you live). Any information at all can be damaging, Erased simply gets rid of anything incriminating, at least in Jared's case. Also there is the matter of time lag, twenty four hours is a long time for the 'Star to collect a case if you do something monumentally stupid - you still have to be careful not to get tagged by security and then stopped at a routine traffic check, for example. That doesn't account for the extra bright people that back something up offline, or for people's memory, which can't be erased despite the presence of cats in the Matrix (because we all know cats are plotting something).

Dual-SINizenship - Two SINs, in theory, means double the records kept on the basic day to day data on your life, as well as two entities to have to answer to for legal proceedings. If he merely had Horizon he could shoot someone on UCAS soil, steal off to a Horizon facility, and then claim the rights that come with extraterritoriality while the corp and government fight over his extradition.

Day Job - The income for a 40 hour work week is indeed 5k a month, but local fame triples that amount.

Bodyguard - Gabriel was a member of the Seraphim, which for a long while were the spooky bogeymen of the SR universe, a megacorporate intelligence gathering and shadow-ops team and of no small prowess. The contacts reflect both the people he was in contact with during that service, and his retained contact with other former Seraphim members.

Topher - Why thank you.

As for the code of conduct, if we could flesh something out I think that would work.

Perhaps a +2 to interactions with clients and law enforcement types, balanced by a -2 to all interactions with anyone who knows him to have breached confidentiality, or suspects he may have...