Bryntýr is a Finnish Dwarf, born during the UGE in 2012 . During his teens he was selected to be part of a corporate Gifted Youth program and sponsored to go to university. This all changed during the Euro Wars when the Finnish Government nationalised the corporations. Finland, fearing a Russian invasion, was preparing itself for war. The corporate programs, now government controlled, were used as recruiting for officers, though in reality this was more akin to conscription as all of the recruits had signed on to the original program for several years. Suddenly, a career path never even considered was forced upon him and Bryntýr was rushed through Officer training ready to command troops on the ground.

When the war never came, Bryntýr was at a loss. Now in his late twenties, and his contract at an end, he signed on with one of the PMCs and moved to America hoping to be able to make a living doing the only thing he’d been trained to do.


A born leader with an indomitable will, Bryntýr has worked the Seattle scene for over 30 years. He has grown stubborn and vindictive, showing little mercy in conflict and rarely considering retreat as a tactical option. After losing his lower left arm to a beast spirit, however poetic, he has become bitter and cynical in his view of magic users, with his opinion of them ranging from suspicion to contempt. It’s hard to tell if the shakes are due to the ‘ware or too many years in the field, but they’re not going away. He’s relied on Skill wires as long as he can remember, filling the gaps in his knowledge left by his rushed training. A good officer shouldn’t need to fight, only to show his men that if he needed to, he could.


Name: Bryntýr Hartikainen (Bryn)
Age: 60
Metatype: Dwarf (25bp)
Nationality: Finnish
Appearance: A mop of blonde hair, a short trim but full beard, blue eyes and a big fat cigar. Likes the authority a peaked cap gives.

Stats: (200bp)
Body: 4
Agility: 2
Reaction: 3/5
Strength: 4
Charisma: 4
Intuition: 5
Logic: 4
Willpower: 6

Edge: 4 (30bp)
Initiative: 10
IP: 3
Essence: 1.175

Qualities: (5bp)
Guts
Toughness
Restricted Gear (Move-by-Wire 2)
Magic Resistance (level 3)

Poor Self Control (Vindictive)
Poor Self Control (Combat Monster)
Prejudices (Outspoken, Mages)

Skills: (80bp)
Active
Outdoors (group): 1
Dodge: 2/3
Perception: 2
Leadership: 4 (Spec: Motivation)
Intimidate: 3
Pistol: 3
Unarmed: 3

Knowledge
Language: English: 4
Military Tactics: 5
Mathematics: 2
Security Procedures: 4
Politics: 5
MilSpec Hardware: 3
Structural Integrity: 4

Gear: (50bp)
Cyberware
Move-by-Wire Rating 2 (85,000¥; 3.0 Ess)
Skillwire Expert System (3000¥; 0.1 Ess)
Datajack (500¥; 0.1 Ess)
Customised Left Cyberarm (18,000¥; 1.0 Ess)
Cyberlimb Enhancements: (3200¥; 15 Capacity)
(Armour 2, Body 3, Strength 4, Agility 4)
Cyberarm Stats: Body 7, Strength 8, Agility 6

Bioware
Damage Compensators Rating 3 (45,000¥; 0.3 Ess)
Adrenaline Pump Rating 1 (30,000¥; 0.75 Ess)
Platelet Factories (25,000¥; 0.2 Ess)

Kit
Deepwatch Pack (35,000¥)

Lifestyle
Medium paid 1 Month (5000¥)
Fine Cigars (300¥)

Contacts (10bp)
Jay (Small Time Local BTL dealer; Connection 2, Loyalty 1)
Gruber (Well Connected Dwarf Fixer, Long-time associate; Connection 4, Loyalty 3)

Jonathan Roberts was a rising star in the UCAS military. He had not seen a lot of combat, and had not set foot in most of the areas of operation, but he had basic training, and a personality helped him make a good impression and stand out from his peers. He was quickly promoted (too quickly, some might say) and put in charge of a small unit, which he typically led from tacnet - providing overwatch from the Matrix. He showed an aptitude for electronic and cyber warfare, and preferred to interact with his men through an AR or VR interface. This, coupled with his relative inexperience and young age, could have easily given him the reputation for being the sort of leader who was content to issue commands from the safety of HQ while their men were out dying in the field. Those under Cptn. Roberts’s command, however, all thought fairly highly of his tactical decisions and his ability to maintain situational awareness from behind the front lines. His military career was cut short, however, when the team’s tactical network was infiltrated during an engagement with unexpectedly skilled hackers. Cptn. Roberts was forced to put his theoretical knowledge of cyberwarfare to the test, leading a few of his men against the invaders in cybercombat. When the dust settled, the network had been crashed, and he had suffered severe neural trauma from high levels of (near)lethal simsense. It was only because his body had been safely back at HQ that he was able to receive the medical attention he needed, in time. A number of his men died, that day, from similar conditions.

The now-scorched Captain was in the hospital for several months recovering, and had been relieved of his command. Afterwards, although a psychological checkup showed that he was mentally stable, a physiological checkup showed that he had suffered minor brain damage. His superiors insisted that he voluntarily step down from command, and shortly thereafter, he was honorably discharged from duty.

Jon Roberts had a hard time readjusting to civilian life, but managed to do so for a year before he was contacted by agents of Deep Watch. The mercenary group had been examining his military career since his discharge, and were interested in offering him a position within one of their units. Once again, Jon Roberts’s ability to make a good impression and sheer luck seem to overshadow his inexperience (and new handicap). Since then, Cptn. Roberts has been serving as an officer in Deep Watch, coordinating multiple units and putting his knowledge of computer systems and electronic warfare to good use against cyberterrorist cells across the world.

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Attributes (200)


Special Attributes (0)


Positive Qualities (15)


Negative Qualities (-25)


Active Skills (170 BP):


Knowledge Skills (24 free)


Contacts (10)


146,450 / 150,000 (30)