I could see him trying to put a bullet in the ass of his CyberTroll guard for 'unnecessary collateral damage' on a run that could affect the ouput before opening bell the next day.

I would say a Moderate Matrix addiction, as well as Mild Nicotene and Caffene addictions.

What is a Shadowrunner?
A hero. A criminal. A honourable soul. A right cheeky blighter. A gentlebeing. A scoundrel. A deniable resource. An unrenewable asset. A necessary evil. A thief. A killer. Your best enemy. Your worst friend. The last person you can depend on. The first person you thought would do something like that. A predictable enemy. An implacable ally. A elemental of pure chaos theory. As dependable as the Rock of Gibraltar. A complete & utterly mad-person. The sanest being alive.

What is a Shadowrunner? Look in the mirror.

First, ask what a shadowrun is.

According to WorldWordWatch, "A shadowrun is a quasi-legal endeavour" - ie, something frequently on the edges of legality.

So then, A shadowrunner is someone who does things that are done where the law turns a blind eye - mercenary, soldier, policeman, special operative, private investigator, terrorist, thief, troubleshooter, killer, vigilante, spy, smuggler.

Running a red light. Not stopping completely at a stop sign. Buying booze while underage...

Hero. Whore. Hellion.

Lesbian Elf Stripper Ninja.

A bad influence or a good teacher, depending on your values.

Who's to say that a runner cant be both? I sure as hell learned *alot* about the world from people that weren't technically good influences...

A Shadowrunner is the go-to man, the interface between the seedy corporate world and the seedy underbelly of society. They're the ghosts in the system, the tools of the elite, the great equalizers.

They're also the assholes that shoot up your ride on the highway, the troll that insists 'Thor Shot' is the appropriate threat response, the mage that treats himself as a stunbolt uzi, the hacker that makes all your commlinks belong to him.

Ral Partha or Iron Wind. Occasionally a generic base of wood, plastic or metal glued on.

Vlad