Sorry that the link didn't work. I gave myself a Fixer (Van Isherwood) but I would be happy to change it for the game. BTW, are we supposed to be a team or is this our first run together?
Name: Masaru Aichi
Alias: Fredreich Kamura – (Rating 4)
Li Weifeng – (Rating 4)
Kaneda Watanabe – (Rating 4) – most commonly uses this one.
Street Name: Johnny Hiro
Race: Human
Sex: Male
Nationality: Japanese
Birthday: 12/26/2050
Lifestyle: High – rented to Fredreich Kamura - Large condo in the University District: figures that last place anyone would look for him is in the area he is supposed to be) – Two months prepaid
Starting Nuyen: 5,500
Physical Description: A slightly below average height, fit Japanese man in his early 20’s. Keeps his face clean-shaven and his hair very short (almost buzzed). He has a natural attractiveness and a very good smile.
Hair: Black
Eyes: Black (added white, star-like specks to the pupils in his cyber-eyes)
Height: 1.73 meters
Weight: 72.57 kg
Age: 21
Personality:
If there is a group of people, Johnny Hiro is at the center of it. On any given night he will go to multiple different clubs/bars, eat at a nice restaurant, maybe take in a game or the hottest new trid. He never drives himself (he sees it as gauche), frequently taking taxis or hired car services. He talks to everyone, memorizing every name and face he can. You never know, today’s person stuck in line could be tomorrow’s next big thing. When in a conversation where he doesn’t know the subject, he’ll use his Multi-Tasking abilities to research while still having a conversation. He tends to dress in only the ultra-hip street fashion. Right now he is trying his hand at a retro early 2000s feeling (bright colors, blazers/cardigans, tight jeans, sneakers, bow-ties, newsboy hats, mirrored sunglasses). He moves like he doesn’t have a care in the world.
On a run he is entirely different. He acts with the utmost professionalism. He plans two, three routes in and out. He haggles for every cent, but backs off before the employer gets angry. He can’t do the heavy fighting, hacking or driving, but Johnny will con/charm you an opening so maybe you don’t have to shoot/hack/speed as much.
Attributes (240 BP)
Body 3
Agility 3
Strength 2
Reaction 4
Charisma 5
Intuition 4
Logic 4
Willpower 4
Edge 2
Essence 5
Magic 5
Derived Attributes
Initiative 8
Initiative Passes: 1
Composure: 9
Judge Intention: 9 (11 when on the defensive)
Lift/Carry: 5
Memory: 8 (not taking into account Eidetic Sense Memory which says he remembers pretty much everything he sees, hears, tastes, touches and smells)
Qualities
Adept (5)
Speaker’s Way (10) (Kinesics, Cool Resolve at 25% discount)
First Impression (5)
Bilingual (5)
Sinnner (Mitsuhama) (+5)
Records on file (Mitsuhama) (+10)
Media Junkie: Mild (+5)
Compulsive (Extremely Tidy) (+5)
Geas: Ritual: Must meet his Media Junkie habit in full VR, otherwise he doesn’t feel ready to do his thing (+10)
Active Skills (154BP)
Influence Skill Group 4
- Con
- Etiquette
- Leadership
- Negotiation
Stealth Skill Group 2
- Disguise
- Infiltration
- Palming
- Shadowing
Electronics Skill Group 2
- Computer
- Data Search
- Hardware
- Software
Cracking Skill Group 1
- Cybercombat
- Electronic Warfare
- Hacking
Pistols 2
Automatics (sub-machine guns) 1 (3)
Unarmed Combat 1
Escape Artist (cuffs) 1 (3)
Perception (Visual) 3 (5)
Dodge 3
Knowledge Skills
Interest - Fine Cuisine 3
Interest – Seattle Club Scene 2
Professional – Security Procedures 1
Street - Street Rumors 3
Street – Fences 2
Street - Runner Hangouts 2
Street - Mitsuhama (Seattle Operations) 1 (3)
Language Skills
English N
Japanese N
Spanish 3
Cantonese 3
German 3
Adept Powers
Commanding Voice .25
Linguistics .25
Eidetic Sense Memory .5
Cool Resolve Level 3 .6
Kinesics Level 2 .75
Voice Control .5
Attribute Boost Level 2 (Agility) .5
Attribute Boost Level 2 (Reaction) .5
Multi-tasking .5
Analytics level 2 .5
Total 4.85
Commlinks
Fairlight Caliban + Novatech Navi (internal) (Response (+1) 5, Signal 5, Firewall (+3) 6, System (+2) 6), subvocal mic
Programs: Analyze 6 (+1 Optimization), Browse 6 (+1 Optimization), Command 3, Edit 5, Scan 5, Reality Filter 5, Scan 6 (+1 Optimization), Sniffer 3, Spoof 3, CarnivoreGold 4, Lip Reader 4, MonaLisa 4
+Sim Module
+AR gloves
Transys Avalon + Iris Orb 2/w stun gas deployment system (3 doses of neuro-stun) (external) (Response (+1) 5, Signal 4, Firewall (+2) 5, System (+1) 5)
Programs: Analyze 3, Command 2, Edit 2, Browse 5 (Crashguard), Browse Agent (Pilot 3 with Browse 3)
Weapons
Cavalier Safeguard (Taser)
- laser sight (standard)
- 3x “clips” worth of darts
- Concealable holster
Cavalier Deputy (Heavy Pistol)
- internal smartlink
- 1x speed loaders of gel (2x more in bullets)
- 1x speed loader of stick-n-shock (2x more in bullets)
- 2x speed loader of regular (3x more in bullets)
- 1x Tracker rounds (Stealth)
- Concealable holster
Ingram Smartgun X (submachine gun)
- gas-vent 2 (included)
- internal smartgun (included)
- sound suppressor (included)
- detachable folding stock (included)
- Sling
- 3x clips of stick-n-shock ammo
- 3x clips of regular ammo
Shock Gloves
Gear
Fake SIN Rating 4 - Fredreich Kamura – German born Japanese
Fake SIN Rating 4 - Li Weifeng - Chinese 4,000¥
Fake SIN Rating 4 – Kaneda Watanabe – Japanese
2x Cavalier Deputy rating 4 licenses (ownership/conceal and carry) Li/Kaneda
2x Ingram Smartgun rating 4 licenses (ownership/conceal and carry)
Second Skin w/ rating 3 Nonconductivity
Armor Vest
Mortimer of London Great Coat w/ Chemical Protection Rating 2, Insulation Rating 2, Pulse Weave
2x Zoe Long Jacket – Dark Blue/Grey
2x Zoe Short Jacket – Dark Blue/Gray
2x Zoe Shirt – White/Light Blue
2x Zoe Trousers – Dark Blue/Gray
Tag eraser
10x certified credsticks
Earbuds rating three w/ Audio Enhancement rating 2, Select Sound Damper rating 1
Maglock Sequencer Rating 4
Maglock Passkey Rating 4
Keycard Copier Rating 6
Cellular Glove Molder Rating 3
Autopicker Rating 6
Respirator Rating 6
20x Laes Cigarettes
2x White Noise Generator Rating 6
Area Jammer Rating 3
Medkit Rating 3
1x Medkit supplies
2x small nanopaste container
2x Trauma Patches
4x Antidote Patches rating 6
6x Stimulant Patches rating 6
4x Tranq Patches rating 6
Cyberware
Internal Commlink – .2 Essence
Datajack. - .1 Essence
Olfactory Boost rating 3 - .2 Essence
Cybereyes Rating 4 - .5 Essence
- Vision Enhancement Rating 3
- Smartlink
- Low-light
- Flare Compensation
- Protective Covers
- Thermographic
- Vision Magnification
Contacts
Prince-au-Ports – Hacker/Voodoo Artisan Adept (Con: 3/Loy:3)
Lives: Low lifestyle in Auburn
Likes: good, dark liquors, mischief, the smells of old orange peel and incense
Dislikes: Leaving his apartment (more and more), trid representations of voodoo, people who take shots with expensive alcohol
Basic history: Prince-au-Ports came to Seattle when his mother decided that the Caribbean League was no place to be. Unfortunately life wasn’t that easy for his SINless family living in Redmond. Prince was a quick learner when it came to technology, helped out even more when his adept powers awakened. After working the shadows for a few years he met Johnny and took an immediate liking to the kid (who didn’t). He helped Johnny get out of MCT’s complex and the two have been quality chummers ever since. Recently Prince has developed a bit of agoraphobia and stays in his small apartment most of the time.
Van Isherwood – Fixer/Retired Street Sam (Con: 4/Loy: 3)
Lives: High lifestyle in Renton near the Redmond border
Likes: Cabana hats, cigars, his lawn
Dislikes: Neighborhood kids, the quality of most runners these days, acid rain
Basic History: Looking at the balding, slightly potbellied man with outdated cyber-enhancements, no one would expect that he was once an AAA street sam and that is the way Van Isherwood likes it. He made enough money to afford a very nice house in an o.k. neighborhood and quit getting shot at. Still it was hard to leave the life completely, so Van Isherwood became a fixer. While some of his contacts may be getting on for runners, they all are people in the know.
Kenji “Yubi” (Fingers) Ito – Yakuza Enforcer/Classical Pianist (Con: 3/Loy: 3)
Lives: Medium Lifestyle in Sonohomish
Likes: Classical music, well-prepared chirashi, gardens
Dislikes: The Chinese, metahumans, contemporary music
Basic History: Kenji Ito wanted nothing more than to be a concert pianist. He took classes and was quite skilled. Who knows what would have happened if his father, a small-time businessman had not fallen afoul with the Yakuza. To help pay off his father’s debt, Kenji started doing the odd job for the Kanaga-gumi. Before long this had become his profession. He doesn’t regret his life, after all, when he is not doing some sort of job for the Yakuza he can be found playing piano at local joints that have real instruments.
RainbowBriteKoolAidBarbie – Girlfriend/Quabbalistic Mage/Part-Time Talismonger/Club Kid (Con: 2/ Loy: 4)
Lives: in Seattle University Dorms
Likes: Club music and dancing, Orc neo-Feminist poetry, 20th century popular culture, learning magic
Dislikes: working double-shifts, magic posers, hangovers
Basic History: RainbowBriteKoolAidBarbie (real name Dawn Naser) was born outside of Louisville, Kentucky to pretty closed minded parents. It wasn’t that they thought she was the devil when she Awakened, they were just very, very nervous around her. They were more than happy when her newfound abilities got her scholarships private Mid-West boarding schools. They were probably even happier when Seattle University offered her an almost full-tuition paid scholarship far, far away. The sprawl of Seattle was like nothing she had ever experienced before and she is pretty sure she never wants to leave. Taking the name RainbowBriteKoolAidBarbie (most people call her one of the three names) is out to live the college life to the fullest. She and Johnny met at her job at a local Talismonger (the scholarship didn’t cover everything). She is pretty devoted to her first “big city” boyfriend.
3m-C33 – Blogger – particularly focuses on political and corporate news (Con: 3/Loy: 3)
Lives: Unknown
Likes: Pretty much nothing
Dislikes: Pretty much everything
Basic History – 3m-C33 is a blogger focusing on political and corporate politics. She likes to consider herself an anarchist working against the Man, digging up dirt on those who need it dug up on. She and Johnny have never met in real life but they started talking when Johnny became a frequent reader of her blog. When he comes across a juicy bit of info she might be interested in, he sends it to her. In return she has been known to help him scope out some heavier stuff.
Adam St. James – Troll Freelance Bodyguard (Con: 2/ Loy: 2)
Lives: Middle Lifestyle in Everett
Likes: a calm night and good visibility, Everett Giants (minor league baseball), a cold brew after a sixteen-hour shift.
Dislikes: Divas, screaming fans, Knight Errant
Basic History – Adam St. James was always the shortest guy in his classes, well shortest Troll in his classes. Teased by other Trolls and disliked by other kids because he was a Troll, Adam never really fit in anywhere and he was angry about it. What does a kid do when he has a lot of anger and nowhere to put it? He lashes out. Through most of his early teens Adam was in and out of court for a bunch of minor assault, burglary and vandalism charges. His criminal SIN was starting to look bleak. Things probably would have gone even worse if a particular Lone Star beat cop (a Troll) hadn’t taken Adam under his wing and showed him other ways to harness his issues. Adam was all set to join the Lone Star academy until they lost their contract in 2070. Instead, Adam went into security as a freelance bodyguard. While he still is working on establishing a good rep and building his own client list, he does know who is hiring and why.
36 Chambers - Ork DJ/Fire-Bringer Shaman/Metahuman Rights Activist - (Con: 2 / Loy: 2)
Lives: Low Life-style in Redmond
Likes: Kung-fu trids, heavy beats, grassroots organizing, equality
Dislikes: Fractal Rock, Gothabilly, Humanis Policlub, Governor Brackhaven
Basic History: 36 Chambers grew up in an area of Redmond protected by Crimson Crush, seeing first hand the violence resulting from prejudiced, anti-metahuman sentiments. He was angered by the atrocities he was seeing, he might have been moved to a life of violence if not for the a vision from his Mentor Spirit. A burning ork visited him, helping him see that he shouldn't be leading his people with words and beats and not with his fists. 36 Chambers focused his energy on DJing, creating sounds to back up Gob Rappers. When he isn't spinning, he spends his time at community centers trying to organize people in civic work. He is sort of small time right now, but he is starting to be noticed. Johnny knows 36 Chambers more from his DJing rather than his political organizing but considers it even more a reason to stay acquaintances with him
Doc 8031 - Elf Forger (Con: 2/ Loy: 2)
Lives: Low Lifestyle along the Bellevue/Auburn border
Likes: Meat, Women with daddy issues, urban brawl
Dislikes: Dandy-ass elves, vegans, people who try to rush his "art"
Basic History: Doc 8031is not your usual elf, nor is he your usual QT techie. He is a boaster and talker. He likes watching people get hit and crowded bars. He won't divulge his clients out right but loosen his lips enough and he might as well. "I just did a nice job for an Italian; an Italian with a big Family if you get catch my drift?" As a result he has developed sort of a bad rep. It is a shame because his forgeries are really quite good. Risk getting one of them though and people might find out. Johnny keeps his relationship with Doc just as much for the info the guy might spill as his skills at making SINs.
Captain Atlas - Ork Drug/BTL Dealer - (Con: 2/ Loy 2)
Lives: Medium Lifestyle Downtown (near the University District)
Likes: Clothes, designer sunglasses, fine cuisine, and round, dwarf women
Dislikes: People taking his clients, snuff BTLs (won't carry them), getting old
Basic History: Captain Atlas has spent seventeen of his thirty years selling drugs and BTLs; he has no regrets about it. Starting very early, Atlas realized the money wasn't in pushing drugs where he grew up, but in the neighborhoods of the much wealthier. He set up shop around the universities and has made a comfortable living for himself selling to rich college kids. While he used to have more clients, more turf, Atlas was never a AAA dealer, just a comfortable one. He knows he is getting on for an Ork, knows the end is coming. He is simply trying to enjoy what time he has left, selling just enough to keep him in nice clothes, good wine and the occasional "lady friend." Johnny and Captain Atlas get along well, the former buying some deepweed or cram off of the latter now and then. Atlas likes the young man's style, equating it to his own panache. Still he's too old to make new friends.
Background
Masaru Aichi was born into a world of comfort. The son of a high level magic researcher at Mitsuhama, Masaru called the black and silver skyscrapers in Downtown, Seattle home for the first eighteen years of his life and what a life it was. While never the fastest or strongest or smartest kid at school, Masaru was always the most popular. There was just a way about him: a silver tongue, a smooth gait, a charming smile and Masaru could get just about whatever he wanted from people. Even as a young man, Masaru was unable to keep his humor in check and spent much time in the headmaster’s office for practical jokes. While his mother found some of these antics amusing, his father did not; annoyed with the shame he was bringing on his family.
Things changed for Masura at twelve when annual testing revealed him to be an Adept. Suddenly his father had all the time in the world for him, but it wasn’t a loving, supportive interest. Instead it was a very academic and scientific interest as his father submitted him to tests and exercises that enhanced and trained his new abilities. Masura was placed in after school classes dealing with philosophy of negotiation and etiquette, how to move in inner circles, to silently study your verbal opponent. Despite reveling in his father’s attention, Masura could not help but feel that the narrowed eyes of board room negotiation was too restrictive. As time went on, Masura discovered writings of the Chaos Tradition. He loved the idea of hidden universal codes that were constantly in flux. There was an edge to it, a bit of entropy. Using his skills wasn’t about old rules and corporate mergers; it was about influencing the very essence a personality, of feeling its ebb and flow. He tried explaining this to his father, but the man would not listen. This rift would be that would lead to Masaru’s life as a runner.
As time went on, Masaru started skipping classes, leaving the Complex and exploring Seattle’s seedier side. His father tried to impose harsher controls, but the tighter he squeezed the more Masaru struggled to get out. During this time he met up with Prince-au-Port, an artisan adept/hacker who followed the Voodoo Tradition. Together the two started getting into trouble, running small cons that required in person and Matrix aspects. Small things, youthful rebellion things, but one went wrong and a seventeen-year-old Masaru was nabbed.
While his father was able to bribe enough officials to get the case thrown out and all records erased, he was furious at his son. He hired 24-hour “bodyguards” to watch Masaru and it seemed like this tethering settled him down. For the next year, Masaru played the dutiful son. He applied himself to his studies with renewed vigor and applied and was accepted to the magic program at Seattle University. However, it was just an act. With the help of the contacts he had made, Masaru had managed to redirect his father’s tuition payments to an account in Masaru’s name. Two days before he was supposed to start classes, Masaru simply disappeared in the Metroplex sprawl with his father’s money.
Masaru has operated under the name Johnny Hiro for two three now and he wants one thing – to know everything and everyone. He hopes to retire into a life of luxury as the fixer’s fixer. He sees runs as part of building a rep, to let everyone know he can take it just as well as the next guy. On some level, he probably wants to show his father that he can succeed in this lifestyle just as well as in the corporate world, but this is not a conscious thought.
Knowing he is not the fastest or the strongest, recently Johnny has started putting adding studies of using his adept powers to augment himself physically in addition to mentally and charismatically. He has stayed away from working jobs against MCT, but he knows it is just a matter of time before he has to take a run at them.
