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  10 JackpoInTers
  posts/Files tagged with “10 Jackpointers”:
  * Baka Dabora 
  * Ecotope
  * Fianchetto 
  * Kay St Irregular
  * Lei Kung 
  * Lyran
  * Man of Many Names 
  * Orbital DK
  * Riser  
  * TurboBunny
  
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  posted By: FastJack
  > Some files were brought to my attention by one of my agents 
  from a secure network. The agent had been monitoring port 
  traffic through one of the Horizon data relays into the node 
  that I suspect holds the Consensus. After the message sent 
  to Sunshine in his Horizon report, I wasn’t taking any chances. 
  Read this for yourself and then look at the attached files.
  > Fastjack
  > Successfully converted, sounds like we’ve got a mole. You been 
  digging ‘Cat? I notice you don’t have a profile in here…
  > Clockwork
  > I’ve never sold out one of us Clockwork. Only one of us has 
  done that…
  > Netcat
  > Before this gets ugly, I’ve run traces. None of you have had 
  any suspicious connections to the Dawkins Group that I can find. 
  You’re all here because I trust you. Read through the profiles, 
  you’ll see these guys have social engineering down to an art. 
  That said, I will hammer you back to the Stone Age myself if I 
  find out my trust has been misplaced.
  > FastJack
  > I heard that the Dawkins goons are using some savvy routines 
  originally devised by Aegis Cognito to restore data corrupted by 
  the Crash 2.0 to make this data reappear. I am working with 
  Jack on some new scrubbing routines that should give them 
  something to chew on but it’ll take some time. If someone has 
  some off time to spare you are welcome. 
  > Glitch
  TaBLe oF conTenTs
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  Baka Dabora 
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  Ecotope 
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  Fianchetto 
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  Kay St. Irregular 
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  Lei Kung 
  16
  Lyran 
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  Man-of-Many-Names  
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  Orbital DK 
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  Riser 
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  Turbo Bunny 
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  Credits: 10 Jackpointers 
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  Urgent Message...
  Attention: James T. Schmetzer
  Date: 17 October 2072
  Forward: Consensus Inquiry 795SM24
  Files Attached: 10 (Subject Inquiries)
  Message: 
  Hey Jim—
  One of our analysts (Lacey Davis) was going through our files 
  and made an intuitive connection between several subjects: access 
  to Virtual Private Network 116J14 (“JackPoint”). My team has begun 
  re-evaluating their profiles based on this new piece of information, 
  but only little insight have been made. Lacey has never been wrong 
  about one of her connections, but it’s not always clear what she’s 
  looking at.
  I’m hoping you can run an Inquiry through the Consensus and 
  see if one of our people can shed light on this topic for me.
  Integrated Research has confirmed extended periods of access 
  for three of the subjects and successfully converted an affiliate to 
  an information source. Our project leads are trying to ascertain the 
  complete access list and pursuant agendas of VPN 116J14. 
  Thanks for your help with this. I will see you Friday for the 
  housing drive.
  -Randy
  Randall Vernetzt
  Integration Analyst
  ~Rebuilding the world, one house at a time~
  Attention: Randall Vernetzt
  Date: 18 October 2072
  Reply: Consensus Inquiry 795SM24
  Message: 
  Randy
  I’m sorry but I’ve been told to turn over all of your files to 
  Special Projects. The Consensus did come back with an answer, 
  before the order came down for GC, though. 
  // Query: VPN 116J14 (“JackPoint”)
  // A noncontiguous entity with multiple associations, Threat 
  Assessment: High
  I hope that helps. See you Friday.
  James T. Schmetzer
  Consensus Inquiry Specialist
  
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  Subject is a traveling banker and corporate insider with 
  specialized knowledge in the day-to-day operations of multi-
  national Japanese corporations. He is one of our more unique 
  subjects in that he operates in a more public, quasi-legal manner 
  than a traditional shadowrunner. The subject first came to our 
  attention as a potential asset following his participation with 
  our Japanese division [LINK], and preliminary efforts to attain 
  him as a contact were made. Operations were officially placed on 
  hold pending identification of 34BD55 and VPN 116J14 as of 
  18/10/72.
  BIograpHy
  Subject 34BD55 is one of the easiest subjects our cadre has 
  researched. Subject is a SINner and holds registered business 
  and travel licenses with the Japanese government, with extensive 
  documentation, all of which appear to be legitimate. Selected 
  neighbors, known relatives, co-workers, former employers and 
  associates all confirm his basic biographical details.
  > How in the hell have you not had your head blown off?
  > Kane
  > The shadows are not homogenous. The nature of my work and the 
  regions I operate in allows me to avoid the degree of paranoia many 
  on Jackpoint favor. I don’t even own a firearm. Just a tanto I picked 
  up on vacation in Okinawa. It’s useful for discouraging belligerent 
  drunks on the subway.
  > Baka Dabora
  Baka daBora
  sUBJecT: 34Bd55
  Real Name: Tetsuro Yamada
  Birthdate: 05/25/2037
  Nationality: Japanese Imperial State, Evo (formerly Yamatetsu, revoked)
  Gender: Male
  Metatype: Homo sapiens sapiens novus (changeling)
  Languages:  Japanese (native), English, Chinese, Korean (fluent), 
  rudimentary knowledge of Russian
  Known Aliases: Baka Dabora (primary), Jing Win (secondary), Joss 
  (former primary, now defunct)
  Known IDs (Nationalities): Toby Kan (Australia), Chen Yesui (Beijing 
  Autonomous Zone), Liang Zhengcai (Canton Confederation), Zhou 
  Lou Hé (Hong Kong Free Enterprise Zone), Peter Kawabata (Kingdom 
  of Hawai’i), Charles Wen (Kingdom of Shaanxi), Kazuhiro Takasu 
  (The Philippines), Chung Moo-hyun (Republic of Korea), Ma Gang 
  (Republic of China)
  Stock Image (With date/location taken): Go-JIRO!, Building 9, Block 
  21, Karasuma Street, Nakagyō-ku, Kyoto (05.20.2071)
  Awakened/Emerged: No 
  Prominent Features: Type II SURGE with quasi-amphibian metagenetic 
  expression; scaly skin, webbed digits, functional gills, and nictating 
  membranes over eyes
  Augmentations: Datajack, internal commlink (unconfirmed)
  Habits / Quirks: Stereotypical Japanese salaryman lifestyle; despite 
  amphibious transformation, is a very poor swimmer
  Primary Interests: Japanese multinational corporations, specifically 
  Daiatsu Corporation, Evo, Mitsuhama Computer Technology, Monobe 
  International, Nippon Credit and Trust, Pacific Rim Bank and Financial 
  Services, Renraku Computer Systems, Shiawase Corporation, Sony 
  Corporation, Yakashima Corporation and any former Yamatetsu subsid-
  iary. Also interested in Imperial politics and metahuman issues in the 
  Japanese home islands.
  Affiliations (Corps, Policlubs, Gangs, VPNs, etc.):  Former Yamatetsu and 
  Nihon Tokio International accounting specialist, current consultant for 
  Prosperity Development Corporation, member of pro-Imperial policlubs 
  and Matrix fan clubs, freelance consultant for Japanese business law 
  firms and Asian economic intelligence services, VPN 116J14.
  Known Associates (Contacts and co-workers): Kemuri (SUBJECT: 
  34BK16), Arito Keji (Tsukigata-rengo Yakuza syndicate), Mei 
  “Hentaikin” Aso (contracted “fixer” for the Greater Japanese Gōdō 
  Gaisha Consortium, an affiliate of Pacific Prosperity Group), Mikata 
  Miyamoto (junior personnel secretary to the deputy director of the 
  Imperial Household Agency)
  Whereabouts: South Pacific, including Australia, Japan, Southeast Asia 
  and Chinese nations 
  Part-time Residence: Neo-Tokyo, Japanese Imperial State
  
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  Baka Dabora
  and there’s nothing to do after sun down. During the week, 
  my father would crash in Tokyo at night and get slopped 
  up at a hostess bar while my mother played mahjong with 
  her friends on the Matrix. Multiply that times living within 
  the boundaries of a corporate enclave and it sounds like a 
  special kind of hell. 
  Interviewer: His student advisor indicated he was lazy.
  Fukushiima: <laughs> Let me tell you…when you’re at Todai? 
  The kids who aren’t lethargic are the “unconventional” ones.
  // end file //
   
  After graduating in 2058 subject began working an 
  entry-level position with Yamatetsu’s Nihon Tokio International 
  subsidiary’s accounts payable department located in Kyoto. His 
  aunt alleged this was due to his parents calling in favors. In 
  January of 2059 he was promoted to a middle-manager position 
  within a business analytics work group. However, the following 
  month then-CEO Yuri Shibanokuji relocated Yamatetsu to 
  Vladivostok. Nihon Tokio was one of the subsidiaries shed 
  from the Yamatetsu umbrella during the move. Nihon Tokio’s 
  reputation and services suffered as a result. The subject’s salary 
  was severely cut and responsibilities scaled back.
  The following was pulled from the public diary of Hiroshi 
  Chiba, a now deceased kumi-in with the Tskuigata-rengo. 
  // upload blog archive :: user Dr. Clayton Sapienza :: 02/04/70 //
  // Japanese - English conversion // IdStroker™ – 12/21/60
  …so the boys and I were slumming it with Old Man 
  Tsukigata. We went to a little karaoke place in Nishiazabu, 
  ordered some beers, the usual. This little shit on the stage was 
  slurring the words to some Zir Zemo song. When I told him 
  to get off he tossed his Suntory at me. The boys grabbed him, 
  beat him blue, dragged him to the Old Man and demanded he 
  apologize. He slurred something like “Tetsuro Yamada… life 
  sucks…” We pounded on him some more but he still wouldn’t 
  show respect. Eventually the oyabun raised a hand and said he 
  was impressed with this Yamada guy’s resilience. I think he just 
  didn’t care what happened to him.
  // end file //
  On September 5, 2061, the subject underwent Type II 
  SURGE and expressed amphibian characteristics. Post-SURGE 
  hysteria resulted in his dismissal from Nihon Tokio. His mother 
  committed suicide on September 9, 2061 in Aokigahara, via 
  self-strangulation. 
  > I awoke on the morning of the 6th to discover I looked like Sergeant 
  Keroro. The pro-metahuman megacorporation, now Evo, had 
  abandoned Nihon Tokio, who in turn abandoned me. In Buddhism 
  this is called the chain of causation. 
  > Baka Dabora
  > The government, the mob and the corporations have been 
  intertwined in Japan for centuries. It’s a strange (at least to Western 
  eyes that are used to cultural compartmentalization) and delicate 
  balance. But if one chooses assignments with care and shows 
  proper respect, it is possible to work the Japanese shadows on a 
  quasi-legal basis.
  > Mihoshi Oni
  The subject’s birth records indicate he was born a Yamatetsu 
  corporate citizen. His parents were employees of the Nihon Tokio 
  chemical company and were grandfathered in when Nihon was 
  brought under Tadamako Shibanokuji’s Yamatetsu multinational 
  conglomerate in 2032. The subject caused a bit of a stir in the 
  Yamatetsu community when he elected to attend the University 
  of Tokyo (known by residents as Todai) rather than Yamatetsu’s 
  internal post-primary education system. The following are partial 
  transcripts of field interviews with the subject’s academic advisor 
  and university roommate:
  // upload media file :: user Dr. Clayton Sapienza :: 11/21/70 //
  // LingaCell-D audio-to-text conversion engaged //
  Interviewer: What kind of a student was he?
  Dr. Sakahito Nakai: <blows air through lips> Academically? 
  Politically? He was apathetic. Which is odd as, from what 
  I remember, his parents paid for the best cram schools their 
  salaries permitted. 
  Interviewer: Was it unusual to have a megacorporate citizen in 
  the university?
  Nakai: Not unheard of but definitely unusual. If we have a mega-
  corper enrolled it’s usually because Todai offers a course of 
  study unavailable in a corporate setting. But Yamada’s inter-
  ests lay more in all-night karaoke sessions and sake binges. 
  He could have stayed in the Yamatetsu setting and wasted 
  the corporation’s money and time, rather than his parents’.
  Interviewer: But he did graduate.
  Nakai: Yes. But even if he hadn’t been a Yamatetsu citizen, no 
  other Japanese corporation would have had interest in 
  recruiting him. He would have had to work through the 
  traditional application and interview process.
  // upload media file :: user Dr. Clayton Sapienza :: 11/29/70 //
  // LingaCell-D audio-to-text conversion engaged //
  Akira Fukushima: Yeah, he was a corp kid and I wasn’t but it 
  wasn’t like our backgrounds were terribly different.
  Interviewer: How so?
  Fukushima: I was raised in the Tokyo suburbs. I had my anime 
  trids, my manga, and my weekend shopping excursions to 
  Akhibara Electric Town. Uenohara, where I’m from, was a 
  monotonous cultural wasteland. Everything looks the same 
  
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  cUrrenT acTIvITIes
  What follows is are excerpts from the subject’s online resume, 
  beginning in autumn of 2065 to current day. His activities with 
  our Japanese division were what prompted the Dawkins Group 
  to open this file and begin recruitment proceedings.
  // upload text file :: user Dr. Clayton Sapienza :: 06/24/70 //
  // Japanese - English conversion //
   
  experIence
  Consultant (2062 – present) 
  Prosperity Development Corporation
  > Tsukigata Capital Management is a significant shareholder in PDC.
  > Mr. Bonds
  > It’s not a stretch to believe that Tsukigata pulled strings to land 
  him this position. But it’s likely he’s using PDC as a “home office” 
  and is technically operating as a freelancer.
  > Fianchetto
  noTaBLe accompLIsHmenTs:
  Created key partnerships with Eastern Tiger Corporation 
  and Wuxing, Inc.
  > All the better to spy on the Triad competition.
  > Ma’fan
  Oversaw acquisition of former Cross Applied Technologies 
  Asia subsidiaries, assets valued at approx. 500 million nuyen.
  > That probably pissed off Horizon. They’d had their eye on Dawn 
  Development East Asia for awhile. Rumor around the watercolor is 
  a Japanese fixer arranged for a hacker team to delay Horizon’s e-bids 
  in a proxy server queue.
  > Dr. Spin
  Established terms and agreements of funding to major 
  Vietnamese grassroots development organization.
  > Translation: transferred money to insurgents in Hanoi. Either the 
  Dega Alliance or a pro-South Vietnam independence faction.
  > Picador
  Oversaw distribution of donated resources to Shih Huang Ti 
  tomb excavation efforts, as part of a partnership with the National 
  Museum of China.
  > Legitimate as far as I know though the source of the funding and 
  equipment remains an “anonymous benefactor.”
  > Elijah
  Workshop facilitator for the 2070 VR Pacific Prosperity 
  Group Financial Institution Security Summit in Seoul. 
  > I attended that conference. His topic was “Virtual Subcontracting 
  in a Post-Consumer Economy.” 
  > Mr. Bonds
  ImpacT assessmenT 
  Under the alias Baka Dabora (Japanese for “tall tales of idiots,”) 
  the subject has served the Japanese shadow community as an informa-
  tion broker and specialist in Japanese business practices. He has a web 
  of contacts within all of the Japanese megacorporations and his knowl-
  edge of Japanacorp policies, hierarchies, and product releases exceeds 
  that of the Dawkins Group. His clients include every major Yakuza 
  syndicate including the Wanabuchi and Watada-rengos, independent 
  business law firms representing competitors to AAA Japanacorps, the 
  Pacific Prosperity Group, and even foreign government agencies
  .
  // email attachment :: 04/20/71 //
  From: Dawkins Group Los Angeles 
  Subject: 34BD55
  A new lead has crossed my desk. A banker matching 
  34BD55’s description was spotted at Kwonsham Industries along 
  with members of the Korean Agency for Economic Security. I 
  recommend activating our Seoul contingent and continue inves-
  tigations on-site.
  // end attachment //
  > Kwonsham and the KAES were in hot water with the Corporate Court 
  back in the late ‘60s. The story disappeared after the craziness of Crash 
  2.0. Anyone have any information on how that situation was resolved?
  > Sunshine
  The subject would make an excellent consultant on Asian finan-
  cial and business matters. While considered a low-to-non-threat, I 
  would recommend initial contact be made through a third party as 
  a trial run before opening negotiations. Our Neo-Tokyo operations 
  have uncovered potential family ties that could be exploited if need 
  be. However such tactics should only be used as a last resort.
  Suggestion was followed, but halted after the connection with VPN 
  116J14 was made. We know too little about 116J14 at the moment to 
  risk exposing ourselves by turning 34BD55 into an asset. 
   
    Huxley (Project Lead) 
  > Toooo laaaate.
  > Snopes
  As the subject is a changeling, he maintains close contacts 
  with several pro-metahuman organizations within Japan. 
  Donations or support to these or anti-corporate causes could 
  serve as a positive reinforcement tool for him. As an asset, the 
  subject might be an ideal fixer to mobilize deniable assets to meet 
  a common goal of our choosing, so long as it didn’t conflict with 
  his overarching principles.
  > I’m finding this attention rather amusing and a little flattering. I’m a 
  short green man in a salaryman’s suit with a briefcase. I don’t do back 
  flips off of skyrakers, firing dual-wielded pistols while summoning an 
  ancestor spirit; hell I’m built for the water and can barely dog-paddle. 
  I worked in a virtual office for years until Yasuhito’s reforms passed 
  through the Diet. Then I could see the sunlight again.
  > Baka Dabora
  > So long as you kept your gills wet. Hoo-ha!
  > /dev/grrl
  
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  Ecotope
  Subject 38BL99 is an Awakened political activist with a focus 
  on Green political and technological development in Europe. 
  He first came to our attention when an individual matching 
  his description participated in three intrusion attempts against 
  Horizon genetically engineered crop and livestock facilities. From 
  what we could gather from pre-Crash 2.0 data recently obtained 
  during negotiations with the Denver Nexus, he has been an active 
  poster on the old Shadowland especially on environmental issues 
  and politics.
  Many of the subjects have connections with the Denver Nexus and 
  the Shadowland network in particular. It is tempting to believe 
  that VPN 116J14 might be a sub-entity or private extension of those 
  networks, but the user lists for both are so large that membership 
  overlap could simply be coincidental. 
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
  His current affiliation with VPN 116J14 was confirmed 
  when one of his commlinks was compromised by one of our agents. 
  The subject has been described by our European informants as an 
  insider of the global policlub scene with strong ties to left-wing 
  direct action and terrorist groups. It is therefore speculated that 
  he acts as some kind of mediator between the VPN 116J14 and 
  these groups.
  ecoTope
  The IDs listed above can be considered burnt and all deposited 
  information false. Our specialist found evidence that the registries 
  have been tampered with. However, information about his true 
  identity and family have been confirmed from multiple sources.
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
  sUBJecT: 38BL99
  Real Name: Ruud Alexander van der Lanen
  Birth year: 2027
  Nationality: United Netherlands (criminal SIN)
  Gender: Male
  Metatype: Homo sapiens sapiens
  Languages: Dutch, English, German (native); Slovak, Spanish, 
  Japanese (fluent or used with the aid of linguasoft), displayed 
  rudimentary knowledge on Scandinavian languages and Russian.
  Known Aliases: Ecotope (primary), Mollusc (secondary), 
  Aigaion (secondary)
  Known IDs (Nationalities): Radovan Hosmanek (Slovak), Jacob 
  Matthews (UCAS), Mark Richter (AGS), Colin Rooney (United 
  Kingdom), Horge Santiago (Spain)
  Stock Image (With date/location taken): Brussels E.C. (NEEC 
  headquarters), Awakened environmentalist protest rally during 
  the European Corporate Summit on Genetic Intellectual Property 
  (05.12.2072)
  Awakened/Emergent: Awakened (Neo-Pagan shaman or druid/
  Fire-Bringer)
  Prominent Features: Acid burn scars (left half of his body up to the 
  neck), several piercings (facial labrets, nose and bridge piercing, 
  brows, ear gauge), bio-tattoos (upper torso front and back, see 
  description)
  Augmentations: Unknown
  Habits / Quirks: Whole and organic foods, idealist, non-conformist attitude
  Primary Interests: Environmentalism, activism, direct action, radical 
  groups, terrorists, politics, (euro) corporations, magic, neo-paganism, 
  Europe, metahuman spiritual and evolutionary development
  Affiliations (Corps, Policlubs, Gangs, VPNs, etc.): Suspected member 
  of Grüne Zellen, contacts to several policlubs, parties, politicians 
  and political motivated militant groups (direct action and terrorist), 
  European Shadows, eco-activist cells, Amsterdam and Berlin anar-
  chist scenes, Feminist scenes (Mother Earth, Sie), VPN 116J14
  Known Associates (Contacts and co-workers): Blocksberg Bund (street 
  witch coven), Svartalf (former Winternight operative), Lugus (three-
  person Manx ecoterrorist cell), William Henley (mercenary, ex-SAS), 
  Winterhawk (SUBJECT: 39BZ10), Suki Redflower (street mage)
  Whereabouts: European metroplexes (London, Hamburg, Amsterdam, 
  Prague, Marseille, Lisbon)
  Part-time Residence: Amsterdam (suspected)
  
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  > Watch me.
  > Slamm-0!
   Based on Interpol’s investigations, the subject became glob-
  ally active for the eco movements in several countries in the 50s. 
  There are at least four fake identities that could be connected to 
  entries in North and Latin America (UCAS, NAN, California, 
  Amazonia) and Asia (Japan and India) between 2051 and 2055. 
  Interrogations performed by S-K Prime on arrested GreenWar 
  members, 38BL99 (operating under the aliases Mollusc and 
  Aigaion) was offered to join the bioterrorist organization due to 
  his strong “dedication to the cause” and arcane talent but refused 
  to his disapproval of the organization’s deep green methods and 
  eco-racist agenda. 
  In 2057 a neo-pagan Slovak named Radovan Hosmanek 
  (a fake ID assumed by subject during operations in Eastern 
  Europe) closely matching the subject’s physical description, was 
  arrested for an attack of associated anti-corp and Green factions 
  against facilities and greenhouses of AG Chemie in the AGS but 
  escaped by the aid of spirits and magic while being transferred 
  to pre-trial custody.
  38BL99 was next known working in North America, with 
  actions centered around Seattle, UCAS, beginning in 2061. 
  Officially working as a government employee Jacob Matthews 
  for the UCAS Department of Agriculture in Seattle, he became 
  a mediator for coordinated actions and global cooperation 
  between Green Cells and like-minded (Native) American 
  groups (Terra First!, Animal Liberation Front). Our sources 
  proclaim subject pursued a moderate course of action by (unof-
  ficially) collaborating with public NGO’s like the Astral Space 
  Preservation Society (ASPS), the United Nation’s Environmental 
  Program, and Sierra Inc. Enrollment records show he also 
  acquired a graduate certificate in Elemental and Environmental 
  Magic at the UCLA while operating in California in 2064, listed 
  as “Idol-follower of the European tradition”.
  Shortly before the Crash 2.0, subject suddenly returned to 
  Europe. Though our analysis remains unconfirmed, the timing 
  coincidences with a phenomenon that occurred between 2064 
  and 2068 (sometimes referred to as the “Purge”), when a small 
  clandestine network of Awakened eco-activists (name unknown, 
  more information needed here) started actively removing toxic 
  magicians that had infiltrated Green and left-wing groups to 
  subvert them for their own agenda.
  Subject apparently was recruited to participate in this 
  internal “audit” as “Horge Santiago” was rushed into the Hospital 
  De Txagorritxu in Gasteiz (Euskal Herria, Spain) with severe 
  acid burns and acute heavy metal poisoning on 11 September 
  2067 (analysis of his hospital records indicate an involvement 
  of a poisoner toxic magician or toxic spirit). Due to the lack of 
  appropriate medical equipment or thaumaturgical healing facili-
  ties, reconstructive surgery was only partially effective, leaving 
  scar tissue on the left half of his body up to the neck. 
  It is unclear whether the efforts of these toxic magicians are linked 
  with each other. From what we know the Purge occurred globally, 
  making such joint infiltrations unlikely. 
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
  BIograpHy
  Files extracted from Interpol and S-K Prime on the subject 
  suggest that Ecotope was born as Ruud Alexander van der Lanen 
  in 2027 as first and only son to Mareike and Amber van der Lanen 
  (see CEERS). Raised by his two mothers Ecotope grew up in the 
  multi-ethnic Transvaal in The Hague (Netherlands) where he may 
  have been influenced early on by different perspective on socio-
  politic matters (corps, euro-politics, environmentalism), especially 
  in the face of economic turmoil of the Crash of ‘29, the Euro-Wars, 
  and the polluted remains of the Netherlands after the Black Tide. 
  Both mothers are still on the watch list of Interpol and Dutch 
  authorities and have been questioned several times in the past 
  decades without any result. No need of action here. 
   
    Huxley (Project Lead) 
  It is likely that the experience of pan-European recession in the 
  40s—subject’s teenage years—and the stabilizing effects of the foun-
  dation of the United Netherlands (2043) and the Allied German 
  States (2045) raised his interest in politics as evidenced by his partic-
  ipation in the Model United Nations (MUN, a program simulating 
  session of an intergovernmental organization) at the Gymnasium 
  Haganum during that time (see attached file 38BL99_SR).
  After school, the subject subscribed to the virtual 
  Rijksuniversiteit Groningen for a Masters degree in Energy 
  and Environmental Sciences, but never graduated. Through the 
  Students Union Executive Committee, van der Lanen became 
  more strongly interested in environmentalism (the country today 
  still remains a toxic wasteland for the most part), even more so 
  after his magical talent Awakened (see Dutch arcane registration 
  records; indicates low qualification for a hermetic corporate 
  career based on the psychological profile). One year after joining 
  Groen Front, a Dutch environmentalist group known to have 
  connections with Noorderlicht (a green direct action group) and 
  peaceful political activism, he dropped off the grid. From what we 
  could reconstruct from interviews and police reports, the subject 
  most likely joined a Dutch/German direct action eco-activist 
  cell participating in several actions throughout Europe as part of 
  the Grüne Zellen (green cells) leaderless network over the subse-
  quent years. It is likely that he received paramilitary training in 
  one or more eco-activist training camps given the normal modus 
  operandi of these groups. Whether he also got drilled in the arcane 
  arts within these cantonments by eco-shamans or neo-pagans is 
  unclear, though he appears to be shamanic by tradition. 
  > It is really terrifying, how detailed they actually mapped you 
  Ecotope. We should really be worried. 
  > Goat Foot
  > I am not really surprised. It is naïve to think that there they not 
  collecting data about us, especially me. Most corporations and 
  governments consider me a terrorist, no matter how “moderate” I 
  have become. In terms of Interpol and governmental bodies it is 
  their duty to collect data about “political agitators”. We are a danger 
  to the system (I hope). And you cannot remove all traces in the 
  system, not matter how hard you try. 
  > Ecotope
  
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  Ecotope
  ImpacT assessmenT 
  Long term affiliation with the Green Cell network provides 
  the subject with extensive insight into green grassroots and other 
  left wing movements, especially in Europe. He has contacts to 
  members of green (Sierra Inc, Save Our Seas, Globewatch, ASPS), 
  feminist (Mutter Erde), metahuman (Mother of Metahumans), 
  anarchist, antifascists, anti-corp and social policlubs across the 
  globe, including their militant arms and splinter groups. Besides 
  working in and with green cells he holds memberships with 
  Terrafirst!, GenePeace, the Animal Liberation Front, Sons of 
  Sauron and several other singular cells. His network of connec-
  tions includes green politicians as well as influential members 
  within the underground networks.
  Although 38BL99 does not typically work as a deniable asset 
  for hire, he appears to be well-connected in the European shadows. 
  While the operations of his own cells appear to be bankrolled by 
  Green funds, subject is known to independently support freelance 
  operations with a green agenda or provide even magical backup. In 
  the past, he has also acted as a fixer on behalf of policlubs, orga-
  nizing operations and assembling freelance operatives. Based on 
  his numerous contacts with members of the rad scene (of different 
  hierarchies) it can be assumed, that 38BL99 is one of the most 
  influential (but moderate) members of the otherwise leaderless 
  Green Cell network structure.
  cUrrenT acTIvITIes
  #time stamp#: last updated 07.02.2073
  Subject has recently (February 2073) been active in the 
  United Kingdom. Our Edinburgh liaison followed Ecotope to a 
  grove in the Scottish highlands, though lost track on him due to 
  outside magical influence (probably the isolationist druids). We 
  speculate that he and his cell met with the Scottish “wild” druids, 
  a branch of the native Celtic druids opposing the New Druidic 
  Movement. The Celtic druids have been actively trying to under-
  mine the NDM’s power by realigning and reshaping the British 
  ley lines over decades. The reason for 38BL99’s presence is not 
  clear, but there have been recent gatherings of Awakened and envi-
  ronmental factions at hotspots of magical activity (like the Harz 
  Mountains) all over Europe that may or may not be connected 
  to the events. A satlink signal from the area was captured as it 
  passed through a Horizon-owned intermediary node; analysis of 
  the traffic confirmed the subject was accessing VPN 116J14.
  After his recovery, train and bus records indicate he returned 
  to Central Europe (Poland), assembling a new cell of radicals 
  (three eco-activists with paramilitary training, a former Sie witch 
  and a hacktivist; see profile) which he relies on frequently. At this 
  time, the subject participated in three GenePeace raids against 
  our nascent genetically enginineered crop and livestock farms in 
  Estonia, and fell under Dawkins Group scrutiny. An opportunity 
  of convenience arrived when an embedded agent was able to hack 
  the subject’s commlink, revealing his connection to VPN 116J14. 
  However, there was no evidence he had participated or intended 
  to particpate in any further direct action against corporate inter-
  ests, indicating a possible paradigm change. Subject’s file was 
  placed on standby until the VPN 116J14 connection was noted.
  > Why the refusal to actively participate in direct action? Have you 
  grown old?
  > Aufheben
  > Lets say I am less angry than I have been twenty years ago. 
  Punishment is a good way of teaching a lesson and commemorate 
  corporations (and other institutions) that we are keeping an eye on 
  them and don’t twiddle our thumps while they further the ecocide 
  (or the degeneration of mankind). However, these actions cannot 
  change the core problem. They are not even a patch to system 
  built on corruption and greed. It requires a new morality and sense 
  of responsibility to cure the disease. This can only be achieved 
  by education and knowledge of the younger generations and the 
  generations to come. In this regard, I am still a dreamer ;-)  
  > Ecotope
  38BL99 is a weathered slender human male now in his mid 
  forties covered with brand marks he usually hides under a well 
  worn hooded parka (sometimes covered with RFIDs displaying 
  green slogans) and huge AR glasses in public. He wears extensive 
  bio-tattoos (neo-pagan symbols, elemental and nature patterns), 
  some body piercings (mainly facial) and sometimes a beard 
  (goatee, muttonchops). 
  Although a skilled magician following some kind of shamanic 
  or druidic tradition, his abilities are not outstanding. Apparently 
  initiated (he has displayed the abilities to mask his aura as well as 
  cleanse magically polluted spots) there is no hint of an affiliation 
  with any initiatory group on record.
  Being raised in the Netherlands by bilingual mothers he 
  grew up trilingual (Dutch, English, German). Despite his non-
  conformist attitude he is known to have a vibrant and honest 
  personality, able to inspire (or instigate) people, and with a strong 
  educational background.
  
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  BIograpHy
  45FI08’s life is, for the most part, unknown. Concerning 
  his history, what we have been able to assemble with any degree 
  of reliability is what follows. However none of this information 
  should be considered irrefutable fact. I’ve placed a request with Dr. 
  Roth for a dedicated resource increase. With additional staff we 
  should be able to fully confirm what our team has pieced together 
  thus far.
  Unfortunately, your request for additional resources from Dr. Roth 
  has been denied. I’m told that Special Projects has dedicated three 
  assets to creating probability matrices.
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
  The following video attachment is from a Hisato-Turner 
  documentary production team. They were commissioned to 
  develop a piece for the NEEC, commemorating the 40th anni-
  versary of the end of the Russian offensive. The director pulled 
  this file from the EuroForce military archives in Brussels. It was 
  flagged when a broad internal data search utilizing a biometric/
  facial recognition program pinged the subject’s photograph as a 
  potential match.
  // upload media file DG_Fian0140/EW ::  
  user Dr. Clayton Sapienza :: 10/04/71 //
  As you can see, the video footage is of a European forward 
  operations tech laser-designating supply depot targets for air 
  FIancHeTTo
  Subject 45FI08 is a frustration for our research cadre. A long-
  time subject of interest in association with a serious of unusual 
  financial transactions in Europe-based Horizon Group subsidiaries 
  2063. What information we’ve gathered has been contradictory, 
  second- and third-hand, or confirmed with only a 68% accuracy 
  rating. The subject is believed to be a Caucasian male, presumed 
  to be in his early-to-mid 60s, highly educated. Past employers are 
  unconfirmed but his trade is apparently intelligence-gathering, 
  counter-intelligence and security risk assessments. His knowledge 
  of global affairs indicates either a highly-educated individual or an 
  intellectualist personality. No clear and current photographs or 
  recordings are available and our physical description is based upon 
  computer-aided image enhancements and artistic renderings from 
  interview subjects.
  sUBJecT: 45FI08
  Real Name: Unknown
  Birthdate: Unknown
  Nationality: Italian Confederation (unconfirmed)
  Gender: Male (unconfirmed)
  Metatype: Homo sapiens sapiens (unconfirmed)
  Languages: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish 
  (fluent without accent), Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Sperethiel 
  (passable); apparent mastery of many other languages suggests 
  extensive use of linguasofts 
  Known Aliases: Fianchetto (primary)
  Known IDs (Nationalities): 371 known IDs. See attached file DG_
  Fian0136/ID. Presume all IDs burned.
  Stock Image (With date/location taken): Florence, Republic of Tuscany 
  (10.23.2070)
  Awakened/Emerged: Unknown
  Prominent Features: Some physical features indicative of leonization 
  age rejuvenation process (assumed)
  Augmentations: Assumed biotech and genetic augmentation 
  (unconfirmed) 
  Habits / Quirks: Antiquarian, art appreciator (specifically Late 
  Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical periods)
  Primary Interests: International espionage, politics with focus on 
  European and global affairs, Roman Catholic Church (unconfirmed)
  Affiliations (Corps, Policlubs, Gangs, VPNs, etc.): Suspected operative 
  of New European Economic Community clandestine units, multiple 
  government and private intelligence services (unconfirmed but strong 
  probability), European aristocratic community. Suspected ties to 
  Saeder-Krupp Prime and most Western European AA-megacorporations 
  and multinationals.
  Known Associates (Contacts and co-workers): Suspected ties to Antoine 
  d’Orleans, Leopold von Habsburg, and other active or politically 
  entrenched European aristocracy (see attached file DG_Fian0136/KA).
  Whereabouts: Italian Confederation (unconfirmed)
  Part-time Residence: Unknown
  
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  Fianchetto
  ImpacT assessmenT 
  Subject’s ability to seamlessly fuse into the background of a 
  surveillance-based society for the past 40 years is nothing short 
  of astonishing. Awakened or augmented capabilities have not 
  been dismissed but it seems more likely he maintains a perpetual 
  hyper-awareness of his surroundings, honed by decades of espio-
  nage tradecraft. He drops into and disappears from situations and 
  personal relationships without leaving a trace. He is meticulous 
  and calculating, rarely displaying outbursts of emotion.
  Physically, he is rated as non-threatening, though there 
  is no doubt he is proficient with firearms and remote assassina-
  tion techniques. However his greatest weapons are his intellect, 
  cunning and list of contacts that range from European royalty 
  to government officials to megacorporate boards. Subject would 
  make an indispensible resource to the Dawkins Group if his loyal-
  ties could be made clear. He consults with and mediates issues in 
  the upper crust of society he maintains no strong ties to any cause, 
  be it social or political. Undoubtedly he is well-off in the financial 
  sense, but if he has a sense of ostentation or personal style, he has 
  not elected to display it. A shadowrunner’s primary motivation is 
  typically monetary compensation for his services which leaves our 
  own ability to hook him questionable. 
  According to interviews with field intelligence operatives, 
  subject’s existence is considered to be the espionage equivalent 
  of an urban legend or ghost story. We have no doubt that govern-
  ment agencies across the continent, and even the CIA, MI-5, and 
  Mossad, maintain files on him but who has access to those files 
  is unknown.
  Attempts have been made to secure those files, however they 
  are not present in any online database. The situation has not yet 
  warranted attempted access of offline storage systems.
   
    Charette
  It is unknown if subject maintains associates within Horizon 
  Europe. I would recommend a focused internal security re-
  view and audit to Ms. Skelenka during the next creative retreat. 
  Subject’s connection to VPN 116J14 is tenuous; decrypts of 
  partially overwritten files from subject 38BL99’s commlink and 
  intercepted network traffic from 34BD55 both include references 
  to the subject.
  // email attachment :: 10/19/71 //
  From: Dawkins Group Los Angeles 
  Subject: Fianchetto
  The “fianchetto” in chess is an opening move utilizing a king’s 
  bishop to replace a knight. I would suggest further research into 
  possible faith-based ties, specifically Roman Catholic. Talk to 
  Lupitazzi at The Horizon Project. He has a strong religious studies 
  background.
  // end attachment //
  strikes. We believe it was captured by a Russian surveillance 
  aereostat in occupied Brno. When the commando stepped into 
  the light of the street lamp we were able to make his BDU, that of 
  an Austrian Jagdkommando. We also captured a clear shot of his 
  face. There is a 68% match to subject 45FI08. The footage is time 
  stamped 01/04/33 03:15; when the Nightwraith strikes began.
  > The Austrians were still bogged down in Bratislav at that time. 
  > Red Anya
   
  In the late Carter Thixton’s Some Roses, No Tears: The 
  Russian Mob in the Sixth World (©2045 Mitsuhama Media), 
  we find the first publically recorded notation of the target’s 
  moniker. In 2041, “Godstone” was an Interpol-sponsored opera-
  tion intended to break the backs of the Russian organized crime 
  syndicates that had been growing in Western Europe since the end 
  of the EuroWars. A freelance operative working under the handle 
  “Fianchetto” was assigned to infiltrate the Paris Organizatsi under 
  deep cover and feed the Vor/Avtoriet group false intel. The inten-
  tion was to maneuver Alexis Batukhtina into the hands of French 
  authorities. Instead, Fianchetto broke contact with his handlers 
  six months in and disappeared off the grid. Two months later a 
  truck filled with artwork by the various Dutch masters of the 17th 
  century, presumed stolen and lost during the Wars, was delivered 
  to the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. Batukhtina had been rumored 
  to be a major black market art collector.
  > The sequel to the story is that Godstone was a flop. Interpol’s goals 
  were too broad and it was yet another example of a hacksaw “War 
  on…” approach to social issues.
  > Sunshine
  > Several of those paintings were purchased at auction and now 
  reside in Lofwyr’s personal collection. I wonder how Fianchetto feels 
  about that.
  > Winterhawk
  The second attachment is a diary notation by Lady Marie-
  Claire d’Orléans. The entry was excised from a block of data 
  acquired by an Esprit-sponsored shadowrun team fifteen years 
  ago and sold through a French fixer. 
  // upload text item :: user Dr. Brianna Huxley :: 10/04/71 //
  // French - English conversion //
   
  …this is the fifth year that M. Fianchetto has accompa-
  nied us on the Grand Tour. I do not know if that is his real name. I 
  rather doubt it but Papa, Jacques-Antony and Charles-Henri trust 
  him impeccably. Papa says he comes highly recommended by the 
  Medici family. He is a true font of knowledge but also seems quite 
  sad, like the weight of the world rests on his shoulders. After a 
  party in Milan I found him drinking alone. We spoke for awhile 
  and he told me a ghastly story about what became of the remains 
  of Leopold von Habsburg. He said he knew him and even worked 
  in his shadow cabinet after the formation of the Danube Union.
   
  // end transcript //
  > They never did find the body of old Leopold, did they? 
  > Snopes
  
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  > I call bullshit on this. What reason would a Danaan-mór need 
  extraction from the comfort and safety of the isle o’ elves?  
  > Traveler Jones
  > It may not be bullshit. O’Toole quite possibly could have a target 
  on his head; either from an outsider or one of the various opposition 
  factions operating inside the Veil. 
  > Winterhawk
  > One of the more amusing stories circling the European scene is 
  the celebrity cat-fight between the Duchess of Luxembourg and the 
  Viscountess Severn. The two women had started an international 
  fashion house. Remember those floppy hats with the polymorphic 
  skin that were all the rage eight years ago? But they had a nasty 
  disagreement over the direction of the business. The Duke of 
  Luxembourg, working through a Johnson, brought in Fianchetto 
  to muck with the Viscountess’ finances.  However the Viscountess 
  herself had already hired him to assist in a hostile take-over bid and 
  she ended up sitting pretty… after the fur finally drifted the floor.
  > Dr. Spin
  > Those hats looked like giant tits.  
  > Riser
  cUrrenT acTIvITIes
  Fearing continent-wide market repercussions following 
  Lord Marchmant’s resignation as Lord Protector, the NEEC 
  has stepped up its economic intelligence gathering assets in the 
  United Kingdom. Assets in HKB and Regulus Joint Industries 
  have reported observations conducted by several unnamed indi-
  viduals, one of who matches the subject’s description. However I 
  have received no confirmation from NeoNET’s Transys division. 
  Subject may be limiting his operations to the London sprawl or he 
  has simply not been spotted in Edinburgh at this time.
  // email attachment :: 10/12/71 //
  From: Clayton Sapienza
  Subject: Addendum – 45FI08/UK Ops
  My liaison within the NEEC Corporate Policy Commission 
  has confirmed that an operative matching 45FI08’s description 
  has been assigned to an audit team headed for Edinburgh. I will 
  post travel itinerary and activity if and when it becomes available 
  to me.
  // end attachment //
  // email attachment :: 2/2/72 //
  From: Clayton Sapienza
  Subject: Addendum – 45FI08/UK Ops
  I have received a report that, within the last four months, the target 
  entered the Italian Confederation from Tír na nÓg accompanied 
  by Richard Brinsley O’Toole, former Treasury Minister to the Tír.
  // end attachment //
  
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  Kay St. Irregular
  BIograpHy
  Subject was born into politics. City records indicate his 
  father served two terms as the mayor of the Kansas City Metroplex 
  (2032-2040), his mother was a well known political activist with 
  a record for crusading for stricter environmental standards to 
  be placed on the megacorporations by the UCAS government. 
  Neither of subject’s parents held any type of corporate citizenship 
  or loyalty.Subject’s family instead prided itself on its independence 
  from the megacorporations, winning broad appeal from UCAS 
  citizens and policlubs who adamantly mistrusted the corporations 
  and their self-serving agendas. Aside from school transcripts, no 
  evidence exists of subject’s childhood. In 2052, 42AI35 was 
  granted admission into the University of Denver where he would 
  follow in his parents’ footsteps by making UCAS politics his field 
  of study.
  I have reviewed the SIN database entries and not found any 
  irregularities, except a lack of a birth certificate and any photograph, 
  video, or trideo appearances before adulthood. While my instincts 
  say that some of his history must be misinformation, there is little 
  evidence to proove it.
   
    Sapienza
  University transcripts show that during his college years, 
  the subject proved to be highly talented and driven in the area 
  of Political Science, consistently maintaining a 4.0 GPA. In May 
  2059, subject graduated with honors from the University of 
  Denver with double Bachelors Degrees in UCAS Political Science 
  kay sT. IrregULar
  Subject 42AI35 is a politically motivated, ambitious and 
  driven individual who served for nearly four years on the UCAS 
  Capitol Hill in the role of Congressional Aide. During the time on 
  the Hill, subject (as Kay St. Irregular) became a regular poster in 
  both Shadowland and the Denver Nexus. His ambitions led him 
  to take several forays into illegal activity, commissioning the use 
  of intimidation, blackmail, and suspected murder. Subject came to 
  our attention while attempting to obtain information about the 
  Dawkins Group in 2070, attempting to seduce a low-level agent 
  (see DG1101) and pump her for information. DG1101 kept her 
  superiors involved and fed 42AI35 carefully filtered data while 
  we conducted our own investigation. Contact with DG1101 and 
  42AI35 was lost shortly after an encounter with subject 42BJ35 at 
  his apartment in the Front Range Free Zone.
  > Extra, special no comment.
  > Kay St. Irregular
  sUBJecT: 42aI35 
  Real Name: Anthony Gabriel Irving
  Birthdate: Unknown
  Nationality: United Canadian American States
  Gender: Male
  Metatype: Homo sapiens sapiens
  Languages:  English (native); French, Japanese, Aztlaner Spanish (fluent)
  Known Aliases: Unknown
  Known IDs (Nationalities): None; suspect frequently changes SINs 
  and IDs 
  Stock Image (With date/location taken):  Crossing K. Street (date 
  taken: 07.29.63). 
  Awakened/Emerged: No
  Prominent Features: None 
  Augmentations:  Ares Ultramale Tailored Pheromone Emission, Ares 
  HeadStart Synaptic Enhancemnt
  Habits / Quirks:  A risk taker. If there is an opportunity to advance 
  his goals or agenda, he will seize upon that opportunity. He is 
  extremely personable and charismatic.  
  Primary Interests: UCAS government Organization and Politics, 
  World Affairs, Current Events, Espionage, International Affiars and 
  International Politics, Corporate Politics, Lobbying
  Affiliations (Corps, Policlubs, Gangs, VPNs, etc.):  VPN 116J14  
  Known Associates (Contacts and co-workers):  Pistons (Subject: 
  42BJ35), Representative Elizabeth Whitmore (UCAS Chairwoman for 
  the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence), Representative 
  Ethan Reed (member of the UCAS Armed Services Committee), Julia 
  Kindle Comstock,(3rd-level initiate, Illuminates of the New Dawn; 
  secretary of the Technocrat Party Election Committee).
  Whereabouts:  Front Range Free Zone (Denver)
  Part-time Residence: Federal District of Colombia, UCAS
  
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  on Capitol Hill). From November 2059 through February 2060, 
  42AI35 began associating himself with very powerful lobbyists 
  on K Street (including private defense contractors, Ares and 
  Novatech to name a few) and networking with other members of 
  Congress and their staffs. January 2060 was also the first time ‘Kay 
  St. Irregular’ was seen referenced on the Matrix, and many of those 
  references were tied into jobs requesting damaging information 
  on his political enemies, and those that stood in his way for his 
  career advancement.    
  Please revise tone before final submission. While our work requires a 
  deep empathy with the subject, we must strive to maintain a certain 
  level of separation from the subject’s emotional state.
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
       
  Six months later, the subject was promoted to the Chief 
  of Staff position in Representative Elizabeth Whitmore’s office, 
  who was the chairwoman for the Permanent Select Committee 
  on Intelligence. When that happened, subject appeared content 
  with his position; as shadow inquiries from ‘Kay Street Irregular’ 
  seemed to drop off considerably. 42AI35 was responsible for 
  drafting legislation that Whitmore would sponsor on the floor 
  of the House of Representatives; he passed a background check 
  and was approved for Top Secret clearance; and he was making 
  high level contacts within the military at the Pentagon level and 
  made contacts inside the UCAS intelligence community, regularly 
  attended black-tie receptions and galas, many of which were spon-
  sored by the megacorporations.  In a stroke, 42AI35 had become 
  the right hand man for his member of the UCAS Congress.
  While on Capitol Hill, the subject excelled in that political 
  environment.  One political pundit noted that the subject was ‘a 
  witty human with all the charm of an elf.’ Subject was becoming 
  an influential person on Capitol Hill, and was developing a close 
  working relationship with many of the “movers and shakers” in 
  Washington (including in the military and the intelligence 
  communities). In the shadows, 42AI35 was also making a name 
  for himself as ‘Kay St. Irregular,’ providing political information 
  and secrets to those on Shadowland for a price, and establishing 
  for himself a network of allies in the shadows. It was during those 
  shadow transactions that it is believed that he met a female hacker 
  named Pistons (42BJ35) and VPN 116J14. The Dawkins Group 
  has not been able to gather any concrete information on their 
  activities together, nor could we clarify the nature of their relation-
  ship; whether that be as platonic friends, or as something ‘more.’   
  > When it comes to our relationship, all Kay would have to say is 
  ‘no comment.’
  > Pistons
  In 2064, rumors about his shadow life, as well as certain leaks 
  that were in danger of being traced back to him (including the 
  allegedly leaked files of a new Ares-produced fighter jet for the 
  and in International and Megacorporate Foreign Affairs. Several 
  of the academic articles he had published [link] while attending 
  the university caught the attention of a number of megacorpora-
  tions and their headhunters.  Despite their relentless offers for 
  employment, subject chose to focus on establishing a career for 
  himself within the Federal District of Columbia (UCAS), in an 
  office of one of the members of Congress.
  Records from the UCAS House of Representatives indicate 
  that an Anthony Gabriel Irving was hired in the office of Ohio 
  Representative Leslie Rodgers as a Legislative Assistant, a mere 
  three months after beginning his job hunt in DeeCee. This fact is 
  surprising in itself, as competition for positions on Capitol Hill 
  are highly competitive and are very ‘cut throat.’ Infilitration of the 
  Congressional Office’s personnel files has confirmed that there 
  were thirty-five other candidates who had much more extensive 
  experience working in Washington than the subject, and who 
  were more likely candidates for the position. However, as the 
  position opened up, each of those candidates either informed the 
  Congressional Office that they were either no longer interested 
  in the position or that they were no longer available, allowing the 
  subject to get his foot in the proverbial door. 
  Scaring off the thirty-five other candidates for the position, in such 
  a short time-frame, indicates a major operation, perhaps much more 
  elaborate than what 42AI35 could have done on his own at the time. 
  Any ideas who may have assisted 42AI35 with this goal?
   
    Galren
  College? Due to the loss of records from the Crash 2.0, as well as 
  the subject’s cautious nature at covering his tracks, there is no 
  way to confirm who his contacts at the university were. Consensus 
  believes there is a 84.3 percent chance that 42AI35 made contact 
  with someone within the New Revolution, while there is a 16.7 
  percent chance that he made a connection with the Illuminates of 
  the New Dawn.
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
  Why would the Illuminates of the New Dawn take an interest in 
  him? Supposedly, they only recruit mages.
   
    Galren
  That isn’t entirely true. If you review the file 34JT76, you will see that 
  they do recruit mundane individuals in their outer circles. I could see 
  the Illuminates seeing a relationship with such an ambitious and 
  driven individual to be highly beneficial, but I’m more concerned as 
  to when he made contact with VPN 116J14.
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
  Despite getting what he wanted, the subject was not satis-
  fied working for a junior Congresswoman with low seniority and 
  influence on Capitol Hill, and soon started making moves to put 
  his career on the ‘fast track’ (taking steps both in the shadows and 
  
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  cUrrenT acTIvITIes
  Subject has been busy in many of the social circles in Denver, 
  making contacts and being ‘in the know.’ If there is something 
  happening in Denver, subject will probably already know what it 
  is. In addition to socializing and being involved in Denver politics, 
  it is rumored that he is supporting a variety of arms shipments to 
  support the Amazonian forces that are massing around Bogotá, 
  in retaliation for Aztechnology’s bombing of the cocaine fields in 
  and around Bogotá. Whether or not that is a political maneuver 
  to win support from Ghostwalker is still speculative at this point. 
  Filed a request with our investigation units in Amazonia for further 
  information on this problem. Aztechnology has been known to play 
  both sides of a conflict for their benefit.
   
    Sapienza
  UCAS military), began circling Capitol Hill. The UCAS FBI 
  were beginning a preliminary investigation of 42AI35, when the 
  Crash 2.0 hit. It is suspected that the subject used the chaos from 
  the Matrix crash to wipe out whatever evidence the FBI had on 
  him (those FBI files are completely unrecoverable, despite our 
  best efforts to rebuild them. Whether or not that is coincidence or 
  intentional is still a matter of speculation). He then subsequently 
  left Capitol Hill, and returned to Denver (now the Front Range 
  Free Zone). It is believed that subject is currently a private consul-
  tant for various A-rated corporations in Denver, and is still very 
  much active in the shadows as ‘Kay St. Irregular.’
  If the data on those files is required, we can ask Lacy to search 
  Archives for the information. She has proven able to restore even 
  the most corrupted files.
   
    Sapienza
  It was presumably while on one of these commissions that 42AI35 
  began attempting to gather information on the Dawkins Group, 
  engaging agent DG1101 for information under the guise of a 
  romantic relationship. We were unable to ascertain his employer 
  before DG1101 disappeared. Analysis of DG1101’s reports sug-
  gest that he had contact with several subjects known to access 
  VPN 116J14, raising the probability of his membership to 76.4%
  The recovery of DG1101 or any information as to her whereabouts is 
  a priority. Even a corpse could tell us something important about 
  42AI35 and 42BJ35.
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
  ImpacT assessmenT
  Subject 42AI35 can be a very useful individual. He still holds 
  considerable influence and experience working in DeeCee. His 
  cooperation might be beneficial to Horizon in getting favorable 
  legislation toward Horizon passed through the UCAS Congress. 
  Subject is a very charismatic, self-assured and confident individual, 
  someone who would work well in the Dawkins Group. At the 
  time the other megacorporations approached 42AI35 to employ 
  him, Horizon did not exist. It is unclear what his politics are 
  toward Horizon. It would be worth Horizon’s time to try and 
  approach him to elicit his services. It will also be useful to obtain 
  more detailed information on his shadow operations during the 
  time when he was in DeeCee, perhaps as a bargaining chip. It 
  would also be useful to analysis his clientele, and perhaps see what 
  kind of assistance Horizon would be able to offer his clients as far 
  as public relations, focus and opposition research, etc.    
  
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  records attached to fake identities used by the subject. Discerning 
  the data trail is difficult.
  > Pays to know a wiz hacker, eh Lei?
  >/dev/grrl
  >You’re a very perceptive young lady, though apparently he wasn’t 
  as good as he claimed.
  > Lei Kung
  Assets in Hong Kong were able to identify several associates 
  from the subject’s childhood through local contacts. Recordings 
  were made of each interview [LINK] and indicate that subject 
  began to demonstrate magical potential at around the age of seven. 
  The majority of individuals questioned regarding the subject have 
  stated that the subject attended public school, but received addi-
  tional tutelage from an external source, though they suffered from 
  the Lau Hyut before saying the identity. We assign an 88.9% possi-
  bility that this source was the Incense Master of the now-defunct 
  Turtle Head Triad, a Daoist alchemist known as Zheng Hui.
  Lau Hyut?
   
    Sapienza
  The ”Bleeding Oath,” an augmented technique to the standard Triad 
  secrecy oaths. The exact technique used is unknown though it clearly 
  is a thaumaturgical process linked to the violation of the oaths. 
  Unfortunately, once the process has begun, it is non-reversible and 
  always fatal.
   
    Kurita
   
   
  LeI kUng
  > Lei Kung translates to Thunder God—kinda brings perspective to 
  your relationship with the Sons of Thunder, doesn’t it?
  > 2XL
  > The relationship was that of a father to his sons, and a master to 
  apprentice.
  > Lei Kung
  Subject 71PC24 is an Awakened magician trained in the 
  Wuxing tradition. He is a shadowrunner of high reputation in 
  Hong Kong according to local contacts. Queries from local crime 
  figures confirm the subject was once a member of the Red Dragon 
  Triad, but left to organization to form a splinter group known as 
  the Sons of Thunder. 71PC24 came to our attention when three 
  agents died while tracking the magical artifacts known as the 
  Coins of Luck. Subject is currently functioning as a data broker 
  and has not taken direct violent action since the investigation 
  began eighteen months ago.
  BIograpHy
  While records have been intentionally modified, cross-refer-
  encing of biometric data suggests that subject was born in Jang 
  San Hospital between 2025 and 2034 to a low-income family. All 
  local police records of the subject have been destroyed, though 
  biometric matching has associated subject with other criminal 
  sUBJecT: 71pc24
  Real Name: Unknown
  Birthdate: Unknown
  Nationality: Chinese
  Gender: Male
  Metatype: homo sapiens sapiens
  Languages: Mandarin, Cantonese (native), Cambodian (fluent), Laotian 
  and Korean (rudimentary)
  Known Aliases: Lei Kung
  Known IDs (Nationalities): Peter Chang (UCAS), Jian Dong 
  (Manchurian), Liwei Liu (Guang Dong)
  Awakened/Emerged: Awakened (Wuxing/Daoist)
  Prominent Features: Scar or brand in the shape of I Ching hexagram 51 
  (thunder) on the inside of his right wrist
  Augmentations:  Unknown
  Habits / Quirks:  Known to utilize black markets around Hong Kong
  Primary Interests: Criminal Syndicates, Asian Corporations, 
  Southeast Asia
  Affiliations (Corps, Policlubs, Gangs, VPNs, etc.):  VPN 116J14
  Known Associates (Conçtacts and co-workers):  Sons of Thunder: 
  Song Min (aka Snow Tiger), Tai Xiang (aka Jade Mountain), Howard 
  Jefferson Kun (aka Ni Ming, aka The Kid), Fu Ping (aka Nervous 
  Rabbit, deceased), and Bo Chun (aka Monk, deceased).
  Whereabouts:  Southeast Asia
  Part-time Residence: Hong Kong Free Zone
  
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  Lei Kung
  while working on a seemingly unrelated matter, they uncovered 
  how Wuxing, Inc. and Wu Lung-Wei put Dunkelzahn’s various 
  gifts to use. They also put forth the idea that the Jade Dragon of 
  Wind and Fire was a powerful magical focus. When they dug a 
  bit further, they found another of the great dragon’s gifts in Hong 
  Kong, the First Coin of Luck. A fisherman named Sun Yat-Sun 
  had received it. According to several trids, they were there when 
  Sun Yat-Sun was murdered for the Coin. Apparently Lei ended up 
  with the Coin until he sold it due to fears of retribution.
  > Sold it nothing.  I exchanged it for my life.
  > Lei Kung
   
  The recovery of this document [LINK] in 2070 and the 
  subsequent loss of agents sent to follow up on the leads presented 
  by it led to our current interest in the subject. It is believed that 
  his previous experiences will provide a new perspective into the 
  suspicious rise in arcanoarchaeological research. Three agents sent 
  to make contact with 71PC24 have not been heard from since, 
  and are classed as MIA.
  The satlink transmission captured from 38BL99 on 2/7/73 
  [LINK] included a response from a commlink known to be regis-
  tered to 71PC24, and forensic traffic analysis has subsequently 
  confirmed that 71PC24 accesses VPN 115J14.
  ImpacT assessmenT
  Subject’s tendency to delinquent activities makes him unsuit-
  able for use by Horizon directly, though he may be able to assist 
  Special Projects with certain undesirable tasks if approached 
  through a known intermediary. His knowledge of the Coins of 
  Luck and perspective from a Wuxing practitioner and Daoist 
  alchemist should not be under-valued though caution is recom-
  mended in approaching him. The subject’s knowledge of Southeast 
  Asia’s criminal underworld and business elements will also make 
  him desirable for the Asia division. Possible uses are implementa-
  tion of P2.0 feed syndication in Hong Kong and Macao.
  Additionally, the subject has proven able to discretely hide 
  most of his past. This suggests an ability to look forward and 
  proactively approach problems without sentimentality. The 
  subject’s previous connections to the Triads can be a liability if 
  the Red Dragon Triad are still seeking him. Further information 
  will be required to determine the exact impact of the Triad on Lei 
  Kung’s abilities to serve.
  cUrrenT acTIvITIes
  Subject was identified in the fallout of the Shalbertam Affair 
  in Hong Kong [LINK]. Beyond that, he has been identified 
  through surveillance drones in multiple black markets throughout 
  the area. The subject rarely stays in an area long enough to develop 
  a permanent residence. 
  Recent documents have been found on ShadowSEA and 
  within the Nexus which are ascribed to the subject on Hong Kong 
  activities and Triad actions. He is believed to be remaining in the 
  area around the Hong Kong Free Zone and acting as a data broker 
  and shadowrunner.
  In late 2050, city records show that a private detective agency 
  was opened by a false identity matching the subject’s biometric 
  data given. The majority of his cases appear mundane (infidelity, 
  blackmail, disposition of wills, etc.). The subject appears to have 
  worked with Hong Kong law enforcement several times, based on 
  local news archives and police records. Interviews have confirmed 
  that the subject’s business provided a semi-legitimate front for Red 
  Dragon Triad activities.
  > Came over to the dark side a bit earlier than you let on?
  > Pistons
  > I can’t say the thrill wasn’t tempting.  But back then I had certain 
  moral convictions that have since relaxed.
  > Lei Kung
  The agency appears to have closed in 2054 following the 
  death of his entire immediate family in a firefight between the 
  Hong Kong police and the Red Dragon Triad..Anecdotal evidence 
  suggests that 71PC24 investigated the death of his family; and 
  thirteen deaths were reported among the investigating detectives 
  and Red Dragon Triad leadership during the next two weeks, all 
  ascribed to magical causes. Probability analysis has shown that 
  an exact understanding of the events is not required for further 
  investigation. Three weeks after the death of his family, the subject 
  was registered leaving Hong Kong for Macao under the false name 
  Jian Dong.
  There is a period of thirteen months which cannot be 
  accounted for, after which the subject is believed to have returned 
  to Hong Kong with the Sons of Thunder. In 2056, a brothel 
  known to be run by the Red Dragon Triad was assaulted by a 
  group matching the Sons of Thunder’s descriptions, and news 
  reports from Aberdeen state that the building was destroyed. 
  Witnesses report concerted use of automatic weapons, powerful 
  spirits, and explosives. Two of the attackers were left dead at the 
  scene along with over fifty suspected Triad members, customers, 
  and employees. 
  > Care to fill us in a bit?
  > Elijah
  > Looks like a simple case of revenge to me. They killed one of his, he 
  killed fifty of them. It’s the kind of response that sends a very loud 
  “don’t fuck with me” message.
  > Kane
  > We came to an understanding.
  > Lei Kung
   
  Following the attack, “Lei Kung and the Sons of Thunder” 
  were identified operating throughout Southeast Asia, sometimes 
  out of Hong Kong and Macao. The subject was identified on the 
  Denver Nexus, and the now defunct Shadowland from 2054 
  to 2062. His reports indicate that he was contacted by Captain 
  Chaos [99AV35]. According to reports filed on the Denver Nexus, 
  
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  49KO86 came to our attention in 2071 after bartering 
  “Siberian blood ice” to a Horizon research assistant in LA in 
  exchange for lab supplies; a sting operation was set up to catch the 
  subject in the act and resulted in fifteen casualties and the subject’s 
  escape from custody. At this point, the Dawkins Group were asked 
  to begin a file on her.
  BIograpHy
  Our first record of a female dwarf roughly matching the 
  subject’s description was in the Los Angeles, 2060. At the time, 
  a shipment of magical goods (valued at close to eighty thousand 
  nuyen) disappeared while en route from the Pyramid Arcane 
  Supplies warehouse. Although the disappearance was officially 
  blamed on a ‘shipment error,’ several former employees who were 
  interviewed for this report recalled that a female dwarf had been 
  at the warehouse on the day of the theft, looking “flustered,” and 
  “demanding” to speak to her mother, a member of the janitorial 
  staff. Although it has never been definitively proven (the fact 
  that none of the janitorial staff were dwarfs is indicative but not 
  conclusive), it is highly likely that the subject used this story as a 
  ruse to gain access to the warehouse, and to steal the shipment of 
  reagents and enchanting tools.
  Some of the goods 49KO86 stole were traced to an illegal 
  magical goods storefront run by Yngvi and Yurgi Evegni, operating 
  out of Boise, Idaho. The suspects were arrested, charged, convicted 
  for their crimes, and sentenced to fifteen years each in prison 
  contracted out to future Horizon Group members. Interviews 
  with the Evegnis, who were promised early parole for their coop-
  eration, provided a bare sketch of the subject’s early career.
  Lyran
  Subject 49KO86 has established a reputation for being a 
  high calibre enchanter and alchemist; one who will go to great 
  (and almost impossible) lengths to accomplish a job for a client. 
  She is considered a street expert on magical goods and services 
  in many circles around the world. 49KO86 is also known for 
  having a trickster side to her personality. There are many debates 
  on the Matrix over and incident where an unidentified oriental 
  dragon violently attacked a tea house moments after the subject 
  had left it; the story goes that the subject had stolen one of the 
  dragon’s teeth and sold it to a Shotozumi-gumi buyer moments 
  before leaving. The Yakuza apparently suspected that the subject 
  set them up in that incident, and LoneStar records there was an 
  active, one hundred thousand nuyen bounty on her head in Seattle 
  for sixteen weeks.
  sUBJecT: 49ko86 
  Real Name:  Unknown
  Birthdate:  approximate date: June 21, 2049
  Nationality:  Pueblo Corporate Council (purchased in 2072)
  Gender: Female
  Metatype: Homo sapiens pumillonis
  Languages:  Navajo, English (native), Hopi, Japanese, Amazonian 
  Portugese, Aztlaner Spanish, (proficient, with heavy accent), 
  German, Latin, Mandarin, Russian, Vietnamese, Zuni (rudimentary) 
  Known Aliases: Lyran (primary), War Cry (secondary)
  Known IDs (Nationalities): Adalwolfa Herman (AGS), Rachel Olguin 
  (Amazonia), Daiyu Hua (Hong Kong), Nizhoni Blackrock (UCAS)
  Stock Image (With date/location taken):  Selling an unidentified focus 
  to a customer, from an eye recording unit (09.18.71).
  Awakened/Emerged:  Awakened (Shaman/Wolf) 
  Prominent Features: Tattoos of wolves and tribal designs on forearms. 
  Believed to have two sustaining foci made into Native-style neck-
  laces. Carries a ceramic-knife weapon focus on her person at all 
  times. Commonly displays the aura of a mid-level initiate.
  Known Augmentations: none
  Habits / Quirks: In the past, has been known to run con games on 
  anyone that came across her path, who looked like an easy mark. 
  Now, with a reputation in the magical community at stake, subject 
  is a lot more selective with the marks she scams. Typically, she limits 
  herself to scamming anyone who has ties with Aztlan or Aztechnology, 
  and possibly those with Yakuza ties (unconfirmed speculation).
  Primary Interests: Alchemy, antiquities, con games, enchanting, forgery, 
  magical traditions, spirits 
  Affiliations (Corps, Policlubs, Gangs, VPNs, etc.): Fellow of the United 
  Talismonger Association (CalFree/PCC/Tír Tairngire), VPN 116J14
  Known Associates (Contacts and co-workers):  Petra Blacksnake 
  (Mambo/Shango), Dog Brothers (street gang), Blackdog (Koshari 
  underboss of Phoenix), Kia (Subject: 44KL11)
  Whereabouts:  Unknown
  Part-time Residence:  Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Seattle
  
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  Lyran
  Although it was assumed that many of the break-ins were not 
  successful, it was not until years later when one of the museum 
  pieces was discovered by a professor to be a forgery; a ‘paper lotus.’ 
  Since that time, five other pieces have since been uncovered as 
  being replaced with forgeries. Horizon has since acquired those 
  ‘paper lotuses’ and our researchers have all been impressed with 
  the quality of work that the subject had put into forgeries; the 
  enchantments have fooled experts for years. By the time of the 
  initial discovery, however, Lyran had already disappeared from the 
  LA scene.
  > Only six? I’m sort of impressed with myself right now. There were 
  a few more than that... 
  > Lyran
  Since leaving LA, there is a two year gap in information as 
  to where the subject went between the years of 2069 and 2071, 
  ending when she began the Siberian blood ice scam in early 
  2071. In March of that year, another instance of a female dwarf 
  using the ID ‘Nizhoni Blackrock’ occurred, this time in Prague. 
  A leaked minutes report [LINK] reveals 49KO86 inquired into 
  membership for the Benandanti XXV magic group. This applica-
  tion was denied, due to her ‘lack of a proper academic background 
  and foundation in magic.’ Whether or not her application to the 
  group was genuine, or whether it was just her way of setting up for 
  a theft is still up for debate (a cursory examination of the subject’s 
  request to join the magic group seems to indicate that it may have 
  been intentionally crafted to highlight flaws and weaknesses that 
  would illicit the desired response from the typically inviting 
  magic group).
  Since 2071, the IDs and SINs that assets uncovered 
  belonging to the subject have been used in Beijing, Cambodia, 
  Hong Kong, Laos, Neo-Tokyo, Nepal, Seattle, Seoul and Taiwan. 
  Agents following up with where those IDs were used discovered 
  that she had spent considerable time in talismonger and occult 
  shops. Interviews with the shop owners revealed that 49KO86 
  purchased large quantities of rare and exotic reagents, as well 
  as optical memory chips and hard copy books on various local 
  customs and enchanting techniques.
  It is believed that the subject has used these materials to 
  set up permanent enchanting shops operations in three cities: 
  Hong Kong, Seattle and LA. Long-term storage lock ups have 
  been rented to her under different IDs in each city, and physical 
  inspection has revealed that these “storage facilities” are essentially 
  illegal housing units.
  Unsubstantiated rumors have stated that the subject was involved 
  in the sale of such a volume of dracoform telesma, that it would 
  have required the death of at least two, possibly three dracoform. 
  Attempts to confirm the authenticity of this dracoform telesma 
  must wait until we can acquire more samples.
   
    Galren
  A copy of the security footage from the teahouse is in review 
  currently by Special Projects.
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
  Subject was originally known as ‘War Cry’ from the reputa-
  tion she had built for herself for the brazen street brawls  that she 
  would often get herself into (and out of) with rival gang members 
  in Phoenix as a young teenager, where she was briefly affiliated 
  with the Dog Soldiers, a group that dealt in simple herbal and 
  Awakened drugs, often adulterated with methamphetamines. 
  49KO86 became the girlfriend of the local “chemist” and quickly 
  developed a reputation for being able to “sniff out” the best plants 
  for the herbal and Awakened drugs. The Evegnis claim that she 
  ripped off the gang’s stash of alchemical reagents and fled to LA, 
  where she committed the Pyramid Arcane Supplies robbery. The 
  Evegnis themselves had received the goods from her after an intro-
  duction from their mutual friend, Peter Blacksnake.
   Peter Blacksnake is the proprietor of a local occult shop in 
  LA called the Black Snake Shop; records liberated from Pueblo 
  security forces suggest the Black Snake Shop os a street-level fence, 
  money laundering front and talislegging operation for the Koshari. 
  Statistical sampling of merchandise at the store confirms as much 
  as 56% of the reagents and foci in the shelves were stolen goods. 
  A three-month surveillance of the customers, proprietors, and 
  employees resulted in sightings of the subject. Even as recent as 
  a few weeks ago, the subject was seen visiting Peter Blacksnake, 
  confirming a long-standing business (if not personal) relationship 
  between the two.
   
  > Assholes. Now I know one of the reasons why my clients have been 
  so reluctant to do business with me in recent months, why I am not 
  welcome in certain shops now, and why certain associates of mine 
  have gone to ground. This scrutiny is hurting my rep, my business 
  and putting both my customers and my contacts in danger. 
  > Lyran
  > It’s easy for them when they aren’t the ones under the microscope, 
  isn’t it? I wonder how they would feel if we started finding out their 
  dirty little secrets and posting them on the matrix for the entire 
  world to see. Maybe then they’ll understand that sometimes, there 
  are questions that shouldn’t be asked. 
  > Dr. Spin   
   In 2066, the body of Nihzoni Blackrock was found buried 
  in the Mojave desert. Forensic analysis proved the body had 
  been dead for four to six years. During that time, a female dwarf 
  matching the subject’s description and using the name and SIN 
  of Nihzoni Blackrock attended graduate classes in Enchanting 
  and Alchemy at CalTech and UCLA. It is unclear how or why 
  the actual Nihzoni Blackrock died.
  During the time records indicate that the subject officially 
  attended these universities, there were several break-ins in the 
  campuses’ magical libraries, thaumaturgical departments and 
  museums that displayed various mystical artifacts and rare 
  collections. Reports filed by campus security on several of those 
  break-ins gave descriptions of a female dwarf matching the 
  subject’s profile (again, there is no security footage available to 
  confirm this speculation). 49KO86 was investigated because of 
  her metatype and interests, but no charges were filed. She left the 
  universities in 2066, shortly after the body of the real Nihzoni 
  Blackrock was found.
  
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  cUrrenT acTIvITIes
  The Knight Errant Magical Crimes Unit in Seattle have 
  in custody an informant close to the subject, who has recently 
  divulged that she completed a talislegging expedition in Africa, 
  bringing back with her several tribal artifacts and regents. In 
  addition to these operations, rumors on the street suggest there 
  is a rival enchanter trying to muscle in on her operations. In 
  order to accomplish this, this enchanter has been trying to ruin 
  the subject’s reputation with her clientele (intercepting and 
  sabotaging shipments, destroying enchantments, framing her for 
  assorted crimes, and ultimately trying to convince her clientele 
  that the subject’s work is inferior to her own. It will be interesting 
  to see how 49KO86 handles this new competition.
  > So who is this competition?
  > Man-Of-Many-Names
  > Some two-bit enchanter from Spain calling herself ‘Sapphire.’ 
  She has some talent but nothing out of the ordinary and certainly 
  nothing to write home about. If she’s behind my recent adventures 
  with KE, I’m ready to go ‘head to head’ with her and see who will 
  come out on top.   
  > Lyran
        
  Although Horizon does not have a magical division, the 
  subject’s skills with forgery, con games, as well as an inherent and 
  practical knowledge of the magical world may be of use to Horizon 
  in the future (refer to Impact Assessment for more information).
          
  ImpacT assessmenT 
  49KO86’s ability to manipulate people could be a tremen-
  dous asset to Horizon for obtaining unique items through 
  channels that wouldn’t normally be available to Horizon. In addi-
  tion, her knowledge of magic and enchanting is based on practical 
  and sound applications; not theories as focused upon in an 
  academic setting. It is possible that she knows more about magic 
  and its applications in the ‘real world’ than what a graduate from a 
  prestigious university would know. This practical knowledge may 
  come in useful for dealing with magical issues in the future. That 
  knowledge that the subject possesses may also be very beneficial 
  to dealing with Aztechnology, and in particular, its magical goods 
  division. Should Horizon wish to conduct covert operations 
  directed against their magical goods division, her expertise would 
  be advantageous.
  One of our virtuakinetics has come up with a possible 
  connection between 49KO86 with VPN 116J14. A massive 
  search of archived satlink transmissions has provided a significant 
  correspondance between the known times and dates of 49KO86’s 
  “world tour” in ’71-72 and logs of remote access of VPN 116J14 
  from those times and locations; current analysis suggests ther is a 
  96.8% chance that the subject accesses VPN 116J14.
  
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  Lyran
  (around 20-25 years old). This would place his birth somewhere 
  between 2025-2030. However, current reports (as late as 2069) 
  still describe him as young (perhaps as old as 30). Despite these 
  discrepancies, there are several common facts.
   Most reports mention 30MN75 is tall with white hair. 
  The one exception is a United Oil surveillance trid from 
  Seattle (Dated February 07, 2043, 02:31:37 – 02:44:16). It 
  shows a group of five shadowrunners entering the property. 
  Two were identified as Juanita Hidden-Moon and Nacwana 
  Blind-Sparrow. Technology of the day was unable to pick up 
  much more than garbled transmission among them. However, 
  a recent re-examination revealed several code names including 
  one runner called, “Many-Names.”  Digital enhancement 
  revealed dark hair.
  > Many-Names did someone catch you on trid?
  > DangerSensei
  > I presume so, but not this time.
  > Man-of-Many-Names
  Interviews of known associates have confirmed that the 
  subject has some AmerInd blood. Each associate has reported a 
  different tribal affiliation for the subject.  All sources did confirm 
  that the subject is Awakened and uses a shamanic style. The 
  shamanic mask has been reported to be either Owl, Bear, or the 
  Horned Man. It is unclear if these aspects are due to an actual 
  affinity to one of the totems or a custom spell design. 
  Subject 30MN75 is a Native American shaman with an 
  unnatural understanding of the spirit world and apparent deep 
  understanding of magical history and magical threats. He came 
  to our attention in 2066 after issuing a warning about building of 
  a language research center in the Congo Tribal Lands; construc-
  tion was subsequently halted when the corpse fo a hybrid-form 
  chimpanzee/ant spirit was discovered on site three days later, and 
  did not resume until the nest and its queen had been eradicated.
  The target is known for feats of magic previously not believed pos-
  sible. An initiated shaman of significant power, 30MN75, forensic 
  thaumaturgic analysis suggests he is  currently more potent than 
  any Awakened being we currently have on staff. Direct contact is 
  not advised.
  BIograpHy 
  Despite being a presence in the shadow community for over 
  twenty-five years, the subject remains a mystery for our organi-
  zation. Reports as early as 2050 described him as a young man 
  sUBJecT: 30mn75
  Real Name:  Unknown
  Birthdate:  2025-2030 (estimated)
  Nationality: Native American Nations (suspected, unknown tribal 
  affiliation)
  Gender: Male
  Metatype: homo sapiens sapiens
  Languages:  English, Lakota, Hopi (fluent, suspected native), Aztlaner 
  Spanish (proficient)
  Known Aliases: Man-of-Many-Names (primary), Snow Hare (defunct)
  Known IDs (Nationalities):   Joshua Listens-to-wind (PCC), Keme 
  Kesogowasee (Sioux)
  Stock Image (With date/location taken):  Chicago (February 15, 2072)
  Awakened/Emerged:  Awakened (Shaman)
  Prominent Features: Long white hair, modernized attire with native 
  American influences, missing the ring finger of his right hand
  Known Augmentations:  None
  Habits / Quirks:  Seen in conversation with non-materialized entities; 
  speech patterns suggest mental trauma or illness that makes it 
  difficult for the subject to speak plainly or “open up” to others.
  Primary Interests: Magic, mystic secrets, spirits
  Affiliations (Corps, Policlubs, Gangs, VPNs, etc.): Sioux Wildcats 
  (guest instructor, 2059-present), the Unseen (attached file 
  removed—GC 18/10/72), Kokopelli, VPN 116J14 (presumed)
  Known Associates (Contacts and co-workers): Juanita Hidden-
  Moon (presumed deceased), Nacwana Blind-Sparrow (presumed 
  deceased), Artsnletters (free spirit).
  Whereabouts:  North America
  Part-time Residence: Believed to maintain safehouses throughout 
  Native American Nations
  man-oF-many-names 
  
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  Man-of-Many-Names.” The only people harmed were the director 
  and those who attacked or impeded the spirits.
  If true, these events indicate attack through necessity rather 
  than anger or revenge. In addition,  30MN75 seems to go out of 
  his way to ensure the safety of bystanders. While many shamanic 
  paths focus on a need to never turn from a fight, the choice to 
  not harm bystanders can either be a totemic quality or a personal 
  one. Further research will need to be done to ascertain the exact 
  tradition.
  // end file //
  > Nothing good ever comes from wanton destruction.
  > Man-of-Many-Names
  >Come on, we’re all sharing. What’s your path?
  > /dev/grrl
  > My path is, my path. Knowing it will not help you understand me 
  any better.
  > Man-of-Many-Names
  > Too many secrets, old man. Eventually they’ll kill ya’ if you don’t 
  find someone to share them with.
  > Kane
  While no immediate connection is apparent between 30MN75 and 
  VPN 116J14, I was ordered to include his file in this collection anyway. 
  Presumably someone in the Collective knows something I don’t and 
  can connect the dots.
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
   ImpacT assessmenT 
  Regardless of the subject’s tradition or magical prowess, it is 
  clear that he could pose a serious threat to any whom he feels is a 
  danger. There is no way of determining the breadth of 30MN75’s 
  resume. However, his legend reads like a who’s who of shadow-
  runs over the past two and a half decades. The subject is known or 
  suspected to have been involved in hundreds of incidents. Once a 
  peaceful rapport can be established with the subject, his abilities 
  will be able to be positively channeled.
  The subject’s previous history with eco-friendly activities and 
  actions taken against corporate interests suggest use in ecological 
  rehabilitation. His knowledge of magical theory could make him 
  an excellent resource for commentary on the growing conflict in 
  Amazonia or on Awakened processes throughout the Congo and 
  Yakut. If the subject can share his understanding of the spirit world 
  in an educational setting, probability analysis shows that there is a 
  72% chance of major discovery in the following five years.
  Analysis of comments attributed to him and twenty odd 
  years of posts on various shadow nodes and VPNs reveal 30MN75 
  is a soft-spoken individual not given to hyperbole and boasting. 
  His knowledge of the magic, mystic secrets, and spirits is virtually 
  unparalleled outside of academia.
  According to speculation on the Denver Nexus and 
  Shadowland, the subject was reportedly a key voice in the events 
  of the Firewatch strike in Chicago. Evidence suggests he was also 
  instrumental in the destruction of an Ant hive in South America 
  prior to 2050. While it is unclear on the exact techniques utilized, 
  it is clear that the subject is familiar with advanced banishing 
  techniques, combat spells designed to target spirits, and a unique 
  understanding of insect spirit psychology.
  Beyond his abilities with combating insect hives, the subject 
  has proven a skilled enchanter, crafting the necessary links to call 
  [LINK] the Hokopelli, Frost spirits, and reportedly a Domovoi. 
  The feat which brought him to the attention of the Dawkins 
  Group is the reported banishing of the a queen ant spirit, during 
  contest with an ant hive in Africa. Reports have been unclear who 
  may have called the queen initially, but Man-of-Many-Names is 
  described by many Horizon personnel as banishing the queen 
  unassisted.
  // upload media file :: user Dr. Clayton Sapienza :: 10/31/70 //
  The attached footage shows a runner team, aided by the 
  subject, at a research facility for United Oil. This was recovered 
  from their surveillance systems. The runners were attempting 
  to sabotage important experiments. During the incursion, secu-
  rity fought with the runners. The subject had to be physically 
  removed by his teammates once the fighting started. In addition, 
  eye-witness reports from MCT subsidiary Zen-Marsh Chemicals 
  near Quebec also confirm this. A witness reported the subject 
  had a conversation with the Zen-Marsh director one day before 
  the latter’s death. During this conversation, the subject was over-
  heard threatening the director. The next day, spirits attacked and 
  destroyed the facility. Several other reports also note his refusal to 
  back down from a fight and his fidelity to his word. 
  > There was no threat, only a glimpse of things to come.
  > Man-of-Many-Names
  During the Zen-Marsh Chemicals incident, the subject never 
  raised his voice to the director. The witness was unable to describe 
  much of the conversation because he could not hear the subjects’ 
  side. Reports of the incident make no mention of anyone fitting 
  the subects’ description. He could have been invisible. However, 
  there were several magically active witnesses. One even described 
  making a thorough astral search of the area. The only connection 
  to the subject  is a witness who overheard a spirit say “I come from 
  
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  Orbital DK
  BIograpHy
  From what we’ve gathered based upon security image grabs 
  and enhanced interrogations of detainees, the subject has been a 
  shadowrunner since at least the end of the 2050s. Up until the 
  mid-2060s she operated using the alias “Orbital Bandit.” We 
  believe that it was after Crash 2.0 when she changed her nom de 
  net to “Orbital DK.” 
  > Why did you change your handle? I’d never change mine. I’d lose 
  my rep.
  > /dev/grrl
  > Multiple reasons. It’s cliché to say but Crash 2.0 really did change 
  everything for me, including how I operated and who I operated with. 
  It also awakened me to the inevitability of entropy. Everything in 
  orbit and down in the well falls at some point. It’s only a matter 
  of time.
  > Orbital DK
  Our first recorded image of the target is pulled from an 
  Ersatz! trid documentary on the “Snow Angels.” 
  // Aetherpedia Search Keyword: Snow Angels //
  The orbital tribe known as the Snow Angels were former 
  Russian astronauts who assisted in the construction of the 
  Shibanokuji Freefall Resort. Weary of life planet-side, the group 
  established a sizeable living space in a cargo storage bay, away from 
  the orbital’s tourist and population centers. In their microgravity 
  orBITaL dk
  Subject 32OD84 has been operating as a hacker and shadow 
  data clearance house “auctioneer” since at least 2059. We have 
  as yet been unable to establish her true identity as most records 
  pertaining to her history have been erased, altered or lost during 
  Crash 2.0. We do know that she is a sysop with the Asgard Data 
  Haven and maintains contacts with the small shadowrunner 
  community in Earth orbit. Unconfirmed rumors speculate she 
  fled the planet’s surface, placing herself in hiding from a corpora-
  tion or corporations without space launch capabilities. 
  The subject came to our attention in during the Sojourner 
  incident. 32OD84 was reassesed after initial queries regarding 
  VPN 116J14; a hacker using her typical icon penetrated multiple 
  Horizon satellite nodes and erased all records of traffic to or from 
  VPN 116J14, and has repeated this seven times over the last 
  fourteen months; we estimate a 77.5% chance she is part of or 
  employed by VPN 116J14.
  sUBJecT: 32od84
  Real Name: Unknown
  Birthdate:  Unknown
  Nationality: Possibly Middle Eastern or African (unconfirmed)
  Gender: Female
  Metatype: Homo sapiens sapiens (unconfirmed)
  Languages:  English (native or fluent), fluent and rudimentary knowl-
  edge of various spacer dialects
  Known Aliases: Orbital DK (primary), Orbital Bandit (secondary)
  Known IDs (Nationalities): Hundreds but none used more than once
  Stock Image (With date/location taken): Customs Lounge Module, 
  Apollo Station (12.01.2071)
  Awakened/Emerged: No
  Prominent Features: Elongated limbs, skin pigmentation and facial 
  proportion adjustment due to genetic alteration, cosmetic surgery 
  or micro-gravity environment (unconfirmed)
  Known Augmentations:  Possible micro-gravity adaptive gene thera-
  pies or cyber-/bioware enhancements (unconfirmed)
  Habits / Quirks: Affinity for afroflash music, space alien Matrix 
  iconography
  Primary Interests: Astronomy, computer programming, corporations 
  and governments with space assets, freefall/orbital cultures, 
  hacking, information auctioneering, microgravity science, space 
  exploration
  Affiliations (Corps, Policlubs, Gangs, VPNs, etc.): Asgard Data Haven, 
  Rigel Group, Snow Angels, VPN 116J14
  Known Associates (Contacts and co-workers):  “Pandora,” “Cinnabar,” 
  “Heimdall” (Asgard sysops); multiple orbital runner teams including 
  the Lords of Luna, ZonePhreaks, and the Reaktors
  Whereabouts: Low Earth Orbit
  Part-time Residence: Unknown
  
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  The subject came to our attention in August of 2070 
  during the Tlaloc satellite hijacking by the Sojourner AI. While 
  Aztechnology maneuvered its own crisis response resources, our 
  own planet-side monitors intercepted an outbound query origi-
  nating from Asgard.
  // upload email attachment :: user Dr. Clayton Sapienza :: 
  01/22/71 //
  From: Orbital DK
  To: “Sojourner”
  Date: 08/19/70
  Subject: Are you for real?
  If you get this message and you really are what you say you are, 
  there’s going to be a lot of people looking for you. Let me know if 
  you want to talk.
  // end attachment //
   
  Our records show that no response was received and no fur-
  ther communication was attempted.
  > That was the smart thing to do.
  > Clockwork
  ImpacT assessmenT 
  32OD84 is a well-seasoned hacker. She is skilled with off-
  the-shelf utilities and warez, well versed in common node exploits, 
  and has been known to create her own custom hacking programs. 
  We also believe that the majority of the IC protecting Asgard was 
  modified and upgraded by the subject at several points in time.
  > We occasionally exchange tips and tricks but our methodologies, 
  philosophies and modus operandi are fairly different.
  > FastJack
  However, analysis shows 32OD84 prefers to avoid directly 
  working on data steal assignments, instead sub-contracting out the 
  work to younger or more eager hackers for a percentage. Based 
  on ads in the Denver Nexus, she may also serve as a technical 
  and Matrix consultant for various orbit-based shadowrunners. 
  According to our field assets, she has worked with the ZonePhreaks 
  team on multiple occasions and maintains cordial relationships 
  with shadow assets both in orbit and in the lunar colonies.
  > Hey, DK… do you know anyone who can hook me up with a trip to 
  Evo’s Mars base? I could really use a vacation in a more pleasant 
  climate.
  > Picador
  While the subject doesn’t present a significant threat 
  to Horizon’s information security this could change once 
  Transglobal’s D.A.R. project is completed.
  domain, they were able to freely live under the benevolent 
  auspices of their host, the Yamatetsu corporation (and later, Evo).  
  In exchange the Snow Angels allowed the corporation to docu-
  ment their social experiment. 
  // close search //
  The detainees stated that upon entering Earth orbit, the 
  subject found shelter and refuge with the Snow Angels, living in 
  their communal compartment for months before venturing out on 
  her own. We would estimate she was approximately 20 or 21 years 
  of age at the time of this documentary in 2057.
  > Are you ever going to spill who you pissed off planet-side?
  > Slamm-0!
  > No. But drop some nuyen into my account and I might give you a 
  hint.
  > Orbital DK
  By the early 2060s, the subject was fully integrated into the 
  shadow scene and had become a sysop with the Asgard Data 
  Haven [LINK]. The data haven is located in a former Fuchi Low 
  Earth Orbit Electronic Intelligence satellite. When Fuchi broke 
  apart in 2060, records of the satellite were either misplaced or 
  perhaps purposefully deleted. A pair of orbital hackers/scavengers 
  named Pandora (see file Subject 22PA21) and Heimdall (see file 
  Subject 05HL13) later discovered it and re-tasked the module for 
  their own purposes. The subject and another hacker, Cinnabar (see 
  file Subject 91CB00) were brought along as co-administrators in 
  an illegal paydata auction house.
  // email attachment :: 07/21/71 //
  From: Dawkins Group Los Angeles 
  Subject: Defense Assessment – Asgard Data Haven
  Unlike the Helix and ShadowSea, we presume, the Asgard Data 
  Haven’s network hardware is not located on Earth’s surface. This 
  presents a significant issue if hard line access is required as trans-
  porting and maneuvering drones or individuals into the satellite’s 
  orbital slot is a costly proposal. Aside from the natural hazards of 
  working in a vacuum environment, simple and low-cost chemical 
  rocket munitions would deter or destroy any who would attempt 
  to break the orbital’s defense perimeter. According to our sources, 
  the data haven is equipped with such measures.
  Second, the satellite’s orbital declination results in a less-
  than-two-hour window for remote access from any point on the 
  ground. Remote access via public satellite is possible but results in 
  lag times that make hacking attempts nearly impossible. 
  Third, though the satellite was designated as a geographical-
  imaging satellite by Fuchi, it was, in fact a defense analysis asset. It 
  would be safe to assume it was pre-loaded with military-grade IC 
  that the sysops have updated over the years.
  // end attachment //
  
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  Orbital DK
  > In every tribal language in Africa, the meaning of the word 
  star is “Bringer of Knowledge” or “Bringer of Enlightenment.” 
  Anthropological studies conducted of African shamans discovered 
  that the symbolic representation of the star-beings that supposedly 
  visited the continent for the past 40,000 years bear a striking 
  resemblance to the classic pop-culture “gray” alien spaceman.
  > Elijah
  > Yeah, and that’s why that nut job thinks the wakayambi are “space 
  angels” or whatever. People need to learn to see things for what 
  they are, not what they want them to be.
  > Black Mamba
  > KaMathi is an odd one. But he keeps the money flowing and that 
  keeps my living capsule cool and the food and water deliveries on 
  schedule.
  > Orbital DK
  // email attachment //
  From: Dawkins Group Los Angeles
  To: Mark Stregatta, Vice-President, Transglobal
  Cc: Dr. Clayton Sapienza
  Date: 01/03/72
  Subject: D.A.R. Security
  Mark,
  The Dawkins Group is currently investigating potential 
  threats to various Horizon activities. For some time now we have 
  had an open file on the LEO based shadowrunners known as the 
  ZonePhreaks but have downgraded their threat rating to almost 
  nil. However recently we have had cause for concern regarding 
  the activities of the members of an orbital data haven known as 
  Asgard, specifically a hacker who works under the name Orbital 
  DK. We are pursuing all available options to us be they co-opting 
  her into our service or eliminating her as a threat. However we 
  would recommend an increase in security ID and SIN checks at 
  all D.A.R. ground launch sites in the Mojave as well as budgeting 
  for an uptake in security spider sweeps.
  Please contact us at your earliest convenience if you have 
  questions. We are open for consultation.
  // end attachment //
  cUrrenT acTIvITIes
  The subject has provided regular updates on Aztechnology’s 
  space projects and disseminated them through a variety of 
  networks, most notably AzzieWatch, for the past few months. 
  Detailed specifications and high-resolution imagery of possible 
  mining asteroids have been auctioned through Asgard to various 
  Aztechnology competitors, including Horizon. 
  Three months ago, orbital taxi logs described an individual 
  matching 32OD84’s description departing from The Spindle 
  space station.
  > Talk about brass balls. That’s the Azzie orbiting hydroponics facility. 
  I wonder if she was trying to sell back what she stole.
  > Marcos
  For the past six months, the subject has been engaged 
  in regular orbit-to-surface chatter with an individual named 
  Dibakabaka KaMathi who lives in the Cape Town suburb of 
  Rocklands. KaMathi, an independently wealthy member of the 
  Rigel Group, runs a syndicated quasi-New Age, quasi-religious 
  call-in trideo program. 32OD84 provides him with the coded 
  burst transmissions from the Sternensammler asteroid retriever, 
  scrubbed of background cosmic noise. KaMathi purports to 
  believe that Rigel, the retriever’s AI hijacker, is a prophet and 
  that his transmissions are not only gospel but a trail for the Zulu 
  people to follow.
  
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  The Catholic orphanage spent a great deal trying to teach him the 
  liturgy. Records indicate that he was a respectful and well-liked 
  child with a bit of a headstrong streak. His personality was such 
  that the orphanage tried to get him adopted through the local 
  Ares trid affiliate’s ‘Wednesday’s Child’ segment. Had he remained 
  at the orphanage, it seems unlikely that he would have turned to 
  crime.
  > I disagree. Even when the orphanage was still open, there wasn’t 
  much to go around. Most of us grew up ‘supplementing.’
  > Riser
  However, budgetary cutbacks closed the orphanage in 2051, 
  and records list him as one of the children put on the street. 
  According to witnesses, the subject and several others began squat-
  ting nearby, begging or selling themselves to earn enough to eat. 
  73DS13 started planning snatch and grabs and organizing beggars 
  around target-rich areas. The group lasted barely a month before 
  the others were dead or missing.
  Assets have interviewed two of the surviving members from 
  this group who are both incarcerated. They have reported that the 
  subject stayed in the area, kept to himself, and begged or stole to 
  stay alive. He learned the code of the street, fighting or running to 
  ensure he kept what was his rather than turning it over to gangers 
  or thugs. Despite the ‘hardness’ of life on the street, he stood 
  rIser
  A professional assassin, subject 73DS13 is nearly as skilled at 
  social engineering as he is at gunplay. The subject is a former gang 
  member who grew to national acclaim, with a criminal dossier 
  flagged by the FBI. He is the leader of a cadre of criminals known 
  as the Smokers’ Club and is held to be an expert on street level 
  violence and organizations.
  BIograpHy
  The subject came to our attention during an investigation 
  of the neo-corporate gang known as the Cutters [LINK], their 
  distribution channels, and possible rehabilitation of the gang for 
  positive use.
  Due to the criminal endeavors in his youth, his past has been 
  easier to track down than many of our other subjects. According 
  to Social Services records, 73DS13 grew up in the Redmond 
  Barrens. His parents, if they were living, never met him. He was 
  left on the steps of 54th Street Orphanage still bloody from birth. 
  sUBJecT: 73ds13
  Real Name: Jonathan Riser
  Birthdate: August 2040
  Nationality: UCAS
  Gender: Male
  Metatype: Homo sapiens sapiens
  Languages: English, Spanish (native), Esperanto (proficient, or uses 
  a linguasoft)
  Known Aliases: Riser
  Known IDs (Nationalities):  Martin Levine (UCAS), Mikael Glaser (CAS), 
  Jason Toms (UCAS)
  Stock Image (With date/location taken):  Seattle, UCAS (April 9, 2069)
  Awakened/Emerged: No
  Prominent Features: Tattoo of an arrow on inner left forearm, pointing 
  toward palm, with unknown phrase; normally obfuscated with the 
  use of temporary tattoos
  Known Augmentations: Datajack at base of spine, internal commlink 
  (unspecified make); examination of microscars along hairline 
  strongly suggests more extensive headware augmentation.
  Habits / Quirks:  Regular smoker (preferred brand:Turkish black label) 
  and drinker (Cuban white rums)
  Primary Interests: Gangs, New York City, wetwork
  Affiliations (Corps, Policlubs, Gangs, VPNs, etc.): The Cutters, 
  Smoker’s Club
  Known Associates (Contacts and co-workers):  Ladybug, Charlie 
  Broken Horse, Seta, Kai-Lin (Smoker’s Club), Mother Lachryma (former 
  nun attached to the 54th Street Orphanage, currently works as a 
  madam in New York City)
  Whereabouts:  Pacific Northwest
  Part-time Residence: Seattle, UCAS
  
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  Riser
  When the subject returned to Seattle in 2062, it is believed 
  he was formally inducted into the Cutters. After that, his rap-sheet 
  quickly got longer. But, he had learned his lesson and was never 
  again convicted of a crime. According to Lone Star records, he 
  moved up the ranks fairly rapidly, running his own “department” in 
  under a year. Lone Star’s Gang Task Force figured him for the upper 
  echelons of the Seattle Cutters, but never was able to arrest him. 
  However, shadow contacts revealed an interesting tale. It becomes 
  more interesting in light of theories about Riser’s current activities. 
  // begin media snippet //
  Richardson: At the time, the Cutters were locked in with 
  the Ancients. They’d been steadily losing turf and word on the 
  street was it was just a matter of time ‘til they lost it all. If the 
  Cutters were going to survive, they needed something drastic to 
  happen quickly. So Riser, seein’ that nothing short of the elves 
  fallin out with each other could give the Cutters breathing room, 
  he Risers up this big con. One of the heaf pointy-eared dandelion 
  eaters would to die, and this other pointy-eared prick would look 
  like he’d done it!
  Johnny Riser needed to make sure it worked exactly as he 
  planned, so he did the job himself. Bunch of Ancients diedvI can’t 
  say as it was Riser, but y’know, maybe. So, the Gang Task Force 
  never clued in, and apparently, neither did anyone else. Rumors 
  of the Ancients hitting each other hit the street. The Ancients 
  focused less on the Cutters, and the Cutters survived, if you call 
  it that..
  // end media snippet //
  > Pretty lucky for you those other Ancients died.
  > Baka Dabora
  > You say luck. I say meticulous planning.
  > Riser
  // begin media snippet //
  Richardson: Riser’s work was good and clean. So much, in fact, 
  the Cutters asked him to do more jobs. Riser didn’t relish the 
  killing. But he did enjoy the challenge. After clearing up a few 
  more ‘problems’ in Seattle, the Cutters began loaning him 
  out to other chapters. He learned quick and made a bunch 
  of hits everybodyr thought impossible.
  Interviewer: Sounds like his successes were due more to prepara-
  tion than natural talent. Riser seemed to have an uncanny 
  ability to outthink his opponents.
  Richardson: Yeah. Johnny was good at that shit. Laying the 
  ground work all that.After a few years, Riser began doing 
  some independent work. Word had gotten around and 
  people were asking for him. Plus the money was good, since 
  he didn’t have to give some to the Cutters. It was only the 
  occasional job at first but as requests and payment got bigger, 
  so did his independence. I lost track of him after that. He’d 
  met Broken Horse by then, and they had something going. 
  They worked together on several jobs and began consulting 
  with one another. At some point, Riser and the Cutters split. 
  Friendly split, though. I mean, hey, Riser and the cutters had 
  been good to each other, y’know?
  // end media snippet //
  apart. The subject was described as charming and personable. 
  Even within the arrest records, several officers who captured him 
  remarked how likable the subject was. 
  While he may have been able to convince people of his 
  charm, 73DS13 was not above using his gifts of persuasion for 
  more sinister means. Following is an interview collected during 
  a community outreach program by our Seattle offices. The inter-
  view was catalogued per standard procedures and tagged by Dr. 
  Sapienza in relation to our investigation.
  // upload media file :: user Dr. Clayton Sapienza :: 11/12/71 //
  // LingaCell-D audio-to-text conversion engaged //
  Jimmy Richardson: Hey man, I really appreciate this man. My 
  girl’s gonna really need these pills. 
  Interviewer: So, we were talking about Riser…
  Richardson: Yeah man, so he wasn’t the hard ass that everyone 
  thinks he was. He was wily man, one of those people who 
  just listens and puts it together, you know?
  Interviewer: Can you give me an example?
  Richardson: Shit man, so this was years ago, back before he was 
  running with the Cutters. He had this beef with Skooch. See, 
  Skooch was putting the squeeze on all the locals, and Riser 
  wasn’t paying. So Skooch and his boys decide they are gonna 
  make an example, see, and gut Riser. I remember them talk-
  ing about hangin’ him by his guts on the sign. 
   
  Now, Riser, he’s smart, so he hides. Later, when they catch 
  him, he’s holed up with a bunch of squatters down near the 
  domes. He starts talking, man, just talking. He tell them 
  that he knows what they’re gonna do. He knows about the 
  party the night before, and how Skooch had fucked his boy’s 
  girl, and what their favorite drugs were. Riser fucking knew 
  everything about them man, he’d been listening.
  Interviewer: What happened after they were done talking?
  Richardson: So, Riser is spilling all these secrets of Skooch to 
  his boys, and the squatters nearby, they was listening. Now 
  obviously, they weren’t gonna jump up and help Riser since 
  Skooch and his boys were heavy, but they was witnesses, you 
  know. And Riser tells Skooch’s boys that Skooch is planning 
  on killing them when this was all over. That’s why they didn’t 
  bring the van. He was gonna leave them all with Riser’s body 
  and say he was the only one who survived.
   
  Skooch’s boys didn’t like that plan, and when they turned, 
  Skooch bolted. Not two days later, Skooch was hanging on 
  that sign instead of Riser.
   
  // end media file //
  According to multiple interviews, it was after these events 
  that, the subject allied himself with the Cutters. He continued 
  passing along information, eventually becoming an indispensible 
  ally. This association led to his role as a lookout during a Cutter 
  initiation ritual, including robbery and the assault of three Lone 
  Star patrolmen. Court records show that the subject refused to 
  provide Lone Star with any useful information. As a result he got 
  a longer sentence. Several Cutters who would go on to become 
  quite influential got lighter sentences because of him. 73DS13 
  was sentenced to six years. He was out in three and a half for 
  good behavior. 
  
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  ImpacT assessmenT 
  Individually, the subject is a manageable threat on a micro-
  level. 73DS13 has proven to be an effective killer, though with 
  appropriate planning, he can be rendered harmless. His greater 
  threat is the network of associates that he utilizes and the connec-
  tions offered through the Smoker’s Club. Analysis has shown 
  that the group has a high likelihood of success on targets as well 
  protected as a UCAS senator. 
  The true danger that the subject poses to our organization is 
  on the macro-level. The subject’s connection to the Cutters, and 
  their integration into a vertical corporate structure, demonstrates 
  that he is able to leverage force on par with a rising national corpo-
  ration. With the support of the Cutters and the Smoker’s Club, 
  the subject would be capable of influencing events on a state or 
  national level to a minor degree. 
  The subject is known to have accessed VPN 116J14 before, 
  always from the privacy of his own home. The possibility that 
  73DS13 is being manipulated or hired by the more experienced 
  and connected members of VPN 73DS13 cannot be discounted.
  cUrrenT acTIvITIes
  Within the last six months, the subject has been recorded 
  in multiple P2.0 feeds in Los Angeles and several ME-Feeds in 
  Manhattan. It is believed that he is maintaining a permanent 
  residence in the Seattle metroplex, and analysis shows that these 
  trips have been for business planning. We have correlated the 
  information and discovered some cross-over in the locations with 
  leadership of the Cutters. 
  In March of 2072, one of the IDs we have recorded for the 
  subject was flagged at the port of entry in Hong Kong. Our agents 
  followed 73Ds13 into the walled city of Kowloon, before losing 
  track of him. He was caught on surveillance footage several hours 
  later, with a fresh bandage across his left forearm. The subject had 
  changed clothes and showed signs of a physical altercation. He was 
  identified by several media drones along the Golden Mile, with a 
  pumpkin muffin in hand. The subject was observed swapping it 
  with a pastry on the plate of an Evo executive. Our agents have 
  ascertained that the executive has continued to be in good health.
  > Two thoughts: nanites or a slow acting poison 
  > 2XL
  > I convinced a guy once that he had consumed tracker nanites. 
  Do you know how intrusive some of the tests to identify nanite 
  systems can be?
  > Netcat 
  > Note to self: do not eat any of ‘Cat’s pastries.
  > Slamm-0!
  Currently, 73DS13 heads up the Smoker’s Club, a tight-knit 
  group of cigar enthusiasts that publish a modest online newsletter 
  and maintain a clubhouse/cigar shop in Manhattan. The other 
  members are Charlie Broken Horse, Seta, Kai-Lin and a young 
  technomancer called Ladybug. While our assets have been unable 
  to find definitive proof, they are clearly one of the highest paid 
  wetwork groups on the West Coast. It is believed that members 
  of the Smoker’s Club have negotiated contracts from the Mafia 
  Commissione, based on a correlation between their sudden ‘vaca-
  tions’ and several underworld hits in the past twenty-four months. 
  Two such hits the Club may have had a hand in are the unex-
  plained death of producer Furgus Dionyzus at his Hollywood 
  Hills home (which delayed the release of three controversial docu-
  trids) in 2065, and the murder of officer Pádraig ‘Blood Boots’ 
  Driscol on the streets of Boston (just hours after his acquittal on 
  murder charges) in 2068. 
  > Close but no cigar. Blood Boots had a long history of stomping elves 
  around Boston. He made the mistake of stomping on a relative of 
  Jimmy Ford and caught a case of lead poisoning. End of story.
  > Riser
  
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  Turbo Bunny
  BIograpHy
  According to her mlog, subject was born on the Goodsprings 
  Reservation, Ute Nation. Subject’s grandmother, a second-genera-
  tion Mexican immigrant, had remained in Nevada after the Treaty 
  of Denver, her ethnic status granting 24TB76 citizenship in the 
  Ute. Her tribal affiliation was revoked and the pair relocated to the 
  Anglo reservation at Goodsprings.  Records to confirm or deny 
  these claims have not yet been found.
  > Aztlan was a member of the NAN at the time. Anyone of Latino/
  Hispanic decent was considered eligible for tribal membership.
  > Marcos
  > Provisions of the Treaty require lands be set aside for non-tribal 
  residents. Ute hostility toward non-Amerinds, referred to as “Anglos” 
  or “pinkskins” even if non-Caucasian, made life on a rez unpleasant. 
  Many Anglo reservations, like those in the PCC, are progressive 
  enclaves and examples of new social paradigms. The enclaves in the 
  Ute were reminiscent of the poverty-stricken Amerind reservations 
  of the 20th century. Goodsprings is a glorified trailer park, surrounded 
  by barbed wire and populated by shotgun-toting rednecks.
  > Mika
  The mlog revealed the subject’s mother as chronically 
  underemployed, working various and temporary janitorial 
  and maintenance contracts in Las Vegas. In 2068 Pathfinder 
  Multimedia opened negotiations with the Wynne Conglomerate 
  for the purchase of the Rattler Casino. Horizon technicians 
  reviewed the Rattler’s internal security footage and flagged a 
  TUrBo BUnny
  Subject 24TB76 is a rigger, driver, mechanic and ground 
  vehicle transportation expert operating in the North American 
  Pacific Northwest as a shadowrunner. Subject is of Latino descent; 
  genetic testing shows weak blood ties to members of the Pawnee 
  tribe, and is known to have been addicted to Better-Than-Life 
  chips for a major portion of her life but began the process of 
  withdrawal and recovery prior to 2070.
  The Seattle office opened a file on the subject in 2070. She 
  was referred to us by freelance asset “Bakatare” for the Tiemann 
  extraction. SOP for all new unlisted shadow hires was followed 
  and covert background checks began.
  sUBJecT: 24TB76
  Real Name: Unknown
  Birthdate: 07/17/2047
  Nationality: United Canadian American States, Ute Nation 
  (renounced)
  Gender: Female
  Metatype: Homo sapiens nobilis
  Languages: English, Spanish (native), Seattle Cityspeak (fluent), 
  Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Zuni (rudimentary)
  Known Aliases: Turbo Bunny (primary), Tuesday (secondary)
  Known IDs (Nationalities): Clarisa Odalis Soto (United Canadian 
  American States), Clarisa Odalis (Salish-Shidhe Council), Odalis 
  Soto (Pueblo Corporate Council), Clarisa Moon Bloodrun (Ute 
  Nation), Velma Soto (California Free State)
  Stock Image (With date/location taken): 700 Block, South 56th 
  Street, Tacoma, Seattle Metroplex (04.27.71)
  Awakened/Emerged: No
  Prominent Features: Bleached hair (natural brunette)
  Known Augmentations: Rigger adaptations, five datajacks with 
  platinum covers (two behind each ear; fifth concealed in belly 
  button), and reflex enhancements (unconfirmed)
  Habits / Quirks:  Former BTL addiction, distinctive white-rabbit-in-
  race car Matrix iconography, fond of white fuzzy dice and white fur 
  trim in her vehicles
  Primary Interests: Automobile and motorbike racing, automobile repair 
  and modification, engine mechanics
  Affiliations (Corps, Policlubs, Gangs, VPNs, etc.): Lou’s Garage Inc., 
  Pacific Street Car Association, Seattle Street Racing Association, Wind 
  Speaker Corporation, VPN 116J14
  Known Associates (Contacts and co-workers): Bakatare (Subject: 
  65BK30), Lou Poor Bear (fixer), Taylor (Subject: 71TY00), Roger Tekwa 
  (President of Wind Speaker Corporation), Grim Aurora (Seattle-based 
  post-rock/industrial band)
  Whereabouts: Pacific Northwest
  Part-time Residence: Seattle Metroplex, UCAS
  
  30
  10 Jackpointers
  rounds and took out Mr. Tekwa’s bodyguard in ten seconds. 
  After that… she did things with the car that defy physics. She 
  had the wired reflexes in her favor but she had that car on two 
  wheels at one point… going one-twenty-eight. She wasn’t 
  afraid to use her own piece and took out one of the other 
  drivers with a shot to the dome before ditching the other two.
  Interviewer: Mr. Tekwa was impressed?
  Jacquin: Aw, hells yeah. He started treating the keebler like a 
  daughter. And if there was a… situation that needed that 
  special touch, like a transporter job, she was his favorite. 
  Interviewer: So what went wrong?
  Jacquin: Don’t ever trust a beetle head, man. I’d sooner rut with 
  a ghoul hopped up on peyote and red mescaline. Mr. Tekwa 
  had bought her a nice ride, a Ferrari 770 Spider. The job 
  was simple enough. Pick up diamonds from a Jew in LA 
  and return to the office. Guess she’d been slotting a few 
  hours earlier. She was crazy behind the wheel. She got the 
  diamonds but on the way back she took the new car on a 
  joyride, see what it could really do. A smokey tagged her 
  and pursued. She should have pulled over and played it cool 
  and innocent. But nope. She treated a professional run like 
  some action sim and floored it. By the time she hit Vegas 
  she had half the PCC’s tribal PD on her ass. She smashed 
  her way onto the Strip, knocking cars around, left and right. 
  KTNV had a chopper recording the whole thing. Her 
  luck ran out and she wrapped that Ferrari around a public 
  Matrix terminal. I don’t know how she got away. Must have 
  been a junkie adrenaline thing, but she did. Then she was 
  gone. Vanished.
  Interviewer: How did Mr. Tekwa take the news?
  Jacquin: Like he’d been stabbed in the gut, y’know? I don’t think 
  he talked to anyone for two days. Next I heard, he’d put a 
  bounty on her head.
  // end media file //
  ImpacT assessmenT 
  Fleeing to Seattle in 2067 she utilized various shadow sources 
  to purge as much of her past as possible and set up alternate IDs 
  and SINs. This kind of resourcefulness and intense survival 
  instinct could make the subject useful to the Dawkins Group for 
  a variety of solo and collaborative assignments. However, in my 
  assessment, the most significant risk is her past as a BTL addict. 
  According to her handler, she has been clean since 2070. But the 
  latest Surgeon General’s Report strongly indicates BTL addicts, 
  of all abusers of illegal and mundane intoxicants, have the highest 
  rate of recidivism in North America. Our psyche profile hints at a 
  persona damaged by personal betrayal and a childhood rife with 
  antisocial behavior patterns. Any kind of applied pressure at an 
  inopportune moment could trigger a relapse.
  Turbo Bunny’s activities and contacts are limited to the 
  Western region of North America and primarily the Pacfiic 
  Northwest. In her personal life she is involved with legal street-
  racing associations. Described as “wily when cornered,” the subject 
  would be considered a nominal threat if she were to oppose 
  Dawkins Group operations. Despite a blossoming romantic rela-
  tionship she remains fairly isolated with few personal associates to 
  call on outside of the shadowrun subculture. 
  recording of what is believed to be the subject’s mother copulating 
  with a Las Vegas police officer in the casino restroom in 2046. 
  Video evidence confirmed subject’s mother had engaged in several 
  intoxicated trysts with members of the LVPD. Approximately 
  nine months after this footage was shot, the subject was born in 
  the reservation clinic.
  We can’t find any reference to her ‘mother’ after 2047. Not an 
  unmarked grave, not a scrap of DNA. Very peculiar.
   
    Huxley (Project Lead)
  // Archive / Newsfeeds / recovered //
  MISSING ANGLO FOUND IN DESERT
  Las Vegas Sun [MM] – 08/02/61
  The remains of Goodsprings resident Cody Schreffler, 19, 
  were discovered yesterday morning in Mountain Springs tribal 
  park. LVPD spokesman John Blue Hawk stated no foul play was 
  suspected. The body was found with an illegal hot-sim rig and 
  BTL chip player. Tribal coroners believe Schreffler, unaware and 
  operating under the influence, drove from his home. As the player 
  was still running when the body was found, it’s believed he was 
  unaware of his exposure to the desert elements and succumbed 
  to dehydration three weeks ago. Tracks have been found but the 
  vehicle is still missing, presumed stolen.
  // close archive //
  Schreffler was a reportedly close associate of the subject and 
  introduced her to “beetles”. Fueled by cravings, the subject took to 
  auto theft to support her habit. She utilized Matrix shadow nodes 
  to coordinate with chop shop operations, cartel middlemen, and 
  auto collectors. She also built custom off-road vehicles and would 
  disappear into the wilderness for week-long jaunts.
  Records of her activities post- reservation were lost after 
  Crash 2.0. It’s assumed she had her first illegal cyberware suite 
  installed during this time. She relocated to Las Vegas proper and 
  became a driver for the Commanche mob. A data search revealed 
  she was an official employee of the Wind Speaker Corporation, 
  placing her in Roger Tekwas’s organized crime family. 
  The following conversation is between a DG field researcher 
  and Kurt Jacquin, a former Wind Speaker security consultant 
  serving time in a Pueblo correctional facility:
  // upload media file :: user Dr. Clayton Sapienza :: 04/30/70 //
  // LingaCell-D audio-to-text conversion engaged //
  Kurt Jacquin: I remember Turbo Bunny. Mr. Tekwa liked her 
  right away.
  Interviewer: Why is that?
  Jacquin: She was an elf. She was a beetle head but she was still 
  pretty good lookin’. She also had, what’s the word… bravura. 
  She wasn’t afraid of anyone and stood up for herself when 
  the guys hassled her. 
  Interviewer: Where did she get her start?
  Jacquin: Mr. Tekwa had personal drivers. She was a part of the 
  motor pool at first. She was chauffeuring him to a meet with 
  the Wynne Conglomerate when three carloads of Verontesse 
  boys tried to make a run on him. They used armor-piercing 
  
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  Turbo Bunny
  cUrrenT acTIvITIes
  Turbo Bunny currently maintains a cover and a “day job” as 
  a mechanic for Lou’s Garage in Tacoma. Lou Poor Bear is a small-
  time fixer and ex-shadowrunner who specializes in providing black 
  market modifications to ground vehicles and transportation and 
  pursuit assignments to appropriate assets.
  In November 2071 the subject led a ground convoy trans-
  porting the narcotic known as tempo from the Seattle docks 
  to Portland. The smuggling operation was financed via who we 
  believe were third parties acting on behalf of the Olaya Cartel.
  > That run was a red herring. If Turbo Bunny’s crew had been caught, 
  all the cops would have found were industrial machine components. 
  I took the real thing down to Astoria.
  > Sounder
  > Or so you think.
  > Traveler Jones
  In March 2072, she was hired by simsense star Troy Mitchell 
  as a driver. The subject delivered Mitchell to the home of Seattle 
  Mafia capa Rowena O’Malley and returned him to his residence 
  four hours later. The go-gang known as the Halloweeners pursued 
  their vehicle along Intercity 5 before the subject gave managed 
  to lose them. Current rumors indicate that the Halloweeners 
  leader, Nightmare, has placed a bounty on Mitchell’s head for his 
  less-than-flattering portrayal of him (her?) in the trideo docu-
  drama, Gangs of Seattle. Mitchell may have been asking O’Malley 
  for protection. I would suggest our Cantor-Kurosawa subsidiary 
  reach out to Mitchell and perhaps offer a new contract that 
  includes a security clause.
  Subject is a regular at the Powerline club in Bellevue. 
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  > I find it disturbing that the Dawkins Group has a member of 
  Jackpoint shoved this far up the microscope. Do they have her bra 
  size too? And why are they so interested in her?
  > Kia
  > Get real. You work the backgrounds on your Johnsons, don’t you? 
  Do you really think the Johnsons don’t do the same to us? Just 
  because you’ve had your life purged from the Matrix, that doesn’t 
  mean your personal history goes with it. We’ve all got faces. Or if we 
  don’t have the ones we were born with, we have personal proclivities, 
  tics, calling cards or reputations. And that leaves a trail. It’s pretty 
  damn naïve to think that one of the world’s economic superpowers 
  doesn’t have files this detailed on one or more of us.
  > Cosmo
  > It’s 36-C for the record.
  > Turbo Bunny
  > Honey, if you’ve gotten past an A cup, they aren’t real.
  > Netcat
  > Pics or it isn’t true.
  > Kane
  > I’m going to tell my dad that if any tanned and smiling corp rat 
  offers him a free trip in exchange for filling out a survey, shoot him 
  in the face.
  > Beaker
  A stealth tag placed in 24TB76’s apartment month revealed 
  that the subject accesses VPN 116J14 extensively, sometimes for 
  hours a day when she has nothing else to do, composing e-mails 
  and talking with other members of the group. It has also provided 
  our first name for the group: “JackPoint.” What the significance 
  of this name is, or what her exact relationship is to the other 
  individuals that access it, remains to be seen. The stealth tag was 
  accidentally destroyed, reportedly when 24TB76 brought in a 
  small engine to dismantle and set it down directly on top of it.
  > Engine? Wait, that wasn’t a tag, that was my locket that T gave 
  me…oh.
  > Turbo Bunny
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