Ashen Hand
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Owner's Discord Name | TidanShock#tidanshock |
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Connection | 4 |
Public Contact? | Yes |
Archetype | Custom (A,G,N,K) |
Location | Seattle |
Metatype | Elf but not (VERY hard to tell, looks almost exactly human) |
Awakened/Emerged | Mundane |
Gender | Male |
Age | 32 |
Preferred Payment Method | Nuyen |
Hobbies/Vice | Bonsai Tree Maintenance/Action Enjoyer (media) |
Personal Life | Single |
Faction | ??? |
Aspects | First Hand Knowledge Military Grade Cold Mind Cold Heart Status Report I work with professionals act like one. Rules of Engagement Up your Arsenal Urban Warfare Special Forces |
Overview
Ashen Hand's past is unknown to many. But to those he trusts he was a simple kid living in Fort Lewis alongside his brother and single mother. His birth name is known to even fewer but his current SIN has him listed as "Frederickson Belov." He had a knack for getting into fights and being able to take a solid beating without so much as slowing down. A constant trouble maker and antisocial "weirdo" for reasons very few knew about. Later in life becoming a security guard for various clubs and other establishments around the city. His brutality was noted but still his capabilities were not ignored, especially when he managed to secure a security job at Ares Macrotechnology. His skills with firearms proving second to none and his resilience was rare, allowing him to take multiple hits from various sources that would put down any other corporate security in one shot. Ares took note of this and promoted him to be among their HTR. Deployed on several missions across the UCAS for various reasons he keeps to himself including the face they are classified by the corporation.
Eventually he was fired, while on watch duty his ally turned and fired upon him and he acted in retaliation, killing them in the process. The corporation after this incident let him go, likely to cover their hide amongst those in the know. After this Fredrickson struggled trying to find a job with his expensive ware and augments stripped from him. Left to adjust to a weakened body in a profession where strength and accuracy where paramount. After a while he however disappear for a few years to the public. His whereabouts during this time unknown to even his family, who during this time was also mourning the loss of his mother.
As far as the public knows, Fredrickson is a man who had the finances to open up his own small business/PMC along two others. One known as Veronica Neumann and the other, one Ezekiel Kennedy. All records of the three of them being erased from the matrix as a whole. The nickname/callsign Ashen Hand as it seems came from a job where upon him and his men found a room full of feral infected. After molotoving the room and setting it ablaze they thought they were safe till several surviving ferals emerged from the room covered in ashes and charged the team. Fredrickson used his shield and body to protect the others as the front line while the others did what they could to help him and eventually the threat was dealt with. And covering Fredrickson's armor was hand prints of ash. From there, the nickname stuck.
This small business/PMC has been given the name of "Black Bear" due to certain events witnessed during a run in Ohio. Despite Black Bear being a small business, ironically the business they deal in is anything but. Recruiting several individuals current or former HTR level to be freelance agents for different buyers. Their prices are expensive of course but so far they have yet to receive a poor review. A more affordable HTR for very select missions as opposed to a full time task force.
Though rumours are abound about the Black Bear business. Who is backing and supporting it? How are they attaining so much ware and high quality equipment? Yes some donations and contracts give funding of course but not to the extent this establishment would be kept open and supplied to the level it is. The answer, in his own words is "their first name is Nanya, their last name is business, and their name middle is fucking. Now are you here for a job or do you want to get out?" He tends to be... irritable, as many have seen. But when paid for a job, and when taking care of his team, he is second to none when it comes to getting things done.
Notes for GMs
When it comes to the quality "I need backup!" Do note the member that is sent will be on par with HTR members. Aka highly competent as a result, on par with most normal runners if not exceeding them (slightly). If you feel as though this would throw a massive wrench in the run do discuss this with the player and find a solution that seems best. Not all HTR are built the same after all and sometimes the office is too busy to deploy members. Them's the break chummer, maybe he'll thrown in a discount for next time. (He won't.)
Aspects Description
Aspect | Description |
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Cold Mind, Cold Heart | Even Ashen Hand himself admits he is a hardass. While he will bond with his team and learn to trust them while on missions, outside of that getting close to him is... difficult. It can be done, but trying to do so without a broken bone is a tedious task. Ashen Hand's loyalty cannot be raised above 2 outside of runs. |
I work with professionals, act like one. | Ashen Hand prefers loyalty and effectiveness above all else with those he works with. Any ways in which a mission can go south is something he prefers to avoid. Double the penalty given by notoriety for any rolls made by Ashen Hand. |
First Hand Knowledge | Having trained besides and having fought some of the most skilled personnel in current deployment amongst nations and corporations, Ashen Hand knows spec-ops like the back of his... hand. +2 to any checks that involve HTR level opfor. |
I need backup! | Having seen them himself and worked alongside them Ashen Hand knows that all that work for Black Bear are among the best and they don't come cheap. If a runner requests it Ashen Hand can deploy some of the members of Black Bear to aid runners in their escapades. To do this the runner must pay 10k nuyen and owe Ashen Hand 2 chips. If a runner has loyalty 1 or 2, Ashen Hand will be willing to send a street sam or decker HTR member as backup. At loyalty 3 or 4, Ashen Hand will allow the runners to choose a mage or adept. At loyalty 5 Ashen Hand will allow himself as an option. This quality must be called in near the beginning of the run aka planning phase and they must be allowed to know the details of it. The member deployed will meet up with the runners (if possible) and follow the orders given by the runner that employed them. If the member deployed dies on the mission make a loyalty test threshold 3. If the test is failed lose one point of loyalty with Ashen Hand and owe an additional chip. This aspect is only available if the runner and the place the HTR member will be deployed are in Seattle or the SSC. You may also not use this aspect if you have negative chips with Ashen Hand. |
Military Grade | Ashen Hand and the Black Bear company is equipped with among the best gear available for military personnel, equipment very seldom seen on the open or even black market. +2 to Gear checks made to acquire R or F gear. |
Rules of Engagement | While he has had to break them for the good of his team or the mission, Ashen Hand appreciates those that stick to guidelines and conduct themselves accordingly. Not letting the harshness of the world destroy all the morals and/or loyalty left in people. If a runner has the Code of Honor quality, any roll made by Ashen Hand for them is made with a +1 bonus. This aspect stacks with the Candle in the Darkness quality. |
Status Report | Being an HTR operative for most of his adult life, Ashen Hand knows first hand the impact proper recon can have on an assignment and how devastating it can be when done poorly. A couple times too many in his own words, and in thus he takes the time to do so properly. +2 to active checks made to survey an area or individual to gain information. |
Up your Arsenal | Ashen Hand in the profession he is in has a know around of countless firearms. Mainly how to find them and how to use them in a rarely if ever seen precision. +2 to any checks made that involve firearms or the use of them. |
Urban Warfare | While trained for any terrain and scenario, most active deployments of HTR (especially corporate) are in urban areas. Most combat in the 6th world is held in them if we are honest. And in such Ashen Hand has learned how to expertly navigate the concrete jungle as it were to gain the upper hand on his opponents. +2 to active checks if the request made would pertain to or be in an urban environment. |
Dicepools
Dicepools | |
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Knowledge Checks | 2 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety |
Active Checks | 12 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety |
Gear Acquisition Checks | 8 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety |
Networking Checks | 4 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety |
Network
Player Characters with this Contact
Name | Loyalty | Chips |
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Einheri | 1 | Even |
Miut | 2 | Even |
Red Ribbon | 2 | Even |
Wayfarer | 2 | Even |
NPC who know this contact
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