Sticks

Sticks

Shaman
"Heya, cutie patootie! Whatcha doin' here?"
"If ya need a face, a mage, or just a good meal... Am your guy!"
Discord	@Dexcaliber
Reddit	u/lobstersonskateboard
Metatype	Elf
Street Cred	0
Notoriety	1
Public Awareness	0
CDP	34
D.O.B.	October 27th, 2058
Age	26
Folder	[1]
Priority	Metatype - D Attributes - A Magic/Resonance - A Skills - D Resources - E
#Max IGs/Ascension	4

Character Information

Summary

Sticks, born as Desmond Brown, is an African-American Elf born and raised in the city of New Orleans. He ran from his parents and their increasing pressure for him to lead in their crime family, becoming a shadowrunner out of pure survival and a need to lay low. This led to him having a personality rather unfit for a shadowrunner: with a go-getter optimistic attitude, empathic nature, and a fascination for cats that would likely keep him out of more morally dubious runs.

Goals

Sticks, at the moment, wishes to pay off the mortgage he has sustained thanks to Desmond's Cajun Delights. Afterwards, he wishes to buy an actual house for himself in Touristville and open a cat sanctuary for the feral colonies in Seattle.

Powers

Sticks is a full A-Priority Magician under the Shamanistic tradition. He is currently at Initiate Grade 1, not quite powerful as a runner (yet) but has the potential to get stronger. He specializes less in his spellcasting and more of the interaction, summoning, and banishing of spirits; however, he has a sizable spell list, and has a bonus to Illusion spells thanks to his Mentor Spirit. Eyes In The Dark is a free spirit that has imprinted on him, and may be summoned if the GM feels it's appropriate.

Background

Sticks was born and raised in New Orleans, WOMP WOMP

Narrative Significant Qualities

Positive

• Shaman

Sticks is a Magician of the shaman tradition, having a bonus in both Illusion and Direct-Combat spells thanks to Mentor Spirit (Cat) and Witness My Hate.

• Man of the Spirits

Beyond his shamanism, he is particularly keen on the banishing and summoning of spirits. He's a Chainbreaker and has Spirit Whisperer, preventing him from binding spirits in exchange for a higher favor among them. He also has Spirit Affinity for Beast Spirits. Due to Chainbreaker, he can also summon Guardian and Fire spirits.

• Feline Fanatic

Due to his Mentor Spirit, as well as Animal Empathy, he has a special connection with many kinds of animals— especially felines.

• Dexterous

Sticks is a nimble Elf, with the Catlike quality.

Negative

• Dependents (Nuisance)

Sticks has five cats that he loves dearly. Their need to feed renders them to be a nuisance.

• Easily Dizzy

With Simsense Vertigo and Motion Sickness, he can get easily dizzy if he encounters perception-altering reality or the speeds of a boat or car.

• Reduced Senses (Smell)

Sticks has a reduced sense of smell, mainly due to facing particular chronic stenches from the cats he takes care of and the homelessness he encountered when he ran from New Orleans. It does not effect his taste buds, it just makes it more difficult to parse out specific smells.

Run History

Name	GM	Metaplot	Date of Run
Just Steal the Whole Truck	Eva		23 September 2085
Hunter and the Hunted	Robinton		9 August 2085
Hell on Wheels	discogoblin		29 July 2085
Edwards Marsh Hunt for the Century	J.R.		19 June 2085
Tussle In The Brook	Anumati		5 June 2085
Bull In The Shop	Anumati		29 May 2085
Pass a Bad Time	TidanShock		16 May 2085
751's Loose Ends	Sarcarian		6 May 2085
Resource Extraction	Sarcarian		23 April 2085
Reapsaw and a raccoon	Eva		18 April 2085
Invasive Species	Sleevey	La Famille Du Peintre	11 April 2085
Hold on for me	TidanShock	The Arrival	4 April 2085
One last letter	TidanShock	The Arrival	20 March 2085
RATS- Spectacular Spectacular!	Villiers	All The World's a Stage	13 March 2085
Gnashing and Hissing Sounds	Orion		4 March 2085
Running Out of Time	Dawnfire		28 February 2085
Kaze No Ne	Fangblade_		11 February 2085

Affiliations

Contacts

Contact	Connection	Loyalty	Archetype	Profession	Aspects	Chips
Ace Powers	6	1	Fixer	Horizon Talent Agent	Musical Talent, Corporate Deals, Keep it Classy, Fake SINs, Insider Knowledge, Horizon Agent, Hired Muscle	Even
Astrid Novak	3	1	Custom (A,G,K,N)	Talismonger/Alchemist	Talismans, Healer, Alchemist, Magician	Even
Benny "Good Boy" Cervantes	6	1	Fixer	Fixer	Firearms, Grenades, Vehicle Dealer, Groundcraft, Drones, Chop Shop, Weapons Dealer	Even
Blaze	4	2	Gear	Talismonger	Chaos Mage, Talismonger, Alchemist, Enchanter, Deepweed Addict	Even
Horace and Olivia	3	3	Custom (G,N,K,A)	Shadowrunners	Expert Forger, Alchemy expert, We used to run with them, Expert Talismonger	Even
Johan Liebert	6	1	Gear	Coroner	Sociopathic Tendancies, Prejudice: Mundane, Ritual Equipment, Morgue Supplies, Foci, Necromancy, Erased, Talismonger, Magical Forge, Forbidden Gear, Spirit Formulae	Even
Norville Craddock	6	1	Custom(G,K,N,A)	Elder Mage Talislegger	Wanted, Abilities Considered Unnatural, Dreamland Voyager, Lost Faith, Hard to Reach, Sins of the Flesh, The Bitter Water of Marah, Keeper of the Vaults, Esoteric Tastes, All-Seeing Eye of God, Silver Tongued Devil, Armor of God, Peddler of Arcane Esoterica	1
Rex	1	1	Custom(A,N,K,G)	Magic Cat	Cat Living in a Metahuman's World, Travelling Companion, Sugar Mama, Charming Tom, Beast Summoner, Shit Stirrer	Even
Wusan	5	1	Service	Overlord of the Seas	Ocean Bound, Master of the Sea, Purifier, Trick or Treat, Caller of Tides, Ocean Awareness, Sense of Humor, Spirit Bound, Sense of Duty, Sense of Honor	Even
Murmuring Brook	4	4	Service		This is my home, Water Based body, Water Magic!, You Scratch My back, I scratch you	Even
Eyes In The Dark	4	4	Service		A Hunter Must Hunt, Cat Nip!, Shamanistic, Hungry Hunter	Even

Allies

• Stryker is Sticks' best friend (with benefits), roommate, and highest confidant. Their mutual fixer, Benny "Good Boy" Cervantes, often bring them together on runs due to their synergy in combat.

• John Galt is a great friend (with benefits) to Sticks, even if he's a little concerned about his dependence on alcohol. He likes hanging out with him.

• Obsidian is Sticks' "girl best friend", who he often talks to for gossip.

• Poe is a more aloof friend of Sticks; despite his off-putting demeanor, Sticks has taken a liking to him. He teaches Poe cooking, sometimes. He's kinda sad they don't hang out much.

• Nearl was originally at odds with Sticks due to the events of Hold on for me, but they've grown to be good friends due to their mutual desire to improve the state of Seattle.

• Trades and Mokumokuren manage the matrix security of Desmond's Cajun Delights, and thus are good friends of Sticks.

• Awesome Possum works at Desmond's as a musician. Sticks thinks she's pretty cool, and considers her to be a great artist and a potential friend.

Enemies

Sticks is wanted by his parents due to betraying his family, who are high-ranking members. Otherwise, he doesn't have any explicit enemies to note.

In Character Information

Matrix Search Table

Threshold	Result
1	Somewhat popular shadowrunner.
3	Owns the restaraunt Desmond's Cajun Delights.
6	Wanted by the Brown's Family in New Orleans.

Shadow Community Table

Threshold	Result
1
3
5

Assensing Table

Threshold	Result
1	No signs of health issues, Awakened. Happy when he's around people, lonely when he's not.
2	No cyberware. His aura has a few nice shades of green, with blue interspersed in.
3	No Alphaware-grade cyberware, no maladies. Essence is likely equal to the casters.
4	No Betaware-grade cyberware or bioware is present. Full Essence, Magic 6.
5	No Deltaware-grade implants, no gene treatments, no nano-tech. Not a technomancer.

SINs

Fake Rating 4 SIN- Desmond Green

Appearance

Sticks is a 5'11 black Elf of a skinny, lanky stature fitting for his title. He sports tightly braided dreadlocks that droop to about shoulder-length, that he ties into a ponytail during missions. He has dark hair, hazel eyes, and an intentional scar on his left eyebrow. He typically sports a small amount of makeup and war paint to match his Shaman image: most notably three stripes of black paint on each side of his face, starting at his jaw extending toward his cheekbones, somewhat resembling the stripes of a tiger.

Clothing

For casual clothing (and low-risk runs), Sticks sports a cropped mesh shirt with worn-down skinny jeans and a pair of black sneakers. His Armor Jacket is a black biker jacker with spikes on the shoulders, and various pins that he adorns depending on his mood. He usually sports various bone-related jewelry typical of a Shaman, namely a pair of alligator-tooth earrings, and a necklace of various small bones from rats, rabbits, or birds (he considers it a "gift" from his cats).

Character Plot Hooks

Here are characteristics of the character that GMs may take advantage of to add complications to runs, or to otherwise use when in use. If you want to use them in unrelated to runs, please ask first.

Aspect	Information	Related Run(s)
Aspect 1	Former Crime Family	Sticks had to run away from the Brown Family, his biological family, so he wouldn't be forced in. They didn't like it. (Contact Tidanshock if you want to do this; he has his own plans for it)
Aspect 2	The Archaic Society	Since the Brown Family are allies to The Archaic Society, he is, at the very least, negatively viewed by them.
Aspect 3	Desmond's Cajun Delights	He is the proud owner of a restaurant and bar known as Desmond's Cajun Delights. This can be a meeting place for the J if desired.
Aspect 4	Man of the Spirits	Sticks has a special relationship with spirits. He currently has the Free Spirit contacts Wusan, Murmuring Brook, and Eyes In The Dark. He's also very willing to perform spirit markers. This should be noted for any spirit-related runs.
Aspect 5