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Thunder developed a mild phobia against rats when he met a totally deformed man who claimed his deformation was the result of a common rat-disease he had contracted from getting bit by a rat. Supposedly the disease is very common with rats and spreads easily to Meta-Humans. Thunder has not yet been able to find any indication that there would be a known cure to the disease and panics when confronted with named rodent. It does not matter that Thunder also hasn't been able to find the disease described in any articles while searching for the cure. | Thunder developed a mild phobia against rats when he met a totally deformed man who claimed his deformation was the result of a common rat-disease he had contracted from getting bit by a rat. Supposedly the disease is very common with rats and spreads easily to Meta-Humans. Thunder has not yet been able to find any indication that there would be a known cure to the disease and panics when confronted with named rodent. It does not matter that Thunder also hasn't been able to find the disease described in any articles while searching for the cure. | ||
Overlooking the obvious is so easy when panic strikes. | Overlooking the obvious is so easy when panic strikes. | ||
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Revision as of 11:59, 22 April 2024
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| Mystic Adept - Magical Healer & Fist Fighter | |
|---|---|
| Farmers lad searching for luck in the big city. | |
| Discord | thunderbf |
| [1] | |
| Metatype | Troll |
| Street Cred | 60 |
| Notoriety | 0 |
| Public Awareness | 0 |
| CDP | 110 |
| D.O.B. | 01. July, 2066 |
| Age | 19 |
| Folder | [2] |
| Priority | Metatype - B Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - A Skills - E Resources - E |
| #Max IGs/Ascension | 7 |
Character Information
Summary
Thunder is a strong troll from the Black Forest. He has a heavy fist punch and also likes to use his good target to distribute damage with his silent bow and heavy machine gun. hurt and on the same team, he'll be happy to heal you with magic. His [mystic adept] powers accentuate his powerful and striking presence.
Thunder is eager to work and good company on a run.
He grew up on a farm in The Black Forest Troll Kingdom (Allied German State – ADL). His main interests are are healing and bow-hunting. Those interests developed naturally in the depths of "The Forest". His father (still lives in The Black Forest) is the local go-to for anyone with health problems.
At 15, Thunder came to Seattle on an foreign-student archery scholarship. A local high school which felt the need to add some diversity to its statistics was keen to establish an overseas high school exchange partnership.
After graduation, Thunder applied to various local colleges and scholarships to learn more about magic and healing. Unfortunately, he didn't get accepted: He took on temporary work as a heavy lifter at the docks and bouncer at clubs in Touristville to afford food and a matrass.
In his spare time, he used to earn a few extra bucks as bare knuckle fighter. An acquaintance pushed him to meet Salvia Necrosa (fixer) to find out how to risk his health in a much more serious and lucrative way. That's how he became a runner. After a few runs, Thunder realized that running in the shadows is so much more than just a way to earn a quick buck. He finds that he has grown as a person through success in missions. He's gained self-confidence and self-awareness. He he has realized that he can influence his own destiny by his own decisions and it is up to him to shape his own future.
Goals
Long Term: To become an experimental researcher in the combined fields of magic, healing, cyber- and bioware. To Earn serious money to afford a college education. (OK, the money as a runner has been really good, but also slippery. "Oh, is that the latest armor technology you're wearing? I love it! Where did you buy it? ...where did my Nuyen go?").
Short Term: Learn how to use the matrix. It seems like a sea of opportunities. Learn to put aside a Nuyen or two for a rainy day or even that college education.
Background
After his first couple of runs, Thunder began to realize that he could influence his own faith. The way others treated him was not only due to discrimination against certain Meta-Types, but that appearance and manners also matter. He undertook a targeted effort to not look dishelved and started to observe other people, their appearances and behaviour with more intent. The reward was almost instantaneous. Looks and manners opened new doors and gave access to previously unattainable opportunities and experiences.
Thunder grew up on a farm in the Black Forest. A very protected environment in deep woods. Daily routines included assisting with the animals on the farm and muscle work in the family forest. Highlights were bow hunting and assisting his father in healing injured neighbours.
His uncle Brick, who lives in the outskirts of Seattle and works as a taxi driver overheard a conversation of a local high school headmistress, who was talking on her Commlink about how her school was at risk of loosing funding due to the lack of diversity. Brick seized the moment and pitched the idea of enrolling a Troll from Europe who was scholastically challenged by growing up in the depths of the woods. In addition, said troll would be a great athlete in a sport uncommon with young people – archery. Problem solved!
Thunder got a ticket to Seattle and became one more spice in the melting-pot.
In high school, Thunder was a bit of an outsider but didn’t mid. He considered the few friends he had in Seattle better than having to walk five miles to the closest neighbour in the Black Forest.
Living in Seattle was exciting and still is. What a place! So many impressions and opportunities!!!
Narrative Significant Qualities
Positive
Alibi - All those inquisitive questions first lost their intimidating effect, then became boring and finally sparked Thunders imagination. Telling a good story to get out of a tight spot has become ever more natural after repeatably finding himself in situations where telling the truth seems more harmful than a sharing a fairitale.
Analytical Mind - Do you like puzzles? Thunder can sit for hours in front of puzzles and riddles. It's relaxing and much fun!
Battle Hardened - Master Shedim, Sea Drakes, Monoliths, Humanis Policlub supremists, 10 000 Daggers, Unbreakables, Horror Shows, Great Spirits... At first, Thunder asked why here, why me? Now, he rather asks himself what the best countermeasure might be. Though each of those encounters hardens ones nerves, there will still be some future opponents which will cause his armor to have to be cleaned on the inside again.
Biocompatability - Some things you don't know until you try. Thunders is lucky because bioware seems to fit better with his system than it does with the average meta human.
Common Sense - If you take enough hits to your head -either you learn, or you don't survive. Thunder has been running with very skilled professionals who have taught him many valuable lessons and helped him survive and retain his lessons learned.
Daredevil - Biting off more than he can chew is one of Thunders bad habits. Especially for a troll known to have a big appetite, this is not always a good thing. His naivety and let's get it done mentality sometimes gets Thunder into trouble bigger than him. Luckily, he is used to fighting trouble bigger than himself and tends to be cool and lucky instead of panicky and shaky in such situations.
Focused Concentration - Lonely days, growing up in the woods makes one creative. Thunder found an interest in experimenting with magic, classical healing and rudimentary biotech. Juggling those miss-fitting balls, all at the same time, taught him to focus on many things in parallel. It didn't always go well. Some scars can still be noticed.
Legendary Rep (N-51) That Tank Fight was insane!
Legendary Rep (Sons of Sauron) - Some dangerous wet work on some truly evil supremists and a bunch of Orcs to witness the impressive devastation left behind has given Thunder quite a rep. with The Sons of Sauron.
Mentor Spirit (Bear) - Not having many friends, growing up in the woods, where some of the darkest classic fairy tails were conceived, fantastic things happen and friendships with nature are forged. Helping a stray bear cub survive its first season without its its mother was a turned into a great friendship. An unexpected additional reward was the spiritual mentorship and protection of the diseased mama-bear.
Natural Leader -
Perceptive 2 - So many fierce opponents hiding in the shadows have made Thunder look twice before allowing himself to relax.
Perfect Time - In the depths of the woods where tales like Hansel and Gretel are a part of reality children learn at an early age that keeping track of the sun-down and the rhythm of nature might be the only thing that saves you from disaster.
School of hard knocks - Coming to Seattle at the age of 15, Thunder realized that he had to learn to survive on the street in order to become someone. The eagerness and curiosity with which he tries to broaden his knowledge is impressive, just like some of the scars he earned along the way.
Sensei - Commander is Thunders go-to for questions about heavy machine-guns. He met Commander during the Rad-Wars of 2084.
Shoot first. Don't Ask -
Spirit Affinity - Not quite certain, but Thunder thinks his mentor spirit might have put in a good word for him with spirits of man.
Spirit Champion -
The Magician's Way -
Negative
Phobia - Uncommon, Mild, Rats Thunder developed a mild phobia against rats when he met a totally deformed man who claimed his deformation was the result of a common rat-disease he had contracted from getting bit by a rat. Supposedly the disease is very common with rats and spreads easily to Meta-Humans. Thunder has not yet been able to find any indication that there would be a known cure to the disease and panics when confronted with named rodent. It does not matter that Thunder also hasn't been able to find the disease described in any articles while searching for the cure. Overlooking the obvious is so easy when panic strikes.
Additional Info: Thunder owes Rurosha (Runner on the Haven) a favour from the adventure "Are You a Bringer?)
Run History
Affiliations
Contacts
| Contact | Connection | Loyalty | Archetype | Profession | Aspects | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slava Nikerosa | 5 | 1 | Fixer | Retired Military, Retired Runner, Business Owner | Military Contacts, Firearms, Armor, Augmentations, Forged Sins, Black Market Connections | Even |
| Carleton Moreau | 5 | 1 | Fixer | Fixer | Anti Fascist, Do-Gooder, My Cousin Vinny, A Very Civil Service, Banker's Hours, Neural Net BioLogix Stakeholder | 1 |
| Camille Delacroix | 1 | 3 | Service | Safehouse Mistress | Book in Advance, Sweet Dreams | Even |
| Hez-kukra | 5 | 4 | Fixer(G,N,A,K) | Sons of Sauron Fixer and Black Clinician | Anger Issues, Once Burned, Twice Shy, Us or Them, Good Trouble, Uncle Sauron, A Common Enemy, Ork Forges, Wizard of Isengard, Secrets of the Uruk-hai, What Can Men Do Against Such Reckless Hate?, Advantage of Angband, The Fire of Orthanc | Even |
| Patty Cake | 3 | 1 | Networking | Musician | Example Negative Aspect, Example Positive Aspect | Even |
| Émeraude | 4 | 1 | Networking | Neo-Anarchist Artist | A Woman of Principle, (Neo-Anarchist) Book Club, Propagande par le fait, Silver Spoon Shit, The Art of Money Laundering, Glitterati, Free City; Free Terra | Even |
| Ms._Moira | 1 | 2 | Legwork | Adoptive Grandmother | Basic needs first., Word on the Street, Rat Catcher, Life in Redmond | Even |
| Der_Opa | 6 | 3 | Fixer | Fixer | Early Riser, Family Man, A Man of Principle, Forger, You Can Fake Your SINs, But For How Long?, (White Picket) Fence, Old School, A Little Birdy Told Me, Edelweiss, Shadow Connections, (Neo Anarchist) Book Club, Hermetic Shermetic, Fairy Godmother | Even |
| Yoshinaga Chikara | 3 | 2 | Fixer(N,A,K,G) | Yoshinaga-gumi Oyabun; Fixer | Hard To Reach, Tech-savvy, Japanocorp connections, Hidden Technomancy, Veteran Yakuza, Bellevue Based | Even |
| Biggie Beefcake | 1 | 1 | Fixer(A,N,K,G) | Ex-Runner-Turned-Uber & Wannabe Fixer | Iterative Collaboration, Berserk Button, Swoonworthy Sammie, Shockingly Fine Fixer, Ever a Hand on the Pulse of Everett, My Hamster and I | Even |
| Charon | 8 | 4 | Generalist | Black Lodge Loyalist, No Dragons, No Elves, Physical Adept, Unseelie Magician, Seelie Court Archeology, 4th World Knowledge, Wall Street Classic, Seattle Local, Renaissance Traditionalist, Milk Run Scouting, Chantry To Chantry, We Own Them, Dragonslayer | Even | |
| Geneva | 3 | 1 | Gear | Ganger Boss | Red District Sinner, Fetters and Chains, Bazaar's Business, Secure spots, Beggars can be choosers, Dealing with the bringers | Even |
| Miss Amanda Jones | 3 | 1 | Custom(A,N,K,G) | Professional Escort | Arm's Length, Hard to Reach, Money don't grow on trees, Street Actress, Not interested in the way to a man's heart, Knows Her Target Market, Gotta Spend Money to Make money, Shadow Connections | Even |
| Commander | 5 | 3 | Networking | Black Ops Veteran | JURY Protocol, Old-School Operative, Casevac, Tactical Insertion, Shady Knowledge, Military Intelligence, Safehouses, Shady Deals | Even |
| Saint Nick | 2 | 2 | Gear | "Santa Claus" | Blissfully Unaware, KRIME Konnections, Milk and Cookies, Spirit of the Season, We Got Guns | Even |
| Gator | 4 | 1 | Custom(A, N, K, G) | Biggest, Baddest Alligator this side of the Equator | See you later, Alligator, Learned From The Best, See You, Swamp Cowboy, “Is that a gator with a sniper rifle?”, “Is it wiring an explosive??”, “Why won’t it die?”, “Did it bring friends?”, “Holy Dre-”, "It's like there's an army of them!", "They're in the lake! Get away from the shore!" | Even |
| Charli_Relford | 4 | 0 | Legwork | News Anchor | Good News, Bad News., What's going on in your neighborhood?, Who's in the know?, Ain't no news like Corporate News, "So I was watching this great new trid...", "Most Trusted Anchor in Seattle", Horizon, where we know what you're thinking! | -1 |
| Alexander-James_Brodrick_Johnson_III | 4 | 1 | Networking | CorpKid | Party all Night... What time is it?, Everybody's Friend., Did Someone say Drugs?, Brodie J IN THE HOUSE!, Ride Wrecked? Brodie J's got it!, Oh yeah! I have a job!, Good looks, Money, and a savant-level understanding of rocket physics | Even |
| Helena Iscariot | 4 | 0 | Networking | Cursed Luck, Bridgemaker, Christian, Damned, Societal, Infobrokers, Magisec | -1 | |
| Officer Raven | 3 | 1 | Custom(K,N,A,G) | Hard To Reach, Most Wanted, UCAS Centric, Military Network, Toxic Tuneup, Terrorist Tracker | Even | |
| Bat'Wejoto | 4 | 2 | Service | Actress & Singer | Consumate Actress, Blends in Easily, Mistress of Disguise, Underground Connections., Family Ties | Even |
| Ghostwire | 4 | 1 | Service | Ex Runner | Medical Expert, Zeta Key R&D, Ex-Knight Errant, Dark Magic Adept, Renraku Prototype Transhuman | Even |
| WRN3 | 4 | 1 | Service | Feedback Seer | Technomancer, Matrix Search, Electronics Hardware, Reticent, Hosts, Infected Sympathizer, Vision through the feedback | Even |
| Raquel Domage | 4 | 2 | Fixer | Professor | Published not Perished, Dirty Laundry, Insider Knowledge, Do-Gooder, All in the Family | Even |
| El-Ahrairah | 5 | 2 | Fixer | Ex-Assassin | Family Bonds, Infected, Syndicate, Technomancy, Shadow Magic, Private Investigations, Armor Clad Faith, LGBTQ Organizer | Even |
| Bubblegum | 1 | 1 | Gear | Fake SINner | Corporate Forger, SINner, Nothing Lasts Forever, Knows How She Got Here | Even |
Organizations
Allies
| Organization | Reputation |
|---|---|
| AG Chemie | +1 |
| Black Lodge | +1 |
| Blazing Swords faction | +5 |
| CIA (Having a positive Rep with CIA is not a good thing) | +1 |
| Dante's Inferno | +1 |
| Federated Boeing | +20 |
| Horizon | +2 |
| Hounds | +5 |
| KIND Kinship In Nature's Domain | +2 |
| N-51 | +16 |
| Red District (The Spire) | +20 |
| Saeder-Krupp | +1 |
| Sons of Sauron | +21 |
| UCAS Army | +5 |
| Winternight | +2 |
Enemies
| Organization | Reputation |
|---|---|
| EuroPol | -14 |
| Finnigans | -3 |
| Genqo Pharmaceuticals | -20 |
| Sea Dragon | -10 |
| S-K | -5 |
| SCC | -1 |
In Character Information
Symbols and Signatures
Matrix Search Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 3 | |
| 6 |
Shadow Community Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 3 | |
| 5 |
Assensing Table
| Threshold | Result |
|---|---|
| 1 | Generally healthy |
| 2 | Mystic Adept, Likely to be sustaining one or two increase Attribute or Reflexes spells. |
| 3 | Depending on your levels, you'll be able to tell if Thunders Magic (6) and Essense (5) are higher or lower than yours. |
| 4 | Magic (7) and Essense (5) |
| 5 | Deltaware in brain, spine, nervous system, muscles and bloodstream. Has undergone Transgenetic Treatment (tissues and soft parts of joints) |
SINs
Horizon - R6 Fake - Thunder Strikes - Low Life in Redmond (Left Picture)
Black Forest Troll Kingdom - R4 Fake - Thunder of Black Forest - Squatter in Black Forest Troll Kingdom (Right Picture)
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) |
|---|---|---|
| Drawn to and Known by (Trog) Minorities and Liberty Fighters. | Thunder is known by Sons of Sauron, Neo Anarchists, and other liberty and contra-oppression organizations as someone they can count on when things need to get done. He is very open to supporting equality & freedom and to fight against corruption and for the oppressed and disadvantaged. He is not a joiner and has thus far always declined politely if any organization has asked him to become an active member. However, he will offer his help to do good and join missions which he thinks fall under "doing good" while others may classify them as acts of terrorism. Rep with Sons of Sauron: +21 | Patty Cake Milk Run , Free Seattle! Part 1 , "Fragile?_It_Must_Be_Italian!"_Finale , Sticky_Fingers , Potholes of Gold |
| Romantic view of the military. | Thunder took part in the Rad Wars 2084 and loved it. His team was both successful and made a name for themselves in some epic battles. Having a clear structure with definite lines of command people telling him what to do fit him perfectly. Especially since his commanders gave him orders to do things that made sense and fit his skill set. Rep with N51: +16, UCAS Army: +5 | Operation Poseidon , Methodical Approach , La Nouvelle Cavalerie , A Question of Ethics |
| Naiveté, Drawn to weird shit, mythology and sometimes the wrong people. | Thunder finds it easy to like people and be drawn to authoritative people with charisma, stories of mythology and forgotten glory and is curious about the supernatural.
Working for a guy named Wednesday (Winternight) was an honor and he hopes to get contacted again and work for the very fine old man who seems to have so much experience and might be able to share wisdom and life lessons with Thunder who feels lost in this big and complex world at times. (should they want to find him, he still keeps an unbound toxic focus gifted to him by Wednesday in a well hidden place which he sometimes visits and looks for messages). Rep with EuroPol: -14 |
Sprinting_Gallows , Reject Enlightenment |
| Not yet Researcher, Student, nor Bio-Tech-Magic-Healing Specialist | Thunder's dream is to go get a college education and become a specialist in the combined fields of Bio-Tech, Healing, and Magic. He doesn't realize the dangers and loss of personal freedom that come with becoming really good at something the corps want. He just thinks that being a good healer and helping science combine those fields of studies which are only barely compatible would be a great service to Meta-Human-Kind. | No runs yet |
| Niteskool, Evening Courses in Matrix Topics, Bellvue College Continuing Education | Thunder has this commlink with all those functions. One day he decided to learn what a commlink can actually do in addition to call Mom and Dad so he joined an evening course at the local college. It was quite fascinating, so he signed up for one more course... | Has one Skill-Level in Electronics and one in Cracking, and has just recently performed his first matrix search. |
| Gotta Love The Barrens | Thunder moved to the Redmond Barrens and fell in love with life. People are real, with real passion, problems and sometimes even real friendships. He loves how real life is on the busy streets of Redmond. As he earns more money, he gradually moves closer and closer to Tourist Ville and hopes to one day have a penthouse smack in the middle of the melting-pot and town he loves.
If Redmond needs assistance, Thunder is there to help the town he loves so much. |
Free Seattle! Part 1 , Skulls Splitting |
| Cash is King and Money Rules. Questionable ethics may not be an issue. | While Thunder likes to help and do good, he realizes that most jobs offered will be completed with or without him. Nuyen from jobs of questionable ethics will have a better life on his credstick than anywhere else. Let's talk about getting the job done so your poor little Nuyen can get a comfy new home before they end-up with some really bad scroundrel! | Skulls Splitting, RATS in The Barrens Part I, RATS A Night at The Opera |
Appearance
Horns
"What's with the horns, sometimes straight, sometimes curly??"
"Yepp, you notice! Thank you, I'm flattered!"
"Yes, but what's going on? Sometimes they're straight, and sometimes curled."
"Oh, that's just the weather, mood and (magic) styling. Quite normal where I'm from."
Clothing
When dressing up nicely: Traditional Black Forest attire. Some pictures.. https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBD_deDE730DE730&q=schwarzwald+tracht+m%C3%A4nner&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjf3PT2p9D_AhVmRvEDHQRUAoEQ0pQJegQICxAB&biw=1707&bih=995&dpr=1.5
Most comfortable Working Attire: Ork Rights Commision-stylized (Sons of Sauron) Vashon Island Sleeping Tiger and Synnergist Longcoat
When things get loud: Bug Stomper, originally: Proteus AG, now: altered appearance, and a cloak to cover the forbidden armor to avoid attention and trouble.
Thunder without armor and his face without Increase Attribute Charisma
Thunder in Orks Rights Commissioned Vashon Island Sleeping Tiger and Coat
Thunder in armor and parachute
Thunder standing guard in front of Gigabites Truck at Rad Wars 2084
Matrix Persona
Different Personas on Commlink 1 and Commlink 2
