Unkindness

Unkindness

Raven Swarm Operator
An Unkindness of Drones
Discord	@Imp#2513
Reddit	[1]
Metatype	Raven Shifter (Hobgoblin)
Street Cred	0
Notoriety	0
Public Awareness	0
CDP	0
D.O.B.	Some time around 2036
Age	49
Folder	[2]
Priority	Metatype - C Attributes - A Magic/Resonance - E Skills - E Resources - A

Character Information

Summary

Unkindness is a Raven shifter who commands a conspiracy of mundane ravens and realistic raven drones. He commands them as he flies within the swarm, and relies on the drones to do most tasks for him. Together they form an effective B&E team, able to break into buildings via unexpected routes and disable security so the rest of the team can get in. In situations calling for more violence, few people expect the creepy ravens watching them from above to unleash a volley of automatic fire on them.

Goals

Unkindness's mission is to rescue shifters from places where they are not given rights and smuggle the refugees into more civilized lands. He takes shadowrunning jobs to help raise money for that, as well as to take care of his shifter family and large flock of Ravens who live with him in his zeppelin.

Tactics

Unkindness specializes in recon and breaking and entering. Don't be fooled by his lack of active skills: he is only the brains behind the operation. His conspiracy actually does the vast majority of the work for him, and is capable of sneaking into facilities and disabling security to let the rest of the team get in. He and his raven drones can squeeze in through routes a person could not fit and then pick locks, bypass security systems, create arrowlink direct connections for hackers, stealthily take out guards, cut power, flood HVAC systems with gas, and plant explosives. If spotted, they appear at first glance to simply be birds. He uses the dustoff drone and pelican to transport gear, and has some heavy firepower available if that is needed. The mundane ravens can run surveillance stealthily on several targets at once. His zeppelin is quite capable of flying itself, and is generally not slaved to anything, to ensure that marks on his RCC don't lead heat back to his family. His anthrodrone handles mechanical work in the zeppelin's workshop. On top of all that, they are expert-level first aid and medicine providers.

Background

Unkindness was born in western Siberia 45 years ago, and moved to Yakut when it gained independence. He lived there until the recent civil war between the natives and the shifter-backed spirit ruler. As a shifter who wasn't willing to join the shifter army he fled with his family rather than risk reprisals from both sides. He headed east, since to the west lies a Russia which executes shifters on sight. He eventually ended up in Salish-Sidhe lands, where he learned about the oppression of shifters in UCAS territories and decided to do something about it. In the process he made contact with Ether, an Ancients lieutenant who has been getting him jobs and eventually suggested he apply to join Shadowhaven.

Narrative Significant Qualities

Positive

Technical School Education - In Yakut, Unkindness was able to enroll in school and get a technical education in drones and security.

Negative

Severe Silver Allergy - Those new-fangled shifters with their silver chains need to get off his lawn Vindictive - Mundane ravens are known to hold grudges against humans who wrong them for years, and Hobgoblins are known to be vindictive. Unkindness is a perfect storm of the trait. Don't wrong him or he will get his revenge one way or another. If you're lucky, you will just end up with 50 ravens pooping on your car. Yakut SIN - Unkindness is still officially a citizen of Yakut, though he has no plans to go back.

Run History

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Affiliations

Contacts

Contact	Connection	Loyalty	Archetype	Profession	Aspects	Chips
Ether	5	2	Fixer	Fixer	Smuggler, Armorer, Vehicles, Elven Blood, Ganger Network, Seattle Underworld	Even
"Wild Goose"	2	1	Gear	ID Manufacturer	SIN Forger, License Forger, Matchmaker	Even

In Character Information

Symbols and Signatures

The main signature of his involvement is a scattering of black feathers

Matrix Search Table

Threshold	Result
1	He is often seen with a large flock of black birds. He has a Russian accent.
3	He is a drone operator and a bird shifter, and his metahuman form is a middle-aged hobgoblin.
6	Unkindness is a raven shifter who hails from Yakut and operates both a swarm of drones and a large number of trained ravens out of a zeppelin operated out of Crow lands to the east of Seattle.

Shadow Community Table

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