Sang Monyet

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Sang Monyet
Sang.jpg
Street Ronin
Wandering Hero
The Lost Fool of the Hospitallers
Discord@sleevey.
Reddit[1]
MetatypeHuman
Street Cred0
Notoriety0
Public Awareness0
CDP6
D.O.B.11/24/2064
Age20
Folder[Drive URL Link]
PriorityMetatype - C
Attributes - A
Magic/Resonance - E
Skills - E
Resources - A
#Max IGs/Ascension0
# Optional Infected powers allowed0
Essence(Current/Max):6/12
# Optional Drake powers availableMajor Powers:0 or Minor Powers:0


Character Information

Summary

Sang Monyet or more commonly just 'Sang', styles herself as a wandering hero, travelling through the Seattle sprawl and greater world and having adventures every step of the way. Unfortunately, during her wanderings she left a great deal behind her. Her place in the Knight's Hospitaller and her mentor, to name a few. Oh well! The past can wait, the future is clear and bright!

Rasa Sayang, hey!

Goals

Have adventures!

Fight strong warriors!

One up Zan Zan wherever possible

Track down her mother and track down her mentor's killer

Inspirations

Sang Monyet ("Revered Monkey" in Malaysian) is inspired by a lot of things, some of them listed below:

  • Malaysian Folklore and martial arts, as well as my own love for martial arts and martial arts media
  • The character Sun Wukong from Journey to the West, Sang is archetypically similar (a free roaming 'hero' who's headstrong and quick to get into trouble) and stylistically similar (has a big stick).
  • The TTRPG Gubat Banwa! Go play it!

Background

Delima binti Suen's mother was an exceptional woman in nearly every way. She was a warrior that held the golden image of a free Malaysia, of Revolution above even her own life ... and even the life of her daughter.

Although, perhaps some context is needed first.

The nation of Malaysia has had a tumultuous history. A military junta took control of the government in the 2010s after worldwide unrest, however they were quickly deposed by a communist party. Within only a few years, the counter revolutionaries, largely supported by the rural poor of the nation had formed themselves into a fighting force. The soldiers of the dictatorship were demoralized by the sudden and fierce resistance and by 2016, the communist party of Malaysia took control of the nation. Unfortunately, pride goeth before the fall. Eager to strip their neighbors of corporate shackles, the communist party marched against the then nation of Singapore, which was a nation in name only, propped up by the Mitsuhama corporation. The army of ill-equipped farmers were no match for the corporate military, who easily repelled them. From there on out, the nation was kneecapped by heavy tariffs and brigades from Mitsuhama, forever stunting their growth as a nation. Eventually, the communist party was entirely phased out in the 2030s after political action from the Japanocorps and a constitutional monarchy like the days of old was established. A fitting lie for the corporate string-pullers to wield to falsely proclaim the freedom of a country.

This did not stop the Malaysian Communist Party.

They bid their time, gathering support and soldiers in the shadows for years. In the 2050's they struck once again. Civil unrest, fighting in the streets of the capital. Amidst them, one woman stood above all others. YaJie Suen was a powerful warrior and a more powerful adept. Proudly born among the Malay Chinese, she was able to cross cultural boundaries and helped to create the Malaysian Communist Party as it existed then, an organization that welcomed all that supported a free Malaysia, for and by the people, free of corporate shackles. She abandoned her family and her SIN in her fight and it was with the support of her and other powerful martial artists that the communist fighters were able to maintain any ground whatsoever.

It was this very strength that attracted the bugs.

They took root among the party, drawn to the fighting and the autonomous structure of the party cells. This allowed them to infiltrate and inhabitate entire key cells. As soon as YaJie stumbled upon one of these, she stood in stunned horror at the sight of her comrades being worn like coats. That almost cost her life, as a surprise attack from one of the mantises nearly cut her in half, she only survived thanks to Azhar binti Intan, an old comrade of hers who had been loyal to the party his entire, life, who continued to fight into his old age. Wounded, YaJie Suen vowed revenge.

From then on, the Malaysian Communist Party was forced to fight a war on two fronts. One on side, against the government forces who were soon bolstered by interpol in order to fight the bugs and on the other were the quicky spreading spreading invae. It was a fight that they could not possibly win. They were beaten and beaten very badly, escaping into the rainforest to lick their wounds. The government gave chase and continued to give chase for the next few decades but the insurgents knew the rainforest well and would not be wiped out so easily.

Half a decade later, Delima was born. She never knew her father, her mother broke tradition and named her after herself. She was told later in life that the man was killed by government forces a few years after her birth. To be fair, she didn't know her mother much either. She was out most of the time on duties incomprehensible to the mind of a child. She wasn't always gone, though. Sometimes she would return and tell her stories. About herself, about the party, from myth and folklore and song. When her mother wasn't around, she was raised by Azhar, who was getting too old to properly fight and yet stubbornly held onto life, so eager was he to see his protege's child live and thrive.


Unfortunately, that means making hard decisions. When she was 8, the party began moving to militarize once again. Azhar feared that Delima would make an attempt to fight and begged YaJie to send the child away, to safety.

She agreed.

The Knights Hospitaller, old contacts of the party who had helped to distribute medical supplies to the party to distribute to the rural poor that were indiscriminately targeted by government forces in the crossfire, were contacted. They agreed to take in the child. Azhar, deciding that his fighting days were behind him and being easily seasick and not suited for naval life aboard New Rhodes, decided to live out his golden years in the NAN. Nevertheless, he remained in constant matrix contact with Delima as she grew up.

Narrative Significant Qualities

Positive

Untouchable (Biocomp: Cyberware, Restricted Gear: Rating 3 Move-By-Wire System):

The Wandering Hero (School of Hard Knocks):

Favored Weapon (Spec Mods 1):

Negative

One With The Wires (Poor Self Control 2: Cannot Sit Still, Lack of Focus):

Memorable Mischief Maker (Distinctive Still, Thrill Seeker):

Not Without Enemies (Wanted: Dogmen, 30k):

Run History

NameGMMetaplotThreatDate of Run
Fighting FiresSarcarianMedium31 October 2085
The Sewers Aren't SafeAsmodeusHail to the PumpkingMedium26 October 2085
Apprentice's MistakeZerreHigh21 September 2085

Affiliations

Contacts

Contact Connection Loyalty Archetype Profession Aspects Chips
Angélica Cabral 4 2 Fixer For The Cause: OHK, Unbending Morals, Trying Times, Hang on, I've Heard of Them, Oh, I've heard of Them!, A SURGE of Empathy, Breaking Cycles of Violence, Viewed from the Ground, Wide Awake, Striking Cycles of Violence, Still a Hospitaller, Blocking Cycles of Violence Even


Organizations

Allies

The Order of the Knights Hospitaller: Despite renouncing her vows and hitting the bricks, Angélica Cabral graciously has given her a second chance. She's done good work in the past, after all!

Enemies

The Dogmen: The band of organ leggers and humans traffickers DESPISES Sang Monyet after she stole a shipment of their smuggled ware.

In Character Information

Symbols and Signatures

Matrix Search Table

Threshold Result
1 You find a Malay folk tale called 'Sang Kancil and Sang Monyet' wherein a smart mouse-deer outwits a lazy monkey. Sang Monyet means 'Revered Monkey'.
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6

Shadow Community Table

Threshold Result
1
3
5

Assensing Table

Threshold Result
1
2
3
4
5


SINs

Appearance

Clothing

Matrix Persona

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)
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