Hikari Ishihara

Hikari Ishihara

Kenran-Kai Komon
Technical Specialist
Contact Owner	Archtmag
Owner's Discord Name	Archtmag
Connection	4
Public Contact?	Yes
Archetype	Fixer(A,K,G,N)
Location	Puyallup
Metatype	Human
Gender	Female
Awakened/Emerged	Mundane
Age	25
Preferred Payment Method	Nuyen, Favors
Hobbies/Vice	Social Drinking, Clubbing, Hidden Nerd Drek
Personal Life	Single, but has a dog
Faction	Kenran-kai
Aspects	Technical Specialist Cyber Connection For the Family Nerd Logistics Expert Part of the Family Cyborg Commander

Overview

Growing up by the Tacoma docks, the child of two local workers, Hikari's life was humble, but though comfortable. Her father was a clerk, her mother a technician, who helped maintain the great machinery that moved goods on and off cargo vessels. Hikari idolized her mother, following her around, helping where she could and absorbing as much knowledge as she could. She might have ended up on the docks as well, until the day her parents were both killed, bystanders in gang violence. Still just a teen, lost and grieving, her family friend, "Uncle" Takashi, took her in. In the midst of this change, very quickly, Hikari learned that parents weren't quite as 'clean' as she had thought. Both had ties to the Kenran-kai, and now, so did she.

While the secrets that had been kept from her hurt, in the Kenran-kai, she saw a way to build a new life for herself and honor her parents at the same time, and so, she dedicated herself to the organization. Things weren't the smoothest, at the start. She didn't grow up in Yak culture, and the volcanic ash fields of Puyallup were a depressing change from the vibrance of the sea. Slowly though, she found her niche, building off her technical skills, and applying them in new directions, directions the Kai could use. Automated security systems, drone warfare, and more, she studied, practiced. Eventually, this skill was rewarded with her current position, Komon, where she she focuses in maintenance and repair of technical systems, and on overseeing the deployment of these assets in the field.

Notes for GMs

• While she certainly is a fan of lots of nerdy stuff, she's also a bit insecure about that, and definitely won't open up about that, unless it's with someone she really trusts. Even then, she might try to deflect.

• She still lives in Puyallup, but she dreams of returning to the sea someday. But for now, all that remains is a dream. The Kenran-kai would need to grow in power, scope, before that could ever happen. Maybe one day she'll help make that happen.

• The cyborgs that she oversees were "acquired" from Shiawase, in cooperation with MCT allies. These cyborgs aren't high quality, not at the moment at the least, but they are a useful asset to for the clan.

• She doesn't treat the cyborgs as people, more highly developed drones. While part of this is definitely her biases coming into play, another aspect is that the cyborgs are incredibly indoctrinated, and act more like robots than people. As things pass though, and the cyborgs diverge and develop more, things could get complicated.

Aspects Description

Aspect	Description
For the Family	The Kenran-kai is a weak clan, one disrespected by many, but it's a loyal clan, one with a united ambition for greater things. Hikari lost her family once, but now, she's found a second one, and she won't lose that. Hikari will not act against the interests of her clan. If her services are used against the Kenran-kai, and she discovers it, she will burn the runner.
Nerd	For all that Hikari has changed and remolded herself since her awkward teen years, at the core, she's still a bit of a nerd. +2 to tests involving technical or academic knowledge. Additionally, this applies to tests involving niche media products.
Logistics Expert	Hikari grew up in the docks, following the flow of goods, how they moved and who did it. She's never lost that perspective. +2 to tests involving shipping, smuggling, and logistics networks.
Technical Specialist	In her role as Komon, she serves as specialist in drones, mechanical systems and security systems. +2 to tests involving these things. (This excludes matrix security).
Cyber Connection	While not a street doc herself, she's well connected among "ware suppliers" and those who install it. +2 to tests involving Ware or the Biotech skillgroup.
Part of the Family	Hikari is enmeshed in the Yakuza scene, with a wide range of knowledge and connections. +2 to tests related to Yakuza clans and their business and towards Japanese culture.
Cyborg Commander	Recently, the Kenran-kai "accquired" a collection of stripped down cyborgs from Shiawase, and Hikari has been tasked with managing and deploying them. While not an expert by any means, she's been slowly growing in skill, both through academic study, but also through experience, though mistakes and lessons past and current. +2 tests involving Cyborgs, CCUs, and shells.

Dicepools

Dicepools
Knowledge Checks	8 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Active Checks	12 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Gear Acquisition Checks	4 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety
Networking Checks	2 + Loyalty + Aspects - Notoriety

Network

Player Characters with this Contact

Name	Loyalty	Chips
Killbot	1	Even

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