8bit

8Bit

Decker
Freelance Matrix Consultant with Combat Experience
Sledgehammer Jack	[1]
Metatype	Human
Street Cred	0
Notoriety	0
Public Awareness	0
Titles and Awards	0
D.O.B.	February 16th 2050
Folder	[2]
Priority	Metatype - E Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - E Skills - B Resources - A

Character Information

Goals

Use his specific skills and gear to maintain the life he was accustomed too. Upgrade his deck. Make the Matrix a place of style and substance where the best are hailed for their savvy and the only people getting brain fried really deserve it.

Background

David Ward used to be Lonestar, not that he'd ever tell anyone that. He was assigned as decker to a Tactical Team that dealt with "complex threats" in a relatively minor city. As a member of this unit he was expected to go on raids in the physical world (typically as second or third team). To keep up, the Star outfitted him with Cyber and Bioware.

Despite this ware, his specialty was in background data and analytics, He appreciated the nuance of decking not the brute force of it. One day his team was called in to deal with a "deadly runner threat" the intel said the enemy had a seriously dangerous decker that needed to be stopped no matter the cost. Reluctantly Ward took the decker on and obliterated him in cybercombat. Only afterwards when they realized the intel was bad did Ward find out he fragged some dumb kid's mind. Sure the kid was a criminal, but not the kind that deserves to get their brain burned.

From that day forward David swore he wouldn't do permanent damage to others in the matrix, you just don't really know who is on the other side of the icon. This code spiraled into being unwilling to damage even devices. His unit was remote enough that these, "quirks" didn't get him in too much heat. That changed when he began pushing for more transparency in use of deadly matrix force. His superior officer, who was sympathetic but stuck due to politics offered David a choice, face the wrath of the company for stirring the pot or falsify records showing himself KIA and leave the city.

David took the latter choice and left with his skills and gear and hit the streets. Despite a radical shift in his outward appearance, he hasn't really taken the leap to calling himself a Shadowrunner. He's a "freelance matrix consultant with combat proficiency" but the skill set is the same and the jobs pay the bills. David hasn't accepted the slumming it attitude of many runners and still expects the comforts he enjoyed as a member of a Megacorps.

Affiliations

Contacts

• Sam Defabia-Kane - Connection 3, Loyalty 1 - Fixer
• Michael Wilford - Connection 1, Loyalty 1 - Janitor, Quxing

In Character Information

SINs

David Ward - UCAS "Freelance Matrix Investigations"

Appearance

Youngish looking human of slightly taller than average build. Clean cut but with neon blue cyber eyes and hair to match. Despite the armored jacket he hasn't quite shaken the telltale signs of being raised as a Corps kid.

(He's found clients didn't find his natural look to be sufficiently "Matrix Savvy") On a run he tones it down (or up) as needed. He tries to strike a balance of standing out but no more so than anyone else plus sometimes when all the cops have to go on is "Neon Blue Hair" a quick dye job is a great disguise.

Clothing

An obvious fan of Victory (Ares) casual wear. Most days you'll catch him dressed for comfort like the professional middle class citizen he used to be. On a run he tends to go for military or security style fatigues.