Ducky

Ducky

Pirate
(An opportunistic goods re-allocator)
Discord	glob8982
Reddit	BorshtAndTears
Metatype	Human
Street Cred	0
Notoriety	3
Public Awareness	0
CDP	14
D.O.B.	11 July 2037
Age	48
Folder	[1]
Priority	Metatype - E Attributes - B Magic/Resonance - E Skills - A Resources - B
#Max IGs/Ascension	1

Character Information

Summary

An experienced pirate, liar, fighter, thief and all things in between. Touchy about being landlocked.

Goals

Get settled.

Take care of the crew or get them settled.

Get a ship

Get revenge (optional)

Get her mother to stop nagging her about getting married (Player note: Impossible)

Background

Ducky Lao, former captain of 'Yangtze Duckling', a ship unceremoniously scuttled near the Seattle Bay on its maiden journey, is not the luckiest woman in the world. Born in the Shandong Province of the Coastal Confederation of Chinese Successor states, she'd grown up around the shipping industry, legal and illegal. First joining a 'legitimate salvage' crew three decades ago, she'd been in the sidelines of many a conflict such as the HUK rebellion, the conquest and reconquest of California, and the Ring of Fire disasters. Blessed with a keen sense of self-preservation, she'd slowly worked her way up the ranks, proving a keen boarder, negotiator, and saboteur alike. Finally managing to scrounge the nuyen to purchase 'The Yangtze Duckling', a small "cargo" vessel, acquire a crew of keen minded volunteers, it was finally the Year of the Ducky, until a misstep by the navigator, an unexpected matrix attack and a trio of unidentified ships off the coast of Seattle opening fire led her to unceremoniously call for the ship's scuttling. Trapped with no nuyen to her name, no ship, and the green as hell crew to look after, she'd ran into Seattle, hoping to make it in the Emerald City. And to avoid her mother telling her I told you so.

Narrative Significant Qualities

Positive

Legendary Rep (Pacific Pirates) - one massive mistake aside, Ducky is respected by the Pacific Pirates for being a daring combatant, talented leader, and an exceptional thief.

Negative

Bad Rep - it doesn't take long for the shame of scuttling on a maiden voyage to spill around, and the bad luck that comes with that.

Dependent (Demanding) - a bunch of barely speaking English pirates from all around the Pacific and having the moral responsibility for them doesn't a professional shadowrunner make.

Favoured (Spirits of Water) - The tides are a finicky thing, and raising the ire of those spirits is exceptionally bad luck. Ducky is rather superstitious regarding most magical stuff, but would most likely attempt to shoo away or bribe a summoned spirit, focus its summoner (honestly good behaviour anyway) or other things depending on the circumstances.

Run History

Name	GM	Metaplot	Threat	Date of Run
Hunger and Hatred	Eva		Medium	16 December 2085
A Lieutenant's Petty Vengeance	Eva		Medium	1 August 2085
Tussle In The Brook	Anumati		Medium	5 June 2085
Bull In The Shop	Anumati		High	29 May 2085
Day Drinking, My Favorite Hobby	Dawnfire	KAPTAIN KILLDOZER's Revenge	Low	16 March 2085
Bottom Barrel Theft	Anumati			10 March 2085
Thin Thread and Lines	Zerre		Deadly	9 March 2085

Affiliations

Contacts

Contact	Connection	Loyalty	Archetype	Profession	Aspects	Chips
Madam Castañeda	5	2	Fixer	Huk Pirate	A Dragon’s Respect, Legendary Pirate, Manpower to Spare, We Protect Our Own, Pirate Armory, Bane of the JIS	Even
Ru Xiao	4	1	Service	White Paper Fan, Eighty-Eights	Multi-Tasking, Criminal Decker, Dig Deep, Life of Numbers, Digital Forgery, Knowing the Tricks, Knowing the Terrain, Life in a Triad, Syndicate Politics	Even
Mel Jones the Queen of Bones	3	3	Gear	ID Smith	Fraudster, The Queen's Robes, Original SIN, Skilled Gamer	Even

In Character Information

Matrix Search Table

Threshold	Result
1	A short communication about someone called Ducky settling a dispute in the Triad-affiliated part of Tacoma with a lot of shouting.
3	A smuggling ship called the Yangtze Duckling, registered in the Ethiomalian Territories, made landfall in Outremer recently. None of the crew or the captain have been found.
6	Cheun-nam 'Ducky' Lao, and individual matching the description of the woman, has been wanted for various crimes in a lot of jurisdictions over the past twenty years, ranging from petty theft to a (now defunct) bounty for piracy by the Imperial Japanese Administration of the Philippines, describing her as the first mate of notorious pirate captain 'Blank' Balang.

Shadow Community Table

Threshold	Result
1	Definitely nothing.
3	A loud woman with a strange accent was involved in breaking up a fight in a bar in Tacoma, no fatalities reported.
5	Ducky Lao is a familiar name in the smugglers and the pirates of the Pacific. She has a reputation for conniving, cheating, ungentlemanly combat, (piratical compliments continue). She'd managed to afford a ship recently, before unknown forces intercepted it, forcing her to scuttle it and destroy its cargo, hailing from the Ethiomalian Territories.

Assensing Table

Threshold	Result
1	A mundane human woman. Stress levels somewhat elevated. Usual state is wary.
2	The woman's arms are visibly cyberware, with something extending into her body from her left arm.
3	Some nuance is detectable in her eyes, and it's clear that her legs are cyberlegs.
4	The woman's skin has a faint sickly, almost mucusy sheen.
5	Not a technomancer, and a dimming around her eyes. Some inflammation around the lungs, signs of moderate to heavy drinking, and

SINs

Jane Lang (R4, Hong Kong)

Appearance

A middle-aged woman of East Asian descent, usually dressed in worker's clothes. Average size and build. Not one to capture a second glance, it's only her propensity to speak a few decibels over the acceptable level that draws people's attention to her. Some tattoos are visible around her neck and torso, depending on attire chosen.

Clothing

A fine Vashon Island vest, topped with a rather worn-looking overcoat. Failing that, Dockworker's overalls.

Matrix Persona

A woman in Chinese Scalemail vest and a large cigar in her mouth.