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Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 21:22:26 -0500 (EST)
From: alvin plummera <plummera@hubble.sheridanc.on.ca>
Subject: Eight characters. (Long...long..long)
A while ago, someone asked for extra character's and plots. Well, here
are eight characters, with built-in plotlines, waiting to jump into your
campagin... or take it over by force!
Count Dietrich von Schunamann
CEO, Schunamann und Sohn, AG (the SuSAG megacorp)
Statistics: Schooling 1 term Rank CEO
Manager 6 terms
Human Gender Male
UPP 537467-E Age 43
Height 163 cm Weight 90 kg
Hair Balding salt & pepper
Birth + Residence: Mora, capital of the Regency
(Mora: Spinward Marches/3124 AA99AC7-F A Hi In Cx 112 Re M4 V )
Skills: Admin/Legal 5 (11) Carousing 2 (9)
Liaison 4 (11) Willpower 3 (7)
Marketing 3 (9) Leadership 1 (8)
Bargain 3 (10) Pilot (Grav) 1 (4)
German 2 (9) Gambling 1 (5)
Ground Vechile (Legged) 4 (7)
Possessions: Anything he want's, he get's.
His most famous possessions include ancient German
memorabelia (including the only known surviving East German
flag in existence), and a Sio Moff zero-G glass sculpture,
presented to his ancestors by Crown Prince Cleon, son of
Cleon IV (born 423, crowned 475, assassinated 555).
Most of his families' treasured possessions is feared
lost, somewhere in Magyar sector.
The possessions that von Schunamann most loves, however, are
his collection of TL F battle mecha. These 12-15 m high
vechiles/androids, armed with explosive devices (which cause
more flash than damage) are used in a variety of "Mechasports".
Background: von Schunamann is the achnowledged head of the Schunamann
family. The 60 acknowledged family members form the core of
SuSAG; once a megacorp with interest's across the Imperium,
it's now restricted to the Regency providing chemicals,
pharmaceuticals, biogeneered products, and
semi-legal psi boosters.
von Schunamann is only an adequate CEO, delegating much of
his duties to trusted aides and pulling the regins only when he
needs to. He spend's much of his time either meeting
figurehead duties, enjoying himself in very high social circles
or playing Mechwarrior with other profoundly wealthy men.
[Mechawar is to the Regency what Polo was to the British Empire].
von Schunamann is happly married - maintaining not even one
concubine, to the astonishment of Court circles - and
delight's in his eight children.
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[Mini-info update: (info from: archive info by David Johnson)
A: Ling Standard Products (mining, electronics & computers, small arms,
starships, starship systems, power generation)
Ling Standard is probably the megacorp most directly involved in
fighting Virus. They are also major contributer's to the Regency
Quarrentine Service, and invented the 150-Disp stretch scout.
B: Hortalez et Cie (Banking and investment)
Pre-Rebellion, Hortalez et Cie was the most powerful megacorp in the
Domain of Deneb. Now, they probably _the_ force in the Regency (only the
Government itself is more powerful) and have complete control of Regency
banking and financial services... excluding the scraps, of course.
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Pidiris Razlehmehid
Religious Hymnist
Statistics: Entertainer 2 terms Rank "Obscure Unknown"
Darrian Human
UPP A69A78-4 Gender Male
Height 175 cm Age 28
Hair Silver Brown Skin Bronze
Eyes Black
Born: Darrian
(Darrian: Spinward Marches/0627 A463955-G Hi 225 Da G1V M1D)
Resides: currently touring the Spinward Marches
Skills: Song 6 (14) Willpower 1 (11)
Music - acoustics 2 (12) Carousing 1 (9)
Enviromental Suit 1 (10) Computer 1 (8)
Zero-G gravity 1 (10) History 1 (8)
Possessions: Two Middle Passages
A personal translator, with a Darrian/Anglic memchip
An expensive (80 000 Cr) set of Tl C 'Acoustic enhansers'
(needed to modify any room to the correct acoustics)
A duffel bag "with all my worldly possessions"
2000 Cr... in Darrian currency
Background: Pidiris Razlehmehid is a large, rather gregarious fellow,
both strong and intelligent. He lives to sing, but also
enjoys a bit of roughhousing and carousing wherever he
goes. Like about 30% of Darrians, he doesn't believe that
humans originated on Terra, putting that belief down to typical
Solomani supremist dogma.
Razlehmehid is a strong, powerful tenor, and a member of a
Darrian 'Tengobhes' group of singers. Tengobhes groups
specialize in Ancient Darrian Hymns and chants in a style
most closely resembling Islamic forms of singing, often
spin-dancing at the same time. Of course, Razlehmehid himself
is not a believer in the long-dead Yalema faith.
His Tengobhes group is composed of four men (including
himself, there's Dulyunal Zgehngehbher, Pune Mbalzihrer, and
Zlaneyr Nyeghihndihligh). After several marginally
profitable tours in the Darrian Confederation, they have
decided to take their first tour in the Regency, where
Tengobhes singing is still a rarity. Because they can't
speak Anglic - and are still in culture shock - the other three
singers have unofficaly made Razlehmehid their leader.
Razlehmehid is married, and has two young daughters - and a
nephew - to care for. Whenever possible, he visit's them
back on Darrian.
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Charolette Stanley
Infamous Personality
Statistics: Housewife 1 term Rank "Notorious across
Wealthy Traveller 1 term the subsector"
Human
UPP 746777-9 Gender Female
Height 154 Age 27
Hair Mousy Brown Weight 67 kg
Eyes Brown Skin White
Born & Resides on Treece
(Lanth: Spinward marches/2311 D232866-8 Na Po 610 Re M1 V)
Skills: Childcare 5 (14) Persuasion 3 (10)
Streetwise 1 (8) Liasion 1 (8)
Psychology 1 (8) Riding 1 (7)
Admin/Legal 1 (8)
Possessions: Four High Passages, Two Middle Passages
70 000 Cr in the bank
A large, beautiful underground home in the capital of Treece
A "Child Alloeance" of 1000 Cr / month
Background: A rather bland, stout woman, Mrs. Stanely is infamous
subsector-wide as the sole survivor of the doomed shuttle
Wayrith.
The Wayrith was en-route to an insystem mining colony when
an engine malfunction occurred. Because of the loss of fuel,
the best the captain could do was put the shuttle in an
elliptical orbit around the colony, and await rescue.
Rescue was long in coming. Meanwhile, food ran out, and
eventually lots were drawn to determine who get's eaten. Mrs.
Stanley - the sole woman on-board - managed to excempt
herself on the basis of her pregnacy and persuading the men
not to kill her. "Imagine what the press would say! You
wouldn't last a day in court!"
When the rescuers finally arrived, only Mrs. Stanely and
her newborn infant lived. When they spotted her - in a
haze of bones, split for their marrow - her first words were
"Look, darling! Food! Food!"
She arrived home in a wave of sensationalism and notoriety.
Aquitted of all charges, she became very wealthy and a
major figure of controversy. Most of her money she blew in
buying a large home in a prestigous ungerground location, but
she still has enough to tour the subsector with her 6-year old
son.
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Breziavrverp Eriench Zavtienzhvlaz
Zhodani Graduate Student of Naval History
Statistics: Schooling (to Masters) 2 terms Rank T.A.
Zhodani Human
UPP A69873-8 Gender Male
Height 168 cm Age 29
Hair Black Weight 145
Eyes Brown Skin Lt. Brown
Birth: Fia'epkiar (Ievrnie'tlieadl: Yiklerdanzh/2124
B682757-C Ag Ri 202 Zh G8V M1D)
Resides: Rhylanor (Rhylanor: Spinward Marches/2716
A434934-F A Hi Cp 810 Re M2VI)
Skills: History 7 (14) Anglic 2 (5)
Research 4 (12) Robotics 0 (7)
Native Zhodani speaker
Possessions: Zhodani & Regency ID
81 000 Cr
A "Chtoteshtier" ultraexpensive travel pass, good on any
Zhodani ship going to Fia'epkiar, to Middle Passage
accomodations (worth more than 290 000 Cr)
An Upper Class suite at the Baron Dang Bao Residence at MRO
University, Rhylanor
A Zhodani-made Translator, Zhodani/Anglic memchip
Background: A portly, arrogant man from a rich agricultural world,
Zautienzhvlaz is a walking turn-off to his fellow graduate
students at MRO University. With his thich accent and
less-than-perfect command of Anglic (he refuses to use his
translator outside of class, perferring to pratice his
incomprehensable Anglic instead), Zautienzhvlaz endlessly
preaches the superiority of Zhodani civilization to anyone
within striking distance.
He hates the Nobility. He hates the Democratic reforms. He
hates the immoral entertainment districts. He hates the
clumsiness of Regency design. He hates Regency art. He
_vocally_ hates anything that suggests either greed or deceit.
About the only thing he likes is the psionic reforms, that
he feels will inevitabily lead to the Regency becoming
Just Like Zhodane. And whenever possible, he will rub the
PC's noses into the fact that the Collapse was caused by
Imperials, and the Consulate was untouched by it.
Why is Zautienzhvlaz in the Regency at all, over 110
parsec's from home? Mainly because he cannot believe that
the Imperials crushed the Zhodane navy at Rhylanor, ending the
Fifth Frontier War (1107 - 1110). His doctorate, focusing
on the battle, is his intellectual attempt to explain away this
defeat. He also has an interest in robotics, and was
profoundly dissapointed to learn that the Rhylanor Institute of
Technology was closed down, giving him one more thing to whine
about.
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BTW: Yiklerdanzh is two sectors spinward of the Spinward Marches, so:
Yikler. | Far Frontiers | Foreven | Spinward Marches.
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Mai Hyi Hui
Field Representative, Deneb Starguild of Mercenaries
Statistics: Army Officer 3 terms Rank R1 (1st class rep)
Bureaucrat 2 terms
Solomani Human (Clone, #3 of 18)
UPP 476774-8 Gender Female
Height 142 cm Age 33
Hair Black Weight 58 kg
Eyes Dark Brown Skin Yellow
Skills: Admin/Legal 3 (10) Persuasion 2 (6)
Investigation 1 (8) Liasion 2 (6)
Psychology 1 (8) Streetwise 3 (7)
Pilot-Grav 1 (8) Vargr (Urzaeng)
RCV Ops 2 (9) 2 (6)
Enviro Suits 1 (7) Recruiting 1 (5)
Parachute 1 (7) Leader 1 (5)
Slug Pistol 1 (5) Service 2 (6)
Slug Rifle 1 (5) Map 1 (8)
Unarmed MA 1 (5) G. Tatics 1 (8)
Autogun 1 (5) Trauma Aid 1 (8)
H. Artillery 1 (5)
Possessions: 4 800 Cr in service bank account
20 on person (bankcard)
A collection of Vargr suveniours
Four Low Passage tickets
One Gauss pistol
A small apartment in an unsavoury neighbourhood
A fair supply of illegal soft drugs.
Background: Ms. Hiu is a small, somewhat overweight woman (about 10
lbs) from Kubishush. After serving 13 years with the local
army (rising to Lieutenant), she mustered out to join the
Mercenaries Guild, as a 2nd class Field Representative.
She spent most of the last five years in Ziafrplians
Sector, as an Assessor: insuring that the legal terms of
mercenary contracts are met in the field. Hui enjoyed
herself immensely there, with her favourate experiences being
with the Urzaeng Merc companies (including the famous
Errgh Okzarsdaem battalion).
But after being transferred back to Regina for the last 2
years, she realized that her carrer has ground to a halt.
Coupled with a lack of excitement and friends, she has become
in turns weepy and irritable, alienating those around her.
Currently, she is saving for a trip back home, to Kubishush.
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BTW: the location of Ziafrplians
Ziafrplians | Gvurrdon
Foreven | Spinward Marches
Urzaeng Vargr's are _big_ (they can take on male Aslans!), and not too
bright. They can be found throughout the Vargr Extents.
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Mother Superior Edith Witherspoon, O.H.S.
Imperial Catholic Nun (Deneb Rite)
Statistics: Schooling 2 terms Rank Mother Superior/
Medicine 2 terms Hospital Administrator
Bureaucrat 1/2 term
Solomani Human Gender Female
UPP 355875-9 Age 37
Height 163 cm Weight 59
Hair Black, greying Skin Purple/Black
Eyes Hazel
Born on Uakari (Antra: Deneb/1701 C5348AA-6 912 Re K6VI)
Resides on a 25,000 Disp Starship
Skills: Biology 7 (14) Willpower 2 (10)
Diagnosis 5 (12) Observation 2 (10)
Trauma Aid 5 (12) Instruction 2 (10)
Chemist 2 (9) Theology 1 (8)
Psychology 1 (9) Liasion 1 (6)
Zero-G 1 (6) Vilani 1 (6)
Enviro Suit 1 (6) Service 1 (6)
Possession: Gov't and Catholic ID papers
Historical works on the Catholic Church (books)
Medical references (books, electronic holochips)
Always travels with a TL D First Aid kit
Made an oath of "Poverty, Chasitity, Obedience"
Background: Mother Superior Witherspoon is an imposing and forthright
woman, even in her Order's white habit with ornate gold & black
trim. She considers her command of the 25,000 Disp jumpship
_St. Degaaka of Aladon_ to be a trust from God, and is
relentless in preserving that trust.
Born on a backward world on the edge of the Quarrentine
Zone, Witherspoon became a Catholic nun at 12. Educated at
Antra, capital of the subsector (Astra: Deneb/1808
A53789C-E Cp 501 Re M0D K5D), she became a doctor at the
Free University of Immin Shishadiim and joined the Order of
Holy Succor, a medical order.
As a member of that order, she was posted to _st. Degaaka of
Aladon_, a medical/convent jumpship. With a crew of 130, the
73-year old ship is equipped to TL D standards, with 700
beds and medical facilities to match.
Sister Witherspoon was only elevated to Mother Superior two
years ago, and her hands-on style conflicts with the
administration & bureaucratic needs of the convent. Moreover,
she has only limited leadership qualities, tending to ram her
way through problems and expecting that everyone will
automatically do her duty, scolding those who don't meet her
detailed standards.
Currently the _St. Degaaka of Aladon_ is posted to District
268, a backward subsector troubled by Aslan/Human
conflicts. The _St. Degaaka_ is desprately needed here, as so
many systems have no access to TL D+ medical care. But
money is tight and Collace (District 268: Spinward Marches/1237
B628943-D S Hi In 101 Na F1V M6D), the only port that can
repair the aging _St. Degaaka_, is harrasing the convent to
please the Aslans, who oppose a Regency hospital ship in
the subsector.
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Gannon Carmick O'Connor
Professional Assassin, SuSAG
Statistics: Undercover Agent 11 terms Rank "Respected"
Human
UPP 354858-7 Gender Male
Height 176 cm Age 64
Hair Grey Weight 65 kg
Eyes Grey Skin White
Birth & Resides: Porozol (Rylanor: Spinward MArches/2715
A867A74-B Hi 201 Re M1V M9D), one parsec from
Rylanor itself.
Skills: Act/Bluff 4 (12) Streetwise 3 (11)
Slug Rifle 2 (5) [4 in Porozol System]
Small Blade 7 (2) [5 on Porozol itself]
Psychology 5 (13) Research 1 (10)
Observation 4 (12) Stealth 4 (9)
Persuasion 2 (10) Intrusion 3 (8)
Liasion 2 (10) Tracking 1 (9)
Languages: Native speaker of : Anglic (10)
Ess'oun (10) the native lang. of Porozol
Also knows: P'nnji 0 (8) the language of Aldiss
(F330814-A), an gas giant moon
Vilani 1 (9)
Possessions: A variety of ID's, all forged
800 000 Cr in various deposits and paper companies
Several disguise kits, hand computer, IC binoculars
Several high-power slug rifles, with scopes
A variety of daggers, knives, stilletos (some ornamental)
A 'hold-out' body pistol, of TL G plastic
A comfortable residence in an orbital station
Background: Mr. O'Connor is a slim, kindly old man with a warm voice.
His long face - graced with laugh lines - and gracious manners
hardly seems to belong to a professional psychopath, but it
does.
Born in the corrupt Kingdom of Siev perogy, his
intelligence and lack of scrples eventually landed him a
place in the local Secret Service. However, while a majjor
revolt seemed about to topple the Kingdom, he judiciously sold
out several of his fellow agents while refining his image as
"The Wise Old Man" to his subordinates, thus protecting his
safety in both camps.
At 1177, after the Kingdom was 'unexpectedly' overthrown,
O'Connor found a new position as an enforcer for SuSAG.
Reliable and discreet, he would carefully research and
observe his target before striking, by either gliding a blade
across the unsuspecting victim's jugular or by flicking a
monofiliment pumpknife into the base of the skull, again from
the back. Only rarely would he resort to the rifle, an
"inelegant instrument", not quite as fine a kill as the knife.
O'Connor usually is sent after "white collar" criminals
who threatened the company (both employees and otherwise).
Even though the divided and (largely) corrupt local police
looked the other way, a "posting to Porozol" is quietly
dreaded by SuSAG managers in Rylanor subsector.
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Baron Pedro Khugiili del la Arellano
Pertender to the Throne: Time Traveller
Statistics: Bureaucrat 1 term Rank Baron
Corsair 1 term
Vilani Human Gender Male
UPP 527469-C Age 26 (well, sorta)
Height 132 cm Weight 79 kg
Hair Black Skin Light Brown
Eyes Dark Green
Born: Regina (stats for 592, from the First Survey)
(District 259: Spinward Marches/1910 A788505-9 N Ag Ni 203 Im F7V M8D M6V)
Resides: 728-907 (in Low Berth)
(Vilis: Spinward Marches/1214 D955000-0 Lo Ni Ba 610 Re F1V M4D)
Skills: Admin/Legal 3 (9) Act/Bluff 2 (11)
Recruiting 1 (10) Liasion 1 (10)
Bribery 1 (10) History 1 (7)
Old High Vilani 1 (10) Ship's Eng 1 (10)
Vilani 1 (10) Psychology 1 (5)
Persuasion 1 (10) Zero-G 1 (3)
Possessions: (in his Low Berth ice cavern)
1 TL D, 100-Disp scout
50 000 Cr [with early 600's Design; a variety of Imperial
profiles]
4 000 ounces of gold
access keys to other stashes of loot
[NOTE: all items are locked with top-of-the-line retina and DNA locks]
a TL D computer, w/terminal
a private office & bunk
two TL D warbots
four TL D starship crew androids
Background: Locked away in his low berth, Baron Arellano is probably the
last of the Civil War era combatents (604 - 622)
A flightly, vainglorious man with a fixation on "My Destiny
of Greatness", he was an eccentric noble on the raw frontier of
the Spinward Marches. Half of the systems were still
unsettled, and he spent most of the time acting as defacto
judge on lawless Regina.
As Emperor battled Emperor back in Core, Arellano got the
idea that his Calling has arrived. He declared himself
Emperor, and managed to raise up a ragtag fleet of armed
merchants and patrol cutters before leaving for Core.
He never left the Marches. Grand Admiral Arabellatra Alkalikoi
sent a minor task force to stop the Baron. Althought they
never quite caught him, they did force him to abandon his
half-baked plans and live the pirate life. Time after time
he'd devise a Rube Goldberg scheme to get past the task force,
and time after time it would blow up in a wild and wolly
manner.
Finally, he was forced to abandon his fleet, and in 618
retired to his hideaway on 728-907. On a whim, he set the
controls to 1201 and retired to see what the glorious future
would hold.
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BTW: Baron de la Arellano is dedicated to the memory of the French
Emperor Napoleon III, who once tried to conquer France by loading a ship
with about 50 ruffians, and crossing the Channel to France and Glory!
Well, it didn't _quite_ work out... but he later did get himself elected
Persident, and two years later proclaimed himself Emperor.
P.S. at the time of the Civil War...
- the top Imperial TL was 13
- the Solomani Confederation was part of the Imperium
- the Imperium included Foreven Sector
- there were no x-boat routes
- the closest anti-grav cities were in Vland Sector
- the 2nd Frontier War was raging (615 - 620)
- there were no Aslan's this side of the Great Rift
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Sherali Daya
Bioform Artist
Statistics: Entertainer 4 terms Rank: Known in 'conniseour'
Solomani Human circles only
UPP 697B74-7 Gender: Female
Height 84 cm Age 34
Hair Black Weight 59 kg
Eyes Dark Brown Skin olive
Birth: Mora, capital of the Regency
(Mora: Spinward Marches/3124 AA99AC7-F A Hi In Cx 172 Re M4V)
Resides: Ansirk, basically one big naval base
(Lamas: Deneb/1609 B100100-F N Lo Ni Va 122 Re F2V) .. note: no
_pernament_ population.
Skills: Genetics 5 (12) Act/Bluff 1 (8)
Biology 3 (10) Persuasion 1 (8)
Xeno-Biology 1 (8) Willpower 1 (12)
Painting 4 (15) Liasion 1 (8)
Sculpture 4 (15) Map 1 (8)
Guard/Hunting Beasts Survival 1 (12)
2 (9) Enviro Suit 1 (8)
Zero-G Env. 3 (10)
Possessions: 2 000 Cr
A special line of credit, granted by Fleet Admiral Dame Mary
E. Hofstetter (213th fleet), for use for her project
Typical Regency and Naval (civilian-class) ID's
A truly expensive, 200-year-old prayer mat from the
Julian Protertorate
Offical head of the Ansirk Biosculpting Project
Background: Born and raised in the Kairovan community on Mora, Miss. Daya
is one of the very few who can claim to be a pure-blooded
Arab. From her youth she wanted to follow in the footsteps of
her ultra famous great-grandfather Ali Daya (1088 - 1150).
Ali Daya's suite of four interconnected biosystems under the
themes of "Loyalty, Trial, Victory" ranks with the best of the
Old Masters in Dasudashag, and had the same effect on the
Deneb artistic community as the 1118 tri-v film "Stand on
Rhylanor" had on the general populance, or the Connie
Chung series "Why We Are Imperials", or Norris' Ascension
Speech when he was formally proclaimed Archduke.
Sherali Daya stayed away from the epic-scale work of her
great-grandfather for years, focusing instead on doing regular
commission work. But as her reputation & skill grew so did
her aspirations, and in 1192 she accepted a commission from a
Fleet Admiral to create a new biosphere for the Naval Base at
Ansirk, home of 7 million Naval personnel.
The biosphere - to reside strictly within the installation,
as the world is airless - is to emphasise the motif
"Controlled Fury". This theme is sympolized by the Terran
lions, Vilani anshuui, and Reginian LiClok which stalk
some of the corridors and parks of the station. The predators
(actually as safe as dogs) are simply at the top of the
station's "biosystem", which extends down to the carefully
bred rats and tailored airborne viruses.
Probably the most charming change to the station has been the
introduction of perenay's; a geneered variation of the white
dove, with rainbow-coloured wing feathers. The ones at the
station have been bred for low-G flight, and are 'wired' to
preform complex aerobatic flight patterns and make a most
haunting call.
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Alvin Plummer
(You mean, you _don't_ have lion's on your naval bases?)
Date: Sun, 03 Sep 95 17:42:00 -0500
From: jeff.zeitlin@execnet.com (JEFF ZEITLIN)
Subject: NPC Encounter: D.M. "Flatfoot" Donohue
Demosthenes Maximilian Donohue 97A7A7-0-7
Police Captain (ret.), Trantown (Aubaine) Police Department.
Ht 1.7m Initiative-4
Wt 92kg 35,000Cr
Hair Br
Eyes Br
Skills: Ground Vehicle (wheeled)-3 Swimming-2
Language (Schalli)-3 Small Watercraft-2
Computer-2 Pilot (Interface/Grav)-2
Willpower-1 Chemistry-1
Admin/Legal-3 Interview-2
Disguise-1 Leadership-1
Slug Weapon (Slug Pistol)-3 Armed Martial Arts (Club)-2
Unarmed Martial Arts-2 Persuasion-2
Carousing-1 Streetwise-1
Muscle-Powered Transport (wheeled)-1
Construction-3 Interrogation-1
Liaison-1
Contacts: Academic (1, Generic)
Government (1, Generic; 2, Firm)
Law Enforcement (2, Generic; 2, Firm)
Criminal (1, Generic)
The firm contacts are as follows:
Government:
Chief of Starport Security Forces. As a
Lieutenant, Donohue was appointed the Detail
Commander of the Starport Security Supplement. As
such, he was required to coordinate SSS activities
with those of the regular starport security forces.
Donohue's detail was responsible for the
apprehension of an important link in a major
smuggling ring.
Chief of Staff to the Coalition General Secretary.
Captain Donohue was in charge of arranging security
for the General Secretary for a public appearance
on Reformation Day. Their relationship is one of
"personal friends" because of an affinity of
personality, rather than because of any specific
police-related activity.
Law Enforcement:
Chief of Patrol, Trantown PD. Donohue's mentor
during his career on the force. Used his pull to
get Donohue assigned to certain choice details,
such as the Starport Security Supplement. Donohue
has done favors for him in the past, and will do so
in the future.
Commanding Officer, Trantown PD Public Morals Unit
("Vice Squad"). Donohue is owed favors by this
individual, due to several good tips provided to
Donohue by certain underworld figures in Trantown.
Motivations:
Diamond Queen: Lustful. Donohue sees himself as G-d's gift
to women, or, perhaps more accurately, as a sex god
himself. He does not believe that any woman can resist his
charm, since "I practically ooze sex appeal". Obviously,
any woman that doesn't immediately want to go to bed with
him is a "frigid b*tch". People who know him suggest that
by his standards, easily half the population of Trantown
(the female half) qualifies as "frigid".
Spade Eight: Ambitious. Donohue wants to become the
greatest private investigator ever seen on Aubaine.
Unfortunately, his skills are clearly weak in the areas
where a detective needs strength. Such is the fortune of
staff and administrative assignments. He has made an
effort to acquire some of the skills he needs, but seems to
lack the willpower needed to stay the course.
Donohue does _not_ like his given names, and usually uses
"D. M. Donohue" on most of his identification documents. If
pressed for the meaning of "D. M.", he will reply with a standard
line: "I don't like what it means, and I don't use what it means.
I'd rather be called 'Flatfoot' than by my right name." He first
used the line when he decided to go into law enforcement;
unfortunately (or maybe not), the rest of his class in police
training picked up on it. It has become comfortable as a nickname,
and if he is brought into an adventure where a taccode or similar
call is needed, he will voluntarily use "Flatfoot".
Referees should equip him (remembering to deduct from his funds,
above) as befits an ex-cop. Be sure to include a slug pistol of
some sort, preferably one similar to what the Trantown PD uses as
its standard firearm (probably 9mm semi-auto). Trantown PD rules
allow him to wear a Trantown PD uniform on ceremonial occasions,
without the police shield or unit identifiers, but with his earned
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