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C.M. Holmes
Owner/Lead Investigator
"I used to hate being called a 'Dip' when I was with the Star... Without me on the force it's obvious they've earned the nickname."
Body: 3 Charisma: 1 Edge: 2
Agility: 2 Intuition: 4 Essence: 6
Reaction: 3 Logic: 5 Magic: 6
Strength: 2 Willpower: 5 Initiative: 7
Skill Groups: Conjuring 4, Firearms 3, Influence 2, Sorcery 4
Active Skills: Arcana 3, Assensing 3, Astral Combat 3, Computer 2, Data Search 4, Disguise 3, Dodge 2, Enchanting 3, Infiltration 1, Instruction 3, Intimidation 1, Locksmith 2, Navigation 1, Palming 2, Perception 6, Pilot Ground Craft 1, Shadowing 3, Unarmed Combat 2
Knowledge and Language Skills: Art 3, Business 4, Combat Tactics 2, Data Havens 2, Economics 3, Gangs 3, Languages - Cantonese 2, English N, French 2, German 2, Hebrew 2, Latin 2, Mandarin 2, Literature 4, Mafia 2, Magic Traditions 4, Magical Theory 4, Religion 2, Shadow Community 5, Spirits 3, Triads 2, Unarmed Combat 2, Underworld 3, Yakuza 2
Qualities
Positive - Focused Concentration (Rating 2), Magician (Tradition - Gardnerian Wicca; WIL+ LOG to resist Drain)
Negative - Addiction (mild, tobacco), Big Regret, Infirm (aging), Pacifist (Minor)
Spells
Combat - Manabolt, Ram [Object] (5), Stunball
Detection - Analyze Truth, Clairvoyance, Combat Sense, Detect Life
Illusion - Invisibility
Manipulation - Armor, Physical Barrier
Gear: Armor jacket, HK 227 SMG (stock, laser sight, gas vent 2), 100 rounds APDS ammo, 4 disposable fetishes (one each combat, detection, illusion, manipulation), micro transceiver (Rating 1), five power foci (each Rating 1), 2 stimulant patches (each Rating 1), 2 trauma patches (each Rating 4); Middle Lifestyle.
Background: Carson Mycroft Holmes is owner and lead investigator of RCI, though he is lead investigator more in name than in actual activity. Carson is getting old, and he knows it. Running the shadows, especially as a private detective, is a dangerous balancing act and he didn't reach the age of 60 by being a rash drekhead. As a result, he has brought his nephew Julian "Geist" Sabbatini (his sister's son, played by Mike Fontaine) under his tutelage.
A former Lone Star DPI (Department of Paranormal Investigations) mage, Carson left Lone Star in 2053 after there was talk of a pay freeze as well as a number of other cutbacks. The gap caused by Holmes' departure was lost on upper management, but not his former colleagues. Nearly a quarter of a century after he left Lone Star behind, a good number of Holmes' friends on the force have either retired, died in the line of duty, or been removed from the force under a number of unfortunate (and sometimes mysterious) circumstances. Despite the loss of contacts and his advancing age, Carson remains a formidable mage and detective and does take on a case or two when the load is heavy. However, most of his time is spent managing the day-to-day business of RCI.
Notes: This character is essentially the Former Mage Detective archetype from SR2e with a few tweaks and changes. Originally, I wanted to model him more after Sherlock Holmes, but as I did so, I found he was becoming more and more a Mary Sue. So, I decided to trim back the fat, so to speak, making him a capable, if aged, private eye, mage, and mentor for the group.
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Shiro Kishi aka "White Knight"
Occult Investigator
Notes: Shiro's stats are the same as the Occult Investigator archetype on p.106 of the Shadowrun 20th Anniversary rulebook, with the exception of the following changes:
- Swap Arabic and English (Cityspeak +2) around so English is his native language.
- Change Latin 3 to Japanese 3 and Japanese 2 to Latin 2.
- Shiro practices magic in the Shinto tradition (WIL + CHA to resist Drain).
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Kurami "Kuro" Kishi aka "Black Knight"
Security Specialist/Bodyguard
Notes: Kuro's stats are the same as the Combat Mage archetype on p.99 of the Shadowrun 20th Anniversary rulebook, with the exception of the following changes:
- Change metatype from Elf (30 BP) to Human (0 BP); eliminate low-light vision and increase Edge from 2 to 3.
- Change Latin 3 to Japanese 3.
- Eliminate her Addictions and Sensitive System (+20 BP total) and add Will to Live (5 BP).
- Like her brother, Kuro practices magic in the Shinto tradition (WIL + CHA to resist Drain).
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Rebecca "Blossom" Lloyd
Security Specialist/Bodyguard
Notes: Blossom's stats are the same as the Gunslinger Adept archetype on p.104 of the Shadowrun 20th Anniversary rulebook except for the following change: Swap Cantonese and English (Cityspeak +2) around so English is her native language.
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Drago
Public and Client Relations
Notes: Drago's stats are the same as the Face archetype on p.103 of the Shadowrun 20th Anniversary rulebook.
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Lionel Barleycorn
Secretary/Filing Clerk
Notes: Lionel's stats are the same as the Corporate Manager on p.6 of Contacts, Adventures, and Sprawl Sites. Simply change his metatype to troll and apply the metatype's special abilities.
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