Ice

Archetype: Human Former Special Forces Soldier

Ice has delivered a tremendous amount of death in the twenty three years she's been alive and personally requested to be pulled from the special forces on the grounds that she "would end up killing everybody". She also specifically requested guard duty, a profession which required that somebody other than herself initiate combat. This way she has definite knowledge of when to stop the slaughter.

Ice was raised by a group radical extremists who held a firm belief in the apocalypse scenario and therefore spent their days training, planning, and preparing for the inevitable struggle for survival which would follow the "end". At the age of 19 an explosion at a nearby military reservation resulted in a massive government and military sweep of the area for suspects. The group of radicals was not about to let any "oppressive destructors of rights" set foot on their land and immediately launched a brutal effort to keep the forces away. They did so for nearly a week until the government sent in their special forces to take care of the problem. Even at her young age Ice was an efficient fighter and, as it turned out, an efficient killer as, even after the rest of the group had been wiped out, she managed to take out nearly all of the special forces team with her deadly talents before finally falling to a sniper bullet through the heart.

The commander of the special forces unit, who had survived the whole ordeal, ordered Ice to be stabilized and taken to the military's top hospital where they successfully replaced her heart with an artificial one while simultaneously installing a move by wire system and a number of other pieces of cyberware. As she recovered she received many visits from the unit commander who, impressed with her skills, convinced her to join the special forces. Having lost everything which had any meaning in her life, Ice agreed.

Ice has experienced the loss of virtually all of her humanity, including the most precious aspect of being alive: her heart. Although she suffers from chronic dissociation syndrome, she handles it rather well. Perhaps the most frightening aspect about Ice is that, unlike the ultracybered freaks the extensive use of ware usually creates, all of Ice's equipment is internal and on the surface she appears as a normal 23 year old, attractive with long black hair, the same type of girl you might see attending grad classes at a university. It isn't until she moves or talks that her enhancements become apparent. Especially when she talks. Her voice, soft and gentle, has very little emotion attached to it. If you ask her how she feels she'll stare blankly into space and say, softly, she doesn't know.

Fantasia

Archetype: Elf Physical Adept

Fantasia entered the business of shadowrunning with one purpose in mind: Money. Originating from Tir royalty, she took a portion of the family fortunes and ran, using them to purchase foci and locks and magical material, much of which she has progressively discarded as her abilities become more efficient and strong. During a run on a government facility she ended up being captured, but only after an incredibly bloody fight which left countless foot soldiers dead and maimed. As she awoke in an interrogation room her first comment was "If you're going to kill me, it will cost you sixty grand". She got her sixty, and another five hundred thousand, and in return she joined the government special operations team. She joined without a struggle because, after all, all she wanted was the money.

Fantasia was recruited at the age of twenty three and now at twenty six she has improved her skills to an high level. Her level of initiation is off the scale and she has ditched all of her foci and acquired a number of new skills which primarily involve espionage and undercover work. The government continues to pay her well because they can't afford to have her running off, which she would probably do if the right price was offered. Fortunately virtually nobody, even the megacorporations, can match what she's currently getting. In order to insure a safe escape should things go sour, Fantasia has also taken extensive measures to insure that nobody gets hold of a DNA sample. Her appearance changes on a daily basis, primarily through the utilization of clever disguises and magic. It is rumored that she has achieved such control over her body that she can alter it's outward appearance to the point that she no longer even appears elven.

Kingdom

Archetype: Ork Former Mercenary

Kingdom was born with the mysterious, almost magical gift of knowing exactly where all living creatures are located within a hundred meter radius of himself. Every living creature. Ask him and he'll state, nonchalantly, "two elves, one human, three dogs, ten rats, fifteen birds, five hundred and fifty two grass hoppers, one thousand two hundred thirty eight fireflies...." and on and on until you ask him to stop. He can sense living things concealed behind walls, buried in fox holes, dropping in from above, or where ever they might be. Needless to say these skills proved invaluable when conducting military operations and, after witnessing his skills in action, the government decided they wanted Kingdom, and his skills, on their side. They lured his unit into a scuffle and then descended on him and his group from all sides with an immense amount of force giving him the option to give himself up or have his unit obliterated. Kingdom, who dearly loved his unit, allowed himself to be captured. Then, surprisingly, rather than bullying Kingdom to join the government forces they offered him a deal: Twenty million dollars worth of military equipment for his unit in exchange for his services six months out of every year. He agreed, but only after upping the price to thirty million. Kingdom now spends half a year with his own unit and half a year with the government.