Booma Rang
Netrunner β’ Human
David Smith
Patrol Officer / Security Specialist β’ Human
Appearance: Neat, regulation-compliant Lazarus uniform with polished tactical boots; earnest expression, tired eyes, and short-cropped brown hair.
First Impression: Professional, observant, and by-the-book, but visibly stressed by district corruption.
Mannerisms / Speech: Clear, respectful protocol-driven speech; checks his duty chronometer frequently; hesitates when asked about senior officers.
Key Motivations / Ideals: Uphold the law, protect innocent bystanders, keep his job to support his family.
Fears & Flaws: Afraid of crossing corrupt senior officers like Lt. Vance; rigid adherence to rules can blind him to street realities.
- Look, I just want a clean shift where nobody gets hurt and the logs balance out. Don't make me pull this weapon.
Leo Smith
β’ Human
Appearance: Young adult, about 16, with scruffy hair, bruised face from kidnapping scuffle, bound hands, wearing grease-stained street techwear.
First Impression: Exhausted, bruised, but visibly relieved and hopeful whenever the crew is mentioned.
Mannerisms / Speech: Earnest, loyal voice; tries to stay brave despite being outmatched by corporate mercenaries.
Key Motivations / Ideals: Rejoin his friends, survive the kidnapping, help expose Vance's extortion.
Fears & Flaws: Helplessness against armed corporate enforcers.
- I knew you guys wouldn't leave me out here to rot. Just tell me we're getting out of this drain in one piece.
Max Kruger
Edgerunner / Resident β’ Human
An operative encountered on the streets of Night City.
Mercer
Patrol Officer / Surveillance Specialist β’ Human
Appearance: Disheveled, jumpy man in his early 30s with dark eye circles, stubble, half-unbuckled tactical harness, and an unkempt apartment full of terminal monitors.
First Impression: Highly strung, sweating, and clutching a heavy sidearm with his finger dangerously close to the trigger guard.
Mannerisms / Speech: Rapid-fire, nervous speech; glances repeatedly at apartment door and monitor displays; flinches at loud noises.
Key Motivations / Ideals: Escape Night City with enough money to disappear before Vance or AMD corporate hitmen find him.
Fears & Flaws: Extreme terror of assassination; prone to panicking into lethal shootouts if cornered.
Neuro
Master Netrunner & Tech Specialist β’ Human
Appearance: Lean, wire-framed individual wearing an oversized hooded dark windbreaker covered in custom LED patches; high-grade neural interface plug cables wrapped along forearms; dark mirrored glasses. First Impression: Hyper-focused, caffeinated, and speaks with dry cyber-humor while fingers trace phantom keyboards in the air. Mannerisms / Speech: Rapid tech slang, Netrunner jargon, cynical wit; mutters code syntax under their breath when analyzing hardware. Key Motivations / Ideals: Digital freedom, dismantling corporate monopolies, loyalty to the crew. Fears & Flaws: Cyberpsychosis risks from deep-net immersion; physical combat anxiety. > [!dialogue] Quote / Catchphrase > "Give me two minutes at the physical terminal and a clean jack-in cable, and I'll have their facial recognition believing you're all certified saints."
Peter Vance
Security Lieutenant β’ Human
Appearance: Broad-shouldered mid-40s cop with a scarred jaw, heavy cybernetic arm with reinforced plating, and a scuffed Lazarus Security uniform worn without regulation tie.
First Impression: Cynical, aggressive, and impatient. Treats everyone like a suspect or a tool to be leveraged.
Mannerisms / Speech: Raspy voice rasped by synthetic cigarettes; taps his heavy cybernetic fingers on table surfaces when irritated; uses blunt, authoritative cop slang.
Key Motivations / Ideals: Protect his own neck, wipe his illicit paper trail clean, and climb the corporate ladder regardless of who gets crushed.
Fears & Flaws: Terrified of Internal Affairs audit from Lazarus HQ; impulsive under pressure.
- In this city, badge or no badge, leverage is the only currency that doesn't depreciate. Bring me those keys, or your friend takes a one-way dive into the bay.
Sam Ishida
Edgerunner / Resident β’ Human
An operative encountered on the streets of Night City.
Vivian Kaine
CEO & Founder β’ Human
Appearance: Sharp, immaculate tailored corporate suit in slate gray and cyan; subtle subdermal neural wiring along her jawline and temple; piercing blue optics.
First Impression: Calm, commanding, and impeccably politeβthe kind of corporate executive who orders assassinations without raising her voice.
Mannerisms / Speech: Precise, clipped enunciation; never uses street slang; pauses deliberately before answering to gauge reactions.
Key Motivations / Ideals: Protect AMD proprietary tech at all costs, expand market share against Lazarus and Arasaka, maintain absolute leverage over contractors.
Fears & Flaws: Extreme paranoia of corporate espionage; views people as expendable balance-sheet assets.
I don't deal in apologies or excuses. I deal in deliverables, timelines, and mutual survivability.