Blackjack's People #001
Chipping With The Band
By Blackjack [Blackjack's Shadowrun Page: www.BlackjackSR.com] [BlackjackSRx@gmail.com] [@BlackjackSRx]

Posted: 1996-03-04

Diamond

Archetype: Human Former Rocker

Diamond and her band were big for a while but when her BTL and alcohol addictions finally got the best of her it was over. Now a complete mess at the age of 25 she has given up on her attempts to rejoin the music world and spends her time sitting around a nasty sewer hideout seething at the rest of the music industry. She would like to see the whole big machine go down but, being wrapped up in her addictions, has had little time to do anything to forward it’s demise. Physically, Diamond is a mess of scarification procedures which were originally designed to create a new and nastier image for her band but instead turned her into an ugly ex rocker instead of an attractive one.

Grognol

Archetype: Troll Former Rocker

Grognol is quite pissed at Diamond’s apathy and wants her to straighten out her act so they can become a decent band again. A frightening display of bodypiercing and tatoos, Grognol has resorted to theft in order to feed himself and the rest of the failed band. Even though bitterness towards Diamond and her attitude are strong, Grognol, and the rest of the band, love her dearly and would like to see her get better.

Stripe

Archetype: Human Former Rocker

Diamond’s half sister, Stripe is also concerned over everybody’s future but is getting close to losing her patience. She’s a good foot taller than Diamond, standing six foot three. Her personality wasn’t always a near insane web of anger and resentment until the band lost their status and their gigs. She and her husband, Detox, have been training with various weapons and are actually considering a stint in the shadowrunning world if the situation does not improve.

Detox

Archetype: Human Former Rocker Sorcery Adept

Detox is terrified at what his wife, Stripe, has become as a result of the band’s current state. Very little love passes between them and the two try to avoid each other completely when not training. Detox isn’t especially happy about this whole shadowrunning idea, but he’s not happy about the prospect of starving to death either. Detox also possesses magic ability and has been secretly training as a sorcery adept with a local street mage.

Helmet

Archetype: Ork Former Rocker

Helmet couldn’t give less of a crap over what’s going on, mainly because he has recently started chipping and drinking heavily. He thinks the whole shadowrunning idea is simply grand so long as he gets to use the light machine gun he found laying in the sewer muck one day while looking for a place to pee. Helmet’s apathy can become annoying and, when asked for an opinion about something, he always just shrugs and goes “meh..”.