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The Librarian
Archetype: Human Former Street Samurai
Having grown up in a low class neighborhood, The Librarian
had a thirst for knowledge which was only stunted by the dilapidated schools
in his area. He dropped out at an early age and spent many years researching
everything from history to chemical engineering in what was left of his
district’s library. When his family was accidently killed during a botched
shadowrun, the runners responsible took him in and, at the age of 18, began
training him in the arts of running. He wasn’t too pleased about this but,
with no other place to go, he stuck with the group. At the age of thirty
his group scored big time in the money department, giving him more than
enough money to retire for life. Also, during his years as a runner, he
learned of all the wonderful information nobody gets to see because it’s
always kept locked away in some corporate data node. A strong, almost radical
believer in freedom of information, The Librarian set up a secret organization
to archive as much data as humanly possible. He and some former associates
and new hires constructed a secret mainframe located deep beneath the
city in the most god forsaken of the barren districts. To gather information
for it they conduct highly skilled data steals from corporations, governments,
etc. In order to fund their actions they also sell off this information,
at a relatively modest price, to whoever needs it.
Getting hold of one of The Librarians data files can be quite difficult.
You have to know all the right people who know all the right people who
know all the right people. It is impossible to break into the mainframe
because it isn’t attached to the normal grid. All data is transferred to
and from its secret location by devoted couriers and almost never is somebody
invited to see the mainframe itself. Rumors say that it is so large that
it covers the underground area of several city blocks.
You will also probably never see the Librarian, either. Although he
once participated in every aspect of the gathering and selling of data,
he now spends his days hardwired to the mainframe, constantly organizing,
reviewing, and reorganizing his archives.
Datarunner
Archetype: Human Courier
Datarunner is the primary runner of information between the
mainframe and clients. Also a rigger, he possesses many high speed vehicles
for this purpose, vehicles which are equipped with the latest in sensory
and jamming gear to insure that he’s not being followed. Personality wise, Datarunner has almost none. His mind is constantly devoted to the job at
hand and he’s not the kind to make meaningless chit-chat when he can be
delivering another bit of data.
Batch Capture
Archetype: Human Decker
Batch Capture is one of The Librarian’s team of deckers
charged with gathering information from corporate and government datasystems.
She’s extremely quick, darting in and out of a system before they usually
knew what hit them, having the icon of a slender Lynx. Like all of The
Librarian’s deckers she is very transient, operating from remote locations
and then moving on before anybody can find her and then giving the data
to Datarunner or another courier for transfer to the mainframe. She is
also a good athlete, being a physical adept as well as a decker, albeit
a rather burnt out adept.
Fetch
Archetype: Elven Decker
Another of The Librarian’s deckers, Fetch has developed
a number of program frames which can be sent on simultaneous remote missions
allowing him to gather information from several sources at once and risking
only the detection of the frames themselves. His icon is that of a large
mixed breed dog and the frames take the form of numerous puppies who dash
in, grab the data in their mouths, and scamper off. In person Fetch is
quite a character, making a joke of everything, which often results in him
getting punched in the mouth.
Nadia
Archetype: Human Fence
Usually when a runner needs data and
manages to set up a deal with The Librarian, Nadia is the one they end up
meeting face to face. A hardened ex-runner, Nadia is a tough negotiator and
often times gets offended if somebody tries to negotiate down her already rock
bottom prices.
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