Blackjack's People #066
Yen Diggers
By Blackjack [Blackjack's Shadowrun Page: www.BlackjackSR.com] [BlackjackSRx@gmail.com] [@BlackjackSRx]

Posted: 1998-08-31

Dr. Phlat

Archetype: Human Archeologist

A rich French snob. He speaks in a lofty tone and will only drink fine wine and eat food produced in his home country. He is never afraid to tell someone if they bore or repulse him. He is in his late forties.

Dr. Phlat is despised by most other Archeologists. His only interest is profit and he is a harsh negotiator. (He knew a woman who desperately loved a specific type of 1st century vase, only three or four of which existed. After locating one and removing it from its site he showed up at her house willing to sell it for fifty million new yen, an outrageous price. When the woman only offered thirty he took the vase to a balcony and threatened to throw it off.) Dr. Phlat never steals, but uses dirty methods and negotiations to get what he wants.

Dr. Weinstein

Archetype: Human Archeologist

Another rich French snob. She is twice as bad as Dr. Phlat an sometimes refuses to walk to a site if the ground is too dusty, making the body guards carry her.

Dr. Weinstein is the ultimate rich bitch. She has he nose so far up in the air she has to make sure the rotors of Suttle's Plutocrat don't cut it off. She is also a hard negotiator and is, for some reason, remarkably good at firearms. She has a beautiful heavy pistol specially designed so when it fires no smoke gets in her face.

Suttle

Archetype: Human Rigger

Well dressed and well mannered and very attractive. She has many of the traits her employers have with the exception of a big mean streak. She has black hair and gray eyes. She usually speaks in French. She is thirty five.

Suttle grew up in France and lost both of her parents in the Euro-Wars. Although well controlled most of the time there are many, many things which can set her off. While in a rage she'll start shouting in French and, if in an isolated place, shoot things up with either her vehicle weapons or her own SMG.

Glox

Archetype: Troll Bodyguard

The biggest of the bunch, rippling with muscles and proudly displaying his many cyberwear augmentation. He is lightning fast and does everything, even something as simple as lighting a cigarette, with lightening quickness.

Somewhere in the back of Glox's brain someone must of planted a "protect" chip because Glox will plant his body in front of an incoming AVM if he has to. His obsession with whomever he is protecting is nearly psychotic and will sometimes go without sleep for a week if the person is in any immediate danger.

Leko

Archetype: Troll Bodyguard

Leko makes a nice wall. He has had a lot of bone reinforcement and skin toughening and can take a light pistol round, then pluck it out of his skin like it was a splinter. He is slow, though. Both mentally and physically.

When things get bad Leko wraps his arms around his target and crouches, creating a cocoon on armor and cyberwear. He wears a very heavy long coat which assists in this action.

Smutt

Archetype: Troll Bodyguard

Not very strong but very fast. He usually has a gun in his hand during high tension operations but can get to one in a holster with lightening speed if needed. He is also intelligent and rather attractive.

Once the bullets start flying at his target they're not going to stop until someone takes out its source. Smutt has a military grade targeting computer in his skull and can acquire and eliminate a threat before most even see it.