Jack Montagne

Jack 'Splice' Montagne was a Cyberware mechanic by day and a Decker and "Better-Than-Life" - BTL chip dealer by night. He ran a cyberware repair shop in Callous Row, the underbelly of the gigantic Savior City.
BTL's also called "Dreamchips" is a cybernetic extension implant that grants the user a virtual reality mixed with hallucinogenic stimuli, often pre-programmed with experiences they are similar to drugs but interfaced directly to the users brain.
Earning up to his profession he was good at making things work in ways that they were not originally intended to, was established in the community and knew about the local street gangs as well as having a natural affinity towards coding.
SciFri who portrayed Jack, now plays as Lange Pliskin.
==Origin==
A child of the Savior City streets, it was only a matter of time before Jack's natural talents for the mechanical and the digital would land him squarely in the seedy underbelly of Callous Row. He got his start in Cyberware at a chop shop, recycling parts and limbs for the local gangs and mercenary crews in the bottom rungs of the city. Over the years he made his way through the ranks, to the point where he could begin Shadowrunning himself, offering his services as a Decker. Wanting to break free from the scum of Savior City, he contacted a black market contact of his. A BTL Programmer named Hex who offered him access to their supply line and enough funds to get started, in exchange, Jack would have to deal their supply of cyberdrugs to the people of Callous Row. He readily accepted, and begun plans to open a cyber-ware dealership.
==History==
===Allegiance and hit===
After the quarantine was lifted he visited "The Grindstone", a bar run by a half-orc named Rook. After introducing himself he listened into a conversation between the proprietor Rook and a local politician and civil servant in a suit named Coach Eric. Keeping to himself, seated at a nearby table he overheard Rook striking a deal to figure out the location of a certain package belonging to the Quixote mega corporation.
Working at his shop he met a strange vigilante referring to himself as "The Sheriff". After the vagrant caused a ruckus and almost urinated right in the middle of the store he managed to shoo him out. Arcadum stream 2019-10-18
The following day Rook directly asked him to meet up for a business proposition. Along with an orc named Charles Rask and the short but battle ready Street Samurai Angelina Greasepalms he was offered a job to rob the Mars Corporation patrol. Along with the crew they were hired to recover the contents of the patrol to any cost necessary. The items being moved he was told was some kind of ammunition. He agreed to the task.Arcadum stream 2019-10-26
Having employed Duncyn Kuiper he had to recover a 5000 credits worth mechanical arm that Duncyn parted with way too freely. Duncyn manning the cashier had accepted a measly 35 credits with the rest as an I-owe-you to Bethany Esda. Luckily he got it back without any issue.SciFri stream 2019-11-08
===Patrol robbery===
He assisted in a robbery against Mars corporate patrols, retrieving some kind of magical bullets for The Shattered Legion, led by Rook. The operation was successful with no casualties on their side but since his participation undoubtedly has the eye of the corporations on him.Arcadum stream 2019-11-08
===Injury and rowdy patient===
Fleeing from a corporate droid hunting him for his data tablet he managed to corner it next to a garbage chute by throwing his tablet into it. When the droid turned around looking for the tablet he shot it in the back as it fell down. Investigating how far the droid fell and to retrieve his tablet he was pushed in by Ais.
Breaking his legs in the fall he was moved screaming to the hospital by Ais and Duncyn to be treated by Dash Spacer and Cap Fawkes. Screaming rude words and panicking, Duncyn tried to convince the physicians to put Jack to sleep for "hurting his feelings". Jack was then wheelchair bound for a time recovering. SciFri stream 2019-11-16
===Mercenary, leaks & corporate dispatching===
While at the noodle shop a strange armored individual entered asking for information and claiming to be "a traveler". Offering 1000 credits Jack was interested enough and followed them, alongside Rana and Dagu who led them into Ryders garage. There the armored individual admitted his allegiance to the corporation Quixote and told the three that he was looking for a leader figure of respectable variety, someone that people look up to. Rana, opening her mouth let go of the information that he was probably looking for Rook. Jack facepalming reacted quickly and as soon as directions were asked he pulled his firearm and started peppering the mercenary with bullets, remaining loyal. Too late unfortunately because the mercenary managed to escape.
The respite was short lived as thereafter armed corporate goons issued a lock-down and came down to slums, ordering people to go indoors while undoubtedly searching for Rook. Before they managed to locate their target or cause any harm Jack together with Rask and Talus bravely went out guns blazing and dispatched them.Arcadums stream 2019-12-06
===Informant Becky===
Having emplyed Becky to be his informant she provides him with valuable information and intel on what goes on in the Row.
She tells him of Athologoths invention "hard-light". Jack asks him about it and ends up getting cornered by him as well as Talus Nova. Speaking to them he learns that they together have been working on developing his "Hard-light" technology, a material toxic to humans to be usable in weapon grade materials. Being the only one able to handle it safely Talus has used his body to recharge it, making it weapon capable. As a Novakid his body consists of materials from stars.
Jack suggested that they should sell their invention but both Athol and Talus refused profusely, feeling insulted. They reasoned that this was not be sold but used by The Row to achieve their own goals. Agreeing to keep it between them Jack was let go.Arcadum stream 2020-01-11 Ep11
===Defeating Caspian 65===
Following a hacker (portrayed by Arcadum) targeting Alfons he fills the clinic with gas. A.L.Ex. together with R.G.-2 enter and stop it.
The hacker seeks revenge on A.L.Ex. by tricking her beloved Desmond. He lies, tells Desmond that she is in danger and has to enter a holodeck in order to save her. Instead he is locked inside by the hacker, seemingly left to die of thirst or starvation.
Jack is made aware of the hacker through his decking monitoring software, enters cyberspace and locates Desmond. There the hacker addresses him as "Slack Jack" offers him a deal and presents himself as "Caspian 65", first 20.000 credits, raised to 60.000 - in exchange for leaving Desmond to die in the digital trap. Jack knows this person from before and refused the offer, engaged with the hacker in a "hacker battle". Jack winning expresses that he has little care for much in Callous Row except money, but sticking it to the mega-corporations means more to him and someone working for them is an enemy, regardless of them having a shared past. Caspian 65, perhaps remembering something he once shared with "Slack Jack" gives up and leaves them. Desmond is rescued.
===Day of Death===
Jack meets the synthetic slave trader Vart who introduces himself looking for synthetics. Playing along Jack offers to bring him some synthetics. The trader offers Duncyn 100.000 credits in exchange for purchasing an original model Guidebot but he refuses even when the offer is raised to 150.000. Vart also catches a fancy for R.G.-2, wanting to purchase him.
Angelina Greasepalms cornered Jack and accused him about selling out synthetics as she had overheard him talking about it as well as missing her synthetic friend Alana. He denied the accusations and was let go. His reasoning was to get the slave trader out of the system peacefully without the bloodthirsty locals solving everything through violence. Having another talk with Vart he convinced him that he would try and get him some synthetic but that he needs to pullout soon if he wants to avoid violence.
Looking after the synths interest Jack runs around getting Duncyn to hide away guidebot, Desmond to hide A.L.Ex. and warns others to keep their head down from the slaver. Loosing the whereabouts of his potential merchandise Vart eventually leaves without any synths.SciFri's stream 2020-01-17
During an incursion of Shadowbat cultists making their way into the Row, searching for Alfons and capturing Loch he was fatally wounded when he intervened, trying to rescue Loch. Being moved into the clinic he was treated by both Cap Fawkes and Celeste but sadly his life was not possible to save. (Out-of-character Arcadum rolled dice to determine his fate, sadly they did not favor him this day)Arcadum's stream 2020-01-17 Ep12
After his death an automatic recorded message (a deadman switch) was sent to Duncyn wishing for him to watch over his shop, hoping his death was fighting the corps or doing something noble or heroic. He also set aside 100.000 credits to help Duncyn get the shop going.
:For continued story see Lange Pliskin
==Traits==
===Edges===
"Juryrigger" - Jack has an intuitive grasp of the inner workings and underlying principles of mechanical and electronic devices. He knows how to repair the broken, rejuvenate the worn, improve a device’s efficiency, or coax it into doing things its designers hadn’t intended.
"Street Politics" - Jack knows the street gangs, the criminal operations, and the beneath- the-surface affiliations that are the social and political fabric of Callous Row, allowing him to strike deals with both sides of gang conflicts.
"Codeslinger" - Ones and zeroes are practically a native language to a Jack. He is adept at performing a particular set of Matrix actions better than the average hacker.
===Flaws===
"Data Liberator" - Some would say you’re fighting the good fight. Others would sneer that you won’t last long in this business. And yet many more would kill you on sight for what you’ve done. Jack is compelled to give away for free any gained paydata, intelligence, or secret from any mission he performed. Jack simply disseminates the data to news outlets, shadowrunner data boards, etc. To anyone who will listen, really.
"Simsense Vertigo" - Jack who suffers from Simsense Vertigo, experiences feelings of disorientation whenever he works with augmented reality, virtual reality, or Simsense.
"Bad Rep" - Jack's cyberware has a pension for breaking down and needing constant tuneups and repairs. This has earned him a mild rep as a untrustworthy salesman. But hey, where else are you gonna get an arm in this town?
==Links==
===Social Links===
*Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/scifri
*Twitter: https://twitter.com/SciFriTV
===Clips===
*The Sheriff stops by Jacks shop
*The Sheriff causes problems in Jacks store
*Offering to "help" Guidebot for 5 credits
*Cleo gets beaten by Becky up outside Jacks store
*Disposing of a corporate droid, Callous Row style
*Need a helping hand down the chute?
*Jack in the ER: WHERE ARE MY LEGS?!
*The worst patient ever
*JackMontagne coming through on his wheelchair
*Wheelchair bound Jack goes for a swim
*Rana sells out Rook, Jack remains loyal
*Corporate presence encounters resistance
*Jacks choice of Chassi?
*Jack saves Desmond in a Decker battle
*Duncyn tried to intimidate Jack
*Jacks last moments...
===Callous Row VOD Episodes===
*Callous Row RP - Week 1
*Callous Row RP - Week 2
*Callous Row RP - Week 3
*Callous Row RP - Week 4
*Callous Row RP - Week 5
*Callous Row RP - Week 6
*Callous Row RP - Week 7
*Callous Row RP - Week 8
*Callous Row RP - Week 9
*Callous Row RP - Week 10
*Callous Row RP - Week 11
Continued: Next character: Lange Pliskin
==Trivia==
*His shop sells candy as well as cyberwares.
*Jacks cyberware isn't the best and tends to need regular maintenance in order to not break down or malfunction.
**He has a mechanical arm, which also suffers from these flaws.
*Being a shady dealer who cares about credits he isn't known to be the most trustworthy salesman.
*He was the one who came with the catchphrase "what a fucked up day!"
==Gallery==
===Gallery Jack===
Callous Row Jack Montagne (SciFri).png|Jack
Callous Row Arcadum Oct 19th 2019 17 Jack Montagne (SciFri) in his shop.jpg|Jack working in his shop
Arcadum Callous Row Oct 26th 2019 16 Jack Montagne (SciFri) and Carl “8” Clerk (WiFiPunk).jpg|Recruited as an informant by Rook
Arcadum Callous Row Oct 26th 2019 19 Cap'n Angelina Greasepalms (BandAid) and Jack Montagne (SciFri).jpg|Cap'n Angelina Greasepalms and Jack
Arcadum Callous Row Oct 26th 2019 20 Cap'n Angelina Greasepalms (BandAid) and Jack Montagne (SciFri).jpg|Cap'n Angelina Greasepalms and Jack
Arcadum Callous Row Oct 26th 2019 37 Duncyn Kuiper (Spltoon) and Jack Montagne (SciFri).jpg|Duncyn Kuiper tells Jack that Guidebot was damaged and needs replacement parts ASAP.
Arc Callous Row Nov 9th 2019 32 Decker Jack and Angelina Greasepalms changing the locks.jpg|Changing locks on the package with Angelina Greasepalms
Arc Callous Row Nov 9th 2019 36 Jack being treated by AIM-3.jpg|Being treated by AIM-3, having been wounded in the robbery.
Arc Callous Row Nov 9th 2019 39 Jack and Felix Dolore.jpg|Jack and Felix Dolore in the Shattered Legion secret base.
Arc Callous Row Dec 6th 2019 25 Jack Rana and Dagu meet with the traveller to discuss compensation.jpg|Meeting a mercenary offering a reward together with Rana and Dagu.
Arc Callous Row Dec 6th 2019 28 Jack presents identification.jpg|Presenting identification
Arcadum Jan 4th 2020 16 Jack and Celeste new body.jpg|Giving Celeste a new body.
SciFri Callous Jan 4th 2020 9 Jack upgrading Celeste, moving her brain into a new chassi.jpg|Moving Celeste cybernetic brain into a new body.
SciFri Callous Jan 4th 2020 4 Jack greeting.jpg|New customers at his store.
SciFri Callous Jan 4th 2020 13 Becky telling Jack secret information.jpg|Becky Cantuckit telling Jack secret information and the latest gossip.
SciFri Callous Jan 4th 2020 30 Akeena blood sample to Jack for the translation tech, Rask.jpg|Getting a blood sample from Akeena to help Charles Rask get more information about her species and language.
SciFri Callous Jan 4th 2020 32 Jack apologizing to Akeena.jpg|Apologizing to Akeena for taking her blood sample.
Arcad Callous Jan 11th 2020 5 Firing at Jack.jpg|Hit with a logical tracking bullet by a corporate assassin.
Arcad Callous Jan 11th 2020 7 Injured Jack helped by RG-2.jpg|Injured Jack is moved to the clinic by RG-2 
Arcad Callous Jan 11th 2020 20 Guidebot malfunctioning, Jack and Duncyn.jpg|Jack and Duncyn help the malfunctioning Guidebot
Arcad Callous Jan 11th 2020 63 Jack Montagne.jpg|Jack in The Grindstone bar
Sci Callous Jan 18th 1 Corporate bot shot Oriana.jpg|Corporate bot shot Oriana
Sci Callous Jan 18th 5 Slaver Vart remote controlled camera.jpg|Slaver Vart remote controlling a spybot, with his armed guards.
Sci Callous Jan 18th 6 Slaver Vart spots RG2.jpg|Vart spots R.G.-2, wanting to purchase him.
Sci Callous Jan 18th 8 Slaver Vart offers to purchase Guidebot from Duncyn.jpg|Vart spots Guidebot wanting to purchase him from Duncyn
Sci Callous Jan 18th 11 Alexander (TFMJonny).jpg|Meeting Alexander
Arcad Callous Jan 18th 2020 - 35 Fatally wounded Jack.jpg|Fatally wounded Jack treated by Celeste and Duncyn.
Arcad Callous Jan 18th 2020 - 37 Fatally wounded Jack dies.jpg|Fatally wounded Jack, dies.
===Gallery Artwork===
Callous Row fan art of Jackyn ship Jack Montagne (SciFri) Duncyn Kuiper (Spltoon) by PreAlphaTonyC.png|Artwork depicting Jack Montagne and Duncyn Kuiper for the #Jackyn shipping. Drawn by PreAlphaTonyC. 
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