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Feng Shui

The feng shui bagua

Feng shui is the study of astral energy flows. It is a popular tradition among aspected mages as it primarily focuses on good assensing skills over any other magical skills, though the abundance of rituals involved lends to groups working together. A fair amount of conjuration is also performed as spirits are often much more sensitive to changes in astral space than mages and are thus helpful servants when it comes to doing their work.

At the heart of Feng Shui is an energy map known as the bagua. Sometimes depicted as an octogon, other times as a square, the key point is that it consists of 8 different points around a center. Each section is associated with a color and element. By applying the appropriate color/element to the right areas of a building, qi flow can be optimized for a variety of desired outcomes. Objects placed in the wrong areas can cause qi to stagnate and have the opposite effect.

## Related Mentor Spirits

Since they are very sensitive to spiritual energy, many Feng Shui practitioners do have mentor spirits. Just as many find them distracting and choose not to avoid them.

## Ideals

The power of a Feng Shui practitioner comes from the redirection of astral energy. As such, they pay very close attention to things that block or pollute flows. Areas of poor qi flow can greatly affect the health and prosperity of those who live in it, so usually they do what they can to clean up astral space. Some practitioners actually do the opposite, purposely disturb chi flows to cause ruin to those who live in the area, but these are a toxic minority.

## Sorcery

Feng Shui practitioners may practice sorcery normally but they tend to prefer to practice ritual magic. Rituals that affect ley lines and background counts in particular.

## Conjuring

Feng Shui practitioners practice conjuring normally.

## Enchanting

Feng Shui practitioners enchanting normally.

## Feng Shui Rules

* Feng Shui practitioners must possess the assensing skill and receive a +2 bonus to assensing checks
* All rituals in their preferred spell list have no requirements and are treated as having +2 force when cast in every aspect except for drain
* Their first metamagic must be cleansing

# Local Feng Shui Businesses

* Abhaya Artists
* Backdoor Bagua
* Balanced Living
* Bitchin' Bagua
* Chi Doctor
* Cleansing Cures
* Clear Space Feng Shui
* Daily Decorating
* Design for Energy
* Doctor Chi
* Dragon Gate Feng Shui
* Ecochi
* Essential Balance
* Feng Shui Academy
* Feng Shui Fashionista
* Feng Shui Hut
* Feng Shui Massage
* Feng Shui Master Consultant Services
* Five Star Feng Shui
* Fortune Becomes Thee
* Healing for the Home
* Inside and Out Feng Shui
* Inspired Living
* Lucky Buddha Feng Shui Specialists
* Mingmei Institute of Feng Shui
* Mothers of Mudra
* Phoenix and Rose Feng Shui
* Sheng Chi Sisters
* Soul Light Feng Shui
* Space in Time Feng Shui
* Uttarabodhi for your Body
* Wind and Water Feng Shui
* Wind and Water Play
* Ying Yang Yesterday
Ken Satou

The face of news in Mingmei, Ken Satou is a house name to everyone in the city. Though he is a minor celebrity in the town, most people do not know what he actually looks like because his television personality is an animated avatar. Still, his *voice* is definitely the voice of news. The news has obviously been screened and approved by corporate sponsors so he kind of says what they want him to say. So his avatar represents some kind of biased news and that's great.
Sanji Boroboro

A life long martial artist, Sanji runs a personal dojo in the heart of Izakaya. He is a skilled fighter who has won several world championships, so he is quite sought after as a sensei in the martial arts community. He has a strict policy about who he will and won't train. No Yakuza or gang members, no one with a criminal record, and no tattoos. Some of his students have lied their way past these rules, but whenever they are found out, he always banishes them from his dojo.
Booger

This goblin serves as Baba Yaga's butler. He dusts the hut and generally keeps the place in decent condition while organizing the other goblins. However, Baba Yaga enjoys frustrating him with impossible riddles that he has no hope of solving. His one saving grace is that Baba Yaga does not force him to wear a French maid's dress, instead preferring to dress him like a butler. Whenever she speaks with him, she refers to him by some generic name that sounds like a butler to her at the time such as Jeeves, Alfred, Giles and the like. He is almost always angry due to Baba Yaga's treatment, unlike the other goblins who usually cower in fear.
Kirin

Kirin are in many ways similar to unicorns

## Disadvantages

Kirin is a peaceful creature and prefers not to see people hurt. Kirin followers may never intentionally kill a sentient creature. Doing so causes them to lose access to their magical abilities until they can find a way to atone for it.

Similar in some ways to the western unicorn, kirin have Eastern dragon-like features. Most notably their heads, eyes with thick eyelashes, manes that always flow upward and beards. The body is fully or partially scaled and often shaped like an ox, deer, or horse. They always have cloven hooves and antlers. They are quiet creatures who supposedly can walk on grass without disturbing it. They are known to appear with the imminent arrival or passing of a sage or illustrious ruler. Those who follow kirin are quiet types who like to observe people of power. They rarely interfere with these people, content to observe from a distance. For some, this may involve following those people in the news. For others, this might actually involve physical stalking. In either case, kirin followers are excellent infiltrators, capable of getting into and out of places with no one aware that they were even there.
Gen Tanaka

A rigger for Cowboy Sheriff Branch HQ, his team was wiped out by shadowrunners including the Big Bang Bros. He alone survived the carnage and had his memory wiped before being dropped off at a hospital.

He typically drives larger vehicles like APCs for HTR teams or the occasional shipment convoy truck. Overall he is good at driving, but not much for combat, so he usually sticks around in his vehicle while his coworkers take care of whatever the threat may be. This gives him something of a reputation as a coward among his peers and has prevented him from climbing the ranks. He isn't really a coward so much as he acknowledges his own capabilities and isn't willing to risk his life when he knows he wouldn't make a difference.

His wife works as a security head at the Tomiyama Farming Arcology, a fact that he keeps secret from his coworkers to avoid the ribbing that his wife would make a better cop than him.
Nanase Kuba

A high school student of minor magical talent. Her father, Izu Kuba, was murdered by a serial killer. She is quite traumatized by the event and is somewhat withdrawn in personality. To those insensitive to what she is going through, it comes across as aloof and uncaring, but really she cares very deeply and the pain is too much for her to face straight on.

She had a pet basilisk which was taken by the killer.
Dr Yoshiro Nakamatsu

Also known as "Dr. NakaMats", he is both a medical doctor as well as a prolific inventor. Some accounts quote him as having over 3500 patents for his various inventions, placing him well in world record holding status. His first and most famous invention was a hand pump used to siphon soy sauce out of extremely large containers, though he claims to have invented the datachip as well.

He was known to regularly appear on trid and radio shows where he would explain his latest weird invention, but in recent years has stopped doing that. From old interviews, supposedly he does some fantastically bizarre things to encourage his creativity process such as diving underwater to the point of almost drowning, which is when he comes up with his best ideas. He also seems to have a "calm room" which consists of a bathroom constructed with no nails and tilled in 24 carat gold, so as to block out wireless energy waves and allow himself to think.

He eventually teamed up with the Yamaguchi clan to fund his research into transferring one's mind into another person's body. However, he was later assassinated by shadowrunners.
Blades Off The Handle

In this comedy trid, rogue cop Takamura Kenshin, aka Blades, solves crime by punching every obstacle he comes across.

Most of the jokes are slapstick and puns, in an attempt to appeal to school kids, yet his flaming fists exploding his victims into fountains of gore made it so parents never allowed their kids to watch the show. Even so, plenty of kids could be heard saying Blade's catchphrase: "Believe me, I got this!"
Acid Rain

While acid rain is not unheard of in many worlds, when acid rain falls in Gilon, it is particularly problematic due to it's high PH level caused by a combination of air pollutants and magical fallout. Most cities where acid rain is common are built with acid resistant materials and there are a range of protective clothing out there that can serve to keep you safe if you are caught outside. However, for those who are caught unawares, damage can be extremely severe and possibly deadly.
Io

Io
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At the dawn of time, when the cosmos still burned from the heat of the Great Expansion, there was Io, the first dragon and father to all dragons that ever lived afterward. It is said that the molten heat of the universe warmed his egg and, when he hatched, his breath brought life across the stars.

Of course, there is no shortage of deities who claim to have created everything, and those who would dare call the Dragon King a liar are both foolish and short lived. What is known for sure is that he is the greatest dragon who has ever lived, with teeth as large as the mightiest of living dragons. His true size is simply incomprehensible and so he rarely uses his true form. Instead he typically takes the form of a smaller (yet terrifyingly large) winged dragon. Though he can take any form he wishes if necessary, he is almost never seen otherwise.

King Io resides in Purgatory with his wife, Queen Ephiot. There, they dwell in a marvelous, massive palace, waited on by other dragon kind. While he is known to be short tempered and extremely protective of his children, Queen Ephiot serves to keep him calm. It is widely believed that were she not around to sooth his temper, his rage would bring about the apocalypse.
Michiko Morimoto

An investigative reporter who is obsessed with reporting on stories that involve the occult. Her stories are not usually published since they can rarely be verified and are often simply terrifying for the local populace. Still, she gets some interesting stories published from time to time, which kept her employed until she decided to push a story about the yakuza which ultimately got her fired.

She is an excellent source of information on local paranormal sightings, even if many tend to shrug off her stories as nonsense. She is particularly grateful to Chougou, Wujen and Sam for speaking about their encounter with a jiangshi on the record to lend enough credence to her story on it to allow it to be published.

Despite not currently having a job, she is still trying to continue working and is apparently trying to find investors to start up her own pirate news station.
Ofuda

These paper charms are common souvenirs to purchase at Shinto temples throughout the Desu Island Chain. To most tourists, simple slips of paper with some writing on them are sold for 5 nuyen each. These possess no power and are only meant to be gift shop baubles. However, Shinto priests are also capable of making powerful magical charms capable of sealing dual natured creatures.

When an ofuda is purchased, it is inactive and must be activated by a magic user. Any mage can activate it with a spellcasting + magic check with a limit equal to the rating of the ofuda. The number of hits on the test determines how long it remains primed as well as how powerful it is when used. The ofuda remains primed for a number of combat turns equal to the hits on the activation test. After that time has passed, the ofuda becomes useless if it has not been used.

Once the ofuda is primed, it must be put in contact with a target. Assuming the target is not willing or restrained, this requires an unarmed combat roll, which is successful on a tie or better. Once the ofuda touches the target, it attaches itself to them. Roll a number of dice equal to twice the hits used on the activation test vs the creature's willpower. If the ofuda wins the check, the target becomes rigidly paralyzed for a number of hours equal to the strength of the ofuda, or until the ofuda is removed. If the ofuda fails, then it disintegrates, rendering it unusable.

Ofuda only work on dual natured creatures such as ghouls and shapeshifters. They do not work on beings that are temporarily dual natured (such as a mage who is astrally perceiving).
Linnorm Power

### Areas of Interest

Energy (particularly nuclear, though they research all kinds), private military, weapons, security

Another big energy corporation, Linnorm Power is based in Dagmar. The company is split into two major divisions. Their primary focus is Linnorm Energy, which mostly develops nuclear energy, and their plants can be found everywhere. They are supposedly just on the edge of developing the first viable fusion plant within the year. They also have been dipping their toes into other forms of energy as well.

The second branch is Linnorm Security, which provides private security to whoever is willing to pay for it. This branch was initially created to serve as private security for their power plants and research facilities, but they eventually expanded into mercenary work. It actually has a very high percentage of trolls (70%, last told) as the population of trolls in Dagmar is far higher than the rest of the world. Their weapons and equipment are renown for quality and reliability as well as plenty of options in troll sizes.

The CEO is a troll as well, descended from a long line of warriors and Vikings. Ormr Anundr XXXII is known for his luxurious long, blonde hair and dashing good looks (for a troll). He is currently a bachelor, though he is known to be quite the pansexual playboy. His old partners include many famous faces of all nationalities, metatypes and genders. In his down time, he runs a night club where every night seems to end in an orgy in his private quarters. They say he has had surgical enhancements that allow him to easily adjust to partners of any size or sexual preference with a simple adjustment in his commlink.
Rainbow Visions

Catering to a variety of adult markets, Rainbow Visions sells everything that can make you feel good. This includes a variety of drugs (both recreational and sexual in nature), alcohol, sex toys, BTLs and pornography. In areas where it is legal, they are known to run brothels. Some of the brothels are the more traditional type filled with a variety of call girls. Others are more modern with either full sim matrix simulations or realistic sex drones. Supposedly if one has enough money, they can even arrange sex with your own, fully obedient spirit.

By the other Big 12, Rainbow Visions is seen as kind of the black sheep of the family. They see the corporation's money as earned tastelessly, which is somewhat ironic given that there isn't a corporation among them that doesn't make money through morally dubious means.

The CEO is a human woman named Carlina Vasquez. The most remarkable thing about her is that there does not appear to be much remarkable about her. She is a quiet woman who deeply respects her corporation's brand, but privately not much is known about her. Despite what the other corporation heads think of her corporation, she is actually quite at home among them and is known to be a fair mediator and is often relied upon when there is a major disagreement between Big 12 members. They always trust her judgement because she does not seem to make friends or enemies with anyone, a very rare trait among people with her level of success.
Atheism

In a world where gods objectively exist and exert their power in daily life, it is an absurdity bordering on insanity for one to be an atheist. To actively disbelieve the existence of gods seems like disbelieving in reality itself. However, this is a bit of a misconception about atheism.

Most people see atheists as crazy people who choose to believe there are no gods. The truth of the matter is they know that deities exist, they just refuse to acknowledge them as higher beings, instead viewing them more like an invading alien force that seeks to enslave the world. Thus they refuse to worship them as well as actively oppose the work of gods and organized religion in general. To an atheist, worshipping a god is willful slavery.

## Related Mentor Spirits

Atheists would never follow a mentor spirit as they see the very idea of being subservient to a supernatural power as repulsive.

## Ideals

Atheist seek to reveal the truth about the gods and blind adherence to religion. They believe that magic is simply a force of nature, much like gravity or magnetism. There is nothing "magical" about it and it most certainly isn't something that people need to rely on

## Conjuring

Atheists delight in binding spirits to their will as they see it as proof that supernatural beings have no power over mortals. They are incapable of simply summoning a spirit though and may never learn the summoning skill. Should they wish to bind a spirit, they must perform the normal binding ritual with the following modifications:

* A spirit does not need to be summoned to perform the binding. Treat the first net hit as having summoned a spirit and each net hit beyond that as a task the spirit owes. If the summoner manages a single net hit, the spirit is considered summoned but not bound.
* If a spirit is summoned, but not successfully bound, it is free to act on it's own. Given that atheists tend to treat spirits with disdain, such a spirit will always attack the summoner then return to its home plane once the summoner is slain.
* The spirit resists with force, not force x 2 dice.
* Atheists may choose one additional spirit type to be able to summon beyond those they already summon.

## Atheism Magic Rules

* Atheists cannot have mentor spirits.
* Atheists cannot have learn the summoning skill (see conjuring)
* Atheists receive a +2 bonus to banishing spirits.
Sako Koyama

Personality wise she is something one would expect out of an extremist animal lovers group. She outwardly hates people who mistreat animals and even has something of a disdain for people who keep them as pets. Yet strangely enough she works at a zoo. While she doesn't much like the idea of animals in cages, she feels its at least somewhere for abused animals to go when they've spent a lifetime as someone's pet and thus no longer have the instincts to live out in nature.

In her free time, she is constantly keeping an eye out for reports of illegal exotic pets in hopes of rescuing them. She is a passive member of the Society of Animal Protectors and has accounts on Unite and True Alchemy.

## Yuuenchi Zoological Park profile

**Name:** Sako Koyama

**Position:** Parazoology Assistant

**Contact information**: YUUENCHI.ZOO ext PARAZOOLOGY

**Biography:**

Sako Koyama has 10 years of parazoology experience here at the Yuuenchi Zoological Park. Working under the world renown Taro Doubutstu since she was 15, she has excellent knowledge of our para-critters' special needs. In addition to her specialty, she often performs workshops at our zoo and at local schools, teaching our visitors about the wonders of parazoology with hands on exhibits. We have unfortunately had to make due without her for the last year as she took a sabbatical to study abroad in Oceloxichitl, but we are happy to welcome her back to the family this summer. We hope that she will continue to be a valuable member of the Yuuenchi Zoological Park family for many years to come.

**Certifications:**

* Bachelor of Science in Zoology from Mingmei University
* Husbandry Certification from the Mingmei Society of Animals
* Certification of Parazoology from Universidad de Cuauhtémoc
Iya Miyagi

Born Yuna Eto, she is the illegitimate daughter of Izu Kuba. She came to his house to sneak a peek at her father and was spying on him for a few weeks before he ultimately died.

During her younger years without parents to take care of her she had gotten mixed up with the Jingai gang and was originally just brought on as a one time hire but proved herself useful. Eventually she got a name for herself but with names came trouble. Trouble with other gangs who stirred up trouble with cops. Lying low to avoid the heat, she had to form an alias and acquire an illegal SIN number. Alias: Iya Miyagi.
Lady's Wrestling Association

The Lady's Wrestling Association (NWA) is a Desian professional wrestling promotion and governing body.

Founded in 2989, the LWA began as a governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions, the heads of which make up the Board of Directors. The group operates a territory system which sanctions various championships, recognizes one world champion, participates in talent exchanges, and collectively protects the territorial integrity of member promotions.

It currently operates solely within the Desu Island Chain, though president Akinori Kanemochi has shown interest in expanding the body internationally. Should a successful deal be made, this could lead to Female Wrestling becoming an internationally renown sport.
Peach Farm

The wild lands surrounding Mingmei were once valuable farmland, but during the last war, many of the farms were destroyed through bombing and the land was allowed to grow wild. Dangerous creatures flourished where once they were driven almost to extinction, and the forests grew where once there were orchards and crop fields.

Somewhere within those forests, a single peach tree grew near an old abandoned farm. Bound to it was an old dryad named Harumi Yousei. Harumi tended the farm and kept the creatures away all on her own until a handful of SINless squatters were driven from their homes in the Mingmei Tunnels by gang activity. They started as a sizeable group but were slowly picked off by creatures of the forest until about a dozen were left, each of whom was wounded and starving. Harumi found them, healed them and fed them before bringing them in to her home. The squatters were grateful and began working the farm, fortifying its defenses, so it could not only be their home, but a safe one.

Food was scarce at first as the farm did not have stores for such a large group. But Harumi came to the rescue once again, multiplying the food they had many times over. By this time, the squatters viewed Harumi as more than just their savior, but their goddess as well.

Now the farm has an electrified fence perimeter with land mines to stop any would be intruder. The squatters have collected firearms and trained in their use on any dangerous critters who might decide to trespass on their land. It is a haven, and kind of a cult compound for the downtrodden and their numbers have slowly grown as those seeking sanctuary have found (or been thrust upon) the peach farm.
Akane Jorōgumo

Though she is a ghoul and a member of the Zombies gang, she is the only member who is known to occasionally deal with outsiders. Other than providing potential access to the completely ghoul gang, Akane is skilled at Psychometry. This allows her to receive visions about people who have handled an object. She is more than willing to use her skills for whoever wishes to make use of it, however for payment, she requires a pound of metahuman flesh. Literally. The fresher, the better.
Scarlet

This large wolf spider is Baba Yaga's pet and companion. Though Baba Yaga always has conversations with her, it's unclear whether the spider is actually able to communicate with the witch, or she is just making it all up. Scarlet can usually be found sitting on Baba Yaga's shoulder where the pair discuss their next meal. When not there, she can be found wandering about Baba Yaga's Hut.
Mad Sky

On very rare occasion, the walls between planes grow extremely thin and people become able to see images in the sky of horrifying sights that the mortal mind was not meant to see. Those who gaze upon it have a chance of going completely mad, leaving them in a catatonic state. Luckily this madness eventually passes, but forever stains the soul, robbing the victim of essence. Luckily, mages have long discovered how to precisely predict when such occasions occur and most businesses simply shut down on these days so as not to risk gazing at the sky
Mingmei Dragons

Team logo

The Mingmei Dragons are a professional Urban Brawl team based out of Mingmei. They are a national level team competing within the DUBA (Desian Urban Brawl Association). The team was founded on Arthis 16, 2958 and played its first game during the 2958 DUBA season. The Dragons play their home games in the various poorer areas of Mingmei.

The Dragons saw their greatest success during the 2990s, winning six DUBA championships between 2991 and 2998. All six of their championship teams were led by Hall of Famers Mariko Arikaki, Ryutaro Koyanagi, and coach Paul Jackson. Mariko Arikaki and Ryutaro Koyanagi have both won the DUBA Most Valuable Player Award multiple times while playing for the Dragons, for a total of six MVP awards.

The Dragons share rivalries with the Matsu Butchers, Yuri Youkai, and Ryuchi Tigers. The Dragons' rivalry with the Tigers has been highlighted heavily during the 3000's.

## Current Players

### Scouts

Maru Yoshihama

Hiroshi Taira

### Bangers

Denbe Nura

Toshiki Nagao

Kazunori Nakajima

### Heavies

Yukio Mino

Yoshio Kataoka

## Former Players

Mariko Arikaki (former scout, retired)

Shi Kaminari (former scout, deceased)

Iwane Kono (former scout, deceased)

Korin Takanashi (former scout, deceased)

Setsuko Kaigara (former scout, deceased)

Ryutaro Koyanagi (former banger, retired)

Kenjiro Demura (former banger, deceased)

Dende Nura (former banger, deceased)
Loogie

This goblin serves as Baba Yaga's duster. He actually has a severe dust allergy that causes him to sneeze all the time, which is likely why Baba Yaga gave him the job in the first place. Like most of the other goblins, Baba Yaga forces him to wear a French maid's outfit at all times because she thinks it's funny.
Kozakura-ikka

Kozakura-ikka clan symbol

This small clan is noted for its unique official policy of not allowing themselves to be active outside of this district, and at the same time not allowing any other Yakuza clan to enter the district. Members are known to have extensive cybernetic modifications and some further enhance their abilities through drug use. Though they support themselves through drug dealing, their prime source of income is through hacking as a matrix gang for hire. With the matrix as their lifeblood, they ensure the matrix lines are extremely reliable in their area. Matrix enabled cameras, drones and traps enable them to monitor the area for any intruding gang activity and respond to it quickly. Though they are undermanned to handle a serious incursion, there is not much of value in the area to warrant anyone with the power to take over the area to invest the resources required to drive them out.
Denaria Okron

As a succubus, Denaria has corrupted a great number of souls in her lifetime. Two of her proudest achievements are Merideth and Addison who were both heroes who were corrupted into becoming powerful succubi thanks to her subtle guidance. As much as she enjoys corrupting mortals and causing chaos, she eventually found someone who would make an honest woman out of her (sort of): Udor Okron.
At first, Udor was merely a play thing for her to manipulate, but over time she grew to love him and when his mortal life ended, she chose to accompany him to Purgatory. While she loves being with him, her nature drives her to yearn for new people to corrupt and devour. Unfortunately, her current residence makes finding such souls a troublesome task.
Liftwood

A naturally occurring plant that only grows in Victoria, liftwood is prized for its unique property of being more buoyant than air. Living liftwood trees are capable of floating away if they are not properly rooted. Once the trees are cut for lumber, they lose that buoyancy but it returns for a short period of time when a brief electrical pulse is put through it. This property has been exploited by Victorians for years to create airships.
Ryuji Umezaki

Owner of "Umezaki's", Ryuji is a friendly and knowledgeable exotic pet store owner who often takes in abandoned or abused exotic pets when the police have no idea what else to do with them. Though he has had some cosmetic surgery to make his appearance more human-like, his massive size always outs him as a troll.
Dr Akio Nakamura

A magic researcher who also teaches a class on Advanced Centering at the Mingmei Institute of Sorcery.

## Company Profile

**Name:** Dr Akio Nakamura

**Position:** Thaumatic Researcher

**Clearance:** Maximum

**Salary:** ¥260,000

**Benefits:** Platinum Tasukeichi plan, national healthcare coverage, 413J Pension plan, company car

**Emergency Contact:** Junpei Nakamura (####-####)
Sarutahiko Okami

Sarutahiko Okami, god of martial arts.

## Disadvantages

Worshipers are unable to swim. They receive a -4 penalty to any attempts at swimming.

Sarutahiko Ōkami is seen as a symbol of Misogi, strength and guidance, which is why he is the patron of martial arts such as aikido. He is depicted as a towering man with a large beard, jeweled spear, ruddy face, and long nose. According to legend, while swimming in a river, he got his hand caught in the mouth of a giant clam and drowned, though it is unclear whether the kami actually perished from this. His worshipers are strong martial artists, though they often have an irrational fear of water. This legend is usually cited to justify the fear.
Mystery Mike and the Magical Motorcycles

Mystery Mike and the Magical Motorcycles was a quick cash-grab, based off of the confusion with the popular trid show Madoka's Magic Motorcycle Mysteries. It had a minimal budget, which showed, but enough people got confused and paid for Mystery Mike, thinking they were buying Madoka's Magic Motorcycle Mysteries. The latter sued the producers of Mystery Mike, which got settled by the Mystery Mike's producers giving a lump sum to Madoka's producers, using the profits they got. This lump sum, according to some, came down to about 30% of the profits.
Jurou Uchida

Once a promising motor racer, Jurou got into heavy debts with the yakuza and was forced into Urban Brawl to pay them off. While he initially told them to screw themselves, he agreed to play outrider until his debts were paid once his wife and daughter were threatened.

He was a bit of a hothead, which often got him in trouble, but other than that he was a fairly successful outrider until he died in the 3010 Finals against the Mingmei Dragons.
Minami Ruins

An ambitious arcology was once built here as another attempt at low income housing. Some malfunction with the operating computer resulted in an explosion that destroyed much of the area. A few advanced heavily armored drones, powered by some highly advanced AI managed to survive the blast and made some repairs on other service drones, turning the area into a completely autonomous graveyard. Scavengers occasionally go through the area attempting to get their hands on some of the advanced tech that can be found there, but it is not an easy proposition as the drones quickly cut to ribbons any living beings they detect in the area. Luckily for the surrounding areas, the drones do not appear to have any intentions of leaving the ruins, a fact that has saved the lives of more than one scavenger who fled the ruins after being attacked.
Ryu Kenshin

A celebrity among those in the church, Ryu is one of the most active and successful recruiters for the Church of Happy Science. He has many fans who adore him for both his good looks and his magical abilities. When he is not away from the church on recruitment drives, he often binds spirits to protect the church from those who would wish it harm. He claims that his abilities were given to him directly by El Cantare himself, which only makes him even more popular among the faithful.
Baba Yaga's Hut

## Exterior

Home to the witch Baba Yaga, this hut is both a living being and a powerful magical construct. From the outside, it appears to be a simple hut with the only thing odd about it being that it stands upon chicken legs. Often capering about in the moonlight, this hut is completely loyal to the old witch. When it is not travelling, fence of bone surrounds the hut with the skulls of past intruders mounted on the tops of the posts made of wood and vertebra. The front gate is controlled by Bonehead, and all who would enter the gate safely have to deal with him.

Surrounding the fence, a briar of thorns grows, though it sometimes recedes when Baba Yaga wishes it so. The briar is intended to slow down those attempting to escape from Baba Yaga, so when they are missing, it is usually because she needs to restock her meat supply.

## Interior

It is unclear how large the interior of the hut is as its contents rearrange and change to suit Baba Yaga's whims. What is clear is that it is far larger on the inside than it is on the outside and contains a maze of rooms designed to frustrate and confuse intruders until Baba Yaga sees fit to deal with them personally.

## Abilities

In addition to getting up and walking around, the hut is also capable of flight. However, this upsets the hut so Baba Yaga only forces the hut to when she wishes to transport long distances. For shorter distances of travel, she either has the hut walk, or flies using a magical mortar and pestle. The hut is also capable of travelling to other planes of existence or existing in multiple planes at once. It is unclear whether the hut, or even Baba Yaga herself are originally from this plane or not.
Kamaitachi

Their name literally means "scythe weasel", which is pretty appropriate considering they are essentially awakened weasels with scythes for hands. These creatures are more mischievous than deadly, though victims of their particular brand of mischief might beg to differ. They are incredibly fast, with top speeds so high that they can be just about invisible to the naked eye. In practice, they rarely go this fast though.

Kamaitachi always travel in groups of three so as to be able to best carry out their favorite technique. First, one of them tackles a victim to the ground by running into their chest at high speed. The second kamaitachi cuts the victim up on the ground before they have a chance to recover. Finally, the third kamaitachi quickly treats the wounds so the victim feels no pain from them, but sill remains cut. These attacks are never meant to be lethal, as the third one always ensures that the victim survives the encounter. It is apparently seen as a hilarious joke to the creatures.

Kamaitachi are relatively well known among the people of Mingmei, though most have never encountered any. When one finds a cut on their bodies that they do not recall getting, it is often jokingly blamed on kamaitachi.
Feng Shui Fashionista

A popular business in the Kinza District, Feng Shui Fashionistas caters to wealthy clients by telling them exactly what they need to wear to properly adjust their personal feng shui. For a modest fee of 500 nuyen a month (plus the cost of clothing), one of their employees can arrange drastic improvements to various aspects of one's life.
Sage of the Eagle Champions

Based on the books of legendary writer Goseki Uchida, this classic trid show follows the dim-witted but pure-hearted boy Shoji Ito as he gets trained by seven heroes as part of a bet, and his travels through the martial worlds once he reaches the age of 18. He meets up the cunning girl Yuki Hasegawa, and faces off his sworn brother yet arch rival Yutaka Yanaka.

This story has been turned into trid shows over and over. It's been a household name for the past four generations, everyone knowing the characters and the story. Needless to say, each time it gets made into a trid show, it gets scrutinized down to the smallest detail.
Buki Daitenken

A member of the Ningen Seinensha, Buki is the main supplier of firearms to the small gang. He claims to be able to get his hands on any kind of firearm there is, and judging by the gang's impressive arsenal, he may not be wrong. Though he primarily supplies the Ningen Seinensha, he does supply those he trusts, though he only trusts humans. He also offers work to human shadowrunners from time to time. His work usually involves acquiring new experimental weaponry which he later sells; often to the same people who stole the weapon to begin with.
Murder Inc

This "team" is a loose association of sociopaths and serial killers who occasionally work together for assassination work. Each is skilled at what they do, but generally prefer to work alone unless a particular job demands skills that a single member cannot handle on their own. Most people tend to avoid them unless there is need of their services because, while they always get their job done, some members have been known to occasionally kill their customers. There is no formal leader among the group, but cuts from their jobs go to a group fund used to pay for safe houses, team gear and the occasional funeral.
Daiaku Motors

Though primarily an automotive company, Daiaku has expanded into a variety of related fields over the years. They seem to have the Midas touch because whatever they expand into turns to gold. Drones were their first attempt to expand their market. Their models were extremely popular, particularly in the drone sports market. As that became successful, they started developing AI to control their products. Far from the cutting edge, their AI systems are mostly glorified assistants who can drive your car or drone for you as opposed to a true intelligence. Still, rather than going for hyper intelligence, Daiaku strove to build the perfect assistant and succeeded by most accounts.

From there, they found many of their innovations could be translated into cybernetics, particularly prosthetics and physical enhancements. Primarily marketed to athletes, their cybernetics branch initially failed in the Desu Islands due to cultural taboos against body modification. However, that changed once they started marketing internationally. Outside of the Desu Islands, their products were extremely popular. As they grew in popularity internationally, nationally they started seeing use among Yakuza as well as for medical necessity among those with lost limbs.

Then, with wireless interactivity becoming ever more important to all of their products, it became ever more important to keep them secure against hostile intrusion. Thus they started throwing their vast resources towards matrix security. Today, their security suites are one of the most popular around, second only to the highest end security systems of Denso Electronics.

The CEO is a korobokuru (a sort of Desian offshoot of dwarves) named Kobito Nagahige. His corporation is actually primarily filled with korobokuru (at least for any important position) and thus their products all have smaller models designed for smaller people. He inherited the corporation from his family which has controlled it for generations. He is known to have extensive cybernetic modifications, with a focus on rigging in particular. A champion in the drone sports, Nagahige is well known in the international racing circuit and often tours the world to race in between stock meetings.
Kai Zoku

Need the latest episode of Matrix Trolls? Kai can get you every episode of any show you want, sometimes even before they air! It is a dangerous life he leads. One misstep and he could be paying thousands in fines and even facing up to 5 years in prison!

If that is not enough, he can even fix up your bricked hardware after it has been attacked by deckers and viruses! He is truly a man of many dangerous talents.
Kumano Su

Though Kumano is human, she's so heavily modified that she's barely recognizable as one

### Aliases

Spyder (shadowrunner alias), Bakegirl (XYZ handle)

## Affiliations

### Groups

Silent Shinobi (unconfirmed)

Kumano is an unusual one. Though she is technically a human, she is a mutated version known as a nartaki, giving her dark black skin and four arms, though she typically uses makeup on her face to appear lighter skinned and hides her second pair of arms beneath loose clothing. However, she has had extensive biosculpting done to her body including sharp claws, retractable fangs, and a spidersilk gland that allows her to fire rope like webbing which she uses to trip opponents or climb to hard to reach places.

Despite her appearance, she is quite friendly and makes friends quickly. Most who meet her tend to like her and think she is a sweet and kind person. Professionally however, she is a viscous assassin who puts her modifications to great use silently infiltrating buildings and killing her marks before anyone even knows she is there. She is suspected to be a member of the Silent Shinobi, though she denies it and no one has been able to prove otherwise.
Naomi Okimoto

There are two things that Naomi loves: gambling and sports. A gambling addict, Naomi ran up a massive debt with the Yakuza and, due to her natural prowess as an athlete, she was given two options to pay off her debts: prostitution or urban brawl. She chose the latter and, after some training, became a fairly decent banger. As she earns money by winning, the money either goes straight into augmentations or maintaining her Yakuza debt. After two years of playing, she now owes more than she did when she started, but she's built like a tank, despite her apparently small size, and is brutal on the field.
Anti-Magic League

Originally founded by Victorians, the Anti-Magic League is a hate group that believes magic is an abomination that should be stopped at all costs. Their slogan, "Saltus Magicae," meaning "defile magic". Members of the group range from your typical hate mongers who round up and lynch magic users, to more secretive and devious wealthy elites who purposely build factories and the like on leylines and other areas of great magic so as to disrupt the natural flow of magic and thereby the abilities of magic users.

Companies with Anti-Magic League leadership often invest in anti-magic research of all kinds and particularly like to fund mining operations of blackrock. They are often at odds with all companies that deal with magic, but have a particular distaste for Ankev Industries.
Hejiro Nakagawa

A grad student in Computer Science, he was a gifted programmer who was forced by the Yamaguchi into working on a pet project for Dr Yoshiro Nakamatsu. During a security breech, he was killed in the crossfire between security and shadowrunners.

He had a very quiet personality and helped Dr Yoshiro Nakamatsu develop a computer system that was required for this mind transferal project.
Harabuya

Harabuya is known internationally as a center of Japanese youth culture and fashion. Shopping and dining options include many small, youth-oriented, independent boutiques and cafés, but the neighborhood also attracts many larger international chain stores with high-end luxury merchandisers extensively represented throughout the area. There are many attractions in the area as well including Mingmei Central Stadium, Shinobi Park and Shinobi National Gymnasium, making Harajuku and its environs one of the most popular destinations in Mingmei for both domestic and international tourists.
Konmari Kendo

Celebrity of the feng shui world, Konmari is well known for her trideo show, "The Joys of Tidying up", which features ways to improve the feng shui of a home by getting rid of unnecessary things. She is trained in the arts of Shinto magic, which she uses in her study of feng shui. It is a big business which she has built something of an empire upon.
Dr Dexter Harrison

The doctor is a developer of cyberware and is often in need of test subjects to try out his experimental prototypes on. In his excitement to push his inventions forward, he sometimes installs his products before they are properly ready for metahuman use. This can lead to some unexpected bugs. Still, the trials are free (once you sign a few NDAs), so perhaps a minor side effect is worth the trouble. If one is not feeling quite that adventurous, he can also install top of the line, non-experimental cyberware as well. This costs considerably more than free however.
Hiroshi Taira

A professional Urban Brawl player for the Mingmei Dragons, Hiroshi sees the sport as a means of challenging his physical and spiritual strength. A devout Buddhist, he constantly seeks challenges to strengthen himself. His constant striving for perfection has made him something of a snob. He sees others as lazy and particularly resents Setsuko Kaigara for her rapid and apparently effortless rise in the team.

While training, he only trains with the rest of the team when contractually required to, instead preferring to rely on his own training which he often does with his childhood friend, Kazunori Nakajima. The two have been sparring partners since they were children. Both of them suffered childhood accidents which required them to replace their arms with cyber replacements, a fact that allowed the two to bond closely early on. Though the pair are very much opposites in personality, they care very deeply for one another and usually look out for each others' backs on the field.

Though the sport provides him with a healthy income, Hiroshi is independently wealthy, having inherited an estate from his late parents who died in the same incident that cost Hiroshi his arm as a child. He could play for free and still be perfectly fine, financially. This wealth certainly contributes to his elitist attitude.
Grant Smith

Grant was born in Northbank, moved to the Desu Island Chain where he lived in Mingmei before eventually being driven to ruin. He fled Mingmei and eventually made his way to the Peach Farm where he was later captured by Baba Yaga at the same time as a fellow squatter of the farm, Krista Jefferson. Caged liked cattle awaiting slaughter, Grant and Krista grew close and fell in love as life would be short for them and there was no time to waste.

Luckily they were rescued and the pair returned to the Peach Farm, where they currently live and work happily.
Shen Kenshin

Once a monk, Shen trained for much of her life in a monastery. There she learned kung-fu as well as a rejection for all material and worldly possessions. When she left the monastery, that quickly changed as she grew a taste for the worldly possessions her Buddhist teachings taught her to refuse. In particular, she became addicted to gambling and eventually decided to open her own mah-jong parlor. Her parlor is quite successful, though even more successful is the underground fight club she runs beneath the parlor. Both Yamaguchi and Sumiyoshi clan members come here to bet and test their mettle. Shen has only one rule: keep the fighting to the ring. Thus her parlor has become a sort of unofficial neutral ground for the yakuza clans to meet and talk peacefully when necessary.
Fujin

Fujin, god of wind

## Disadvantages

Fūjin's followers are claustrophobic. When in any tight area, they must succeed in a Charisma + Willpower (3) check or have a complete nervous breakdown, being unable to do anything other than escape that area.

He is the god of the wind and one of the eldest Shinto gods. He is portrayed as a terrifying wizard-like demon, resembling a red headed green-skinned humanoid wearing a leopard skin, carrying a large bag of winds on his shoulders. In art, the deity is often depicted together with Raijin, the god of lightning, thunder and storms.