Hobbs

"Cacoethes" -Noun, the irresistible urge to do something inadvisable.

### Folder Link

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12qh4bhcomukdLRgcec3ehUM9vPnpZuGw?usp=sharing

# Character Information

### Summary

A retired Aztlan soldado getting back into the life. He runs a private bodyguard service for the shadow community in Seattle, but is known to branch out into other jobs if the nuyen is right.

### Goals

Hobbs doesn't have much much time left. Both his lifestyle and augments are trying to kill him.

* Hobbs just wants to to feel alive again.
* Get enough nuyen to live a healthy life.
* When the time comes, go out in a bang.

## Background

Hobbs' real name is Ahji Delma. He grew up on the streets of Aztlan. As an ork, Ahji was treated well by the local gangers and they drew Ahji into the go-gang life. As a young man, Ahji was pushed by the leader of the gang into getting a very invasive cyberware package. The leader talked down how much ware was needed and talked up how this was grade A military shit his connection got a hold of recently. Ahji would be a walking tank. At the time, they made it seem like a good idea. Ahji was in too deep to say no. The street doc was skilled, but they replaced almost everything. Ahji looked the same on the outside apart from a few more scars. Plus he felt invincible and the leader sent him out to show off. Ahji reveled in his fighting. Almost getting addicted as when the fight was over, he felt more and more hollow. Over time, Ahji began to regret his augments. He barely felt human anymore. But things would change. No matter how good of a small time ganger you are, eventually you will piss some off who is a lot more important. Ahji was caught by the law.

Ahji spent a long time behind bars in Aztlan. He spent his time improving himself. Learned more about what he could actually do when he focused his cyberware and trained himself both in body and mind. But that hollow feeling never left Ahji. Ironically the same cyberware that Ahji had despised, once mastered got him out of jail. He spent his lifetime of luck and got a lawyer who was able to get his case appealed. Temporary insanity do to cyberzombie psychosis. Time served in full after 15 years behind bars. Ahji decided he was done with the ganger life and wanted to start anew. He moved to Seattle and settled down in the ork underground. Even among fellow ork, work was shit and paid even shittier. All the while that hollow feeling continued.

Things were difficult and Ahji had to be very frugal, but he survived. Even after leaving Aztlan, his criminal SIN followed. Ahji searched out someone who could help with his situation and was recommended to a local "fixer". Though Ahji was a former ganger, he was fairly young and stayed out of the true shadow community. Aztland runners were a notoriously closed off group and made it clear the go-gangers were tolerated at best. But Ahji was older and wiser than he was before. He knew there would need to be some form of payment some something as expensive as a quality fake SIN. A fixer may find better use of his skills than just nuyen. But, maybe this was a good thing. Ahji was sure that fixer would have better paying jobs than he was getting legally. Plus the adrenaline of fighting and getting into trouble was the only thing Ahji knew that kept the hollow feeling at bay. That was the start of Ahji's time as Hobbs, a freelance bodyguard and shadowrunner for hire.

## Narrative Significant Qualities

* Poor Self Control (Thrill Seeker) - Hobbs just wants to feel alive.
* SINner (Criminal): Aztlan - 10 years hard labor for a bank robbery where his gang left him behind.
* Superhuman Psychosis - There is barely anything left of Hobbs besides cyberware. He struggles with not just being a mindless zombie. More programed reflexes than man.
* Restricted Gear - Hobbs has Rating 3 Move-By-Wire cyberware, as well as a few other cyberware pieces. He almost physically can't sit still without a task of some sort. Just waiting around causes massive twitching throughout Hobbs' entire body that is VERY annoying to suppress.

## Run History

- Bloody Fur Coats (Hobbs, 0260, Exec, and Zephyr) : Hobbs and crew were paid to frame and remove a PETA advocate. Hobbs ran steak out duty and back up muscle for the crew.

- Rat Race (Hobbs, Wendigo, and Judge): Hobbs helped create the Rat King of Puyallup. The team was asked to get rid of a local pack of awaken rats. When we got to the site, we were able to make an agreement with the rats. Instead of killing them, we relocated them to a new home in Puyallup.

- What the Boss Doesn't Know Won't Hurt Me (Hobbs, Clouds, Efreet, Uriel, and Xiaolongbao): Hobbs helped some office worker get back a company project he had taken home. The Halloweeners broke into his stuff and took the project's details without knowing what it was. Hobbs and team gathered some gangers to confront the Halloweeners at an auto shop. A teammate pulled a grenade launcher in a closed space which made everyone really courteous to our needs. They were happy to give back the project work plus some extra bits and pieces. Must have accidentally broken somethings as it blew up the truck. Johnson didn't make the pick up, so we sold the office work back to the company directly. They were really happy and even gave us a bonus.

- Silver and Steel (Hobbs, Clouds, Uriel, and Astrid): The team went into the sewers under the barrens to clean out a vampire cult. Hobbs had an existential crisis as he was almost ghoul'd. Got to meet a dragon at the end though.

# In Character Information

## Matrix Search Table

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 6+

## Shadow Community Table

 3
 6+

## Assensing Table

 2
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 5+

## SINs

```
R3 Fake SIN: John Murphy, UCAS (Fake) - Bodyguard, Drone Permit, Weapons Permit, Restricted Cyberware, Driver's License, Service Animal License

```

```
Real SIN: Ahji Delma, Aztlan - Criminal. Time Served Completed.

```

## Appearance

### Clothing

Hobbs is usually in loose casual wear. He has an armored bomber jacket and army/navy surplus pants and boots. On a job, Hobbs has a few extras bits of armor to his outfit. In his full gear, Hobbs looks like red samurai wannabe, but he finds the gear easy to move in.

### Matrix Persona

Hobbs has whatever default icon his Seattle account uses. His username is always [BestChuletasAround].

## Media Mentions

- If someone knows Hobbs' real name, they can find public records of his court case from when Hobbs was a lot younger. He was made a scapegoat by his gang and the judge took pity on him. He was considered a "terminal patient" since he had so much cyberware, they didn't know how long he would live.