Frontman

### Folder Link

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# Character Information

### Summary

Mystic adept bodyswapper, with 11 Charisma. SURGE, the elfiest of elves. Can see in the dark perfectly fine. High perception. Cocky bastard, smooth operator.

### Goals

* Escape the notice of Horizon
* If possible, burn Horizon to the ground, or at least get his info out of their databanks
* Find out where he came from, did Horizon make him, or someone else?
* Get up on stage and perform again. He liked the attention, just not the strict schedule.
* Save up enough Nuyen to retire in luxury. But hey, this whole running thing is good for laughs in the meantime.

## Background

Alouicious was previously employed by Horizon as a frontman for the band "Jack Off." The band had an international audience, thanks to the promotion from Horizon. They invested alot into the band... So when Berny, as his friends called him, decided he didn't want to work for them anymore, well... Things went very bad, very quick. They told him he couldn't go on that vacation to Bali with his groupies, because the Eurpopean tour was starting up. They'd be playing in Paris in two days! Berny went anyways, and his agent sent some goons to retrieve him, and force him to perform. Well, that was it. He mind controlled the goons, and fucked off. Now he's got a bounty on his head, and he's had to lay low for the past 2 years, barely going out, which has been killing him. Luckily for him, his stage-presence was a fake identity he adopted, crafted by the people at Horizon. They didn't think that a green-skinned elf SURGE would be a big hit. Even the other band members didn't know about his unique skin, although rumors started to abound when people, like his groupies, saw his skin glowing in the dark. Then His money is finally starting to run out, so he's making his foray into the Shadows, so he can make some goddamn cash, and stop eating nothing but Soy.

He knew the first thing he needed to do was establish himself in the community. How else? Go out to clubs, buy some drinks, and get in with the right people. Made men, pilots, smugglers, fixers, talismongers. He'd need gear and contacts, he dumped easily five thousand Nuyen into buying drinks and networking, bribes, and paying people for favours, and introductions. Now he's set. He has the contacts to get whatever he needs, delivered in many cases. He finally bought a fake SIN crafted by his contats

That's all recent though, you want the nitty gritty, don't you? Where did this guy come from? How did Horizon find him? The answer is that they didn't. They bought him. A genetically optimized elf, created to have an almost impossible level of natural charisma. He was released from his chem-chamber already fully grown, and subjected to rapid-education programs. Berny isn't sure if he really SURGEd, or if his strange skin is part of the genetic modifications. What he does know, though, is that his senses are far more keen than an average elf. Able to see in complete darkness with excellent acuity. Enhanced hearing and smell. Even his sense of touch is more acute than most people. He's also just naturally gifted with anything to do with sound. Voice impressions come with ease, he can pick up any instrument and just strum some notes. Picking up on others' social cues is also incredibly easy for him. He's heard about empaths. He's not sure if he is one, but damn, if he can't read people like a book.

Let's rewind a bit again. After being purchased by Horizon, he was brought to their idol-training facility. With basic social etiquette, singing lessons, and a rough education of the world at large placed in his mind by the manufacturers, Horizon expanded his education. They taught him Japanese and Korean, and made him the front-man and vocalist for the manufactured punk band they had been putting together. Jack Off was a wierd punk-techno fusion band. They started gaining popularity as Berny and his group were flown all over the world for performances. Horizon put a large amount of cash into the group for advertising and promotion. They were just starting to see returns on their investment, and had a massive European tour. There were a ton of people who wanted to sleep with the extremely handsome frontman of the band. Of course the other band members got in on it too. Jorge Martinez, the dwarf drumer, Sakura Tanaka, female human Japanese bassist, James Brown, the human lead guitarist, and Balam Chok, Korean male elf keyboardist. However, Berny was the only one of them who had the ability to get out of his 100-year contract. None of the other band members were awakened. Of course, Horizon knew that Berny was, but they never suspected that he'd actually learned how to use magic. They also didn't know that he knew about the tracking chip in his body, detected by a groupie who turned out to be a technomancer. They eventually realized that he'd learned to use Trid phantasm, and was disguising himself, and sneaking out of his room to go out to clubs and the like. Lydia Falkis, his technomancer girlfriend, spoofed the chip to be in the correct location, as they went out and caused all kinds of chaos.

It wasn't long before Horizon found out. They geeked the girl, and brought in Berny, and had a mind mage become his new nanny. The taste of freedom was too much. Seeing how merciless these fuckers were, he knew it was only a matter of time before they killed him too. As soon as the profits dried up... Well, they wouldn't want a dangerous bodyswapping mindmage with a grudge kickig around. Lydia had given him an intro to some shadow-contacts she had. Air Bud was among them, she was his way out. He used mind control on the mind mage, easily overwhelming the poor bastard's defenses. Horizon greatly underestimated Berny's magical potential. He made a run for it, after cutting out the chip and using a heal spell to patch himself up. Air Bud was waiting at the airport as planned, along with a few of the other friends he'd made there. They were all fans, and were pissed at Horizon. They weren't about to allow those corper bastards keep exploiting Berny. The Mind Mage had been carrying a good chunk of Nuyen on a platinum credstick, which Berny used to pay Air Bud, and they all flew to Bali for a vacation on the mind-mage's dime. They were having a great time, soaking up the sun, having drinks at the resort. Then Horizon's muscle showed up in some big black armored trucks. A dozen guys in combat armor descended on the resort, and started flinging stick'n'shock at anyone who got in their way. Berny dove for cover, while his shadow-pals layed down some covering fire. Mob Mind turned a bunch of them against eachother, and Berny and his pals made their escape. A hot pursuit turned pretty bad for the poor opfor when Berny mob-minded them again, and had the driver just turn the wheel sharply to the right. They ramped out of the ditch at high speed, and landed upside-down. Berny and the gang hopped into Air Bud's plane and got the fuck outta there. She made for her native UCAS, and stopped in Seattle. She got Berny in contact with some other shadow contacts in the city, and they found him an apartment in Puyallup where noone would bother him.

Alouicious hated exercise, especially since Horizon forced him to work out every day to maintain a healthy weight. Hours of pushups, situps, and other boring exercises were his routine every day. Along with a healthy diet that included far too much salad, in his opinion. The Horizon handlers would beat the shit out of him if he refused to work out. His "Agent," Vinya Galdo, would say "You can either do the workout, or you can get a workout from defending yourself against a beating. Your choice." Of course, they never hit his face, and didn't damage their merchandise. Just beat him and then had their wage-mage heal the minor wounds right after. Rinse, repeat, and beat.

It's no wonder after treatment like that he became an absolute hedonist. He started just enjoying having a lackadaisical lifestyle, and bought the cheapest possible food with the mind-mage's credstick, with an occassional treat like real meat or vegetables. Horizon taught him a few things, but cooking and nutrition were not on the docket. Self-care even less so. For two years he just sat in his apartment watching trids, becoming emaciated, and bored as hell. But near-infinite trids at least provided entertainment. But nothing lasts forever. Here we find ourselves at the present, my friends. He's been working out again, making friends and contacts in the shadow community through his already existing contacts. Major gangs, smugglers, transporters (since hey, Frontman never learned to drive) fixers, SIN forgers, even a dirty lawyer. Now he's out to make some nuyen, because damn, rent is due, and the poor mind-mage he left in a drooling puddle 2 years ago didn't have infinite funds. He regrets a little now the luxury vacation with his shadow-pals, but that was the first week he remembered ever really being happy. Well worth the memories. He hopes to get enough nuyen to eventually retire to such a life of luxury... But hey, the runner life isn't so bad. His skills are fairly niche, so the number of jobs he's been getting has been... Disappointing. In the last year he's only gotten ten, but he managed to pull them all off without a hitch. Noone the wiser.

The Nuyen from those jobs has stretched his dwindling supply a bit, but none of them were particularly big paydays. With his tendency to perhaps... Over-celebrate them with a few fun purchases, he keeps ending up poor again. The jobs have varied from very simple cons, to one job where he impersonated a bank manager, after an infiltrator stole the guy's comm, and the decker/rigger hacked it to give them access. That was the biggest payday so far, but even the branch manager only has access to so much NuYen in a single transfer with only personal credentials. 30K Nuyen doesn't go that far split 3 ways, it only covered rent and food for 3 months, with a bit left over.

Front man has been coasting, but he's determined now to upgrade his skills to get the big jobs. He wants to retire in luxury, not keep doing these little drek-jobs and hiding in a shitty apartment. How the fuck is he gonna get back at Horizon if he's in hiding? How's he gonna do it without powerful allies? And perhaps most importantly, how's he gonna do it with himself in such a sorry state? "I can't keep hiding in my apartment smoking weed and watching trids all day," he thought to himself one day. "I've gotta get out there and make it. Become a \*real\* Runner. Get some real jobs! Datasteals, art museum heists, like that one on the news the other day! Killing a bunch of guards and smash-and-grabbing stuff?! Sounds exhilarating!" From that day on(even though it was only a few weeks ago) He's worked to better himself. He's working on getting not just physically fit, but more adept at magic. Roamin' Roman has been teaching him a few things, and has promised to get him a lodge he can use for initiation once he's ready.

And then, in mid-december on a cold evening, he got a ping on his commlink, from one Marta Sirkowsky. She was one of his oldest contacts, back when she was a Runner. He never ran with her, of course, Marta was too high-profile. A real street-sam who could shoot three dudes before they even drew their side-arms. And that was \*before\* she got her cyberarm.

<Marta-> Frontman>: Hoi chummer. Listen, I've been part of this Runner group for a few months now... They're good, some of the best. That last job with the casino cash-in scam was some real Runner shit. Wasn't sure how you'd handle a firefight with the security, but you did well. That tactical training I got you set up with paid off, I think. I think you're ready for the bigtime. <WelcometoFarmer'sMarket.hyperlink>

## Narrative Significant Qualities

* Bioluminescence
* Striking Skin Pigmentation(Deep Forest Green)
* Faceless
* Bodyswap Mystic Adept
* SINner, Horizon,
* Corp Paraiah 2, Horizon+Wanted, Horizon(burned his record contract, 200K Nuyen reward for his return)
* Critter Spook
* PSC; Thrill Seeker

# In Character Information

## Matrix Search Table

 3
 6+

## Shadow Community Table

 3
 6+
mentioned she was working as a model for Horizon, Frontman's face went blank for a half-second. The big smile faded. He looked a little shocked. But then the grin was back, he said he had to hit the bathroom. Didn't see him again that night...

## Assensing Table

 2
 3
 4
 5+

## SINs

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 Kai Hunter, UCAS, rating 4

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R5 Mage License, R5 Adept License.

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## Appearance

Frontman is typically in his Kai Hunter persona. A handsome Mexican man. His natural appearance is that of a beautiful male elf. And yes, beautiful is the correct word. He is somewhat androgynous, without a very defined jawline, but with high cheekbones. He also used to have a very toned body but.. Well, lying in bed watching trids all day and eating soy is not good for anyone. He's gotten a bit pudgy, and his sleek, lithe body has become much more emaciated. Recently he has gone out more, and has been taking pains to take care of himself. Part of the reason he wants to start Running is so he can get better nutrition.

### Matrix Persona

Frontman's matrix persona is a two-headed guitar that is shaped a bit like a rabbit. The two necks sweep out as ears. The back end with the pickups has a mouth painted on that flaps in a slightly unsettling, mechanical way as he speaks.

## Media Mentions

Frontman hopes to every spirit, God, and other holy thing that he doesn't have any of these. If he does... Horizon is likely to rediscover their incredible interest in him.