Carbon

Carbon, circa 2077

Carbon, circa 2045

Carbon's House, circa 2077

**Carbon** is a Night City netrunner.

## Biography

### 2030s

Carbon spent his youth and formative years homeless on the streets of South Night City. The neighborhood he stayed in was once an upscale part of the city, but had fallen into decay and was run by boosters. His family was killed when he was really young and his experiences with almost dying were a extremely common part of his childhood. He swore that he'd get off the streets no matter what and started consuming all sorts of knowledge pertaining to META and the Net. Despite having limited resources, he displays a knack for netrunning and starts filching funds from loose NETAs until he can afford decent gear.

### 2042

This was a big year for Carbon. He met Jessica Hill and they dated and she became a loyal life-long friend to him. He also did his first big job, meeting the solo Mover and becoming close with him as well. Carbon gained a reputation as a quickhack machine, capable of raking the locks to old Data Fortresses and some of the top dollar security firms.

### 2045

Carbon acted as a freelancer who would work for hire, but he almost always insisted on working alone. He would stay connected with fixers, specifically Anika Chowdhury, Grease, and Zigzag, His talent was noted by a number of security corporations, specifically Arasaka, Danger Gal, and Militech. He wouldn't sign contracts with the corps, so they were on active projects to isolate the netrunner further and catch him out in a means of blackmailing him into selling out. During this time, he took on high risk work from Anika. He teamed up with Calvin Gibson, Krystal, and Odette. Their first job put them against a cyberpsycho named Joshua Brightman, also known as the "Night City Stalker". They were expected to protect a freelance media named Carole Medina as she auctions off the story to the highest bidder and Carbon ran NET defense to insure they weren't located. Brightman attacked Odette's building directly and did a lot of damage to the crew and the building, but they manage to escape and effectively zero Brightman.

### 2046

Carbon's connections start to swell and he starts to focus on moving people around to do work that is beneficial to him. One such arrangement involved a young up-and-coming netrunner named s u g a r. He signed her up with Zigzag and his crew to deal with Grease and the netrunner Redeye. Carbon was aware of her connections with Arasaka and intended this link up to create a smokescreen for Zigzag relating to the biochip job. Ultimately, it all worked out in the end, with Arasaka losing sight of the chip when the 6th Street Gang civil war turned parts of Night City into a warzone with Militech tanks being used by civilians.

### 2051

During the "bird flu" outbreak, Carbon catches the flu but is able to receive solid medical care from friends of Zigzag and manages to get through it. He quits smoking during recovery, saying it doesn't taste or feel the same as it did before.

### 2077

Carbon is one of the most notorious and secretive netrunners in Night City, namely in and around Japantown. He works on behalf of Zigzag, Wakako, and sometimes lends a hand to Regina Jones and her crew. His main point of interest is the recent blackout in Pacifica, with NetWatch seemingly proving victorious against the Voodoo Boys as a bunch of those 'runners just disappeared off the Net. He currently lives in a secretive rooftop home located in Vista del Rey off Skyline East.

## Equipment

* **Custom Neural Link.** Neural Link with Interface Plugs, Chipware Socket, Internal Memory Backup, and Internal Cyberdeck (see below).
* **Custom Agent.** A personal computer and phone that Carbon, with help from Jessica Hill, made to be the most secure agent possible.
* **Militech Paraline.** Excellent Quality Cyberdeck installed internally and connected directly to Carbon's Neural Link. Backup Drive. Programs: Armor, Breach Protocol, Contagion, Hellhound, Killer, Memory Wipe, Ping, Sword, Vrizzbolt, Weapon Glitch, and Worm installed.
* **Custom Arasaka HJKE-11 Yukimura.** Medium Smart Pistol. Carbon has uploaded a NET Architecture and AI program into the weapon, allowing him to use the weapon in ways that were not considered by the weapon's original manufacturer.
* **Virtuality Goggles.** Old school goggles, linked to Neural Link and Cyberdeck.
* **Trauma Team BioMon.** Biomonitor, linked to Neural Link and personal agent. Insured, Platinum level.
* **Shift Tacts.** Color-changing eye lenses.

## Notes

Carbon keeps to himself and is very rarely seen out and about in his later years. During the 40s, he was quite the partier, enjoying a good BD, song, or experience. He had very few inhibitions, doing what he wanted without thought for how others might feel about it. Eventually, he started getting annoyed with the social expectations of others and has become a bit of a hermit. Those who know him hold him in high regard, either as a good friend or a deadly enemy.

## Trivia

Carbon was imagined by Michael S for inclusion in the *Dark Skies* RED games, beginning in Series 1. The original inspiration for Carbon was the character Noise from the card game Android: Netrunner.