Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 21:22:26 -0500 (EST) From: alvin plummera Subject: Eight characters. (Long...long..long) A while ago, someone asked for extra character's and plots. Well, here are eight characters, with built-in plotlines, waiting to jump into your campagin... or take it over by force! Count Dietrich von Schunamann CEO, Schunamann und Sohn, AG (the SuSAG megacorp) Statistics: Schooling 1 term Rank CEO Manager 6 terms Human Gender Male UPP 537467-E Age 43 Height 163 cm Weight 90 kg Hair Balding salt & pepper Birth + Residence: Mora, capital of the Regency (Mora: Spinward Marches/3124 AA99AC7-F A Hi In Cx 112 Re M4 V ) Skills: Admin/Legal 5 (11) Carousing 2 (9) Liaison 4 (11) Willpower 3 (7) Marketing 3 (9) Leadership 1 (8) Bargain 3 (10) Pilot (Grav) 1 (4) German 2 (9) Gambling 1 (5) Ground Vechile (Legged) 4 (7) Possessions: Anything he want's, he get's. His most famous possessions include ancient German memorabelia (including the only known surviving East German flag in existence), and a Sio Moff zero-G glass sculpture, presented to his ancestors by Crown Prince Cleon, son of Cleon IV (born 423, crowned 475, assassinated 555). Most of his families' treasured possessions is feared lost, somewhere in Magyar sector. The possessions that von Schunamann most loves, however, are his collection of TL F battle mecha. These 12-15 m high vechiles/androids, armed with explosive devices (which cause more flash than damage) are used in a variety of "Mechasports". Background: von Schunamann is the achnowledged head of the Schunamann family. The 60 acknowledged family members form the core of SuSAG; once a megacorp with interest's across the Imperium, it's now restricted to the Regency providing chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biogeneered products, and semi-legal psi boosters. von Schunamann is only an adequate CEO, delegating much of his duties to trusted aides and pulling the regins only when he needs to. He spend's much of his time either meeting figurehead duties, enjoying himself in very high social circles or playing Mechwarrior with other profoundly wealthy men. [Mechawar is to the Regency what Polo was to the British Empire]. von Schunamann is happly married - maintaining not even one concubine, to the astonishment of Court circles - and delight's in his eight children. -------------------------------- [Mini-info update: (info from: archive info by David Johnson) A: Ling Standard Products (mining, electronics & computers, small arms, starships, starship systems, power generation) Ling Standard is probably the megacorp most directly involved in fighting Virus. They are also major contributer's to the Regency Quarrentine Service, and invented the 150-Disp stretch scout. B: Hortalez et Cie (Banking and investment) Pre-Rebellion, Hortalez et Cie was the most powerful megacorp in the Domain of Deneb. Now, they probably _the_ force in the Regency (only the Government itself is more powerful) and have complete control of Regency banking and financial services... excluding the scraps, of course. ------------------------- Pidiris Razlehmehid Religious Hymnist Statistics: Entertainer 2 terms Rank "Obscure Unknown" Darrian Human UPP A69A78-4 Gender Male Height 175 cm Age 28 Hair Silver Brown Skin Bronze Eyes Black Born: Darrian (Darrian: Spinward Marches/0627 A463955-G Hi 225 Da G1V M1D) Resides: currently touring the Spinward Marches Skills: Song 6 (14) Willpower 1 (11) Music - acoustics 2 (12) Carousing 1 (9) Enviromental Suit 1 (10) Computer 1 (8) Zero-G gravity 1 (10) History 1 (8) Possessions: Two Middle Passages A personal translator, with a Darrian/Anglic memchip An expensive (80 000 Cr) set of Tl C 'Acoustic enhansers' (needed to modify any room to the correct acoustics) A duffel bag "with all my worldly possessions" 2000 Cr... in Darrian currency Background: Pidiris Razlehmehid is a large, rather gregarious fellow, both strong and intelligent. He lives to sing, but also enjoys a bit of roughhousing and carousing wherever he goes. Like about 30% of Darrians, he doesn't believe that humans originated on Terra, putting that belief down to typical Solomani supremist dogma. Razlehmehid is a strong, powerful tenor, and a member of a Darrian 'Tengobhes' group of singers. Tengobhes groups specialize in Ancient Darrian Hymns and chants in a style most closely resembling Islamic forms of singing, often spin-dancing at the same time. Of course, Razlehmehid himself is not a believer in the long-dead Yalema faith. His Tengobhes group is composed of four men (including himself, there's Dulyunal Zgehngehbher, Pune Mbalzihrer, and Zlaneyr Nyeghihndihligh). After several marginally profitable tours in the Darrian Confederation, they have decided to take their first tour in the Regency, where Tengobhes singing is still a rarity. Because they can't speak Anglic - and are still in culture shock - the other three singers have unofficaly made Razlehmehid their leader. Razlehmehid is married, and has two young daughters - and a nephew - to care for. Whenever possible, he visit's them back on Darrian. -------------------------- Charolette Stanley Infamous Personality Statistics: Housewife 1 term Rank "Notorious across Wealthy Traveller 1 term the subsector" Human UPP 746777-9 Gender Female Height 154 Age 27 Hair Mousy Brown Weight 67 kg Eyes Brown Skin White Born & Resides on Treece (Lanth: Spinward marches/2311 D232866-8 Na Po 610 Re M1 V) Skills: Childcare 5 (14) Persuasion 3 (10) Streetwise 1 (8) Liasion 1 (8) Psychology 1 (8) Riding 1 (7) Admin/Legal 1 (8) Possessions: Four High Passages, Two Middle Passages 70 000 Cr in the bank A large, beautiful underground home in the capital of Treece A "Child Alloeance" of 1000 Cr / month Background: A rather bland, stout woman, Mrs. Stanely is infamous subsector-wide as the sole survivor of the doomed shuttle Wayrith. The Wayrith was en-route to an insystem mining colony when an engine malfunction occurred. Because of the loss of fuel, the best the captain could do was put the shuttle in an elliptical orbit around the colony, and await rescue. Rescue was long in coming. Meanwhile, food ran out, and eventually lots were drawn to determine who get's eaten. Mrs. Stanley - the sole woman on-board - managed to excempt herself on the basis of her pregnacy and persuading the men not to kill her. "Imagine what the press would say! You wouldn't last a day in court!" When the rescuers finally arrived, only Mrs. Stanely and her newborn infant lived. When they spotted her - in a haze of bones, split for their marrow - her first words were "Look, darling! Food! Food!" She arrived home in a wave of sensationalism and notoriety. Aquitted of all charges, she became very wealthy and a major figure of controversy. Most of her money she blew in buying a large home in a prestigous ungerground location, but she still has enough to tour the subsector with her 6-year old son. ------------------------- Breziavrverp Eriench Zavtienzhvlaz Zhodani Graduate Student of Naval History Statistics: Schooling (to Masters) 2 terms Rank T.A. Zhodani Human UPP A69873-8 Gender Male Height 168 cm Age 29 Hair Black Weight 145 Eyes Brown Skin Lt. Brown Birth: Fia'epkiar (Ievrnie'tlieadl: Yiklerdanzh/2124 B682757-C Ag Ri 202 Zh G8V M1D) Resides: Rhylanor (Rhylanor: Spinward Marches/2716 A434934-F A Hi Cp 810 Re M2VI) Skills: History 7 (14) Anglic 2 (5) Research 4 (12) Robotics 0 (7) Native Zhodani speaker Possessions: Zhodani & Regency ID 81 000 Cr A "Chtoteshtier" ultraexpensive travel pass, good on any Zhodani ship going to Fia'epkiar, to Middle Passage accomodations (worth more than 290 000 Cr) An Upper Class suite at the Baron Dang Bao Residence at MRO University, Rhylanor A Zhodani-made Translator, Zhodani/Anglic memchip Background: A portly, arrogant man from a rich agricultural world, Zautienzhvlaz is a walking turn-off to his fellow graduate students at MRO University. With his thich accent and less-than-perfect command of Anglic (he refuses to use his translator outside of class, perferring to pratice his incomprehensable Anglic instead), Zautienzhvlaz endlessly preaches the superiority of Zhodani civilization to anyone within striking distance. He hates the Nobility. He hates the Democratic reforms. He hates the immoral entertainment districts. He hates the clumsiness of Regency design. He hates Regency art. He _vocally_ hates anything that suggests either greed or deceit. About the only thing he likes is the psionic reforms, that he feels will inevitabily lead to the Regency becoming Just Like Zhodane. And whenever possible, he will rub the PC's noses into the fact that the Collapse was caused by Imperials, and the Consulate was untouched by it. Why is Zautienzhvlaz in the Regency at all, over 110 parsec's from home? Mainly because he cannot believe that the Imperials crushed the Zhodane navy at Rhylanor, ending the Fifth Frontier War (1107 - 1110). His doctorate, focusing on the battle, is his intellectual attempt to explain away this defeat. He also has an interest in robotics, and was profoundly dissapointed to learn that the Rhylanor Institute of Technology was closed down, giving him one more thing to whine about. ----------------------- BTW: Yiklerdanzh is two sectors spinward of the Spinward Marches, so: Yikler. | Far Frontiers | Foreven | Spinward Marches. ----------------------- Mai Hyi Hui Field Representative, Deneb Starguild of Mercenaries Statistics: Army Officer 3 terms Rank R1 (1st class rep) Bureaucrat 2 terms Solomani Human (Clone, #3 of 18) UPP 476774-8 Gender Female Height 142 cm Age 33 Hair Black Weight 58 kg Eyes Dark Brown Skin Yellow Skills: Admin/Legal 3 (10) Persuasion 2 (6) Investigation 1 (8) Liasion 2 (6) Psychology 1 (8) Streetwise 3 (7) Pilot-Grav 1 (8) Vargr (Urzaeng) RCV Ops 2 (9) 2 (6) Enviro Suits 1 (7) Recruiting 1 (5) Parachute 1 (7) Leader 1 (5) Slug Pistol 1 (5) Service 2 (6) Slug Rifle 1 (5) Map 1 (8) Unarmed MA 1 (5) G. Tatics 1 (8) Autogun 1 (5) Trauma Aid 1 (8) H. Artillery 1 (5) Possessions: 4 800 Cr in service bank account 20 on person (bankcard) A collection of Vargr suveniours Four Low Passage tickets One Gauss pistol A small apartment in an unsavoury neighbourhood A fair supply of illegal soft drugs. Background: Ms. Hiu is a small, somewhat overweight woman (about 10 lbs) from Kubishush. After serving 13 years with the local army (rising to Lieutenant), she mustered out to join the Mercenaries Guild, as a 2nd class Field Representative. She spent most of the last five years in Ziafrplians Sector, as an Assessor: insuring that the legal terms of mercenary contracts are met in the field. Hui enjoyed herself immensely there, with her favourate experiences being with the Urzaeng Merc companies (including the famous Errgh Okzarsdaem battalion). But after being transferred back to Regina for the last 2 years, she realized that her carrer has ground to a halt. Coupled with a lack of excitement and friends, she has become in turns weepy and irritable, alienating those around her. Currently, she is saving for a trip back home, to Kubishush. ------------------------ BTW: the location of Ziafrplians Ziafrplians | Gvurrdon Foreven | Spinward Marches Urzaeng Vargr's are _big_ (they can take on male Aslans!), and not too bright. They can be found throughout the Vargr Extents. ------------------------ Mother Superior Edith Witherspoon, O.H.S. Imperial Catholic Nun (Deneb Rite) Statistics: Schooling 2 terms Rank Mother Superior/ Medicine 2 terms Hospital Administrator Bureaucrat 1/2 term Solomani Human Gender Female UPP 355875-9 Age 37 Height 163 cm Weight 59 Hair Black, greying Skin Purple/Black Eyes Hazel Born on Uakari (Antra: Deneb/1701 C5348AA-6 912 Re K6VI) Resides on a 25,000 Disp Starship Skills: Biology 7 (14) Willpower 2 (10) Diagnosis 5 (12) Observation 2 (10) Trauma Aid 5 (12) Instruction 2 (10) Chemist 2 (9) Theology 1 (8) Psychology 1 (9) Liasion 1 (6) Zero-G 1 (6) Vilani 1 (6) Enviro Suit 1 (6) Service 1 (6) Possession: Gov't and Catholic ID papers Historical works on the Catholic Church (books) Medical references (books, electronic holochips) Always travels with a TL D First Aid kit Made an oath of "Poverty, Chasitity, Obedience" Background: Mother Superior Witherspoon is an imposing and forthright woman, even in her Order's white habit with ornate gold & black trim. She considers her command of the 25,000 Disp jumpship _St. Degaaka of Aladon_ to be a trust from God, and is relentless in preserving that trust. Born on a backward world on the edge of the Quarrentine Zone, Witherspoon became a Catholic nun at 12. Educated at Antra, capital of the subsector (Astra: Deneb/1808 A53789C-E Cp 501 Re M0D K5D), she became a doctor at the Free University of Immin Shishadiim and joined the Order of Holy Succor, a medical order. As a member of that order, she was posted to _st. Degaaka of Aladon_, a medical/convent jumpship. With a crew of 130, the 73-year old ship is equipped to TL D standards, with 700 beds and medical facilities to match. Sister Witherspoon was only elevated to Mother Superior two years ago, and her hands-on style conflicts with the administration & bureaucratic needs of the convent. Moreover, she has only limited leadership qualities, tending to ram her way through problems and expecting that everyone will automatically do her duty, scolding those who don't meet her detailed standards. Currently the _St. Degaaka of Aladon_ is posted to District 268, a backward subsector troubled by Aslan/Human conflicts. The _St. Degaaka_ is desprately needed here, as so many systems have no access to TL D+ medical care. But money is tight and Collace (District 268: Spinward Marches/1237 B628943-D S Hi In 101 Na F1V M6D), the only port that can repair the aging _St. Degaaka_, is harrasing the convent to please the Aslans, who oppose a Regency hospital ship in the subsector. --------------------- Gannon Carmick O'Connor Professional Assassin, SuSAG Statistics: Undercover Agent 11 terms Rank "Respected" Human UPP 354858-7 Gender Male Height 176 cm Age 64 Hair Grey Weight 65 kg Eyes Grey Skin White Birth & Resides: Porozol (Rylanor: Spinward MArches/2715 A867A74-B Hi 201 Re M1V M9D), one parsec from Rylanor itself. Skills: Act/Bluff 4 (12) Streetwise 3 (11) Slug Rifle 2 (5) [4 in Porozol System] Small Blade 7 (2) [5 on Porozol itself] Psychology 5 (13) Research 1 (10) Observation 4 (12) Stealth 4 (9) Persuasion 2 (10) Intrusion 3 (8) Liasion 2 (10) Tracking 1 (9) Languages: Native speaker of : Anglic (10) Ess'oun (10) the native lang. of Porozol Also knows: P'nnji 0 (8) the language of Aldiss (F330814-A), an gas giant moon Vilani 1 (9) Possessions: A variety of ID's, all forged 800 000 Cr in various deposits and paper companies Several disguise kits, hand computer, IC binoculars Several high-power slug rifles, with scopes A variety of daggers, knives, stilletos (some ornamental) A 'hold-out' body pistol, of TL G plastic A comfortable residence in an orbital station Background: Mr. O'Connor is a slim, kindly old man with a warm voice. His long face - graced with laugh lines - and gracious manners hardly seems to belong to a professional psychopath, but it does. Born in the corrupt Kingdom of Siev perogy, his intelligence and lack of scrples eventually landed him a place in the local Secret Service. However, while a majjor revolt seemed about to topple the Kingdom, he judiciously sold out several of his fellow agents while refining his image as "The Wise Old Man" to his subordinates, thus protecting his safety in both camps. At 1177, after the Kingdom was 'unexpectedly' overthrown, O'Connor found a new position as an enforcer for SuSAG. Reliable and discreet, he would carefully research and observe his target before striking, by either gliding a blade across the unsuspecting victim's jugular or by flicking a monofiliment pumpknife into the base of the skull, again from the back. Only rarely would he resort to the rifle, an "inelegant instrument", not quite as fine a kill as the knife. O'Connor usually is sent after "white collar" criminals who threatened the company (both employees and otherwise). Even though the divided and (largely) corrupt local police looked the other way, a "posting to Porozol" is quietly dreaded by SuSAG managers in Rylanor subsector. ----------------------- Baron Pedro Khugiili del la Arellano Pertender to the Throne: Time Traveller Statistics: Bureaucrat 1 term Rank Baron Corsair 1 term Vilani Human Gender Male UPP 527469-C Age 26 (well, sorta) Height 132 cm Weight 79 kg Hair Black Skin Light Brown Eyes Dark Green Born: Regina (stats for 592, from the First Survey) (District 259: Spinward Marches/1910 A788505-9 N Ag Ni 203 Im F7V M8D M6V) Resides: 728-907 (in Low Berth) (Vilis: Spinward Marches/1214 D955000-0 Lo Ni Ba 610 Re F1V M4D) Skills: Admin/Legal 3 (9) Act/Bluff 2 (11) Recruiting 1 (10) Liasion 1 (10) Bribery 1 (10) History 1 (7) Old High Vilani 1 (10) Ship's Eng 1 (10) Vilani 1 (10) Psychology 1 (5) Persuasion 1 (10) Zero-G 1 (3) Possessions: (in his Low Berth ice cavern) 1 TL D, 100-Disp scout 50 000 Cr [with early 600's Design; a variety of Imperial profiles] 4 000 ounces of gold access keys to other stashes of loot [NOTE: all items are locked with top-of-the-line retina and DNA locks] a TL D computer, w/terminal a private office & bunk two TL D warbots four TL D starship crew androids Background: Locked away in his low berth, Baron Arellano is probably the last of the Civil War era combatents (604 - 622) A flightly, vainglorious man with a fixation on "My Destiny of Greatness", he was an eccentric noble on the raw frontier of the Spinward Marches. Half of the systems were still unsettled, and he spent most of the time acting as defacto judge on lawless Regina. As Emperor battled Emperor back in Core, Arellano got the idea that his Calling has arrived. He declared himself Emperor, and managed to raise up a ragtag fleet of armed merchants and patrol cutters before leaving for Core. He never left the Marches. Grand Admiral Arabellatra Alkalikoi sent a minor task force to stop the Baron. Althought they never quite caught him, they did force him to abandon his half-baked plans and live the pirate life. Time after time he'd devise a Rube Goldberg scheme to get past the task force, and time after time it would blow up in a wild and wolly manner. Finally, he was forced to abandon his fleet, and in 618 retired to his hideaway on 728-907. On a whim, he set the controls to 1201 and retired to see what the glorious future would hold. --------------------------- BTW: Baron de la Arellano is dedicated to the memory of the French Emperor Napoleon III, who once tried to conquer France by loading a ship with about 50 ruffians, and crossing the Channel to France and Glory! Well, it didn't _quite_ work out... but he later did get himself elected Persident, and two years later proclaimed himself Emperor. P.S. at the time of the Civil War... - the top Imperial TL was 13 - the Solomani Confederation was part of the Imperium - the Imperium included Foreven Sector - there were no x-boat routes - the closest anti-grav cities were in Vland Sector - the 2nd Frontier War was raging (615 - 620) - there were no Aslan's this side of the Great Rift -------------------------- Sherali Daya Bioform Artist Statistics: Entertainer 4 terms Rank: Known in 'conniseour' Solomani Human circles only UPP 697B74-7 Gender: Female Height 84 cm Age 34 Hair Black Weight 59 kg Eyes Dark Brown Skin olive Birth: Mora, capital of the Regency (Mora: Spinward Marches/3124 AA99AC7-F A Hi In Cx 172 Re M4V) Resides: Ansirk, basically one big naval base (Lamas: Deneb/1609 B100100-F N Lo Ni Va 122 Re F2V) .. note: no _pernament_ population. Skills: Genetics 5 (12) Act/Bluff 1 (8) Biology 3 (10) Persuasion 1 (8) Xeno-Biology 1 (8) Willpower 1 (12) Painting 4 (15) Liasion 1 (8) Sculpture 4 (15) Map 1 (8) Guard/Hunting Beasts Survival 1 (12) 2 (9) Enviro Suit 1 (8) Zero-G Env. 3 (10) Possessions: 2 000 Cr A special line of credit, granted by Fleet Admiral Dame Mary E. Hofstetter (213th fleet), for use for her project Typical Regency and Naval (civilian-class) ID's A truly expensive, 200-year-old prayer mat from the Julian Protertorate Offical head of the Ansirk Biosculpting Project Background: Born and raised in the Kairovan community on Mora, Miss. Daya is one of the very few who can claim to be a pure-blooded Arab. From her youth she wanted to follow in the footsteps of her ultra famous great-grandfather Ali Daya (1088 - 1150). Ali Daya's suite of four interconnected biosystems under the themes of "Loyalty, Trial, Victory" ranks with the best of the Old Masters in Dasudashag, and had the same effect on the Deneb artistic community as the 1118 tri-v film "Stand on Rhylanor" had on the general populance, or the Connie Chung series "Why We Are Imperials", or Norris' Ascension Speech when he was formally proclaimed Archduke. Sherali Daya stayed away from the epic-scale work of her great-grandfather for years, focusing instead on doing regular commission work. But as her reputation & skill grew so did her aspirations, and in 1192 she accepted a commission from a Fleet Admiral to create a new biosphere for the Naval Base at Ansirk, home of 7 million Naval personnel. The biosphere - to reside strictly within the installation, as the world is airless - is to emphasise the motif "Controlled Fury". This theme is sympolized by the Terran lions, Vilani anshuui, and Reginian LiClok which stalk some of the corridors and parks of the station. The predators (actually as safe as dogs) are simply at the top of the station's "biosystem", which extends down to the carefully bred rats and tailored airborne viruses. Probably the most charming change to the station has been the introduction of perenay's; a geneered variation of the white dove, with rainbow-coloured wing feathers. The ones at the station have been bred for low-G flight, and are 'wired' to preform complex aerobatic flight patterns and make a most haunting call. ------------------------ Alvin Plummer (You mean, you _don't_ have lion's on your naval bases?) Date: Sun, 03 Sep 95 17:42:00 -0500 From: jeff.zeitlin@execnet.com (JEFF ZEITLIN) Subject: NPC Encounter: D.M. "Flatfoot" Donohue Demosthenes Maximilian Donohue 97A7A7-0-7 Police Captain (ret.), Trantown (Aubaine) Police Department. Ht 1.7m Initiative-4 Wt 92kg 35,000Cr Hair Br Eyes Br Skills: Ground Vehicle (wheeled)-3 Swimming-2 Language (Schalli)-3 Small Watercraft-2 Computer-2 Pilot (Interface/Grav)-2 Willpower-1 Chemistry-1 Admin/Legal-3 Interview-2 Disguise-1 Leadership-1 Slug Weapon (Slug Pistol)-3 Armed Martial Arts (Club)-2 Unarmed Martial Arts-2 Persuasion-2 Carousing-1 Streetwise-1 Muscle-Powered Transport (wheeled)-1 Construction-3 Interrogation-1 Liaison-1 Contacts: Academic (1, Generic) Government (1, Generic; 2, Firm) Law Enforcement (2, Generic; 2, Firm) Criminal (1, Generic) The firm contacts are as follows: Government: Chief of Starport Security Forces. As a Lieutenant, Donohue was appointed the Detail Commander of the Starport Security Supplement. As such, he was required to coordinate SSS activities with those of the regular starport security forces. Donohue's detail was responsible for the apprehension of an important link in a major smuggling ring. Chief of Staff to the Coalition General Secretary. Captain Donohue was in charge of arranging security for the General Secretary for a public appearance on Reformation Day. Their relationship is one of "personal friends" because of an affinity of personality, rather than because of any specific police-related activity. Law Enforcement: Chief of Patrol, Trantown PD. Donohue's mentor during his career on the force. Used his pull to get Donohue assigned to certain choice details, such as the Starport Security Supplement. Donohue has done favors for him in the past, and will do so in the future. Commanding Officer, Trantown PD Public Morals Unit ("Vice Squad"). Donohue is owed favors by this individual, due to several good tips provided to Donohue by certain underworld figures in Trantown. Motivations: Diamond Queen: Lustful. Donohue sees himself as G-d's gift to women, or, perhaps more accurately, as a sex god himself. He does not believe that any woman can resist his charm, since "I practically ooze sex appeal". Obviously, any woman that doesn't immediately want to go to bed with him is a "frigid b*tch". People who know him suggest that by his standards, easily half the population of Trantown (the female half) qualifies as "frigid". Spade Eight: Ambitious. Donohue wants to become the greatest private investigator ever seen on Aubaine. Unfortunately, his skills are clearly weak in the areas where a detective needs strength. Such is the fortune of staff and administrative assignments. He has made an effort to acquire some of the skills he needs, but seems to lack the willpower needed to stay the course. Donohue does _not_ like his given names, and usually uses "D. M. Donohue" on most of his identification documents. If pressed for the meaning of "D. M.", he will reply with a standard line: "I don't like what it means, and I don't use what it means. I'd rather be called 'Flatfoot' than by my right name." He first used the line when he decided to go into law enforcement; unfortunately (or maybe not), the rest of his class in police training picked up on it. It has become comfortable as a nickname, and if he is brought into an adventure where a taccode or similar call is needed, he will voluntarily use "Flatfoot". Referees should equip him (remembering to deduct from his funds, above) as befits an ex-cop. Be sure to include a slug pistol of some sort, preferably one similar to what the Trantown PD uses as its standard firearm (probably 9mm semi-auto). Trantown PD rules allow him to wear a Trantown PD uniform on ceremonial occasions, without the police shield or unit identifiers, but with his earned (Continued to next message)