Nutjob (Steven's Character)

Name: Velvel Brand
Alias: Nutjob
Metatype: Ork

Velvel Brand was born and raised in South Boston by an Irish father and a Jewish mother. Being poor and Irish was bad enough, but poor, Irish, and an ork with a funny name was a bit much. From early childhood, Velvel was always getting into fights, which was about all the attention the boy got from people outside of his family, and he didn't get much attention from them because they were all working to keep the family fed, clothed, and sheltered. So, Velvel developed a pretty detailed fantasy world that he would escape into, populated by his favorite characters from trid, comix, and adventure novels.

When he got big enough to pass for 17, Velvel enlisted in the Marines to get the hell outta Southie. The Marine Corps brought out Velvel's violent talents and focused them. He liked to volunteer for any assignment that might have even a minimum of excitement. After his first tour with the Marines, Velvel decided that The Man's military was just too tame for him. So, he moved into "private contracting," and the mercenary business did prove to be as exciting as he hoped.

Always on the lookout for new and interesting experiences, Velvel volunteered for whatever cyber enhancements the company wanted to provide him with. No one is really quite sure what went wrong, but some piece of Velvel's implanted equipment had a faulty chip or a loose wire in it, which started triggering odd behavior in the merc. He was functional, even exceptional, at his job, but he started blurring the line between reality and his fantasy world. In moments of intense stress, or boredom, Velvel will hallucinate visions of his childhood fantasy world (think Terabithia with a heavy dose of James Bond and Swedish Bikini Models). Velvel also suffers from delusions, although the nature and intensity of his delusions can and do change on a whim. However, while in the throws of a delusion, he totally believes it. His "favorite" delusions involve either believing that he is a mutant superhero from the future here to rescue the past or that he's really a human posing as an ork to "keep it real for mah goblin peeps, yo."

Another favorite delusion of his is "Stinky Bob." Velvel picks a random homeless person, names him "Stinky Bob," and tries to train said homeless person to be his comic sidekick. He also keeps a high-end emotitoy with him that he calls Pisher. The two converse exclusively in Yiddish.

Nutjob's Stats

Attributes:
Body: 4
Agility: 5 (7)
Reaction: 5 (9)
Strength: 4 (6)
Charisma: 2
Intuition: 5
Logic: 3
Willpower: 4
Edge: 2
Essence: .9
Initiative: 10 (14) 3 passes

Active Skills:
Armorer: 2
Automatics: 5
Blades: 5
Con (Fast Talk): 1
Dodge: 4
Etiquette: 2
Infiltration: 3
Pilot Ground Craft: 2
Pistols: 3
Throwing Weapons: 2
Unarmed Combat: 3

Knowledge Skills:
Current Events: 4
Firearms: 2
Mercenary Hangouts: 3
Military: 3

Language Skills:
English: N
Japanese: 2 (4)
Russian: 3 (5)
Serbo-Croatian: 2 (4)
Spanish: 2 (4)
Yiddish: 3 (5)
Yoruba: 2 (4)

Positive Qualities:
Ambidextrous (5bp) {No offhand penalties, but must still split die pool when using two weapons}
Guts (5bp) { 2 dice pool mod to resist fear & intimidation, including magically induced fear from spells & critter powers}
High Pain Tolerance 2 (10bp) {Ignore 2 boxes of damage when determining wound modifiers}
Linguist (5bp) {Halves learning time for new language; 2 to all language skills}
Toughness (10bp) { 1 dice pool mod to Body when making Damage Resistance Tests.}

Negative Qualities:
Delusions (-10bp) {Pretty much what it sounds like}
Distinctive Style (-5bp) {A crazy ork who thinks he's superhero. Tell me that wouldn't stick out in somebody's mind.}
Hallucinations (-10bp) {Stressful sits trigger Will Logic (3) Test. Failure means lost in a vision. Will Logic (2) Test to break out of vision}
Poor Self Control: Combat Monster (-5bp) {Composure (2) Test to break away from combat. Otherwise fights until they're dead or he is.}
Poor Self Control: Thrill Seeker (-5bp) {Composure (2) Test to avoid blinding jumping into a dangerous situation}

Contacts:

• "Destro" (L:1, C:3) Arms Dealer from whom Nutjob purchases his weapons. He only tolerates Nutjob's silly nickname because Nutjob pays up front and doesn't haggle.
  
• "Sergei" (L:3, C:1) Russian Mercenary that Nutjob met in Sarajevo. They worked well together and still keep in touch. Sergei is currently somewhere in Siberia doing something that he probably shouldn't.
  
• "Stinky Bob" (L:1, C:1) The current Stinky Bob is a guy named "Phil." Whether or not "Phil" actually exists, nobody really knows.
  

Bioware:
Muscle Augmentation 2
Muscle Toner 2

Cyberware:
Cybereyes Rating 2
+Flare Compensation
+Low-Light Vision
+Smartlink
+Vision Magnification
Cyberears Rating 2
+Balance Augmentor
+Damper
Datajack
Dermal Sheath Rating 2 (+2/+3)
Move-by-Wire System Rating 2

Weapons:
Vibroblade Sword
Cougar Fineblade, Long
Cougar Fineblade, Short
Ceramic Knife
2 x FN 5-7C machine pistols
ext. Smartlink
2 spare clips per gun
quickdraw holster per gun
gas vent 2 per gun
Colt Cobra TZ-118 submachinegun (int. smartlink, & folding stock)
gas vent 3
sling
4 spare clips
100 rounds Flechetter SMG ammo
100 rounds Frangible SMG ammo
100 rounds Regular SMG ammo
20 rounds APDS Light Pistol ammo
60 rounds Flechette Light Pistol ammo
120 rounds Frangible Light Pistol ammo
120 rounds Regular Light Pistol ammo
40 rounds Stick-n-Shock Light Pistol ammo

Gear:
Squatter Lifestyle (4 month prepaid)
Novatech Airware Commlink (Response:3, Signal: 3)
Novatech Navi OS (Firewall: 3, System: 4)
Agent Rating 3 (Shlomo)
Programs: Analyze 3, Browse 3, Command 3, Edit 3, Encrypt 3, Scan 3)
AR Gloves
Sim Module
Subvocal Microphone
Satellite Link
Holo Projector
Biometric Reader
Skinlink
Virtual Surround Music
Wall Space
Virtual Weather
Virtual Pet (Seamus the Awesomesaurus)
Virtual Person (simsense starlet Athena Hernandez)
4 x Sim recordings (moderate) {just crap Nutjob likes}
2 x Camouflage Suit (8/6)
Form Fitting Body Armor, Full Suit (6/2) {+3/+1}
{Combined Armor Rating: 13/10}
5 x Cheap Clothing
Smart Pack
Combat Load Vest
Survival Kit
Standard Rope (100m)
Sleeping Bag
Tent
2 x Flash-Bang Grenade
5 x Light Stick
150 x Rations (MRE's)
Emotitoy, nonmobile (Pisher) rating 6
Medkit Rating 1
Biomonitor
20 x Water Purification Tablet
Snake Mesh Socks
Smart Canteen
6-Pack of Hurlg (aka Orkenbrau)
5 x 10-pack Betel gum
20 doses G3

Per Pat's request, here's how Nutjob's gear is divided to carry:

Smart Pack:
- Cheap Clothing x 5
- Spare Camouflage Suit (8/6)
- Rations (MRE's) (150 total, 42 carried)
- 5 x Light Stick
- 20 x Water Purification Tablet
- AR Gloves
- Holo Projector
- Satellite Link
- 4 x Sim recordings (moderate) {just crap Nutjob likes}
- Survival Kit
- Standard Rope (100m)
- Sleeping Bag
- Tent
- 4 x 10-pack Betel gum
- 20 doses G3
- 6-Pack of Hurlg (aka Orkenbrau)
- 20 rounds Stick-n-Shock Light Pistol ammo
- 80 rounds Regular Light Pistol ammo
- 40 rounds Flechette Light Pistol ammo
- 100 rounds Frangible Light Pistol ammo
- 68 rounds Flechette SMG ammo
- 68 rounds Frangible SMG ammo
- 4 rounds Regular SMG ammo

Combat Load Vest:
- Novatech Airware Commlink (Response:3, Signal: 3) {w/Novatech Navi OS (Firewall: 3, System: 4); Agent Rating 3 (Shlomo); Programs: Analyze 3, Browse 3, Command 3, Edit 3, Encrypt 3, Scan 3; Sim Module; Biometric Reader; Skinlink; Virtual Surround Music; Wall Space; Virtual Weather; Virtual Pet (Seamus the Awesomesaurus); Virtual Person (simsense starlet Athena Hernandez)
- Medkit Rating 1
- Smart Canteen
- Cougar Long Fineblade
- 2 x Flash-Bang Grenade
- 4 spare clips SMG (32 Flechette, 32 Frangible, 32 Regular, 32 Regular)
- 4 spare clips pistols (20 APDS, 20 Flechette, 20 Frangible, & 20 Regular)

Worn:
- Form Fitting Body Armor, Full Suit (6/2) {+3/+1}
- Camouflage Suit (8/6)
- Snake Mesh Socks
- Biomonitor
- Subvocal Microphone
- FN 5-7C machine pistol w/ext. Smartlink, gas vent 2, & quickdraw holster (right hip), loaded w/20 rounds Regular Light Pistol ammo
- FN 5-7C machine pistol w/ext. Smartlink, gas vent 2, & quickdraw holster (left hip), loaded w/20 rounds Stick-n-Shock Light Pistol ammo
- Vibroblade Sword (centerline, back)
- Cougar Short Fineblade (left boot)
- Ceramic Knife (small of the back)

Carried:
- Colt Cobra TZ-118 submachinegun w/int. smartlink, folding stock, gas vent 3, & sling; loaded w/32 rounds Regular SMG ammo
- Emotitoy, nonmobile (Pisher) rating 6
- 10-pack Betel gum

Lifestyle:
- Squatter Lifestyle (4 month prepaid)

As you can see, Nutjob pretty much carries his entire life stuffed into his backpack. He only needs the Squatter apartment to store his extra MRE's, which if he hears that he's leaving the country, he'll probably figure out a way to bring them as well.