Tag: cyberpunk

Katey Wilson – mercenary for hire

2014-11-14

 

A character illustration for Shadowrun (or any other cyberpunk -themed) role-playing game setting.

Katey Wilson is a “for hire” mercenary taking small odd jobs where she can find them. She rarely expresses moral qualms of the missions she’s involved with, but on occasion she turns down lucrative offers based on either the background of whoever is trying to buy her work or based on who are the people she must co-operate with. As a charismatic and seasoned mercenary Katey has an extensive social network of people in the same line of work and she avoids working with known lunatics and macho-pumped beefcakes – who might get the job done but don’t really care about collateral damage or risking their fellow mercs.

Aizu-Shoto Enforcer

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Aizu-Shoto Enforcer character illustration for any cyberpunk or Shadowrun setting. Aizu-Shoto is a multinational corporation first introduced in Iron Crown Enterprise’s Cyberspace role-playing game setting.

Enforcers such as this illustrated here are independently operating one-man-powerhouses sent to resolve the most difficult of tasks. Most enforcers are cybernetically enhanced and rigorously trained experts. They are extremely well compensated (to avoid corruption) and their loyalty is proven by years and years in the company service. Aizu-Shoto Enforcers are rarely operating in groups of enforcers. However, a common practice is that they are actually team leaders of lesser operatives. Enforcers are usually given full disclosure on their mission and reasons behind it in order for the enforcer to most effectively reach the desired outcome. Many times the missions they carry out are not simply brutish break-ins and such but complex and structured layers of operations that require careful planning, co-operation, guile, bravado and even humility (often including deliberate “defeats” in order to lull the opposition into a wrong sense of power).

 

Sebastian LaRoche

2013-09-10

 

A character illustration for the Shadowrun role-playing game setting. Easily fits to any other near future science fiction settings as well.

Sebastian LaRoche is a classic mercenary – he works for the highest bidder and always focuses on the run at hand and his commitment is strictly proportional to the paycheck. You pay him well and he goes the extra mile to get the job done. Sebastian is a level-headed and no-nonsense -type of a guy who never underestimates his opposition, never takes his employer’s word at face value nor advertises his full skill set to even his fellow runners. Those who know him, know that at desperate times Sebastian most certainly has an ace up in his sleeve. Or three.

Mia Miles

2005-10-19

An illustration of a runner character for the Shadowrun role-playing game setting (and similar science fiction settings).

Mia Miles is a techno-savvy street samurai able to run solo missions for rich clients. She has shown a remarkable calmness and control under heavy pressure and some even say that she is in fact a cyborg and not just an augmented human being. While her professional self as a combat-oriented runner has earned her a solid reputation, her personal life is a complete and utter mess with both ex-girlfriends and ex-boyfriends popping up at the most unfortunate times. Her ability to keep and nurture relationships is at the level of a prepubescent and her most vengeful ex-lovers/ex-companions consider her pretty much just another sociopath with little or no regard for the feelings or well-being of anyone else other than Mia Miles herself.

Work on this particular illustration was begun in 2005, then forgotten, revisited and altered in 2013 and 2016 and finally decided it’s now ready to be published.

Gabriel Veer

 

2013-01-19

A character illustration for Shadowrun role-playing game setting. Gabriel is a potent street mage with a special interest in cyber hacking. He epitomizes the “quiet observer” kind of person who – when called to action – performs his task with precision, accuracy, dedication and fervor. Gabriel does not want to bask in the lime lights, but instead prefers to stay quiet in the shadows. He rarely speaks and never engages in social chit chat or small talk that would serve only to enhance social standing. He really does not like people that much and especially loathes hedonistic and brash know-it-all types that can not walk the walk when need be.

Abor, Ogre Mercenary

2012-12-02

A character illustration for the Shadowrun role-playing game system.

Abor is an ogre mercenary with an attitude! He is a classic brawler, street fighter, bully and generally rather prone to violence as a means to solving problems – whatever the problem is. He is also a prominent member of the White Scorpion movement that is a digital rights movement focusing on data privacy of private citizens. Not a man of many oratory skills, his talents lies in the field of information gathering … by brute force.

Milla Gemina, Elven Street Samurai

 

2013-01-17

A character illustration for the Shadowrun role-playing game setting.

Milla is a female elven street samurai – by no means a unique combination, but rather rare nevertheless. Despite being one tough chick, Milla is exceptionally athletic and she has the reflexes of a hummingbird. Milla never complains about anything and her life philosophy borders that of pre-defined fatalism. She can take care of herself just fine, but prefers working in a team towards a common goal. She just loves it when a plan comes together and when all the comrades played their roles to their full ability!