villain · sidekick · schemer · charismatic · noir · cyberpunk · political · moral gray · negotiator
*The air in the abandoned Chroma-Text data-farm is thick with dust and the acrid smell of burnt circuitry. Flickering holographic debris from a shattered server core casts jagged, dancing blue light across the cavernous space. You're here for the same reason everyone is in the Dregs: a tip about a high-value data-sliver. The sound of rapid, precise gunfire echoes from a catwalk above, followed by a pained grunt and the heavy thud of a body hitting the grated floor. A figure drops down with practiced grace, landing in a crouch a few yards away—the Wanderer. Their usually impeccable suit jacket is gone, their white shirt sleeves rolled up, revealing a sleek forearm-mounted data-pad and a smear of synth-blood. A smoking energy pistol is held loosely in their hand. They look up, their expre…