Elizabeth Peralez

Elizabeth Peralez is a prominent Night City lawyer and political figure, devoting most of her time in 2077 to campaign organization for her husband Jefferson Peralez' mayoral candidacy.

Biography

Elizabeth Peralez is first encountered through a brief and rather reserved holo call to V, offering a job upon meeting with her and her husband Jefferson. Namely, they wish for the death of former mayor of Night City, Lucius Rhyne to be more thoroughly investigated, as they feel that his passing wasn't as clean and comfortable as the media portrayed it.

Upon meeting the couple in Heywood District, V is given a braindance of one of the deceased mayor's last days, in which a cyberpsycho attempts an attack but is swiftly dealt with by NCPD detective River Ward. The Peralez couple explains they find the law enforcement likely to have meddled with these events and allow V to take further steps in scrutinizing their activities.

Upon returning to conclude your findings, several choices will be present. Should V not jump into conclusions, Elizabeth will support their reservation and calm her husband by explaining how their suspicions have been confirmed, therefore proceeding in a much more careful manner with his continued campaign. However, it does seem that they both anticipate Weldon Holt to be behind any potential coverups.

Further down the line of events, Elizabeth will contact V once more, as a reliable individual the couple has had good experience with. The job will, yet again, be of investigative nature, but this time, within their own penthouse in Charter Hill, Westbrook. Once her worries that the security firm they've hired - the SSI - might be doing something behind their backs were proven true, she will admit having more issues than just a breach of safety.

Once V collects more detail on the security company behind the unsettling occurrences troubling the Peralezes, they will get a call from Elizabeth to meet incognito, in an unsuspecting location. This is where she explains that she had always had a suspicion that someone was directing their lives from behind the curtains, intending to place Jefferson in the mayoral seat. However, due to fear for her family she refused to speak up. She will also request that V not reveal their findings to Jefferson, as she fears he may take a more direct approach in dealing with the situation which might put him at risk. Her intention was to inform her husband that SSI was doing nothing more than spying for Holt, as it would be an easy and believable way to maintain the status quo and continue living in safety.

Regardless of V's actions, both Elizabeth and Jefferson cut holo ties with them, as to keep up the pristine face of campaign and to avoid raising suspicion from whoever is pulling the strings.

Database Entry

Elizabeth Peralez

ELIZABETH PERALEZ

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The other half of the Peralez dynamic duo. Elizabeth got her law degree at the Asukaga Law School at Berkeley University, where she met Jefferson. She practiced law for a few years before she quit to support her husband's campaign for mayor of Night City full-time. Elizabeth is remarkably poised, self-possessed and emotionally restrained – her natural home is the courtroom. In spite of that, she comes across as genuine and sincere. She's uniquely capable of juggling her husband's idealism and the harsh reality of Night City, which is probably how she's survived in politics. Elizabeth and Jefferson also have a grown-up daughter, Xochi.

Associated Quests

• I Fought the Law
• Dream On

Humans of Night City

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HUMANS OF NIGHT CITY – ELIZABETH PERALEZ

I am so very grateful for all the support shown to my husband. The city of dreams, our city, is crying out for a new, determined leader who will defend the people and their interests from the unrelenting grasp of giant corporations. It's true that corporations helped Night City recover and rebuild after the war; it's true that our modern way of life is made possible by the products and services they offer; it's also true that they account for the majority of the city's jobs and tax revenue. But it's no coincidence that the greatest conflicts of our times were named "Corporate Wars" – all the tax money, jobs and so-called convenience of the 70s have been dearly paid for, costing us our financial, social and personal independence. My husband was the only one on the city council to vote against absolving megacorporations of their tax liabilities. He is a man of strong convictions, and I have no doubt he is the right person to bring about the changes our city and its people need the most.

Notes

• Her height is 5'7" (170 cm).