Lisa Moret
In 2020, information is currency. People kill for it Nations go to war over it Corporations murder, wreck economies, and expend millions to compile and protect it Lisa Moret is one of those individuals who controls the flow of data, arranging for its sale, always acquiring more in the process.
When she was 16, she dated a local Solo who often escorted a man named Jansen—one of the city's biggest info bros—around. Jansen met Lisa at a late-night dinner with other organization members and took a liking to her. She was immediately enthralled with the idea of being one of those people who were "in the know", especially when truth is in short supply.
Working as an understudy, Lisa slowly rose up the info-ladder, getting to know the right people, the right places, the proper etiquette. One night a few years ago, in the middle of a night-club, two men tried to kill her. As a former low-income arcology resident and a product of Detroit's public schools, violence was nothing new to Lisa, but these men had come to kill her. Had it not been for dumb luck, they would have succeeded. She realized this was the big time, and that she was now a player. An edgerunner. A cyberpunk It was a sobering experience.
When Jansen expanded his network, Lisa was given control of the local data action. Now an army of Techies, Netrunners, Solos, and Datamen were hers to command. When Jansen was murdered, Lisa decided to split She handed things over to a lieutenant, took her share of the business, and started working the sprawl circuits. She has reached such a level, that, if the majority of her compiled data saw the light of day, Lisa would be forced to flee off-planet.[1]
Operating Style
Lisa does not specialize in any one field of information. Rather, she has access to select chunks of data from a vast array of topics. She owns a reliable stable of datamen and regularly hires freelance datarunners. The combined sum of data she has access to at any one time has been approximated in excess of five million Euros worth.
Lisa can be found hanging around parties, where she usually has the inside story on current controversies. She is slightly reserved, but quite friendly if you get her to talk, and especially outgoing if she thinks she can pick up some bit of new information. She's fair in business matters, but tenaciously dedicated to expansion of her databases. When not publicly gathering information, Lisa is usually lost in some research.
There's a little-known thing about Lisa's portable computer, where she temporarily stores interesting data and other notes. The machine is protected by both positive voice and palm print scans. Any extended tampering with the machine, or three successive failed scans, will cause the grenade built inside to detonate, instantly wiping everything on it and fusing the electronics forever—don't stand too close.[1]
Stats
INT: 9, LUCK: 10, BOD: 6, TECH: 6, ATT: 7, Rep: 6, REF: 7/8, EMP: 8, COOL: 10, MA: 7[1]
Skills
Streetdeal +6, Persuasion +5, Interrogation +5, Awareness +5, Library Search +3, Human Perception +5, Culture +4, General Knowledge +3, Favors (Information) +5, Electronics +3, Pistol +5, Brawling +4, Shadow/Ditch +4, Social +3[1]
Cyberware
Basic Processor w/2x sets of Interface plugs (DataTerm link, Tech link), Sandevistan Boost, Boostmaster.[1]