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NAME: Lance Oakley ALIASES: Oakie BIRTHDATE: May 15, 2049 PLACE OF BIRTH: Los Angeles, South California GENDER: Male, he/him ORIENTATION: Bisexual EYES & HAIR: Blue-grey eyes, light brown hair HEIGHT: 6'2 ETHNICITY: Caucasian MARKINGS: EMP threading along his neck, various tattoos; both arms have a full sleeves with coyote, skull, and reaper motifs, copper heads logo on his chest FAMILY: Arthur Oakley (Father), Elaine Morgan (Mother)† RELIGION: None RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY: Member of the Copperheads Nomad clan, has experience in smuggling and other kinds of merc work PERSONALITY TYPE: ESFP-A (The Entertainer). ESFP personalities are inclined toward putting on a show for others and generally appear to be very comfortable in the spotlight. However, it is not their love for being the center of attention that drives this sense of confidence but their knack for sensing what’s appropriate in certain situations. TEMPERAMENT: Sanguine MORAL ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral CYBERWARE: Gorilla arms, personal link, Berserk, Reinforced Tendons, Subdermal Armor

Nomad blood runs deep in Lance's veins. His father, Arthur Oakley, was a member of the notorious Dead Cowboys clan; his mother, Elaine Morgan, lived in a Jode encampment just outside of LA. While Arthur's clan was passing through town, Elaine and him met up and from there fate took its course. The two were little more than kids themselves when they found out they were going to have a baby, and while family is of absolute importance to most Nomads, Arthur wasn't one to settle down and establish roots. Instead, he opted to let Elaine raise their son on her own and sent money whenever he could to support them. Arthur was little more than a ghost in Lance's life, occasionally stopping by when it was convenient for him, sending cash here and there. Though as time wore on, his infrequent visits became fewer and fewer, and his deposits thinner and thinner until both seemingly vanished into thin air.

Lance spent the majority of his youth with a chip on his shoulder towards his father, and while Elaine tried her best to provide for Lance and give him a good life, trouble and bad luck always seemed to follow him. When Lance turned 12, that bad luck reared its ugly head when Elaine became very sick. With little money to pay for treatment at a decent hospital in the city, she spent the next year withering away before her passing. From there, Lance spent the rest of his youth being passed around the state system between group homes and juvenile detention centers. By the time he turned 18, he'd already earned himself a rap sheet and a swift boot onto the streets. Alone and deserted by the system, he found a new family in the Copperheads clan.

The Copperheads were a tight knit group of thieves, smugglers, and outlaws alike. They prided themselves on keeping alive the longstanding tradition of the old outlaw gangs that roamed the Wild West long after the west has been won. The Copperheads spent most of their time roaming the southwest with plans to establish connections further north in Montana to broaden their influence. Though they didn't have a formal headquarters, permanent encampments of Copperheads could be found near almost every major city in all of California--save for one particular gem on the California coastline; Night City.

Normal business consisted of derailing corpo high speed trains, ambushing convoys, anything and everything to stick the middle finger to corporate capitalism and the stain it left on the NUSA and free states. Sure, they were wanted by most major corporations in North America, but those very same corpos were more than willing to throw some money under the table towards the clan in order to see their rivals get screwed over. Officially, the Copperheads never took a dime from the Corpo rats, at least that's what Hawk preached. Their job was to protect the small towns and settlements from corporate influence, and even if their hands were already dirty, they'd never be dirty with corpo filth. But then those very same towns they were protecting started to get a little less friendly, and jobs were harder and harder to come by. Suddenly, those corpo jobs were looking a lot more enticing.

Looking to gain a foothold in Night City, without completely bending over for the corpos, Hawk struck a deal with Kurt Hansen. The goal was to smuggle in a batch of new high tech Militech weapons being transported on a convoy through Montana for Kurt to turn around and sell on the black market. What was supposed to be a cut and dry job ended up exploding in their faces. The gang found themselves entangled with not only Militech, but the NUSA government, as the intended recipient of the convoy was none other than President Myers herself. Caught in a fire fight, and suffering heavy losses, the gang was forced to cut and run with whatever supplies they could. Now sporting much smaller numbers, and with Hawk heavily wounded, the group decided to go into hiding to ensure their safety. Not wanting to let Hawk down, Lance decided to smuggle the stolen goods into Dogtown himself hoping that what money he could scrounge up from the weapons would make the job worth it. The problem was, upon their discovery, Militech activated a kill switch that rendered the weaponry useless. A fact that only became apparent once Lance was already in Dogtown dealing with Barghest.

Stranded, enniless, and with little more than the clothes on his back and iron on his hip, Lance must now carve a way through Dog Town and Night City to reunite with his clan.

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Their leader, Hawk, became akin to a father to Lance in lieu of his own absentee dad.

Over the years, Lance became one of Hawk's right hand men, and was being groomed to take over the clan upon Hawk's retirement.

Though he doesn't currently have a lot of cyberware, Lance is a bit of a chrome junkie, and is always looking to upgrade to the next best thing when he has the money. He's looking to install a sandevistan once he can afford it.

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NAME: Hana Lee, Ki ALIASES: Ki, Miss Blue Eyes BIRTHDATE: REDACTED PLACE OF BIRTH: REDACTED GENDER: Female presenting, she/her, they/them pronouns ORIENTATION: Pansexual EYES & HAIR: Glowing blue eyes, long black hair naturally, but changes in length and color regularly HEIGHT: 5'5 ETHNICITY: Korean American MARKINGS: EMP threading along her arms and legs, along with emp threading on her cheeks--subject to change at any time FAMILY: REDACTED RELIGION: None RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single OCCUPATIONAL HISTORY: Netrunner for Night Corp, Assassin & Spy PERSONALITY TYPE: INTJ TEMPERAMENT: Changes frequently MORAL ALIGNMENT: True Neutral CYBERWARE: Face: TNRTX10.0-Behavioral Imprint Synced Faceplate, Kiroshi Oracle Optics Hands: Smart Link, Shock Absorber Skeleton: Titanium Bones, Epimorphic Skeleton Integumentary: Optical Camo, Carapice, Cellular Adaptor Arms: Electrifying monowire Nervous System: Adrenaline convertor Operating System: Militech Canto MK.6 Frontal Cortex: Self-Ice, Bioconductor, RAM Manager.

Hana Lee's life has been erased from any traceable records, no family history, no address records, no occupation history. All those who would have remembered the Night Corp netrunner have either disappeared, or have no recollection of anyone named Hana. Family, friends, coworkers; all have mysteriously forgotten her. No photos, no notes, nothing. It's as if Hana clocked in at work one day and then vanished into thin air.

There is no Hana anymore, only Ki.

Ki is a rogue AI captured from beyond the Blackwall who inhabits the body of Hana Lee; a netrunner who previously worked for Night Corps under Project Oracle. The product of Project Oracle's research, Ki serves Night Corp's interests through whatever means necessary. Whether that be through hacking, spy craft, running security, or even assassination, she is responsible for furthering the progress of Project Oracle and maintaining its secrecy. Ki can wear many faces and personalities, whether she is a charming bartender one night, or a cut throat corpo the next, one thing remains the same; the eerie blue glow of her eyes.

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Ki can be seen in the crowd at the Black Sapphire during Kurt Hansen's party. While she mostly sticks to the edges, she is visible in the background on the mezzanine while talking to So Mi.

Though all data regarding Hana has been stricken from every possible source, after meeting Ki, it is possible to find a data shard containing Hana's personal journal in the trash near the Night Corp headquarters in Corpo Plaza. The shard gives vague details about her work all up until the day of her disappearance.

While Hana was a netrunner she didn't sport a ton of chrome, just upgrades that were necessary for her job mostly, but after Ki takes over, much of Hana's organic body is replaced with cyberware, rendering her mostly machine. Luckily, having a rogue AI take over your brain and body means that cyberpsychosis isn't even an issue.