[PLAYER] CP_R Hope-Reborn NPC+Map

1 Hope reborn+ extra content for tales of the red: hope reborn BY SEBASTIAN SZMYD NOVEMBER 2024 V1.1 Welcome to Hope Reborn+. To keep our street-level campaign to under two hundred pages, we had to cut content. Not to fear, though; what was lost is now found! In Hope Reborn+ you’ll find data on NPCs and locations important to the book as well as tokens for you to print out. Best of all, two new pieces of gear that appeared in Tales of the RED: Hope Reborn but played a minor role and so weren’t included in the book. Beware spoilers! If all you’re after is the new gear, head to page 22. Otherwise, read on!HOPE REBORN+ 2 Anver “Anvil” Carson Aurora “Rory” O’Reilly NPC Biographies np cbiog r a p h i e snp cbiog r a p h i e snp cbiog r a p h i e snp cbiog r a p h i e s The following section provides short biographies for every named NPC in Tales of the RED: Hope Reborn, listed alphabetically by first name or Handle. Each entry lists their Roles, if they have any, and provides three personality/quirk keywords to help GMs roleplay them effectively. These residents of Night City exist outside the Missions they appear in, so feel free to use them as background NPCs in other Missions or link them to an Edgerunner’s Lifepath. X Anver “Anvil” Carson Solo (Professional•Loyal•Canadian Accent) A former Canadian Marine, Anvil lives by a code. He does his job, he does it well, and he does it with loyalty. His job, in this case, is as a bodyguard for Juliana “Jules” Lung. Professionally, he’s top notch. Personally, he’s a bit of a mess. Instead of dealing with the trauma he’s seen as a Solo, Anvil prefers to drown his sorrows in alcohol and braindances. Appears in The Devil’s Cut. X Aurora “Rory” O’Reilly Media (Earnest•Raw•Sarcastic) As she discovered recently, Rory is the daughter of deceased journalist C.J. O’Reilly and former Federal Marshall Gayle “Nails” Sigmund. During the 4th Corporate War, her mother gave her up to a group home for protection. When the war ended, Nails returned to the group home, only to find it destroyed. The children had been evacuated but no one knew to where. Rory grew up as Aurora Smith, not knowing where she came from. When she reached adulthood, she branched out into livecasting her life, trying to cover the news of Night City as a gonzo journalist through the Boomtown Garden Patch network. Her ‘casts caught the attention of the crew at The Forlorn Hope, who spotted the resemblance between the Rory and her parents. They brought her home just in time to meet Nails, who died soon moments later. Rory took her dad’s last name, in part to honor where she came from and in part to trade on his reputation as a Media. She’s now a regular at The Forlorn Hope and a member of the Willows. Appears in A Tale of Hope and The Angel’s Share. Mentioned in Hope’s Calling!!! X Axel “Axeman” Mankievicz Solo (Hardboiled•Philosophical•Tired) Back in the day, Axel was a classic private eye. He took the cases the cops wouldn’t touch, either because they didn’t think it was worth their time or because they were paid to look the other way. Following a beating ordered by an Infocomp executive, he began reevaluating his life. The 4th Corporate War pushed him further down the road of self-reflection. In its aftermath, The Professor roped him into locating people lost and forgotten during the war. The work helped him find a new cause, and he functions as The Professor’s agent in the cause of helping veterans find the aid they need to keep going in a world that’s left them behind. Mentioned in Hope’s Calling!!!HOPE REBORN+ 3 X Bandlands Bandits A trio of edgerunners just breaking into the business. They generally take small courier and transport jobs. Appear in Hope’s Calling!!! X Billy Flight Fixer/Tech (Easy Going•Irish Accent•Problem Solver) Billy didn’t start life as a Fixer. When he moved into Woodland Park, he put up a shingle advertising his services as Choom Goes Vroom, an all-service on-the-spot fix-it shop. As he repaired his way through people’s lives, he made contacts. Soon, he was connecting the Woodland Park resident who needed a blender with someone else who owned a spare and his career as a neighborhood Fixer was born. He’s done well for himself on those deals, saving enough money to buy and fix up The Shark, the neighborhood’s old apartment building. Billy isn’t interested in expanding his reach too far beyond Woodland Park. He’s comfortable with his life where it is. Appears in Welcome to the Neighborhood, Mentioned in Hope’s Calling!!! X Blank Fixer (Big Smile•Overly-Friendly•Slimy) An up-and-coming Fixer, Blank followed one of the oldest rules of business: find an under-served niche, worm your way into it, then exploit the hell out of it. Blank was smart enough to deal primarily in Red Chrome Legion territory. That let him survive long enough to make some money and hire some hustle. Now he’s looking to expand his operations. Appears in The Angel’s Share. X Brendan Haight Exec (Young•Gung Ho•Corporate) Brendan’s almost the stereotypical young Exec. He’s thrilled to be with the company and ready to conquer the world. He’s an intern at Dynalar but, as he’ll tell anyone who will listen, he’ll move up the ladder any day now. Appears in Welcome to the Neighborhood. X Calliope Exec/Fixer (Discotastic, Baby!•Generous•Gregarious) Kelly Greenwald was failing her way through life. She hated her job serving drinks at Playland by the Sea. She couldn’t afford an apartment, so she was sleeping on whatever couch she could find. The only bright spot in her life was being a second-stringer for the Pacifica Seashells, a roller derby squad. Then, during movie night at a friend’s place, she witnessed something that would change her life: an old flick about a Greek goddess skating through the world to a disco beat. Within a week, Kelly had stolen money from the Piranhas, faked her death, and reappeared as Calliope in North Heywood. Calliope bought an old courier facility there and remade it as Xanadu, a nightclub/roller derby rink. She also founded the Muses, a poser gang/roller derby squad. Calliope is living her best life and will continue to do so, as long as Xanadu remains somewhat profitable and the Piranhas don’t discover Kelly Greenwald is still alive. Appears in Welcome to the Neighborhood. Mentioned in Hope’s Calling!!! Blank Brendan Haight CalliopeHOPE REBORN+ 4 X Carri Zote Rockerboy (Generous•Gentle•Romantic) Carri Zote opened the Terminus food truck, permanently parked in the Palms cargo village, a few years ago with a lover. The lover moved on, but Carri kept at it, building a regular clientele from the residents in the neighborhood and a few of the workers in the nearby Dynalar campus. During rough times, she falls back on her previous career as a model, earning extra eurobucks by posing for catalog shoots. Appears in Welcome to the Neighborhood. Mentioned in Hope’s Calling!!! X Chevalier Rockerboy (Discreet•Family Man•Music Lover) Chevalier can pinpoint his love of music to one specific moment from his youth. He was visiting with his uncle, listening to old vinyl records. His uncle played along on air guitar like he was a member of each band playing and pointed out the greatest moments … the thrilling highs and bone-wrenching lows. Chevalier thought, if his uncle could look this cool playing air guitar, how cool would he look playing the real thing on stage? Years later, Chevalier is playing local gigs, trying to build his career. He’s still in love with music and with looking cool, but equally in love with his wife Isabel and his children: twins Damien and Daniela and Xavier. Appears in Real Estate Rumble and Hope’s Calling!!! X Cicely “Backhand” Feng Tech (Gruff•Short-Tempered•Task Oriented) Cicely earned the handle “Backhand” early in her career for her tendency to praise and punish others using the same phrase. Fortunately, she uses her words when delivering a “backhanded compliment” more than her cybernetic third arm. Backhand is an excellent all-around Tech, but her brusque manner makes it hard for her to work with a Crew for long. That might be why she signed on as The Forlorn Hope’s in-house tech. Her bosses are used to dealing with smartasses and can give as good as they get. Mentioned in A Tale of Hope and The Angel’s Share. Appears in Hope’s Calling!!! X Cid Technologically Inept•A Little Nervous•Great Memory for Orders Cid moved to Night City from Vancouver three years ago and resides in an apartment in the Watson Development. She’s worked at dozen restaurants since arriving. In the past, she’s always lost her job after trying to use her employer’s technology and breaking it. Fortunately, Marianne appreciates Cid’s ability to recall any order she takes perfectly. Backhand is less enthusiastic. Appears in Hope’s Calling!!! Carri Zote Chevalier Cicely “Backhand” FengHOPE REBORN+ 5 X Destiny Hondel Media (Ambitious•Canny•Resourceful) Destiny Hondel is an “on the spot” reporter for Network 54 in Night City. She’s only been on the job for a year — long enough to earn a small reputation but not long enough to guarantee her stories will actually make it on air. She’s hungry to climb the ladder and earn a spot behind an anchor desk. Appears in Real Estate Rumble. X Dyl Rollins Media (Arrogant•Cruel•Loud) A livecaster working for a ChoomPatch, an “independent” media group funded by a conglomerate of PMCs. Known for his signature mohawk, and his ability to get footage (because the guards have orders to let him through the cordon). Appears in A Tale of Hope. X Edelweiss Dolarhyde Rockerboy (Polite•Sweet as Edelweiss•In Character as Annie May) The niece of The Hope’s original co-owner, William “Dollar Bill” Dolarhyde, Edelweiss considers working at the bar to be part of her family’s legacy. While there she is shy and reserved, always polite and the very picture of a sweetheart. Few people know Edelweiss’ secret, though. When she isn’t at The Forlorn Hope, she’s a minor celebrity: the professional cosplayer known as Annie May, famous for always acting perfectly in character for whichever costume she’s wearing. Appears in A Tale of Hope, The Angel’s Share, and Hope’s Calling!!! X Ella Corella Fixer (French Accent•Practical•Protective) Ella inherited the Burning Bright Bodega in Woodland Park from her aunt. Or, at least, Ella knew the woman as her aunt. Her parents could have explained the relationship better before their deaths. Since then, she’s ruled the place with an iron fist, keeping Woodland Park supplied with whatever random selection of goods she can stock on her shelves. She tries to keep the local kids out of trouble by giving them small delivery jobs. Appears in Welcome to the Neighborhood. Mentioned in Hope’s Calling!!! X Fashanu Baines Media (Quotes Old Detective Movies•Organized•Romantic) If Fashanu Baines had been inspired as a teen by old sitcoms, they probably would have joined a poser gang. Instead, Fashanu devoured every novel and movie about old detectives he could find. When he reached adulthood, he rented an office, hung out a shingle, and solicited work as a private investigator. Fashanu aspires to be the “knight in a rumbled trenchcoat” and honestly believes no case is too small for a real gumshoe. Appears in Welcome to the Neighborhood. Destiny Hondel Edelweiss DolarhydeHOPE REBORN+ 6 X Fiona Hayes Media (Always On•Media Icon•Passionate) Where one finds scandal, graft, or corruption, one can also be sure to find Net54 star, Fiona Hayes. A Night City institution, she’s in the habit of turning up where she is most definitely unwanted, usually accompanied by her camera operator, Stringer, and bodyguard, Angle. Of course, her Corporate employers won’t air every story she’s worked on – Net54 makes almost as much money by burying stories as they do by airing them. There’s a rumor on the streets that she’s not the first Fiona Hayes but one in a series, each bodysculpted and brainwashed to resemble the original. Mentioned in Hope’s Calling!!! X Gayle “Nails” Sigmund Solo (Dying•Haunted•Quiet) Growing up, Gayle knew she wanted action, but she also wanted to know there was a paycheck at the end of each month and a squad ready to have her back. After high school, she signed up and did a two-year tour with Militech. She enjoyed the action but not the seven bullets she took during her tour. Looking for a better balance of excitement and security, she left Militech, went through the police academy, and signed up with the Federal Marshals. Her partner, Fred “Gunsights” Seitz, reinforced the best of what Gayle learned in the academy and taught her to drop the rest. Life was good. She loved the job. Liked her partner. She even found someone she might love long-term – a media named C.J. O’Reilly. The pregnancy was unplanned but not unwanted. C.J. talked about moving to Night City permanently so they could raise the kid together. Then the 4th Corporate War fucked it all up. C.J. died while reporting. Gunsights died on the job. Terrified she’d be next, Gayle gave her daughter up to a children’s home outside of the city, intending to return once the fighting died down. Only, the nuke happened. The kids were shuffled around, and the records were lost. Gayle lost her daughter. Gayle went full Solo after that, throwing herself into the work. Over the years, her body took such a beating no amount of cyberware could keep it going. Fortunately, her found family at The Hope took care of her. They found her lost daughter, Aurora, and brought her home just in time. Gayle died shortly after their reunion. Appears in A Tale of Hope. X The Gentleman Fixer (High Class•Reasonable•Good Manners) The Gentleman is a loan shark and a successful one at that. He operates out of a suite in the Highcourt Plaza, a swanky hotel offering discretion and security for the elite despite being in Old Japantown. The Gentleman has a reputation for being reasonable – dead clients can’t repay their debts (or incur new ones), after all! Unlike many in his business, The Gentleman’s services are publicly available. He even has his own Garden Patch! Appears in Hope’s Calling and Ripping the Ripper. Gayle “Nails” Sigmund Fiona HayesHOPE REBORN+ 7 Grace Steel Harry the Shrimp X Grace Steel Rockerboy/Solo (Confident•Observant•Sly) Grace Steel doesn’t talk much about her life before coming to Night City and joining the Back Street Brawlers. Her accent suggests she grew up in the Caribbean. Her mannerisms suggest she spent time in the military. Beyond that, her history from before the gang is a mystery. When people ask, she just shrugs and says, “Different time. Different Grace.” She stayed with the Brawlers, a guardian gang, until they fell apart during a leadership struggle. Most think Grace could have taken the reigns, but she decided to walk away and focus on her music instead. She founded the Soul Rebels, a chromatic metal band. They worked their way through the various back alley clubs of Night City before winning a musical duel and stepping on stage as the house band of The Forlorn Hope. Appears in A Tale of Hope, The Angel’s Share, Real Estate Rumble, and Hope’s Calling!!! X Harriet “Harry the Shrimp” Woodward Rockerboy/Fixer (Smooth•Mysterious•Fond of Gangster Slang) Harry the Shrimp is a legendary grifter. She’s so legendary that no one knows what heists and con jobs she’s actually pulled off. Name any famous, non-violent crime in the past two decades, and at least one person “in the know” will insist Harry was involved. These days, Harry is out of the game. Rumor has it there’s a “gentleperson’s agreement” between her and multiple powerful individuals: if she stays retired, they won’t try to kill her. She enjoys breathing and has enough money to fund her preferred lifestyle, so Harry is content to stick to the unspoken deal. Harry spends her free time hanging out and shooting billiards at Greta’s, a lesbian bar and pool hall. Appears in The Devil’s Cut and Ripping the Ripper. Mentioned in Hope’s Calling!!! X Ingénue Solo (Quiet•Perceptive•Protective) Knowing Ingénue means knowing about the Willow Sisterhood: a poser gang who modeled themselves after classic Hollywood sirens and who earned their cash by acting as eye candy and bodyguards for the elite. When she joined, Ingénue was bodysculpted to resemble Marilyn Monroe in her early Norma Jean days. She was supposed to graduate to a resculpt of a classic blonde Marilyn but never got the chance – the entire gang was slaughtered while on a job for Infocomp during the 4th Corporate War. Only Ingénue survived, traumatized. She returned to the city and fell into a bottle. To help her climb out, Marianne Freeman hired Ingénue to organize a support group for female combat veterans. In helping others, Ingénue helped herself. She named the support group the Willows in honor of her slain sisters and still runs the group today. Mentioned in Hope’s Calling!!!HOPE REBORN+ 8 X Jack Skorkowsky Solo/Fixer (Experienced•Loves to Talk•Overly Punk) Jack was a merc back in the day. He won’t say how, but he scored big during the 4th Corporate War. Afterwards, he took some advice from a real estate legend named Scott Brown, sank his newfound wealth into property, and opened up his own business. He specializes in renting and selling properties to people who live on the outskirts of society, like edgerunners. Appears in Real Estate Rumble. Mentioned in Welcome to the Neighborhood, Hope’s Calling!!!, and Ripping the Ripper. X John “The Professor” Freeman Fixer (Dedicated•Serious•Tired) John Freeman (affectionately called The Professor by many) was pursuing a graduate degree in military history when he decided he needed first-hand experience and enlisted. Within a few years, he was stuffed full of experimental cybernetics and shipped off to war in Central America as captain of the 601st Long Range Recon Team (LRT-601). They spent four years in the war, specializing in recon and surgical strikes. He and his team witnessed some of the worst horror known to humanity while there. Upon his return, John earned his PhD, but it felt empty. The academics around him didn’t understand who he was or what he’d gone through. He teamed up with Bill Dolarhyde, and together, they built The Forlorn Hope as a refuge for them and their fellow vets. While The Hope was under construction, John met Marianne. Her sense of humor proved to be the balm he needed to soothe his soul. The two married shortly before the bar opened. When the 4th Corporate War hit, John was, unfortunately, all too ready for the aftermath. He’d seen the hell a war could transform a city into and ensured The Forlorn Hope could help those in need. Even he wasn’t prepared for the nuke, though. He expected to use part of The Hope as a community center and makeshift clinic for a few months. Instead, the entire bar remained closed for years. When it reopened, it did so under Marianne’s management. John dedicated himself full-time to helping the veterans of the war, left behind and forgotten by their Megacorp employers. His diagnosis of ALS, received a few years back, hasn’t slowed him down. The Professor is determined to do all he can to further his mission with the time he has left. Appears in A Tale of Hope, The Angel’s Share, Hope’s Calling!!!, and Ripping the Ripper. Mentioned in Real Estate Rumble. X Jorge Friendly•Likes to Flex•Bit of a Himbo Jorge grew up in Night City and lives in Heywood with his boyfriend. He has a bartending certificate from Hammered Industries, which gained him employment at The Forlorn Hope as a backup bartender. Appears in Hope’s Calling!!! Jack Skorkowsky John “The Professor” Freeman JorgeHOPE REBORN+ 9 Julianna “Jules” Lung Legacy X Joshua Travél Solo (Lowkey Charisma•Rough•Self-serving) Joshua is the sort of street-level leader who rises to the top in a vacuum. With a bit of charisma, a bit of intelligence, and a liberal application of brute force, he’s managed to cobble together a group of scavvers into a capable gang known as the Crawling Cobras. It won’t last. The question is whether or not Joshua will survive the gang’s inevitable demise because he slipped away during a fight or because he sold them out in exchange for his own life. Appears in Real Estate Rumble. X Julianna “Jules” Lung Exec (Driven•Ruthless•Oddly Charming) Julianna “Jules” Lung has all the traits an Exec needs to succeed in the world. She’s hard-working, profit-driven, and full of ideas to make money. She’s recently been promoted to Chief Operations Officer for The Devil’s Cut, an upscale investment vehicle for Continental Brands. Her recent life has had ups and downs. Her promotion comes after her professional success in brainstorming a “Roaming Vendit Treasure Hunt” as part of the Mobile Dispersement Contractor Control department of the company but she has also experienced personal loss. Her husband of three months, Anthony Snapdragon, died after falling off the balcony of their Camden Court conapt earlier this year. Appears in The Devil’s Cut. X Kasymbek Kasim Fixer (Cautiously Friendly•Hospitality Professional•Loves to Smile) A devout Muslim of Turkish descent and owner of Kasim’s, a cafe offering rich coffee and tobacco to its guests. Kasymbek is fond of backgammon. He competes regularly in the Night City backgammon tournament but has yet to place. Appears in Real Estate Rumble. X Legacy Rockerboy (Poet•Gamer•Easy Smile) Where so many Rockerboys skate by on charisma, Legacy has true talent. Trained from birth on a steady diet of classic rock and the traditional music of the Yurok (Oohl) people, they have the sort of skill and vision that can propel a singer/songwriter to great heights … or crush them beneath the weight of the world. Legacy worked a dozen jobs over three years to push their way through NCU and earn a degree in Music Studies. After too many auditions led to too many rejections, Legacy moved into a cube hotel in Woodland Park and began camping regularly in the Badlands, hoping to find the inspiration they needed to bring their music to the next level. Fair warning, Legacy picked up a wicked Carrions and Crawlers habit in college, so don’t be surprised if they ask you to join a campaign. Appears in Welcome to the Neighborhood and Hope’s Calling!!!HOPE REBORN+ 10 X Lily Ramos Tech (Plant Enthusiast•Organized•Friendly) A former researcher for Petrochem, Lily lost her job when Continental Brands split off from its parent company and went independent. She founded and runs Stem and Seeds, a small guerrilla gardening outfit run out of the University District. Appears in Hope’s Calling!!! X Lucius Rhyne Rockerboy (Inspiring•Glad-handing•Intense) A former community organizer in Watson, Lucius Rhyne led a district-wide work strike that convinced the businesses of the Night City Co-Prosperity Sphere to organize a vote for City Manager. It is no surprise Lucius won the vote and now represents Watson on the Night City Council. He seems to be a true idealist, working to make the world a better place, and is well-known for his inspiring speeches. Mentioned in Hope’s Calling!!! X The Lucky Charms A small-time edgerunning crew. Like many younger crews, they’ve named and organized themselves along a theme in hopes of attracting Corporate sponsors. Rumors suggest they worked primarily with a Fixer named Lowball but went independent after he skipped town. Appears in Welcome to the Neighborhood. X Marianne Freeman Tech/Fixer (Everyone’s Mom/Fun Aunt•Jokester•Organized) Marianne doesn’t talk much about her life before she transitioned. She was, in her own words, not the person she wanted to be. She met John Freeman during the construction of The Forlorn Hope. While she found him handsome enough, she found herself attracted to his sense of purpose. Not to mention how serious he was. She insists that’s why she married him – he was the perfect straight man. Over the years, Marianne has evolved, from server and bartender to co-owner and full-time manager of The Forlorn Hope. She respects John’s mission and ensures he can pursue it while helping others in her own way. Where John seeks to help every vet who needs it, Marianne picks up individuals and provides them with a meal, a job, or just an ear to listen to. These days, she’s more active than ever. Her friends worry she’s keeping busy because slowing down means thinking about what her life will be like when her husband is gone. There’s a lot of pain behind Marianne’s prankster smile. Appears in A Tale of Hope, Angel’s Share, Real Estate Rumble, The Devil’s Cut, Welcome to the Neighborhood, Hope’s Calling!!!, and Ripping the Ripper. Lucius Rhyne Green Clover of the Lucky Charms Marianne Freeman