Introduction

The following backgrounds are predominately for Humans. Each one replaces the starting skills and 150 points of the 300 points normally used for creation. Only one background can be chosen, due to the specific points cost. With slight modification, Frothers, Ebons and Brain Wasters could also use these backgrounds.

BlackMarket Fringer

DownTown Cult Survivor

DownTown Ganger

"I grew up in the worst areas of DownTown and there is little I haven't seen or done. Each day is just a constant struggle with only a few friends on your side, but plenty of enemies. Violence and keeping one step ahead of your enemies is your only concern and the only way to keep alive. Thankfully SLA realises this which is why after the gang was caught by the Shivers we weren't all just shot behind the precinct. The Shivers wanted to, I could tell, but a suit offered us another choice and now I get paid for my knowledge of the street. I have to use my street smarts even more but it is worth it for the chance of a better life than I grew up in. "

DownTown Orphan

"I guess I should be grateful to them for clothing and feeding me, but then it wouldn't have cost them anything to be nice to me. I know that nothing in this world is just handed to you, but it wasn't my fault my parents left me. Besides I've been doing factory work here since I was eight years old to pay for my upkeep. I hear in Suburbia you don't even have to work in the Orphanage, but then I guess they're sponsored by one of the big departments and not this small little sweat-shop division. I'll show them though. When I'm working the Contract Circuit, I'll pay them a little visit, thank them for old times."