Life in the Sixth World

by waywardshepherd

This is a series of short in-character responses to various aspects of life in the Sixth World that were discussed on our Shadowrun group's mailing list. The character doing all the talking here is Rake, a 50-year-old elf sharpshooter/face-man with a law degree and a checkered past. Standard disclaimer: Shadowrun ain't mine, Rake is.

1. Chapter 1 - Ghouls

Hey, it's not all bad news, chummer: ghouls become dual-natured (it helps to "see" astrally when you've gone blind), develop super-hearing and hyper-smell, and grow claws. Actually, that sounds pretty horrific, but Rule #34 applies... shudder

Whatever. I even met a guy once who claimed the ghoul's life wasn't half-bad, but I pumped him full of incendiary rounds and kicked him out into the sunlight before he could hand me a membership card to his exclusive "club".

I'll leave you with a bit of advice, omae: if you do get infected, word on the street says Tamanous is hiring...

-Rake