Serrice Ward

"I've got everything you'll ever need. Weapons, body armor, vehicles, and more. For the right price, I might even be able to supply you with an army. Just remember where not to point your new toys."

Name
Serrice Ward

Age
30

Sex
Female

Nationality
Canadian

Languages Spoken
English [Fluent]
French [Fluent]
Japanese [Conversational]
Cantonese [Conversational]
Mandarin [Conversational]
Korean [Conversational]
Russian [Conversational]
Serrice can understand all other modern languages through the use of her SpeechMaster Implant, but she cannot speak them. She'll often have a translator as a part of her entourage if she knows a client doesn't speak the same languages as her.

Cybernetic Enhancements
SpeechMaster LX - This implant is a small chip located in the ears that records languages and translates them into the wearer's native language. While it only serves the purpose of allowing the wearer to understand other languages, its data can be downloaded onto a computer for later studying and learning. This implant is popular for its ease of use and low cost, making it accessible to the masses. What separates the LX from the standard edition implants, is that it can be customized with new languages, whether they be officially recognized by the world, or a homebrew language shared between a small group.

Arm Scout 3rd Gen - These are ocular implants not much different from other sight enhancing augments. They improve eye sight, allow for better night vision and limited zoom. The Arm Scout's advantages over more common and cheaper ocular implants are focused on firearms. The implants are directly connected to the world's firearm database, allowing the Arm Scouts to identify and provide information on any cataloged firearm. The latest 3rd Generation model of the Arm Scout, identifies modern weapons, and attempts to interface with the firearm's onboard computer. If the weapon's data isn't properly encoded, the 3rd Generation Arm Scouts can provide 'active information' to the wearer, such as the weapon's current ammo count, the safety status, the last time the weapon has been given maintenance, and if there is a bullet currently in the chamber. Additionally, if the safety is off and the Arm Scout can interface with the weapon, it can then show the wearer, in real time, the direction and trajectory of the weapon. 3rd Generation Arm Scouts are very new, not even three months on the market. Arm Scouts are favored by arms dealers. Larger firearms corporations often pay to have their sales representatives augmented with arm scouts to improve efficiency.

HoloPalm - A simple augmentation located in the palm of Serrice's left hand. It allows her to create holographic projections with her palm. Obviously, Serrice can't always carry around the hardware her company sells. After all, driving convoys of tanks or flying loaded attack helicopters across national airspace is a quick way to get shot at. The HoloPalm allows Serrice to show her company's stock to buyers without the need to struggle with customs. She can easily show off a new rifle, an armored personnel carrier, or even a cruise missile. Better yet, small sensors linked to the holopalm in Serrice's fingertips, she can manipulate the holograms, rotate them, and pull parts away from the projection to showcase components and interiors of her products.

Property

Schwertkämpfer P633
A modern semi-auto pistol made by the German company Schwertkämpfer Arms, a young sister company to Sauer & Sohn. The pistols is chambered in .45 ACP and can carry a magazine of 12 rounds (plus one in the chamber). Serrice's personal P633 has a white slide, equipped with hologram sights mounted on a picatinny rail. The onboard computer in the P633 interfaces with Serrice's Arm Scout, allowing her to keep updated on the ammo count of her weapon. If she needs to, Serrice can rely on her Arm Scout to provide trajectory information for a more accurate shot. That said, Serrice uses the weapon for personal defense, and would much prefer to leave the fighting to her bodyguards if and when the time comes.

The Black Card
A globally recognized credit chit often found in the possession of the elite one percent. The Black Card is hyper secure from hackers. In the event of a cyber-whizz hacking through the card's defenses, it can ping local security companies, notifying them of the location of both the card, and the location that the intrusion was detection. The black card then automatically transfers funds from the cardholder's account, and can even be programmed by the cardholder to pay a premium fee for expedited services. This extends to any service that the cardholder has subscribed to, emergency, luxury, and more. For Serrice, the black card is linked to Falcon Logistics, and has access to the company's deep pockets. Holders of the Black Card often automatically included into exclusive events, and immediately approved for VIP services.

Appearance
Serrice is a lithe, pale girl with long blonde hair. She often dresses in fancy clothing when not on business, and more enticing clothing when working with a client. She keeps herself fit in case she finds herself working in an active warzone, and needs to keep up with her bodyguards in extreme scenarios. Her icey blue eyes are highlighted by bits of HUD data from her ocular implants. She has a tattoo on her right thigh, a garter with an old baretta resting in it.

Personality Traits
Calm
Approachable
Confident
Witty
Punctual
Knowledgeable (Weapons, Armor, Military Vehicles)

Background
Serrice was born and raised in Canada along with her older brother. Her parents weren't anybody of importance, even less so in Serrice's rise. She wasn't anybody special growing up, just another pretty girl in a middle class family. Serrice went through all the normal phases, a darling when she was a child, a rebel when she was a teen, and a bachelor living paycheck to paycheck when she was a young adult. She was never sure what she wanted to do when she was older, so she ended up taking out student loans for college and university to go through courses she thought might interest her. While she made it through all of them, Serrice was never too keen on the field by the end. This of course resulted in Serrice being buried in student debt, with nothing to show for it.

Her older brother was far more rebellious than she was. He had fallen in with the wrong crowds, and might have slipped on the opposite ends of the law on occasion. But Serrice saw the money he had, and figured he might be able to provide a solution for her debt. One day, she approached her brother, and asked if he could show her how to make the money he was making. Serrice found out that her brother was selling handguns and machine pistols to local gangs and wannabe hitmen. It intimidated her at first, but after she and her brother made their first joint deal with a corrupt businessman, she was hooked. They had managed to get their hands on a pair of ultra modern handguns, fresh in the market. The corpo who they sold the guns to, paid double to keep the entire affair hush hush. In just one deal, Serrice had already managed to make a huge dent in her debt. Things changed when a deal went south with a powerful group of local mobsters. Serrice's brother was beat after the kingpin claimed their price was too high for the quality of the guns. They had grabbed Serrice, and tried to take her to another room. In a panic to protect himself and his younger sister, Serrice's brother pulled an autopistol, and cut down the gangsters. Knowing that they hadn't seen the end of this, Serrice's brother took her and all of their money, and ran.

Her parents were obviously concerned, and had the police looking for them. But they never realized that their children had already left the country with spoofed identities. They ended up in Europe, eventually catching the eyes of Europe's largest weapons dealer, a man under the alias of Falcon. Falcon was looking to expand his operations into Asia, and he needed more people familiar with the business. But beyond that, he wanted somebody young, fresh faces that hadn't been seen in the industry that he could mentor. Beyond that, the Falcon was getting old, and he wanted a successor to take his place. Most of the people in his employ either never saw his face or he couldn't trust implicitly. When he heard of two upstarts coming to Europe with nothing more than their money and the clothes on their back, starting to trade firearms in his turf, he was interested. One of the Falcon's personal assistant, one of the few people to have ever met the Falcon in person, contacted Serrice and her brother. He posed as an interested buyer for a very wealthy man, a half truth at least. When the truth was out, Serrice's brother seemed skeptical, but Serrice was on board. She reasoned that it wasn't a difficult choice, and that they could easily make good lives by working for the Falcon. After some convincing, Serrice's brother finally conceded to her tenacity. They agreed to meet the Falcon.

Years later, Serrice was the Falcon's best associate. She took to larger scale gun deals almost immediately, and had a knack for developing strong relationships for the Falcon's clientele. She learned more than just guns over the years. Her knowledge of protective armor and all kinds of vehicles expanded. Soon she was selling columns of tanks, squadrons of helicopters, and containers of cruise missiles. She went from selling small arms on the streets to gangsters and ill-intended white collars, to governments, rebellions, and private militaries. In return for her exceptional work, Falcon Logistics provided her with an entourage of talented bodyguards, hand picked veterans from all over the world to watch over her and keep her safe. He also gave his full financial backing to her, not that she was struggling with her own income. And lastly, he gave Serrice access to his operations in Asia. She had become the sole representative of Falcon Logistics in the continent, while her brother took over Europe and Africa, as well as the Falcon alias.

Japan was a hotspot for Serrice's business. With mafias constantly moving into the country, it was no surprise that they needed proper supply lines to keep themselves going. Turf wars weren't an uncommon thing as the country soon became flooded by a number of feuding crime families. Most of the business went through the Sycamore family, who had made a fortune of their own on gun running. Serrice knew that she could extend an offer to the Sycamores. She supplies the arms, and they run them to wherever they need to go. Customs would be the Sycamores' problem, and they practically owned the port she'd ship the weapons to. It was the perfect time to expand into Japan, and Serrice knew she had to move before rival dealers beat her to it.

Skills
Lord of War
As a successful arms dealer, Serrice is well versed in hardware designed for war. With the assistance of her Arm Scout augmentation, there isn't a weapon that Serrice doesn't know (unless it isn't listed on the database). She might share her assets with allies if its suits her. If somebody needs hardware, Serrice can likely supply them.

Wealthy
Serrice is rich. Very rich. Her bank account was built on her own success as an arms dealer, and is backed up by the company she works for, Falcon Logistics. There is rarely a situation that Serrice can't buy her way out of.

Connections
Her work has taken Serrice across the globe. While she deals with governments mostly, Serrice has also worked in the both the Gray and Black market as well. She knows some very dangerous people, some of which she has supplied before. Serrice keeps some of these connections loyal by making them preferred clients, offering them discounts for her wares and choosing to supply them over their competition (that they know of). If there is a service that Serrice can't provide by herself, then she will point you to somebody who can.

Flaws
Dependent
Serrice has become quite comfortable with her assets. As a matter of fact, she's so adapted that without them, she'd be rather lost. Losing assets like her money, her high life, her security, and her job connections would making Serrice feel exposed, powerless, or inadequate.

Untrained
She is so reliant on her bodyguards, that Serrice rarely gets involved in conflict. This makes her not very capable of fighting. While she does carry a firearm around, and certainly knows how to use it, her lack of combat experience makes her an inadequate fighter. Anybody with any real fighting experience could easily overcome Serrice if not for the entourage of combat specialists watching her back.

Loyal to a Fault
Serrice does as she is told by her superior. And in a world of cybermasking and spoofing, it wouldn't be impossible to mask as her boss and order her into an easily exploitable situation. Fortunately, Serrice's boss rarely interacts with anybody directly, so his identity is well hidden. Serrice is one of the few people who speaks to him, so if one could record a phone call, a gain access into a virtual conference, then they'll have a method to manipulate Serrice.