Net Rat
From Changeling Venue
| Seeming | Beast Truefriend |
|---|---|
| Court | Winter Court •• |
| Freehold | None |
| Player | Scott Shnider |
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Overview
Alias(es): Net Rat, DJ Lancaster, Internet Rodent, Digitalus Rattus, *Squeak*
Colloquial Name: Damien Janus Lancaster
Age when taken: 19
Age when returned: 29
Concept: Underground Hacker
Entitlement: None
Character Information
Mask: 5'3", heavy set, a series of circuit board tattoos over his shoulders, back, and upper arm, buck teeth.
Mein: Looks like an anthropomorphic rat, 5'6", not nearly as heavy as his mask, digigrade legs, light grey fur all over his body, bright red eyes. His tail is furless and about 3' long.
Mantle: A few flakes of snow on the end of his whiskers, some slight frost covering on his face.
Known History
Basic Timeline:
- Born: January 23, 1981
- Taken: 2000
- Returned: 2001
Current Activities: Currently living with Belle Beaumont serving as the computer instructor at the school. Winter King for Columbus Court.
Background: Originally a prominent hacker, Net Rat had a natural affinity for hacking and was quite good at it. He developed a connection to the rodents he calls "family" due to the fact that he lived in the basement and many of the rats took a liking to him. He broke into numerous restricted access servers and created a few low level viruses to give himself some money. Through the interactions of his Keeper with Net Rat's computer, he was taken. His fetch, an incomplete creature, decided to use a bit of knowledge and hack into 5/3 Bancorp. This poorly executed hack resulted in the attention of the FBI being brought in. The fetch was arrested for a series of charges, including bank fraud, electronic intrusion and unauthorized accessing of personal data.
During his time in Faerie, Net Rat was transformed into a rodent to be given as a pet for Belle. His time was spent experiencing both great love and gentleness and also cruelty at the hands of the idealistic princess. The rodent both loved and feared Belle, until the day she realized that he was a person caught in the animalian form. He escaped with Belle and an Elemental.
Motley
None, looking for ties.
Allies
Belle Beaumont - Helped him to escape and now gives him a legit use of his skills.
Tiny Tim - Was pulled through the hedge by him.
Master Antonius - A summer court Fairest Defense Attorney who helped Net Rat with the legality of his new identity in exchange for helping the Dancer get his own New ID.
Enemies
None, looking for ties.
Character Inspirations
Literature:
Neuromancer by William Gibson
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Movies:
Hackers
Soundtrack
"Cyberspace" by K Complex
"Teo and Tea" by Jean Michel Jarre
"Cyberspace Universe" by Bantu
"Un Monde Sans Danger" by Franck Keller and Ygal Amar
"voidcss32" by (Unknown)
"Pompeii" by E.S. Posthumus
Quotes
(wince) "You're standing on my tail"
Rumors
- Is a furry
- Has gotten back into hacking using a different alias
