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Simon Wentworth (order #1132857) 9advanced contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128Project MonadUses: Matrix development, technomancer rumors, corp policiesPlaces to Meet: Chat rooms, cybercafesSimilar Contacts: Caerleon Labs, Parashield ResearchIt’s always nice to cut right to the chase and get informationfresh from the source. When that information deals with thebleeding edge, there’s nothing like having a connection to a groupof researchers who constantly obsess about the issue at hand. Theirinsights are infinitely more valuable than secondhand reports, andtheir latest data is always a year or two ahead of the most recentpublications. After all, publication just sets the project team up asextraction targets.A workgroup within the Mangadyne division of ManadyneCorporation, Project Monad tightly focuses on investigating technomancersand the nature of Resonance abilities. It’s rumored thattheir ultimate goal is to develop a hitcher jack that could allowothers to fully experience a journey into the Resonance realms.However, that development is still a long ways off. In the meantime,the project concentrates on discerning the physiologicalinteractions associated with a technomancer’s biological transmitter.They’ll need to understand that before they can hook anycyberware up to it.Rusted StilettosUses: Smuggling, muscle, drugsPlaces to Meet: Bars within the Redmond BarrensSimilar Contacts: Ghostriders, Scatterbrains, Steppin’ WulfsWhen looking for information on a neighborhood, smallgangs can be one of the best resources that a shadowrunner canfind. They know everyone by sight. If someone’s involved in illegalactivity, they make sure to get their cut. If someone has hiddenresources, they probably know about it and have plans to obtainthem. They know their neighbors and can readily distinguish whois prey and who is a fellow predator.An irradiated pack of orks and trolls, the Stilettos hold territoryin the Glow City district of the Redmond Barrens in Seattle.The radiation, the drugs, and the other mindbenders have donequite a bit of damage to their physiques and their minds. However,they remain a potent and knowledgeable resource within theirneighborhood, even if a ‘runner probably wouldn’t want to ventureinto their radioactive turf to find a safe house. Of course, thatsame radiation has made these mutants some of the scariest musclein all of Seattle. Just be careful when you’re dealing with them.Psychopathic coworkers can make any job unpredictable.TerraFirst!Uses: Jobs, corporate espionage, gearPlaces to Meet: Food co-ops, Zen gardens, Matrix forumsSimilar Contacts: Awakened Liberation Front, GreenWar,Primeira VagaSome people are willing to take extreme measures for causesin which they believe. For some, religious motivation can providejustification for violence. Others choose political, scientific, orhumanitarian battle cries. For members of TerraFirst! (TF!),Runner’s Companion