The Baker
Dr. Ezra Warren
Written by: Null Kit
Most contacts recommended on this data-cache are there because they fill a specific niche or need. A shadowrunner needs weapons and medical care, so I research arms-dealers and street-surgeons and broker contact-information. On occasion however, a contact is recommended not just on their own merit but on the merit of who they know. The Baker is one such person. The Sweet Spot is known by most of Raleigh to be a mere provisioner of sweets and pastries, with a small premium on price in exchange for going out of its way to secure genuine ingredients instead of their soy-based substitutions. To those who dwell in the shadows however, it's home to The Baker, a specialist in niche methods of manipulation; from psychological profiling and social-engineering to 'enhanced interrogation' and utilisiing a myriad of drugs and toxins in his foodstuffs, Ezra Warren has earned himself a reputation for extracting information and more out of whoever he wants, and whoever you want, for a price. His expertise comes personally recommended by yours truly, as does his pastries.He pay you for that last comment?
Try advertisement, Null Kit got picked up by the Sweet Spot as a day/cover job. Gave me one hell of a threatening look when I ran into him, hence why I'm posting this on anon-mode...
Physical Description
General Physical Condition
Surprisingly, despite being unawakened the Baker is completely free of any cybernetics, not even cybereyes. Only a few minor cosmetic surgeries and unremarkable surgical procedures in his medical history at all, and no major abnormalities or ailments.
Mental characteristics
Personal history
Much of Ezra's personal history is, refreshingly, an open book. A rare sight in our field of work. Born and raised locally under unremarkable parents with average high-school grades, Ezra attended the NC State University and attained full certification in both Psychology and Criminology. There he was quickly picked up by one of Lone Star's astroturfed subsidiaries and into a career of prison-psychology, talking to the most disturbed and interesting minds locked inside Central Prison and Wake Correctional Center.
At the time, one of Central Prison's inmates was Kaul Al Boutros, the so-called 'Campus Cannibal', serving the last few decrepit years of a full life-sentence. It's likely that not only did Ezzy interview and analyze this psycho, but was statistically likely to have known one or more of his victims. Small world, huh?
Well, I've got it on good authority that our illustrious Baker might've done a few favors for people on the inside. Nothing big, but enough to get some favors and a jucier retirement-fund.Ezra continued the rotation for about five or six years, before retiring early on the money made from his breakthroughs in the field of criminal-psychology. Despite his earnings being more than enough to retire comfy in an upscale archology, Ezra instead invested into snagging property from a failing business near Raleigh city-center, renovating it and turning it into a bakery of all things. In spite of having no public certification or training in business or culinary arts, the Sweet Spot not only survived its first year but thrived, charming locals with its quality ingredients and period-piece decor. Unsurprisingly, Ezra's entrance into Raleigh's underworld was an entirely accidental one. The baker had been comissioned by our own Barkeep to make some pastries for the anniversary of the 7 Bones Gastro, and through a combination of ill-considered directions from a busy bartender and sheer catastrophic mistake, stumbled into a backroom just as a certain shadowrunning group made its return from some reconnaissance on a future run, and instead of taking the reasonable option of explaining and excusing himself, decided to hide in an adjacent room until the meeting was over. Ezra was 'discovered' when one of ours went to stash some hardware in the room he was forced into hiding and found a pastry chef standing there with a cart full of snacks. Shortly after five guns being drawn at once on a single person, the tension was broken when one of the Cabinet's members, Ripshot, recognised Ezra not only as a baker but as someone on decent standing with The Pack as a whole. Ezra was then introduced to the rest of the Cabinet, and to further recompense for his unforseen intrusion, was even able to offer information pertinent to the shadowrun at hand, including points of entry and known associates of the targetted person. Since then, Ezra has seemingly swan-dived off the slippery-slope and into the shadows with unnerving enthusiasm, not only providing assistance in a myriad of ways but on occasion even contracting elements of Raleigh's criminal underworld to deal with less savoury issues involving his business.
Education
High-school graduate, currently holds a master's degree in both Psychology and Criminology from NCSU.
Employment
Former criminal-psychologist for Lone Star's 'mind-light' program, currently the owner and propriertor of The Sweet Spot bakery.
Current Location
Year of Birth
2043
37 Years old
Children
Pronouns
He/Him
Presentation
Feminine
Eyes
Hazel
Hair
Dirty-blonde
Skin Tone/Pigmentation
Lightly tanned
Height
5'8''
Weight
180 lbs.
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