Q&A:

All about SINs
While not as racy as it sounds, Daniel does have SIN troubles. On his official SIN, he's dead. He doesn't have a good replacement for it... which is why certified credsticks are really the only choice for him. Right now his landlord doesn't ask too many questions... but Daniel's very good about paying on time. And he doesn't have much to keep in the apartment.

Basically, Daniel's just getting back on his feet after imprisonment, and hasn't worked out all the kinks of Shadowrunning yet. It'll be interesting to see what life teaches him...

Any Family still alive? Mother,Father, brothers/sisters, wife/husband, kids?
Daniel's family is still alive, though he hasn't revealed himself to them since his apparent death. Once he was indentured, he didn't have much time to see them-- and since, he's reluctant to reveal himself and get their hopes up... then die on a run. Better they continue to think he's dead.
His parents, Anna Louise and Kim Whittaker, are both biomedical researchers for ??? corp. His father came from Japan to the US shortly before it broke up.
His sisters are Amaya and Hoshi, named after his father's grandmothers. Amaya is five years older, Hoshi is two.

Any vices? Love to gamble, smoke, drink, wenching?
Daniel loves life, and still feels like he's on borrowed time. He loves an adrenaline rush, and has brawled drunk a few times just outside of clubs.

Any extreme intolerances?
Daniel's almost fanatically anti-gang, after his experiences with the Axes. Still, a gang usually has the numbers, which means Daniel's revenge tends to be subtler-- slashed tires, not gunfights.

Anything you WON'T do?
Murder and Assassination are wrong; while he never swore the Hippocratic Oath, Daniel's not callous about death yet.

Anything you REALLY want/like to do?
Sucker punching an Axe is about the top of Daniel's list. He's still finding his feet as a runner-- he's hoping to become a better rounded runner, not just a narrowly trained medic.

What do you look like? Dayglow mohawk with florescent tattoos across the body? :)
If he'd been older before Night of Rage, his half-breed status would have been cause for comment, but half-Japanese is common enough. He has dark hair and eyes, tough clothes fit for the street, wears black and red when he can.
His voice has a distinctive wobble near the top of its range... which is bad when you're yelling and people just laugh.

Any distinctive style? Calling card? Catchphrase? Bad body odor? etc.... :)
He's never managed to quick making whispering in sing-song as he heals. He's been told that his hands glow purple when the healing begins, but his eyes are usually closed as he reaches deep for concentration and power.

History

• Daniel Whittaker grew up a child of corp parents
• Anna Louise and Kim Whittaker, biotech researchers for ??? Corp
• His talent for magic was discovered early, especially his innate connection to healing
• For a referral bonus and "to see Danny meet his potential", his parents indentured him to DocWagon at 14.
• DocWagon invested resources in getting Danny's skills polished. He moved quickly from beauty regiments to trauma care.
• At 17, Danny was moved to a Crisis Response Team
• He did well for 15 missions, earning a reward and "talent of the month" for the Puyallup Branch
• At the same time, he was the boy toy of Felicia Wilkens, a co-worker. Which upset her husband. Greg, the husband, got rid of his rival...
• On this 19th CRT run, his partner Phillipe Bosemann, shot him with a Narcojet on the way. After blacking out... Daniel awoke when they cut off his DocWagon bracelet with rusty shears.
• Over the next year, Daniel learned a lot about life on the street
• The gang that had "traded for him" was the Tacoma Axes
• The briefcase they locked and soldered to his wrist was filled with C4.
• When they start shooting, get behind something solid
• And many other lessons of the street.
• When he got spare time, he picked up the rudiments of electronics, hoping to negate their C4 threat
• In a running gun battle, he and the gang's leader got cut off from the retreating Axes.
• The gang leader fell with many bullets in him. Daniel hid until the battle moved by, then took the detonator off the fallen corpse. After that, he managed to get the case cut off...
• After a few tentative inquiries, it's clear that he's legally dead. Going back to DocWagon is theoretically possible, but would involve a lot of awkward questions. If they got tricky with their arguments, his indenture would stretch out for a very long time.
• So he's hiring out as a Shadow Runner "health specialist". Or healing monkey, as his first team called him...

Essentially the same thing, in paragraph form

Daniel Whittaker's talent for magic was discovered early. His parents indentured him to Doc Wagon at 16 for training and education. He was adept at picking up healing spells, though he never did manifest the talents of a true mage. After a couple of years of training, he was promoted to a fast response team, where his talents could really shine. His rapid rise, cockiness, and an affair prompted betrayal...

Daniel was on a response team, streaming in to save clients who were under fire in a gun battle. Or that was the claim... half way there, the partner he'd betrayed shot him with a Narcojet-- lights out.

Daniel awoke to pain as they cut off his Doc Wagon bracelet at the wrist with a pair of rusty shears. The gang turned over a burned body to take Daniel's place... and cuffed and soldered shut a briefcase filled with C4 to his wrist.

Over the next year Daniel learned a lot about life on the street, rapid response, and keeping his head when gunfire broke out. Eventually he won free of his captors... but found out that his legal death complicated returning to the fold. {Plus, the penalties for a year of non-service (skipping out) were severe.} On the advice of a former friend, he gave up his old life, and started hiring onto Shadow Running teams.