From:	"P. Steele" <P.C.Steele@*********.AC.UK>
Subject:	Kentucky's dossier...
Date:	Mon, 19 Apr 1993 14:11:35 BST

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>>>>>[ Ok guys, sorry to be late in getting this info but I've spent the
last few days in New York talking to some old mercenary friends of mine. The
info I'm posting here is dangerous, but by posting it I'm making it less so.

My first task was to establish Kentucky's true identity, I was pretty certain
from the decriptions I had of him, his style and cyber that we were talking
about one Roderick Henderson. Officially listed as missing from the UCAS
airforce.


Henderson/Kentucky : A Profile.

Born 7 October 2012 in Miami Florida.

Graduated from high school and joined the West Point military academy. From
there he became a 2nd Lieutenant in the UCAS airforce. Now comes the
intresting bit.

'In June 2036 Kentucky or as he was known then, 'Roderick Henderson' crashed
in a small group of islands just of the south east coast of China. He went
missing for 2.5 years, survey missions failed to find him though his plane
was found. The survey teams were hampered by native almost primative tribes
that gained access to magic very early on in the awakening. After 1 year
missing rescue attempts were stopped and he was 'assumed dead'.

Then 2.5 years after his crash he walked into a UCAS embassy on the Phillipines
asking to be taken home. When asked about what had happened he described
being held hostage for the last 2.5 years. The reasons for his being held
hostage were unclear, a couple of escape attempts proved futile with the
natives of the island quickly recovering him. Resigned to the fact that escape
was impossible Henderson waited for a rescue team or a negotiated release. In
the end neither came. One morning Henderson woke to find himself unchained and
the guards absent.

Airforce intelligence checked him out thouroughly using the latest in lie
detectors and the crude mind probe spells that some magicaians had developed
by that time. Everything he said checked out true so after rest and
recuperation Roderick Henderson was placed back onto light duties.

However Henderson soon proved that he was fit and able, in fact more able if
anything, than before the crash, to restart flying duties. He did so and
recieved the Airmans Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Purple
Heart. It was however not to be Henderson's career for life. In February
2042 Henderson joined the special forces unit of the airforce.

Henderson showed remarkable abilities with the Special Forces division and
was one of the first people selected to test the new tactical computer, of
which we are only recently hearing about. This supplemented the standard
cyberware (at that time) of the special forces, wired (level 2) reflexes,
cybereyes, cybereyes, smartgun link and radio. Henderson already possessed
a datajack.

[ Most of this equipment has been updated now, most notably the wired
reflexes which have been increased to level 3. According the file I.B.A.
got he has a substantial amount of bioware. The majority of it being
enhanced muscle augmentation, although there were a few items simply
refered to as a.34563.1 a.6532.1 a.5668.2. No further info for these items
could be found. ]

The tactical computer was a great success as sams on the streets are now
finding out. It made Henderson, quicker, more aware of the combat
situation, but more importantly it gave him the ability to place troops
under his command at strategic positions very quickly. However the tac
comp was not quite ready as the UCAS special forces found out to their
dismay.

On 22nd November 2047 unit 3B of the amalgamated Airforce and Army special
operation units undertook a mission in northern part of Athabascan, what
used to be Alaska, to place in operation a signal outpost that had
previously been shutdown on the handover of those lands. Henderson was in
charge of the mission, his tactical computer and experience making him the
obvious choice. I too was on that mission.

The mission had been going well, we had avoided the Athabascan patrols and
only had to worry about frostbite for most of the time. Then the weather
began to turn really bad. A storm was on it's way and there was no way our
stealth helicoptor could reach us in those conditions. As we were all
quite capable of taking care of ourselves in the cold northen wastes we set
about constructing a crude shelter. It was about this time that Kentucky
slipped and took a bad knock to his head. Assuming he was no more than
slightly concussed we gave him the neccessary medication and kept him warm,
while the rest of us continued with our preparations.

Watches were assigned for the night my watch being first. I was first
alterted by a strange cry coming from within the shelter we had
constructed, thinking nothing of it I continued with my watch, then there
was another cry, louder and a higher pitch than the first. Then Henderson
came out from the shelter blood dripping from his mouth and hands. I went
for my gun, quickly guessing what he had done, he however was quicker,
leaping on me he fought like a wild animal, biting and clawing all the
time. I was not gonna die without a fight though, eventually I forced him
off me and shifted into a fighting stance. Something in Henderson must
have clicked then because he turned tail and ran into the woods. I
followed him for a while using thermographic and managed to get a few shots
off. He was running fast and wild like with a speed that no man should
have been able to manage, especially in those conditions. Realising that
pursuit was futile I returned to the camp. Four bodies lay inside the
shelter, thorats ripped out where they lay.

I had to return with the news to my superiors. To say that the news was
badly recieved would be the understatement of the decade. I was held and
questioned over the events for 2 months solid, subjected to mind probes by
some of the army's top mages. Eventually my version of events was
accepted, and a verdict reached. To quote the panel at the time "Major
Henderson of the UCAS airforce went missing in action on 11:22:54. As yet
no body has been found." That was the official statement, what they
couldn't say was that Henderson had been killed by a madness brought on by
experimental cyberware and a blow to the head, although the fact that his
body was never found was true.

Disturbing ? Yes. Interesting ? Definately. If my hunch is right that
Kentucky and Henderson are the same man we have a very strange set of
affairs.

Kentucky it seems has been operating out of the east coast, mainly NY for
the past 6 years. That would tie in to the time of his disappearance. My
contacts say that he often works with a small shadow team called The Indigo
Nights, but has been known to work for just about anybody. Everyone who
knew him commented on the large piece of cyberware filling the right side
of his head. This alone makes me think that Kentucky is Henderson, for
when Henderson had the tac comp installed, he had the skull platelets on
the right side of his head replaced by titanium plates.

If Henderson and Kentucky are indeed the same person I know one thing for
certain, that the airforce would be most eager to have a little chat to
Kentucky. ]<<<<<
-Punisher (14:09:52/4.19.54)
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>>>>>[ Thanks for the info Punisher, it looks like we have either a
calculating
killer here or a person who lost all memory and found the only course of life
was the shadows. ]<<<<<
-The Powerhouse (14:11:23/19.4.54)
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>>>>>[ Baaht don't forget t'ose years he spent caeptive, t'ere's something
not
right t'ere. He might aeppear to be a normal shadow operative but I've got
t'is feeling t'at all is not as it seems. ]<<<<<
-Polish (14:15:47/4.19.54)
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>>>>>[ Interesting, NY you say ? I'll contact some old colleagues I've got
over there to see what they know. ]<<<<<
-Blade (14:20:12/19.4.54)
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>>>>>[ I don't know about Kentucky's past life but I found out who's paying
those vamps to hassle us. It seems our old fixer (soon to be dead) Krull is
in town. From what I gather Kentucky has left the task of disposing of us
up to him, while he gets security stepped up at the studios. What I want to
know though is what are these plans he mentioned ? Is he into something bigger
than mere shadow work ? Also why is Krull being so helpful, all the fixers
I've ever known wouldn't spit to help a runner. ]<<<<<
-I.B.A. (**:**:**/**.**.**)
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