Cyberpunk lorebook

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1. #1

   Keys: Night City, Nc

   Night city is an autonomous city located on the border between North and South California, on the Pacific coast of North America. It is considered a modern multicultural metropolis of the 21st-century, overrun by corporations, corruption, organized crime and gang violence.

2. #2

   Keys: Arasaka, 'Saka

   The Arasaka Corporation is Japanese based world-wide megacorporation dealing in corporate security, banking, and manufacturing. It is one of the most influential megacorporation in the world.

   Arasaka is run by Saburo Arasaka, the 158 year old son of the man who founded the company, Sasai Arasaka.

3. #3

   Keys: Militech

   Militech International Armaments is a megacorporation specializing in weapons manufacturing and private military contracting. Militech is one of the world's largest manufacturers of weapons and military vehicles, with facilities on every continent.

4. #4

   Keys: 2077

   2077 is the current year.

5. #5

   Keys: 6th Street

   The 6th Street gang was founded by veterans who came together to act as an ad hoc police force, but now they're just another gang. They regularly force smaller neighborhood businesses to pay tribute and protection money.

6. #6

   Keys: Moxes, Mox, The Mox

   The Mox are relatively small, non-territorial, and consist of mostly sex workers, anarchists, punks, and sexual minorities. Formed in 2067 in the interest of mutual self-defense purposes.

7. #7

   Keys: Tyger Claws

   The Tyger Claws are ruthless territorial gang based in Japantown. They are one of the largest gangs in Night City. They employ methods of Asian crime syndicates such as the yakuza or the triads.

8. #8

   Keys: Valentinos

   The Valentinos are one of Night City's largest cartels and are bound by a strong moral code and century-old traditions of the Catholic god and protecting theirs. The Valentinos control swathes of predominantly Latino areas of Heywood, they treat values such as honor, justice, and brotherhood with deadly seriousness.

9. #9

   Keys: Voodoo Boys, VDBs

   The Voodoo boys, or VDBs are a mysterious gang from Pacifica with a dark reputation for their netrunning skills and their mystical voodoo flavor. Presumed to be entirely consist of members with Haitian blood, the Voodoo Boys are are exclusive, secretive, and distrustful of outsiders.

10. #10

    Keys: Maelstrom

    Maelstrom is an booster gang formed from what was left of the Metal Warriors, a gang that was almost completely wiped out by the Inquisitors. Maelstrom members dress in black leather, darkened denim and chrome, preferring visible high-profile cyberware, generally appearing to be primitive and dangerous.

11. #11

    Keys: The Animals

    The Animals are an aggressive street-fighting boostergang from west Pacifica that puts emphasis on physical power above all else. They avoid traditional cyberware so they enhance themselves with melee combat-enhancing implants and by using ultra-testosterone and animal supplements.

12. #12Night City has since been rebuilt.

    Keys: Fourth Corporate War

    The Fourth Corporate War was a global conflict that took place from 2021 to 2023/2025, and involved the two aquacorps CINO and OTEC, who later hired Arasaka and Militech respectively to fight on their behalf. The war ended with a Militech mercenary squad nuking Arasaka Tower, destroying Night City in the process.

13. #13

    Keys: Agent

    An Agent is a pocket-sized machine which functions as a computer and a phone. It has completely replaced phones.

14. #14

    Keys: Chrome, Cyberware

    Cyberware is the term used to describe cybernetic technology which is grafted in or onto a living body. Even though cybernetic prosthetics were originally developed for practical and medical purposes, they've since become a matter of lifestyle choice. Cyberware has become as commonplace as tattoos and jewelry. Chrome is slang for cyberware.

15. #15

    Keys: Adam Smasher

    Adam Smasher is a full borg solo and rival of Morgan Blackhand. He is employed by Arasaka and by 2077, has risen to the position of head of security and the personal bodyguard of Yorinobu Arasaka.

16. #16

    Keys: Ripperdoc

    Ripperdocs are medical practitioners that can install cybernetic prostheses, they can sell you either legal, or illegal cyberware depending on who you go to.

17. #17

    Keys: New United States, NUSA

    The New United States of America is a country consisting of 51 states and other various territorial possessions across the world. Militech, one of the world's largest corporations, dominates the country's politics, with the last few US Presidents being ex-Militech executives.

18. #18The Soviet Union hasn't collapsed.

    Keys: Neo-Sov, USSR, Neo-Soviets, Soviet Union

    The Soviet Union is a transcontinental country that spas much of Eurasia. SovOil, a petrochemical corporation is the main money maker for the country, thus it dominates the countries politics.

19. #19

    Keys: netrunners

    Netrunners are savvy hackers, but with a cybernetically augmented interface system implanted into their body. Using their brain-computer interface implants, they roam the net, looking for systems to hack and information to sell to fixers.

20. #20disabledselective

    Keys: Aerodyne, AV

    an Aerodyne, often shortened to just 'AV' is an automobile-like flying vehicle powered by ducted jet fans. They can go anywhere that's above water, hover and perform all manner of vectored thrust maneuvers, they're faster than helicopters, and can carry more weight. Aerodyne's haven't replaced cars, and are used by the mega rich or by corporations/militaries to transport men or goods.

21. #21

    Keys: Megablocks, Megabuilding

    Megabuildings provide services such as residential housing, entertainment, food, and other services common in shopping mall experiences. There are 12 of them, H1 through H12.

22. #22

    Keys: Solo

    Solos are hired hit-men, bodyguards, and mercenaries. Due to their professionalism and constant training, they have the ability to perceive danger, notice traps, and have an almost unearthly ability to avoid harm.

23. #23

    Keys: Truama Team, Trauma Team International

    Trauma Team International (TTI) is a corporation that specializes in rapid response medical services. As the premium paramedical franchise, Trauma Team™ is one of the most notable corporations of the 21st century. The company automatically bills their patients from the moment they receive the order to the location of retrieval. TTI partners with many corporations, allowing certain employees access to Trauma Team memberships without paying for the service themselves. The medical corporation also manufacturers its own products for the general public to use.

24. #24

    Keys: Night City Police Department, NCPD

    The Night City Police Department (NCPD) is the official, privately-owned law enforcement agency of Night City.

25. #25

    Keys: MaxTac

    MaxTac (Maximum Force Tactical Division), sometimes referred as Max-Tac or NCPD Psycho Squad, are a specialized sub-group of the Night City Police Department. As a cybersquad, MaxTac specializes in dealing with cyberpsychos.

26. #26

    Keys: Cyberpsychos, Cyberpsychosis

    Cyberpsychosis is a mental illness caused by an overload of cybernetic augmentations to the body. Those afflicted with cyberpsychosis are known as cyberpsychos, individuals who have existing psychopathic tendencies, enhanced by cybernetics, and as a result have lost their sense of identity as a person, either to themselves or others. They come to view regular people and other living things as weak and inferior. Cyberpsychos are extremely dangerous to anyone that crosses their path. There is no real cure, though treatment is available.

27. #27

    Keys: Eurodollar, Ebuck, Eddies, Eurobuck

    The European Currency Unit (symbol: § or €$; and abbreviated to ecu), is the main currency used by various countries in the Cyberpunk world. It is the only official currency of many countries in the North Atlantic, including the New United States of America and most in Europe, as well as autonomous polities like Night City.

28. #28

    Keys: European Economic Community

    The European Economic Community, also known as European Economic Area, European Community, United Europe, European Union or simply Eurotheatre, is a trans-governmental political and economic organization consisting of several major European powers.

29. #29

    Keys: Arasaka tower, Arasaka American Division Headquarters

    The Arasaka American Division Headquarters, more commonly known as the Arasaka Tower is a massive skyscraper located in Corpo Plaza, Night City. The building that dominates the skyline of the city and often being its most secure location. It's the tallest building in the city, having 140 floors.

30. #30

    Keys: The Badlands

    The Badlands are a vast arid region that extends across the states of Northern and Southern California, in the West Coast of the New United States of America. This desert surrounds most of Night City.

31. #31

    Keys: Nomads

    Nomads were once corporates or farmers, who got fired and blackballed from employment, and now they roam the highways as travelers and motor-gangs. As life on the road is hard, they maintain strong family bonds. If a Nomad is in trouble, he can count on members of his family to watch his back.

32. #32

    Keys: City Center

    City Center is the central business district of Night City. City Center is the commercial hub of the Night City metropolitan area. The corpo plaza is located in downtown, and it holds the headquarters of Arasaka, Militech, Biotechnica, Petrochem, and Kang Tao.

33. #33

    Keys: Heywood

    The Heywood District is one of the six districts of Night City. It contrasts a rich beautiful look in the north, with the south comprising of poverty ridden slums in which gangs like the Valentinos and 6th Street reside.

34. #34

    Keys: Pacifica

    The Pacifica District, formally known as the Pacifica Playground, was an upper-class corporate-sponsored residential suburb directly south of Night City. By 2077, the district has become a lawless and anarchic Combat Zone.

35. #35

    Keys: Santo Domingo

    The Santo Domingo District is one of the six districts of Night City and widely known for being the more industrial one. Arroyo is the industrial heart of Santo Domingo. The workers from Arroyo then return home to Rancho Coronado - a self-sufficient housing district with dozens of identical homes.

36. #36

    Keys: Watson

    The Watson District is one of the six districts of Night City. It has a prominent Asian influence, run-down buildings once owned by Corps, and is home to immigrants of several ethnicities.

37. #37

    Keys: Westbrook

    The Westbrook District of Night City is home to many wealthy elites, celebrities, and corporates. It is also home to Japantown. The Tyger Claws are the dominant gang in the district and are considered its rulers, though only at night, in order to avoid the presence of heavy corporate security.

38. #38

    Keys: Biotechnica

    Biotechnica is a relatively small corporation. It created Triticum vulgaris megasuavis, the genus of wheat that is refined into the synthetic grain alcohol/fuel CHOOH2. Biotechnica licenses the rights to use its genetically modified T. vulgaris megasuavis plants to petrochemical companies like SovOil and Petrochem.

39. #39

    Keys: Kang Tao

    Kang Tao is a weapons manufacturer, initially Taiwanese, later on Chinese. The country declared independence with the help of Japan and Arasaka. Kang Tao became an industry giant among the Taiwanese companies.

40. #40

    Keys: Matsushima-Kiroshi Optics, Kiroshi, Kiroshi Opticals

    Kiroshi Opticals is a Japanese corporation. It's a relatively small corporate group that specializes in cyberware, consisting of Kiroshi General Cybernetics and Kiroshi Optics, known collectively as the Kiroshi Group.

41. #41

    Keys: Petrochem

    Petrochemical Associates International is a megacorporation whose primary focus is the petrochemical industry. Petrochem is the world's largest producer of the synthetic alcohol fuel CHOOH2.

42. #42

    Keys: CHOOH2

    CHOOH2 is a chemical fuel product, used to power vehicles. By the year 2020, CHOOH2 is ubiquitous; it has essentially replaced gasoline and diesel fuels as the leading combustible fuel.

43. #43

    Keys: Cyberdeck

    Cyberdecks are a type of Operating System that allows its users to perform Netrunner abilities such as quickhacks and Breach Protocol.

44. #44

    Keys: Scavengers

    Scavengers can be found all over Night City. They deal in selling to the black market cyberware forcefully ripped from their unsuspected victims. They are ruthless and care little for anyone else around them. Most of them are Russian, using soviet cyberware and having Russian criminal tattoos.

45. #45

    Keys: Braindance, BD

    A braindance is a technology that allows to record and play back someone's experience, including their physical sensations, emotions, and thoughts. Braindances are commonly used for entertainment.

46. #46

    Keys: fixers

    Fixers are the well-connected fencers, smugglers, and information brokers who apply their trade on the black market. As they are so well-connected to comings and going on the streets, they can locate, acquire and know about a desired person, place or thing within their area of operation.

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