Judo Carnegie

Lastly, the guy in charge of maintaining order in our fair city is Judo Carnegie. I’m not making that up, either. His middle name is Edward if that helps at all. Carnegie is an import from Portland whose parents helped found more than one charitable organization down there.

''#Phaedra: His wife’s local — public relations wonk for Featherstone. She’s decent enough as far as it goes, but then again, that’s her job. ''

Judo is a hardline security guy who’s known to butt heads with other powers-that-be. The mayor brought him in to stabilize the build-up of violence between the various smuggling rings jockeying over power and property. He’s done a pretty good job so far, wherein you’re less likely to run into an open battle down Aurora and get hit by stray bullets, but you’re more likely to stumble across something you don’t want to see in a dark, out-of-the-way alley or just outside the city limits. Business is still brisk but if you cause a scene, the cops will be down on you in no time.

''#Sounder: Of course, a lot depends on who you’re paying. Judo’s an ass, but he’s a realistic ass, for whatever that’s worth. Officially he’s a liaison to Ravenlocke (or rather, StonePeak, as they’re known in Cascadia) so the cops he uses mostly don’t belong to him, as per normal. If you’ve got a special account with StonePeak or its parent company, there isn’t much he can do about it. ''