Nicolas Palmer

''#Luciferion: Ok, this one’s about One Hand Jack. I’ve met him a few times. seems like a pretty chill hombre’. ''

Commonly known as One Hand Jack, Nicholas Palmer is a permanent — if inconspicuous — fixture to the Seattle underground scene. Robert has retired from freelance life, choosing to take his hard-earned credits and focus on his first loves: electronics and cyber technology. He built his own cyber eye and modified the cyber hand which replaced the flesh one he lost on an ill-fated run involving the Bratva Vory. And if you were wanting details of that particular gig, sorry…not gonna kiss and tell here. Suffice to say, it went south in a big way. Palmer was the only one to survive, and only because the Bratva Vory let him live…for a price, of course. Palmer found himself working off a blood debt. They had him creating various types of gadgets, cybernetics and even weapons modifications. As a result, the Russian mafia has been able to significantly increase their control over the Seattle black market in the past few years. Now, some of you might be wondering why the Vory let Palmer go? The Brat Vory might be brutal protectors of their interests, but unlike the Triads and other alpha predators of of the concrete jungle, these guys keep their word. They let Palmer go, and he quickly pulled a fade, going dark for almost a year. Truthfully, most of the freelance community thought the Vory relocated Palmer to a room at the bottom of the Puget Sound, but the man surfaced a little over three years ago at his favorite watering hole — Max’s Meat Market. Aside from the cyber eye, the hand, and a few scars, Palmer seemed his usual self. The next few months would see him frequent the club, swapping stories with his pals about past runs just like old times. But that wouldn’t last. Perhaps it was related to his time spent with the Vory, or maybe he just was tired of the scene, but Palmer eventually stopped coming altogether.

This time he stayed in touch friends, even inviting them home, a low-key garage renovated to serve as both a work space and a home with all the amenities, including security systems rivaling that of a megacorp. Instead of working in the field, Palmer uses his extensive mechanical and electronic skills to create special gear — for a price, of course.