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Three men moved through the jungle path, rifles in hand, checking their sectors. They were reasonably cautious; you had to be out in the jungle. The wildlife was bad enough as it was without having to factor in their rivals.

None of them had seen the figure crouched up in the tree behind them. A woman clad in stealth gear, wielding a compound bow with an arrow drawn in one hand and two others at the ready in her other.
"Engage at your discretion." came the voice in her commlink.

The first arrow speared the first guard through the neck, collapsing him to the ground in a gurgle. As his comrades spun to see what had happened, the next arrow sailed into the second man's temple, downing him instantly. The last thing the third man saw was a figure in the trees and the arrow smacking into his head.
The whole episode took little less than four seconds.

The figure hopped down from the tree branches and calmly gathered up her arrows. As she did so she fished into the pockets of one of the mercs and found his smartphone. Attaching cable to its bottom she removed the dead man's glove and swiped his finger on the phone's sensor, opening it up.
"Is that it?" the woman said. "Are you in?
"Yep. That's it." came Stosh's voice within her commlink implants. "I'm going through the stuff now, sorting out the cream from the crap. Should have some stuff for you by the time you get to the perimeter Iara."
"I understand." The woman slipped the phone into one of her pouches and started to continue on her way.

A few minutes later, Stosh's voice came into her mind. "Hey, where did you learn that trick by the way?"
"Which one?"
"With the arrows, having a few of them in your hand and firing them all in rapid succession? I haven't seen that before I saw you train."
Iara shrugged. "I was taught early from a young age. My father took me hunting."
"Hunting with a bow and arrow requires speed shooting?"
"True, that's only half the story." Iara said as she slipped through the undergrowth. "I learned the rest from a sportsman in Europe."
"Really?"
"Said he studied ancient texts. I don't know if he was lying but he knew how to do it quickly. So I practiced with him for awhile."
"Sounds like he knew his stuff." Stosh said with approval. "Must have been a good teacher."

Iara stopped as she came up to a gully wall. She spent a moment figuring out the best pathway upwards.
"We left in..." Iara paused as she tried to find the right English words. "Terse circumstances."
"Oh?"
Iara paused for a moment before answering. "He knew about my augmentations. The metal muscle and the reflexes that I could reach. I could nock an arrow in short order." She was silent for a moment. "I think he started to resent them. My own augmentations. What took him years to practice I was able to reach in months."
"Ah yes, the classic tall metal poppy syndrome." Stosh replied. "The feeling of inadequacy caused by other people's cybernetics."
"I wonder. Did he feel like he was being replaced?"
"Who knows?" Stosh answered. "But its not like you have a choice in the matter. Those augs were part of a package. And while there's no need to be smarmy about them, there's no need to apologize about them either."
Iara nodded before scarmbling up the embankment. "I think I understand."

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Hey everyone. This was another Shadowrun character turned character concept. A sort of cyberpunk Amazonian warrior. I guess it's more accurate to say that her design is more 'inspired by' Amazonian native art as opposed to 'based off' of. I imagine that even if an archer had cyberarms that could bend steel, a bow would still be a pretty niche weapon. Still, it's the image that counts.

Credit where credit is due, much of the design comes from when I commissioned her from Guy really knows his work. Thanks again man.

Description
Three men moved through the jungle path, rifles in hand, checking their sectors. They were reasonably cautious; you had to be out in the jungle. The wildlife was bad enough as it was without having to factor in their rivals.

None of them had seen the figure crouched up in the tree behind them. A woman clad in stealth gear, wielding a compound bow with an arrow drawn in one hand and two others at the ready in her other.
"Engage at your discretion." came the voice in her commlink.

The first arrow speared the first guard through the neck, collapsing him to the ground in a gurgle. As his comrades spun to see what had happened, the next arrow sailed into the second man's temple, downing him instantly. The last thing the third man saw was a figure in the trees and the arrow smacking into his head.
The whole episode took little less than four seconds.

The figure hopped down from the tree branches and calmly gathered up her arrows. As she did so she fished into the pockets of one of the mercs and found his smartphone. Attaching cable to its bottom she removed the dead man's glove and swiped his finger on the phone's sensor, opening it up.
"Is that it?" the woman said. "Are you in?
"Yep. That's it." came Stosh's voice within her commlink implants. "I'm going through the stuff now, sorting out the cream from the crap. Should have some stuff for you by the time you get to the perimeter Iara."
"I understand." The woman slipped the phone into one of her pouches and started to continue on her way.

A few minutes later, Stosh's voice came into her mind. "Hey, where did you learn that trick by the way?"
"Which one?"
"With the arrows, having a few of them in your hand and firing them all in rapid succession? I haven't seen that before I saw you train."
Iara shrugged. "I was taught early from a young age. My father took me hunting."
"Hunting with a bow and arrow requires speed shooting?"
"True, that's only half the story." Iara said as she slipped through the undergrowth. "I learned the rest from a sportsman in Europe."
"Really?"
"Said he studied ancient texts. I don't know if he was lying but he knew how to do it quickly. So I practiced with him for awhile."
"Sounds like he knew his stuff." Stosh said with approval. "Must have been a good teacher."

Iara stopped as she came up to a gully wall. She spent a moment figuring out the best pathway upwards.
"We left in..." Iara paused as she tried to find the right English words. "Terse circumstances."
"Oh?"
Iara paused for a moment before answering. "He knew about my augmentations. The metal muscle and the reflexes that I could reach. I could nock an arrow in short order." She was silent for a moment. "I think he started to resent them. My own augmentations. What took him years to practice I was able to reach in months."
"Ah yes, the classic tall metal poppy syndrome." Stosh replied. "The feeling of inadequacy caused by other people's cybernetics."
"I wonder. Did he feel like he was being replaced?"
"Who knows?" Stosh answered. "But its not like you have a choice in the matter. Those augs were part of a package. And while there's no need to be smarmy about them, there's no need to apologize about them either."
Iara nodded before scarmbling up the embankment. "I think I understand."

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Hey everyone. This was another Shadowrun character turned character concept. A sort of cyberpunk Amazonian warrior. I guess it's more accurate to say that her design is more 'inspired by' Amazonian native art as opposed to 'based off' of. I imagine that even if an archer had cyberarms that could bend steel, a bow would still be a pretty niche weapon. Still, it's the image that counts.

Credit where credit is due, much of the design comes from when I commissioned her from Guy really knows his work. Thanks again man.