Orion Phan

Image of Orion Phan courtesy of Phipan City Public Security

 

Orion Phan

In the cut-throat world of freelance operatives, there is one name that stands out from the crowd: Orion Phan.

His past has been carefully erased. There are no records of Orion Phan anywhere in the World prior to his appearance ten years ago in Caste.  His body has been altered so many times that there is some debate as to whether Phan was actually born male. He routinely alters his biometrics, replacing his finger and retina prints every few months. Even his genetics are routinely masked via arcane means, so that the only positive way to identify Phan is by kirlian imprint.

His birth-Culture is unknown. His family is unknown.  His only close associate is a Mech called Red Jakk, who sometimes accompanies Phan on missions.

Although his origins may be cloaked in secrecy, Phan's history is well known.  He has brought down governments.  He has started and ended wars.  He has assassinated popular religious leaders and rescued corporate executives from kidnappers.  Phan is one of a handful of people to have challenged the Broken Ri Organization and survived.  He has worked for the Luminal Engineers and Astropolis, as well as a number of ultracorps.

Phan has been the subject of two books, an avant-garde musical, and even a pornographic vidcast. There are active warrants for his arrest and/or execution in thirteen polities and he has been blacklisted from ever returning to the Empire Formerly Known as Shu.