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--- ken petridis [2025/07/28 14:50] – [Physical Attributes] admin
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   * **Species:** [[the_humans|ExoHuman]]
   * **Born:** 2584, aboard the spaceship [[last_frontier|Last Frontier]]
-  * **Affiliation:** Chemist & LSD Magnate, Co‑Founder & Supplier, [[kittens_from_space|Kittens from Space]] ([[beta_age|Beta Age]]) • Outlaw Chem‑Lord & Black Market Entrepreneur ([[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]])
+  * **Affiliation:** Chemist & LSD Magnate, Co‑Founder & Supplier, [[kittens_from_space|Kittens from Space]] ([[beta_age|Beta Age]]), [[outlaws|Outlaw]] Chem‑Lord & Black Market Entrepreneur ([[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]])
   * **Place of Residence:** [[Firetown|Firetown]]
 ===== Background =====
-By 2625, Kevin Petridis dominated the Beta Age’s LSD trade, known for ultra-pure “Petridis Pink.” In January 2626, he partnered with Isaac Lubega to launch Kittens from Space, supplying exclusive chem-stims to the Pleasure Club’s elite clientele.
+Ken Petridis began his academic journey aboard the Last Frontier, studying Chemistry at the esteemed [[last_frontier_university|Last Frontier University]]. However, his unorthodox zeal for experimentation led to disaster—he illicitly worked with explosive matter in the ship’s lab, triggering a massive explosion that got him expelled. Branded both brilliant and reckless, he turned his attention to illicit drug production after the crash landing on [[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]].
-The 2631 Communard reforms shuttered private bars and outlawed unlicensed pharmaceuticals. Instead of submitting to GAIA aptitude tests, Petridis joined Lubega in exile—together building a thriving black-market syndicate across frontier settlements. Through 2633, his underground labs churned out LSD, amphetamine analogs, and exotic nano-stims, flooding Guarding Trooper circuits with bribes and diversions to evade capture.
+Petridis often quipped, “Chemistry is the most exciting crime in mankind's history,” embracing the identity of a self‑styled “Crime‑strist.” He apprenticed under renegade chemists in Firetown’s industrial quarters to refine psychoactive compounds and, by 2625, dominated the Beta Age’s LSD trade with his ultra‑pure “Petridis Pink.” In January 2626, he partnered with [[isaac lubega|Isaac Lubega]] to launch [[kittens_from_space|Kittens from Space]], supplying exclusive chem-stims to the Pleasure Club’s elite clientele.
-In July 2634, Petridis and Lubega died in a suspicious riding “accident,” just weeks after the Jane Mendoza Gang’s founding. Underworld whispers credit [[jane_bold|Jane Mendoza]] with orchestrating the hit to seize control of Firetown’s illicit drug network, cementing her ascendance in the nascent Gamma Age.
+After the 2631 [[communardism|Communard]] reforms shuttered private bars under the [[peace_treaty|Peace Treaty]], Lubega was required to register for a [[gaia|GAIA]]-driven aptitude test at the [[federal_allotment_agency|Federal Allotment Agency]] in [[new_kourou|New Kourou]]. Instead of appearing for the test, he and Lubega chose exile: they fled Firetown and became [[outlaws|Outlaws]], building a clandestine black-market drug network across the surrounding frontier settlements. Their operation thrived through 2633, moving high-grade LSD and other chem-stims under the radar of the [[federal_sheriff|Federal Sheriff]].
+In July 2634, Petridis and Lubega died in a suspicious riding “accident,” just weeks after the [[jane_bold_gang|Jane Mendoza Gang’s]] founding. Underworld whispers credit [[jane_bold|Jane Mendoza]] with orchestrating the hit to seize control of Firetown’s illicit drug network, cementing her ascendance in the nascent Gamma Age.
 ===== Roles by Ages =====
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 ===== Combat Statistics =====
-Armor Class (AC): 12 (light protective vest)
+  * **Armor Class (AC):** 12 (light protective vest)
+  * **Hit Points (HP):** 28
-Hit Points (HP): 28
 ==== Actions ====
-Pulse Pistol (Ranged): +5 to hit; range 20/60 m; hit 2d6 energy.
+  * **Stim Injection (Melee):** On successful melee attack, injects target with potent stimulant; target gains +2 to Dexterity checks but suffers –1 to Wisdom checks for 1 minute.
-Chemical Grenade (Thrown): Range 5/15 m; cloud radius 3 m; targets in cloud must succeed on DC 13 Constitution save or be stunned (loss of action) for one round.
-Stim Injection (Melee): On successful melee attack, injects target with potent stimulant; target gains +2 to Dexterity checks but suffers –1 to Wisdom checks for 1 minute.
 ===== Special Abilities =====
-Chemical Mastery: Can brew improvised stimulants or toxins on the fly (DC 10 Intelligence check) and administer as actions in combat.
+  * **Chemical Mastery:** Can brew improvised stimulants or toxins on the fly (DC 10 Intelligence check) and administer as actions in combat.
-Sensory Overload: Once per encounter, Petridis can activate a hidden stim device, granting all allies within 6 m advantage on initiative rolls next round.
 ===== Motivations and Goals =====
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 Ken Petridis can serve as:
-Resourceful Patron or Foe: A unique source for exotic chem-stims; may hire or double-cross PCs seeking performance-enhancing compounds.
+  * **Resourceful Patron or Foe:** A unique source for exotic chem-stims; may hire or double-cross PCs seeking performance-enhancing compounds.
+  * **Laboratory Encounter:** His hidden labs offer dynamic combat arenas with volatile chemicals and improvised traps.
-Laboratory Encounter: His hidden labs offer dynamic combat arenas with volatile chemicals and improvised traps.
+  * **Mystery Thread:** PCs investigating Firetown’s drug wars can trace supply chains back to Petridis’s designs and labs, uncovering Mendoza’s conspiracy.
-Mystery Thread: PCs investigating Firetown’s drug wars can trace supply chains back to Petridis’s designs and labs, uncovering Mendoza’s conspiracy.
 ===== Related Pages and Further Information =====
-[[beta_age|Beta Age]]
+  * [[beta_age|Beta Age]]
+  * [[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]]
-[[the_gamma_age|Gamma Age]]
+  * [[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]]
+  * [[firetown|Firetown]]
-[[free_state_of_settlers|Free State of Settlers]]
+  * [[kittens_from_space|Kittens from Space]]
+  * [[isaac lubega|Isaac Lubega]]
-[[kittens_from_space|Kittens from Space]]
+  * [[jane_bold_gang|Jane Mendoza Gang]]
-[[isaac_lubega|Isaac Lubega]]
-[[jane_bold_gang|Jane Mendoza Gang]]
-[[firetown|Firetown]]
-[[the_planet_voi_700_d|VOI 700 D]]
-[[chemical_modernity|Chemical Modernity]]