Shadow Broker

The Shadow Broker is an enigmatic figure at the head of an expansive organization which trades in information, always selling to the highest bidder. The Shadow Broker appears to be highly competent at its trade: all secrets that are bought and sold never allow one customer of the Broker to gain a significant advantage, forcing the customers to continue trading information to avoid becoming disadvantaged, allowing the Broker to remain in business. Information comes in many forms, and the Shadow Broker employs more than just computer-specialists in their ranks. Those skilled at withdrawing information from sentient creatures—either by coercion, discourse, or trickery—are highly valued. The Shadow Broker also has an interest in trained combat specialists—whether to have a strong arm protecting a hacker during a delicate operation, or to have an armed ally capable of getting the prize out alive.