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Raven Microcybernetics is a corporation in the Cyberpunk 2020 pen n paper RPG.
Overview
The first years of the 21st century brought about the collapse of America. It was during this time that many of the 20th century's corporate superpowers fell; GE, Beatrice and Columbia Entertainment were just a few of the casualties. However, amid the attendant chaos of the Wasting Plague, the Food Crash, the 2nd Central American Conflict and the First and Second Corporate Wars, a brilliant scientist by the name of Dr. Corvus Crowe rose to fame and fortune. Having completed his doctorate at nineteen, he spent his early twenties working under Janice Grubb as a software engineer for Kenjiri Technologies when they were developing the first Net interface algorithms. He left the project before it was finished (for unknown reasons) and went on to become one of the founders of BioDyne Systems, the corporation credited with creating the first viable cyberlimbs. As one of the few members of the "BioDyne Seven" who had a head for business, Dr. Crowe bought out several fragmented post-Collapse corporate holdings. In 2009, while BioDyne Systems was going bankrupt, Raven Microcybernetics was declared an official corporate entity. Later that year, BioDyne became another property of the investment group formed by Dr. Crowe, whose new corporation embarked on a meteoric rise to American industry's top twenty.
Equipment
RMC is headquartered in the world-famous Corporate Center of Night City, but their industrial manufacturing plants are disbursed throughout the globe, with most facilities located in the industrial parks on city outskirts. Raven also owns three orbital workshacks, but they rely on Orbital Air for space transport. Each of RMC's regional offices includes a surgery-capable infirmary, a general store, sleeping quarters and an AI which handles administration and security duties. Each office is protected by top-security locks, fatal traps, constantly-checked monitor cameras & IR sensors, mobile robotic guard systems (usually WADs), 7-15 man patrols of special combat troops (elite solos and full 'borgs) and services combat-ready vehicles up to AV-6 and ACPA threat-levels. All Raven Microcyb Data Fortresses appear as a translucent cybernetic arm rising up out of the grid; perched upon the open, uptumed hand is a black raven with glowing eyes. Raven's dataforts are secured by black programs and 24-hour sysop guardposts.
Reference
EdgeRunners Inc (pages 54-55)