Storm Technologies Incorporated, most commonly known as StormTech or Storm Technologies, is a corporation from the United States, which mostly focused on manufacturing and innovating computing hardware and cyberware, vehicles and weaponry. During the early 2020s, StormTech was also known to dip into fields such as aerospace and genetics.[1]
History[]
1990s -[]
Storm Technologies was started by Dr. Richard Storm in the late 1990s, a low profile company which quietly watched, waited, and learned. In May 2005, while the rest of the business world was avidly watching the OA/EBM war blossom, Storm made its move, using amassed capital to buyout dozens of smaller companies. By February 2006, EBM and OA came home to find a new kid had moved onto the block and they were in no position to do anything more than minor harassment. Since then, StormTech has engaged in a wide variety of high technology fronts. They manufacture mainframes, microcomputers, cyberware, vehicles, and weaponry, and they dabble in other fields such as genetics and aerospace. While they can't always offer the high-quality merchandise that their competitors can, Storm Technologies has made enough innovations to make their opponents nervous.
StormTech has been assisted and funded by some of the Seven Nations to mask certain developments in the nomad community. These developments include biotech and nanotech development, transform virus research, the purchase of limited amounts of military hardware, and other goals. StormTech did this originally because of a blood debt owed to Malachi Jode by Richard Storm. However, the relationship has evolved from simple giri to a business relationship which allows the nomads some security, and helps StormTech to compete with larger corporations. The reclamation of Chicago is a huge and lucrative project for StormTech.
With toxicity down to manageable levels and much of the nomad population short of work, StormTech has been able to negotiate a lucrative deal with four of the Nations to begin the reconstruction of Chicago in earnest. StormTech's connections with many other corporations has allowed it to acquire secondary capital for the project, as well.
Storm Technologies is a Chicago company. Many of the people who came to work for StormTech at Chicago Port were survivors of Chicago. StormTech has, since 2017, been sending groups of people into Chicago to salvage certain critical resources. They were one of MetaCorp's first customers in the Jacksuit Project; light ACPA with sealed environments and tool suites allowed employees to work in safety and comfort while inside the plague zone.[1]
After the Night City Holocaust of 2023, StormTech helped the Aldecaldos in recovery of survivors and construction of temporary shelters around the Night City area.[2]
References[]
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- ↑ PONDSMITH, M. Cyberpunk RED Core Rulebook. Kenmore, WA, R. Talsorian Games, 2020. (pp.239,294)