Android Lore Wiki
Setting encyclopedia for Shadow of the Beanstalk / Worlds of Android, expanded with Android: Netrunner TCG flavor. Personal table reference — not a full book reprint.
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Adam (Runner)
Netrunner identity themed around directed purpose and directed violence—not to be confused with Adam labor bioroids.
Agroplexes
Vast agricultural complexes feeding New Angeles—former rainforest converted to factory farms.
Alpha Prospecting
Major Lunar He-3 miner—second only to Melange Mining.
AMR Defense
Armor manufacturer—Crader infantry armor and military plate.
Android: Netrunner (TCG) & the setting
Fantasy Flight’s LCG that popularized Network warfare in this universe—same corps, ice, and themes as the RPG.
Androids
Strong-AI humanoids: bioroids (synthetic) and clones (organic). Redefining labor and personhood.
Andromeda
Criminal-faction runner archetype—professional thief of data with style and contingency plans.
Apex
Nightmare runner identity—predatory, almost inhuman Net presence in Netrunner lore.
Arcologies (\"Arks\")
City-in-a-building towers—offices, homes, malls, private security—for those who can afford sealed paradise.
Argus Security Inc.
Major prisec firm and Weyland subsidiary—bodyguards to paramilitary teams; Network Defense ice (Archer).
Arlis-Maxim AG
Vehicle manufacturer—popular hoppers such as the Bumblebee commuter.
Astra Consolidated
Weaponry brand—StarForge laser rifles and Justicar shotguns.
Base de Cayambe
New Angeles district—Neo-Broadway lights, Old Town grit, Mercado Baja commerce.
Bioroids
Synthetic androids by Haas-Bioroid—metal/plastic bodies, optical brains from neurally channeled braintapes; legally property.
Blue Sun
Weyland subsidiary—He-3 fusion power, construction, and facility management.
BMI (Brain-Machine Interface)
Direct brain–computer links: wearable brain-nets or implanted skulljacks—military origins, runner favorites.
Bradbury (Mars)
Major Martian colony city—clans, colonial government, and civil conflict.
Brainmapping & Braintapes
Technology to scan and emulate minds—foundation of strong AI, bioroids, and clone conditioning.
Camdrones
Weak-AI camera drones used by NBN and others for surveillance and Netcast footage.
Cantor
Firearms manufacturer—M-101 assault rifles, Ranger pistols, and more.
Cardinal James Reese
Public face of the Starlight Crusade—media-savvy religious leader.
Chakana
New Angeles district hosting the Root—Beanstalk tourism, security, and undercity bleed.
Challenger Planetoid (\"the Castle\")
Anchor end of the Beanstalk—Nearside casinos and maintenance, Farside docks and mines.
Chaos Theory
Legendary Shaper-style runner—tinkerer, code artist, and folk hero of the Network underground.
Chaos!Games
NBN subsidiary—VR shooters and sports simulators.
Chatspaces
Virtual meeting environments on the Network—social life for a half-digital species.
Chimera Group
Elite secretive PMC specializing in black-ops services.
Chromeheads
Subculture of ostentatious cyberware-as-fashion.
Chronos Protocol
Jinteki project around time-based data security and memory manipulation.
Clones
Organic androids by Jinteki—vat-grown humans with conditioned minds; cheaper mass labor and moral crisis.
CyberSolutions
Major Haas-Bioroid subsidiary for cybernetic implants and prosthetics.
Delta Arms
Firearms manufacturer—Enforcer pistol and other street/service weapons.
Director Cynthia Haas
Haas-Bioroid executive figure associated with the corp’s AI empire in Netrunner materials.
Disenfrancistos
Off-grid undercity residents—by poverty or choice—with little Network presence.
Edward Kim
Anarch runner identity—virus and disruption specialist in Netrunner lore.
Ele \"Smoke\" Scovak
Criminal runner identity—smoke, mirrors, and getaways.
Esmeraldas
Historic streets and Malecón waterfront—tourist gloss over working-class density.
Exile
Displaced runner figure—cut off from old lives, running because home is gone or forbidden.
Fahari Trans-Victoria
Megacorp named among the “gods of the future” in SotB—a fifth pole beyond the Big Four.
Favor Economy
SotB social capital system—small, regular, and big favors with factions can matter more than credits.
G-Mods (Genetic Modification)
Genetic upgrades from medical cleanup to Wyldside animalistic fashion.
Gabriel Santiago
Criminal runner identity—suave data thief and face for hire in Netrunner lore.
Gagarin Deep Space
Weyland subsidiary for deep space travel and colonization.
Gibson Polytech, Inc.
Credited as original inventor of the brain-machine interface (BMI).
Globalsec
Massive private military contractor—armies larger than many nations; intelligence and direct action.
Guayaquil (New Angeles district)
Antiguo vs Nuevo Guayaquil, waterways, Bridge of National Unity.
Haarpsichord Studios
NBN subsidiary producing popular sensies.
Haas-Bioroid
Big Four megacorp. Synthetic androids (bioroids), AI, cybernetics, heavy industry, and Network ice.
Harmony Medtech
Jinteki subsidiary operating high-end hospitals.
Harriman Dome
Iconic Heinlein dome stack—Earthrise hotels, fusion, subdomes, and Wyldside g-mod culture.
Hayley Kaplan
Shaper runner identity—creative console artist of the Netrunner catalog.
Heinlein (Luna)
Primary Lunar colony complex—domes, mining, Starport Kaguya, and post-war political heat.
Helium-3 (He-3)
Lunar fusion fuel that powered Earth’s energy boom—and the Worlds War.
Henry v. Jinteki
Landmark U.S. Supreme Court case shaping clone legal status; target of Liberty Society challenges.
HHI (Huang Heavy Industries)
Arms and armor—exclusive NAPD equipment provider in corporate research notes.
Human First
Anti-android extremist movement—jobs, purity, and violence against bioroids and clones.
Humanity Labor
Labor movement resisting android replacement of human workers.
ICE (Intrusion Countermeasures)
Security programs—barriers, sentries, code gates—protecting systems on the Network.
Industrial Genomics
Jinteki subsidiary—largest commercial producer of g-mods.
Jack Weyland
Legendary industrialist who built the Beanstalk; namesake of the fairy-tale elevator.
Jesminder Sareen
Shaper runner identity with a spiritual / philosophical bent in Netrunner flavor.
Jinteki
Big Four megacorp. Cloning, biotech, pharma, agribusiness; Chairman Satoshi Hiro’s transformation of an old Japanese conglomerate.
Kate \"Mac\" McCaffrey
Shaper runner identity—Mac is a classic Netrunner handle for the ingenious console jockey.
Ken \"Express\" Tenma
Criminal runner identity—speed, timing, and express-lane crime.
La Costa
Tourist edges and gene-crop country—desalination, farms, Los Scorpiones territory.
Laguna Velasco
Lakeside district and Levy University—research money and student politics.
Liberty Society
High-visibility New Angeles group advocating clone rights and legal personhood challenges.
Loonies
Luna-born people and culture—low-g natives often at odds with Earth corps and risties.
Louis Blaine
NAPD detective archetype from Android fiction—street cases, androids, and moral gray.
Lunar Insurrection
Loonie uprising after corporate mining violence and Earth indifference; the opening act of the Worlds War.
Manta
Strip, business, and warehouse subdistricts—including off-grid Sunken City.
Martian Colonial / Civil War
Ongoing conflict on Mars after the Worlds War—clans vs Earth/corp interests; never fully settled by the Treaty of Heinlein.
Martian Colonial Authority (MCA)
Post-War colonial government framework for Mars—contested by clans and rebels.
MaxX
Anarch runner identity known for high-risk, high-chaos running styles.
MegaBuy
Massive retail corporation—consumer face of the megacity.
Melange Mining (2M)
Dominant Lunar helium-3 miner; post-war monopoly power comparable to a megacorp.
Midway Station
Halfway house of the Beanstalk—transfer concourse, hotels, casinos, and NBN offices in freefall commerce.
MirrorMorph, Inc.
Advanced neural channeling firm associated with Haas-Bioroid.
Mushin Inc.
Jinteki subsidiary focused on mental discipline and conditioning technologies.
NAPD
New Angeles Police Department—overstretched, surveilled, and squeezed between corps and undercity reality.
NAPD Technology & Support Services (TSSD)
NAPD division racing Netcriminals who corrupt evidence databases and city systems.
Naturals
Unmodified (or minimally modified) baseline humans—still the demographic majority.
NBN (Near-Earth Broadcast Network)
Big Four media and data empire—news, entertainment, advertising, surveillance, and the Network as product.
New Angeles
Earth’s greatest megapolis at the foot of the Beanstalk—officially ~half a billion people, plus countless unofficial residents.
NEXT Design
Haas-Bioroid R&D division—advanced weaponry, ice, and experimental projects.
Nihongai
New Angeles district with strong Jinteki biotech presence and Japanese cultural quarters.
Noise
Iconic Anarch runner—virus-slinger and anti-corp saboteur from Netrunner fiction.
Null
Anarch runner identity—minimalist, cold, and efficient disruption.
Opticon Foundation
Watchdog NGO focused on android rights, ethics, and corporate abuse documentation.
Order of Sol
Religious / ethical order in the android era; intersects with politics where android ownership is contested.
Organized Crime
Syndicates (Tri-Maf and others) running protection, smuggling, chips, and bodies through undercity and docks.
PAD (Personal Access Device)
Ubiquitous handheld/wearable for ID, payments, media, and Network access.
Paladin Protection Services
Local New Angeles security firm—smaller than global prisec giants.
Pestroka Technika
Russian-bloc Lunar mining corporation from the He-3 boom and War era.
Prisec (Private Security)
Private military and security industry—corp armies, Yellowjackets, and deniable force.
Prosperity Mining Depot bombing
Attack on Melange Mining’s primary Lunar dock—life support failed; hundreds of miners died; catalyst for Lunar Insurrection.
Protek
Armor manufacturer—Chameleon optical camouflage suits.
Quinde
Golem Grove industry, Meat Market chaos, Colonche neighborhoods.
Rabotgorod
Labor blocs where industrial work and android politics collide.
Reina Roja
Anarch runner identity with a revolutionary, street-militant edge.
Risties
Slang for the rich elite—arcology heirs, execs, and collectors above the plaza.
Runners
Netcriminals who breach ice for pay, ideology, or thrills—the player fantasy of Android: Netrunner.
Running vs. the Big Four (GM guide)
How Netrunner faction themes translate into SotB adventures.
Rutherford
Media heart of New Angeles—Broadcast Square and NBN gravity.
Sagan Forensics, Inc.
Private forensics firm often contracted by the NAPD.
Satoshi Hiro
Chairman of Jinteki; architect of the corp’s clone-driven transformation.
Sensies
Immersive sensory entertainment / recordings—NBN’s emotional economy.
Sexies
Slang for illicit sensory pornography / black-market sensie content.
Skorpios
Argus-linked arms brand—firearms and monoblades, including flechette machine pistols.
Skulljack
Implanted BMI—hardwired Network jack popular with serious runners and some sysops.
Space Elevator Authority (SEA)
Jurisdiction and operations authority around the Beanstalk; Yellow Jackets appear in SotB.
Spark Agency
Massive NBN advertising firm.
Starlight Crusade
Prominent new religion using technology to stimulate spiritual experience; led publicly by Cardinal James Reese.
Starshield
Midsize Lunar prisec firm specializing in low-G and zero-G operations.
Steve Cambridge
Criminal runner identity—professional, almost corporate in discipline.
Street Gangs & Streetbangers
Youth gangs and turf crews—drugs, thrills, and pipelines into larger orgcrime.
Strelet Arms Ltd.
New Muscovite arms manufacturer—assault systems and heavy pistols on SotB tables.
SXC (Space Command / space military)
Space-capable military forces used in the Worlds War and Beanstalk defense—SotB lists SXC troopers and exosuit pilots.
SYNC (Syncretic Network Communications)
NBN subsidiary that owns and operates much of the global Network infrastructure.
The Beanstalk (New Angeles Space Elevator)
~72,000 km space elevator from New Angeles to Challenger Planetoid; built by Jack Weyland / Weyland Consortium.
The Blackout
Global disruption of regional networks that helped kill the old Internet and usher in SYNC’s secure Network.
The Credit (Titan Transnational)
Digital universal currency issued via Titan Transnational Bank (Weyland-linked); the \"₡\" of the setting.
The Network
Post-Internet global datasphere run largely through SYNC/NBN—home of ice, runners, and modern life.
The Root (Earth Station)
Terrestrial terminus of the Beanstalk in Chakana—where Earth meets the elevator.
The Undercity
Below plaza level: tunnels, forgotten floors, squats, and the services towers ignore until they need them.
The Worlds War
The first war to span Earth, Luna, and Mars—sparked by Lunar mining violence and corporate–state rivalry. Ended by the Treaty of Heinlein.
Thomas Haas
Haas family / board figure in Haas-Bioroid leadership lore.
Timeline of the Worlds
High-level chronology of the Android setting: brainmapping, the Beanstalk, androids, the Worlds War, and the uneasy peace that follows.
Titan Transnational Bank
Weyland-linked megabank; issuer of the universal credit.
Trans-Sol Shipping
Major shipping and logistics across the system.
Transtec Interstellar
Operates freighters between Luna and Mars.
Treaty of Heinlein
Peace settlement ending the main phase of the Worlds War; established post-war institutions and Melange Mining’s He-3 monopoly.
Tri-Maf / Orgcrime syndicates
SotB shorthand for major organized crime federations—political leverage, runners, and undercity rule.
Universal Nations
Post-War international body formed as part of the Worlds War settlement architecture.
Watts-Watson Industrial Solutions
Major urban development and construction firm in New Angeles.
Weyland Consortium
Big Four conglomerate—construction, finance, space infrastructure, the Beanstalk, and private security.
Whizzard
Anarch runner identity associated with resource denial and anti-corp disruption.
Yakuza
Secretive hierarchical syndicates in New Angeles—crime, legitimate fronts, and centuries of tradition.
YucaBean
Ubiquitous coffee company—plaza-level flavor that holds the setting together.
Activists & Extremists
Human First, Humanity Labor, Liberty Society, Opticon watchdogs, anarch cells — the moral (and immoral) war over androids and inequality.
Aginfusion
A Jinteki-owned company specializing in soybeef and other food products.
Al-Jazari Android
A minor competitor in the android market.
Astrapo Corporation
A Greek-based manufacturer of batteries.
Cyberclash Industries
Produces “Punchmasters” chromecrushers.
Cybsoft
A company that was the victim of the infamous “Myers Testimony” sabotage.
Dallanor Ltd
An infosec firm with suspected ties to organized crime.
Dineco
A Weyland holding company that owns the Flying Saucer Diner on Luna.
Eudemonia Designs
A high-end design and manufacturing firm.
Frazetta
Produces sporting firearms like the Maxum Shotgun.
Friedrich Garry Investments
A powerful and mysterious investment firm.
Gemini Motors
Manufacturer of groundcars.
Gewehrwerks Ag
A German arms manufacturer.
Golan Company
A major international investment fund.
Government
City and national authorities in theory above the corps; in practice tangled with contracts, elections, and the Beanstalk’s strategic value.
HHI (Huang Heavy Industries)
The exclusive equipment provider for the New Angeles Police Department (NAPD).
Horner
Firearms manufacturer (Model 37 shotgun).
Icebreaker
Offensive programs used by runners to defeat ice. Strength and type matching matter.
K&P Aerospace
Produces the Goliath cargo hopper.
Kaluta Collective
Produces “Hammerstryke!” chromecrushers.
Kernel Biotech
An agricorp operating in the La Costa district.
Loonies
Luna-born culture and Heinlein politics. Resourceful, low-g native, often at odds with Earth megacorp control of the Moon.
Lunacent
Angel Arena, Argus Security, Columbiad Arcology, Haas-Bioroid labs, NAPD Heinlein office.
Mars Manufacturing
Produces the MX-01 Crusher Power Gauntlet.
Marsgoods
Produces firearms like the .22 Poly CCP .
Palmas Mem-Hancer
A company that develops cognition-enhancing drugs.
Polymore
An agricorp specializing in bioplastics.
Quantech
Produces the AeroRacer hopper.
Springfield
An arms manufacturer.
Sturm & Co.
Produces heavy- caliber hand cannons.
Taejo Technologies
Produces advanced explosives like monofilament grenades.
Tomi-Arisaka Autos
An Ecuadoran- Japanese automotive company.
Viper Security Solutions
A small private military company (PMC).
Vitru-Val
An agricorp.
Weyland Consortium
Construction, space infrastructure, and the Beanstalk’s corporate spine. Builds habitats, stations, and the future — and bills the worlds for it. Board politic…