Oliver is a judge and that’s that. His courtroom has a one way trip to the Vault if you are found guilty, and wait for it, you ready here it is, his courtroom has no jury trial. Yup only Oliver to oversee your trial. How is that legal you Ask, well the treaty of Denver makes it so. Basically if you are brought before Oliver no Defence attorney can save you from a guilty verdict and an immediate sentencing to the vault and in Warden Richard Clark’s  hands you will wind up. Not much to report on Oliver as he is really just a judge, he has had some military training in his youth but do yourself a favour don’t think about assassinating this man. It’s just not worth it, he is connected and has some very powerful friends in the city.

  <<UPDATE: AS OF 1/28/74>>

All rise for it is the Honourable Oliver Jamestown McKeen, well thats what this man was used to hearing and for McKeen being a judge was all he seemed to know. He holds multiple law degrees and is licensed to practice law throughout North America and in Great Britain, though for this seemingly out of touch Judge from Lynnwood their is a dark side that has been looming over him and do to events beyond his control the world will now witness the exposing of McKeen’s dark history. The man no criminal ever wanted to be brought before, the man known as the hanging judge and the friend of the law enforcement world is none other than the infamous runner known as Roulette or better known as the Beast. This runner once worked deep within the shadows and ruled the night with his deadly aim and rapid fire precision, many a life would be stolen by the Beast as he hunted the streets looking for his next victim. This man would rule the night for just about a decade fro 2048 to 2058 thereabouts, though some say the Beast would actually walk away from the bloody war in 2063 though this is mostly speculation; we have very few recorded Beast style events after 2058 so it is safe to say he vanished officially around that period, ironic though is thats when Judge McKeen emerged on the scene.

   Judge McKeen just emerged one day on the bench and nobody questioned where he came from, they just accepted the arrival of the new judge and it was business as normal, though prior to being a sworn judge, McKeen or should I say Mr. Jamestown was the scourge of the streets and the hunter of the guilty, this man was a pivotal player during the War of the Shadows and it was his guns that would keep the Dreamers at bay within Lynnwood and also protect many innocent souls from the testings of the Dreamers. Though Roulette also holds an ever deeper darker secret, this man was also a highly trained assassin and infiltrator, trained by none other than the United States Government and was working for an undisclosed Government Black Site during those days and even before. Some assume that McKeen was working for the Post Office, though their is no verifiable evidence to prove this theory.

      What we do know is that the Beast was a member of the Mariners from their humble beginnings and would be the man that would bring a level of professionalism to a team of street toughs. He would bring his advanced military and government training to this street crew and elevate them to the next level, his lack of compassion can be still scene in many of the younger Mariners that would follow in Roulette’s shoes. Their are many that say the it was this man that would pave the way for King, Raptor and Eagle to infiltrate the legal and political system and with his direct connections to the Krieghoff’s and the Jamestown’s who include people like President Edward Davis and Reverdy Davis as they are married into the Jamestown family; the Jamestown’s are the East Coasts Krieghoffs and the only original crime family left in America. Though for McKeen this was just another notch on his belt and a way for this runner to stay one step ahead of those that pursued him. This runner would make a name for himself during the War of the Shadows and bringing down many of the cities dirtiest players within the corporate law enforcement world, the Beast was well known for hunting  those that worked within the Star and helping keep the fires of the Cop War burning; this would allow for the Mariners to move freely through the streets and as long as it was only Lone Star that was being killed nobody really cared; though the Jamestown’s cared and for them the destruction of Lone Star was needed and for every officer that fell in Seattle would distract the Star from their investigation into the Nations premier crime family.

      Though within Seattle one of the family’s patriarchs was creating a serious stir and causing many of the company’s corporate officers to begin to panic, never knowing if they were on the Beast’s Black List and having to always look over their shoulder out of concern; for the Beast was well known for being able to stalk any pray through any terrain as well he was a legendary gunfighter able to curve bullets and slow the flow of time making his bullets impact with a greater affect as well as preventing a target from running away. This is a rumour and many say that it is a magical affect of an aura of fear that seals the deal and is mistaken for a slowed time affect, this man might have emerged on the scene in the 2048 making him from the Lost Generation, though this was only when he arrived in Seattle.

       There are reports of the Beats throughout the age of the Founders and even before the Great Tragedy as this man worked deep within the South and even within the North East, there where many reports of the Beast being unleashed throughout this period. Though it would make sense seeing that he is a Jamestown and his sister is the wife of the Confederate President; McKeen has shared his skills with many of the greats of the time including the Gunfighter, Gunslinger, Stamps, Apex, Anchor, Glacier and Chief not to mention many of the Next Generation have been blessed to learn from this man. McKeen was involved in many of the nations bloodiest conflicts and has worked alongside the likes of Eraser, Reaper, Viper and Ajax numerous times. His military record is almost completely classified and shows that he has worked in multiple conflict zones and held the rank of Captain before he vanished into the shadows, thanks to the Great Information Crash of 29′ we will never know the full extent of the Beasts career within the government and anyone that would have information has mysteriously died over the years.

        Now when it comes to his antics as a runner, we have come to learn that Roulette was involved in the Titanic Operation and would be one of the men that would use his influence and connections to move the valuable cargo throughout the city and become one of the wealthiest runners of that age, though for Roulette it wasn’t about money and he would continue to operate long past his windfall. This runner was on a mission to bring down Lone Star and open a connection between the Krieghoffs and the Jamestowns, some even say that it would be Oliver who would be the final nail in the Krieghoffs control over Seattle and it would be the direct alliance between the two families that have carved the events that would allow the Krieghoffs to own Seattle. What is scary is that we knew about the Church’s, Yates’s, Kingsbury’s and the Davis’s but these families are nothing when compared to the true dynasty of the Jamestowns and until recently we knew very little about this family and their connections, wealth and influence on the entire Eastern Seaboard.

        Even McKeen would conceal his direct family connections and go under an assumed surname when he would emerge as Judge McKeen, we only have this information do to an event that unfolded at his home earlier this evening and thanks to sources inside the Police Department the connection was exposed. McKeen during his tenure as Judge would send many a convicted to the Vault to serve their sentence under Warden Richard Clark who we know now is his Brother-In -Law and thus further explaining why McKeen favoured his prison system. McKeen’s past would explain why he always seemed harsh and uncaring as he sentenced criminals to the death sentence, this man is the infamous Beast and even though he might have left the game, the game was still deep inside him. His law degrees can be left in question and even his legal status as a judge is in jeopardy seeing that he is directly connected to two of the largest crime families in the nation; not to mention his connection to the Mariners as well as the Wolf Pack. Though I feel that nothing will come of this and he will be allowed to remain on the bench seeing that Mortimer Krieghoff Junior is the current Mayor of Seattle and McKeen is not an enemy the Krieghoffs want to make.

          His government career is basically unknown and one can only assume that he worked for Homeland or NSA seeing that he is well connected and highly skilled, their are only rumours milling about within the land of the spooks about the Beast and how he was the only man that policed the three letter boys; they say that the Beast would come for the guilty, the corrupt and those that were thinking about blowing the whistle and it would be with a flash of steel or the throwing spike that would silence and pass sentence. The Beast learned his martial skills from the Gargoyle and thus mastered the throwing spike, learning that with pinpoint accuracy the spike can either kill or silence in a blink of an eye, many of the spooks would as well learn that a well placed spike can render a voice box permanently silenced yet leave the target alive as a warning.

         What we do know is that the Beast no longer works for the UCAS government and at one point actively hunted the problem children of the Freedom Task Force before entering the shadows and even continue to hunt them after he would become known as Roulette. Many of Director Mitchell’s men would fall in the line of duty do to the Beast and even the Director himself would begin to fear the Beast when his office would be broken into, files stolen and a spike buried deep into his official photograph as a grim reminder that the Beast is always watching. Though it might have been many years since the streets felt the wrath of the Beast, he has been unleashed and has once again joined the Mariners; this man walked away from the game to safely raise a family and protect his loved ones from the enemies of America. Well it seems that someone has decided that they would try to bring down the Beast and murder his family, their plan would end up backfiring thanks to the Harbingers, Mariners and Seattle Police Department and McKeen and his beloved Sophia would survive, his children would be safely escorted home and well his grandchildren would be kidnapped. This was their mistake, they took the Beasts grandchildren and they have awoken the Sleeping Giant in the process; for the Beast has vowed revenge and for a man that killed over a dozen highly armed and armoured Vandals in only his pyjamas and slippers that should be a frighting thought to anyone that invoked his ire, and not to mention the kidnapped the grandchildren of the Jamestown family Patriarch. McKeen might not be returning to his courtroom anytime soon but he will still be conducting judicial business on the mean streets of Seattle; To have an enemy like this is something I wouldn’t wish on anyone, and for those that have chosen to push the Beasts buttons may God have mercy on their souls for this man walks on the frayed edge to begin with, and he is more than willing to commit murder to protect his family and seek a blood soaked revenge. The Beast has some very impressive connections and not to mention many favours owed by some very scary people that will be given free reign within the Emerald City. And once the smoke clears we will once again hear those words All Rise for the Honourable Oliver McKeen…Please be Seated Court is now in Session.

Page Written By Greg Waters <Shadow Beat>