Concept: Saito is from a long family history of defending humanity from evil kami (Japanese spirits). (How this worked before the Awakening is a story for another time). In the late 19th and 20th century, the family fell on hard times as scientific thought replaced traditional beliefs. Since the Awakening, his family's skills are needed once again. Saito was trained both as a warrior and as a Shinto priest. His family bestowed a 700 year old magical katana upon him to aid his fight. He came to [game city] about ten years ago, and fell on hard times. He has had to work as muscle for the Yakuza to pay gambling debts, and eventually became a Shadowrunner. This does not make his family happy, and he is definitely a black sheep, but they have not disowned him or demanded the sword back yet.
Priorities:
A - Attributes - 24 points
B - Magic - Magic 4, two Rating 4 Magical skills, 7 spells
C - Skills - 28/2
D - Resources - 50,000¥
E - Metatype - Human (1)
Body 3, Agility 4, Reaction 4, Strength 4, Willpower 5, Logic 4, Intuition 4, Charisma 4 [edited after the responses below]
Edge 3 (base of 2, bumped to 3 with Karma), Magic 5 (base 4 plus 1 special attribute point)
Skills (28 points, 2 skill group points, Spellcasting 4 and Banishing 4 "free" from Priorities)
Spellcasting (Combat) 4 (6)
Banishing (Fire Spirits) 4 (6)
Blades (Katana) 6/8
Astral Combat (Weapon Focus) 6/8
Assensing 3
Perception 3
Pistols (Heavy Pistols) 1 (3)
Pilot (Ground) 2
First Aid 2
Knowledge Skills (16 points): Spirit Lore 4, Calligraphy (Kanji) 1 (3), Yakuza 4, Go-Gangs 2, Japanese N (R/W), English 3
Contacts (12 points): Yakuza Lieutenant (C4, L2), Talismonger (C3, L3)
Qualities
-10 Astral Beacon - he stands out
-5 SINner (Japanese National)
-5 Incompetent (Stealth) - he stands out in the meat world too
-4 Mild Addiction to Gambling
Adept Powers (5 points)
1.0 Astral Perception
0.5 Critical Strike (Blades)
1.5 Improved Reflexes 1
1.0 Combat Sense 2
0.5 Pain Resistance 1
0.25 Enhanced Accuracy (Blades)
0.25 Danger Sense 1
Magical Tradition: Shaman
Spells (7): Armor, Heal, Levitate, Mana Bolt, Mana Ball, Lightning Bolt, Lightning Ball
Karma Points: 25 from character creation + 24 from negative qualities = 49
Karma Spent: 25 to get adept powers + 15 to bump edge to 3 + 9 to bond rating 3 weapon focus = 49
Resources
Force 3 Weapon Focus (Katana) 22,000¥ (21000 for focus, 1000 for katana)
(The rest is fairly standard, so I won't list it)
The end result:
Katana: Attack Pool 15 (= 4 Agility + 8 Skill (Blades or Astral Combat) + 3 Weapon Focus), Damage 8P, Acc 8, AP -3
Combat Tactics: Buff self with Armor spell, pick a target (astral or physical) and Attack with spells at range or Katana in melee.
