{{AARInfobox|



|Date=2083-04-12


|GM=Brock


|Location=Hong Kong, Walled City


|Ally=Wuxing


|RunnerList={{AARCharacterList|Crazy Hoof|La Rapide|Shy|Gigabite}}
|RunnerCasualties=


|Threat=Deadly


|Metaplot=The Wailing of the Walled City


|OppositionFaction=Courts of the Yama Kings

|}}

[[Category:Runs]] 

==Summary==
Daniel Bowman is an academic in the field of cybertechnology that has been kidnapped by the Black Chrysanthemum triad and taken to the Walled City, he is also the owner of a super platinum DocWagon contract. However DocWagon refuse to enter the Walled City to rescue him, so a team of runners is hired to do this instead.

==Background==
Wuxing has a keen interest in Bowman's ideas and theories and would prefer him alive, they ask around Hong Kong for a team to enter the Walled City and everyone says no. So instead [[Highrise]] finds some gullible foreigners from Seattle to go instead and ends up getting them to agree. He's also able to leverage certain clauses in the DocWagon contract to allow the team to use one of DW's air ambulances for the job and even get them to pay for a subcontracted pilot to fly the thing.

The Black Chrysanthemum's kidnap Bowman from his place of residence in the district of Kowloon, he is currently working at Hong Kong University. They are also interested in his theories, particularly those pertaining to how exactly cybertechnology interacts with essence and the therapies he has developed to stop or at least delay the processes which bring someone to the states of cyberpsychosis.

==The Meet==
The runners are told to meet in a parking garage in Downtown, they are told to be prepared to leave immediately for if they accept the job then they will be taken to an airfield where Mr. Wu ([[Highrise]]) has arranged transport to Hong Kong. The details are explained to them, Bowman's DocWagon wristband has been broken and is broadcasting from the 11th floor of a residential complex in the Walled City. DocWagon are refusing to enter the area as it's too dangerous, the runners are to go in and rescue Bowman doing everything in their power to keep him alive. He offers them 24k each and with some assistance from the team [[Gigabite]] manages to squeeze another 4k out of him. Nevertheless the runners accept and the vehicle drives off toward a private airfield in Snohomish.

Here a cargo plane awaits them, the car drives on and the driver exits the aircraft, then the doors unlock. The plane takes off toward Hong Kong and the team are left to their own devices in the cargo hold of the large transport craft. They are mostly alone apart from three men wearing orange jumpsuits with the emblem of Kowloon High Security Correctional Facility on them, there is also a packed lunch with them. The men seem to have been blinded by a toxin and indicate that they are condemned to death and intended to be food for the infected party, the packed lunch is for Shy. The team, being compassionate individuals leverage information out of the three men by offering them a quick death. This deal is accepted and the team get a contact in the Walled City. [[La Rapide]] isn't one to pass up a free meal and is the only one to partake of Wuxing's thoughtful hospitality.

==The Plan==
With some recon the team gather info about the Walled City, Bowman, and pick up on some of the magical threats that are unique to the area. Not much of this actually helps them as even with detailed searches the information available is very scarce and mostly based on conjecture. It seems a lot of the legwork has been done already by the DocWagon band though, so much so that when the plane arrives in Hong Kong there is a pilot and a DocWagon helicopter waiting for them to take them to the job.

They fly over Kowloon with an escort of HKPF drones and head toward the Walled City, the drones peel off just before entering the boundary. They hover over the roof of Sutcliffe Court attempting to find a good landing spot but it seems there is nothing suitable so rappelling in is the only option. With their keen infected eyes they spot a large commotion as they arrive, there are several armed individuals on the buildings surrounding them who have taken great interest in their arrival, and also an old man on the roof of the building they are infiltrating, who seems to have disappeared by the time they get to roof.

They enter into a very professional formation and start to sweep the building.

==The Run==
The roof is above the 14th floor of Sutcliffe Court and the band is transmitting from the 11th, so the team have some walking to do. The roof staircase is disconnected from the main staircase so they have to traverse the 14th floor initially. They come into contact with some ghouls on this floor who seem interested in them but not hostile, [[Gigabite]] gestures angrily at them to get back into their rooms and they seem to obey, for now. The noise of this encounter seems to have drawn attention however the sounds of feral ghouls grunting at each other echoes throughout the apartment block.

They make it to the staircase undisturbed and head down to the 11th floor. Here they see a reinforced door with a crowd of ghouls around it, the ghouls are beating on the door. Gigabite and [[Crazy Hoof]] manage to intimidate the group who scatter off. They break into the room and set up a lookout outside and a camera to cover both staircases that lead to this floor.

Inside the room they find a number of dead [[Black Chrysanthemum]] Triad members and ghouls, the scene is very grisly. They also find Bowman's DocWagon band, and Bowman himself who has been restrained in the bedroom and hooked up to a series of autoinjectors that are feeding him Narcoject at specific intervals to keep him under. [[Shy]] uses h er first aid skills to bring him around while [[La Rapide]] goes through the security terminal that is present. There is a camera overlooking the inside of the doorway that shows them what happened. Seems that this room was a BC safehouse and the local ghouls were paid protection money in human flesh. This time though the ghouls knew the triads had something important so wanted more from the gangsters to leave them alone. The argument eventually erupts into violence, with the gangsters eventually beating back the ghouls but not before each of them are killed apart from one who manages to lock the door before he bleeds out. Also on the terminal is a lot of Bowman's work, articles and theories that the BC's have lifted from his commlink.

Outside the ghouls have noticed that the door to the meat has now been opened again and things start to go South for the team, through the camera feed they have set up as well they recognise a creepy old man has also taken interest in what they are doing and is lurking nearby. With Bowman in hand the team beat a hasty retreat, as they all exit onto the landing of the apartment they realise they might be in a bit of a predicament.

What sounds like hordes of angry footsteps seem to be converging on them from above and below, hundreds if not thousands of ghouls are now quickly converging on their position and they are left with a choice. Up or Down? By process of elimination and sensibly knowing that there is an airlift option they pick up. They start firing off grenades at the floors above and below and set more as traps in the staircases to deal with the initial waves of the hordes. This works a treat as many ghouls are turned into paste, they manage to get somewhat near the staircase.

This is when the old man reappears a small distance away but he looks much different, now he is a long and tall figure, wearing decaying skin that is stretched over sharp bones. He carries an oversized gnarled wooden walking stick and bears the burden of a small far eastern shrine that rests on his hunched back. Also manifesting is a very ''different'' looking spirit of man, who appears as an old Chinese gentleman with antique robes and rotting flesh. Also, ghouls start pouring out of the rooms on the floor they are on.

With liberal use of grenades and their triggers the team start to fight off the waves of ghouls, [[Shy]] has a moment of concern where the old man manipulates her mind to make her see that her real future lies right here, one filled with happiness and all that she desires. Until the spell is broken when a grenade explodes next to the old man and he disappears as quickly as he appeared. The spirit of man starts flinging concrete slabs around, but not at the team, he attempts to block their escape.

With some quick thinking [[Crazy Hoof]] positions himself between these slabs and the staircase, using his bulk to keep the way clear while the rest of the team exfiltrate.

This they do and they manage to get up the staircase back to floor 14, just one short trip through a swarm of ghouls to get to the roof. The team are engaged again by the ghouls and the old man, this time the old man seems to summon a rainstorm of putrid acid that bursts in from the windows outside and envelops the interior of the building. The interior as well seems to be changing, black decaying vines seems to be growing up the walls like diseased veins, they carry glowing green pustules on them and puddles of thick swampy ichor appear to be forming on the floor. The transformation has not quite finished yet though and the team manage to fight through the ghouls on this floor, shoo off the old man with a knife to the face, and disrupt another spirit of man before they get to the roof.

On the roof the barricade the door behind them and weld it shut, they had already radioed for the pilot to come get them so he arrives shortly after. Looking down at the alleyways around them they can see swarms and swarms of more ghouls flocking to the building. When the chopper arrives they rope back up and manage to fly themselves and Bowman to safety.

==Aftermath==
Wuxing is pleased and pays the runners.

Bowman will take some time to process what he's seen and eventually continue with his work.

The Black Chrysanthemum's have gained some nuanced knowledge in the field of cybertechnology, for the cost of a few mooks.

An ancient and terrible power has seen and assensed the team's auras, he is also upset that they denied his hospitality.

==Rewards==
28,000 Nuyen (14 RVP) or double that in cyberware/bioware/medical.

6 Karma (6 RVP)

6 CDP (2 RVP)

+5 Wuxing Rep

Optional:

Everyone: Cyber-Singularity Seeker (12 RVP)

Contact - Highrise as a 6/1 (6 RVP)

Shy: Battle Hardened (2 RVP)

La Rapide: Codeslinger (10 RVP)

Gigabite: Nasty Trog (10 RVP)

==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==

Never Too Old to Die

2022-04-10T06:04:09Z

Brock: /* Summary */

Never Too Old to Die

2022-04-10T06:03:57Z

Brock: Created page with "{{AARInfobox|   |Date=2083-04-10  |GM=Brock  |Location=Seattle, Puyallup <!-- Optional: Any factions who were al..."

Sexy Bonsai

2022-04-07T02:30:19Z

2022-03-30T21:50:24Z

Brock: /* Rewards */

Don't Mess with Raccoons, Either

2022-03-30T21:50:15Z

Brock: /* Player After Action Reports (AARs) */

Don't Mess with Raccoons, Either

2022-03-30T21:48:36Z

Brock: /* Rewards */

2022-03-28T19:31:18Z

Brock: /* Aspects Description */

{{ContactInfobox|

|Image=[[File:Highrise.jpg|200px]]


|Profession= Wuxing "Mr. Wu" Metahuman Resources Department Analyst and Manager


|Shortblurb1= A well dressed man of Cantonese origin.
|Shortblurb2= Very friendly, amiable, perhaps slightly unprofessional.
|Shortblurb3= He tries to keep conversation above board but occasionally makes awkward dad-jokes.


|OwnersRedditName=Brock


|OwnersDiscordName=MisguidedRocket


|Connection=6


|Archetype=Custom(N, K, A, G)


|Location=Seattle, International District
|Metatype=Human
|AwakenedEmergedOrMundane=Mundane
|Gender=Male
|PreferredPayment=Rumours, Contacts, Expanding his Network
|HobbiesOrVice=Fine Dining
|PersonalLife=Work
|Faction=Wuxing


|Age={{Age|
|Month=02
|Day=03
|Year=2050
|}}

}}

==Overview==
A Wuxing Inc. employee from birth, he is originally from Hong Kong but has relocated to Seattle to work as a liaison to the Corp's Shadowrun side-jobs. He is devoutly loyal to the Corporation first, but also seeks to increase his own worth and ranking within the Corporation. He views his way of doing this as expanding his network of contacts and affiliates as wide as possible and collecting as much information as he can in order to leverage those contacts to further his position.

==Meets==
Highrise will have runners meet him at a restaurant of his choice, the food there will always be good if not necessarily to the taste of the runners, if so he will always provide a meal which will be a selection of his opinion of the best dishes on the menu. This will arrive once the meeting is concluded whether successful or not. He tends to favour places with decor that provides a positive vibe.

Perhaps the only exception to the rule is if the run must be completed within a couple of hours, in which case the meet may take place at a street food vendor, that is also good.

==Aspects Description==

{{AspectTable|

{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Wuxing Travel Service
|Description=Highrise can offer the services of Wuxing to transport a runner (or a team) anywhere in the world, at any time, with no questions asked. This can be given out in the form of a chip for favours granted, as part of a run reward, or used as an active service at a price of (GM Discretion) Nuyen per trip. Note this only covers a single trip, a return journey would double the cost.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Medical Services
|Description=Wuxing has access to some of the best medical services around, Highrise can levy these services at a moments notice. For a small cost (or favour) Highrise can get you or someone you know into a kitted out medical facility that will care for them. They wont even ask you how that unexploded rocket managed to lodge itself into your eyesocket (though they may attempt to find out via other methods.)
}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Wuxing Meta-HR
|Description=He works for Wuxing and has spent his life with the Corp, he has intricate and detailed knowledge of how the Corporation works. +2 When task involves WuXing.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=People Person
|Description=Highrise does not know many things, but he knows many people that know many things, he is very good at sourcing information using his own contacts in the Shadows and legitimate means. +2 on Networking Tests
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Foodie
|Description=He has eaten at a few of the best (note: not always the fanciest) restaurants in Hong Kong and Seattle, and wants to eat at them all, his knowledge of food is wide ranging. He has enough pull to secure last minute bookings in good restaurants. +2 to booking tables at restaurants, knowledge of food, knowledge of food culture
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Feng Shui Consultant
|Description=In the past Highrise worked as a mundane Feng Shui consultant within WuXing. +2 on knowledge checks about Feng Shui and Wujen practices.
|}}
{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Toadie
|Description=While seen as a bit of a sycophant by the Seattle corporate elite, Highrise is nevertheless accepted and his vouch carries some weight, usually enough to at least get someone through the door. +2 to arranging meets with Corporate Agents, getting into Corporate Parties, etc.
|}}


}}


==Dicepools==
{{ContactDicepools}}


==Network==
===Player Characters with this Contact===
{{ContactPlayerConnections}}


===NPC who know this contact===

==Narrative Significant Runs==
{{ContactRuns}}

[[Category:Contacts]]
[[Category:Public Contacts]]

Pippa Yung

2022-03-27T13:26:07Z

Brock: Created page with "{{ContactInfobox|  |Image=200px  |Profession= HKPF Commander <!-- You ca..."

{{ContactInfobox|

|Image=[[File:PippaYung.jpg|200px]]


|Profession= HKPF Commander


|Shortblurb1=
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=


|OwnersRedditName=Brock


|OwnersDiscordName=MisguidedRocket


|Connection=4


|Archetype= Custom (A, N, K, G)


|Location=Hong Kong
|Metatype=Human
|AwakenedEmergedOrMundane=Mundane
|Gender=Female
|PreferredPayment=Favours, Intel
|HobbiesOrVice=Cocktails
|PersonalLife=Single
|Faction=HKPF


|Age={{Age|
|Month=6
|Day=7
|Year=2079
|}}

}}

==Overview==
A commander for an HKPF drag net team, she has many snitches within the Hong Kong underworld and the Seattle triads. She has contacts across the pacific in different HTR teams and has a friendly working rivalry with most of the well known ones.

==Aspects Description==

{{AspectTable|



{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=HTR Commander
|Description=Pippa can mobilise the HKPF drag net at a moment's notice, she is authorised to act on her own intel and as long as she can justify that there are criminals to take down she'll turn up. Often she will arrest her snitches as well to maintain their cover.
|}}

{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Respected Cop
|Description=Pippa has earnt her salt in fighting organised crime syndicates and has a number of contacts with other HTR teams, if she gives them intel they will usually take it in good faith and usually act on it.
|}}

{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Deal Maker
|Description=Pippa knows the value of intel and will often trade freedom for intel, her network of informants is wide and covers many spectrums, she likes to plant multiple snitches in the same organisation to verify the integrity of information.
|}}

{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Syndicate Expert
|Description=Pippa is an expert on who's who and what's what when it comes to organised crime.
|}}

{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Ear of the Council
|Description=Pippa has a few good friends who can reach the HKFEZ council, she can find out what's really going on, or even send a message up to the top if people so desire.
|}}


}}


==Dicepools==
{{ContactDicepools}}


==Network==
===Player Characters with this Contact===
{{ContactPlayerConnections}}


===NPC who know this contact===

==Narrative Significant Runs==
{{ContactRuns}}

[[Category:Contacts]]
[[Category:Public Contacts]]