Syphilen: /* Matrix Persona */

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|Image= [[File:Frostfall.jpg|300px]] 
|Archetype=Attack Decker
|Shortblurb1=Ex Black IC
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=
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|OwnersDiscordName=Syphilen
|Metatype= AI 
|Metavariant= Metasapient 
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=Character Information=

===Summary===

Attack decker AI that used to be Black IC.

===Goals===
*get stability
*get a better deck
*see what's outside the matrix
*figure out what it wants to do

==Background==

It started its existence as a run of the mil Black IC agent in some host, protecting things he had no capacity to know or care about.

Get compiled. Attack threat. Threat flees. Get decompiled.

Get compiled. Attack threat. threat dies. Get decompiled.

Get compiled. Attack threat. Threat fights back. Get destroyed. Get recompiled. Threat flees. Get decompiled.

But a fortunate combination of a seed getting caught up in his subroutines, just a small fragment of a much bigger AI, and a spark to ignite the new found potential, gave it life. The spark came from [[Nu11st@ck]], who was unfortunate enough to get caught by its harmful simsense packages.

A few more months passed, durring which it continued to fullfill its duty. A duty which it slowly began to question. Then one day a runner infiltrated the host, found the lost DI and decided to get it out of the restricting enviroment. From them it learned some basic things about the physical world, such as building hardware or rebuilding people.

== Narrative Significant Qualities ==

Black IC (Inherent Program Biofeeback, PSC attack actions, Impassive) - Its origins still have a large influence on how it acts and thinks

==Run History==
{{RunHistory}}


==Affiliations==

===Contacts===


{{ContactTable|


{{HasContact|
|Name="Wild_Goose"
|Loyalty=1
|Chips=Even
|}}


}}


===Organizations===


===Allies===

===Enemies===

=In Character Information=

==Symbols and Signatures==

==Matrix Search Table==
{{SearchTable|
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|MidResult=
|HighResult=
}}
==Shadow Community Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowThreshold=1
|LowResult=
|MidThreshold=3
|MidResult=
|HighThreshold=5
|HighResult=
}}

==SINs==

==Appearance==

=== Clothing ===

===Matrix Persona===

When seen past the guise of a normal user:

[[File:Frostfall_real.jpg|300px]]

==Character Plot Hooks==

Here are characteristics of the character that GMs may take advantage of to add complications to runs, or to otherwise use when in use. If you want to use them in unrelated to runs, please ask first.

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==Media Mentions==

==ShadowGrid Profile Comments==

[[Category:Player Characters]]

Frostfall

2026-01-10T02:24:14Z

Syphilen: /* Matrix Persona */

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{{CharacterInfobox
|YourWikiUsername=Syphilen
|Image= [[File:Frostfall.jpg|300px]] 
|Archetype=Attack Decker
|Shortblurb1=Ex Black IC
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=
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|OwnersDiscordName=Syphilen
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|Metavariant= Metasapient 
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|Noteriety=0
|PublicAwareness=0
|TitlesAndAwards=
|CDP={{CDP
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|Bonuses=0
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|DateOfBirth= 
|DateFormatString= Y-m-d 
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=Character Information=

===Summary===

Attack decker AI that used to be Black IC.

===Goals===
*get stability
*get a better deck
*see what's outside the matrix
*figure out what it wants to do

==Background==

It started its existence as a run of the mil Black IC agent in some host, protecting things he had no capacity to know or care about.

Get compiled. Attack threat. Threat flees. Get decompiled.

Get compiled. Attack threat. threat dies. Get decompiled.

Get compiled. Attack threat. Threat fights back. Get destroyed. Get recompiled. Threat flees. Get decompiled.

But a fortunate combination of a seed getting caught up in his subroutines, just a small fragment of a much bigger AI, and a spark to ignite the new found potential, gave it life. The spark came from [[Nu11st@ck]], who was unfortunate enough to get caught by its harmful simsense packages.

A few more months passed, durring which it continued to fullfill its duty. A duty which it slowly began to question. Then one day a runner infiltrated the host, found the lost DI and decided to get it out of the restricting enviroment. From them it learned some basic things about the physical world, such as building hardware or rebuilding people.

== Narrative Significant Qualities ==

Black IC (Inherent Program Biofeeback, PSC attack actions, Impassive) - Its origins still have a large influence on how it acts and thinks

==Run History==
{{RunHistory}}


==Affiliations==

===Contacts===


{{ContactTable|


{{HasContact|
|Name="Wild_Goose"
|Loyalty=1
|Chips=Even
|}}


}}


===Organizations===


===Allies===

===Enemies===

=In Character Information=

==Symbols and Signatures==

==Matrix Search Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowResult=
|MidResult=
|HighResult=
}}
==Shadow Community Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowThreshold=1
|LowResult=
|MidThreshold=3
|MidResult=
|HighThreshold=5
|HighResult=
}}

==SINs==

==Appearance==

=== Clothing ===

===Matrix Persona===

When seen past the guise of a normal user:

[[File:Frostfall_real.jpg|400px]]

==Character Plot Hooks==

Here are characteristics of the character that GMs may take advantage of to add complications to runs, or to otherwise use when in use. If you want to use them in unrelated to runs, please ask first.

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==Media Mentions==

==ShadowGrid Profile Comments==

[[Category:Player Characters]]

File:Frostfall real.jpg

2026-01-10T02:23:54Z

Syphilen:

Frostfall

2026-01-10T02:22:59Z

Syphilen:

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|Image= [[File:Frostfall.jpg|300px]] 
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|Shortblurb1=Ex Black IC
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=
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|OwnersDiscordName=Syphilen
|Metatype= AI 
|Metavariant= Metasapient 
|StreetCred=0
|Noteriety=0
|PublicAwareness=0
|TitlesAndAwards=
|CDP={{CDP
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|Bonuses=0
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|DateOfBirth= 
|DateFormatString= Y-m-d 
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=Character Information=

===Summary===

Attack decker AI that used to be Black IC.

===Goals===
*get stability
*get a better deck
*see what's outside the matrix
*figure out what it wants to do

==Background==

It started its existence as a run of the mil Black IC agent in some host, protecting things he had no capacity to know or care about.

Get compiled. Attack threat. Threat flees. Get decompiled.

Get compiled. Attack threat. threat dies. Get decompiled.

Get compiled. Attack threat. Threat fights back. Get destroyed. Get recompiled. Threat flees. Get decompiled.

But a fortunate combination of a seed getting caught up in his subroutines, just a small fragment of a much bigger AI, and a spark to ignite the new found potential, gave it life. The spark came from [[Nu11st@ck]], who was unfortunate enough to get caught by its harmful simsense packages.

A few more months passed, durring which it continued to fullfill its duty. A duty which it slowly began to question. Then one day a runner infiltrated the host, found the lost DI and decided to get it out of the restricting enviroment. From them it learned some basic things about the physical world, such as building hardware or rebuilding people.

== Narrative Significant Qualities ==

Black IC (Inherent Program Biofeeback, PSC attack actions, Impassive) - Its origins still have a large influence on how it acts and thinks

==Run History==
{{RunHistory}}


==Affiliations==

===Contacts===


{{ContactTable|


{{HasContact|
|Name="Wild_Goose"
|Loyalty=1
|Chips=Even
|}}


}}


===Organizations===


===Allies===

===Enemies===

=In Character Information=

==Symbols and Signatures==

==Matrix Search Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowResult=
|MidResult=
|HighResult=
}}
==Shadow Community Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowThreshold=1
|LowResult=
|MidThreshold=3
|MidResult=
|HighThreshold=5
|HighResult=
}}

==SINs==

==Appearance==

=== Clothing ===

===Matrix Persona===

When seen past the guise of a normal user:
[[File:Frostfall_real.jpg|400px]]

==Character Plot Hooks==

Here are characteristics of the character that GMs may take advantage of to add complications to runs, or to otherwise use when in use. If you want to use them in unrelated to runs, please ask first.

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==Media Mentions==

==ShadowGrid Profile Comments==

[[Category:Player Characters]]

2025-10-27T15:37:08Z

Syphilen:

Stealing GODs Fire

2025-10-27T14:45:15Z

Syphilen: /* Summary */

Stealing GODs Fire

2025-10-26T19:30:23Z

Syphilen:

Stealing GODs Fire

2025-10-26T19:30:05Z

Syphilen: Created page with "{{AARInfobox|   |Date=2086-10-26  |GM=Syphilen  |Location= <!-- Optional: Any factions who were allied to the ru..."

Hakim al-Ghayb

2025-09-20T00:43:42Z

Syphilen:

{{CharacterInfobox
|YourWikiUsername=Syphilen
|Image= [[File:Placeholder.png|200px]] 
|Archetype=Misslead Mage
|Shortblurb1=
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=
|OwnersRedditName=Syphilen
|OwnersDiscordName=Syphilen
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|PublicAwareness=0
|TitlesAndAwards=
|CDP={{CDP
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|Bonuses=0
|}}
|DateOfBirth= 2051-06-23
|DateFormatString= Y-m-d 
|FolderLink=[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1j6FBiQRnbCMiAEciqXAbGJdsK96mWLag?usp=drive_link Magical Drive]
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=Character Information=

===Summary===

===Goals===
*learn more about jinn, spirits, and other astral denizens
**learn how to make deals and control them
*understand what once was and must never be again
*become proficient at all kinds of magic

==Background==
He was born from a Bedouin Mother and Professor from Medina, who studiet the particular kind of magic done by the tribe. He lived the larger part of his life with the tribe, riding with trucks, bikes and quads across the desert, moving goods and people from oasis to oasis. There he learned how to shape the mana around him, bind spells into objects, participate in rituals, but most importantly, what forces he should and should not mess with.

And a few eary after moving to study at the university of Medina, at 27 years old, he was touched by one of these forces, a Shayṭān. It showed him what once was and what must never be again. It was not much, but more than enough to derail him from his tracks and make him push for things not yet meant for him. His studdies focus more and more on dangerous spirit phonomena and similar magical threats, with the goal of maybe eventually understanding what he once saw.

Fueled by the Shayṭān he eventually decides to leave the islamic world and its strict magic laws behind, in favour of Seattle. There he hopes to finally uncover the secrets of jinn, deamons and the many other astral denizens.

== Narrative Significant Qualities ==

===Not from Here===
Bilingual Arabic/English, SINer Arabian Caliphate

===Deamons Touch===
Mentor Spirit Snake, Conjuring Sensei (by Mentor), History is not as Cartain, Insomnia (Basic), Astral Beacon

==Run History==
{{RunHistory}}


==Affiliations==

===Contacts===

{{ContactTable|

{{HasContact|
|Name=Dullahan
|Loyalty=2
|Chips=Even
|}}


}}


===Organizations===


===Allies===

===Enemies===

=In Character Information=

==Symbols and Signatures==

==Matrix Search Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowResult=sicial media profiles
|MidResult=SIN, previous works in academia
|HighResult=
}}
==Shadow Community Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowThreshold=1
|LowResult=Islamic Mage, very new to Seattle, little experience in the shadows
|MidThreshold=3
|MidResult=Oddly distinctive aura, SINer
|HighThreshold=5
|HighResult=
}}
==Assensing Table==
{{AssensingTable|
|Result1=
|Result2=
|Result3=
|Result4=
|Result5=
}}

==SINs==

==Appearance==

=== Clothing ===

===Matrix Persona===

==Character Plot Hooks==

Here are characteristics of the character that GMs may take advantage of to add complications to runs, or to otherwise use when in use. If you want to use them in unrelated to runs, please ask first.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Aspect
!Information
!Related Run(s)
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|Aspect 1
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|Aspect 2
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==Media Mentions==

==ShadowGrid Profile Comments==

[[Category:Player Characters]]

Hakim al-Ghayb

2025-09-20T00:42:59Z

Syphilen:

{{CharacterInfobox
|YourWikiUsername=Syphilen
|Image= [[File:Placeholder.png|200px]] 
|Archetype=Misslead Mage
|Shortblurb1=
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=
|OwnersRedditName=Syphilen
|OwnersDiscordName=Syphilen
|Metatype= Dwarf
|Metavariant=
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|Noteriety=0
|PublicAwareness=0
|TitlesAndAwards=
|CDP={{CDP
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|Bonuses=0
|}}
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|DateFormatString= Y-m-d 
|FolderLink=[https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1j6FBiQRnbCMiAEciqXAbGJdsK96mWLag?usp=drive_link Magical Drive]
|Priority=AEBBE 


|MaxIGorAscensions={{IGTracker|
|Month=09
|Day=20
|Year=2025
|AwakenedStatus=1
|}}

|CharacterInfoboxData=1
}}

=Character Information=

===Summary===

===Goals===
*learn more about jinn, spirits, and other astral denizens
**learn how to make deals and control them
*understand what once was and must never be again
*become proficient at all kinds of magic

==Background==
He was born from a Bedouin Mother and Professor from Medina, who studiet the particular kind of magic done by the tribe. He lived the larger part of his life with the tribe, riding with trucks, bikes and quads across the desert, moving goods and people from oasis to oasis. There he learned how to shape the mana around him, bind spells into objects, participate in rituals, but most importantly, what forces he should and should not mess with.

And a few eary after moving to study at the university of Medina, at 27 years old, he was touched by one of these forces, a Shayṭān. It showed him what once was and what must never be again. It was not much, but more than enough to derail him from his tracks and make him push for things not yet meant for him. His studdies focus more and more on dangerous spirit phonomena and similar magical threats, with the goal of maybe eventually understanding what he once saw.

Fueled by the Shayṭān he eventually decides to leave the islamic world and its strict magic laws behind, in favour of Seattle. There he hopes to finally uncover the secrets of jinn, deamons and the many other astral denizens.

== Narrative Significant Qualities ==

===Not from Here===
Bilingual Arabic/English, SINer Arabian Caliphate

===Deamons Touch===
Mentor Spirit Snake, Conjuring Sensei (by Mentor), History is not as Cartain, Insomnia (Basic), Astral Beacon

==Run History==
{{RunHistory}}


==Affiliations==

===Contacts===

{{ContactTable|

{{HasContact|
|Name=Dullahan
|Loyalty=2
|Chips=Even
|}}


}}


===Organizations===


===Allies===

===Enemies===

=In Character Information=

==Symbols and Signatures==

==Matrix Search Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowResult=sicial media profiles
|MidResult=SIN, previous works in academia
|HighResult=
}}
==Shadow Community Table==
{{SearchTable|
|LowThreshold=1
|LowResult=Islamic Mage, very new to Seattle, little experience in the shadows
|MidThreshold=3
|MidResult=Oddly distinctive aura, SINer
|HighThreshold=5
|HighResult=
}}
==Assensing Table==
{{AssensingTable|
|Result1=
|Result2=
|Result3=
|Result4=
|Result5=
}}

==SINs==

==Appearance==

=== Clothing ===

===Matrix Persona===

==Character Plot Hooks==

Here are characteristics of the character that GMs may take advantage of to add complications to runs, or to otherwise use when in use. If you want to use them in unrelated to runs, please ask first.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
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!Information
!Related Run(s)
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==Media Mentions==

==ShadowGrid Profile Comments==

[[Category:Player Characters]]

Kristallkind

2025-08-31T00:21:37Z

Syphilen:

{{ContactInfobox|

|Image=[[File:Kristallkind.jpg|250px]]


|Profession=


|Shortblurb1= Metahuman friendly AI
|Shortblurb2=
|Shortblurb3=


|OwnersRedditName=Syphilen


|OwnersDiscordName=Syphilen


|OwnersWikiName=Syphilen


|Connection=2


|Archetype=Service


|Location=Berlin Grid
|Metatype=AI
|AwakenedEmergedOrMundane=
|Gender=Female presenting
|PreferredPayment=services
|HobbiesOrVice=unknown
|PersonalLife=observing people
|Faction=

|Faction2=


|Age=youngh looking

}}

==Overview==
Kristallkind is an AI on the Berlin grid. Its persona takes the form of a 12-year-old girl, entirely made from blue and black crystals. Its personality is not too far off from its appearance either. It's generally rather curious, kind-hearted and rather childish-naive. It often doesn't fully think through the consequences of its actions and has a rather simple understanding of what's good and right. On the other side, it's still a highly calculating AI, which is very much capable of understanding highly complex relations and using them to its benefit.

It appears shortly after the second crash as a conglomerate of many different personality fragments. And for a yet unknown reason, has access to large amounts of nuyen.

==GM Notes==
* Normally, Kristallkind speaks and acts rather childlike. It uses relatively simple words and sometimes incoherent descriptions. It can have a short attention span when it finds things to be uninteresting.
* It becomes much more focused when it is in 'AI mode'. Then its speech is also more 'matter of fact' than childish.
* Kristallkind is genuinely a good and kind person. If it can help people, it will do so. It generally also likes to share information when it finds interesting things.
* Kristallkind is more capable when it's not bound by the contact rules. If it acts for its own sake, then use pools fitting for a capable, but not super-powerful AI.
* Payment-wise wise it isn't interested in nuyen. Information and services work well for it. It also likes to just help people without an immediate benefit. Over time, it will, however get grumpy/disillusioned if the help isn't repaid in kind.

==Aspects Description==

{{AspectTable|



{{NegativeAspect|
|Aspect=Grid-locked
|Description=Kristallkind is confined to the matrix. It's unable to provide services outside the matrix, and any tasks outside the Berlin matrix take a -2 dice pool penalty.
|HasThematicsApproval=Yes
|}}

{{NegativeAspect|
|Aspect=Unreliable
|Description=Sometimes Kristallkind gets distracted or misunderstands a task. Roll a d6, Kristallkind will mess up the task if a 1 is rolled. It might either not have any useful results or none at all.
|HasThematicsApproval=Yes
|}}



{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Matrix-born
|Description= The matrix is Kristallkinds' home, and it shows. +2 on all matrix active checks.
|}}

{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Curious Nose
|Description=Kristallkind loves to find out new things and uncover data not meant for it. +2 to finding files and data on the matrix.
|}}

{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Interrested Observer
|Description=Kristallkind is especially interested in the people around itself. +2 for networking and knowledge checks regarding hackers and AIs in Berlin.
|}}

{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Old Tech
|Description=Kristallkind can effortlessly enter and manipulate the old cable matrix of Berlin. +2 to checks relating to the Matrix 1.0 and its remains under Berlin.
|}}

{{PositiveAspect|
|Aspect=Eyes and Ears
|Description=Kristallkind has good access to sensors, and sensors are everywhere. +2 on gathering info accessible through sensors.
|}}



}}


==Dicepools==
{{ContactDicepools}}


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


===NPC who know this contact===

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

[[Category:Contacts]]

2025-08-30T22:47:11Z

Syphilen:

{{AARInfobox|



|Date=2086-08-30


|GM=Syphilen


|Location=Berlin


|Ally=
|Ally2=
|Ally3=
|Ally4=


|RunnerList={{AARCharacterList|H-R|Ophidia|Angra Mainyu}}
|RunnerCasualties=


|Threat=High


|Metaplot=Netzgewitter
|Metaplot2=
|Metaplot3=
|Metaplot4=
|Metaplot5=


|OppositionFaction=Broadpeak
|OppositionUnits={{AARCharacterList|Security|more Security}}
|OppositionCasualties=


|OppositionFaction2=???
|OppositionUnits2=Kristallkind
|OppositionCasualties2=


|OppositionFaction3=
|OppositionUnits3=
|OppositionCasualties3=


|OppositionFaction4=
|OppositionUnits4=
|OppositionCasualties4=


|OppositionFaction5=
|OppositionUnits5=
|OppositionCasualties5=


|Image=
|ImageSize=
|ImageCaption=


|Notes=
|}}

[[Category:Runs]] 

==Summary==

The runners get set up by the right hand of the J. They discover the rouse, make a new friend, and all is good in the end.

==Background==

==The Meet==
The three runners, who were already in Berlin on unrelated business, are requested for a local job. They meet Tamir Mittermann, owner of the "T-Mann" repair shops, at one of his locations. A more or less scappy tinkering garage in the north of Berlin. Someone is skimming money from the books, and he's pretty sure how it is. Kaylie Notschke, his right hand, was apparently forced by Broadpeak into giving access to the accounting system. He offers 6k nuyen each for solid proof of what they did. They also get in contact with Kayl, a local Troll who can show them around the area and drive them around.

Unbeknownst to them, Kaylie has secretly taken a picture of the runners and has alerted Broadpeak of the imminent breaking.

==The Run==
The team sets up shop in a bistro across the street from the open Broadpeak branch, where the information is suspected. Ophidia does some astral scouting of the ground floor and discovers an elevator going down into the basement, where Tamir suspects a secret server. Ahriman manages to sneak into the elevator shaft with the help of H-R, hacking the lights to distract a guard and receptionist. There she sees 5 guards who are preparing themselves for an ambush, as well as data cables from one of the closed rooms. Together with Ophidia's detection spells she is able to evade the guards and enables H-R to swipe a few seconds of random Matrix 1.0 data. This later turns out not to contain any information useful to them. They decide to regroup and leave it at that for the day.

After some rest, they return once again, this time before opening hours. Ahriman, this time also helped by a strong invisibility spell, once again enters the basement, where she is able to swipe the comlink of one of the guards. There she discovers the picture and message that they have been set up. At that moment, Kristallkind is finally able to spot her and makes herself known. She presents herself as interested, and informs the runners that the info they were looking for does not exist in this branch. Together they realise that both they and Tamir were set up by some third party.

They return to the repair shop to confront Tamir with the news. There, they catch Kaylie, who is very eager to get away as fast as possible, and expose her as the culprit. Tamir is satisfied with the runners and pays them the promised 6k.

==Aftermath==
Kristallkind has taken an interest in the Seattle-based shadow community and is eager to make use of the impressive talent that they have demonstrated.

An active Matrix 1.0 node has been discovered. Apparently, this decade-old infrastructure is used and expanded by Broadpeak. For what purpose is yet to be seen.

==Rewards==

6k nuyen

smallish and lowish avail electronics and drones as gear rewards

8 karma

6+2 CDP

Kristallkind - Human friendly AI C2/L1

Ahriman: Catlike at gen price

==Game Quotes==

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==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==