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Archtmag at 03:09, 6 April 2024

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			==Retcon regarding Naomi. See her page for updated details and do some inference==

	==Summary==		==Summary==

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Player After Action Reports (AARs)

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	==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==		==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==
	[[Nu11st@ck]] "What an evil asshole..murder his wife and his kid just cause she didn't awaken. Enslave some fellow runners to boot, that asshole deserves what happened to him and I'm glad I got to play a part in that..."		[[Nu11st@ck]] "What an evil asshole..murder his wife and his kid just cause she didn't awaken. Enslave some fellow runners to boot, that asshole deserves what happened to him and I'm glad I got to play a part in that..."

			[[Eidolon]]: I try to avoid thinking much on the morality of what happens unless my gut speaks to me... but if this job didn't result in us killing that man... I may have made it a point to do it myself later. There are certain boundaries one shouldn't cross... he crossed a few of them. Good riddance. I'm... somewhat concerned about Naomi and whether what we did was the best thing, but the others seemed to prefer this route and I feel like the poor kid is owed a chance at something even if I don't know the metaphysics.

Archtmag: /* Rewards */

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Rewards

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	==Rewards==		==Rewards==
			10k Nuyen - 5 RVP

			25 Karma - 25 RVP

			10 CDP - 4 RVP

			Optional Rewards:
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			8k Nuyen from the stash loot - 4 RVP

			Gear Rewards from Talismonger - Foci, Formula, Fetishes, Lodge Materials Recreational Drugs. Only out of the 10k.

			Gear Rewards from Ares Stash: Magical gear of select tradition. Speak to me to negotiate details if interested.

			Eidolon getting an R2 Chaos Weapon Focus from Ares Stash

			Optional Contacts: Taken from RVP
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			For Samsara: Mike, Operator of the Blue Room as a 4/2 - (5 RVP)

			For all: Naomi, Blood Shade as a 6/4 - (9 RVP)

			Others potentially an option too, character wise.


			Optional Qualities at chargen rate

			For NullStack and Eidolon: Brilliant Heuristics


			Rep Change:

			For all: +3 Ares Rep

			For Samsara and Scarecrow: +5 Draco Foundation Re

	==Game Quotes==		==Game Quotes==

Archtmag: /* Aftermath */

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Aftermath

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	Eventually, one member of the team suggested the Draco Foundation. As preeminent magical experts and "good guys" maybe they could help her in some way? Naomi, however, was not thrilled with the idea to put it mildly. She couldn't see them reacting well to her, in any capacity. At best she'd be bound, at worst, they'd banish her permanently to the nightmarish Plane of Blood. Still, they convinced to at least hear out the possibility. To at least see what they'd offer.		Eventually, one member of the team suggested the Draco Foundation. As preeminent magical experts and "good guys" maybe they could help her in some way? Naomi, however, was not thrilled with the idea to put it mildly. She couldn't see them reacting well to her, in any capacity. At best she'd be bound, at worst, they'd banish her permanently to the nightmarish Plane of Blood. Still, they convinced to at least hear out the possibility. To at least see what they'd offer.

	Scarecrow contacted her fixer [[Adowa "Moria" Webster\|~~Moira~~]] to see what could be done. Moira, for her part, felt a bit out of depth in this situation, so she said she'd pass it up the chain, and try to get back to them. With a heroic networking roll, Moira's report caught the eye of someone with a bit of pull and a 'non-traditional' role in the organization. After reviewing the case, [[Sybaris]] answered the line.		Scarecrow contacted her fixer, [[Adowa "Moria" Webster\|Moria]], to see what could be done. Moira, for her part, felt a bit out of depth in this situation, so she said she'd pass it up the chain, and try to get back to them. With a heroic networking roll, Moira's report caught the eye of someone with a bit of pull and a 'non-traditional' role in the organization. After reviewing the case, [[Sybaris]] answered the line. Requesting a private interview with Naomi, they spoke over the commlink, away from the team. Eventually, some kind of deal was struck, and Naomi promised to head to the foundation. (for details see Naomi's page)

	==Rewards==		==Rewards==

Archtmag: /* Aftermath */

2023-05-25T10:39:10Z

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	Eventually, one member of the team suggested the Draco Foundation. As preeminent magical experts and "good guys" maybe they could help her in some way? Naomi, however, was not thrilled with the idea to put it mildly. She couldn't see them reacting well to her, in any capacity. At best she'd be bound, at worst, they'd banish her permanently to the nightmarish Plane of Blood. Still, they convinced to at least hear out the possibility. To at least see what they'd offer.		Eventually, one member of the team suggested the Draco Foundation. As preeminent magical experts and "good guys" maybe they could help her in some way? Naomi, however, was not thrilled with the idea to put it mildly. She couldn't see them reacting well to her, in any capacity. At best she'd be bound, at worst, they'd banish her permanently to the nightmarish Plane of Blood. Still, they convinced to at least hear out the possibility. To at least see what they'd offer.

	Scarecrow contacted her fixer [[Adowa "~~Moira~~" Webster\|Moira]] to see what could be done. Moira, for her part, felt a bit out of depth in this situation, so she said she'd pass it up the chain, and try to get back to them. With a heroic networking roll, Moira's report caught the eye of someone with a bit of pull and a 'non-traditional' role in the organization. After reviewing the case, [[Sybaris]] answered the line.		Scarecrow contacted her fixer [[Adowa "Moria" Webster\|Moira]] to see what could be done. Moira, for her part, felt a bit out of depth in this situation, so she said she'd pass it up the chain, and try to get back to them. With a heroic networking roll, Moira's report caught the eye of someone with a bit of pull and a 'non-traditional' role in the organization. After reviewing the case, [[Sybaris]] answered the line.

	==Rewards==		==Rewards==

Archtmag: /* Aftermath */

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Aftermath

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	The team had no way to actually constrain her at this point. The formula was destroyed, and no one on the team was a skilled banisher. Disrupting her wouldn't do anything, as a free spirit she could return relatively simply. Not to mention, some members of the team felt that her story might be more than just a lie, and consigning her to a shittier outcome than she currently suffered bothered some. But at the same time, just letting her go free would very likely lead to more death.		The team had no way to actually constrain her at this point. The formula was destroyed, and no one on the team was a skilled banisher. Disrupting her wouldn't do anything, as a free spirit she could return relatively simply. Not to mention, some members of the team felt that her story might be more than just a lie, and consigning her to a shittier outcome than she currently suffered bothered some. But at the same time, just letting her go free would very likely lead to more death.

			Eventually, one member of the team suggested the Draco Foundation. As preeminent magical experts and "good guys" maybe they could help her in some way? Naomi, however, was not thrilled with the idea to put it mildly. She couldn't see them reacting well to her, in any capacity. At best she'd be bound, at worst, they'd banish her permanently to the nightmarish Plane of Blood. Still, they convinced to at least hear out the possibility. To at least see what they'd offer.

			Scarecrow contacted her fixer [[Adowa "Moira" Webster\|Moira]] to see what could be done. Moira, for her part, felt a bit out of depth in this situation, so she said she'd pass it up the chain, and try to get back to them. With a heroic networking roll, Moira's report caught the eye of someone with a bit of pull and a 'non-traditional' role in the organization. After reviewing the case, [[Sybaris]] answered the line.

	==Rewards==		==Rewards==

Archtmag: /* Aftermath */

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	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==

			The raids themselves could be stopped with a simple tip to Ares. The gear was in the compound and the missing employees were ready to return. That was the easy bit though. The real question was what to do with Naomi. She was quite thankful to the team in the aftermath, happy to be free of her father's commands. Still, she was a blood spirit. Was the joy she took at her father's death simply because she resented what he did to her, or a symptom of a greater capacity for violence? Both?

			The team had no way to actually constrain her at this point. The formula was destroyed, and no one on the team was a skilled banisher. Disrupting her wouldn't do anything, as a free spirit she could return relatively simply. Not to mention, some members of the team felt that her story might be more than just a lie, and consigning her to a shittier outcome than she currently suffered bothered some. But at the same time, just letting her go free would very likely lead to more death.

	==Rewards==		==Rewards==

Archtmag: /* Complications */

2023-05-25T04:06:16Z

Complications

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	The team's paranoia shot through the roof, with ideas about bug spirits and shedim dominating. Assensing eventually showed that she was a high force blood spirit of some kind. This was not received well by the team, obviously, but for whatever reason, the spirit posing as Naomi seemed inclined to talk. so they began an awkward, tense conversation though a chain link gate.		The team's paranoia shot through the roof, with ideas about bug spirits and shedim dominating. Assensing eventually showed that she was a high force blood spirit of some kind. This was not received well by the team, obviously, but for whatever reason, the spirit posing as Naomi seemed inclined to talk. so they began an awkward, tense conversation though a chain link gate.

	Telling them in explicit terms to not cross past the gate, otherwise she'd have to 'do' stuff, she explained quite a bit about what the team was missing. Claiming to actually be Naomi, the spirit said that her father was a blood mage. That he'd mind controlled the missing people, used their skills and access to steal the magical items and make their escape. In regards to herself, Naomi was visibly emotional as she described how her father murdered her, and her mother, in a ritual to make her what she was now. She was still her, but she had power now, the magical ability that she'd always been pushed to gain. Too bad, in her words, that her father enslaved her. The team could see that she was fettered, astral chains in her aura. Naomi told the team she just wanted to be free, that she'd help the team as best she could, given the orders she currently was under.		Telling them in explicit terms to not cross past the gate, otherwise she'd have to 'do' stuff, she explained quite a bit about what the team was missing. Claiming to actually be Naomi, the spirit said that her father was a blood mage. That he'd mind controlled the missing people, used their skills and access to steal the magical items and make their escape. In regards to herself, Naomi was visibly emotional as she described how her father murdered her, and her mother, in a ritual to make her what she was now. She was still her, but she had power now, the magical ability that she'd always been pushed to gain. Too bad, in her words, that her father enslaved her, that he viewed all of this as a gift to her. The team could see that she was fettered, astral chains in her aura. Naomi told the team she just wanted to be free, that she'd help the team as best she could, given the orders she currently was under.

	If what she said was true, either by chance or by some advanced ritual of John, Naomi's memories and personality were the dominant force in the blood shade she now was. Members of the team were varying degrees of skeptical on this. However, either way, they saw a way to divide John's power base, so they decided to listen more.		If what she said was true, either by chance or by some advanced ritual of John, Naomi's memories and personality were the dominant force in the blood shade she now was. Members of the team were varying degrees of skeptical on this. However, either way, they saw a way to divide John's power base, so they decided to listen more.

	Naomi's formula, which her father had used to bind her, was locked and hidden away from her. She still knew the direction though, and offered to send the team towards it. If they could destroy it, and then kill her father, she'd escape the fettering. In return, she wouldn't betray them, and she'd help as best she could.		Naomi's formula, which her father had used to bind her, was locked and hidden away from her. She still knew the direction though, and offered to send the team towards it. If they could destroy it, and then kill her father, she'd escape the fettering. In return, she wouldn't betray them, and she'd help as best she could.

			Agreeing, they headed to the location provided, and crossed a moat of lava to reach an abandoned cellar. Disabling the electronic security measures, they entered without setting off the shaped blast charge waiting to explode them. Inside they found Naomi's formula, inscribed into an old childhood memento of hers. Breaking it, the formula was destroyed. Now they only had to kill John before he called Naomi into combat with them.

			Away from the compound at the time, they waited out nearby, until a truck carrying him and several of his mind controlled minions approached. A pitched battle ensued, with multiple spirits involved. Thankfully, they managed to kill John before Naomi hemorrhaged the team. This broke the spells enslaving the other Ares workers, ending the fight.

			Now, the question remained, what to do next?

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==

Archtmag: /* Complications */

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Complications

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	The team's paranoia shot through the roof, with ideas about bug spirits and shedim dominating. Assensing eventually showed that she was a high force blood spirit of some kind. This was not received well by the team, obviously, but for whatever reason, the spirit posing as Naomi seemed inclined to talk. so they began an awkward, tense conversation though a chain link gate.		The team's paranoia shot through the roof, with ideas about bug spirits and shedim dominating. Assensing eventually showed that she was a high force blood spirit of some kind. This was not received well by the team, obviously, but for whatever reason, the spirit posing as Naomi seemed inclined to talk. so they began an awkward, tense conversation though a chain link gate.

	Telling them in explicit terms to not cross past the gate, otherwise she'd have to 'do' stuff, she explained quite a bit about what the team was missing. Claiming to actually be Naomi, the spirit said that her father was a blood mage. That he'd mind controlled the missing people, used their skills and access to steal the magical items and make their escape. In regards to herself, Naomi was visibly emotional as she described how her father murdered her, and her mother, in a ritual to make her what she was now. She was still her, but she had power now, the magical ability that she'd always been pushed to gain. Too bad, in her words, that her father enslaved her. The team could see that she was fettered, astral chains in her aura. Naomi told the team she just wanted to be free.		Telling them in explicit terms to not cross past the gate, otherwise she'd have to 'do' stuff, she explained quite a bit about what the team was missing. Claiming to actually be Naomi, the spirit said that her father was a blood mage. That he'd mind controlled the missing people, used their skills and access to steal the magical items and make their escape. In regards to herself, Naomi was visibly emotional as she described how her father murdered her, and her mother, in a ritual to make her what she was now. She was still her, but she had power now, the magical ability that she'd always been pushed to gain. Too bad, in her words, that her father enslaved her. The team could see that she was fettered, astral chains in her aura. Naomi told the team she just wanted to be free, that she'd help the team as best she could, given the orders she currently was under.

	If what she said was true, either by chance or by some advanced ritual of John, Naomi's memories and personality were the dominant force in the blood shade she now was. Members of the team were varying degrees of skeptical on this.		If what she said was true, either by chance or by some advanced ritual of John, Naomi's memories and personality were the dominant force in the blood shade she now was. Members of the team were varying degrees of skeptical on this. However, either way, they saw a way to divide John's power base, so they decided to listen more.

			Naomi's formula, which her father had used to bind her, was locked and hidden away from her. She still knew the direction though, and offered to send the team towards it. If they could destroy it, and then kill her father, she'd escape the fettering. In return, she wouldn't betray them, and she'd help as best she could.

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==

Archtmag: /* Complications */

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Complications

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	The team's paranoia shot through the roof, with ideas about bug spirits and shedim dominating. Assensing eventually showed that she was a high force blood spirit of some kind. This was not received well by the team, obviously, but for whatever reason, the spirit posing as Naomi seemed inclined to talk. so they began an awkward, tense conversation though a chain link gate.		The team's paranoia shot through the roof, with ideas about bug spirits and shedim dominating. Assensing eventually showed that she was a high force blood spirit of some kind. This was not received well by the team, obviously, but for whatever reason, the spirit posing as Naomi seemed inclined to talk. so they began an awkward, tense conversation though a chain link gate.

	Telling them in explicit terms to not cross past the gate, otherwise she'd have to 'do' stuff, she explained quite a bit about what the team was missing. Claiming to actually be Naomi, the spirit said that her father was a blood mage. That he'd mind controlled the missing people, used their skills and access to steal the magical items and make their escape. In regards to herself, Naomi was visibly emotional as she described how her father murdered her, and her mother, in a ritual to make her what she was now. If what she said was true, either by chance or by some advanced ritual of John, Naomi's memories and personality were the dominant force in the blood shade she now was. Members of the team were varying degrees of skeptical on this.		Telling them in explicit terms to not cross past the gate, otherwise she'd have to 'do' stuff, she explained quite a bit about what the team was missing. Claiming to actually be Naomi, the spirit said that her father was a blood mage. That he'd mind controlled the missing people, used their skills and access to steal the magical items and make their escape. In regards to herself, Naomi was visibly emotional as she described how her father murdered her, and her mother, in a ritual to make her what she was now. She was still her, but she had power now, the magical ability that she'd always been pushed to gain. Too bad, in her words, that her father enslaved her. The team could see that she was fettered, astral chains in her aura. Naomi told the team she just wanted to be free.

			If what she said was true, either by chance or by some advanced ritual of John, Naomi's memories and personality were the dominant force in the blood shade she now was. Members of the team were varying degrees of skeptical on this.

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==