Blood From a Stone

Blood From a Stone
Date 2085-12-05 GM Sarcarian Location Royal Caribbean Cruise off Coast of Havana. Status Threat Level: High
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven	Aztechnology
Zenith Caliban Gigabite Poe	Character1 Character2
Casualties and losses
	Flavia Sosa and the embarrassment of several Jaguar guards.

Summary

An Aztechnology exec with a potent blood magic artifact is about to take a pleasure cruise on an Aztechnology owned ship. A notorious pirate wants the gem and hired our runners through an intermediary to get it for her.

Background

A potent and initiated blood mage was going on vacation out of Aztlan and the Golden Hind wants a minor artifact blood ruby she typically has on her person. Flavia Sosa, an initiated aztechnology executive had plans on performing a massive blood ritual in the Bermuda triangle, given the team a chance to catch her in a less protected position than in Aztlan proper to attempt and steal the stone.

The Meet

The meet took place in a host, and went relatively quickly and well. With limited description the team put together that the target was likely a blood magic foci and the owner was almost certainly an initiated blood mage and the cruise was heading for the Bermuda Triangle. Gigabite at this point was furiously struggling and seizing through most of the meet, due to interaction with VR. Ultimately the team made some convincing arguments, backed up by Gigabite and got a solid information package and pay upgrade out of the deal.

The Plan

Get to Havanna, get on the boat, probably kill the blood mage. This is about as far of an organized plan as our team had it with each other, and went ham on ship to find ways to make it work.

The Run

Gigabite took on the identity of a famous PCC rocker with a strong Aztlan fan base and quickly began traveling the ship looking for the targets and ingratiating themselves to the staff. Zenith scoped out the decks and socialized making similar attempts. At the same time, Caliban already armed with a ton of information from the legwork and pre-boarding period dug into the systems controlling the boat coms and started hunting the spider. Poe used Detection magic which failed and eventually enlisted spiritual assistance to find the target gemstone and the owner. Additionally accidentally finding another Mage doing a summoning ritual and an assasin applying poison to a crystal knife that would come in incredibly handy later.

Gigs took to working the rich and powerful on the boat, eventually pushing them into a frenzy of attacking the staff and ships teams all over the ship in a fit of idle rich narcissism, while also playing the rest of the crew against the rich and adding to incidents and agitation across the ship. As this was happening, and in the process of trying to get a better understanding of ships systems, Caliban encounters the Ships security spider and quickly and mercilessly kills the man with 31 fun damage.

Then Gigs took the stage as a famous ork rocker, and started a full on riot. Aztech security forces deployed to quell the rioters and all hell broke lose. In the resulting low grade riots and security forces, Poe calls for Zenith to make their move, stepping out on to the rear deck to start looking for sea creatures for additional distractions. Zenith quickly dispatched a few Jaguar guards on the way to the vault and Caliban assisted making short work of the rest. At this point Poe has a notion and realizes the assasin and the blood mage were both at the concert, and sent a task mouse to influence the unrelated to any of this assassin that she needs to be kill that obvious blood mage over there. Heart stabbing proceeds.

Zenith makes their way to the vault and makes short work of the security systems, grabbing the stone and a few other rare valuables on the way out. At this point an off-leash blood shade comes for Poe on the rear deck who thankfully, for once, was not channeling due to the environment. The Spirit manifested and Poe called down a fresh guardian to fight it in the astral as he starts winging spells. It got hairy for a moment but ultimately the mysad won the battle as Zenith prepped a zodiac escape craft to steal and head off board with, with a spiritual assist of their own. Poe confirmed the blood mage was dead and flopped into the Zodiac to fan all over Zenith for the ride back to Havana. Both of them making fun of the spirit trapped within the stone before parting with it. Caliban and Gigs got to enjoy a few days R&R On the ship before heading home.

Aftermath

Narrative Consequences: -The Golden Hind receives the Bloodstone from the runners, adding the gem to her pirate horde. -The cruise ship s is saved from mass blood sacrifice ritual in the midst of the Bermuda Triangle.

Rewards

REWARDS for "Blood From a Stone:" 30,000 nuyen 1 karma 2 CDP Optional Contact: The Golden Hind (C6/L1 Pirate) for 6 RVP or 12 CDP Optional Contact: Irena Tachikov (C6/L1 Evo Acquisitions Specialist) for 6 RVP or 12 CDP Optional Gear Reward: Augmentations @ gear reward prices (comes with RoF: Evo w/o genewipe)

Game Quotes

Amusing quote from game.

Player After Action Reports (AARs)

Poe "Go onto a cruise ship without my guns, my heavy armor, or my regular spiritual accomplices, to steal a Blood Magic artifact from a Blood Mage, and don't risk my David Cartel contacts. Somehow we pulled this off. I feel a little bad about how murderous I had to get to make it work, but the world is almost certainly better without that woman."