Ashes of Hope

Ashes of Hope
Date 2085-11-11 GM Bungus Location St Michaels Cathedral, Redmond, Seattle Status Threat Level: Medium
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven Jade Father Jose	Ashen Reapers
Girl Handler Obsidian Raj	Scorch 6x Ashen Reapers
Casualties and losses
	Scorch Captured, 4 reapers Killed, and 2 reapers captured.

Summary

The team gets calls from their fixers and gathers at the Rusted Halo. Once they arrive, their fixer named Jade tells them that they need to defend a cathedral. The team heads over to the cathedral and sets up their defensive setups for an attack, then they handily repel, kill, and capture several of the gangers. Their leader is handed over to Jade for interrogation, and 2 of the survivors are handed over to Father Jose to execute.

Background

The Ashen Reapers have made a threat that they'll attack the Cathedral at sunset. The runners have been called in to fortify the locale in order to make a defensive stand.

The Meet

This Monday afternoon, we find Raj showering before he receives a call from Der Opa who he chats with about his grandkids before he delivers a job offer. Obsidian is in the downtown having lunch with some of her associates where she receives a call from Angélica Cabral about a charity job that she might be interested in. Handler is curled up in her lodge when she receives a call from Ferris regarding a hooding job that she might be interested in. Flinch pings Girl with an offer to defend a church from interlopers, and Girl responds with religious fervor.

The team convenes in the Rusted Halo to meet with Jade, their fixer. She tells the team that she isn't able to pay much, but she needs the runners to defend a cathedral, which is being used as a local refuge for the homeless. A group called the Ashen Reapers have threatened to to burn down the location, so she's calling in the runners to take them out, and potentially capture their leader, Scorch, a physical adept. She offers a bonus for preventing damage to the church and those who reside in it.

The Plan

Raj and Obsidian's task spirit set up a few grenades in order to surprise any ashen Reapers who approach along a few paths. Handler begins casting 77 drams of copper powder across a 70 meter circle centered on the church to start setting up her foundation. Girl goes into the church and performs a few prayers as she uses empathic healing in order heal a couple of injured with burn wounds. She manages to completely heal one of them, and heal a solid portion of the other. The woman thanks her, and Girl begins resting for the fighting to come. With her foundation established, Handler performs a trio of greater rituals. She creates an impressive pair of circles of healing, one for increase reflexes, and another for increase intuition. She also sets up another mindnet between her watchers, corps cadavres, and herself.

The Run

With the setting of the sun, the Ashen Reapers approach and begin their attack. A team of cadavres grapples the reapers to the west, while Girl begins brawling with those on the east. Obsidian executes one of the grappled reapers with a called shot to their vitals. Meanwhile, Raj blasts some of the grunts with stick-n-shock flechettes. Obsidian's guardian spirit opens fire on another of the reapers who catches a bullet in the brain pan. Handler's cadavres finish knocking out the subdued reapers. Girl heads around to the back of the church where she performs a Christ Air cross-bone slamdown to shatter the skull of a reaper planting a satchel bomb. Meanwhile, the rest of the team is jumping Scorch in astral combat. With Scorch detained, Obsidian begins intimidating him into giving up intel.

Aftermath

The team hands Scorch over to Jade for a 2000 nuyen bonus, and receive a 500 nuyen bonus for averting some of the damage to the church.

Rewards

Rewards for 'Ashes of Hope' (Medium): (13 RVP)

• 6k Nuyen (3 RVP) + 2.5k for bounty and bonus from Jade
• or 12k in gear (3 RVP) (Avail 16)
• 10 Karma (10 RVP)

• 2 CDP

Optional, taking from above rewards:

• Jade (C4/L2) (5 RVP)

Game Quotes

Amusing quote from game.

Player After Action Reports (AARs)

Handler

Casting that circle of healing over all of my allies felt incredible. They were all like greased lightning. All of my spirits getting together to jump the adept was also nice. That poor fool didn't realize that he was making a mistake when he astrally perceived my watchers.

Girl

The pastor needed my help. God sent me to him, as an angel he once sent to battle. The mighty were just and rightful, the victory was ours as we deserved it, and earned it.

Raj

That was a very satisfying job. It feels good to fight for a good cause. Fighting for money feels good too, but this is better. I hope Jade finds out who this 'Ember' is. I wouldn't mind removing them with prejudice. Especially if I'm working with people from this crew. Top notch all around.