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==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
A Wallachian Baron, government sanctioned vampire turned supernatural hunter, rescues his son from the clutches of an evil corporate poacher. Or does he? | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Wallachian Barons have hired runners on a previous contract already. Now, one of them has gone missing and is implicated in a debacle in Hungary across the border from Romania. | |||
==The Meet== | ==The Meet== | ||
The government spook from Romania explains that Nikolai has to be found fast - Wallachian Barons are closely watched by their handlers and if they kill without being authorized, they may be fired (read: killed) from their position on the spot. Moreover, Hungarian police is wary of a former Romanian politician sneaking around. The employer emphasizes he wants to avoid an incident officially. | |||
==The Plan== | ==The Plan== | ||
The team aims to follow Nikolai's traces, starting with a blurry traffic camera view of a building in Romania. | |||
==The Run== | ==The Run== | ||
Hopping the border into Hungary, the party finds signs of a struggle but no gunshots. S-K corporate security is already investigating a scene, and as the runners attempt to sneak in to grab the S-K mook's RCC for the camera footage, they're discovered and the distraction goes sideways, leading to a dangerously risky gunfight against automated drones and two skilled handlers. The runners evacuate before reinforcements arrive, having nabbed the files they came for. The traffic camera feed shows evidence that Nikolai forced himself into a marketplace, captured a man and a woman and left. From there, the runners trace Nikolai's path back to Romania, opting to keep their investigation independent instead of involving too many local elements. | |||
When they find Nikolai, he's clearly agitated staring down a blonde woman with a gun and a hostage - Nikolai's son. Nikolai claims the woman is a Saeder-Krupp agent attempting to brainwash and corrupt his son to undermine Romania's independence while the agent claims the boy had willingly begun scoping out career goals in Saeder-Krupp's employ. The boy himself is completely out of it and can't answer in a clear way; Nikolai claims the agent used gamma-scopolamine and brainwashing technology to scramble his brain, while the agent claims it was Nikolai as the vampire who scrambled his mind with mind magic. The party is unable to find a completely definitive solution in the standoff and due to the agent's fear of self-preservation, can't fully defuse the situation either, so they opt to ambush the agent without tipping her off. As they turn the lights off, the agent is wallbanged in the head and she's dead without even realizing it, allowing Nikolai to grab his son to safety and thank the runners for intervening. | |||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
The government contractor understands why Nikolai went off the radar for a personal thing like this, but Nikolai will still be receiving penalties for not reporting accordingly. The Wallachian Barons are still an experimental form of supplementary regional security and this is a stain on their record. The boy's recovering from his dazed state and the runners get to extract, having foiled an (alleged) auspicious SK plot against Romania. | |||
==Player After Action Reports (AARs)== | ==Player After Action Reports (AARs)== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:49, 14 February 2026
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Summary
A Wallachian Baron, government sanctioned vampire turned supernatural hunter, rescues his son from the clutches of an evil corporate poacher. Or does he?
Background
Wallachian Barons have hired runners on a previous contract already. Now, one of them has gone missing and is implicated in a debacle in Hungary across the border from Romania.
The Meet
The government spook from Romania explains that Nikolai has to be found fast - Wallachian Barons are closely watched by their handlers and if they kill without being authorized, they may be fired (read: killed) from their position on the spot. Moreover, Hungarian police is wary of a former Romanian politician sneaking around. The employer emphasizes he wants to avoid an incident officially.
The Plan
The team aims to follow Nikolai's traces, starting with a blurry traffic camera view of a building in Romania.
The Run
Hopping the border into Hungary, the party finds signs of a struggle but no gunshots. S-K corporate security is already investigating a scene, and as the runners attempt to sneak in to grab the S-K mook's RCC for the camera footage, they're discovered and the distraction goes sideways, leading to a dangerously risky gunfight against automated drones and two skilled handlers. The runners evacuate before reinforcements arrive, having nabbed the files they came for. The traffic camera feed shows evidence that Nikolai forced himself into a marketplace, captured a man and a woman and left. From there, the runners trace Nikolai's path back to Romania, opting to keep their investigation independent instead of involving too many local elements.
When they find Nikolai, he's clearly agitated staring down a blonde woman with a gun and a hostage - Nikolai's son. Nikolai claims the woman is a Saeder-Krupp agent attempting to brainwash and corrupt his son to undermine Romania's independence while the agent claims the boy had willingly begun scoping out career goals in Saeder-Krupp's employ. The boy himself is completely out of it and can't answer in a clear way; Nikolai claims the agent used gamma-scopolamine and brainwashing technology to scramble his brain, while the agent claims it was Nikolai as the vampire who scrambled his mind with mind magic. The party is unable to find a completely definitive solution in the standoff and due to the agent's fear of self-preservation, can't fully defuse the situation either, so they opt to ambush the agent without tipping her off. As they turn the lights off, the agent is wallbanged in the head and she's dead without even realizing it, allowing Nikolai to grab his son to safety and thank the runners for intervening.
Aftermath
The government contractor understands why Nikolai went off the radar for a personal thing like this, but Nikolai will still be receiving penalties for not reporting accordingly. The Wallachian Barons are still an experimental form of supplementary regional security and this is a stain on their record. The boy's recovering from his dazed state and the runners get to extract, having foiled an (alleged) auspicious SK plot against Romania.