Drums in the Deep

Drums in the Deep
Date 2081-03-24 GM Tekomandor Location Unincorporated territory, Salish-Shidhe Council Result Victory: Draco Foundation
Factions Involved
Draco Foundation	Society for the History of the American Arcane (Wuxing)	Aztechnology
Units involved
Boris Cathawk Doctor Marvel	Dr. Armin Thield Unnamed researchers	Unknown, estimated platoon-sized unit.
Casualties and losses
Doctor Marvel faced nearly mortal wounds from drain.	All civilian researchers KIA except Dr. Thield.	All combatants KIA.

Summary

Dr. Marvel gets mixed up in a conflict between the Draco Foundation, a Wuxing subsidiary, and Aztechnology in a remarkably well-preserved Fourth World ruin.

Background

Toward the end of the Fourth World, the entire planet was overrun by colossal, nightmarish beings known as "Horrors." The Horrors systematically wiped out nearly all sapient life on Earth, with a few survivors living in underground fortresses caring little for what previously divided them. The Society for the History of the American Arcane, a subsidiary of Wuxing, Incorporated, located such a site in a remote part of the Salish-Shidhe Council's territory. With their arcano-archaeologist indisposed following an untimely car accident, they looked into hiring a shadowrunner.

The Meet

One afternoon, Dr. Marvel receives a call from Rick Rampant while in her Downtown apartment. Rick explains that he had an odd request Dr. Marvel would be perfect for: an arcano-archaeological expedition. She enthusiastically accepts, then is directed to JJ's Brunch House in Downtown, where she meets with a middle-aged dwarf named Dr. Armin Thield. Dr. Thield offers 10,000¥ for a week-long study of a site for the Society for the History of the American Arcane, a Wuxing subsidiary responsible for more than a few thaumaturgical breakthroughs over the last decade and known not to be afraid of getting its hands dirty. Dr. Marvel enthusiastically accepts. After a quick stop by her apartment to gather her enchanting supplies, she is flown off to the dig site.

The Plan

Once there, Dr. Marvel meets the research team, consisting of Dr. Thield and several associates as well as two shadowrunners who have been hired for protection: a Russian gunslinger named Boris and a taciturn woman named Cathawk. Boris does the talking, and after a dull lecture on not touching glowing rocks and which end of the gun to point at bad guys, the team sets out to do an initial survey, after which more detailed examinations would follow.

Rewards

• 10,000¥
• 4 Karma
• +4 Faction Rep: Draco Foundation
• 2 CDP

Game Quotes

"What use is knowledge if not used to improve the lives of everyone?" - Dr. Marvel