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The plan of attack was fairly easy to outline for the group. They'd first search the most recent fire for any trace evidence on the physical or astral which could further guide the group along the trail. Then in order to find out why Franklin Associates was hiding this information they would have Dango look into their host for any files on the fires, whether to find incriminating evidence about the coverups or to find a connection to the cults which would lead them to the actual members they needed to take down. From there, whatever threads they could pull, they would follow along until they reached their target. | |||
==The Run== | ==The Run== |
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ShadowHaven Seattle Volunteer Fire Department | Nestarian Cult | ||||||||
Red Rover Dango Phototaxis Asura |
Captain Harmon's Fire Spirit Harmon's dog, Rufus | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Red got her hand singed a bit but it was fine | Fire Spirit ate a TASERFIST |
Summary
What appeared on the surface to be something banal-a serious of scams, foul play, typical corporate negligence-ended up being a far more existential threat. A cult, originating from ancient times and traveling splintered throughout the ages, has returned with a cataclysmic plot that has already lead to the death of dozens of people. And if they are not stopped...the consequences shall be felt all throughout Seattle.
Background
For the past few weeks prior to the actual meeting, there have been a series of fires all across Seattle at an incredibly alarming rate, and this did not go unnoticed by one Eddie Moreno of the Seattle Volunteer Fire Department. His department had been noticing these concerning fires and doing some investigations into the matter, and suspected that these were not accidents. They had noticed signs in many of the sites they could investigate, either by themselves or with access to the files of one Franklin Associates (more on them shortly), that indicated that these were more than likely intentional, though by whom and for what purpose was unknown. Eddie's suspicions lied with the aforementioned Franklin Associates, a privatized fire department that had a great deal of the jurisdiction of upper-class Seattle areas under their contracts. Though he had no real evidence to prove it, he had an idea that the company had some reason to cover up the fires, whether it was because it was embarrassing or tied to some greater crime though he still had nothing on. So, to investigate, Eddie set about hiring a team of runners who could get the job done.
The night before the meet, Red Rover had actually noticed something dire that awoke her and her roommates from their slumber: the smell of smoke. There was a fire nearby. Specifically, a fire at the house of one of the neighbor's, the Wilmonts, an elderly couple whom the attack dog had been quite fond of. Those nearby were quite concerned by it all, but managed to leave their abodes without too much hassle. Save...for the Wilmonts themselves. They died in the fire.
Red, infuriated that someone had dared to mess with her family's territory and people who were under their protection, was set on dealing with this matter personally, and having been one of the runners called up to the meet the night prior, she felt she should start her investigation early. And with that and a bit of luck, she managed to find...something, in the rubble. A little scarf with a strange symbol on it of a fire surrounded by a spiral. Unsure of what to make of it, the wizganger brought it with her as she called up her taxi buddy to get her to the place- a bar in Purity, Redmond that served as neutral ground for many of the seedier types in Seattle.
The Meet
The Meeting at Purity was a fair bit more eventful than one would expect from the first point of contact between the whole team. The three other runners-Asura, Dango, and Phototaxis-had met each other before in matters outside what is relevant in this report, and the conjurer's insectoid appearance was as always quite striking. There was a bit of tension between the group even at the onset, and when Red Rover arrived the rather straight laced and former Knight Errant Asura did not take a liking to her at all. This would become a re-occurring trend for the group even in the thick of things. But, for now, it was manageable, and it was not long before the group was ready to get to work. They did not waste time meeting up with Eddie in the back and while he went over the details of the job and the unfortunate truth that a volunteer service does not pay especially well, Red Rover showed off the ripped rag she retrieved from the remnants of the fire. As the more academic Phototaxis and the tech savvy Dango began looking into the strange symbol on it, Asura began to look into it for psychometric impressions.
What she saw was rather clear-4 men, in scarves with that symbol covering their faces along with goggles and black cloaks, using this strange sort of torch/wand hybrid to...commit a sacrifice for a ritual. That sacrifice being the Wilmonts, who were tied up in a ritual circle and subsequently burned to death to summon...something. Asura was not sure in the vision, but suspected some sort of fire spirit. Whatever it was, it was more powerful than the bastards expected, and they fled the scene, in the process losing the scarf.
With their searching and academic knowledge, the two braniacs also realized who they might have been based on the symbol. Nestarians, an offshoot of a rather extremist Zoroarnastrian sect from long, long ago, who wished to purge the evil in the civilized world through fire. The remnants of the cult likely still survived to the modern day, evolving and changing over the centuries, and seemed to be here in Seattle now. What exactly they thought they were doing with these rituals was not obvious at the moment, but what was clear was their objective: They needed to find out the truth behind these fires to find those responsible for hurting so many innocents (and protection racket payers) and put an end to whatever the cult was plotting.
The Plan
The plan of attack was fairly easy to outline for the group. They'd first search the most recent fire for any trace evidence on the physical or astral which could further guide the group along the trail. Then in order to find out why Franklin Associates was hiding this information they would have Dango look into their host for any files on the fires, whether to find incriminating evidence about the coverups or to find a connection to the cults which would lead them to the actual members they needed to take down. From there, whatever threads they could pull, they would follow along until they reached their target.