The Taint Appears

The Taint Appears
Date 2086-04-09 GM Bulldogc Location Seattle Status Threat Level: High
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven The World's Gardeners	Major Corp
Perdix Epsilon E-Mad	Character1 Character2
Casualties and losses
none

Summary

We visited the garden of the world tree, called by one who tended it. From there we were sent to find traces of pestilence and in the world of data we ended up fighting those who spread dissonance, blow for blow missing each other. Like a hound we tracked them down from the matrix to the physical, culminating in a battle against many drones fought in the world of knowledge and world of material at once. Ultimately when their rotten hearts were exposed they surrendered, save for one last punch in the name of corruption. From there we struck them down and brought them to the gardeners.

The Meet

We were sent the address to a host most peculiar, one that flickered in and out of existence. Requesting entry we were granted it and an audience with the gardener, our client, who spoke of fools tainting and stunting the growth of the world tree, granting us our initial information in the form of digital apples which upon consumption revealed to us a tainted host from which to begin our trail and also it booted us out of the host.

The Plan

To go in and track down the taint, tracing the signal of the techno or their sprites to their physical location

The Run

After getting a scan on the resonance signature of the place, the two technomancers went on to scan the web for it whilst the Perdix sought to gain information on the individual commiting these acts of corruption, finding out much until finally we found them in a host not yet entirely tainted.
In there we engaged each other in matrix combat, missing each other over and over until the decker managed to get a track on one of their locations, at which point we set out on the road towards them.
Upon reaching the place we fought many drones, with the Perdix being booted out of the matrix, E-Mad getting their rotodrone shut down and Epsilon eating a spicy salsa frag grenade trap to the face. Ultimately, once our opponents had been reached by Perdix and Epsilon and then shot at, they ended up surrendering, though with one of them throwing a last ditch punch towards Epsilon.

Aftermath

Once subdued, they were brought to the gardeners for delivery.

Rewards

Rewards High 16 RVP
10,000 5 RVP
5 karma 5 RVP
10+2 CDP 5RVP

Optional Rewards
Blake 3/2 4 RVP OR +1 loyalty with blake (1 RVP)
The world's gardeners if a techmaner following 01 (3 RVP)

A sprite - for sleevy? RVP cost as follows once i figure it out.
Cyber singularty seeker at gen rates (12 RVP)

for Epsilon
SG discount and can trade RVP for karma to be spent on said Submersion
Tough as nails at gen rates (5RVP)

e-mad - forearm guards with fres fabric R6 + 1700Y (4 RVP) must be taken from money RVP

Game Quotes

"Am I dissonant now?"- Epsilon after eating a digital apple.

"Raccoon, finish him!"- Perdix telling Epsilon to go fight.

"He's a psychadelic mushroom" - Speedcat describing E-Mad

Player After Action Reports (AARs)

E-Mad

This dissonace... where does it come from, why does it exist, what causes people to follow it... the ones we fought were drekheads, but were they dissonant because they were drekheads, or drekheads because they were dissonant... Nevertheless they were causing harm to the world tree and this could not be accepted. I was perhaps a little paranoid when I refused to read that text... the corrupted hosts were truly revolting.