Flashbangs and Fireballs
| Flashbangs and Fireballs | ||||||||||
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| Factions Involved | ||||||||||
| ShadowHaven | Ares Macrotechnology | Ares Breakaways | ||||||||
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Scarecrow Nu11st@ck Samsara Eidolon |
Spiders HTR | John Raemiz, Assorted mental slaves | ||||||||
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| Spirits, John Raemiz | ||||||||||
Summary
Runners are contracted by a Tacoma talismonger to halt or redirect Knight Errant raids that have been targeting her competitors in the region. As the team investigates the issue, they uncover a deeper concern, a struggle between Ares counterintelligence services and a group of breakaway employees.
Background
In recent weeks, Knight Errant HTR teams had been conducting nighttime raids on Talismongers all throughout Tacoma, ransacking stores in search of something. Daina Grass, owner of a small shop in the area, wants this to stop. Beyond the mild dabbling she does in the drug trade, she really, really, doesn't want to be harmed. So, she reaches out to the Haven to bring together a team of runners.
The Meet
The runners were brought to Daina's basement shop, offered some free zen, and then briefed on the issue. Daina wasn't picky on what the runners decided to do, she just needed Knight Errant to stop bothering the area. Whether that meant getting them what they wanted, redirecting them somewhere else, or something stranger, she didn't mind so long as they weren't on a path to breaking her door down. The runners took the initial offer of 10k nuyen each, and decided to get to work. Some just for the money, others out of a genuine desire to protect the people from the cops.
Initial Investigation
The runners started by investigating the trail of destruction left by Knight Errant. The cops didn't exactly respect the integrity of the places they hit, tearing apart and ransacking the stores. The owners were given little in explanations, the teams not sharing what they were searching for. Eventually, asking questions of a teary eyed dryad, they struck a slight lead. A regular in the magical supply scene had disappeared in the past few weeks. While the lady they interviewed didn't buy from him, she was familiar with him and he stopped by semi-often to chat. Embarrassed to say his moniker, Samsara eventually got the name. "Slick Dick". Not affiliated with any gangs, Dick was something of a freelance fence for magical gear, buying and selling as an in-between for criminal elements. While the woman they interviewed didn't know if he was involved, his disappearance was worrying and perhaps connected.
Visiting another victim of Knight Errant's raids, this one injured in the action, the team found something surprising. While the guy, healing in a street docs clinic, didn't know much of note, the team saw a tiny hidden camera, subtly placed to watch the healing Talismonger. In the process of observing it in greater detail, it suddenly popped and smoked, the device destroyed. The team thought this was a bit ominous, but whomever placed it there left little evidence to follow.
The Run
Aftermath
Rewards
Game Quotes
Player After Action Reports (AARs)
Nu11st@ck "What an evil asshole..murder his wife and his kid just cause she didn't awaken. Enslave some fellow runners to boot, that asshole deserves what happened to him and I'm glad I got to play a part in that..."