Murders on The Orient Express
| Murders on The Orient Express | ||||||||||||
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| Part of All Aboard! | ||||||||||||
 The Orient Express Ghost Train | ||||||||||||
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| ShadowHaven | Horizon | StarKaf | Wuxing | Wolverine | ||||||||
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Alkali Delphi Lady Argentum Thunder |
Tl 8 Black Magician TL 6 Adept TL 8 Illusionist | TL 8 FLR | TL 8 Hermetic Initiate | TL 8 Shark Adept | ||||||||
| TL 8 Adept | ||||||||||||
Summary
Background
Carleton Moreau has been awakening spirits which enable quick and stealth transportation along song-lines. The old Orient Express is next in turn to enable that kind transportation between Paris and Istanbul with a few possible stops along the line.
The Meet
Carleton has hired Alkali, Lady Argentum, Delphi, and Thunder through their respective fixers and invited them to his office in the Zephyr-South building. Armed with a huge platter full with delicious Sandwiches from Redmond Delicatessen up for grabs, he explains that the runners are expected to desguise as body guards and staff of his sociopathic Billionaire brother in-law Thurson Bernard Howell VII, during his trip on the Orient express between Paris and Istanbul. While it is utterly important to body-guard Thurson and keep him safe, Carleton explains that the hidden agenda is to awaken a Free Spirit of Man which is the old Orient Express, once the current Orient Express reaches Sinaia (Romania). In order to awaken the spirit, the runners will have to perform a ritual which requires six artiffacts that are transported from France to Romania on the same train they will travel with Thruson. So, the runners are tasked with stealing the artiffacts before they can perform the ritual. As an extra perk, the runners are offerd 5 000 Nuyen bonus from Carleton's wife Virginia who has a bet going against her brother, above mentioned Thurson, about who will figure out the murder history which will take place on the regular orient express during the trip. (note: Virginia will not even be travelling on the train-trip). The runners accept the jobs.
The Plan
The runners plan to produce fake artifacts which will be switched with the originals. They plan to take turns guarding Thurson while figuring where the artifacts are kept and hopefully find or create a window of opportunity to break-in to wherever or whataver they need to in order to obtain the artiffacts. With the artifacts in their posessions, Alkali should be able to perform the ritual, as close as possible to Peles Castel, where anoter ceremony will be held. The ideal time for awakening the spirit is supposed to be as soon as the mundane ceremony finishes.
The Run
The runners travel with Carleton and Virgina in Caletons plane, where they are put up in a luxury hotel the day before the adventure on the Orient Express is supposed to begin. They decide to go to the Moulain Rouge and enjoy a good time. Thuder wants to make sure the expreience will be exceptional and contacts Victor Chekov, whom Thunder helped when he put up his successful play called Spectacular Spectacular, in the hopes that he can get them him and his friends on the guest list or put in a word for the group to get a great table.
Aftermath
Rewards
Deadly TL - 20 RVP X 1.2 time multiplier 24 RVP
20,000¥ and/or up to 40,000¥ SINs, skillsofts, pilot programs, weapon personalities,
foci up to availability 18 (10 RVP)
10 Karma (10 RVP)
8 CDP (4 RVP)
2 CDP (Base)
5,000¥ StarKaf-Horizon paydata side quest.
Optional contacts: Carleton Moreau C5L1 (5 RVP), Genevieve LaCroix C4L1 (4 RVP), The Orient Express Ghost Train C6L1 (6 RVP)
Optional qualities: