The Secrets in the Trees
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ShadowHaven Ares | Aztech | ||||||||
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Babylon Dr. Lollipop Shy la Rapide | |||||||||
Summary
The runners stop a mana warp in an area mining operation.
Background
The Meet
The runners get invited to a BBQ in Belleview by Danny Hoffman. And after eating (or waiting) they get told what their mission is. Ares has a mining outpost in the Cascade Mountains on a dragon line, where they want to dig for radical gold. The problem is that there have been a series of incidents, that have slowed down their progress, like missing trucks, killed personnel, faulty equipment. Ares suspects it to be sabotaged by either the locals or another corp, and it's the runners' job to find out what it is and if possible to stop it. Their reward for doing so will be 30k, which the runners accept. They will be brought to the facility shortly, so everyone goes home and packs their relevant stuff.
The Run
They arrive at the mining facility via a truck, with a few other workers. The astral plane is filled with a red taint from the dragon line and the valley is clearly showing signs of the mining industry. The first thing they do after arriving is to talk to the local project manager John Curtis. He gives the team an overview of the facility and a rundown of the recent incidents. The team goes to their room, and Babylon sets up a lodge, to shield herself from the bad vibes. Shy goes outside to look for an advantage point over the valley, but gets lost on her way back. She can't make her way to the valley again, regardless of how direct the guidance is, because of magic influences, so Babylon turns into a bird and flies over to get her out. Then Babylon goes to talk to Jerry Murdow, the chief of security at the facility. They don't really get anything useful from him, as he has only compiled a list of all the possibilities, vaguely Aztech looking people here. After dusk Babylon shapeshift la Rapide into a wolf, so she can investigate the wolf attack on one of the workers in the woods. But she can't really find anything at the location, so she just walks back, escaping a wild beast spirit that had an eye on her. In the same night, Babylon talks to the leader of the geomancer group, Samantha Holt, in the cafeteria. She gets told that they are working to tame the leyline, but it has proven rather difficult, as there have been a couple of fluctuations, but the cause of them is unknown.
The team gets woken up in the morning by a big explosion. They quickly rush out to help at the collapsed mining tower. A quick search of the place doesn't reveal the exact cause of the explosion, or any saboteurs, but it's not natural or magical in nature. When la Rapide returns to the barracks she realizes that someone took her portable freezer with blood. She follows the scent trail outside into the forest. She decides to not yet walk into the obvious trap that is the halve open freezer. Great, now they are on a clock till she needs to find blood. Later they speak to the chief of IT of the facility, Lina Moon, and recover camera footage from the last week. Dr. Lollipop manages to find the saboteur placing the bomb, it's Wilette Pine, a local worker. The team decides to split up and search for Ms. Pine. Babylon summons a spirit that quickly manages to find her hiding in one of the walls of a building. Along with la Rapide she
John Curtis Jerry Murdow
Aftermath
Rewards
30000 Nuyen - (60000 in gear rewards) - 15 RVP
Gear Rewards can be from (Ares Branded Gear and Vehicles, Generic Reagents, Radical Quality Cinnabar, Lifestyles, a Are’s logo filled perfume shop) - All Gear is A18 or lower, unless thematics lets me give laser stuff, then you can take laser stuff above A18.
7 Karma - 7 RVP
6 CDP - 2 RVP
Optional Contacts: Danny Hoffman as a 5/3, (7 RVP taken from other rewards)
+1 Loyalty on Danny for Babylon
+5 Ares Rep