Silver Rush

Silver Rush
Date 2082-10-02 GM Archtmag Location Seattle Status Threat Level: Semiprime
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven SpinGlobal	Followers of the Light	Ancients and Cutters
Cold Hands Maestro Dr.Trauma Pell Sanjuro	The Shining One Toxic Mages and Adepts Cultists Radioactive Harvesters	Gang Members
Casualties and losses
	Partial	Vehicles and Injuries

Summary

Ancients hijack a secure SpinGlobal convoy, getting more than the expected. Weapons grade Plutonium. The plutonium follows a bloody trail, ending up in the hands of a toxic cult in the heart of Glow City. As they work to build a bomb to irradiate Seattle, runners intervene and manage to steal back the plutonium, narrowly escaping with their lives.

Background

Kyra Samaras needed plutonium for certain confidential science experiments she had in the works. Following corporate policy, she put in a requisition order for a sizable sample, 5 kilograms, and it was added to a secure convoy heading into Seattle. As it approached though, local members of the Ancients guess, correctly, that the SpinGlobal caravan had something valuable inside. Too correctly. Hijacking the convoy, they managed to steal it and move the cargo out before SpinGlobal could respond. As the gang members started to look through their assorted loot, they eventually realized that they had bitten off more than they planned.

Pu-239 is kind of a big deal.

Not sure how to proceed, the squad fortified in a safe house and called their superiors. This lead to quite a few frantic and hurried conversations among the upper echelons of the Seattle Ancients. Unfortunately for the squad in question, this also lead to the Cutters learning of this through their informants. The Cutters managed to reach the squad first.

Killing the Ancients and seizing the plutonium, they escaped the area in a hurry, taking an underground route to avoid detection. However, they never returned, sending no message and leaving their bosses concerned.

At this stage, both the Ancients and Cutters were out for blood. Both wanted revenge, and neither wanted the other to get their hands on Plutonium. The imminent gang war wouldn't end up accomplishing much though, as the package had been claimed by a third party, the Followers of the Light. Led by visions from the spirits they follow, members of the cult hunted down the Cutters and returned to use the plutonium in creation of a salted bomb, one that would spread radiation through wide parts of Seattle. It would expose thousands, potentially even millions, to the toxic environments that they revere, while keeping the city relatively intact.

While all of this chaos was happening, SpinGlobal, to put it mildly, was not pleased about what had happened. Kyra specifically, while actually not at fault in the slightest in her corp's eyes, felt incredibly guilty that she was indirectly responsible for plutonium being lost to unknown hands. Petitioning her bosses, and using her previous connections with the Haven as a justification, she receieved permission to hire a team of Shadowrunners to help in retrieval operations. While SpinGlobal would be doing their own work to try to recover the missing package, having a different approach working on it as well, was deemed to be a good enough idea. With this, Kyra hired a team of Shadowrunners, for her biggest job yet.

The Meet

The runners are directed to meet at the Daze, knowing the job is SpinGlobal related. Expecting some SpinRadical J, they are a bit confused when a convoy of armored SUV's arrives outside. Directed to get inside and not answering any questions, the runners reluctantly agree. Silently driven, armored guards in the other vans, they eventually approach a very official looking SpinGlobal building. Being told basically nothing about what's happening, they are a little nervous heading into the heart of corporate power. As they are lead inside the building, things don't really improve on that front, as they are politely escorted by an entire HTR team. Filed into a conference room, a shaken, but still friendly, Kyra greets the runners.

Giving them a quick rundown on the situation and stressing the need for them to accept, not just for their payment or for her, but for everyone in Seattle. Having plutonium in the open is a massive risk for innocents everywhere. Not entirely used to seeing this kind of concern from a corporate agent, they are a little confused, but ultimately accept the job, and the very lucrative payment promised on success.

Rewards

Time Multiplier x2.11 - total RVP 65

70k Nuyen (35 RVP) or 140k in Gear Rewards taken from Nuyen Rewards

Gear Reward Options: A24 or lower, except for Foci

• Cyberware - Deltaware available.

• Drones

• Vehicles

• High or Luxury Lifestyles

• Jetpack

• Foci, A20 or Lower

15 Karma - 15 RVP

30 CDP - 14 RVP

1 Streed Cred - 1 RVP

+5 Rep with SpinGlobal

Optional Contact: Kyra Samaras as a 5/3 (7 RVP) - taken from other rewards

Optional Qualities, taken from other rewards:

For Any: Indomitable (Physical) - 8 RVP

For Cold Hands - Spirit Affinity (Nuclear) - 7 RVP

For Cold Hands - Home Ground (Glow City), Astral Acclimation - 10 RVP

For Sanjuro - Toughness - 9 RVP

Awakened may receive Deltaware augmentations for 15 RVP taken from other rewards.

Game Quotes

"Magic shit am I right?" - Sanjuro in response to Cold Hands attuning to the toxic background and walking away.

"Oh, God showed up."