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**"** Watch your back . Shoot straight . Conserve ammo . And never, ever , cut a deal with a dragon .**"** **--Street prove****rb**

AND SO IT CAME TO PASS. ..
= > > > [ The World of Shadowrun Noir ] < < < = The year is 2041. The world has changed... Hot on the heels of the Corporate Wars of the early 21st Century, terrorist acts committed by a radical group of Native Americans put the entire world on the brink of nuclear war. The fallout from these incidents brought about the ‘Re-Education and Relocation Act’ of 2009, interning thousands of innocent American-Indian people to isolated concentration camps. Then came VITAS – the new black plague. The epidemic began in 2010, and by the end of that year had claimed over a quarter of the global populace. Despite the horrific nature of the outbreak, what came next was even more unsettling… The eyes of the world were awakened to the emergence of magic at the end of 2011. The twilight of that year saw the first elvish and dwarven children delivered to shocked parents; while over Mount Fuji, modern mankind got its first glimpse of a newly-emerged dragon! Between 2012 and 2016, the world saw the births of the 'California Free State' after a successful secession; the elven nation of the 'Tir Tairngire'; the formation of the 'Caribbean League' in the Bahamas; and Mexico's transformation into the corporate territory of 'Aztlan' – just to name a few... In 2017, an Amerindian militia led by Daniel ‘Howling Coyote’ enacted an ancient magical ritual known as the "Great Ghost Dance" upon a shocked populace – bringing the forces of Mother Nature to bear against the unstable United States of America. The world superpower eventually fell against the might of the Earth itself -- and by 2018 the 'Treaty of Denver' was enacted and the 'Native American Nations' were formed over a quarter of what was formerly North America. Over 1/2 of the continent formerly belonging to the US and Canada was handed over to the NAN -- which includes the Salish-Shidhe, Pueblo Council Lands, and the Ute and Sioux Nations -- among others. Another portion also went to Quebec, which managed to finally gain its sovereignty amidst the confusion... Over a decade following the Unexplained Genetic Expressions (UGE) which produced the first elf & dwarf metahuman babies came April 30, 2021; when exactly 1 out of every 10 people worldwide underwent a sudden and violent goblinization – twisting their bodies into the classic literary visions of orks and trolls! With the creation of an undergraduate program at UCLA, the study of mana and the astral plane gained official academic recognition by 2025. Within two years following this development, MIT had become MIT&M -- appending its historical title with ‘...and Magic’. In the 'Crash of 2029', an artificial viral intelligence reaped havoc on the electronic information grid, eventually bringing down the entire Matrix. The crash, on top of a recent series of social and political upheavals, spelled the end for the USA. With surprising speed, the country merged with the remains of Canada to form the UCAS – the United Canadian & American States. To top it off, the South rose again as the CAS – the Confederated American States -- seceded from the Union and finally gained its independence. The year 2030 marked the beginning of the Euro Wars as Russia began to invade nearby countries in a grab for new territory. By 2031, the Matrix 2.0 was back online, the last remnants of the insufferable super-virus erased from existence. During the years that followed, the lines between man and machine began to blur as cybernetic implants -- originally conceived to provide crippled veterans with renewed mobility -- became more commonplace and streamlined. The implantation of cyberware eventually became a desirable form of body modification in many circles, and money-hungry corporations were more than happy to provide an eager public with what it desired. The latest cybertechnology from Chiba City became a most sought-after commodity, with cyber boutiques catering to the rich and affluent popping up across the globe. The streets saw the emergence of corner-store Cyber Clinics; and cheap medical supply depots -- not to mention illegal Street Docs operating out of messy black market Chop Shops. By 2034, the human brain had become the new digital frontier... With frighteningly-high levels of adaption, people began to jack their wetware directly into the simulated reality network of the Matrix. Cyberdecks began to catch on with amazing speed, and gave birth to the first 'deckers' – cyberjockeys who would risk frying their brainpans for a chance at the big monies – forever in search of the latest paydata to swipe from under the noses of greedy megacorporations. 'New Terrorism' began in 2036 with the firebombing of a rural church in Ohio, which claimed almost two dozen lives -- most of which were metahuman. A group calling itself "Alamos 20,000" claimed full responsibility, and continues to carry out extremist acts of anti-metahuman violence to this day.

= > > > [ The Night of Rage ] < < < = As set forth in the 'Treaty of Denver', the city of Seattle was given the status of 'City-State' -- designating it as the UCAS’s only presence in the entirety of the NAN. Nestled deep within the Salish-Shidhe, shoring its major inland waterway, and protected by the Metroplex Guard -- Seattle is a desolate urban oasis surrounded and isolated from the rest of the world by unforgiving natural terrain. On February 7, 2039, Governor Vic Allenson – a suspected Hand of Five party member -- ordered that all metahumans in the Seattle Sprawl be rounded up and deported to San Francisco under the guise of a plan to, "improve racial harmony". Lone Star and the Seattle Metroplex Guard gathered up and deposited every ork, elf, dwarf, and troll that it could find in a series of waterfront warehouses. The setting sun saw the beginning of what would become known the world over as the 'Night of Rage'. Gunshots, screams, and a flash fire sparked the incident – panic and mayhem saw it through to its end... As flames spread quickly between the tightly-packed wooden warehouses, their metahuman occupants attempted to flee the blaze -- only to be met with bullets as the soldiers opened fire on the unarmed civilians in an attempt to contain the hysteric masses. Old sewer systems were discovered inside the warehouses and used as a means of escape, but hundreds perished in the ensuing slaughter – and even more met their end in the city-wide rioting that it sparked. Over the next four days, anti-metahuman violence and insurgencies erupted throughout the world. Governor Allenson was questioned by Federal authorities, but claimed no responsibility of wrongdoing. He was discovered murdered in his office hours after. A special election was held to determine Seattle’s new political leader, and the vote went to Bellevue mayor Marie Schultz by a large margin. She publicly vowed to never allow such an atrocity to happen again in her city.



= > > > [ Seattle 2041 ] < < < = The Night of Rage is still fresh in the memory of the people, with the physical and psychological wounds caused by those brutal acts running deep in the hearts and minds of the populace. The new City-State of Seattle -- completely isolated from the UCAS while serving as its only port of trade -- is a hotbed of activity for the criminal underworld; its black market considered one of the strongest in the world. The constituency of Puyallup is a gang-controlled DMZ with military checkpoints spread throughout, consuming much of Seattle's southern sector and keeping Fort Lewis in a stranglehold – with the Plex guard at a stalemate with the gangers under the constant danger of guerrilla warfare. The UCAS military is able to maintain only a single isolated route of on-land access to their base -- having put the backs of its forces to the sea and secured an Operating Post along the Tacoma waterfront. Seattle’s mostly-protected citizenry, eager to take its mind off the turmoil of the Sixth World, has started to treat the frequent in-fighting between the metroplex's many gangs as sport. Pirate trideo broadcasts bring live updates of the altercations -- and have created complex scorecard and ranking systems – an alarming trend which smaller district news agencies have begun to pick up on; treating the urban warfare as a venue to garner higher ratings. Even the 'Seattle News Network', which broadcasts worldwide, has taken to keeping a kill count... The Redmond Barrens, under a constant state of reconstruction and urban revitalization after the disastrous events of the Great Ghost Dance, remains -- for the most part -- a lawless wasteland in its furthermost areas. The Halloweeners -- one of metroplex’s largest, most influential, and feared gangs -- lays claim to the majority of this area. It has been nicknamed ‘The Wastes’ by the citizens of Seattle. Corporations constantly battle one another -- sometimes covertly, in an often-violent race for territory -- with Renraku in the lead by a long shot; it's massive pyramidal Arcology already 1/3rd of the way constructed and operational. Aztechnology is currently holding "second place" in the conflicts, with a sizable pyramid of its own already established Downtown. DocWagon Services, offering armed emergency response contracts to its clientele in the UCAS, immediately recognized the opportunity for profit in the excessively violent City-State. The corporation remains; however, uncertain as to the level of risk it will take in the endeavor – and currently supplements many of its contracts to freelance operatives in the area... The Matrix is well on its way to being reintegrated into almost every facet of modern life; and as of 2039, cyberdecks have entered into their sixth generation – becoming man-portable units which fit into any large backpack or medium-sized duffle bag. The required peripherals are usually carried separately in a purse or satchel. Cyberware, though prominent on the streets and in high demand by everyone from alleyway urchins to corporate executives, is in its infancy – creating a rich new shadow market to add to the already-lucrative practices of organ trafficking and street medicine. It’s 2041... Welcome to Seattle, chummer.

**__ADVENTURES IN IDIOCY__**
**__PROLOGUE__** -- Enter Bilo -- Ridley's Believe It or Not -- Private Dicks -- Stagger & Steele -- The Mangler -- Wresting on Her Laurels **__ACT I__** **Chapter 01 -- Meeting Jack Johnson** **Chapter 02 -- Welcome to Hollywood** **Chapter 03 -- On the Run** **Chapter 04 -- The Knight Kourt** **Chapter 05 -- Miss Wylde** **Chapter 06 -- The Convoy Caper** **__ACT II__** **Chapter ?? -- The Seattle Shuffle** **Chapter ?? -- Pieces of Eight** **Chapter ?? -- The Black Market** **Chapter ?? -- Moving Violations** **Chapter ?? -- Turf Trouble** **Chapter ?? --**
 * Chapter ?? -- The Eyes Have It **



**__CAMPAIGN RESOURCES__**
Character Creation Guide v.707

**__CAST OF CHARACTERS__**
-- Amber Wylde -- Bilo Ignatov -- Caleb Rokan -- Jake Steele -- Laurel Chevalier -- Scott Ridley -- Stagger Lee



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