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Mission Report

Thursday, November 9, 2017 ((Sep 2, 2018))<br/>
Team: Lyndi Fletcher (Aslene), Jane Irwin (Cael), Chuck Nielson (Ari), Edward Chase (Aunne), Ryu (Dargren), Quill Draper (quorgi)
== Briefing ==
* Nails in suit
* Max in suit (with slacks)
* CRA: Divide and conquer: each Raptor focus on one or two members to monitor their reactions and profile them
* Briefing on Location and Approach
== The Chrome Anubis Club ==
Friday, November 10, 2017

Location

* East Hyde Park, east of the University of Chicago
* Overlooking Lake Shore Drive and Lake Michigan itself
* Sign: Midwest Commodities Boutique
* Five-story office tower
* Owned in trust by the Council
* Neutral ground; all RA members pledged to enforce this
* Two sub-basements of parking
* First floor is two front companies and a small food court
* Floors 2-3 are office space that RA members and observers can lease
* Floor 4 is the Council's regional office (HQ is in Washington)
* Floor 5 is the Chrome Anubis Club

Approach

* Each faction given their own parking location
* Travel by short-range jumpgate directly to restaurant
* Given a portal key
* Underground parking garage
* Shipping container
* Jumpgate: R3M branding

Some discussion of strategy

Team travels to their parking garage

* Shipping container with R3M jumpgate
* Nails gives Lyndi the portal key

Unbound sense tingles; lots of Unbound in the restaurant

Restaurant

* Closed sign, guards with discrete firearms and armor
* Spectacular view of Lake Michigan
* Interior architecture
** Light gray plaster with subtle texture
** Brushed aluminum and glass
** Scattered throughout: Egyptian pillars, sculpture, and papyrus art
* Table tops are smoked glass (opaque), chairs are brushed aluminum with reed backs and sky blue cushions
* Tables have signs indicating different blocs (Government, Colonial, Corporate, etc.)
* Servers circulating with trays of hor d'oeuvres and juices
* Bar is also open
* Buffet tables with hot and cold dishes
* Dozens of people
** Mostly staying in their own groups
** Many are using mobile devices
** Some are conspicuously dressed very similarly (e.g., the Government Bloc includes several officers in uniform, the Tesseran Bloc includes several elves in colorful layered silks suitable for a royal court)
** Some are mingling between groups, probably networking
* Spread out: Banner Stands
** Blocs
** Observers
** Feywild
** Shadowfell
* 2 tielfings in corp bloc
** Male: black and scaly with dreads, in a suit
** Female: poison-green iridescent scales, in jumpsuit with combat armor
* 1 aasimar colonial bloc
** Female: blue-silver skin, in jumpsuit with combat armor
* Next to each stand: 2 metal cabinets with hardened glass doors
** Please leave your weapons and portal key in a cabinet
** Lyndi given keys to cabinets
* Zach Hunter recognizes Chuck Nielson, talks some with him
* Brother Iron approaches
** I sensed and promptly used the Helm's tear, went to Feywild, used my grove to return to Earth, brought back planar contract for Bronislav
** Gives bracelet to Nails, who passes it to Lyndi
** Lyndi connects with Bron, Bron talks about laser-guided cluster munitions, she tells him to run war games to measure his capabilities, Phobos helps him understand his sensor suite as a sense of smell
== Council Hearing ==
Private Dining Room

* Four giant wall screens, two on each side; cameras on motorized gimbals
* Each bloc: glass-topped desk, leather executive-style office chairs; laptops and tablets
* Beyond the desks: restaurant chairs for aides and bodyguards
* Two desks with chairs for the plaintiff and the defendant (petitioner and respondent)
* Lone chair for a witness
* Restaurant chairs for observers and guests

Events

* Chair directs Foley to take the roll; remind why these people matter
* Exannarq appears: "I represent Primus, the One and the Prime, the Clockwork God, Lord of Mechanus. I am here to observe these proceedings."
* Called to order by Chairperson John Lincoln
** Chair is a dubious honor, he can influence Council business and meetings, but it prevents him from sending a proxy
** It's also an insult to the Government bloc to be in Cryos BDUs; he communicates something by wearing his Cryos BDUs instead of a formal uniform, much less a business suit
** He also communicates something with his choice of Senior Secretary
* Directs Secretary Foley to activate the reality anchor
** Reality anchor (no scrying, alteration, conjuration, teleportation, shapeshifting, or magical healing or regeneration)
* Lincoln explains that Ms. Foley is permitted to wear a weapon out of respect for her people's traditions; from age 3 onward, Cryos nomads never go about unarmed
* Foley reports that all delegates have chosen to send their proxies
* Foley reports that some proxies have submitted written memoranda on current Council business, for the Chair's consideration
* Lincoln: Primex called for this hearing
** Chair confirms that the suspected malefactor is present
** Chair asks the suspected malefactor if they have chosen an advocate, that would be Nails
** Chair asks if suspected associates are present: Lyndi Fletcher, Jane Irwin, Arthur Kelly, Chuck Nielson, Maxine Witkey
* Chair recognizes the proxy for the Corporate Bloc
* Erik Holloway calls attention to matter of grave concern
** First, note that there were two more suspected associates: an unnamed Unbound man (Joe or Ryu) and an unnamed Unbound woman (Ajami)
** Primex holding: NeoCyclic
** Iowa Event: as we all know, attacked by an anonymous force, disrupted containment, lead to the deaths of researchers and research subjects
* Restaurant: Burec Felpike arrives
** Duergar in black armor
** "Ambassador to the Prime for the Kingdom of Grimstone."
** "You may have forgotten us. We have not forgotten you."
* Erik continues
** Dr. Cole Vanlaere was a survivor, sought refuge at the Stayawhile Inn
** Primex hired a team of freelancers to secure Dr. Vanlaere and escort him to one of our facilities
** This is where R3M interfered, precipitous actions lead to the completely unnecessary death of an Unbound
** Will ask this Council to formally investigate
** Our friend, Braxton Hilberk, will explicate the charges
* Braxton Hilberk
** Lester "Vulc@n" Carrington
** An intelligent man, a talented man, a complicated man
** Widely respected by his peers for his talents in cyber security
** This extraordinary Unbound human, this citizen of Earth, life cut short
** Here to advocate, not for revenge, but for justice
* Gen. Giordana asks about video surveillance; Secretary Foley says no records could be obtained; digital devices malfunctioned or recorded white noise
** Chair asks about nature of malfunction; Foley says some indications of a substantial technomagical presence, possibly a spirit (Holloway seems pleased by this)
* Major Hunter asks about eyewitness testimony; says fog obscured much of the confrontation
** Holloway says fog is nature magic, looks Kennet
** Kennet says Talarin had no role in battle, did help with aftermath
** Hilberk says we have an eyewitnesses: Lena Mikhalov
** Nails objects: Lena Mikhalov not trustworthy; Chair notes objection, need to prove not trustworthy
* Gen. Giordana asks about site analysis
** Foley: Chicago PD secured the scene
** Based on the reports from responding officers, escalated to Special Threats
** Lt. Logan Pearson was in command; Unbound, can be called to testify
* Hilberk calls Lena Mikhalov
** Foley administers the oath: Do you swear that the evidence that you shall give, shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, upon your honor as a free and rational being?
** Yes, upon my honor
** Nails calls for the use of ''Zone of Truth'' during the hearing
** Hilberk says unnecessary and offensive, can count on an Unbound to testify with honor and integrity
** Vote: Government (n), Colonial (y), Corporate (n), NGO (y), Tesseran (y)
** 16 to 18, no ''Zone of Truth''
* Lena
** Hired to secure and transport a non-combatant specialist
** Hilberk: Dr. Cole Vanlaere? Yes
** Had my team in position for extraction, I was overwatch
** Observed an unidentified, non-official, Unbound paramilitary team move in and abduct the target
** I ordered Mills, our rogue, to rescue the target, while Vulcan provided distraction and I provided suppressing fire
** The paramilitary team resisted with lethal intention, attacking my team from multiple vectors
** Ordered Vulcan to disengage and evade
** Ran down by the marauder, that is, the suspected malefactor, and killed without warning
* Nails responds, invoking Article 4
** Max quietly apologizes to Raptors for not sharing this sooner
** Explains the threat of bloodstones: trapping a soul (like a lich's phylactery), using it to power magic
** Know R3M: don't always agree with methods, must agree demonstrated clear commitment to Breakwater
** Our friends on Tessera dealing with the hazards of bloodstones for almost two decades
** Bloodstones exacerbated their war, may lead to another war; more importantly, tied to Strain
* Nails calls on Dr. Kennet
** Oath administered
** Strain seems to be caused by the creation and use of bloodstones; specifically, transporting bloodstones away from the world on which they were created, and then using them
** Strain's effects strike any arcanist who uses a bloodstone: madness, mutation, or both
** Nails: Tesseran special forces uncovered a conspiracy to create and export bloodstones
** Kennet: Correct, tracked that conspiracy to a stronghold called Ramshead in the Outland in the Outer Planes, near city of Sigil; that's where many of the bloodstones from Tessera have been shipped
* Exannarq interrupts
** Before he became one with Primus, this mortal was in possession of a bloodstone
** (Produces bloodstone, sets in on Lincoln's desk)
** This mortal found the bloodstone on the ground, near where the male human Mills was apprehended
** (looks at Jane) This mortal had attuned to the stone, but he had not used it, yet
** Strain is a symptom of a disease. The disease is the decay of the True Order.
** The leaders of this world must safeguard and uphold the True Order, or agents of Mechanus shall be sent to enforce it for you.
* Lincoln has RA staffer box the bloodstone
* Nails continues
** Nails: Please tell us about metabiotic crystals
** Kennet: Highly unstable, super-dense magical objects; one crystal contains a fraction of the soul of a metahuman, such as an elf or an orc; within a ritual, can be used to splice or merge that soul with another metahuman, creating what we are calling a soul shadow
** Nails: Why do this?
** Kennet: Could be used to create super soldiers
** Nails thanks Kennet
* Nails explains multiple incursions by devils and demons
** Have kept them under control
** Evidence of systematic effort to pierce the Breakwater and invite fiends to the Prime
** As you know, fiends are like a virus; once here, spread in influence; demons bring others through, while devils corrupt mortal souls
** Believe these incursions are related to trafficking and experimentation with metabiotic crystals
* Nails calls Lyndi
** Introduce yourself
** Under my command, your team was investigating the trafficking of metabiotic crystals in Chicago
** What did you suspect about Dr. Cole Vanlaere?
** When you discovered Dr. Vanlaere's location, what was your intent?
** How do you feel about Proudflame's use of lethal force?
** Anything else?
* Chair stops Holloway and Hilberk from questioning Lyndi
* Chair says preliminary hearing; to sum up, we have the word of Dr. Kelly and his team against the word of Director Holloway's mercenaries; difficult to ascertain the truth; discussion
** Gen. Giordana: don't like any of this; "security company" fighting mercenaries in an American city; need to get to the bottom of this
** Major Hunter: doesn't seem to a matter of concern for the colonies, except for the bloodstones; haven't heard of any reason to significantly worry about Lockbox or the Breakwater; however, the presence of Exannarq will be a source of discussion among the Colonial bloc
** Director Holloway: corporations do essential work for national security and global stability; this group threatened the safety of our noncombatant and used excessive, lethal force against our contractor
** Nails: Proudflame acted appropriately under the circumstances; R3M has complete confidence in his choices
** Dr. Tennet: R3M carefully selects and trains its operatives; Nails has been a decisive force for order and good in the past; we should believe him
** Vote: Government (y), Colonial (a), Corporate (y), NGO (n), Tesseran (n)
** 19 to 16, we proceed
* Giordana
** Already troubled by what's happening on the West Coast
** Disturbing details
** Disturbing trends (gestures to Exannarq and Burec Felpike)
** Give this Council notice that Farwatch is considering implementing the Palisade Protocol
* Chair
** Ask that Farwatch entertain discussion with this Council before implementation
** Giordana: If do move forward with implementing Palisade, we allow this Council to give notice to its members and observers
* Chair
** Set a date for hearing, ten days?
** Monday, November 20, 2017
* Chair: need to decide whether to hold the suspected malefactor in custody
** Nails: Proudflame, Ed obeys orders; he will be at the hearing
** Kennet: tabaxi have honor; he will obey Nails' orders
** Giordana: I have been informed that Mr. Chase is actually on loan to R3M, on a temporary basis; we're familiar with Mr. Chase's long-term employer and he has assured us Mr. Chase will comply
** Also, long-term employer sends his regrets; he asked to be notified if the hearing moves forward, and he will likely attend
** Vote: Government (n), Colonial (n), Corporate (y), NGO (n), Tesseran (n)
** 8 to 27, Mr. Chase is released on his own recognizance
* Chair: take a 10 minute break, then will move into closed session for discussion of the West Coast situation and Farwatch's consideration of the Palisade Protocol
== After Hearing ==
* Nails
** I need to stay for the closed session
** Max and Ryu have to leave
** Take the team back to the Fort; from there, continue the investigation of Raph Decosta; you should also discuss this hearing and suggest possible next steps in the investigation of the metabiotic crystals
** Max: Ramshead, the fortress in the Outland? It's held by the League of the Rusted Crown, same faction that employed Lena and her crew
* Felpike goes to lobby
** Lyndi invites him over
** He asks to go with Raptors
** Wants to collect intel and drink
** Max thinks that's dangerous, because then R3M responsible for him; Lyndi's call
** Brother Iron will take him, gets his oath on guest right
* Jumpgate
** Through gate, into shipping container
** Opens on a different parking garage
** Draco: Something is wrong
** Jumpgate breaks apart behind you (limited explosives designed only to break it)

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