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EVERETT (III)
SNOHOMISH (II)
REDMOND (I)
OUTREMER (V)
BELLEVUE (IV)
AUBURN (II)
TACOMA (III)
SEATTLE
legions of tormented spirits. It is a community doesn’t ends up serving “the Man.” The masses
of survivors. which comprise the black text on financial
The city is surrounded on all sides by reports are simply that to the corporate
infrastructure put in place by the secret allies elite—numbers on a line. The ones who
of the UCAS government that discourage decide to carry out missions of illegal intent
citizens from visiting the tribal lands beyond. get called runners: a word meaning “fellow
Every square meter is lit by the neon glow of crook,” “unwanted miscreant,” or “potential
civilization of some kind—built literally on employee” depending on who you ask.
top of each other with towering arcologies, The potential jobs for runners spans the
corporate-owned housing developments, gamut, but there are two types of crime that
and densely packed apartment buildings; people in Seattle tend to think of: white collar
dissected by mountainous ridges and dotted and blue collar. These terms carry added
with lakes; connected by a myriad of roads, meaning in the city from today. Those who
bridges, and elevated maglev tracks. prefer white collar crime end up an ally or
Seattle is one of the most important cities in servant of the conspiracy, or preying upon
the UCAS, since it is located on a protected the corrupted executives and privileged
enclave of territory inside Tribal Council upper management. While those who are
territory and features a massive intersection willing to get their white collars (and clean
of megacorporate interests. Visitors from hands) dirty can usually be manipulated into
around the world prefer this location for destroying themself or taking the fall when
illicit meetings due to the distance from any they get close to “retirement.” There is also a
nearby sanctuaries of corporate control. demand in the underworld for those willing
A stunning array of docking locations and to perform fringe crimes of strange design,
airports permit the megas and syndicates whose plots pass down from the less-popular
from around the world to meet and engage descendants of the upper class. No matter
in commerce for business (probably what though: this benefits one of the factions
accompanied by masterminded criminal on the top of the ladders.
plots). To enact the underhanded plots of their
Data miners plunder the hidden quantum elders and superiors, these successors hire
networks of cyberspace, far beyond the trusted henchmen (and henchwomen) called
sight of consumer devices, to grapple with Johnsons to hire teams “off the books” to
massive virtual hosts and deadly intrusion do their dirty work. Johnsons live by three
countermeasures to extract their precious rules: write it off, take a cut, and forget. These
stores of paydata—the fuel for the corporate henchman seek out the fixers to act as trusted
agendas and schemes, the virtual power middlemen between the corporations and
source of civilization’s growing architecture. the criminal underworld, setting up a meet
All powerful megas are owned by well- for them to discuss and arrange the job’s
terms for fulfillment and agreed payoff.
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crumble and fall into the ocean. Many of those World die off, marking the beginning of the Fog
on the mystical island capitol perish as entire of Mortal Disbelief.
swathes of metal and concrete give way. There
is a catastrophic death toll, and a mass exodus of
0 (3150 5W) The tribes of the Salish
the coastline signifies the Fall of Atlantis. Those
continue to thrive on the coasts, forming more
who stay are drawn into the metaplanes and
advanced civilizations thanks to their then-
merge with them, become assimilated, or perish.
ancient claims of ancestral privilege. The other
This marks the approach of the turning of an age
tribes allow the chief to lead them in a collective
of the Great Mother (the name given to Earth
ruling entity known—a council of tribespeople
in ancient custom). This period is known as the
formed from the warchiefs of the most important
Fourth World.
among them.
~3250 BC (5100 4W) A tribe of Atlantean
refugees centers its nomadic people around a ~1500 AD European conquerers locate the
stationary hunter-gatherer settlement at the Carribean Islands and the eastern coast of North
mouth of the bay (the future heart of Seattle). America (over 5,000 kilometers away, roughly
This tribe unites under a leader, chief Salish. 3,000 miles, from the site of future Seattle).
Guided by the tradition of avoiding true names They begin to lay claims to lands they call the
of the dead, the new generation agrees to name “New World,” with Britain dubbing each new
the tribe after each new chief following his death. establishment a colony of the British Empire.
The descendants of the Salish tribe grow into a The painful ignorance of colonial politics leads
small seaside town over several generations. to the murder and pestilence of the natives,
They honor the Great Mother with a tradition or who are far less technologically-advanced than
worship and reverence to the stars. their conquerers. This leads to local rumors of
a “white demon” from the oceans among native
~3151 BC (start of 5W) During the Americans, and stories of the death and curses
cataclysm that marked the start of the Fifth which follow.
World and end of the Fourth, the far western
reaches are spared the worst of the volcanic 1776 AD The colonists of the British
eruptions and tidal waves that ruined the most Colonies claim their independence from Great
of the coastlines to the north and south. The Britain, formalizing the American Colonies
people of the stationary settlement, like almost and establishing a new government under
all of the tribes which survive the loss of their the leadership of military general, George
spiritual power, swear eternal fealty to the Salish Washington—the first American President.
warchief in exchange for his tribe’s protection
from the armies of tormented elementals and 1780 AD A campaign of organized military
other horrors wrought upon the world. The allied action leads to the rapid settlement of more
settlements do their best to recover and rebuild and more American Colonies. Word reaches the
their homes, and begin the arduous mission of shores of future Seattle over 5,000 kilometers
fortifying the area as their new home. away (about 3,000 miles).
1800 AD Concern among tribal leadership 2011 AD (start of 6W) The Sixth World begins,
grows, and strategies to fight back are developed coinciding with the end of the ancient Mayan
in an effort to resist the armies of the First calendar. This momentous change marks the
President of the American Colonies. The people turning of a great cycle of the Great Mother —
of the former Salish are making trade agreements ending the ancient slumber of dragons, aligning the
in an attempt to convince their greedy invaders mystical metaplanes of existence with the material
to give them purchase in their homelands. plane, and a widespread resurgence of spiritual
phenomena. The world sees the first elves and
1830 AD The Indian Removal Act is signed dwarves.
by the seventh President, placing government
resources behind an order to forcibly relocate 2012 AD “Re-education” camps are
the “savage” peoples in the way of American established to the further dismay of the
expansion. The populations of several tribes mistreated native American people. Daniel
SEATTLE
of Native Americans are driven from their Howling Coyote breaks free of one of these
ancestral homelands in caravans, resulting in the camps, freeing the seeds of a revolution to come.
tragic death of over 15,000. The total number of
those removed left only a tenth of their former 2015 AD Howling Coyote declares war on
population behind. the United States for the transgressions against the
native American peoples. The use of the Great
1850 AD The former tribes of the Salish, Ghost Dance results in numerous volcanic
Duwamish, and Shidhe are duped into signing eruptions and forces the speedy signing of the
worthless land contracts by a ruthless American Treaties of Denver.
politician. The campaign of murder and deception
which follows leads to outrage. After a peace treaty 2016 AD The signing of the treaties of
ended conflict, the warchief of the Duwamish Denver establish the unified efforts of the native
demanded all nearby tribes in the Battle of Seattle. Americans as the Native American Nations
The massacre results in the fearful abandonment (NAN). The United States cedes roughly 60% of
of the lands allowing the establishment of the its former territories back to the ancestors of
American city of Seattle. The advancement of survivors of the colonialization of America. The
boating and mining technology creates a boom in NAN elects a council of tribal leaders to lead
the city’s success. them as was done in ancient times. This council
is formalized as the Tribal Council and given
1889 AD The area surrounding Seattle is a voice in world political venues. It further
dubbed Washington state, after the First President. established the territories of Denver and Seattle
Whether intentional or not, this memorialization separately from the other territories, each once
using the true name of someone with such ill- a singular territory free from the jurisdiction of
repute among them is taken as a gesture of the NAN.
disrespect. The area is further developed through
the funding of scholarly works and profitable 2020-something More dramatic (and
trade operations by the American government. painful) metahuman transformations are
Seattle becomes the primary training ground for occurring, producing orks, trolls, and weirder
all nautical endeavors in western North America. peoples.
1890 AD An ancient ritual known as the 2030 AD The Mafia has its foothold
Great Ghost Dance is executed by a Teton Sioux on the city, waging wars through the decade
chief in defense of her homeland against colonial with the Yakuza, before eventually solidifying its
invaders. Unfortunately, the alignment of the control.
metaplanes in not complete and the Fog of Mortal
Disbelief leads to its inadequate production of 2050 AD Seattle swells to a population
its intended destructive power. This is rumored of about 4,000,000—establishing itself as a major
to have led to the American-Indian massacre at center of international trade. Datamining becomes
Wounded Knee. a major epidemic.
1950 AD The city earns its nickname as ~208x AD (70 6W) Present Day
the “Jet City” due to the sudden boom in the
aerospace industry.
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paraphernalia.
definitive, just a short-hand to help you
visualize and understand them. In play, For more on the continents of the Sixth
it’s your job to flesh out these sketches World, see the wealth of published
in the form of specific people, who each materials by various authors and discuss.
embody, reject, honor, or despise their Your Sixth World can be very different
cultures of origin depending on their from the one that is agreed upon in so-
own outlook and values. called “canon.”
The most common heritage in Seattle
is North America, whose people and LANGUAGES
cultures resemble the mixture of diverse
groups across real-world North America There are three main languages spoken
and western Europe. The Salish-Shidhe in the city. Most common is English,
claim the same heritage as Chief Salish which is considered the common tongue.
himself and his allies in the ancient It’s the preferrred method for nuanced
settlement of the city, and base titles of songwriting or iron-clad legal documents.
nobility on long-held edicts of spiritual
Second is Navajo, the official tongue
dogma.
of Tribal Council proceedings and land
Second most common are the Europeans, deals. Many native Americans live in
the original conquerers of the seded Seattle and their broken, accented speech
territories of the Treaty of Denver, can be heard wherever they’re found.
whose people and cultures resemble The ancient names of the city always
those in Canada and eastern Europe. followed the name of the current chief,
Many are refugees who’ve come to and obeyed a stricture against using the
the city following their displacement true name’s of former leaders.
due to the NAN’s reassignment of land
Third, and most rare of these, is
ownership privileges only to those of
Sperethial, an ancient tongue found in
native American lineage, building up a
musty old tomes but still spoken among
large population of wage slaves, skilled
many elves and historians, particularly
craftspeople, and other working-class.
those from the northern Tribal Lands or
Some native Americans look down from
former Canadian territory. Many people
the former United States as traitors to
favor its elaborate expletives (sometimes
the Councils and treat them with disdain
called “wizard swears” or “pixie blather,”
and a short temper.
depending on who you ask).
Third are the Central Americans, a
EMERALD CITY OR THE a credstick must verify their SIN to
complete any attempted transactions. A
NEEDLE? series of prompts prevent unintended
Like every old city, this one has collected transactions, then funds transfer
many names. The original name was occurs with a device (like a configured
Salish in ancient tribal records, a name credstick reader, or another comm) that
taken while chief Salish was in power— is expecting its signal. A Tier I version
but its continued use is forbidden by includes an added thumbprint reader.
shamanic law and is sure to get you A Tier II version includes an added
a disgusted look. Most people default voiceprint reader. A Tier III version
to calling it Seattle, even though it is includes an added retinal scanner. A Tier
SEATTLE
technically The Provisional Enclave of IV device includes an added DNA scanner
Seattle. A visitor might call it Pyramid (requiring blood sample).
City as a reference to Northwest Complex A properly documented banking transfer
the monolithic stepped pyramid smack is insured against cybercrime, but
dab in the center of the city (owned also becomes subject to SIN review by
by Aztechnology, the most vile of all banking authorities. There is always
corporations). Many old timers still call someone scanning for large amounts
it Emerald City out of nostalgia. These of money moving around, whether it be
names are interchangeable within the security devices in the city, or a hacker in
city, and citizens will know what you cyberspace. G-Men and Knights Errant
mean when you use one or the other, Agents strive to catch would-be money
depending on their background and launderers, and are among the first to
preference. Runners in the shadows respond to flagged transactions.
of Seattle sometimes call the darkened
street level of the city “the Needle” for When you use a credstick or other
their addiction to the drugs and virtual payment device to authenticate a
delights sold in view of the beloved transfer, the payor authenticates it,
landmark, the Space Needle. then the bank immediately transfers the
funds to the device for speedier transfer
later. Then, the device need only verify
BANKING & the transfer to another user’s credstick
CREDSTICKS (or its networked credstick scanner) to
complete a transaction.
The exchange of money in the city is
facilitated by the megacorporate-funded CRIME & PUNISHMENT
banking system, its strict protocols
concerning documentation, and the Crime and punishment in Seattle hits the
monitoring of banking officials. Transfers poor the hardest. If you get caught doing
of funds may either be documented something illegal, you will be shaken down
(requiring authentication first) or for nuyen. And if you can’t pay, you get
undocumented (to maintain the complete harassed, questioned, beaten, or worse.
anonymity of the payee and recipient). Unfortunately for the disenfranchised,
the legal jurisdiction in the city is a mess.
A credstick is a banking device which
Local police departments are basically a
facilitates secure banking transfers
thing of the past—the majority of police
using aNFC technology. The user of
work is outsourced by the UCAS to various
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security companies, with preference Should the quality of a fake SIN ever
going to Knights Errant for municipal be called into question, the GM will
crime. Most neighborhoods have a make a fortune roll to see if unpleasant
variety of different security agencies consequences manifest (including search,
subcontracted to handle checkpoints, SIN interrogation, or detainment before you
reviews, and the like for businesses. can leave the premises).
or jail. Even connecting to cyberspace other regions of the UCAS, let alone the
requires a SIN review. When you undergo isolated city of Seattle. Citizens in Seattle
SIN review, your SIN is inspected for have few rights, and those with fake SINs
authenticity. When the quality of a fake have exactly none. Failure to submit to
SIN meets or exceed that of the SIN review, an impromptu search can result in the
it passes inspection—unless examined in use of police force (and likely brutality),
close detail. The GM uses the tier of the while security of other kinds are prone
faction reviewing a SIN as a guideline to use their own judgment to choose a
for the quality of their review—it may response—instead of the laws in the city.
be higher or lower at their discretion to
better describe the nature of the situation. SECURITY & LICENSES
The public gridlink, the one used most When security realize you carry an item
often, performs a quality 0 SIN review that is illegal (restricted, or forbidden),
(confirming the SIN exists, associating you must have a license for it to avoid the
it with anonymized metadata, and little item’s confiscation. Sometimes they won’t
else). If you do not have access to a let you bring things into secured areas at
fake SIN, you can use the acquire asset all. If an item gets confiscated, they take it
downtime activity to get a temporary and keep it until they’ve decided what to
one; see Downtime for details. do with it. Security in the underworld are
A civilian-run business typically more likely to simply give it back when you
performs a quality 1 SIN review (using leave. A fake license might be prepared
submitted demographics like birthdate, in advance using available tools and
nationality, etc.). subterfuge supplies (a standard item)—
Security companies perform a so remember you can call for a flashback
quality 2 SIN review (using facial for that if you need to.
recognition) to thwart amateur
impersonations.
Legal proceedings rely on a quality
3 SIN review (using fingerprints,
voiceprints, and the like).
Quality 4+ SIN reviews are typically
only required for things like documented
birth, citizenship, marriage, real estate,
and imprisonment.
DISPATCH, OFFICERS, investigating them between work shifts
DRONES, & AGENTS until they’ve lost interest or the case is
finally closed to their satisfaction. Some
The electronic dispatch system in Seattle closed cases are reopened by agents—
transmits a signal whenever a capital typical when the three days haven’t
crime (murder, rape, treason, etc.) is passed, or when details do not result in
reported in the city. The signal may only the arrest of all those involved.
be received by those near the report of
the crime, and by Knights Errant security
agents, whose comms are interfaced with
TRIBAL LANDS
the dispatch system. A security officer or It is permissible to leave the city, but it is
SEATTLE
surveillance drone leaves a field office highly discouraged for the SINless to do
and travels to the district where the it. For one, you can only re-enter with a
crime scene may be found, getting closer valid SIN and appropriate paperwork. It
and gathering more evidence with each is a capital crime to do so otherwise. Plus,
passing minute. It’s the responsibility of the authority of the Tribal Council reigns
the agents to apprehend any suspects supreme once you leave the protected
and deliver them to the field office for enclave of Seattle. The north and south
processing, where they are detained boundaries are clearly marked by patrols
before they can escape custody. of surveillance and authentication
drones patrolling between neon-lit posts
Officers are reluctant to go to low- in the ground. Many teenagers will take
security areas or low-Tier districts rides along a sharp ridge to get a view of
without an Agent with them (and the the Space Needle building and the either
GM should make a fortune roll to see side of the bay, quite near these borders.
how long it takes them to respond). No one really goes any further though,
Security agents wear bulletproof unless highly paid to do so.
trenchcoats and implant their comms, The lands beyond are important
both to keep them safe from easy theft historical points to the Native
and to maintain constant interface with Americans, possibly burial grounds
fellow security personnel and drones. and points of ancient worship—so the
The Chief Metahuman Resources Officer treatment of intruders will be extra
of the agency in question appoints these harsh, and the crew will not have their
hand-chosen agents—many of whom reputation to protect them there (take
have suffered much at the hands of 0d for any fortune roll made while
criminals. detained outside the city, including the
A criminal case for an unsolved capital reconditioning roll).
crime remains open until solved. Murder
investigations gets special treatment
in an effort to quickly find and arrest
the killer(s). It takes between one and
three days for the initial rush of the
investigation to die down—thereafter,
the agents are placed on new assignments
and the case is left unsolved. Agents
continue to lament their unsolved cases
long after their assignment to new cases,
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SEATTLE
extremists, and the just-plain-weird. The Otaku Remnant is a reviled
mystery cult which borders on open
Status among these factions is measured rebellion against cyberspace regulations.
in terms of followers, clout, and money They revere emergent entities, and seek
(often in that order). The following are the to gain knowledge from the resonant
most powerful of this “special” collection and dissonant realms -- including
of factions: befriending rogue AIs.
Humanis Policlub is the
organization which tries to put a
positive spin on a hateful message. They
run under the guise of human rights
activism, but they are actually racist
against all the other metatypes. They are
often spurred to action whenever any
metatype other than humanity receives
some kind of favoritism.
The Dunkelzahn Institute of
Magical Research is a place designed
for study of the deceased dragon’s
magical interests by his last will
testament. It colludes with the Draco
Foundation to ensure there is always
enough money for another project. Their
researchers are known for poking their
nose in supernatural business where
they’re not wanted.
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still free spirits at large in Seattle. Some atrocity designed to hurt the living.
bodies aren’t found and destroyed soon Horrors are inhuman supernatural
enough, allowing the spirit to rise free entities that live within the outer
of its once-living vessel. Some spirits metaplanes. They’re very rare within the
are intentionally removed before the city, but are common in the Tribal Lands
Warriors arrive, to be sold on the black beyond the city’s borders, coming in both
market or distilled into spirit essence. emergent and astral varieties.
Free spirits crave what all dead things Exalted are spirits that have
crave: the sweet essence of life. Some seek stayed sane and do not crave life essence
it by pursuing what was lost when they or vengeance as Poltergeists do. Exalted
died, mindlessly repeating meaningless are extremely rare—some researchers
actions from life. Others lure the unwary don’t believe they exist at all.
into a cold, withering embrace. The most A Resonance Well is a rift in
ancient spirits are said to have even the veil of cyberspace that creates a
more sinister ways of acquiring what spawning ground for echoes and other
they desire. emergent beings.
Every citizen of Seattle has heard An Astral Nexus is an intersection
about their friends having at least one of two ley lines of arcane power.
harrowing encounter with a rogue spirit, Poltergeists and other astral beings
sometimes many more. Few doubt such congregate to draw energy here.
accounts, even though many of the people These entities, while strange and
have never encountered a spirit (that terrifying, are a fact of life in the criminal
they know of). Most spiritual encounters underworld of the Needle. There is a
in the city fall into one of seven types: murderous battle for power ongoing
Echoes are “loops” of transmitted between the Big Ten. Behind closed doors,
signals captured in the emergent plane, spirits lurk and hunt their sources of
infinitely repeating and anomalous. living essence, and grumbling utterances
They have no will of their own, but are of ancient prayers dare to speak the name
still dangerous because of the corruptive of a forgotten mentor. Those without
discharge from their virtual icons. There any understanding about the haunted
are reports of sightings in dead zones, side of Seattle will simply call upon the
though the phenomena is difficult services of a professional Magician or
to capture and acceptance of their Technomancer if the situation gets too
presence is limited among cyberspace “weird.”
RAYS & LINES OF
POWER
When the sun’s rays heat the land within
a power site aspected towards arcane
energies, it surges with resonance and
mana. The moon’s rays have the opposite
effect, diminishing its benefits to nothing
as the hours of night passes. This cycle
is evident in haunted zones, aspecting
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them away from emergent energies
most effectively during full moons. The
effects of emergent power sites respond
inversely to those of haunted zones
(aspecting them away from emergent
energies as the hours of day pass, and
towards them at night).
The constellations also play tricks
on the instruments of researchers,
appearing to spread away from us with
each passing year, theorized to be the
effects of a terrible power acting upon
the inhabitants of Earth. This may very
well be the influence of supernatural
aspects on the planet. It is widely known
that astronomical events (such as the
passing of Haley’s Comet and the massive
asteroid Apocryphus) are the cause of the
worldwide phenomena known as SURGEs.
Nonetheless, occultists, philosophers,
and scientists have no shortage of debate
over so-called “crackpot” theories and
hypotheses.
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GAMBLING
◆◆Spugface’s dice game, Puyallup. Gnarled ◆◆Sea Bass, drone racing, Everett. Bookie
horns, ugly mug, circles of gangers. with excellent connections for counterbets.
◆◆The Hammer, boxing, Tacoma docks. Will ◆◆Madame Penumbra, Club Penumbra,
duel you for the right wager. Downtown. Card and dice games for rich kids.
◆◆Ronnie, Fantasy Towers casino, Downtown. ◆◆Krist, the fight clubs, Redmond Barrens.
Will run you a tab for your patronage. Wiry, spiky hair, and surprisingly devastating.
LUXURY/PLEASURE
◆◆Ginger, homeless girl and finder of rare ◆◆Joseph Rempel, Evergreen Kingdom
things, Union Square Garage fire escapes. amusement park, Downtown. Dry humor, old.
◆◆Kelly Harvey, Matchstick’s, Bellevue. Loud ◆◆Chef Wong-Rodriguez, the Bentwood
club music, angry patrons, upstairs office. restaurant, Snohomish. Loudmouth, cheerful
◆◆Remereau’s Fine Winery, Everett. Middle- but hungry, olive skin.
aged alcoholics, younger winos of poor taste, ◆◆Maestro Dexter, Council Garden Theater,
smokin’ hot plastics. Council Island. Cybereyes and old suit.
◆◆Nanowear, fine fabrics and tailoring, ◆◆Ari, Wunder Dayspa, Downtown. Stylish
Tacoma. Distinguished manner, excellent leggings, giant hairpiece, cyberarm.
taste, chameleon of personal style.
OBLIGATION
◆◆Family members (heritage) or former ◆◆XIII, a secret society. Trenchcoat,
connections (background). invisibility fields, silence wards.
◆◆Jake Sutton, CAS Loyalists, Ork ◆◆Vigo, enforcer for the Vitale family, Renton.
Underground. Stinks of piss, messed up Cyberarms, leather jacket, spikes.
tattoo.
PLEASURE/STUPOR
◆◆Marcus Gritsky, Marcus’ Hovel, Renton. ◆◆Slug & Dominique, gossipers, Ork
Swept red hair, unshaven chin, cut over eye. Underground. Purveyors of rumor and
◆◆Nukit Burgers, the first of many. Nasally homemade alcohol.
teens, robo-servers, and burger-bots. ◆◆Mistress Minx, The Pink Door, brothel,
◆◆Alabaster Maiden, a nightclub named for Tacoma. Hair all the way to the floor, blonde
Gabriella Dematto, a mage whose magically dwarf, never says no to a profitable exchange,
petrified remains are on display there. heavy drinker.
◆◆Noggin, the Big Rhino, tavern, Ork ◆◆Sweet Clouds smoke shop, Auburn. “Best
SEATTLE
Underground. Drinking contests, street greens in Seattle.”
fights, and hilariously vicious insults.
◆◆CP-45B, tourist information drone, the
◆◆Helene, Fantasy Towers casino, Downtown. Iron Ferry, Downtown docks. Multiple
Will hang as long as you will. sensor types, short time since last accident,
◆◆Juniper Sung, the Sealed Cask, winery, constantly vandalized and repeats itself.
Outremer. Secretly a brain in a jar, can only
◆◆Max and Sherri, the Red Rose, Puyallup.
taste through sensory apparatus, private
“Twins” who can get whatever you want.
provider of wines, “loves” acid jazz but can
only dance the Robot.
◆◆Derrick, arms dealer, Fort Lewis. Gun nut,
missing a leg, assistance drones, drinking
problem, drugging problem too.
Deviant
◆◆The holographic barkeep of a dive bar ◆◆Puck, troll black market vendor, Rooftop
whose door can never be found in the same Bar 405, Snohomish.
place twice. Strange passageways lead to ◆◆Winter, cultist of a forgotten mentor, living
stranger chambers beyond. deep in the Ork Underground’s waterways.
◆◆Father Cassius III, New Dawn Church, Ornery, split personality, keeps trying to get
Renton. your real name, tells stories of his lost moose
◆◆“Roz,” a free spirit, which moves from and garden gnomes that follow him around.
body to body at their whim. Sad, really..
UNDERWORLD TIER HOLD STATUS CORPORATE TIER HOLD STATUS INSTITUTIONAL TIER HOLD STATUS CITIZENRY TIER HOLD STATUS
The Italian Mafia V S #1: Saeder-Krupp VI S Grid Overwatch Div. VI S Council Island V S
The Manos Family IV S #2: Mitsuhama VI S Salishe-Shidhe Council V S Outremer V S
The Yakuza IV W #3: Aztechnology V S Brokeback Corrections IV S Downtown IV S
Lord Vladimir III S #5: Evo Corporation V S UCAS Marine Corps IV S Everett III S
Tier: sphere of influence.. I or II: local & national III or IV: national & international V+: worldwide & beyond
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