OLD SECRETS, NEW LIES.

This pulse-pounding espionage campaign draws the PCs deep into the darkest secrets of the Human Sphere. Betrayed by their
friends, and with their enemies turning into strange allies, can they untangle their twisted triangle of allegiances before the
Code Infinity unleashes its destructive force?

A terrifying sequence of events is set in motion when a simple “babysitting” operation fails catastrophically on a Dawn caravanserai.
Burned by O-12, can the PCs track down the traitors responsible and learn the truth about the O-12’s shadowy Charon Committee?

From the bitter majesty of Dawn to the oppressive battlegrounds of Paradiso, they will soon learn that not all threats to the Human
Sphere come from the Combined Army, and the enemy without pales to the enemy within!

In this book, you’ll find:

• A deep dive into the shadowy past of the O-12 where the ends always justified the means.

• New conflicts with Ikari Company and Druze society mercenaries.

• A fully detailed caravanserai and story hooks.

• Maps and actions scenes including a docking bay and a bar shootout.

• New adversaries such as Amaunet, Ziad Arslan, the Bellerophon Corporation, and Spiral Corps.

• A return to one of the pivotal locations in the Infinity universe’s history.

• Information on the Charon Committee, a sinister O-12 think-tank, whose members are not to be trusted.

• A Combined Army attack on Runenberg where the PCs must hold the line!

• A powerboat chase through flooded ruins.

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WRITING
Bill Heron

COVER ART
Bagus Hutomo

INTERIOR ARTWORK
Toma Feizo Gas, Aitor Holgado, Bagus Hutomo, Vincent Laik, Andre Meister, Edson Pagola, Reynan Sanchez, Vladimir

ART DIRECTION
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Jen McCleary Michal E. Cross Kimberly Nugent

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and Hugo Rodriguez
INFINITY LINE DEVELOPER ASSISTANT LINE DEVELOPER
Benn Graybeaton Marc Langworthy
CORVUS BELLI APPROVALS
Gutier Lusquiños Rodríguez, Alberto Abal, Carlos Torres, and Carlos “Bostria” Llauger

ORIGINAL 2D20 SYSTEM DESIGN

Jay Little

GAME DESIGN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
NEBULA OF MIRRORS ������������������������������������� 3
Campaign Summary������������������������������������������������������������� 3
The Charon Committee������������������������������������������������������� 4
The Apophis Protocol����������������������������������������������������������� 4
PART 1
THE GATES OF DAWN������������������������������������� 5
Operational Summary��������������������������������������������������������� 5
Background��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 6
Mission Briefing ������������������������������������������������������������������� 6
Arrival at Gates of Dawn������������������������������������������������������7
The Gates of Dawn ����������������������������������������������������������������7
Local Colour:
NPCs of the Caravanserai ��������������������������������������������������� 8
Scene 01: Silken Shakedown ������������������������������������������� 13
Scene 02: Running Rings��������������������������������������������������� 18
Scene 03: Who Hits the Hitmen?������������������������������������� 21
Scene 04: Shipping Out����������������������������������������������������� 24
PART 2
LOOK UPON MY WORK �������������������������������� 25
Operational Summary������������������������������������������������������� 26
Background������������������������������������������������������������������������� 26
Mission Briefing ����������������������������������������������������������������� 26
Scene 1: Dawn Arrival ������������������������������������������������������� 27
Scene 2: Irreverent Behaviour ����������������������������������������� 33
Scene 3: Terrible Teseum Trouble������������������������������������� 37
Scene 4: The Monkeywrenchers��������������������������������������� 44
Scene 5: Damning Dossiers����������������������������������������������� 48
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
PART 3
PARADISO PARADOX��������������������������������������51
Operational Summary������������������������������������������������������� 51
Background������������������������������������������������������������������������� 52
Mission Briefing ����������������������������������������������������������������� 52
Scene 1: Errant Knights����������������������������������������������������� 52
Scene 2: The Trouble with Tohaa������������������������������������� 56
Scene 3: There Must Be Some Kinda Way Outta Here � 58
Scene 4: Unpleasant Truths����������������������������������������������� 62
Scene 5: Gathering the Storm������������������������������������������� 65
PART 4
WAITING FOR
A STAR TO FALL�������������������������������������������� 66
Operational Summary������������������������������������������������������� 66
Background������������������������������������������������������������������������� 66
Mission Briefing ����������������������������������������������������������������� 67
Eveningstar Layout������������������������������������������������������������� 68
Scene 1: All Aboard the Eveningstar! ����������������������������� 80
Scene 2: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Morat?����� 83
Scene 3: Virtual Expectations������������������������������������������� 88
Scene 4: Tyrannicide for the Greater Good��������������������� 90
Scene 5: Running to Stand Still��������������������������������������� 94
APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1: ADVENTURE HOOKS &
EXPERIENCE POINT AWARDS ������������������ 98
APPENDIX 2: NAMED ADVERSARIES ���� 99
APPENDIX 3: ADVERSARIES ������������������� 107
APPENDIX 4: BELLEROPHON
CORPORATION �������������������������������������������������� 111
APPENDIX 5: PREGENERATED
CHARACTERS�������������������������������������������������� 112
Table of Contents 1
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 THE ROLEPLAYING GAME

INTRODUCTION

NEBULA OF MIRRORS

This adventure is a pulse-pounding espionage thriller that draws the PCs deep into the darkest secrets of
the Human Sphere. Betrayed by their friends and with their enemies turning into strange allies, can they
unentangle their twisted triangle of allegiances before the Code: Infinity unleashes its destructive force?

CAMPAIGN SUMMARY
A routine intelligence-gathering mission for the
PCs providing escort for a senior O-12 agent,
Fereydun Yildiz, takes a turn for the worse aboard
a Caravanserai. When their charge is injured
during an attack, the characters are framed for
his attempted murder. Fereydun’s father, Charon
Committee member Feyyaz Yildiz, takes a very per-
sonal stake in pulling strings to get the Hassassin
Husam Yasbir assigned to exact his own form of
retribution.
In doing so, he reveals his location to Amaunet and
Ozymandias, both fellow members of the Charon
Committee think-tank. One is a rogue LAI, suborned
by the Tohaa Triumvirate, the other is an O-12 agent
in hiding on Dawn. The characters become involved
as catspaws of both Ozymandias and Amaunet for
their own ends. In Amaunet’s case, it is to ensure
the enaction of the APOPHIS Protocol and prevent
itself from being shut down by a series of code-
words. Ozymandias has already survived multiple
attacks from various mercenary companies while
in hiding on Dawn and is justifiably paranoid. He is
attempting to find out why the Charon Committee
members are being targeted.
From the wilds of Ariadna to the Paradiso battle-
front, and space itself, the characters are being
hunted. As the characters discover the other mem-
bers of the committee, prove their innocence, and
find the shutdown commands for Amaunet, they
uncover the Triumvirate’s involvement.

NEBULA OF MIRRORS 3
 THE CHARON COMMITTEE
A secret multi-faction think-tank, the Charon
Committee postulated on how O-12 could be
compromised after the First Offensive. Four in
number on paper (actually five, but none of the
committee are aware of more than three other
members as information was compartmented), this
committee was tasked with researching various
solutions should O-12 and ALEPH become com-
promised. They worked outside of O-12 jurisdiction
as a result.
One such plan was the APOPHIS Protocol. A
sleeper cell — in fact, a corporation — would be
created using sequestered funds, provided by each
member of the committee. At least, that is what the
committee were led to believe. These funds were,
however, provided by the Tohaa Triumvirate through
a labyrinth of shell companies.
• Ozymandias, O-12 Agent. He knows the identity
of the other remaining committee members,
except Amaunet. He’s been left to his own devices
for some time.
• Aisha Estevez. Went into seclusion on Varuna,
then went crusading upon Paradiso. Apparently
THE APOPHIS PROTOCOL
When the Roshnii Code was activated, a series
of micro-explosions was meant to break up the
EveningStar; however, when it was destroyed, the
micro-explosions left a superstructure remaining in
orbit, most notably the area where the Combined
Army forces boarded. Ostensibly quarantined by
O-12 (and the Charon Committee), it is supposedly
being salvaged and broken into pieces with dem-
olition charges by a Bellerophon-secured contract.
It is instead being structurally reinforced, refitted
with discrete boosters and subtly moved into
the optimum striking range. While the Combined
Army controls the lower atmosphere above the
Cosmolites, the Human Sphere blockades dominate
the rest of the system.
Reinforced with a Teseum-laced superstructure,
Amaunet plans to use the wreckage as a mass
driver, plunging the structure down through the
atmosphere. The reinforced structure would cause
extinction at a near-planetary level, and the loss of
millions of lives, but Amaunet is convinced these
are acceptable losses. Computer simulations and
4 Introduction
killed in an “accident” - both Ozymandias and
Feyyaz Yildiz know of her existence.
• Feyyaz Yildiz, Haqqislam Silk Lord. He has knowl-
edge of Estevez, Ozymandias, and Raanios, but not
Amaunet. If Paradiso could later be terraformed
anew, a new Silk monopoly could arise – at least
that is what he thought. His son, Fereydun, is
injured by the Ikari.
• Raanios, Tohaa Liaison. In actuality a Triumvirate
agent, he is also working to cover up the
Triumvirate’s involvement in the deaths of the
early Human Sphere colonists on Paradiso.
Attached to the Spiral Corps, he has full knowl-
edge of Bellerophon’s nature, and plans to use it
as a “revenge ploy” against the Combined Army
regarding the fall of the Daedalus Blockade. He
is the one who used the hit on Fereydun Yildiz to
expose Feyyaz.
• Amaunet. Actually a rogue AI, previously on the
EveningStar, now spread across the datasphere
in the Bellerophon Corporation. It now runs the
corporation, explicitly designed to enact the
APOPHIS Protocol. It has quickly gained control
of the corporation by a series of “unfortunate
events” – Arachne’s Deeps (the Deep Web) are rife
with rumour of a conspiracy.
models by the Charon Committee postulated a
mass driver attack on the Paradiso ZuluPoint site
would cause the Combined Army to cut their losses
and retreat. A large enough object propelled from
space given sufficient explosive force would oblit-
erate the Cosmolites, or at the very least, massively
disrupt the Combined Army’s operations. The loss of
life would be unthinkable, along with the collateral
damage to the Paradiso biosphere and climate, but
if the circumstances were desperate enough...
Codenamed APOPHIS (after the Egyptian god of
chaos), it was designed to put the necessary proce-
dures in place to provide a shell corporation cover
story and back-stop for operating a “scorched earth”
policy. Controlled by an AI codenamed Amaunet, the
corporation would be activated if needed.
With the release of the B4CKDOOR files, Shasvastii
Speculo agents, and now the Third Offensive and
the Libra Base 5 attack (see Shadow Affairs), the
APOPHIS Protocol has been escalated.
 THE ROLEPLAYING GAME

PART 1

THE GATES OF DAWN

The characters are an escort detail for a high-ranking O-12 agent named Fereydun Yildiz to the Dawn
caravanserai know as Gates of Dawn. Yildiz is a cocky, vainglorious individual who see the characters as
unwanted babysitters. When a negotiation goes horribly wrong and he is shot dead, the characters find
themselves framed for Yildiz’s murder. As the characters suddenly find themselves hunted throughout the
Gates of Dawn caravanserai, they become aware someone is helping them evade the authorities. FILLING IN THE
BLANKS
The Kurage Crisis and the
OPERATIONAL SUMMARY G5’s involvement is still
very fresh in the minds
The player characters are dispatched as a protec- goods — or even black-market Silk — has prompted of many Ariadnans. The
tion detail for a high-ranking O-12 agent visiting this mission. newly risen Japanese
a new caravanserai near Dawn in the Ariadnan nation-states on Dawn and
system. Tensions are still running high in the Fereydun Yildiz is an experienced agent sent to the involvement of the
system after recent events on Dawn. find out more about the source of these rumours. JSA (Japanese Secessionist
The agents are there to provide both muscle and Army) in the Kurage
As well as the usual Ariadnan rambunctiousness, tactical support. The Gates of Dawn caravanserai Crisis left many Ariadnans
there is an added concern for O-12 and, indirectly, or Abwab Alfajr — to use the original Arabic name distrustful of both Yu Jing
the rest of the Human Sphere. Black-market tech, given it by Haqqislamites — was recently added and the JSA.
especially that of off-world or even alien origin, is to the Dawn system. It is a melting pot and melt-
a major threat to security. Rumours of the Bratva ing-point of cultures and factions from across the
mafia and the Yakuza beginning a trade in such Human Sphere.

THE GATES OF DAWN 5


HONEY TRAP
The incident at Gates of Dawn
caravanserai is only the start
of a journey that pulls the
characters into a high-level
conspiracy. The whole meet
is a setup to attract Yildiz
from the outset. Amaunet has
used Bellerophon funds to
finance the Ikari Company to
remove Yildiz and a group of
Nomad hacktivists, making
the characters the scapegoats.
As the AI responsible for
enacting the APOHIS protocol,
Amaunet is eliminating all
possible threats, and by
killing Yildiz, wheels are set
in motion, possibly leading to
the destruction of large parts
of Paradiso!
BACKGROUND
Fereydun Yildiz is older than he appears, and there opportunity to terraform Paradiso into another
is far more to him than the dapper and debonair Bourak — and Silk...
agent he portrays. He has lived a long time, his
Cube uploading him to new bodies, usually with a He is about to become the first casualty in a
new identity each time. With good reason. Feyyaz conspiracy spanning the Human Sphere. Sent to the
Yildiz — his real name — is a Silk Lord who craves Gates of Dawn caravanserai with the characters, he
excitement, which will unfortunately prove to be is there to “broker” a deal with suspected biotech
his undoing. Yildiz is currently masquerading as smugglers from the Yakuza and Bratva mafia.
his “son” Fereydun. As a Silk Lord Master Gardener, Unfortunately, both he and the characters are
he had several reasons for participating in O-12’s walking into a possibly fatal trap.
Charon Committee, not least was the possible
MISSION BRIEFING
You weren’t sure what to expect of the caravanserai when you got off the shuttle from the Dawn Vila
Booster. You weren’t expecting a fresh breeze with a hint of orange blossom from the distant hydroponic
gardens, and a call to prayers from discreet speakers hidden nearby. Fereydun’s impatient to get to
Casablanca Sam’s already.
You sure weren’t expecting comfort and space in a caravanserai after several days cooped up with
Fereydun Yildiz, either. A high-ranking O-12 agent — he says — you’re there to babysit him. The guy’s
insufferable. Arrogant. Opinionated. Call-me-Freddy thinks he’s a sex god.
Immaterial of your personal feelings for the man, you’re there to make sure he doesn’t get into too much
trouble here at the Gates of Dawn. If no one else shoots him, you may well end up doing it yourself. But
orders are orders, according to Niamh, your handler.
There’s some negotiation he’s trying to broker between the local Yakuza and Bratva mafia. That’ll make
things interesting…

WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS
ALEPH: Dawn is still somewhat technologically backward, but somehow the Nomads have managed to set up one of their
Arachne nodes on the caravanserai. Do what’s necessary to prevent it becoming a viable alternative. Make it look like an
accident or unreliable Nomad tech.
Ariadna: If the Yakuza and Bratva are colluding, foster some distrust between the two criminal entities. After recent events like
the Uprising, the last thing anyone on Dawn wants is more Yu Jingese spies sniffing around. Or souped-up Bratva. Let’s find
out how deep they are in with each other.
Corporations/Mercenaries: There are usually a few independent entrepreneurs around here. Some of those local operators
might be able to afford your skills. You’ll not be guarding Yildiz all the time. You may get info on a new gig at Wolfman Jacques.
Haqqislam: Gates of Dawn is the first caravanserai in the Dawn system. It’s in Haqqislam’s best interests to keep things on-the-
level, so make yourself available to the Chief Azimi, although the local Imam is also an ally. If there is a trade in some form of
Silk, report back to them.
Nomads: There’s an Arachne node located in Alghaba. You’ve got a few maintenance updates to add to it, provided you aren’t
spotted. Speak to Raza.
PanOceania: This is very much a propaganda tool by Haqqislam. There’s an information broker named Raza who might be able
to provide some sort of leverage on local officials if needed, or at least a dossier. The local priest is an undercover agent. They’d
also like to know what O-12’s interest in the Bratva and Yakuza is.
Submondo: Someone’s got a way in and out of here without any official entanglements. Smart money is on Alejandro’s place.
Or perhaps those tunnels?
Yu Jing: If the JSA are involved, there’s got to be a way they’re avoiding the StateEmpire’s agents. See what you can find out.
There are no active StateEmpire agents on board the caravanserai — or so we believe — but be prepared.

6 PART 1

ARRIVAL AT GATES OF DAWN
The characters arrive on Gates of Dawn via shuttle from the Circular 4A in the Dawn system. The caravanse-
rai’s interior is very much a welcomed shock after extended — and cramped — space travel.
FLASHBACK:
THE AGENTS HAVE
QUESTIONS
The characters and their players likely have a few
questions about their arrival on the caravanserai.
The GM may wish to answer these questions as a
flashback to an earlier mission briefing, while also
allowing the characters to requisition any items
they need or want.
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
You arrived in the Dawn system by Circular, the
Circular 4A. Eight hours transport-journey from
the Vila booster saw you arrive at Gates of Dawn, a
Haqqislam-run caravanserai.
WHAT’S OUR MISSION?
You’re there to support — tactically and otherwise
— Fereydun Yildiz, an O-12 special agent with
a proven cover of dealing in black-market tech,
including Logotech. He’s there to attempt to broker
a deal with the local organised crime syndicates,
the Yakuza and Ariadnan Bratva mafia. Yildiz plans
to attempt to infiltrate these organisations as a
seller and find out just what they are dealing in.
You’re there to prevent complications, lend muscle,
and provide an escort.
WHERE ARE WE?
You’re on the caravanserai of Gates of Dawn, in the
Dawn system.
THE GATES OF DAWN
The Haqqislamite architectural origins of the cara-
vanserai are still evident, but they are often offset
by Ariadnan flourishes such as clan tartans draped
from the walls as souvenirs in the Bazaar.
The caravanserai is home to 500 souls at capacity,
although it is barely half-full even at its busiest,
with an arriving Circular or shuttle from Dawn.
A small staff of functionaries crew the station,
dealing with maintenance, security, and flight
operations. As a point between the Vila booster and
orbitals of Dawn, shuttle arrivals are counted down
by a huge old-fashioned timer in the caravanserai’s
Winter Hall.
Much of the caravanserai is converted from an old
mining installation. The vast man-made crevasse at
the heart of the asteroid was hollowed out, and a
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
OUR WOMAN IN
ARIADNA: NIAMH
WHO’S OUR HANDLER? The agents’ handler for this
Niamh (pronounced “NEEV”) will be your handler. mission, Niamh (pronounced
She checked in with you on your way to the cara- “NEEV”), is located on Dawn.
A protégé of Ozymandias (see
vanserai. She will be able to send your gear with a
courier on the next shuttle, if you’ve requested it, to p.67), she’s assisting the
characters from Dawn itself,
Gates of Dawn.
so there’s a slight delay on any
comms with her. A success on
WHO’S FEREYDUN YILDIZ? an Average (D1) Intelligence +
He’s a senior field agent with an established cover Tech test allows a character to
in black-market and VoodooTech. He’s there to figure out that Niamh is not on
infiltrate the organisations of both the Yakuza and the caravanserai or nearby and
Bratva as a buyer (and seller) of “their” tech — what- the lag in communication is
ever the hell it is. due to this.
WHAT IS CASABLANCA SAM’S?
It’s a local speakeasy — or café that serves alcohol
REQUISITIONS
— and an eatery (and public place). Niamh will get items delivered
to the characters at the
WHAT GEAR DO WE HAVE? caravanserai, awaiting them
What you can carry with you. Any gear you need to on their shuttle’s arrival. Other
requisition (reasonably), your handler delivered to items can be requested and
you locally. purchased as normal, although
illegal items and facilities will
WHEN DOES THE not be possible unless the
characters can get to Dawn (or
CIRCULAR LEAVE?
spend an Infinity Point).
The Circular leaves in 30 hours from its arrival at
Gates of Dawn.
WHEN’S THE NEXT SHUTTLE
OUT OF HERE?
According to the display in the Winter Hall, the
next shuttle from Dawn is due in 13 hours. Another
shuttle leaves in 21 hours for the Circular.
strengthened screen was added to cover the chasm.
Angled to face Dawn’s sun, this shield allows fil-
tered light to reach the settlement below including
the hydroponic terraces. Set to darken according to
Dawn’s day-night cycle, the shield allows sunlight
to brightly illuminate the streets below, creating a
bright marketplace where Ariadnans wearing clan
tartans contrast with silken awnings and digital
displays. The various dialects of Ariadna — mostly
Rodinan — can be heard, often competing for
volume, especially when a Dog-Bowl match is on.
The older exploratory tunnels are sealed and are
used as storage, although enterprising individuals
have made use of the tunnels for smuggling both
people and goods. The tunnels are largely airless,
exposed to space, although the local security teams
seal internal access to them when they can. Despite
THE GATES OF DAWN 7
 their best efforts, there are still a few left unsealed,
and local rumour hints that hidden smuggler
caches are hidden in some of the deeper tunnels,
lost and forgotten in the airless depths. These are
the few areas covered with graffiti, although these
vary from works of art to crude insults about Dog-
Bowl teams.
LOCAL COLOUR:
NPCS OF THE CARAVANSERAI
ALEJANDRO SOYENGWASE
Alejandro Soyengwase was one of the first Bayie.
He runs Alejandro’s Automatika, and although he
considers himself a retired meteor head, there’s not
much he can’t fix. He also knows the caravanserai’s
systems well, to the extent that he has rigged
himself a few backdoor protocols, just in case he
ever needs it.
Meteor Head — FATHER AUGUSTO MUÑOZ
Infinity Corebook, p. 444 A keen caver, Father Muñoz is likely to be found
wandering the old mine tunnels in his free time.
8 PART 1
The air within the caravanserai is something of a
surprise. Recycled air aside, the hydroponics farms
have a small number of orange groves whose
flowers impart a faint citrus fragrance to the air.
Nomads will likely complain that the place smells
like a giant air freshener.
An ardent theologian, he and Imam Husayn Ibn Ali
can often be found arguing in Café Voltaire. Despite
the feigned heat of their debates, the two are great
friends. The father has a secret though. Before he
took Holy Orders, he was once a Father-Knight and
member of the Order of the Temple. He is terrified
that someday ALEPH or Hexas operatives will come
calling, and he will be brought to account for his
past. While old age has reduced him to inhabiting a
Lhost body, he has lost none of his wit.

CORSAIRS
Two corsairs of note operate out of Gates of
Dawn. The two captains are bitter rivals, and this
animosity transfers to their crews. Captains Shane
MacMurtrie and Zoya Chugunkina command the
Pure Genius and Vasiliev Volka respectively. Neither
will admit to the source of their feud, but each tries
to outdo the other every chance they get. On the
rare occasions they are both aboard the caravanse-
rai, they will be found in Alghaba.
Neither MacMurtrie nor Chugunkina are Ariadnan.
PanOceanian-born MacMurtrie is allegedly the
wayward son of a wealthy Varunian family, and
it’s not his real name. Chugunkina is a Tunguskan
Nomad. Both are hiding out from enemies.
IMAM HUSAYN IBN ALI
Husayn Ibn Ali is a priest first and a spy second.
That is the way he prefers to look at it, anyway.
Assigned to the caravanserai, he has rarely been
called upon as a Muhafiz agent. He is relatively cer-
tain that both Father Muñoz and Chief Azimi know
his secret, but so far there has been no conflict
of interest.
THE JACQALS
“Hooligans” and “violent thugs” are two of the more
polite phrases to describe these Ariadnan Dog-
Bowl fans. A loose group of Dogfaces and Wulvers
who work the cargo bays, they get tanked-up at
Wolfman Jacques every Dog-Bowl game. Usually
they pick a fight with outsiders — corsair crews or
the characters are fair game — although they will
fight each other if no one else is available.
QAPU KHALQI SECURITY
Chief Sajila Azimi and her deputies have their work
cut out on the caravanserai. Whether breaking up
Jacqal fights or keeping an eye out for potential
troublemakers (like the characters), her team also
has to deal with potential smugglers and keeping
the corsairs in line.
RAZA MENDOZA
A Bakunin Moderator(former, he says), Diego “Raza”
Mendoza has been running Alghaba for over a year.
He misses little of his old life aboard Bakunin but
has been amenable to the Nomads installing an
Arachne node in the basement of the bar.
ZIMRAAN FARRAN, DIWÂN
If the station has a leading light or supreme
commander, Farran is the one most of the other
Diwân respect and listen to. As one who has made
the full pilgrimage to Bourak, he is more wordy and
enlightened than many others who hold similar
positions in the caravanserai. Popular with both
the station crew and civilians, he is both skilled
diplomat and canny businessman. Even the Jacqals
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have a grudging respect for Farran after he was
caught in a barfight and knocked out Andy ‘Crusher’
McFadzean (the station’s biggest — and loudest —
Dogface). His first act was to create a memorial to
his wife, the orange grove, which he paid for by his
own pocket.
PLACES TO BE, THINGS
TO DO
The caravanserai has plenty of locations the char-
acters can visit throughout their stay. Most items of
Restriction 1 or 2 are freely available.
BAZAAR
The Winter Hall of the caravanserai, the Bazaar is
very much the “Main Street” of the caravanserai.
Street vendors sell everything from comlogs to
food, Teseum jewellery to tat such as authentic Father-Knight —
USAriadna baseball hats, Rodinan roshankas, and Infinity Corebook, p. 435
Dogface masks. The Mosque is at one end of the
Bazaar, with Central Control at the other. The street Lhost —
is thronged at all hours, although the ambient Infinity Corebook, p. 372
lighting is darkened to match Dawn’s day-night
cycle, and noise baffling technology cancels out Pirate Captain —
much of the street noise. The hydroponics farms Infinity Corebook, p. 447
provide much of the fresh food on sale here.
Scholar —
Ariadnan vegetation has also managed to gain a
Infinity Corebook, p. 454
foothold, and more than a few heating vents or
drains have foliage growing, a problem for mainte- Dog-Warrior —
nance staff, but addition to the ambience. Infinity Corebook, p. 431
Alejandro’s Automatika: Most spacecraft checking Wulver —
into the caravanserai will need repairs of some Infinity Corebook, p. 461
kind. Alejandro’s is the mechanical franchise on
the station, and a spacecraft is in safe hands at Police —
Infinity Corebook, p. 449
Alejandro’s Automatika, whether it is an overhaul
of their engines, or the latest in systems upgrades.
Bakunin Moderator —
Alejandro’s staff may also add a concealed hold or Infinity Corebook, p. 422
those illegal upgrades the ship’s captain has always
wanted... for a fee. Diplomat —
Infinity Corebook, p. 429
Alghaba: A somewhat tacky (not just the floor)
cocktail bar with a heavy jungle theme, it bears
little relation to the verdant environment for which
it is named (Alghaba means “jungle”). Everything
is plastic and artificial. Frequented by many of the
spacers, including several corsairs, the bar is easy
for one to get lost in with the fake greenery, but
the jungle noises make eavesdropping difficult.
Unknown to the Qapu Khalqi and Muhafiz, the
basement of this bar also hosts a Nomad Arachne
node. Very few Ariadnans drink in this Paradiso-
themed bar which offers overpriced drinks with
ridiculous names like Scorpionette’s Sting or
Milton’s Moonrise.
Black Sales: Although the street vendors of the
Bazaar have a lot of stock for sale, Black Sales is
the place to look for larger items such as remotes
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 and weaponry, although sales of the latter are
tightly monitored by both the Muhafiz and Qapu
Khalqi security teams.
Café Voltaire: More of a coffee house than a café,
the Café Voltaire caters to the devout pilgrims of
Haqqislam, designed to resemble a Bourak coffee
house. No alcohol is served, but the coffee is good.
Most of the CC staff visit this place, as do some of
the more affluent merchants and a few of the cor-
sair crew. Imam Husayn Ibn Ali and Father Muñoz
can often be found here playing dominoes.
Capsule Hotels: For travellers on a budget, these
no-frill facilities consist of a small private sleeping
area. Little more than a bunk and footlocker, with
communal showers and washroom facilities, they
are not for the claustrophobic.
Casablanca Sam’s: More details on this bar can be
found on p.13.
Central Control (CC): The “spire at the end of the
street” as some of the Bayie call it, the Central
Control spire stretches the height of the Bazaar
and oversees the Docking Ring. Here the Diwân
and Qapu Khalqi have their offices along with the
other caravanserai administrative functions and
the station’s Command & Control. The security
suite has several interrogation rooms and secure
facilities for prisoners, refitted from the old mainte-
nance tunnels.
Cut of Your Jib Tailors: Sellers of the latest fash-
ions and functional space-ware, the ubiquitous
tailors were one of the caravanserai’s first retail
merchants. As well as working with cutting-edge
nanotech polymer fabrics from Neoterra, they also
do a fine line in clan tartans from Dawn. It’s not
unknown to see local corsairs or Dogfaces in the
store to get measured up for bespoke suits.
E-Plus Medicare: The local medical facility (a
subsidiary of Aperids Biotech) is well-stocked, and
Dog-Warrior —
Infinity Corebook, p. 431
the ER is at its busiest after a Dog-Bowl game at
Wolfman Jacques. While Resurrection services are
Wulver — not available, Augmentations of Restriction 1 and 2
Infinity Corebook, p. 461 are, along with standard medical facilities such as
emergency medical treatment.
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Habitats: Raised above the lower levels and Bazaar,
the habitat levels are designed for the Bayie, those
individuals (and their families) who have come to
caravanserai to make a living. While they are not
large or spacious, they are functional with fully
interactive leisure suites.
Hydroponic Terraces: The source of some of the
caravanserai’s income and, more importantly, much
of the caravanserai’s air, these agrarian plantations
also have a small orange grove whose blossom
lends itself a fragrance throughout the caravanse-
rai, even through the recycled air. The fruits of the
orange trees fetch a high price in the Bazaar. The
orange grove is a memorial to the Diwân’s wife
who died on Paradiso during the Second Offensive.
A small stone marker lies at the centre of the
grove. Anyone defacing the grove or damaging the
orange trees will face the full fury of the station’s
security teams.
Mosque: Imam Husayn Ibn Ali leads the faithful to
prayer in this magnificent mosque at the end of the
Bazaar. Interactive displays help visitors to under-
stand the Search for Knowledge and Haqqislam
Balance. The courtyards of the Mosque have foun-
tains and pools, a luxury found nowhere else.
NeoVatican Church: The NeoVatican Church has
their own church, although it is nowhere near as
grand a frontage as the Mosque. Father Augusto
Muñoz ministers to his flock every Sunday, offering
live-streaming sermons and secure-channel
confessionals.
Tortuga Technologies: This tech store is popular
with Ariadnan caravaners. It has a link to Maya and
a year-old stock of ALEPH and PanOceania gadgets
and other tech. The store also has a small — and
discreet — augmentation suite for those wanting
to become the best version of themselves. A Dnet
node is available to use for an exorbitant fee.
Wolfman Jacques: The local Dogfaces and Wulvers
flock to this bar for the Dog-Bowl matches shown
on the bar’s large screens. Known for being rowdy
at the best of times, the local hooligans and ne’er-
do-wells of this bar are called the Jacqals by the
locals. They react violently to anyone on their turf,
as they view the caravanserai. Most are employed
as cargo loaders and handlers — they work and play
hard. The furniture in the bar is heavy-duty and
reinforced, and most of it is fixed to the floor.

EXTERNAL LOCATIONS
The external locations of the caravanserai are not
accessible without traversing the maintenance
tunnels or a valid worker ID pass. Access to these
is secured with an airlock, requiring a Challenging
(D2) Hacking or Thievery test. A failure triggers
an alarm alert in both Central Control and the
security networks.
Cargo Storage: These huge warehouses are full of
cargo containers, awaiting a cargo shuttle for deliv-
ery to Dawn or a Circular out of the system. Aside
from the cargo handlers, few come down to these
warehouses as there is little reason to — unless
they are smugglers or thieves, or those wishing
to avoid any encounters with law enforcement or
security staff.
Docking Ring: Designed to rotate around the
caravanserai’s docking bays, the ring’s movement is
controlled by CC, as is all traffic into and out of the
caravanserai.
Maintenance Tunnels: Part of the old mines, these
refurbished tunnels corkscrew around the asteroid’s
structure and are not shown on the map. Narrow
and dimly lit at the best of times, these tunnels
are the source of the caravanserai’s own urban
mythology: Tafili gangs living in the tunnels, lost
caches of smuggler contraband, corsair hideouts,
ghost miners, and of course, the monsters that live
in the deepest tunnels.
Point Defences: Although unlikely to be attacked,
the caravanserai maintains a several double-Askari
HMGs as fixed-point defences. They are operated
remotely from Central Control. A complement of
missiles and remotes also lie concealed in weapons
blisters across the surface, ready to be activated at
a moment’s notice. The caravanserai has teeth but
has never needed to show them.
Shuttle Bays: Designed to load and unload a
craft’s cargo and passengers, these docking bays
are the first sights to greet a traveller. Overseen
by the Muhafiz for customs and security checks,
these ubiquitous bays are designed to be secured
at a moment’s notice from CC, but individual
security codes allow for a certain amount of per-
sonal freedom.
Solar Farm: Located across the surface of the car-
avanserai, the ranks of these panels count as +2§
Cover Soak.
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AUGUSTO’S DATASPHERE
Node 1 — External Access Points: This covers
several external entry points into the caravanserai’s
network. Each should be treated as a separate node
and requires a Breach effect on the appropriate
target. They include:
• Comlogs of local workers, but not security staff.
• Docking ships.
• Former business premises.
Node 2 — Core Access: The Central Command
Core controls access to the rest of the network.
What could be considered the master node, it can
only be physically accessed from the Command
Centre. Breaches here affect and include the
following areas:
• Command Centre.
• Reactor grid. It is not possible to cause a melt-
down in the reactor withouxt spending at least
twenty minutes overriding the safety protocols
and coolant mechanisms, and a Daunting (D3)
Tech test.
• Point Defence Network. Remote control of the
point defence remote turrets.
It can also perform the same tasks as the other
nodes, although any test made here increases the
difficulty by one step.
• IC-4 Black ICE / Crybaby.
• Secured Zone (Firewall 14)
• Military HighSec (+4§ Interference Soak).
Node 3 — Security: The security network consists of
the following areas:
• Security comlogs as carried by the security staff.
• Security remotes and other remotes assigned to
security roles.
• Security terminals in secure areas such as
Command Centre, comms, and reactor.
• Elevator and airlock control.
Causing a decompression event for an area requires
a Daunting (D3) Hacking test, as the system is
designed explicitly to prevent such an event.
It requires a security guard comlog or spoofed
identity to access the Security node.
• IC-3 Crybaby / Deadfall.
• Secured Zone (Firewall 12).
• Data Tunnels to Nodes 2, 3, 6 and 8.
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 Node 4 — Comms: This allows communication from
Node 2 to the tight-beam comm relay, but Amaunet
in her paranoia has insisted all communication
is relayed via the Command Centre. It provides
access to the comms relay, and controlling this
area will allow characters to communicate with the
outside world.
• IC-3 Crybaby.
Node 5 — Arachne Node: If a character manages to
bypass the Gaslight IC and makes a Challenging
(D2) Analysis test, it can be used.
• Camouflaged Data Flux.
• IC-3 Gaslight.
Node 6 — Defence Network: One of the carvanse-
rai’s most secure networks, it controls the point
defences and defence grid.
• IC-4 Hivemines.
• Military HighSec (+4§ Interference Soak).
• Secured Zone (Firewall 14).
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Node 7 — Environmental Controls: Breaches caused
here allow a character to affect:
• Artificial gravity. A Challenging (D2) Tech test suc-
cess is required to alter the gravity to normal in a
zone. If the gravity is already normal, a Daunting
(D3) Tech test can alter it to high gravity, low
gravity, or zero-g.
• Atmosphere control. A Challenging (D2) Tech test
success is required to switch the air supply on or
off.
• Power distribution. A character can shut down
power to a zone. It cannot be used to directly
cause explosions, although shutting down ther-
mal vents and other areas may cause fires to
break out.
Characters may use the controls to generate other
affects like flooding compartments with water, raw
sewage, and so on at the GM’s discretion.
• IC-3 Black ICE / Crybaby.

Node 8 — Flight Control & Shipping: This node
deals with both air traffic control and the incoming
and outgoing ship traffic. It also maintains a record
of all the storage containers aboard.
• Cargo manifests. A character can locate the con-
tents or location of a specific cargo container
with a Challenging (D2) Analysis test.
• Docking bay control. A Breach allows a character
to control the access doors for a single bay. To
access multiple bay doors requires a Challenging
(D2) Hacking test success, with each additional
docking bay increasing the difficulty by +1.
• Flight control. A character can assign or check
docking bay records for a ship on an Average (D1)
Analysis test success.
• IC-3 Crybaby / Deadfall.
FUTURE ADVENTURE
HOOKS
Although the characters’ visit to Gates of Dawn is
likely to be brief, there are a few adventures hooks
the GM may want to use if the characters decide to
return there for any reason in the future.
SCENE 01: SILKEN SHAKEDOWN
The meeting between Yildiz, the Yakuza, and
Bratva is due to take place in Casablanca Sam’s.
Casablanca Sam’s resembles an old-fashioned
art deco night club from the 1920s. The walls are
black, the ceiling and floor tiled white. Hollowed
out of the asteroid itself, the place looks like an
old movie set, but it is a thin veneer of opulence.
Behind the panelling is bare rock, and the wiring
and ducts of the caravanserai are clearly visible.
The meal cost is a standard 1+1§ cost per meal.
The owner, Samuel “Sam” Ruzenko, usually tends
bar during the day (when the meeting happens),
while his sister Ana runs the kitchen. They
are assisted by two bored wait staff and three
kitchen staff.
CASABLANCA SAM’S:
ZONES
As the characters are likely to be involved in an
intense combat with the Ikari Company and Bratva,
the following areas are their own distinct zones.
THE BAR
The bar serves a vast number of local Ariadnan
ales and whiskeys, although more refined palates
will be catered for at +1 of the listed cost. The food
menu is basic, but it is hot, and prepared in the
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• Black Flights: The rumoured “Black Flights” are a
thing, as are the biotech imports — not exports
— that Yildiz was chasing. Someone is bringing
illegal biotech to Dawn. It might be a corporation
— a side-line of Bellerophon’s — or a faction like
Submondo or even Haqqislam.
• Nice Little Earner: The characters learn of a
scheme to use Gates of Dawn as a base for
a corsair such as McMurtrie or can even go
into business as corsairs themselves. See the
Haqqislam Sourcebook for more details on corsairs
and privateering.
• Policing the Bleedin’ Edge: The characters are
deputised by Central Control during a local crisis.
It may be a repeat of the Kurage Crisis, local ten-
sions boiling over, or perhaps the Jacqals become
more than just a minor nuisance.
• We’re Going on a Shrike Hunt: Some maniac
transports a dangerous animal such as a Shrike
Tardigrade or Preta Hungry. It escapes — or is
released? — into the tunnel system, and quickly
proves to be a menace. Can the characters track it
down before it hunts them down?
kitchen out the back of Casablanca Sam’s. The bar
itself requires a successful Average (D1) Agility + Boarding Shot —
Infinity Corebook, p. 363
Athletics test to vault over.
Teseum Chopper —
Any character taking cover behind the bar making Infinity Corebook, p. 383
a successful Challenging (D2) Awareness +
Observation test will notice Sam’s boarding shot-
gun clipped under the bar, providing he’s not using
it. When the firefight starts, Sam will grab this and
blast anything nearby.
COLD STORAGE
This refrigeration unit holds most of the perishable
food stuffs used by the kitchen. The units drain
little power since the surrounding rock leaches
out much of the heat. The thick walls count as
+4§ Cover Soak. Any thermal imaging devices or
augmentations will be unable to read through the
walls. When the fight breaks out, the staff are lock-
jammed in here, requiring a successful Challenging
(D2) Brawn + Athletics test to free them from the
jammed door. If freed, the staff will flee out of
the kitchen’s emergency exit, but Ana will grab a
massive cleaver, a Teseum chopper, and prepare to
defend her kitchen.
EMERGENCY EXITS
As well as the main entrance, there is also an
emergency exit into the maintenance tunnels and
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 another in the kitchen area. It takes a full action
Spotbot —
to close an emergency exit. They are designed
Infinity Corebook, p. 381
to let people out but can be jammed shut with a
successful Average (D1) Brawn + Engineering test.
They have the Non-Hackable quality.
FIXTURES & FITTINGS
— SEATING AREAS
There are ten six-seater tables scattered through-
out the bar. The fittings and circular tables are all
glass and faux chrome, but the designer certainly
managed to capture the faded grandeur of a
bygone age. Despite this, they are robust enough to
seat Dogfaces, and the toughened glass is designed
to be hard to break. They provide +2§ Cover
Soak and can be flipped over with a successful
Challenging (D2) Brawn + Athletics test.
GRAND PIANO
An old-fashioned piano — long in need of tuning,
and more for physical ambience and decoration
— sits in one corner, and a huge bar takes up one
side of the room. A projector inside it shows old
silent vids for those without access to the local
Maya datasphere, while in the MayaNet, old-style
14 PART 1
crooners provide background music and a simu-
lated crowd fills out the place. It provides +1§
Cover Soak.
KITCHEN
The kitchen is run by Ana Ruzenko. During peak
mealtimes, the place is full of steam and smoke.
The grills and ovens go full blast, making it difficult
to see (+1 Difficulty on all vision-based tests, count-
ing as a low-visibility zone).
MAINTENANCE TUNNELS
Aside from two dumpster-sized waste bins, these
cold tunnels are still very much part of the old
mining complex, rough rock walls with cable trunk-
ing and pipes snaking everywhere. The dumpsters
provide +4§ Cover Soak.
OFFICE
The office has a data access node, allowing access
to both the local datasphere within Casablanca
Sam’s and to the outside world. It shows (and
controls) security feeds from the maintenance
tunnel at the back, the bar area, and the street area
outside the bar.

STAKING OUT THE
SPEAKEASY
The meeting takes place in a few hours, but
characters may wish to use that time to mount a
watch prior to this as a precaution or even have a
drink there. Yildiz heads for Café Voltaire for such a
reason. If the characters use an Obtain Information
Momentum spend or successfully pass a test, they
notice the following:
• Spotbot (Daunting (D3) Awareness + Observation
test): A spotbot is hidden close to one of the secu-
rity cameras. It belongs to one of the Bratva, who
is watching Casablanca Sam’s interior.
• Hidden Repeater (Dire (D3) Awareness +
Observation test): Concealed behind one of the
bar area’s refrigeration units is a deployable
repeater of Yu Jingese make. The device is only
visible if the character searching actively looks
in the bar area.
• Bratva Watchers (Challenging (D2) Awareness +
Observation): Two individuals are keeping watch
from nearby. They vary their routines but arrive
not long after the characters begin their own
surveillance.
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PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM…
DIGITALLY.
The Ikari Company hit-team (see p. 108) have
already infiltrated Casablanca Sam’s with the
repeater — but they’re not the only ones. A Nomad
group of hacktivists, the Script Kiddies, have
already created a fake digital patina and a hidden
quantronic zone there as well. Unfortunately for the
characters, they learn the purpose of this later.
HIDDEN ZONE
This hidden area links into the security cameras
and send a streamed feed off the caravanserai.
• Data Flux Camouflage: A Challenging (D2)
Observation test to detect the zone, if the Security
Network is Breached.
IKARI COMPANY REPEATER
Secretly installed in the bar area (see p.13), the
repeater becomes fully active an hour before the
Ikari dropship arrives. It will also be used as an
access point by the Ikari Company hackers.
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IKARI OPERATIONS
The Ikari Company ranking
officer is Riyuchi Nakamoto
(p.106), a former JSA veteran
of several conflicts. He is
dedicated to completing the
mission and getting away
cleanly. He operates from
the dropship attached to the
station and only takes an
indirect role in events until
later. He is utterly ruthless
and will put innocent lives at
risk to complete the mission.
GM TIP
AMBUSHED!
The GM may wish to make
use of their Heat Pool
liberally for the duration
of the scene, especially to
allow events to happen.
Spotbot —
Infinity Corebook, p. 381
GM TIP: THE IKARI
COMAPNY STRIKE
TEAM
As well as the Keisotsu Butai
troops, the Ikari team also
have a killer hacker and a
sniper too. They are wearing
light combat armour, adding
significantly to their bulk. Any
character who has a familiarity
with Yu Jing or the Japanese
Sectorials will immediately
discount them as Yakuza on
an Average (D1) Awareness
+ Observation test success.
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• IC-2 Deadfall: Protecting the secure data tunnel
into the public network.
PUBLIC NETWORK
A simple network that connects local comlogs to
the datasphere.
• IC-1 Crybaby: Alerts the Security Network to any
Breaches.
SECURITY NETWORK
The security cameras cover the bar, the exit from
the kitchen, and the interior of Casablanca Sam’s.
The streaming media is saved onto a server,
although it is also mirrored into the hidden zone.
The security server’s access point is a battered
physical console.
• Commercial HighSec: +2§ Interference Soak to
authenticated devices and users.
SHOOTOUT AT THE
SPEAKEASY
The stage is set. The characters may already have
met some of the local Bratva, but of the Yakuza,
there is no sign. Yildiz isn’t worried by this. He’s
dealt with them before, and his comlog has told
him they’re on their way.
What he doesn’t realise is that it is an Ikari drop-
ship, not a Yakuza transport, on the way. There is
no shuttle due at the time for the meeting. If the
characters ask, the display still shows the time of
the next shuttle in hours.
The stealthed dropship will dock at one of the
maintenance hatches, using an access code pre-
viously bribed from a caravanserai maintenance
worker. From there the strike team will make their
way unseen through the tunnels to Casablanca
Sam’s. Their mission is to kill Yildiz and inflict as
much damage as possible before retreating. The
Yakuza — and JSA — will be blamed as a result, but
the characters also witnessed the event, and that
plays right into Amaunet’s hands.
The Bratva arrive early by sixteen minutes for the
19:00 hours meeting. This is by intention. They
are making a point, and take seats giving them a
full view of the room and the exits. Their leader,
Ilyana Borgia-Kostova, is always flanked by two
bodyguards. If the characters are already in the
bar or are maintaining surveillance, it is obvious
the Bratva are armed. A successful Average (D1)
Awareness + Observation test allows a character to
ascertain that any weapons they are carrying are
likely to be small and easily concealed.
Yildiz turns up at 19:00. On. The. Dot. He flashes a
smile at a suddenly scowling Borgia-Kostova and
gives the characters a cocky “thumbs-up” gesture.
There’s still no sign of the Yakuza. Anyone with an
active SHIELD program feels a ping on their fire-
wall, as the Bratva’s own Infowar specialists scope
out the room, but it is nothing more, the quantronic
equivalent of a pat-down.
If the GM wants, the characters can have a bit
of banter with the Bratva. Borgia-Kostova has no
idea why Yildiz wants to see her, and it is evident
the two have history of some kind in the slightly
strained atmosphere of the conversation. She may
take a liking to the characters depending on how
they act both before and after the fight…
ENTER THE YAKUZA
Several things occur at the same time, depending
on where the characters are located. Niamh is sud-
denly quiet as she is shut out from the characters’
comlogs. This in itself is unusual and is the first
indicator that events are taking an unexpected turn.
Kitchens: The Yakuza appear in the kitchens — or so
they seem. Characters in the kitchen will suddenly
find themselves with combi-rifles pointed in their
faces. Anyone else still in the kitchens will be cut
off from contact as they are forced into the cold
storage and locked in.
The Office (Plus the Security Feeds and Remote
Views): A comms blackout begins. The office camera
feeds are suddenly cut off, and the datasphere
of Casablanca Sam’s systems fills with the visual
equivalent of white noise, becoming a White Noise
zone (see Infinity Corebook, p. 110).
Bar Area (Not Seating Area): A character notices
a spotbot has suddenly appeared near the
kitchen hatch with a Challenging D2 Awareness
+ Observation test success. It is there for the Ikari
Sniper who is already aiming…
Seating Area: The “Yakuza” enter from the back of
the bar. A success on a Daunting (D3) Awareness +
Observation test gives a character the eerie feeling
the Yakuza are moving to a clear fire zone, designed
to cover the whole room.
Yildiz stands up, smiling, and extends his hand
in welcome. There is a short, sharp report… and
his head vanishes in a welter of gore and brains,
spattering anyone standing nearby. The sniper
in the kitchen immediately begins aiming at the
closest character in the seating area. Yildiz’ Cube
2.0 (or ruh) is not recoverable from his corpse, so
a Cubevac (see Infinity Corebook, p. 367) will not
be possible.

The Bratva react almost immediately. They flip
tables over for cover, as do the false Yakuza, who
produce military-spec MULTI-rifles and open fire on
both the Bratva and the characters. The characters
are caught in the middle between both sides.
At first, the Bratva will be convinced the characters
have double-crossed them and are trying to kill
Borgia-Kostova. It takes a Daunting (D3) Personality
+ Persuade test success to convince Borgia-Kostova
of their innocence, and the difficulty is increased by
+2 if they open fire on the Bratva.
IT’S (INFO)WAR!
The Ikari hacker will do her level best to use
her CLAW programs to immobilise any threats or
weapons or cause more lasting harm with her
SWORD programs on anyone trying to counter the
comms blackout.
At some point, the hidden quantronic zone is
Breached, either by accident or by a targeted attack
(or 1 Heat spent). It exposes the data tunnel lead-
ing to the Circular and the Script Kiddies.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Bratva reinforcements. An additional fire-
team of 3-5 Bratva lead by an Elite crash through
the front door.
2 Heat: The Jacqals smell blood. The Jacqals (p.
9) hear the gunshots and investigate. They
immediately assume the characters are responsible,
adding yet another wrinkle to the situation.
3 Heat: A Yáokòng Remote (see Infinity Corebook, p.
386) backs up the Ikari mercs, entering through the
kitchen area.
EXIT THROUGH THE KITCHENS
If the characters and Bratva make a spirited
resistance, the Ikari mercs begin an ordered retreat,
using covering fire to allow their troops to retreat
through the kitchens and back through the mainte-
nance tunnels. They have left some nasty surprises
in both the tunnels and the Bazaar to divert atten-
tion. They also leave a Yáokòng remote (see Infinity
Corebook, p. 386) behind to cover their escape.
If the characters are still fighting — or negotiating
— with the Bratva, their sniper does his best to kill
Ilyana, possibly escalating the conflict further. At
the very least it will distract the Bratva and cause
them to regroup, allowing the Ikari a window to
retreat. The Bazaar will suddenly fill with smoke
and crowds.
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
MALL BOMBING GM TIP
As a diversionary tactic to distract both the Muhafiz STAGING THE
and Qapu Khalqi of the caravanserai, the Ikari have BATTLE
planted a smoke bomb in the Bazaar. The confusion The battle is likely to be
it causes should be enough to divert their attention intense for the characters.
for the Ikari to make their hit and escape. Caught between a very
capable mercenary unit and
By spending 2 Heat, the GM can upgrade the bomb a group of angry mobsters is
not what they signed up for
to an additional explosive device left in the kitchen
on this mission! The GM may
at Casablanca Sam’s (a timed D-Charge, see Infinity
want to concentrate on the
Corebook, p. 350). characters themselves, rather
than rolling dice for all the NPC
TRAPPED! contests. The players want their
characters centre-stage, rather
Chasing the Ikari into the tunnels is a risky option. than the victim of arbitrary die
The Ikari have a great deal of experience in rolls. If the characters are doing
withdrawal and extractions under heavy fire. They well, so are their allies. Assume
have set up sentry guns and tripwires designed to there are each three to five
Bratva and “Yakuza” combatants
collapse the tunnels and use D-Charges rather than
per character!
Drop Bears in these instances, designed to create
an impassable zone.
See Tunnel Battle Map, p.22
Characters trying to follow the Ikari team will run
into reinforcements. A 1-Heat spend means the
characters encounter another fireteam of four Ikari
Keisotsu Butai troops, while 2-Heat also includes
the Yáokòng remote as well. The Ikari will leave the
remote to tie up the characters in a gunfight while
they escape.
Their last act before escaping will be to detonate
a last set of explosives to seal the tunnel, if they
have time, or to jam the maintenance hatch open GM TIP
as they leave, causing the immediate area of the
tunnels to decompress to space. When the tunnels ILYANA’S DEAD?
If Ilyana Borgia-Kostova is
decompress, the characters will have no option
killed, her younger sister Sophia
but to hang on to the nearest object requiring
takes up her role. She is likely
a successful Challenging (D2) Brawn + Athletics to be far less forgiving than
test. Possible complications include a character her sister.
dropping a weapon that is swept away or even the
character being spaced.
HOW MUCH TROUBLE ARE
WE IN? FIRETEAMS
Both the Bratva and Ikari
With the adrenaline of battle fading, the smoke Company mercs will use
from gunfire and electrical damage triggers the fireteams. The Ikari Company
sprinkler system, dumping a load of fire retardant mercenaries will use a four
onto the characters and Casablanca Sam’s. As Trooper plus Elite leader
grouping, while the Bratva vary
everyone begins counting the dead, the Bratva are
between 3-5 Troopers plus
leaving no wounded Ikari alive. If Ilyana has been an Elite leader. For more info
killed, this will be written off as vengeance, other- on fireteams, see the Infinity
wise it is a reminder that the cold-blooded Bratva Corebook, p. 415-417.
do not forgive.
THE GATES OF DAWN 17

GM STAGING TIPS
RAILROADING
The ideas presented here cover
some, but not all, of the ways
the characters can survive. The
trick is to get the characters
to go to Dawn willingly, and
not “railroad” the players and
characters. Railroading means
the players lose a sense of
agency as the GM essentially
forces them to take a route. It
is quite possible the players
come up with a great idea not
covered here. As GM, run with it.
WHAT HAPPENED
TO NIAMH ON
DAWN?
Niamh is still alive. She
managed to escape the Ikari
hit squad sent to kill her
(and Ozymandias), although
she was wounded. She was
able to warn Ozymandias,
though, and is lying low.
18 PART 1
With a howl of feedback, Niamh returns to the
characters’ comlogs at last. She is highly agitated,
babbling about a datastream emanating from
somewhere nearby, but she isn’t making a lot of
sense. She’s instant about someone being outside
and urgently needs to talk to Yildiz. Niamh pauses,
allowing the characters to respond. If the char-
acters tell her Yildiz is dead, she suddenly goes
silent for a little while, then comes back, her words
stumbling over each other.
There’s been a lot of chatter here on Dawn. I
dunno what you guys have done but someone
is really pissed! There’s a bounty on your heads,
and it’s codeword-valued in dinars! If it’s not
been contracted out, better watch yourselves.
That means Druze or Hassassins! Look—
What was that?
SCENE 02: RUNNING RINGS
The scene deals with several possible outcomes
of the characters’ actions after the shootout at
Casablanca Sam’s. There is no right or wrong way.
The characters are in peril, though, and there is
a sense of urgency as the timer in the Bazaar
clicks down.
The characters have no idea what is going on or
the trouble they are in. Although Niamh manages
to escape and warn Ozymandias, the death of Yildiz
has triggered a protocol of his own making. His
death flags a Haqqislam Hassassin death squad
already on Dawn. The Hassassins were there for
someone else (see Infinity Corebook p. 439) but are
now tasked with exacting retribution for the death
of a Silk Lord, and the Script Kiddies have served
up the characters on a platter, as news of his death
becomes widespread.
As soon as the battle is over in Casablanca Sam’s,
or the Ikari dropship has left, the characters must
decide what to do.
DUE PROCESS:
SURRENDER TO THE
AUTHORITIES
The characters may well consider they have nothing
to lose by protesting their innocence. Chief Azimi’s
first instinct is to imprison everyone involved in the
shootout, but she does not have the space. Instead
she plans to hold the characters until the Dawn
authorities can take over when the caravanserai’s
security forces hand them over. The characters
have no way off the station, and although Azimi is
distrustful of the Bratva, the mobsters support the
characters’ story provided they weren’t responsible
for the death of Ilyana or opening fire on the Bratva.
There’s a pause, but Niamh’s voice sounds shaky
when she returns.
I don’t know who or what Yildiz was, but he was
important to someone. There’s a team outside.
They’re breaching now, and we’re under atta—”
There’s the staccato stutter of gunfire.
“Stay hidden. Get to Dawn. Find Ozymandias!
He’s the best chance you have. They’ll be
coming at you soon. Run. Hide. Survive.
Remember: Ozymandias. He’s–“
There’s a crash, a thud, and then silence.
Suddenly, the feed is dead.
If the characters managed to land themselves in
trouble with the Bratva as well, the mobsters will
blame the characters outright for opening fire,
especially if Ilyana was killed. It takes a successful
Dire (D4) Personality + Persuade test to convince
Azimi they were not the instigators of the firefight
and requires them to divulge their O-12 allegiance
in doing so. Running away, evading capture, and so
on increases the difficulty of the test by +1.
If the characters are locked up by Azimi, their weap-
ons (including hacking devices) are impounded and
held in secure lockers at the security station. See
the following section for more details.
HOUSE ARREST
If the characters find themselves locked up, Azimi
and her deputies will become increasingly agitated.
They are caught between the urge to do the right
thing and see the characters processed, but on the
other hand have been given orders to keep out of
the way when the shuttle from Dawn arrives. The
characters will stand no chance.
Initially, the characters will find themselves locked
into their quarters. There is no datasphere access,
and the door is secured with a physical Non-
Hackable lock. It can be picked with a successful
Challenging (D2) Awareness + Thievery test. A
deputy is always on guard outside.
Until, that is, the hour before the Dawn shuttle
arrives. Azimi orders the deputies to stand down,
and the door is left unlocked. She has wrestled with
her conscience and decided to give the characters
a fighting chance. She’s not stupid enough to hand
the characters their weapons, though.

EXIT STAGE RIGHT
Of course, the characters may decide to run away
rather than face the music. The question is where
to run to. Dawn is the closest planet, and the
Circular will already have left by the time they
reach the Vila booster.
That still leaves getting off the caravanserai in the
first place. They can stay hidden in the tunnels, try
to steal a ship, bribe a ship’s captain to get them
off the caravanserai, or even ask the Bratva for
help, which won’t be cheap (see “Negotiating with
the Bratva”).
HIDING
Now the characters are on a hit list, hiding in the
tunnels is an option since the security coverage is
spotty at best. Whilst it is not pleasant, the cold,
dark, tunnels of the old mine are an excellent way
to remain hidden. Although some require environ-
mental suits and breathing apparatus to negotiate,
the old mining tunnels stretch for miles.
It is possible the characters decide to re-use the
traps the Ikari Mercenaries left behind as well, such
as the sentry guns and tripwire mines (see p. 23).
GOING OUTSIDE
Leaving the artificial atmosphere of the caravan-
serai for the low gravity of the surface is not for
the faint-hearted. The inertia of the station at least
provides some stability, but the airless atmosphere
and possible lack of any rescue make any form of
zero-g combat extremely dangerous. Unless the
characters have access to a spacesuit or some other
protection, it is a risky business.
For information on Gravity Zones and Vacuum, see
the Infinity Corebook, p. 109 and p. 100.
The Hassassins may also use the surface as a nasty
surprise ambush for the characters.
The maintenance pressure hatches leading to the
surface (and airless void) are secured with a dead-
lock set to alert the security station (see vacuum,
Infinity Corebook, p.110). They are usually a single
hatch rather than an airlock by intention to prevent
abuse. The hatches can be hacked with a successful
Challenging (D2) Intelligence + Hacking test
although it requires a Dire (D4) success to disable
the security alert as well.
NEGOTIATING WITH THE
BRATVA
If the characters think of it, the Bratva have their
own craft. The characters could either steal it
before the Bratva leave or negotiate passage. It’s
not cheap – a cost of 10 Assets each per character,
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
although a successful Challenging (D2) Personality
+ Persuade test will reduce it by one for every
success rolled.
If the characters fired upon the Bratva during the
shootout, an Epic (D5) Personality + Persuade test
success is needed to begin negotiations, or a new
firefight erupts in the docking bay.
INVESTIGATING FURTHER:
WHOSE BODY, ANYBODY?
If the characters manage to convince Chief Azimi
of their authenticity, he will be somewhat grateful
of any help investigating. Identifying the bodies
of the Ikari isn’t difficult. They have some basic FAKE IDS
information, but no data trail linking the attackers If the characters need fake IDs,
specifically to the Ikari mercenary company, aside although it is of little use in the
from the dropship being registered to one of caravanserai, except in leaving
their shell companies (a successful Daunting (D3) Gates of Dawn, there are several
Awareness + Analysis test). The bodies have tattoos individuals on the caravanserai
but nothing tying them to the Yakuza as an entity who can furnish the characters
with new identities for Dawn
either (a successful Challenging (D2) Awareness +
itself (see Part 2).
Observation test).
Of course, Ozymandias is not the only one with an
agenda. Amaunet has a vested interest in allowing
the characters to ally with Ozymandias. They and A LITTLE HELP
Ozymandias provide a link for her to find the other FROM MY FRIENDS:
members of the Charon Committee. OXYMANDIAS
Ozymandias (p.67) is aware
of the characters’ predicament,
IN THE DIGITAL WORLD: although he is torn between
AFTERMATH AT keeping a low profile and
CASABLANCA SAM’S cultivating the agents as
potential assets. If the
Investigating the quantronic zone at Casablanca characters are having a difficult
Sam’s discovers a whole new secured zone that was time trying to find a way off the
hidden until the recent breach. Initially firewalled caravanserai, he will attempt to
from the Ikari Company hacker, this network was use Niamh’s channels to help
(see p. 104).
fully able to integrate with the Casablanca Sam’s
security systems.
Characters breaking into the secured zone will
learn a great deal. Someone recorded the whole WHY THE
incident, including Yildiz’s murder (and Ilyana’s, if CHARACTERS?
she was also killed), and it was transmitted down a Simply put, they are a tool of
secure data tunnel to a nearby data node. The char- convenience. Amaunet, via the
Script Kiddies, chose them
acters may already have some idea that an Arachne
because they were nearby and
node exists on the caravanserai, but to track the available. As the LAI learns
datastream back to its source requires a successful more of the characters, she
Challenging (D2) Intelligence + Hacking test. In adjusts her strategy, turning the
this case, the digital footprints point squarely at characters from simple dupes
Alghaba (p. 9) as being both the source and to unwitting tools designed
destination of the datastream. to flush out Ozymandias
and the other members of
the Charon Committee.
It takes a Daunting (D3) Awareness + Analysis
success to make sense of the datastream and time-
line. It began streaming at the exact moment the
Circular 4A entered the system, to an address held
within the Circular’s network.
THE GATES OF DAWN 19

GM STAGING TIP
HASSASSINS & A
SURGICAL STRIKE
While the Hassassins are
cold-blooded killers, they
do not believe in collateral
damage unless absolutely
necessary — on the Haqqislam
caravanserai anyway. Any
survivors of the events detailed
later in this chapter will follow
the characters and attempt
to complete their mission.
20 PART 1
Although the characters don’t know it, the Script
Kiddies, a group of Nomad hacktivists, are respon-
sible for both the datastream and the fallout
from Yildiz’s death. This fallout is about to hit
the MayaNet in a carefully doctored depiction of
Yildiz’s death (see p. 102), designed to make the
characters look responsible.
EVENTS
As well as the characters’ own plans, there are
several events happening outside of any of the
characters’ efforts.
EVENT: DAWN SHUTTLE ETA
The characters are in the Bazaar when the ana-
logue arrival display suddenly resets, the clicking
of the panels heard over the sounds of the hubbub
generally present. The crowd falls silent when it
happens, the first time the Bazaar has been quiet
in a while.
If the characters ask an NPC, they learn that it’s not
that common. The shuttles are normally regular,
and the last time this happened was during the
events of the Kurage Crisis. Usually, it’s a medical
or engineering emergency, but there’s “no cause to
jump in the lifeboats yet!”
If the Social Media Frameup event has already
happened, the NPCs the characters speak to are
scared and require a Challenging (D2) Personality
+ Persuade test success to engage them in
conversation.
EVENT: SOCIAL MEDIA FRAMEUP
The characters’ social networks light up, and it
is not in a good way. A doctored video of the
characters apparently shooting Fereydun Yildiz
(and Ilyana Borgia-Kostova, if she was killed) in
Casablanca Sam’s has been released. Judging by
the comments on the footage, the characters are in
big trouble.
While it would never stand up to proper forensic
examination, the caravanserai has little access to
the ALEPH or Nomad-technology levels of expertise
and examination to reveal the doctored footage.
Any NPC or faction allies able to help can do so, but
it will take several hours to send a message, when
the wormhole opens and the Circular leaves.
Dawn, on the other hand, is far closer. The
characters would be able to find something or
someone there. As their comlogs fill with threats
and recriminations from their social networks, they
receive a text-only message on one of Niamh’s
secure channels.
OZYMANDIAS HERE. YOU’RE IN DEEP SHITE.
NIAMH’S ALIVE. WOUNDED BUT ALIVE. GET
YOUR ARSES TO DAWN. YEEHAW, DOGGIES!
The last part is a veiled reference to his location,
although the characters have no way of knowing
this yet, MountZion, otherwise known as The Wall, in
USAriadna. O-12 are not in contact. The characters
may well begin to wonder if they have been “burned”
or disavowed by O-12, leaving them high and dry.
NPCs like Chief Sajila Azimi, Raza, or the other
locals with some insight into Haqqislam politics
and culture will advise the characters to get ready
for a fight. They may well be able to help, but this is
the Hassassins we are talking about…
If the characters prepare for an assault, the GM
may want to use both the Tunnel Battle and Street
Fighting zone maps given later in Scene 3.
EVENT: ZERO HOUR
The shuttle is carrying the Hassassin team,
expedited from Dawn. If the characters haven’t
yet figured this out yet, their comlogs beep with
another message from Ozymandias.
HEADS UP – BUT KEEP THEM DOWN. BAD
GUYS ON BOARD!
The countdown in the Bazaar, clicks toward its
conclusion of SHUTTLE DOCKED. As the deadline
approaches, the caravanserai goes into lock-
down. Everything closes except the bars, which
are subdued.
Azimi has warned the local populace and is still
wrestling with her conscience. While she won’t
actively assist the characters, she decides to give
them a fighting chance provided the characters
are not planning to decompress the station, take
hostages, and so on. A successful Daunting (D3)
Personality + Persuasion test will allow the charac-
ters their weapons if they were impounded earlier.
The Hassassins do not go straight for the Bazaar
or the characters themselves. Instead they head
for the tunnels, avoiding possibly compromised
security feeds. They disappear into the tunnels and
begin their hunt for the characters.
If the characters have some way of watching the
caravanserai security feeds, they will spot the
Hassassins. They wait for the other passengers to
disembark then head off in a different direction to
the normal station admittance zone, down one of
the maintenance corridors.

SCENE 03: WHO HITS THE HITMEN?
The characters find themselves in a tricky situation.
They are trapped on the caravanserai with the
Hassassins. Three Hassassins are watching the
docking bay while the others begin to system-
atically sweep the caravanserai. The shuttle will
not return to Dawn for six hours, and unless the
characters have found some other way to get off
the station, it is their only means of escape.
The thoroughfares and tunnels are empty of all
pedestrians, and the entire station is quieter than
it has ever been. Characters moving through the
Bazaar will find the place shuttered and only
Wolfman Jacques remains open.
If the characters have managed to convince the
Bratva or one of the local ship captains to allow
them passage, the Hassassins will hit them either
before they enter or are in the docking bay.
Whether the characters go on the offensive or take
up a defensive position, the Hassassins they are
facing are utterly dedicated to taking down their
targets. Any Psywar or Persuade tests against them
suffer a +2 difficulty.
HUNTING DOWN THE
HASSASSINS: GOING ON
THE OFFENSIVE
OFFENSIVE
If the characters decide to hunt down the
Hassassins, it is a deadly game of cat-and-mouse
through the tunnels and thoroughfares of the
caravanserai. The Hassassins adapt quickly though
and will not advance blindly into obvious traps — or
make the same mistake twice. They will also use
their neural hacking devices to access the local
networks and attack the characters that way, strik-
ing the characters on multiple fronts.
Ultimately, the characters need to wipe out or
otherwise incapacitate the Hassassins before they
can attempt to leave. The following zone maps
and descriptions are useful to map out possible
confrontations.
For an Infowar zone map of the caravanse-
rai, see p. 8.
DOCKING BAY BATTLE
The docking bay map could be used for a shootout
with the Bratva, theft of a ship (see p. 22), or a big
showdown with the Hassassins.
Cargo Containers: These 20-foot (6-metre) con-
tainers are large, heavy, and designed for modular
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
Hassassin —
Infinity Corebook, p. 439
storage. As well as blocking line of sight and
adding +1 to any stealth-related tests, they also
provide +4§ Cover Soak. They can be climbed
normally as vertical terrain. MAN THE
LIFEBOATS!
Cargo Lifters: A form of remote-controlled crane A risky and gutsy move, the
and forklift, these remotes are used to load and characters could use the
unload cargo containers into the bays of freighters caravanserai’s life rafts to
and shuttles. Although large and tricky to move, escape the Hassassins. They
they are heavy-duty industrial items designed to lift have limited fuel, so cannot be
heavy objects and can crush an unwary individual used to make the full trip to
in their path. Dawn. They could however be
used as a basic shuttlecraft to
WHEELED, EXPOSED, GROUND, an awaiting ship, provided it is
RUGGED friendly, of course.
CARGO LIFTER Their normal ability to
broadcast their distress
ATTRIBUTES frequency can be disabled
Scale 1 Speed 1 Brawn 12 (+1) with a successful Challenging
(D2) Intelligence + Tech test.
DETAILS Designed to float, their basic
manoeuvring thrusters require
Max Passengers 1 Impact 1+5§, Knockdown a would-be pilot to make
a successful Average (D1)
DEFENCES Coordination + Pilot test.
Structure 20 Firewall 5 Armour 3 BTS 1
Docking Bay Clamps: Used to fix a ship to the deck
when docked, the clamps can be released remotely
from Central Control or manually by ground crew
staff with a physical key. They can also be hacked
with a successful Daunting (D3) Intelligence +
Hacking test, releasing the clamps.
Docking Ring Access: Unless a craft is secured to
the clamps, these heavy-duty doors remain sealed.
They are operated from Central Control and cannot
be overridden or hacked (they have the Non-
Hackable quality). The doors can take 30 points of
physical damage before they collapse.
Landing Pad: Designed to withstand the blast of
blast of landing and booster jets, these ceramic
heat-ablative platforms rise 10 feet (3 metres)
above the docking bay floor, counting as vertical
terrain (see Infinity Corebook, p. 110).
Launch Conveyor: When in use, it is advisable to
avoid these massive gears as they transport a land-
ing pad to the docking ring. Normally they count
as difficult terrain (see Infinity Corebook, p. 109),
requiring a Challenging (D2) Acrobatics or Athletics
test, but when they are in use, launch conveyors
become hazardous terrain (5§ physical damage
with the Immobilising and Vicious 2 qualities, if
the test is failed). Again, operated from Central
Control, they can also be hacked with a successful
Challenging (D2) Intelligence + Hacking test.
THE GATES OF DAWN 21
 Spacecraft or Shuttle: The landing gears and
superstructure of the spacecraft count as +4§
Cover Soak. Climbing onto the spacecraft counts as
vertical terrain (see Infinity Corebook, p. 110).
STREET FIGHTING:
BAZAAR
The Bazaar has multiple zones but not much
hard cover. It is very much an open space and
designed as such.
Awnings: The thick awnings of the caravanserai
are cloth curtains with a nanotech inlay weave,
designed more for ornamentation and displaying
a digital patina of adverts or the trade within.
Nonetheless, they act as a low-visibility zone,
increasing the difficulty of all vision-based tests
by one step.
Buttress: The massive stanchions and pillars are
designed to support and strengthen the walls
and internal structure of Gates of Dawn. They are
designed to resist massive levels of damage and
would require more than a few simple explosives
22 PART 1
to destroy. They give +4§ Cover Soak to anyone
taking cover behind them.
Crowds: An armed shootout in a crowd is not a
good outcome for the characters, but the crowds
of the caravanserai act as a light saturation zone,
granting +2 Cover Soak. A crowd also requires an
Average (D1) Acrobatics or Athletics test to move
through (difficult terrain). If someone is shot in
a crowd, or shoots into a crowd, see the rules for
panicking crowds, in the Infinity Corebook, p. 110.
Certain weapons and ammo types will not be so
obvious as will types of close combat weapons
or poison.
Stall: The prefabricated stall frontages provide
entry points into the caravanserai’s datasphere and
+2§ Cover Soak. Anyone using a stall as cover may
well be subject to attack by a stall holder as well!
TUNNEL BATTLE
The tunnels within Gates of Dawn’s old mining
system thread their way throughout the rock.
Although rarely used by most of the caravanserai
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population, they are exploited by those looking to
keep a low profile for nefarious reasons. The local
Submondo elements make use of the scant security
coverage to move around, along with the Ikari
Company mercenaries and the Hassassins. The tun-
nels close to the Bazaar are used for maintenance
and storage, as well as storing trash dumpsters.
Dumpsters: These large metal receptacles are used
for storing recycling and trash. They count as +4§
Cover Soak and require a successful Challenging
(D2) Brawn + Athletics test to move.
Lights: The tunnels are dimly lit. Shooting out the
lights (or otherwise breaking them) turns the zone
into a low-visibility zone, increasing the difficulty of
vision-based tests by one step.
HEAT SPENDS
The following Heat spends can be used in the
above situations.
1 Heat: Steam Pipes. A missed shot causes one of
the nearby pipes to rupture, releasing coolant or
steam. Anyone in the zone suffers 3§ physical
damage, and the zone becomes a low-visibility
zone, increasing the difficulty of vision-based tests
by one step.
2 Heat: Sentry Gun. Possibly left behind by the Ikari
Company or a Submundo group, these remotes are
designed to protect an area or cover a retreat when
activated. They are intended to track movement and
will target any motion within range of their weap-
onry. Spending 1 Heat adds an additional gun.
2 Heat: Tripwire Traps. These simple devices are
rigged to set off a drop bear mine once tripped.
A thin, nearly invisible length of cable stretches
across the floor. A character moving at a normal
pace will notice the wire on a Challenging (D2)
Awareness + Observation test success but moving
faster increases the difficulty of spotting the wire
by one step (+1 difficulty).
2 Heat: Decompression. An unlucky shot cracks a
maintenance seal, releasing the atmosphere from
Disabling Explosives —
the zone into space. The characters have no option
Infinity Corebook, p. 349
but to hang on to the nearest object requiring
a successful Challenging (D2) Brawn + Athletics Drop Bear —
test. Possible complications include a character Infinity Corebook, p. 367
dropping a weapon that is swept away, or even the
character being spaced and exposed to vacuum.
The zone then counts as a vacuum (see Infinity
Corebook, p. 110).
3 Heat: Hassassin Sleeper Agent. An apparent
passer-by or NPC is a Hassassin in disguise, or Hassassin —
a sleeper agent. It may be any of the NPCs the Infinity Corebook, p. 439
characters have previously encountered like the
Ruzenkos, Jacques, Raza, or even a long-term ally.
If the characters survive the attack, they may well
want to go after the creators of the frameup, the
Script Kiddies. A group of Nomad Hackers, the
Script Kiddies believe they are participating in a
scripted-reality show of sorts (see p. 109), and the
characters are a rival team. However, the trail has
gone cold. The Circular has left and taken the Script
Kiddies with it. The characters will catch up with
them later, though…

TROOPER

SENTRY GUN
ATTRIBUTES
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
6 8 9 11 7 7 8

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
Combat +2 1 Movement — — Social — —
Fortitude +1 — Senses +2 — Technical — —

DEFENCES
Firewall 4 Resolve 8 Vigour 5
Security 2 Morale — Armour 3
ATTACKS
• Mk12: Range M, 2+5§ damage, Burst 3, Mounted, Salvo (Knockdown)
• Light Smoke Grenade Launcher: Range M, Burst 1, Area (Close),
Speculative, Smoke 2
SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Automated Turret: The sentry gun is an immobile turret, controlled
by a low-grade software agent. It is immune to any Psywar effects. It
uses Intelligence only to resist Infowar attacks.

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 SCENE 04: SHIPPING OUT
Getting off the caravanserai is easy enough, provided the characters have the means! If the characters
have been careless enough to cause damage to the station or otherwise endangered the general populace
at all, they are in trouble. Azimi and her deputies will be actively seeking the characters, especially if they
have been leaving a trail of bodies behind them.
CAPTURED
If the characters surrender to the authorities, they
will be incarcerated and sent to Dawn in chains to
await trial and a long prison sentence. O-12 sends
a ship to collect the characters from Dawn, but
Ozymandias pulls a few strings, and the characters
find themselves abandoned in the wilderness of
Dawn, rather than on their way to an O-12 black
site. The remainder of this chapter assumes the
characters head to Dawn to track down the Script
Kiddies, locate Ozymandias, and (hopefully) find out
what is going on.
LEAVING THE GATES OF
DAWN
Departing the caravanserai is a simple as walking
onto the shuttle, provided the characters have the
right ID (fake or otherwise). If the characters have
negotiated their own ship, the Hassassins will
attack them in the docking bay as they leave, possi-
DID WE GET bly rendering any deal the characters have null and
THEM ALL? void. See “Docking Bay Battle” for more information
The shuttle will take several and zones.
hours to transport the
characters to Dawn. During
STOWING AWAY
that time, it is possible To board one of the shuttles requires a successful
that another Hassassin Daunting (D3) Agility + Stealth test to evade
is aboard, and strikes… detection. Alternatively, a Dire (D4) Personality
+ Persuasion test success allows a character to
convince security to let them past. A suitable bribe
will reduce the difficulty of the test by 1 for every
additional 1 Asset offered, to a minimum of 1.
24 PART 1
STEALING A SHIP
Stealing a ship is far more complicated than it
appears. Not only does it require access codes,
a ship’s system also has voice-print or biometric
analysis or is even keyed to a specific geist. It is not
just a question of getting on board, but of subvert-
ing the security procedures then taking control of
the ship’s systems. It takes a Dire (D4) Intelligence
+ Hacking test success to override the security
protocols, and then another Dire (D4) Intelligence +
Hacking test to take control. Even then, it will take
a Daunting (D3) Coordination + Spacecraft test suc-
cess to fly out of the caravanserai without crashing
into the docking ring walls.
LOOSE ENDS AND
BROKEN HANDLERS
When the characters leave the caravanserai, they
receive another communication from Niamh on
the characters’ secured comlog channels, as Dawn
looms large in the forward viewscreens.
<Cough> Niamh here, back on the air! Most of
me, anyway. Those rat-bastards were from the
Ikari Mercenary Company. I got them good with
an AP mine. Ozymandias got me out in time.
How’re you lot doin’?
The characters may well be wondering what Niamh
knows regarding their current activities. The answer
is nothing. Aside from her current secure channels,
both she and Ozymandias are effectively shut
out from O-12. By necessity they must keep a low
profile after the Ikari Company attack, and with
Ozymandias’s justifiable paranoia, their contact with
the outside world is being kept to a minimum.
There’s a different voice over the comlog.
I’m Ozymandias. Niamh’s a wee bit battered,
but I fixed her up right. As ye’re on yer way to
Dawn now, we could sure use yer help. We’re
right in it. Get yersel’s to the Alhambra – it’s a
wee bar in MountZion – and we’ll see if we can
get this business squared away.
I’ll not be there, but ask fer Brisbane. They’ll
point you ma way.
And with that, the message ends, as their craft’s
instruments begin picking up the beacon of the
Roving Star Spaceport at Mat’.
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PART 2

LOOK UPON MY WORK

The characters arrive on Dawn and begin searching for Ozymandias. They reach MountZion, a town close
to the Revere Line, although Ozymandias appears to have gone to ground. USEFUL SOURCES
The Ariadna Sourcebook has a
Having located Ozymandias’s current position (a reinforced Teseum refinery), the characters make their wealth of information on Dawn
way to the Revere Line, searching for Ozymandias in the wilds, encountering hostile Ariadnans and wildlife. and Ariadna, as well as rules for
There they are attacked by wild Antipodes, foreshadowing the events in “Terrible Teseum Trouble” — some- Ariadnan characters including
thing has been agitating the tribes. Dogfaces and Wulvers. The
Mercenaries Sourcebook may
also be useful for more
After the characters arrive at the Teseum mine and refinery and search for Ozymandias, they come under
information on the Druze and
attack from multiple foes: Druze Society Mercs, controlled Antipodes packs, Kyrgyz-wannabes, a dropship, Bayram Security.
and a TAG.

The situation becomes a mess, with the group being chased across the wilds. The characters, along with
Ozymandias, head to his former “lair” where they discover his creation, Bellerophon, has been run...without
his knowledge!

The characters become involved in an Infowar with local corporate HQ as they try to find evidence of why
Amaunet is trying to kill them and the other members of the Charon Committee. A data trail leads back to
the Nomads on the caravanserai and large exports of Teseum to a secret project on Paradiso, APOPHIS, all
in the name of Aisha Estevez who is still apparently alive and crusading on Paradiso.

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RUNNING THIS
CHAPTER
It’s quite possible the
characters raid the Bellerophon
HQ first (Scene 4: The
Monkeywrenchers), then decide
to collect Ozymandias (Scene
3: Terrible Teseum Trouble). The
character may decide to fly
direct to the refinery. The GM
may need to adjust some parts
of the plot as a result, but
the end result is the same.
26 PART 2
OPERATIONAL SUMMARY
The characters arrive on Dawn looking for an
individual named Ozymandias at their handler’s,
Niamh’s, insistence. Touching down in the Mat’
spaceport or the wilds of Dawn presents a number
of challenges to the characters: locate Ozymandias
in the crowded city of MountZion, escape the
attentions of the Hassassins, and avoid the merce-
nary groups and bounty hunters looking for them.
Not only that, but they will have to negotiate the
Dawn wilds and the various inhabitants therein,
BACKGROUND
The characters are a loose end as far as Amaunet is
concerned. Her intent is initially to frame the char-
acters for the death of Yildiz, but the characters
subsequent resilience to the Hassassin attacks and
interference in her plans cause her to expand her
plans to remove the characters as well.
Amaunet finally discovers where Ozymandias is
hiding when she bribes someone in Ozymandias’s
employ. While at first, she plans to remove
Ozymandias with an attack from a pack of con-
trolled Antipodes, using the Antipode unrest on the
Revere Line as a cover, the characters’ involvement
requires a heavier tactical assault. So, the LAI goes
all-out with a heavy Druze assault.
Bellerophon has bankrolled a number of mercenary
MISSION BRIEFING
Read or paraphrase the following to the players.
including the Antipodes and those living a life
outside the law. When they find Ozymandias in a
former Teseum refinery, they are betrayed by one of
Ozymandias’s former lieutenants.
Forced to flee into the wilds, the characters (plus
Ozymandias and Niamh) will need to survive until
they once again reach Mat’ or MountZion. The
characters discover Bellerophon’s true nature
when they raid the Dawn HQ of the corporation for
information.
companies on Dawn, notably the Ikari Company and
Druze Society, along with some smaller companies.
The Syndicate have also become involved thanks
to Yildiz’s apparent death, and the bounty on the
characters is a significant one.
What Amaunet does not realise is that Ozymandias
is better connected than she thought. He is aware
of someone trying to kill him, but that is nothing
new. However, on Dawn, he has been unable to find
the source. He knows both the Druze and Ikari are
targeting him for some reason but has been unable
to find out why. Planning to fake his own death, he
originally thought to disappear, but the characters’
predicament changes his mind, and he decides to
go after his tormentors.
So, this is Dawn. It doesn’t look as wild as the
stories make out, but who knows? From space,
it looks pretty spectacular down there, though.
Hopefully, it’ll give you a chance to straighten
things out once you find this Ozymandias
individual.
Mat’, the main spaceport on Dawn, is probably
your best chance of getting off Dawn again.
Ariadnan tech is low-grade enough to allow you
to disappear for the time being.
Perhaps this Brisbane character can be of help.
MountZion looks to be on the other side of the
continent though to Mat’.
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WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS
ALEPH: There’s been changes in DNet. Minor tech changes, but the local infrastructure changes on Dawn
seem a little too advanced – make sure it’s not the Nomads or worse, VoodooTech.
Ariadna: Things are still a little fractious with the JSA and Yu Jing. See if you can stir things up a bit –
anything kicks off? Blame Yu Jing or the JSA. Both seem to be interested in a ship called the Fēi yīng. See
if you can blow it up.
Haqqislam: There’s been rumours of VoodooTech and possible Silk alternatives derived from Antipode
DNA. See if the rumours are true. There’s a bar in MountZion called Das Bunker. Ask for Saul Miaiva.
They’re the one with any info.
Mercenaries: The War Market on Dawn has openings guarding ore haulers across the Dawn wilds, as well
as security gigs for the Roving Star spaceport.
Nomads: There’s been a lot of traffic from Dawn to Svalarheima on the Circulars. A ship called the Fēi
Yīng has been making a lot of trips to Gates of Dawn. See if you can locate it in the Roving Star, then set
it up for a customs inspection.
PanOceania: Manuela Torres, a HEXAS agent, went missing some time ago near MountZion’s Revere Line.
Do some digging when you get there. Rumour has it the Antipodes are all mad about something, but she
was investigating the local Bratva.
Submondo: If you haven’t burned your bridges on Gates of Dawn, it’d be worth making in-roads with the
Bratva in MountZion. They’re not the friendliest of folks, but if you mention the code phrase “Stolichnaya?
Russian, not Latvian,” you’ll likely get a better response.
Yu Jing: One of the StateEmpire’s spacecraft is about to be illegally impounded in the Roving Star space-
port. Locate the Fēi Yīng if you can and report its location.

SCENE 1: DAWN ARRIVAL

Characters arrive on Dawn, through the Mat’ Roving Star spaceport. Depending on their mode of travel to
Dawn, there are several possible complications. When the characters arrive, there are a few protests going
on. These are regarding the influence of off-world cultures upon Ariadnan culture and take place around
the Walk of Stars, the perimeter separating the Roving Star’s off-world hangar bays and landing pads
from the often-stolen Ariadnan craft. The Cossack guards are occupied with crowd control, so they will be
distracted.

COMMERCIAL fake identification or not, the characters are kept

SHUTTLE FROM THE
CARAVANSERAI
The shuttlecraft from the caravanserai lands within
the perimeter of the off-world enclave, the Walk
of Stars. If the characters arrived on a shuttle
from Gates of Dawn as normal travellers, they find
themselves among the local crowds. Unless the
characters are going out of their way to identify
themselves as troublemakers, they will pass under
the stern gaze of Rodina Cossack security. There
are local traders looking for their main chance as
bayie on the caravanserai, or just waiting on the
next ship out.
The security checks are minimal, although 1 Heat
spent causes the characters to have their creden-
tials checked carefully. Whether they are using
waiting for an hour, but unless they are bringing
in obvious contraband or VoodooTech, an Average
(D1) Persuade test success will get them through
and onto the streets of Mat’.
BRATVA OR CORSAIR
CHARTER
Arriving without passing through customs is
something both the Bratva and corsair crews know
something about. Their craft lands on a somewhat
secluded landing pad, where it takes at least 30
minutes for “bureaucratic delays” to arrange an
inspection. In that time, the characters have time to
make themselves scarce. An Average (D1) Stealth
test success gets the characters past security.

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 “BORROWED” CRAFT
If the characters stole a craft from the caravanserai,
they have a certain freedom as to where they go.
They can go anywhere on Dawn, even directly to
MountZion, or so they think (see p. 35).
Entering Ariadnan airspace is a fraught process
when you don’t have the correct clearance. The
locals aren’t too happy with random off-worlders
dropping out of space, especially given events such
as the Kurage Crisis.
Entering Rodina airspace is straightforward enough,
although the characters will need to make a suc-
cessful Daunting (D3) Persuasion test to convince
the flight controllers why their transponder isn’t
squawking the correct ID frequency. There are a
unit of Cossack customs agents as a welcoming
committee, and there to arrest the characters. The
ship has been reported stolen, and the characters
are in trouble.
Fortunately, they are allowed their “phone call”.
If the characters think of it, Niamh can get the
arrest order rescinded, but Rodina bureaucracy
moves slowly. Provided the characters keep their
mouths shut, they should be able to brazen it out.
A Challenging (D2) Persuade test success sees
them freed a few hours later. The test difficulty is
increased by one step, if they resist arrest or fail to
contact Niamh. If they fail, they are held overnight.
Their ship is impounded and destined to become
the newest member of the Ariadnan space fleet.
UNDER PROTEST
The spaceport is being watched — all the factions
have agents of some sort in the spaceport, includ-
ing Haqqislam.
HEAT SPENDS
Customs Agent — 1 Heat: The characters have a sense of being watched.
Infinity Corebook, p. 428
2 Heat: The protest turns into a riot when a passer-by
Cossack Police —
is shot. The zone gains the panicking crowd quality
Infinity Corebook, p. 449
(see Infinity Corebook, p, 110).
Rioter—Thug A —
Infinity Corebook, p. 459 3 Heat: A Hassassin sniper is also already in place
and acting as a spotter, in addition to the 2 Heat
spend to panic the crowd.
A Challenging (D2) Observation test success lets a
character notice that they are being shadowed. As
the characters make their way through the crowds
of the Walk of Stars, another group is keeping
pace, a backup team for the Hassassin squad. The
Hassassins wait for an open area before opening
fire on the characters.
28 PART 2
As soon as they do, the local crowd transitions from
angry protest to riot, with local Cossack troops
stepping in as well.
If the characters manage to escape both the crowd
and Hassassins, they have time to breathe for a
while. The streets of Mat’ are busy, and the charac-
ters will be able to lose themselves for a while in
the crowds.
DNET & NIAMH
DNet is no Maya, or even Arachne — yet it is
functional. For those used to the “background noise”
of pervasive domotics and constantly updated
statuses, the difference is jarring, like using candles
after electric lights. A 1 Heat spent increases the
difficulty of any would-be hacking or Infowar tests
by one step.
The characters comlogs do work, so the characters
are likely relieved to hear from Niamh. She is
keeping an eye out for the characters and will meet
them at the Alhambra in MountZion.
GEARING UP FOR THE
ROAD AHEAD
Niamh setup a small credit line in Ariadnan roubles
for the characters in case they need to get any gear,
enough for 3 Assets per character. Characters look-
ing to purchase contagions, geist upgrades, hacking
devices, Lhosts, and remotes will have a difficult
time. Acquisition tests for these items count as
being two steps more difficult.
Flights to MountZion from Mat’ are being watched,
and Niamh knows that the characters will be easy
targets. It will take several days for her to arrange
air transport, or for characters to charter a flight.
Instead she suggests the characters take a “road
trip” as the wilds of Dawn will at least help conceal
the characters from their pursuers.
She’s also provided some accommodation on Alleya
Prostavok (аллея проставок) is Rodinan for “Spacer’s
Alley”. It is popular with off-world crews, hence
the name. As Niamh otherwise puts it, “It’s at the
arse-end of the spaceport, and no one wants to be
around it when that goes off.”
The neighbourhood is lit with advertisements for
dubious pleasures, from genuine Bourak Odalisks
[sic], to 24-hour bars and the latest stims or
sleepers for restless spacers. The hotel (the L’Hotel
Illy) is simple but clean with an “executive business
suite”, and the characters have the chance to squab-
ble over the remote control to change any of five of
the working channels in the entertainment suite. A
Daunting (D3) Observation test lets a character
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notice the bounty hunter Spotbot, trying to remain EXPOSED, GROUND, RUGGED,
WHEELED Druze Strike Team —
hidden on a rooftop nearby (see “Checking Out!”).
Infinity Corebook, p. 459
BACKWOODS ATV
There are 18 hours left before Niamh’s land Street Doctor–Doctor —
transportation arrives, leaving the characters ATTRIBUTES Infinity Corebook, p. 429
plenty of time to spend some time recuperating Scale 1 Speed 2 Brawn 10(+1)
if needed. Local medical centres exist, and very
few ask questions about the nature of any wounds, DETAILS
although that can vary. For 1 Heat, the medical PARANOIA NOTES
centre discreetly informs the local Rodina security
Max Passengers 2 Impact 2+5§, Knockdown (OPTIONAL)
Paranoia Notes were introduced
forces. For 2 Heat, a Druze security team arrives at Hard Points
Chassis 3, Comms 1, External 1,
Internal 1, Weapons 2 in the Infinity Gamemaster’s
the surgery, hunting the bounty on the character or Guide. They are a means for a
characters. DEFENCES GM and player to exchange
Structure 14 Firewall 4 Armour 2 BTS – information (or not!). It’s a
For those following Wilderness of Mirrors small slip of paper passed
objectives, this will give the characters a chance SPECIAL ABILITIES to the GM with a character’s
to follow these without conflicting with the • Spider Crawl: In the wilds of Dawn, the Backwoods ATV can leap plans, the content hidden from
group directly. over gaps and grind up mountain slopes as if they were driving on other players. The GM can
level ground. While in the Ariadnan wilderness, reduce any difficult or then reply to the note or use
hazardous terrain test by 1 step. This can reduce tests to difficulty 0. a note of their own. The note
Once the 18 hours have passed, the characters
may also be blank! They can be
remaining within the hotel hear an engine roar and
used when characters need to
a grinding downshift of gears. Pulling to halt out- Sean McCormack can be used as a replacement follow through on Wilderness
side is monstrous-looking vehicle, a quintessential character. He uses the Ariadnan Thug pro- of Mirrors objectives, or
monster truck in the USAriadnan tradition, all tyre file on p. 113. other intrigue.
and engine. This is the Backwoods ATV, the trans-
port needed to get the characters across Dawn to With the team possibly needing replacements,
MountZion. Niamh will have arranged for them to arrive at the
hotel. Unfortunately, to coincide with the arrival of MIRROR, MIRROR
If the characters decide to attempt a flight to any new characters, a team of bounty hunters and One of the new characters
may well be working for the
MountZion, the GM can introduce MacCormack and mercenaries hit the characters’ hotel.
bounty hunters or is one of
the ATV there. It can also be a vehicle the charac- them. Any new characters will
ters steal as they attempt to escape. CHECKING OUT! immediately be the target of
suspicion. The GM may wish
BACKWOODS ATV At this point, the bounty hunters and mercenary hit to capitalise on this if needed
The Frankensteinian love child of a lifted truck, a teams decide to make their move, waiting until the for future Wilderness of
four-wheeled all-terrain vehicle, and a hydraulics exact moment the characters depart. Their assault Mirrors objectives.
factory, backwoods all-terrain vehicles are designed is on three fronts. Two teams of four mercenary
for travel through the forests and mountains of troopers (lead by an Elite) attack from both sides,
the Antipode Wilds, where trails are rare and roads one from the kitchens, and another tries to flank
Bounty Hunters —
even rarer. Each studded tyre has an independent and separate the characters from the Backwoods Infinity Corebook, p. 422
transmission and suspension, allowing for intense ATV. A trio of bounty hunters engage the characters
bouldering and rock-climbing manoeuvres, and is directly on the street, accompanied by their Mercenaries —
on an extensible hydraulic strut that can be pulled Spotbot. The mercenaries muster a few streets Infinity Corebook, p. 204
close to slip through narrow gaps, or extended to over before advancing on the hotel at the bounty
bridge pits. hunters’ signal. Spotbot —
Infinity Corebook, p.381
The ATV is driven by one of Niamh’s many cousins, The bounty hunters have employed the mercenaries
Sean MacCormack, who functions as de facto driver as cannon-fodder and have spent a few hours
and guide if the characters ask him. He can also be watching outside the hotel before the Backwoods
used as a replacement character. Niamh’s already ATV arrived, along with their Spotbot. They do not
paid him, but he’s not one to turn down extra cash risk their own lives, although they are ruthless
if offered. Alternatively, any new characters may enough to sacrifice a colleague for a bigger share
already fulfil that role. Sean is happy to leave the of the bounty. If the characters put up a heavy fight,
characters to their own devices and head off to the they will attempt to wound the characters to slow
pub, but he will assist in the fight, since Niamh will them down. The characters are worth more alive,
make his life hell otherwise. but alive does not mean “undamaged”.
They are careful to avoid compromising their
standing with the Syndicate, so will not endanger
innocent bystanders or law enforcement officials

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Cossack Police — Police —
Infinity Corebook, p. 449
Police — SWAT Officer —
Infinity Corebook, p. 449
GETTING CAUGHT
Amaunet’s spies will acquire
the characters’ location, and her
mercenary forces will quickly follow
if the characters are caught and
arrested. Should the characters be
unfortunate enough to wind up in
police custody, a mercenary company
will hit the precinct or transport.
An armed shootout is unlikely to
endear the characters further to the
Ariadnan authorities, but it gives
them the opportunity to escape.
30 PART 2
unless they think they can get away with it or pin
it on the characters. The arrival of the ATV is their
best chance to get the characters before they
vanish into the wilds. After five rounds of combat,
two units of two Cossack police officers arrive.
With tensions being what they are, the police
will spend little time attempting to differentiate
between the characters and the mercenaries.
The bounty hunters will identify themselves as
Syndicate members a round after the first officers
arrive. As such, the police will avoid targeting them.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Upgrade the police officers to Elites.
2 Heat: The police patrol car blocks the exit from
the street.
3 Heat: Two police SWAT officers arrive.
FLYING OUT
Flights out from Mat’ are indeed being watched.
Unless the characters change their hotel or move
regularly, they find themselves in peril. As well as
bounty hunters, the Druze society, Ikari mercenaries,
and Hassassins are searching for the characters.
While the Hassassins are doing it for a matter of
honour, they are no less implacable than those
doing it for the money. With the streets erupting
into sporadic violence over off-world influences,
the characters have 72 hours to spend in Mat’ —
even if they manage to charter a flight.
STEALING AIR
TRANSPORT
Stealing an aircraft is possible if the characters
have a pilot, but doing so adds the Ariadnan police
to their list of enemies. The Mat’ spaceport has
numerous satellite airfields, but most have a chain-
link fence and at least three security guards. These
security guards usually have a direct link to local
police force in their office.

AN ARIADNAN
ADVENTURE: ROAD TRIP!
Dawn is a near-pristine wilderness, and much of
USAriadna and Merovingia still has an “frontier”
mentality as far as colonists are concerned. As a
result, the characters are venturing into a world
both lawless and dangerous. The following encoun-
ters can be used when the characters are travelling
across Dawn in the Backwoods ATV or similar land
transport.
ANTIPODEAN AMBUSH
A character notices a plume of smoke rising in the
distance. If they investigate, the characters come
across a still-smouldering burnt-out ATV like their
own, along with broken arrows of an unfamiliar
origin. A Challenging (D2) Survival test success
allows a character to identify the tracks of at least
three large non-humans dragging something.
Ariadnan faction characters or those from Dawn
will automatically identify the tracks as those of
Antipodes — others may make an Average (D1)
Survival test. The tracks lead into the nearby woods.
Hidden nearby are a trinary of three Antipode
warriors, ranging far from their home on the
razzia. They skewered and hung the two human
occupants of the ATV from nearby tree limbs and
left them to bleed out in a clearing. An Average
(D1) Observation test success allows the characters
to see the bodies twitch and move occasionally. A
character achieving three or more successes will
notice that the bodies are being made to twitch by
a length of twine. It’s a trap.
The trap is sprung if the characters approach the
bodies. The trinary will use their bows to attack the
characters from their hidden positions, using a Free
Exploit Action in doing so. They have +2 to their
stealth tests unless they choose to engage the
characters in melee.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: While the characters may defeat the
Antipodes, there may well be more around. An
additional Antipode trinary joins the combat a
round later.
2 Heat: Another Antipode trinary finds the bodies of
their kin and swear blood vengeance, tracking the
characters across Dawn. They may even follow the
characters into MountZion.
While the ATV may have some useful parts, the
Antipodes have broken, befouled, or eaten anything
of use in the wreckage. The two bodies are so badly
desecrated even dental identification is impossible.
The GM may wish to add an item or identifier
at this point relating to a Wilderness of Mirrors
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objective, perhaps identifying an individual contact,
ADVENTURES IN
damaged item, or similar.
THE HUMAN SPHERE
The GM may also wish to run the
ANTIPODE WARBAND
Riots on Dawn adventure from the
Three trinaries of Antipode warriors, a small razzia Adventures in the Human Sphere
having crossed The Wall, are ravening across the supplement during their trek
wilderness. The characters are directly in their path. across Dawn or during their time in
For 1 Heat, the characters spot their tracks heading Mat’ or MountZion. It’s a reminder
toward nearby NPCs such as the prospectors or a of just how fractious Dawn is.
tent town with an Average (D1) Survival test or
Challenging (D2) Observation test success.
This encounter is best staged after the “Antipodean RUMOURS:
Ambush” but should definitely happen to the char- ANTIPODES,
acters as they cross Dawn. AGITATED
As the characters head north into
USAriadna or Merovingia, they
CONVOY! will hear word of Antipodean war
While the Mother Truckers of Dawn have a parties – razzia - raiding across
near-legendary status in the north, many smaller the Revere Line. Most of this is
concerns also ply their trade across the wilds. The little more than second-hand
massive ore haulers are often flanked by outrid- rumour and campfire gossip:
ers — motorcycles (or trail bikes) and ATVs (like a friend who heard it in a
the Backwoods ATV) that function as scouts and MountZion bar, a farmstead found
escorts. A community in themselves, some of these burnt to the ground, etc.
teams band together for protection, kicking huge
amounts of dust into the air during the Ariadnan
summer months and leaving a visible, muddy trail Antipode Warrior —
across the land. Infinity Corebook, p. 462
A small squad of mercenaries will guard more val-
uable cargo, although most ore haulers will have
Backwoods ATV — p. 29
a few armed guards to deal with problems such as
bandits, Antipode raiders, and the wildlife of Dawn. Mercenaries —
Infinity Corebook, p. 204
ORE HAULER
Gargantuan dump trucks used primarily to trans- Motorcycle —
port Teseum-bearing ore to processing plants, ore Infinity Corebook, p. 136
haulers slowly evolved from ordinary cargo trucks
EXPOSED (+3§ COVER), GROUND,
HANDS, RUGGED, WHEELED
ORE HAULER
ATTRIBUTES
Scale 3 Speed 3 Brawn 16(+1)
DETAILS
Max Passengers 2/8 Impact 2+7§, Knockdown
Chassis 4, Comms 1, External 1,
Hard Points
Internal 2, Weapons 4
DEFENCES
Structure 24 Firewall 4 Armour 4 BTS 1
SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Rolling Fortress: The cabin for an ore hauler only has room for a pilot
and engineer, but there are cramped gun turret compartments for
an additional six guards around the vehicle, and crawl ways, ladders,
and bulkheads throughout, allowing defenders to benefit from +3§
Cover Soak even when fighting inside the hauler.
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 into their current form as a response to predation
by human bandits and Antipode raiders.
These huge trucks are propelled by powerful,
fuel-guzzling engines that allow them to outpace
slower-moving threats, are armoured to ensure
delivery, and carry squads of well-paid and well-
armed guards for additional protection.
Characters might find employment protecting these
convoys, although they are unlikely to be trusted if
they are obvious off-worlders (social interactions
are at +1 difficulty).
Despite this, the convoys ask little about back-
ground, and those asking too many questions often
suffer an accident or are “accidentally” left behind.
Ore haulers often band together for protection,
and the anonymity offered can prove to be both
blessing and curse. In addition to possible Nebula
of Mirrors events, the encounters “Bounty Hunter,”
“Pop-Up Tent Town,” or “Prospectors” can also take
place while part of a convoy.
IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE
WOODS TODAY
A legend of Dawn folklore, the Ariadnan brown
Ariadnan Brown Bear — bear lives up to its formidable reputation, a hulk
Infinity Corebook, p. 480 of sinewy muscle, teeth and claws mixed with
raw bloody-mindedness. The Ariadnan bear is
also violently territorial, and the characters have
entered its turf.
Prospector —
Infinity Corebook, p. 451 Characters making a successful Challenging (D2)
Observation test will notice large claw marks
on trees when they enter the creature’s range. A
Challenging (D2) Survival test enables a character
to recognise the signs of a large predator marking
the boundaries of its territory.
The bear attacks at night, when the darkness gives
it a +1 bonus to its stealth state test, and moves
quietly despite its bulk. The first the characters see
of it is a huge shadow as it charges in to close the
distance to its target. If the characters didn’t post
a guard or set some form of advance warning, they
are alerted when their vehicle suddenly rocks with
a sudden impact.
For a 2 Heat spend, this encounter combined with
others such as the “Good Ol’ Boys,” “Prospectors,”
and “Pop-Up Tent Town” makes for an anarchic
action scene.
POP-UP TENT TOWN
Wherever a new lode of Teseum is discovered or a
convoy trade route opens, these small shanty towns
spring up almost overnight. In the shadow of the
massive ore haulers, they are little more than a col-
lection of tents, sprouting like mushrooms. These
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micro-communities cater to the prospectors’ needs
and desires. From brothels and bars to medical
clinics and repair shops, these “pop-up” towns are
transitory.
For the characters it gives them a moment’s respite
while travelling across the wilds, and the chance to
acquire new gear or heal their wounds. Information,
rumours, and Wilderness of Mirrors objectives can
also be acquired or gained in such places.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: People appear and disappear all the time in
these places. An NPC the characters have dealings
with disappears, and the characters are the immedi-
ate suspects.
2 Heat: A group of Ikari mercenaries or bounty hunt-
ers are availing themselves of the local facilities and
recognise the characters.
PROSPECTORS
The search for Teseum could be compared to the
Gold Rush of Earth. Many prospectors, or wildcat-
ters, scour the Dawn wilds for the big one, a strike
of raw Teseum. Prospectors on Dawn not only mine
the Teseum ore but must protect their claim from
both legal challenges and banditry. While a major-
ity of claims are legally worked under the aegis of
a corporation, many wildcatters work illegal claims
and are justifiably paranoid about their claim being
jumped or seized by the Dawn authorities.
The claim the characters come across is a small one,
worked by only a dozen or so prospectors, with two
Backwoods ATVs. Their mine is little more than an
open-cast hole in the ground, where they dig out
fist-sized pieces of Teseum ore.
The characters will get a warning shot if they
approach the site. The prospectors are nervous
(perhaps with good reason) and are more than
willing to defend their claim. If attacked, they take
cover behind heaps of dirt and stone (+2§ Cover
Soak) and return fire.
A Challenging (D2) Persuade test allow the char-
acters to convince the miners they mean no harm.
If they share food or cash, the difficulty is reduced
by one step.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: The claim is owned by the Bellerophon
Corporation (p. 111).
2 Heat: The prospectors know bounty hunters
are looking for the characters and will sell this
information to the highest bidder. One of the
prospectors sneaks off in an ATV or motorcycle to
sell this information.

3 Heat: The claim is illegal, and the prospectors
would rather the characters had an accident
than reveal the claim’s existence. They hide a
small explosive inside the characters vehicle, set
to explode a few hours later. A Daunting (D3)
Observation test success is required to spot it. It
requires a Daunting (D3) Tech test success to disa-
ble the explosive, or it explodes for 2+6§ damage
with the Indiscriminate, Spread 1, Unsubtle, and
Vicious 2 qualities.
THE BOUNTY HUNTERS
The characters may well come across bounty hunt-
ers during their travels as the Syndicate agents
are pursuing warrants across Dawn. The hunters
are not necessarily looking for the characters, but
if they become aware of the bounty on the group
they will then act.
The bounty hunter is unlikely to be travelling alone
but may well be working undercover. They could be
in a convoy or the tent town or masquerading as a
mercenary.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: One of the characters is recognised by a
bounty hunter.
2 Heat: A team of three bounty hunters are actively
looking for the characters.
THE GOOD OL’ BOYS
The characters encounter a group of drunken
would-be hunters, driving a Backwoods ATV. While
they are harmless enough, they are loud and
SCENE 2: IRREVERENT BEHAVIOUR
Arriving in MountZion, the characters have a lead of sorts to Ozymandias, someone or something named
Brisbane at the Alhambra.
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obnoxious and are convinced the characters are up
for a good time. They will follow the characters on
a road trip of their own, often turning up at incon-
venient moments. They may be hunting an Ariadnan
brown bear (“If You Go Down to the Woods Today”),
camping nearby during “They Mostly Come at Night,”
or just being underfoot during other encounters.
The characters may react violently to them but
doing so has an unforeseen consequence (1 Heat
spend) since one of the hunters is well-connected
in MountZion, either to the Bratva or military
authorities.
Bounty Hunter —
The GM adds 2 Heat to the pool whenever the good Infinity Corebook, p. 422
ol’ boys turn up. Despite their behaviour, they are
not bad shots and can be useful in a fight.
THEY MOSTLY COME AT NIGHT Ariadnan Raptor —
Infinity Corebook, p. 422
As the characters cross Dawn, they may well
encounter the Ariadnan raptor, a ferocious winged
predator. The character will have no idea they are
being hunted unless they succeed at a Daunting
(D3) Observation test, allowing them to spot a
single raptor hovering overhead.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: An additional raptor (Trooper) swoops down.
2 Heat: A larger raptor attacks (Elite).
One is bad enough, but as night falls, more begin
circling overhead. The biggest and nastiest raptor
(an Elite) swoops in, followed by one raptor
(Trooper) per character. The darkness adds +1 diffi-
culty to all sight-based tests.
MOUNTZION &
USARIADNA
Further information about
MountZion and the rest of
USAriadna can be found within
the Ariadna Sourcebook.
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 MOUNTZION: FORTRESS CITY
The capitol of USAriadna and arguably the most heavily fortified city on the planet after Mat’, the city is
famous because it has two ubiquitous names.
Outside of USAriadna, it is known as MountZion, as it was named when explorers surveyed the planet
from orbit centuries before. To the people living in USAriadna and to the trappers and hunters operating
outside of Ariadnan territory, it is known simply as The Wall, and it serves as a capable and effective
barrier against the world beyond Ariadnan territory.
During the Antipode Offensives, The Wall was a bastion against the majority of the invading Antipode
tribes. Originally a chain of hills connected to MountZion, The Wall was a series of border forts and
artillery installations that were supported by a system of roads and tunnels dug behind them, allowing
soldiers to travel between them with ease. As time went on, the forts’ walls became larger and intercon-
nected until the region was one massively long fort. Over ten miles in length, The Wall is crewed day
and night by USAriadnan soldiers, and at night, it is not uncommon for the artillery guns to “go loud” and
launch bombardments at Antipodes or other raiders caught operating too close to the fort. There are
thousands of signs and fences in every direction spanning outward from The Wall warning those who are
within range of their guns, which is a courtesy that USAriadnans feel is more than enough to justify their
heavy artillery fire.
The Wall is not only famous among Ariadnans but also particularly infamous among the Antipodes.
Antipode legends of “The Wall with Teeth” spread across the planet, and almost every Antipode thinks of
MountZion as the capitol of humanity on Dawn before they think of Mat’. Despite, or perhaps because of,
the utilisation of Antipodes in the USAriadnan military’s famous Devil Dogs unit, most Antipodes have
nothing but contempt for The Wall, and many tribes tell stories of clashes between their warriors and
the humans who hide behind walls and massive cannons rather than meet them on the field of battle.
Today, MountZion is made up of six major installations, which all have their own specialty and purpose.
Each installation serves as a neighbourhood and is often split into two separate sections, with the first
being the Civilian Section and the second being the Military Section. The difference between these two
sections is not just a matter of keeping military personnel separate. Those who live in the Civilian Section
are expected to do their best to support the soldiers in the war effort and are allowed more freedoms and
luxuries, while those living in the Military Section go through their daily life treating each other as if they
were in the military, even if they are not. In the Civilian Section the common greeting is “hello, citizen,”
while those living in the Military Section often address each other by “greetings, soldier.”
The six neighbourhoods of MountZion are:
Fort Patton: Known as the Steelworks, Fort Patton is responsible for the construction of vehicles and
heavy armour for the USAriadnan military. The streets outside of the neighbourhood are often clogged
with off-duty military personnel racing their civilian counterparts to improve their skills and increase
their reputation.
Fort Eisenhower: The major communications hub of MountZion, it is also one of the more luxurious
parts of the city. This neighbourhood is home to high-ranking officers and politicians as well as most of
Ariadna’s upper class. The streets are paved in brickwork, and colonial artwork and sculpture are common
along its streets.
Fort Lazarus: Known more colloquially as Fort Custer, this neighbourhood of the city is the only section
of MountZion to have been razed not once but twice by enemy attacks. Though the city has always
managed to hold out against invaders, this northernmost neighbourhood was once devastated by fires set
by Antipode scouts who managed to slip behind the city’s walls during the First Antipode Offensive. Later,
it was heavily damaged by missile fire from a PanOceanian attack. Despite efforts by the city to rebuild
the area, it still suffers economically and is home to the city’s poor and destitute. This neighbourhood is
also where the majority of The Wall’s Dogface and Wulver population reside, and it is not uncommon to
see tattooed Ariadnan Dogfaces roaming the streets.
Fort Yeager: The primary airfield and landing pad of the city, Fort Yeager is home to the USAriadnan Air
Force as well as the Wright Co Package Company.
It is from here that the majority of packages and shipments sent through USAriadna are catalogued
and organised, and Wright Co offers its famous “Pony Express” package, where shipments can be sent

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to remote homesteads and settlements by motorbike or light truck. The airfield maintains its public
channel as well as a private one used predominantly for visiting dignitaries from across Ariadna as well
as delegates from O-12.
Fort Grant: The idea of mixing casinos and theatres with an armed military garrison may seem out of
place, but for those living in Fort Grant, it is a way of life. The entertainment heart of the city, the streets
of Fort Grant are lined with billboards and advertisements for everything from genuine USAriadnan
bourbon to the latest in athletic shoes. The city also boasts one of the oldest and most extensive film
libraries on the planet, and its monthly film festivals allow visitors to see classic American cinema such
as Yankee Doodle Dandy or Independence Day along with more modern films such as The Last Squad and
An USAriadnan Dogface in Mariannebourg.
Fort MacArthur: Day and night, the lights at the factories of Fort MacArthur never go out as the neigh-
bourhood’s primary industry of munitions and arms is constantly moving. Responsible for most bullets,
missiles, and other weaponry needed by the Ariadnan armed forces, Fort MacArthur is the most fortified
section of the city as well as one of the most dangerous. Though security is high, past incidences of sab-
otage have led the Cossack Diplomatic Corps to station their agents inside the neighbourhood to “assist”
in security as well as a group of Kazak soldiers, a fact that has many in the city angry about so-called
foreign occupation.

FLYING IN The customs agents are not overly bothered by any

If the characters are in a ship, their destination of the characters’ weaponry — this is USAriadna, Customs Agent —
Infinity Corebook, p. 428
will likely be the airfield at Fort Yeager. It is the after all — but weapons or ammunition banned
only airstrip available in MountZion. With an under the Concilium Convention will be confiscated
Antipode razzia (an Antipode uprising) taking place unless a character causes enough Psywar damage
across the north, the airfield is fiendishly frenetic. to convince them otherwise.
Harassed and overworked flight controllers will
not question the characters’ arrival. There are so Once the characters have passed through customs,
many flights into Fort Yeager of both troops and they are free to venture out into MountZion.
materials. If the characters are flying in a stolen
spacecraft, a 1 Heat spend requires a Challenging THINGS TO DO IN
(D2) Persuade test success to convince a slightly MOUNTZION WHEN
more-observant flight controller that their craft is
not the same as the one recently reported stolen.
YOU’RE THERE
Otherwise, an armed welcoming committee awaits The characters have a wide variety of options while
the characters. in MountZion. The following encounters and events WE’RE BEING
and encounters can be used by the GM. WATCHED
If the characters came straight from the Gates of The characters’ arrival in
Dawn, perhaps via the Bratva craft, they are told to SUBMONDO SHENANIGANS MountZion does not go unnoticed.
get off the ship in no uncertain terms on arrival The criminal underworld finds MountZion rich pick- Both the Hassassins and Ikari
at Fort Yeager. While they will bypass a customs ings. The various Submondo factions have divided Company have spies keeping
inspection, they may be surprised by the crowds at up criminal activities and are constantly looking for an eye open for individuals
the airstrip. a new angle. resembling the characters.

The arrivals terminal is full of mercenary types
and their hangers-on. A group of talkative Rodinan
soldiers are ahead of the characters in the customs
queue, and they are happy to fill the characters in
on the situation while they wait.
Antipode raids — Dawn’s resident wolfmen — on
parts of The Wall have increased in recent weeks.
It is rumoured the tribes are coming together in
warbands called razzia, which could be the prelude
to another Antipodes Offensive on The Wall. As a
result, there has been an influx of troops, and the
factories of Fort MacArthur are working overtime.
Would the real Yakuza please stand up? The news
that the Yakuza hit the Bratva at the Gates of Dawn
has spread like wildfire, preceding the characters’
arrival. Both the Yakuza and Bratva have questions
for the characters since they are also implicated,
and they don’t ask nicely.
If the characters have already made their own
peace with the Bratva, they may well have avoided
a massive underworld war — or it happens anyway…

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Bounty Hunter —
Infinity Corebook, p. 422
TRAVELLING FREE
It’s possible the characters can secure
a flyer or other device to quickly get
them to Ozymandias. Niamh can find
the way there, but only if they take
her. Whatever means they get there
sets their transportation as a target
for the missile strike at the refinery.
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O-12: ORDERS
O-12 have disavowed the characters after their
actions on Gates of Dawn. Until the characters con-
tact Niamh, they are effectively burned. They have
no access to any O-12 resources. It is also entirely
possible that O-12 will do their level best to get
the characters taken into custody if the characters
make contact. They may also recruit bounty hunters
to take down their “rogue” agents.
SEND FOR THE BOUNTY HUNTERS
The characters have a price on their heads, and
Amaunet (via Bellerophon) increases the bounty
further. The bounty hunters are unlikely to come
after the characters alone, recruiting mercenaries
as backup.
SCRIPT KIDDIES: PART DE DEU!
If the characters ask, Niamh will also track down
the Script Kiddies (p. 109) who were responsible
for setting the characters up. The characters may
also become involved in an Infowar to track them
down. As they are based on a Circular, it is entirely
possible the characters will run into them again…
HASSASSING
The Hassassins will continue to target the charac-
ters until they succeed at their mission, the deaths
of the characters. They will be a nuisance at best, a
dangerous obstacle at worst. And they will not give
up. The characters are likely to become paranoid,
suspecting a Hassassin hidden behind every corner.
However, Yildiz is not actually dead. His status sees
him Resurrected from his Cube backup. He can
call off the Hassassins, although he takes his time
doing it. He may contact the characters and let
them know or leave them in the lurch.
LOYALTY IS EXPENSIVE
If the characters manage to get captured or are
forced to surrender, they or Niamh may be able to
arrange their release, but it’ll cost the characters.
If the characters are sufficiently convincing with
a financial incentive, mercenaries can be useful
sources of information as well. They will happily
reveal Bellerophon is behind their contract if they
are unscrupulous enough — or paid enough.
FINDING THE ALHAMBRA
& BRISBANE
Brisbane is not a person; it is a place. The Alhambra
was once a fashionable shopping mall until a fire
gutted the place. Much of the mall is still intact,
including the restaurant Brisbane. It is here that
Niamh has been hiding out. She has kitted out one
of the kitchen’s cold stores as a living space, and
the heavy insulation hides any thermal signature.
The Alhambra is well-known to most locals, or
Wallers. The fire is still fresh in most people’s
minds, happening just over a month ago. While the
surrounding area in Fort Grant is largely neglected,
the Alhambra was an attempt at gentrification. As
such, there is little local traffic.
Not long after the characters arrive, a unit of Ikari
Company mercs (see p. 108) will pull up outside.
They are there to back-up a bounty hunter (an Elite)
and also to tie-up loose ends from Gates of Dawn,
the characters. If the characters did not post a
guard outside, they will be caught unawares (add 2
Heat to the GM pool).
They take the simple paid mercenary approach:
massacre anyone inside, then figure out who’s who.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU:
LOCATING OZYMANDIAS
When the characters do find Niamh, she is in a foul
mood. She is furious at Ozymandias who has van-
ished off to one of his boltholes, a Teseum refinery,
leaving her to sort things out. Niamh is certain she
knows which hiding place he’s used, but she needs
to check. He’s the only way the characters can get
off the planet. If the characters haven’t already got
a Backwoods ATV (p. 29), Niamh has one parked
up outside.
Niamh has been hearing a lot of chatter on the War
Market newsgroups. Both the Ikari Company and
Druze Bayram Security have been heavily recruiting
for a private corporate contract. She’s been doing
a bit of digging, and its apparent that Ozymandias
seriously pissed someone off. She’s heard the name
“Bellerophon” mentioned in relation to it, too. If the
characters ask, she can give them some info on
Bellerophon itself. She knows they have an office
in MountZion (or Mat’), depending on whether
the characters decide to get off Dawn or retrieve
Ozymandias first.
WHY GO?
The characters may decide to get off Dawn as soon
as possible. They are being actively hunted by
Hassassins and bounty hunters, plus the Ariadnan
police and Bratva as well, if they managed it. Niamh
is now adding hostile Antipodes to the list. On the
other hand, the wilds are a great place to get lost
in and free from official scrutiny.
Ozymandias is an O-12 agent, and he has connec-
tions. – Niamh is keen to get the “Old Man” out of
harm’s way. And if anyone can get the characters
off Dawn, it’s him. She has no idea how Ozymandias
could square things with O-12 and the Yildiz family,
but she is confident he’ll come up with a plan and
will deliver.

SCENE 3: TERRIBLE TESEUM TROUBLE
Ozymandias has holed up at an old hiding place, a
Teseum refinery. He plans to torch the place and
make it look like he has died there. In the process,
he has fortified it, mined it, and plans to fake his
death using one of the local mercenary companies.
He’s not picky about the body he uses.
Ozymandias and his team are hidden in a Teseum
refinery a day’s journey south of the Revere Line.
Designed to withstand the attacks of rampaging
Antipode warbands, it has solid perimeter fences
and walls, but much of it has been mothballed over
the years. The nearby Teseum vein has been tapped
out, but the refinery itself could be restored.
The refinery is in a steep-sided wooded valley,
with dense forest making it difficult to spot any
watchers, although the road itself is clear. The road
into and land around the refinery are mined, and
if the characters aren’t expected, they will get a
nasty surprise should the needle mines detonate
under their vehicle (Mine, 2+5§ damage, Comms,
Disposable, Indiscriminate: Close, Piercing 2,
Spread 1, Unsubtle, Vicious 2).The mines can be
detected in the usual fashion.
Unless the characters are deliberately approaching
in a stealthy fashion, they will be spotted from
one of the two watchtowers. Niamh will ask to use
the radio, and a short conversation in Scots Gaelic
will follow before the characters are admitted.
Unless the characters have an Ariadnan speaker
of Gaelic, the conversation will need a Daunting
(D3) Language test success to understand Niamh
alternately threatening and cajoling the person on
the other end. The truck blocking the entrance is
then reversed to allow them entry.
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REFINERY LOCATIONS
The Teseum refinery and smelter have been
shut down for some time. The reactor is inactive Mines —
although a Challenging (D2) Tech test success Infinity Corebook, p. 349
allows a character to understand the start-up
processes and time required.
ACID BATHS
Full of a nasty molecular acid, these pools are
designed to both cool the ingots and remove any
further mineral impurities from the Teseum. Highly
corrosive, flesh and metal dissolve with equal ease.
Immersion in the acid causes 3+8§ damage, with
the Biotech, Breaker, and Vicious 3 qualities. Any
weapons with an area effect employed in the acid
baths will also gain the Breaker and Vicious 1
qualities as the acid splashes everywhere.
CARGO LOADERS
There are three onsite cargo loaders (p. 38) that
are used to load Teseum ingots into cargo trans-
ports or the storage vault. They could also be used
as makeshift TAGs if the characters wish.
CENTRAL CONTROL
From here, the whole smelting process can be
controlled. The conveyor belts, grinders, cranes,
and furnace are all enabled — and disabled — from
central control. The reinforced glass and thermal
plating counts as +2§ Cover Soak.
COMMAND TENT
More of a radio post than a command post, the
various radio sets of the site and vehicles all link
here in similar fashion to either CB or ham radios,
using VHF and UHF frequencies. There are usually
LOOK UPON MY WORK 37
 three mercs in here, although Niamh will be in here
trying to sift through the signals. A large antenna
outside provides a signal boost although the radio
operators have massive problems with interference
from an unknown signal on channel 66. This is
due to the tracking device hidden nearby (see “A
Benedict Arnold Situation”).
CONVEYOR BELTS
Heavy industrial rollers designed to withstand high
Hazardous Terrain — temperatures, these carry the raw Teseum ore in
Infinity Corebook, p. 109 and the final smelted ingots out. To move against
the direction of travel takes an Average (D1)
Vertical — Athletics test success. A conveyor roller carrying the
Infinity Corebook, p. 110 still-hot ingots counts as hazardous terrain, and a
failed terrain test causes 1+5§ damage with the
Piercing 1 quality from the radiant heat.
Central control or a nearby control (1 Heat or
Momentum) can cause the conveyor belt to stop
suddenly. Anyone on the rollers when they stop
must succeed at an Average (D1) Athletics test
to stay on their feet, otherwise they suffer the
Staggered condition.
38 PART 2
CRANES
Heavy-duty industrial cranes require an Average
(D1) Tech test to operate. A character can use the
crane’s heavy cables as a weapon, substituting their
Tech skill for their Close Combat skill. The cranes
cause 2+6§ with the Knockdown quality.
ELECTROLYTIC
REDUCTION BATHS
Designed to remove impurities from the metal
ore, these are filled with a solution through which
a mild electrical current is passed. While it is not
recommended, they can be swum through, although
any damage suffered while in the solution gains
the Toxic 1 quality. If a charge is also passing
through the liquid, it also gains the E/M quality.
The baths are charged once the reactor starts.
THE EMERGENCY EXIT
A carefully constructed ramp and drawbridge spans
a small but deep pit filled with Teseum razor-wire,
counting as hazardous terrain to anything attempt-
ing to cross it or climb out of it. A failed Daunting
Athletics (D2) test causes 3+5§ damage with the
Piercing 2 quality.
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It takes a standard action to drop the ramp, oper- specifically search these vehicles (reducing the
ated by a simple pulley and lever system. The ramp difficulty of the test by one step), it requires a
is strong enough to bear the weight of vehicles, Dire (D4) Observation test success to spot one of
including the Backwoods ATVs, but only one them.
at a time. • 3 Traktor Mul remotes, concealed under a cam-
ouflage awning. The controls for these are kept
THE FURNACE locked up, and only Ozymandias and Niamh have
Designed to process Teseum into its molten form, the keys.
the furnace runs at 2098 C when activated. It takes
three hours and an Average (D1) Tech test success Normally the motor pool is guarded by two merce-
to get the furnace working. naries, and the keys are kept in a cabinet nearby for
easy access, along with a sign-out sheet.
The heat radiating from the furnace is intense
when it is operating. Any devices that rely on body EXPOSED (+2§ COVER), GROUND,
heat or other heat signatures are effectively ren- RUGGED, WHEELED
dered unusable; any Observation tests have their
ARIADNAN UTILITY VEHICLE (AUV)
difficulty increased by three steps.
ATTRIBUTES
Zones adjacent to the furnace counts as hazardous
Scale 2 Speed 2 Brawn 14(+2)
terrain and require an Athletics test to move
through. Failure causes 2+5§ damage with the DETAILS
Incendiary 3 quality.
Max Passengers 6 Impact 3+7§ (Knockdown)
Someone trapped in the furnace while it is active Chassis 2, Comms 2, External 1,
Hard Points
takes 4+9§ physical damage with the Anti- Internal 1, Motive 1, Weapons 1
Material 2, Incendiary 4, Piercing 3, and Terrifying
DEFENCES
2 qualities. It takes a successful Dire (D4) Athletics
test to open the furnace door, the difficulty increas- Structure 24 Firewall 4 Armour 4 BTS –
ing by one step if the attempt is from the inside.
The effects of the furnace are also felt by anyone
EXPOSED, GROUND, RUGGED,
opening the doors or within reach.
SINGLE-SEAT, WHEELED

GRINDERS TRAIL BIKE

The grinders break up the unprocessed ore into
manageable chunks for smelting. Anything ATTRIBUTES
unfortunate enough to get caught in the grinders Scale 0 Speed 3 Brawn 8
takes 4+5§ damage with the Grievous and
Immobilising quality. DETAILS
Max Passengers 1 Impact 1+4§, Knockdown
MOTOR POOL
Chassis 1, Comms 1, External 1,
There are several vehicles for use by the mercenar- Hard Points
Motive 1
ies parked on this concrete apron.
DEFENCES
• 5 Ariadnan Utility Vehicles (AUV), equipped with Structure 1 Firewall 4 Armour 1 BTS 0
a passenger-side Combi Rifle (range C/M, 1+5§ SPECIAL ABILITIES
damage, Burst 2, 2H, Expert 1, MULTI Light Mod • Reinforced Suspension: As a Reaction when falling, the rider can make
1, Vicious 1). a Pilot (D1) or Acrobatics (D2) test to halve any damage from a fall.
• 8 Harry-Davis Philly Trail Bikes, although four are
signed out to Nico Karo-Ungku and have yet to
be returned. TRAKTOR MUL
• 4 Trucks (see Infinity Corebook, p.136), one of About the size of a small car, these crude remotes
which is blocking the entrance to the complex. are driven with a dedicated control device but have
• 4 Harry-Davis Hornet Motorcycles (see Infinity the ability for basic wayfinding on their own.
Corebook, p.136).
• 2 Backwoods ATV like the characters’ own, Often used for materiel transport or as a mobile
although two of the passenger spaces are taken artillery platform, their narrow profile, fuel-efficient
up by a turret-mounted HMG (Range L, damage engines, and manoeuvrable tank treads are adapted
2+6§, Burst 3, Spread 1, Unsubtle). Both have for rapid movement through Dawn’s dense forests
a remote-triggered explosive (see “A Benedict and steep mountains.
Arnold Situation”). Unless the characters

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 Since they are specifically designed for it, actions PERIMETER WALLS
Hazardous Terrain —
taken using remote control only suffer +2 compli- The perimeter walls count as two-zone high,
Infinity Corebook, p. 109
cation range if the user is at extreme range from vertical terrain. They are also topped with coils of
Vertical — the traktor. However, their lack of a true LAI means Teseum-coated razor-wire, counting as hazardous
Infinity Corebook, p. 110 that unless remotely controlled, they can only move terrain. A failed Daunting Athletics (D2) test causes
or attack if equipped with a weapon and cannot 3+5§ damage with the Piercing 2 quality.
take more complicated actions.
REACTOR
TROOPER
Located deep below the refinery, the fusion reactor
that powers the forge is still in good working order.
TRAKTOR MUL Once activated, it provides power to the entire
complex. It is in a sub-level beneath the main
ATTRIBUTES
complex. Ozymandias has resisted switching the
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL reactor on, since the resulting heat bloom may alert
8 9 12(+2) 10 7 5 5 his enemies.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE Powering on the reactor requires a successful
Combat +1 — Movement — — Social — — Average (D1) Tech test. It is designed to run itself
Fortitude +2 2 Senses +1 — Technical — — and powering it on requires the pushing of a few
buttons. Constructed to run in a safe manner, it
DEFENCES
takes a Daunting (D3) Tech test to figure out
Firewall 4 Resolve 4 Structure 8 how to disable the reactor’s safety protocols and
Security 1 Morale — Armour 2 trigger a timed meltdown by shutting down the
ATTACKS coolant systems.
• 2 x Uragan Multiple Rocket Launchers: Range M, 1+6§ damage,
Burst 3, Mounted, Non-Hackable, Unsubtle 2 SMELTING VATS
• Airburst Mode: Area (Close), Grievous, Piercing 2, Speculative Fire Huge buckets designed to withstand the high
• Direct Fire Mode: Grievous, Piercing 2, Vicious 2 temperatures of the furnace, the smelting vats hold
GEAR raw Teseum ore while it is turned into its molten
• Binoculars, Recorder form. Once molten, the liquid Teseum is poured into
SPECIAL ABILITIES the Teseum press. Each vat is carried on a cradle,
• Common Special Abilities: Inured to Disease, Poison, and Vacuum; suspended from a crane.
Superhuman Brawn 2 Enterprising individuals may wish to drop a
• Stable: A low centre of gravity and dynamic tread system grants the
smelting vat on a target or targets. It counts as a
traktor a bonus d20 to Athletics Reactions or tests to avoid being
Challenging (D2) ranged attack. If successful, it
knocked prone.
causes 3+7§ damage with the Area (Medium),
Indiscriminate (Medium) Knockdown, and Unsubtle
qualities. A vat full of molten metal is more of a
challenge, increasing the difficulty by one step, but
adds +1§ damage and the Incendiary 2 and Vicious
2 qualities.

SPOIL HEAP
These piles of waste rock and non-Teseum ore
count as both heavy Cover Soak (+4§) and difficult
terrain, requiring an Average (D1) Athletics test to
move through.

STORAGE VAULT
A triple-locked reinforced vault used to store
Teseum ingots, it is currently empty. Ozymandias
was far from happy to discover this.

TESEUM PRESS
Once the Teseum is a molten liquid, the vats pour
the metal in the hydraulic press to form it into
ingots. Like the conveyor belts, the press counts as
hazardous terrain, and a failed terrain test causes
1+5§ damage with the Piercing 1 quality from the
radiant heat.

40 PART 2

WATCHTOWER
A small, fortified structure at either end of the com-
pound, the watchtower counts as heavy Cover Soak
(+4§). A tripod-mounted HMG (Range L, damage
2+6§, Burst 3, Spread 1, Unsubtle) is situated at
each tower, with a clear field of fire into both the
complex and outside the walls. The tripod mount
removes the need for a Brace action.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF “GO”
TIME
Ozymandias has been dealing with local mercenar-
ies, Submondo kingpins, and all kinds of individuals
and agencies that tread a fine line with the law. In
that time, he’s made enemies on Dawn. Now the
time has come to pay the piper. The arrival of the
characters on Dawn has precipitated his grand
departure, and he plans to leave nothing but ashes.
Unfortunately for both the characters and
Ozymandias, one of Ozymandias’s trusted lieuten-
ants, Nico Karo-Ungku, has sold out Ozymandias
and the location of the refinery. The characters
may already be aware of Nico’s treachery from their
time in MountZion, but the characters’ arrival is
only the first of many. Ozymandias planned to set
his refinery bolthole on fire, literally, but he wasn’t
expecting such an assault.
Before he does this, Bellerophon has made plans
to launch an attack using local mercs, Druze lead
by Arslan, and Antipode handlers in an attempt to
make it look like a native Antipode attack. When
the characters arrive, they have a few hours before
the attack.
MEETING OZYMANDIAS
There’s a slightly awkward moment when Niamh
and her father (if the characters haven’t guessed
already) meet. Neither are used to public displays
of affection. Ozymandias gruffly greets the
characters.
Right, folks. You guys hungry? We’ve got a wee
mess tent set up. It’s no’ much but it’ll stick to
your ribs at least. Let’s go eat. Ah’m hungry, any
roads – ye can watch me eat.
There are thirty mercenaries in the camp. They
come from a variety of backgrounds and vary
greatly in ability. Six are on constant duty on the
perimeter wall and watchtowers, scanning the
horizon for threats. Four are out on long patrol on
trail bikes, looking for motorised vehicles or signs
of threats.
The characters arrive at sundown, and the shadows
are growing long in the valley. There is a bite in the
air that suggest a frosty night ahead, but the aroma
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coming from the mess tent nearby does smell
mouth-watering. Niamh decides to head on to the
command tent to check in on things.
Ozymandias sits down at a bench nearby, after
liberally spooning a portion of stew into a bowl
from an ever-bubbling tureen. The nearby mercs
already eating make space for the characters and
Ozymandias, shuffling sideways down the benches
to give them room.
There’s nae airs here folks, see? Tell us, whit
youse bin up tae since ye took aff fae the
Gates o’ Dawn?
The characters can recount their adventures so far,
with Ozymandias nodding and asking questions.
He is particularly interested in their run-ins with
other mercenaries such as the Ikari or Druze. If they
have learnt anything regarding the Bellerophon
Corporation, characters succeeding at a Challenging
(D2) Psychology test will notice Ozymandias visibly
react at the name.
By the time they’ve finished, twilight has fallen on
the valley, and their breath is pluming in the air. He
is keen to know how the characters found Niamh or
himself, particularly since he is keen to keep a low
profile. His musings are disturbed by the fact that
Karo-Ungku’s long patrol has not returned.
Righto, here’s what I know. So, there’s been a
big push on the old War Market front here on
Dawn, since the old Kurage business kicked aff.
Someone’s been busy putting a bunch of the big
yins on some kinda retainer. Am no sure, but
it’s some aff-world corp. They call theyselves
Bellerophon –
Haud on. It’s late. The patrol shoulda been back
by now… Somethin’s wrong. Nico shoulda been
back by now.
If the characters think to ask, Ozymandias shares
his fears that the patrol has been ambushed. They
should have been back three hours ago. Nico Karo-
Ungku, however, has left a homing beacon hidden
in the refinery and made his escape, along with
three of his compatriots.
SUIT UP!
As soon as Ozymandias’s crew hear his suspicions
of an ambush, first thoughts are those of an
Antipode attack. If the characters have any sugges-
tions, Ozymandias is happy to hear them. While the
mercenaries are not overconfident, the prospective
attack of a tribe of blood-crazed Antipodes is not
one to be taken lightly. All sentries are equipped
with walkie-talkies and check in every five minutes
with the command tent.
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SILVER BULLETS
Specifically formulated for use
against Antipodes and their Dogface
and Wulver descendants, this
viral ammo is used by Loup-Garou
special action units when lethal
force is required. Dog Nation
Dogface-rights activists had it
banned by the Concilium Convention,
but thanks to DNAriadnan lobbying
and deep-seated prejudice, the
Merovingian parliament is not so
easily swayed. Silver bullets provide
Biotech, Grievous, Knockdown,
and Toxic 3 against Antipodes,
Dogfaces, or Wulvers, but only
Biotech against all other targets.
Antipodes —
Infinity Corebook, p.462
Assault Pack Leader —
Infinity Corebook, p. 421
STAGING TIPS
• The GM does not need to make
a test for every NPC involved in
the following battle. It would take
a great deal of time to work out
every combat test result. The ebb
and flow of a fluid combat scene
relies on the GM focussing on the
characters and their actions.
• Don’t let the character be
overshadowed by NPCs. Both Niamh
and Ozymandias are not soldiers, and
the characters have the opportunity
to show off.
• Use Heat to make things dangerous.
Someone like Arslan will happily take
control of traktor mul, for example
and turn it on the defenders. If the
characters shoot down the dropship,
the craft’s crash course has the
characters in the way.
42 PART 2
Searchlights on the watchtowers are actively
sweeping the area around the site for the
Antipodes warbands, adding +1 to the difficulty of
any stealth test. Unfortunately, the searchlights —
and those manning them — are the primary targets.
Two mercs are stationed at each watchtower, one
manning the HMG, the other the searchlight. Both
have walkie-talkies.
S.N.A.F.U.
Once the patrol is reported missing, the camp goes
on alert. The mercenaries break out their weapons
and ensure there is enough standard ammo to go
around. The ammunition has been moved from
the storage vault, and there are enough for two
Reloads apiece if the characters ask.
If the characters are currently unarmed, they get
a Combi Rifle or boarding shotgun and enough
ammunition for two Reloads. There are very few
non-standard ammo types available, although a
successful Challenging (D2) Persuade test gains a
character a round of Adhesive ammunition. If the
character succeeds by four or more successes, they
get access to Ozymandias’s personal reserve, a
Reload of T2 ammunition or shells.
If the characters think to ask Ozymandias for it,
“silver bullet” ammunition is not available beyond a
single Reload. Ozymandias had a crate of it, but it
was confiscated in MountZion, thanks to a careless
remark by Ozymandias to a Dog Nation sympathiser.
The camp is on high alert as night falls. Many
of the mercs try to get some sleep until their
watch. Four guards are stationed on the main gate.
Everyone is on edge, watching for the first signs of
the Antipodes warband.
WHEN ANTIPODES
ATTACK
The characters may have learnt of the scarcity of
Antipode pack leaders in MountZion. The truth is
many have been co-opted into mercenary groups
looking to make some profit off the razzia.
WAVE 1: ASSAULT
There are six Assault Packs (three Antipodes plus
the Assault Pack Leader) converging on the site.
Their primary targets are the two watchtowers and
truck at the main gates. With the searchlights gone,
their next objective is the command tent. After that,
they target any signs of an organised defence.
The Assault Pack Leaders attempt to keep out of
sight — a stealth test to stay hidden — and only
use their grenade launchers if it looks like their
Antipode charges are being overwhelmed. Their
goal is to cause as much disruption as possible
before the Druze Shock Teams begin their assault.
Most of the defending mercenaries will attempt to
get to the high ground in the refinery, where they
have the benefits of cover and the ability to set up
enfilade fire corridors and cover retreats.
DROPSHIPS & DRUZE:
THEY’RE FLYING NOW?
The Assault Packs are not expecting what is about
to happen. The Druze mercenaries have both air
and TAG support, an Azure Dragon Dropship and
an Anaconda TAG. Their attack is indiscriminate
and designed to add a few Antipode bodies to add
credence to an Antipode attack if investigated. As
far as the Druze are concerned, both the Antipodes
and their handlers are expendable.
The first the characters know of the attack is when
a mine goes up, illuminating a swarm of Antipodes
at the watchtower closest to them. A trinary of
Antipodes lopes toward the characters, intent on
getting into melee combat with them as quickly as
possible. A character able to investigate the bodies
of one of the Antipodes will recognise surgical
scars and implants on the body with a Challenging
(D2) Medicine test success.
WAVE 2: AIR STRIKE
The Azure Dragon air support carries four bunker
buster missiles and will use them on the following
targets in order if they are still a threat or active:
the truck at the main gate, any nearby flyers, both
watchtowers, the command post, then any groups
of defenders. Characters can make a Challenging
(D2) Athletics or Acrobatics test to get out of the
way once a missile is launched at an area they are
currently occupying.
Bunker Buster Missiles: There’s no subtlety about
bunker buster missiles, designed to crack open
fortifications using a shaped charge: 1+8§
damage, Anti-Materiel 4, Area (Close), Grievous,
Indiscriminate (Medium), and Piercing 2.
After the air strike, the dropship provides air sup-
port for the ground troops, circling overhead and
firing into clusters of defenders. The air and dust
kicked up creates a low visibility zone, increasing
the difficulty of all vision-based tests by one step.
The weapons on the traktor muls are useful against
both the dropship and TAG. If the characters do not
think of it, Niamh and Ozymandias suggest it.
 THE ROLEPLAYING GAME

FLYER, ENCLOSED, RUGGED 2 Heat: One of the Druze is an Infowar specialist

AZURE DRAGON DROPSHIP (see p. 107).

ATTRIBUTES 3 Heat: One of the AUV fireteams are hired guns.

Scale 3 Speed 3 Brawn 14(+2) (See “Bounty Hunters”, Infinity Corebook, p. 422).

DETAILS 3 Heat: The Anaconda TAG is deployed right in the

centre of the compound.
Max Passengers 12 Impact 3+6§ (Knockdown)

Hard Points
Chassis 1, Comms 2, External 2, Internal 1, A BENEDICT ARNOLD SITUATION
Motive 1, Weapons 0 The two Backwoods ATVs explode when the Druze
DEFENCES begin their ground assault unless the characters
Structure 20 Firewall 8 Armour 5 BTS 6 found and defused the explosives hidden aboard.
For 1 Heat, the blast catches several mercenaries
ATTACKS in the blast before the characters board their own
• Heavy Machine Guns x 2 (Long, 2+6§ damage, Burst 3, Unwieldy, Backwoods ATV. For 2 Heat, it explodes when a
Spread 1, Unsubtle).
character is nearby for 2+6§ damage with the
• 4 x Missile Tubes (see text).
Indiscriminate, Spread 1, Unsubtle, and Vicious 2
qualities.
WAVE 3: GROUND ASSAULT
With Ozymandias’s troops in disarray following The ATVs have locational beacons (see Infinity
the Antipodes and dropship attacks, a number Corebook, p. 373) hidden aboard by Karo-Ungku, as
of firefights break out across the refinery as the a contingency plan. Broadcasting on Channel 66,
mercenaries retreat under cover from the missile it will allow the Anaconda TAG or Ryzrback bikers
attacks and Antipode raiders. to locate the characters. Actively searching for the
beacon requires a Challenging (D2) Observation Druze Shock Team —
It’s at this point three Ariadnan utility vehicles (see Infinity Corebook, p. 433
p. 39) crash through the wreckage of the gate. test success to find it.
Each deploys a Druze Shock Team, a fireteam of five
Druze, four Troopers plus an Elite leader. WHAT’S THAT COMING
OVER THE HILL?
An additional Druze Trooper remains on board The characters likely wonder why a dropship has
the AUV, using the turret-mounted HMG as fire not deployed troops. Designed to carry a TAG into
support and suppressive fire. Their intent is to kill battle, it has done just that, delivering an Anaconda
everybody inside the compound and then sort out TAG to target stragglers or their vehicles. The
the bodies. characters will come across it as the TAG makes its
Inside the relative safety of the dropship is the way up the valley to reinforce the troops (unless
Bayram Chief of Security, Arslan (p. 101). He is deployed earlier). For 1 Heat, it suddenly looms out
there to evaluate the Druze Bayram troops and pro- of the trees as the ATV passes.
vide a liaison to the Ikari Company. While unlikely ENCLOSED, GROUND, HANDS,
to risk himself unnecessarily, he will intervene SINGLE-SEAT, WALKER
if his troops are getting a hammering and need
inspiration. ANACONDA TAG
BATTLE HEAT SPENDS ATTRIBUTES
The battle for the refinery is likely to be a close- Scale 2 Speed 2 Brawn 16(+1)
fought one. The following are some suggested Heat
spends during the battle: DETAILS
1 Heat: The downdraft from the dropship rips the Max Passengers 1 Impact 3+5§ (Knockdown)
awning off the traktor muls, clearly revealing them. Chassis 1, Comms 2, External 1, Internal 1,
Hard Points
1 Heat: The characters find themselves close to one Motive 1, Weapons 0
of the dropship’s primary targets. DEFENCES
2 Heat: The sounds of battle have carried far into Structure 14 Firewall 8 Armour 4 BTS 4
the Dawn night. A warband of Antipodes — three ATTACKS
Trinaries of Antipodes (plus one additional trinary • Panzerfaust: Range L, 2+5§ damage, Burst 1, 2H, Munition,
per extra Heat spent) — adds to the chaos of the Piercing 2, Spread 1, Unsubtle, Vicious 2
battle. They attack anyone nearby. • HMG: Range L, 2+5§ damage, Burst 3, Unwieldy, Spread 1, Unsubtle
• Chain-Colt: Range C, 1+4§ damage, Burst 1, 2H, Concealed 1, Torrent,
Vicious 1

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 ESCAPE TO VICTORY TROOPER

If things are looking bad for the characters, Niamh RYZRBACK

and Ozymandias suggest a swift retreat. Otherwise,
ATTRIBUTES
the characters will be free to leave anyway if they
triumph against the Druze. Ozymandias will take AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
the opportunity to use his retirement plan (see his 9 9 9 8 8 7 9
entry on p. 105). He and Niamh will accompany FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
the characters in their ATV to Mat’ where he has
Combat +2 — Movement +2 — Social — —
a spacecraft to get everyone off Dawn. He’ll give
Fortitude +1 — Senses +1 — Technical — —
the evacuation order to the other mercenaries in
his employ, advising them to scatter. It is a well-or- DEFENCES
dered withdrawal unless the characters somehow Firewall 8 Resolve 9 Vigour 9
manage to throw matters into disarray such as by Security — Morale — Armour —
triggering a reactor meltdown.
ATTACKS
PEDAL TO THE METAL • Chain Rifle: Range C, 1+6§ damage, Burst 1, 2H, Spread 1, Torrent,
The characters, Ozymandias, and Niamh think they Vicious 1
• Knife: Melee, 1+5§ damage, 1H, Concealed 1, Non‑Hackable,
have escaped the Druze, but the locator beacon
Subtle 2, Thrown, Unforgiving 1
attracts the attention of a group of Ryzrback Riders,
GEAR: Trail Bike
the Dawn equivalent of a biker gang. Basing them-
SPECIAL ABILITIES
selves loosely on the Kyrgyz Kum Bikers of Bourak,
• Life on the Back of a Bike: When making a Pilot test while riding a
they are little more than thugs on trail bikes.
motorcycle, a Ryzrback can reroll a single dice that did not generate a
Originally paid to hunt and run down any stragglers, success but must accept the new result.
they’d do it as much out of a twisted sense of fun.
There are a dozen Ryzrbacks mounted on their
decide to spend some time in the wilderness or
bikes, who will pursue the characters’ ATV into the
add more run-ins with the Ryzrbacks, turning it into
wilderness. If they find out there is a bounty (1
a running battle.
Heat) on the characters and Ozymandias, they will
quickly become more than a nuisance, hounding
Ozymandias asks the characters for help in finding
the characters across Dawn, picking up additional
out more about Bellerophon Corporation, to see if
members as they go.
his suspicions are justified. That means a raid on
their Dawn corporate headquarters. Fortunately, he
ENDGAME has a stash and hideaway nearby, as always. His
The characters (plus Niamh and Ozymandias) will paranoid outlook is likely to put the characters in
need to make their way back to Mat’, or MountZion. significant danger for a short time, but his insight is
The GM can run some additional encounters from vital in making the connection to Amaunet and the
“An Ariadnan Adventure” on p. 31 if the characters APOPHIS protocols.

SCENE 4: THE MONKEYWRENCHERS

CUTTING THE POWER
Despite its appearance, the HQ has an
uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
Cutting the main power activates
emergency lighting and switches off
the main lights, but battery power last
five hours. The server room remains
online as a result. For 1 Heat, the
external alarms are powered as well.
Bellerophon’s HQ on Dawn is an ugly, free-stand-
ing concrete structure with two floors and an
underground parking bay. The triangular building
is an unlovely piece of brutalist architecture, the
scrubby landscaping jarring with concrete blocks. A
chain-link fence topped by barbed wire surrounds
the tarmac parking lot, and the tatty-looking barrier
outside is manned by a single security guard.
The interior of the branch office is as unappealing
as the exterior. Narrow windows let in a little light,
but they have not been cleaned in months. The
office cubicles have been long-since abandoned. All
that is left is a small caretaker crew of Corporate
Security staff. Well-paid, they are equipped to face
any threats to Bellerophon’s assets.
There are five Corporate Security (CorpSec) staff
on duty when the characters raid the HQ. They are
Elites, each stationed in one of the corner offices.
Two more staff are on duty during the day with one
always in the reception area. Three Bellerophon
security staff are on duty during the day, two in the
Security Office and one at the gate.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Affirmative Action. One of the secu-
rity guards is a Dog-Warrior (see Infinity
Corebook, p. 431).
2 Heat: Who Let the Dogs Out? Three guard dogs
(see Infinity Corebook, p. 481) roam the corridors at
night. They are trained/conditioned not to attack
the security guards or CorpSec.
3 Heat: Police Drive-By. Two police in a squad car
drive past. If the characters are spotted (failing a
stealth test), they will likely be arrested.

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LOCATIONS
The Bellerophon office building is an ugly two-sto-
rey structure with an underground parking garage.
The locations within each have their own zones.
EXTERNAL LOCATIONS
1. Advertisement Hoarding: A large stylised
Bellerophon logo is mounted on a concrete
plinth outside, a Greek warrior atop a winged
horse, the Pegasus. It counts as light cover
(+2§ Soak).
2. Fence: The fence is basic chain-link structure
scaled with an Average (D1) Athletics
test success.
BASEMENT
1. Plant Room: The building heating, lights, and
other environmental controls are low-tech but
controlled from this room. The main sewage,
power lines, and communication lines feed in
through here.
2. Underground Parking: A concrete subterranean
parking lot, it is prone to flooding in the
frequent Dawn rain. For 1 Heat, the floor is
swimming in water.
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GROUND FLOOR
1. Elevators: With a maximum capacity of 6 Bellerophon Security Guard— p. 107
normal staff (or two transformed Dogfaces),
these lifts have a standard low-tech surveil- Druze Shock Team —
lance camera inside. A hatch in the roof allows Infinity Corebook, p. 433
access to lift shaft.
2. Fire Exits: Located on the ground floor near
the stairwells, these doors open outwards. RAISING THE ALARM
They are alarmed. Characters careless enough to
trigger alarms or otherwise alert
3. Loading Bay: The warehouse is linked to the security staff cause a police
the loading bay by a heavy steel shutter. response. This will necessitate two
Controlled from inside the warehouse itself, police officers attending the site.
the door can take 5 points of physical damage. See “Corporate Complications” on
Forcing it open when locked requires a p. 48 for more information.
Dire (D4) Athletics test success. The loading
bay door is alarmed, and a security camera
covers the area.
4. Main Door: Covered by a security camera, the
main doors are alarmed and normally locked
at all time. A member of CorpSec staff will
unlock the doors for deliveries, but the doors
remain locked otherwise. A Challenging (D2)
Thievery test success allows a character to pick
the locks.
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 5. Reception Desk & Lobby: Artificial plants cov-
ered in a thin layer of dust festoon the lobby.
During the day, the reception desk is occupied
by one of the CorpSec staff. Two security
cameras cover the lobby. There is also a silent
alarm. If activated, two police officers arrive to
investigate. Two sets of toilet facilities (WCs
and sinks) are also located here.
6. Security Office: A bank of screens occupies
most of this room, and the security cameras
send their feeds here. The security staff can
noiselessly alert the local police in a similar
fashion to the silent alarm in reception. Two
Bellerophon security guards are usually on
duty here. (For 1 Heat, add an additional guard
and, for 2 Heat, a CorpSec Trooper.) If the
characters do not disable the security cameras,
add 2 Heat to the GM pool.
7. Stairs: Designed to be used in the event of fire
instead of the elevators, characters can leap
multiple levels with a successful Challenging
(D2) Acrobatics test.
8. Vending Machines: Aside from selling a
multitude of snacks and energy drinks well
past their use-by date, this bank of machines
provides heavy Cover Soak (+4§). For 1 Heat,
the machines are alarmed. A character getting
a “free” snack from one of these triggers an
audible alarm.
9. Warehouse: Aside from empty shelves on
levels counting as difficult terrain and a cargo
loader, this area is dark and empty. Once used
to store Teseum, a few fragments still lie
around here and there and can be identified
with an Average (D1) Science test success.
FIRST FLOOR
1. Executive Suites: Outfitted with chrome and
glass fittings plus black leather seats, these
offices exhibit a minimalist “greed is good”
aura. The full-length glass partition in these
rooms gives a clear view across the office
floor. A character succeeding at a Daunting
(D3) Observation test will notice that the
room is more than an exercise in tacky decor.
Beneath the desk’s raised dais is sophisticated
tech, unusual for a Dawn office. An Average
(D1) Tech test success allows a character to
see that it is part of a quantronic network and
functions as an access point to Maya. Using
the satellite uplink, CorpSec staff can interface
directly with Maya and ultimately Amaunet.
It is limited to distance, and the presence of
a Circular or wormhole opening is required
to communicate outside Dawn’s solar system,
but it could reach Gates of Dawn easily. The
46 PART 2
same tech also polarises both the internal and
external windows, ensuring privacy.
2. Office Space: Eerily quiet, all that is left of a
bustling office are banks of cubicles, empty of
all equipment. The cubicles count as light sat-
uration zone (+2§ Soak) and difficult terrain
to clamber over.
3. Server Room: Banks of anonymous server
blades whir away in this climate-controlled
room. There are no screens or other means of
interfacing with the hardware. To access the
data requires a quantronic interface such as
a comlog. Only CorpSec staff have access to
this room, and it is protected by a separate
alarm system, intended to send an alert to the
comlogs of the CorpSec. For more information
see “Office Infowar” on p. 47.
ROOF
1. Rooftop: Access to the roof is controlled by a
locked stairwell only the CorpSec staff have
access to, with a numerical combination lock.
It is alarmed with both a conventional alarm
and a hidden quantronic alarm linked to the
CorpSec staff (see above). A Daunting (D3)
Observation test success is required to spot
the additional alarm.
2. Satellite Uplink: Although it looks like little
more than a satellite dish, it is connected
to far more sophisticated tech. A successful
Average (D1) Tech test success allows a
character to recognise a deep-space receiver
and transmitter, designed for wormhole
communication, and a Maya connection. This is
unusual for Dawn.
PHYSICAL SECURITY
Alarms: The external alarms and most of the
building (with a few exceptions) have a simple
circuit at access points (doors and windows). It
is a contact connection easily disabled with a
Challenging (D2) Thievery test success, provided a
character can physically access them. They have the
Non-Hackable quality. The alarms run on backup
power, so they remain live even if the main building
power is cut.
Surveillance Cameras (Low-Tech): Low-tech video
cameras (marked ©) are connected to cables run-
ning back to the Security Office. These do not cover
the executive suites or server room. The cameras
do not possess audio recording capabilities and
record to tapes in the Security Office. Disabling a
camera is an Average (D1) Tech test success, but to
get the camera to replay earlier footage on a loop
or similar requires some creative wiring, a Daunting

(D3) Tech test. A complication on the test means
the camera gets a clear view of the character
tampering with it.
Windows: Constructed of tempered glass,
triple-glazed, and designed to open outwards,
these large, square windows take two points of
physical damage before shattering. The windows
are alarmed, and opening one or any impact on it
triggers an alarm in the Security Office.
OFFICE INFOWAR
While the office in the physical world is a challenge,
the office in the digital world is just as dangerous
to Infowarriors. As well as the CorpSec staff, the
network within the HQ datasphere is far more
advanced than most on Dawn.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Wandering Monster. The security geist
moves around, relentlessly patrolling the network.
The characters encounter it in another area.
2 Heat: Black Ice. Each point of Heat adds IC-Black
Ice 1 to a node, with each additional Heat point
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spent adding an extra zone or increasing the Black
Ice by +1 in a zone.
Node 1 — Office Server: This is the central node of
the network, accessible only from inside the HQ.
• Commercial HighSec. +2§ Interference Soak to
authenticated users.
• Data Camouflage. Observation (D2) test to detect
this zone.
• IC-2 Crybaby (see Infinity Corebook, p. 371). It noti-
fies the CorpSec staff.
• Secured Zone. Firewall 5.
• Security Geist. A security geist protects the area
(see Infinity Corebook, p. 379). It can be found here
most of the time.
Nodes 2 & 3— Security Cameras: All the security
cameras in the HQ are linked to the Security
Office. These two are separate from the normal
camera network and save their data directly to the
datastore. They have a Firewall of 5 and Security
Soak of 2 and can take a single Breach before
being deactivated. There is one located in the
Server Room (Node 2) and another overlooking the
Satellite Uplink (Node 4).
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 • Commercial HighSec. +2§ Interference Soak to
authenticated users.
Node 4 — Maya Relay & Satellite Uplink: Although
the physical hardware provides an access point for
those with the right skillset, it only links to Maya
when there is access via a wormhole opening for a
Circular or other spacecraft. It can still link to DNet
or other networks within the Dawn system.
• Advanced HighSec. +3§ Interference Soak to
authenticated users.
• IC-2 Crybaby (Infinity Corebook, p. 371). It notifies
the CorpSec staff.
Node 5 — Secure Datastore: The contents of this
area can only be accessed through a secure data
tunnel. It holds a huge amount of data regarding
Bellerophon’s activities on Dawn (see the
“Bellerophon Files”, below). It takes three rounds to
loot or otherwise download the data here. A char-
acter can reduce this amount of time by spending
a point of Momentum. It is here the characters can
find evidence of Bellerophon’s plans.
• Advanced HighSec. +3§ Interference Soak to
authenticated users.
• Data Camouflage. A Challenging (D2) Observation
test success is needed to detect this zone.
• Security Geist. A security geist protects the data-
store (see Infinity Corebook, p. 379).
Nodes 6-8 — Personal Office Networks: These are
the networks of the corner offices. The CorpSec
staff each have their own network, but a secure
data tunnel exists to these from their comlogs. For
SCENE 5: DAMNING DOSSIERS
The characters can learn a great deal from hard
copy files and data trails. Bellerophon is keeping
tabs on Ozymandias. The Paradiso location of Aisha
Estevez, the PanOceania Knight of the Montesa
Order, is also revealed. Ozymandias hopes to use
the communications array of the HQ to send a
message to Aisha Estevez warning her about
Bellerophon.
THE BELLEROPHON FILES
It will take several hours to decode the files, at
least six hours if the characters get access to an
analysis suite and a hacking device.
Analysis Suite —
Infinity Corebook, p. 361 The data encryption on these files is not easy to
crack using devices on Dawn. A character without
Hacking Device — access to an analysis suite or hacking device
Infinity Corebook, p. 371 must first succeed at a Dire (D4) Analysis test.
The presence of an analysis suite reduces this by
48 PART 2
1 Heat, the characters access a node belonging to
one of the CorpSec staff currently onsite.
• Advanced HighSec. +3§ Interference Soak to
authenticated users.
• IC-2 Crybaby (see Infinity Corebook, p. 371). It noti-
fies the individual owner of an office.
CORPORATE COMPLICATIONS
The characters are likely to set off alarms either
on purpose or by accident. A Backwoods ATV will
pull up outside as the characters take their leave,
deploying mercenaries. These are the same Ikari
Company mercs (p. 108) the characters met
during the hit on Gates of Dawn, so there are some
scores to be settled. Any casualties in their ranks
have yet to be replaced. Nakamoto (if he survived)
leads the team.
The characters have the support of both Niamh and
Ozymandias (if present) from the characters’ own
Backwoods ATV – the latter opening up with the
chain rifle he’s been keeping on hand, while Niamh
takes the wheel of the ATV, driving it through
the front entrance if needed. There are two Ikari
mercs per character plus Nakamoto. Any remaining
CorpSec staff join the attack on the characters.
Characters dithering about will also have to deal
with local law enforcement arriving four rounds
after the combat begins. Initially a car of two police
(see Infinity Corebook, p. 449) arrives (1 Heat adds
another squad car), followed by a van of six SWAT
officers (see Infinity Corebook, p. 449) two rounds
later. At that point, the characters are in serious
trouble. A Dire (D4) Persuade test is required to talk
their way out of being sent to prison.
one step. Once the files are analysed, a Daunting
(D3) Hacking test success decrypts the files (each
additional hacking device reduces this by one step).
Characters can team up on these tests as normal.
Once decrypted, many of the files are simply
financial transfers and memos, plus a selection
of dossiers. These dossiers include the following
information:
• Files relating to Teseum shipments to a ware-
house on Paradiso, by way of Valkenswijk.
• Surveillance files exist on Ozymandias, Niamh,
and each of the characters. It lists their known
associates and possible locations. The GM may
want to tailor this list to specific NPCs the char-
acters met in previous sessions.
• The location of the refinery is clearly identified
as is a large payment to a Nico Karo-Ungku for
services rendered.

• The characters are on a Bellerophon kill-list as
impediments to something called the APOPHIS
protocol. It explicitly states that their removal is
required by way of a fatality outcome.
• There is a contingency plan should the characters
come to Paradiso, but no further details.
• Local funds have been poured into off-world
accounts with a seek-and-destroy order, Spiral
Corps, Ikari Company, the Druze Society, plus a
payment to the Script Kiddies (p. 109).
Ozymandias is shaken when he realises the
corporation, one he apparently helped create, is
up to something big and secret — and is willing to
kill him to cover it up. He can give the characters a
background on Amaunet and Bellerophon.
Read or paraphrase the following.
We’re going back a few years. It wasn’t an easy
time. The crap had just hit the fan on Paradiso.
The EveningStar had just been blown to hell
by the CA. O-12 had just had their collective
arses kicked. A few of us put our heads together
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and came up with Charon Committee. It was
supposed to be a think-tank for the unthinkable.
How to stop an alien invasion. The kind of deci-
sions that couldn’t be made in good conscience.
There were a bunch of us. Yildiz you met, myself,
Estevez – I think she’s on Paradiso, with the
Order of Montesa now. There was one of them
alien Tohaa, Raanios. Shifty bastard. Then there
was Amaunet, the AI we had setup to run things.
By ‘things’, I mean a shell corporation like
Bellerophon. It was to provide zero accountabil-
ity for O-12. Funding for the kind of ideas the
Öberhaus couldn’t stomach. I thought Amaunet
was shut down, and O-12 had mothballed the
idea. I guess not.
Estevez’s credentials are on the recent orders,
but they’ve got to be fake! She’s been off the
grid for years on Paradiso. This Bellerophon
Corp was setup using my codes, my contacts,
damn it! That AI, Amaunet, she’s covering her
tracks now, and protecting her arse. That’s why
she killed Yildiz, and why they’re trying to kill
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GM TIP
SLOW BURN
If the GM is already running a
campaign, parts of Wilderness of
Mirrors objectives may coincide
with the events of those adventures,
breaking up the campaign somewhat,
but giving the characters extra
opportunities for adventure.
• As the characters have cleared
themselves with O-12, the adventure
Circular File may also add a little
excitement to the journey.
• Part 3 of Quantronic Heat
takes place on Svalarheima.
• The Shadow Affairs campaign
happens on Paradiso.
• Part of the Cost of Greed
adventure occurs on Svalarheima.
• And finally, Adventures in the
Human Sphere has scenarios on
Dawn, Paradiso, and Svalarheima.
SCRIPT KIDDIES
If the characters are still having tech
issues or lack an Infowar specialist,
the Script Kiddies may be able to
hook them up, or one of them joins
the characters as a replacement PC.
They are still terrified of Niamh.
Transport & Transport Table —
Infinity Corebook, p. 396
50 PART 2
me. She has a shutdown code. We built it into
her, just like the ones ALEPH uses to ensure her
Aspects self-terminate.
Anyone fancy a trip to Paradiso? Seeing as
you’re on Amaunet’s hit list, perhaps we
can find Estevez and Raanios and shut that
LAI down. For good. Maybe get you guys
off the hook.
LEAVING DAWN
The characters will be keen to leave Dawn as soon
as possible. Both Ozymandias and Niamh will
agree with the characters if they voice this opinion.
Ozymandias already has a ship on standby, part of
his planned escape route, awaiting him at Mat’.
If the characters left a trail of destruction in Mat’
or otherwise left something of a mess there, the
GM adds 2 Heat to the GM pool. The authorities
are watching the spaceport — and so are the Ikari
Company. Nagamoto (if he survived) and his team
(p. 106) are waiting at the spaceport. As the only
way off-planet, they are hedging their bets the
characters will return there.
If the characters left a ship there, the Ikari mer-
cenaries have staked out the docking bay. If the
characters are relying on Ozymandias and Niamh,
then Nakamoto has paid off some maintenance
staff to give the mercenaries a heads up when the
characters arrive. The ground crew of the docking
bay appear skittish and nervous to a character
succeeding at a Challenging (D2) Psychology test.
The Ikari team are similar to the one that hit Gates
of Dawn with one difference. Two of the team carry
missile launchers loaded with EXP ammunition
(Range L, 2+8§ Damage, Burst 1, Unwieldy, Area
(Close), Spread 1, Unsubtle, Vicious 2). Their goal
is to disable the characters’ craft, preventing
their escape.
THE FLEUR DU CALDEON
If the characters do not have a ship already,
Ozymandias has one on standby. A beat-up courier
class craft (see the Infinity: Gamemaster’s Guide,
p. 165) called the Fleur du Caldeon. Insisting on
naming it himself, Ozymandias originally intended
to name it Fleur du Caledon, but mis-typed the
transponder code. The name has stuck.
Although it is not armed, it does have an analysis
suite and a locker full of MediKits. Despite the
outward appearance, it is in good repair and flies
better than it looks.
ENCLOSED, SPACECRAFT
FLEUR DU CALDEON, COURIER
CLASS CRAFT
ATTRIBUTES
Scale 2 Speed 3 Brawn 12
DETAILS
Max Passengers 20 Impact 2+7§ , Knockdown
DEFENCES
Structure 42 Firewall 13 Armour 9 BTS 3
SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Minotaur Motor: The vessel has been equipped with a complex and
expensive Minotaur Motor, allowing it to traverse jump gates by itself.
• Spacecraft: The craft operates in both atmosphere and the vacuum
of space.
It will take five rounds for the pre-flight checks
and engines to warm up. If the characters can
prevent the Ikari mercenaries from damaging their
craft in that time, they should be able to escape. If
their ship is incapacitated, they will need to fight
off their opponents and escape again into Mat’.
Ozymandias and Niamh have enough local contacts
to secure seats on a commercial flight back to
Gates of Dawn, although Ozymandias will complain
constantly.
If the craft is damaged or unable to fly, a complain-
ing Ozymandias will reluctantly allow Niamh to
book the group passage out of the Dawn system.
This will be on the C8 Circular route from Dawn to
Svalarheima, then Paradiso. Unless the characters
have their own ship capable of traversing a jump
gate, they will need to either use the Fleur du
Caldeon or hitch a ride on the Circular.
The characters will have to keep a low profile while
waiting on the Circular at Gates of Dawn if they
decide to spend some time there. Bounty hunters
are likely to be watching out for them — not only
on the caravanserai, but on the Circular itself.
There is a bonus to accompanying Ozymandias,
despite his grumblings. He can square the charac-
ters with O-12, and at least their reputations are
restored in some way.
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PART 3

PARADISO PARADOX

The characters arrive on Paradiso, where they not only have to deal with the Paradiso wildlife and
Combined Army, but threats from within. They are attacked by a group of knights whom they recognise
from Maya that attempt to abduct Ozymandias. All are from the Order of Montesa and fear the characters
are there to kill Estevez. The characters must use diplomacy and social skills to defuse the situation, as the
knights are there without her express permission.
After encountering the knights, the characters will learn of Estevez’s disappearance. She’s all too aware
of the characters’ predicament. She doesn’t trust Raanios, after learning the Tohaa is involved with Spiral
Corps, and is shocked to learn of her apparent involvement in Bellerophon’s continued existence.
The characters enter the jungle attempting to locate the Tohaa committee member, Raanios. He is a part
of the Triumvirate’s expeditionary force into the Human Sphere. Feigning a lack of any knowledge of
Amaunet’s plan, he is the one bankrolling the whole process and is keen to see APOPHIS activated. As the
characters are something of an obstacle, Raanios arranges for an “unfortunate event” to happen to the
characters.
With the help of Ozymandias, the Nomad hacktivists, the Script Kiddies, or through their own abilities,
the characters finally have the chance to exonerate themselves with the O-12 leaders. They also learn on
arrival that Feyyaz Yildiz has died in his sleep “suddenly” only to be succeeded by his son — none other
than Fereydun Yildiz, Resurrected. Finally, the characters are able to reveal their dealings with the Charon
Committee to O-12 and return to the fold once again.

OPERATIONAL SUMMARY
The characters are finally close to uncovering Amaunet’s terrifying plan. Arriving on Paradiso, they need
to locate both Raanios and Aisha Estevez, the last two co-conspirators of the Charon Committee. They are
both fighting the war on Paradiso on different fronts. Estevez is on the front lines, near Damburg. Raanios
is deep in the jungle, part of a Spiral Corps team. Having located them, the characters should be able to
get the two /kILL/codes they need to shut down Amaunet and Bellerophon.

PARADISO PARADOX 51
 BACKGROUND
The characters are close to uncovering
Bellerophon’s true purpose, to weaponise the
EveningStar’s superstructure wreckage. The corpo-
ration has allegedly been breaking it up for salvage
for years. However, Bellerophon has in fact been
reinforcing it and adding to the inertial mass, using
the Teseum it mined from Dawn.
The other part of the plan is the LAI that runs
Bellerophon. The company is little more than a
shell company on paper but controls a great deal of
liquid assets. It and the LAI, in this case, still need
something to maintain the illusion of a corporate
conglomerate. More information on Bellerophon
can be found on p. 111.
The creation of various ALEPH simulations and
O-12 models, Amaunet is an LAI generated to be
the ultimate in corporate deceit. It is something she
has become skilled at since the Charon Committee
apparently shut her down. In truth, she has been
working in secret, siphoning off funds here and
there, and growing Bellerophon as a business. She
has remained hidden in the EveningStar’s data
arrays for years, gradually building up her forces.
The most terrifying aspect of Amaunet’s plan — and
her Posthuman Eternals followers — is the belief
that she is doing the right thing. Millions of lives
including her own will be sacrificed so the whole of
the Human Sphere can escape the tyranny of the EI.
With the characters’ interference, her plans have
begun to unravel. The characters are on her
doorstep, and she will have to take steps to stop or
hinder them at every step of the way. Money is no
object to the culmination of her plan.

MISSION BRIEFING
Read aloud or paraphrase the following.
From space, Paradiso doesn’t look much like the frontline of a warzone, but those little lights in the dark
out there are the Blockades, sentries against the Combined Army’s spacecraft attempting to slip through
the wormholes. Below you, the green and blue curve of the planet comes into view. Here and there you
can see patches of brown where the Combined Army and Human Sphere forces battle for control, like a
stain on the surface.
Ozymandias reckons Aisha Estevez should be easy enough to find here. “A PanO knight is going to be
right in the middle of it,” according to him. But as you get closer, you start to get a sense of perspective.
The battlefront on Paradiso is massive.
Then there’s Raanios. There’s a blood vessel in Ozymandias’s temple that throbs whenever his name is
mentioned. Niamh’s revealed that the two hate each other. She’s called in a lot of favours with the O-12
Bureaus, and it turns out he’s somewhere down there in the green, part of the Spiral Corps merc company
these days.
Both should be able to get the /kILL/ codes you need to shut down Amaunet — and Bellerophon — per-
manently. And of course, Bellerophon is still out there. Chances are the company’s got some mercs on the
payroll down there. As the towering outline of the Valkenswijk Orbital Elevator comes into view, you’re
reminded of the old saying: out of the frying pan and into the fire…

SCENE 1: ERRANT KNIGHTS

In Valkenswijk, Knights of the Montesa Order attack
the characters when they arrive. Believing them
assassins, they attempt to abduct either Niamh or
Ozymandias. The characters can talk their way out
of it and gain their trust, or otherwise get out alive.
With their credentials authenticated, Estevez will
meet the characters close to the battle lines. Once
she’s certain they’re not spies, she’ll reveal that
she knows one of the codes needed to shut down
Amaunet, the missing member of the committee.
This gives the characters a chance to learn of the
Charon Committee further if they haven’t already
and the level of distrust she has for the Tohaa,
specifically Raanios.
Of course, being on the frontline is not without its
risks. A Combined Army ambush hits the characters
and Aisha. It is a reminder that Paradiso is still
dangerous, without Amaunet and Bellerophon. It
is also possible that the characters “go bush” and
some basic jungle encounters are included here.

52 PART 3
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WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS
ALEPH: There’ve been… glitches… in communication with members of the Steel Phalanx. Some have been uncontactable for hours in
parts of Runenberg, notably the heavily bioengineered areas. Some of the Tohaa Tarsaa-6 survivors consider the area their territory. It
might be nothing, simply coincidence, or something more sinister. See what you can find out.
Ariadna: There’s been a groundswell of Dog Nation violence and support on Paradiso, mostly in Runenberg. Dog Nation activists are
reacting to the use of Dogfaces and Wulvers as perceived “cannon fodder” on the frontlines. Keep an eye on local Dogfaces and Wulvers
and see if there’s anything actionable.
Haqqislam: A local detective went missing in Valkenswijk while investigating an illegal Aristeia! ring. They were a trusted and valued
agent of the Haqqislam security services.
Mercenaries: Spiral Corps have been recruiting heavily since they came back. Don’t seem to be taking on many new jobs though. Worth
a look at what they might be on retainer for.
Nomads: The Nomad Trade mission in Runenberg has a functioning VaudeVille BouBoutique. One of the Chimeras there, Shark de Sade,
is an Überfallkommando. Find out if it’s actually a Bakunin training facility.
PanOceania: The Black Friars have been sniffing a lot around the PanO knights at Runenberg. There’s been talk of corruption there.
What if one of the goody-two-shoe Holy Orders have been bought — or worse — fallen to another AI heresy?
Submondo: Aristeia! is where the money is here, especially the underground games in Runenberg. There’s a thriving black market in
performance-enhancing drugs too if you can get them from the PJC military! There’s also the Paradiso wildlife and the restaurants!
Rich idiots will pay a fortune for Scorpionette eggs, or King Tiger Seal steaks.
Yu Jing: One of Yu Jing’s double agents in the Haqqislamite Mufahiz went missing after investigating an illegal Aristeia! ring in
Runenberg. See what you can find out. And if Haqqislam were responsible? Pay them back with interest.

ARRIVAL LOUNGE: Combi Rifles, they are carrying pistols (Range R/C,
ABDUCTION 1+4§ damage, Burst 1, 1H, Vicious 1). They are
not immediately obvious as knights, as they are
As the characters disembark from the dizzying
not wearing their distinctive armour, but they do
descent of the orbital elevator, the crowd in the
still carry their swords, which gives them away. A
arrivals hall becomes significantly larger. Customs Agent —
Challenging (D2) Education test allows a char-
Customs officials on Paradiso are used to large acter to recognise the symbol of the Holy Order Infinity Corebook, p. 428
volumes of people, often toting possibly illegal of Montesa.
firearms or other weaponry, and count as Elites. Knight —
The knights are tight-lipped about their intentions, Infinity Corebook, p. 441
Characters bringing in toxins and contagions
aside from remarking that “you assassins won’t get
will be treated to a full search and illegal items
impounded. Signs all over the terminal order
travellers to declare such items before entering
the arrivals area. For 1 Heat, a customs agent takes
an interest in one of the characters and searches
their baggage.
Once the characters have entered the arrivals hall,
the area quickly fills with a crowd of people. Any
combat here quickly becomes subject to a panick-
ing crowd (see Infinity Corebook, p. 110).
Either Niamh or Ozymandias decide to arrange
transport for the characters and disappear into the
crowd. A character succeeding at a Challenging
(D2) Observation test notices they are followed
by two individuals in nondescript clothing. If the
characters follow, they will see them being held at
gunpoint and marched toward one of the exits. The
knights are being careful not to cause a panic.
As the characters leave, they are accosted by nine
such individuals. While they are not carrying their

PARADISO PARADOX 53
 a chance at Estevez.” The knights do not intend to
murder the characters outright but will get violent
if pressed. Their plan is to abandon the characters
in the jungle — as far as possible from Valkenswijk.
The knights are nervous, and most are still novices.
They are unwilling to start a firefight, hoping that
strength in numbers and the public location will
encourage the characters’ compliance. A shooting
match in the arrivals hall will see the nearby cus-
toms agents also participate, although the street
outside will likely see the police involved.
If the characters protest their innocence, having
Ozymandias along helps matters greatly. He tells
the knights to call Estevez. “She’ll vouch for us, at
least for me, anyway,” as Ozymandias will claim.
Otherwise, it will take a Daunting (D3) Persuade
test success to convince the knights the characters
are not would-be assassins.
She is not bothered about excuses and orders
them to return to Runenberg. They are shipping
out the following day to the frontlines. It is almost
an afterthought when she tells the characters
to come along as well. She has squared it with
“Os Chefes” — presumably, Ozymandias, if he is
nearby — although he will look slightly panicked at
hearing this. She is already aware of the characters’
presence on Paradiso. Either Ozymandias or Yildiz
has got in touch.
BATTLE LINES
Fortunately for the characters, the knights will
share their cramped transport to Runenberg with
them. There is a strained atmosphere aboard the
transport, and an almost-palpable sense of relief
when it lands in the makeshift landing zone on the
outskirts of Runenberg.

Unfortunately for the knights, Estevez, their com-
mander, has been making enquiries as to where
they have gone. If the characters are making little
headway with the knights, the knights’ comlogs
suddenly begin to beep insistently — Estevez is
wondering where the knights are as they are AWOL.
They are not officially in trouble… yet.
The characters have arrived in what looks like an
armed encampment. The nearby buildings display a
mix of both PanOceanian architecture and Paradiso
pseudo-jungle, and all are scarred by battle
damage from the Combined Army attacks. Narrow
streets wind this way and that, and there is a feel-
ing the jungle has already reclaimed the city.

RUNENBERG
Runenberg, the splendour of Syldavia’s western zone, is a city in the eye of the storm. The Third Offensive
swept northwards from Horselberg to south, and Holstenwall was also swallowed up in the aliens’
advance along the Gernot multi-way. Damburg, the once-beautiful city that celebrated art and antiquities,
was tragically swept away, and submerged following the sabotaging of the dam that gave the city its
name. With new frontlines established, Runenberg has become a city encircled behind enemy lines.
The capital of western Syldavia is a marvel of PanOceanian engineering. Unlike many of the man-made
structures on Paradiso that often seem designed to contend with the jungle in a bid for dominance,
its sleek transparent domes and bioengineered terraces are designed to mesh with the flora. This has
been both a blessing and a curse for the Shock Army of Acontecimento garrisoned there. Its eco-friendly
designs assist the defence of the city but make resupply a logistician’s nightmare.
Unique for a PanOceanian settlement, Runenberg is also home to a Nomad Commercial Mission. Natives
of the hyperpower regard the segregated zone with the same disdain they do their own Ateks. The
Nomads, however, view this home away from home as a jewel in their cache of appropriated assets,
a two-fingered salute to the man that every Nomad should be proud of. Like every other Commercial
Mission, the community harbours Nomads from all three motherships and a dazzling panoply of their
sub-factions. The talent on hand from three distinct aspects of the Nomad Military Force — both clandes-
tine and official— has certainly empowered the capabilities of the city’s defenders.
Tohaa refugees have taken up residence in an abandoned industrial plot that was gifted to them. Their
assistance in the city’s defence has been just as professional and determined as ever, but there does
seem to be a certain haunted look to their features following the utter eradication of their Tarsaa-6 base.
The presence of ALEPH’s Steel Phalanx and Operations Subsection add to the general eclectic nature of
the city and the palpable sense of impending doom. Although the defenders have so far repelled every
incursion, Runenberg seems destined to follow Damburg’s fate in being washed away —only this time the
flood will be the forces of the Combined Army.

54 PART 3

MORAT RAID
The knights accompanying the characters hurry
them to meet Aisha Estevez, in one of the nearby
command tents. A brief discussion with two hulking
Father-Knights in powered armour at the tent’s
opening will allow the characters in.
Aisha’s helmet is lying beside her as she studies a
paper map of Runenberg, covered in small scrawls
and notes. A success on an Average (D1) Analysis
test or Challenging (D2) Observation test allows
a character to see it is an incredibly detailed
hand-drawn battle map, with what looks like
choke points, fire corridors, and even ammo dumps
marked. The other nearby knights defer to her and
step back to allow the characters entry.
She fixes the characters with a calculating gaze.
Her strong Acontecimento accent carries over the
noise of the camp readying for battle, as she rolls
up the map and picks up her helmet.
So, you’re the ones kicking up the ashes of the
past. Yildiz and Ozymandias are right — you’ve
done one helluva job. Not that it’s a good
thing, mind.
The APOPHIS protocols should never have been
a thing. If that bitch is pushing us around like
chess pawns, I’d like to do some pushing back.
After I kick some Morat ass, we’ll talk more.
We’re a bit little busy right now. You coming?
The novice knights hurry off to don their armour,
as everyone’s comlogs ping with an active alert
of a Combined Army incursion. Estevez crams
her helmet onto her head, her powered-armour
steps setting a punishing pace for the characters
to follow.
She is not the only one. Several other knights are
following. Ahead is the characters’ first-hand look
at a battle with the Combined Army on Paradiso.
Morat and knights are locked in mortal combat,
scimitar against swords, guns blazing. There is no
chivalry or valour; it is butchery. A Combi Rifle blast
knocks a chunk out of a wall near the characters.
Aisha wastes no time dropping the Morat with a
blast from her own weapon.
Don’t just stand there! Shoot them! We’ve got to
the hold the line here!
Advancing down the street, using the buildings as
light Cover Soak (+2§) are 8 Morat, 4 on each side
operating as a fireteam on their side of the street.
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
They plan to get into close combat as quickly as
possible with the characters and Aisha, where AISHA’S ACTIONS
Assume that Aisha is running her
Morat brute strength will prove decisive.
own battle. The characters can
feel free to assist her, but they
HEAT SPENDS face the other Morat on their own
1 Heat: Sneak Attack! Aisha faces three Morat who while Aisha deals with the threats
have managed to flank the other knights. behind them.
2 Heat: Aisha faces off against a Dāturazi Witch-
Soldier (see Infinity Corebook, p. 467). Raicho Pilot —
Infinity Corebook, p. 467
PLAYING (RAIZOT) TAG
The characters have a brief moment’s respite before
Aisha sighs and waves the characters over. With
good reason. Something massive crashes through
the wall where the characters were taking cover. It
is a Raizot Heavy Armour TAG, piloted by a crazed
Morat Raicho pilot. The ruins and buildings of the
street count as heavy Cover Soak (+4§), although
the Raizot does not gain this benefit.
If the characters do not have a means of damaging
or incapacitating the Raizot, then running is a
perfectly viable option, one that Aisha will fervently
agree with. The characters may stumble across a
missile launcher or even an ambush specifically
set up by the Knights of Montesa to take down the
TAG. It might have been Estevez’s plan all along, of
course. She will take the win.
ENCLOSED, GROUND, SINGLE-SEAT,
WALKER
RAIZOT HEAVY ARMOR
ATTRIBUTES
Scale 2 Speed 2 Brawn 17(+2)
DETAILS
Max Passengers 1 Impact 2+8§ (Knockdown)
Hard Points Chassis 1, Comms 0 (ECM 2), Motive 1
DEFENCES
Structure 20 Firewall 10 Armour 8 BTS 6
ATTACKS
• MULTI HMG: Range L, 2+5§ damage, Burst 3, Unwieldy, Medium
MULTI, MULTI Heavy Mod, Spread 1, Unsubtle 1
• Mine Launcher: Range M, 2+5§ damage, Comms, Indiscriminate
(Close), Unsubtle, Vicious 2
• Heavy Shotgun: Range C, 2+6§ damage, Burst 2, 2H, Knockdown,
Medium MULTI, Spread 1, Unsubtle 1
• Normal Shells Mode (Primary): Area (Close), Spread 1.
• AP Slugs Mode (Secondary): Piercing 3
SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Rampage: The Raicho can pay 1 Heat to push its speed to 3.
• Morat Ferocity: While in the Raizot, the Raicho pilot’s Morale Soak
increases to 3.
• Salvo fire Mines: (1 Heat) The Raicho can launch 3 mines instead of
the usual 1. All mines are rolled separately and must target separate
zones.
PARADISO PARADOX 55
 The attempt on Aisha’s life — a
“friendly fire” incident — was
sanctioned by Bellerophon, but the
characters have no way of knowing it.
Pilot —
Infinity Corebook, p. 445
Falling Damage —
Infinity Corebook, p. 110
Vertical Terrain —
Infinity Corebook, p. 110
COMBAT IN THE
JUNGLE
If the GM possesses the Paradiso
Sourcebook, they may wish to use
the jungle zone creation rules
starting on page 62 for combat
encounters in the jungle.
56 PART 3
A MONTESA MEETING
With the Raizot dealt with, Estevez will produce a
flask of sweet Acontecimento green wine and sits
on the wreckage of the TAG. She will take a swig
and offer some of it to the characters. As there is no
time like the present, she will share her knowledge
of both Amaunet and the APOPHIS protocols.
SCENE 2: THE TROUBLE WITH TOHAA
Locating Raanios is not difficult. In fact, he is quite
happy to meet the characters. He is currently
located in a Spiral Corp enclave close to the battle-
front, where he is an active combatant. The location
means the characters will have to fly into the camp,
near the ruins of Damburg’s former dam.
A character witnessing the exchange between
Estevez and Raanios succeeding at an Average (D1)
Psychology test will notice barely concealed hostil-
ity between the two. Estevez can arrange a flyer for
the characters. She recommends flying in as Spiral
Corps react violently to unexpected “intruders” or
activity they deem invasive or meddlesome at
ground level.
The flyer is a small compact skimmer. There’s
enough space for the characters and their gear, plus
a pilot but not Ozymandias or Niamh. They’re going
to try to pull a few strings with the PJC back in
Valkenswijk, attempting to get the characters finally
cleared with O-12 and the Öberhaus.
SHOT DOWN
If the characters have no piloting skills, Aisha can
find one. Their pilot, Josi Mbaye is a stoic individual
who does not talk much. She talks even less
when flying.
They are an hour’s flight from the Spiral Corps
encampment according to either the GPS or a
short update from Mbaye. Suddenly, the entire
craft rocks with an impact, sparks raining down
inside the cabin as flames billow out of an engine.
A Challenging (D2) Observation test allows a
character to spot the vapour trail of a missile from
the jungle below.
Mbaye is dead, killed in the initial impact, and the
craft is already heading nose-down into the jungle
below. A Challenging (D2) Pilot test is required to
land the craft, and the characters must attempt
a Daunting (D3) Resistance test when the craft
hits. Anyone strapped into a harness or crash suit
makes the test at -1 difficulty and gains +2§ Cover
Soak against any subsequent damage. If they fail,
She also had a recent run-in with the Spiral
Corps and is certain they had a hand in recent
complications with resupplying Runenberg, but
she’s managed to locate Raanios. He’s with them,
having somehow inveigled his way into their ranks
as a Special Liaison Officer. She can contact him
but warns the characters to count their fingers and
watch their backs…
they suffer 2+6§ damage and gain the Dazed and
Staggered conditions, which persist until the char-
acter receives medical attention. If they succeed,
they still suffer 1+4§ damage.
For 1 Heat, the craft is wedged between two
trees and suspended some way above the ground,
the equivalent of three zones of vertical terrain.
Climbing down requires two Challenging (D2)
Athletics test successes.
The characters may be dazed, battered, and bruised,
but at least they are alive. Fortunately, they are a
few hours walk from Damburg, so they should reach
it by dark (an Average D1 Survival test success),
provided nothing goes wrong (a complication
on the Survival test, for example). A night in the
Paradiso jungle is a terrifying — and deadly — pros-
pect otherwise.
ENCOUNTERS EN ROUTE
The characters traipse through the jungle to the
camp, encountering Combined Army forces and
some of Paradiso’s less pleasant wildlife. As it gets
darker, the shadows deepen, and strange noises
echo throughout the jungle.
Unfortunately, the characters have managed to
stray into a dance of shadows. The Combined Army
and Spiral Corps are playing a deadly game of
hunter and hunted beneath the trees. The Human
Sphere’s MRL (Main Resistance Line) does not exist
here where the battle lines are mutable. Firefights
between the Spiral Corps and Combined Army are
rarely on a large scale, but hours are spent stalking
the other side’s forces.
SHASVASTII AMBUSH!
Unfortunately for the characters, the Combined
Army’s Shasvastii troops are very much active in the
region. These patrols are the reason Spiral Corps
troops are deployed in this area of the warzone.
Spiral Corps troops specialise in the hunting down
and destruction of Shasvastii infiltrators. As the
characters negotiate a steep-sided incline, they

stray into a Shasvastii patrol’s path. There are 5
Shasvastii in the patrol (4 Troopers and 1 Elite).
The patrol is below a ridgeline, but a Daunting
(D3) Observation test allows a character to spot
movement where there should not be. If a character
states they are actively watching for ambushes,
the difficulty decreases by one step. Otherwise the
GM adds 1 Heat to the pool as the characters are
surprised.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Higher ground. The Shasvastii have an ele-
vated position giving them +1 to any Ballistic tests.
2 Heat: Upgrade the Shasvastii Troopers to Elites.
3 Heat: They are not alone. A patrol of 4 Morat are
alerted to the combat, arriving two rounds later.
The combat may delay the characters more than
they think, or it could be a trick of the light as it
seems darker out than the cities of the Human
Sphere or even the wilds of Dawn.
HAUNTING SPECTRES
As night begins to fall, a mist rises into the air.
Unfortunately, this is not a ground mist. It is Haunt,
a powerful toxin used by the Combined Army as
both a psychological weapon and booby-trap. The
dispersal device can be located with a Dire (D3)
Observation test and is triggered by proximity.
Characters suffering from Haunt will be convinced
they can see figures moving through the trees —
Shasvastii troops! The perceived threat is however
very real. Three Jorōgumo lurk nearby in a thicket
awaiting prey.
Those characters affected by Haunt will likely
stagger into or attempt to hide in the same thicket.
For 1 Heat, two Jorōgumo attack the same character,
resulting in a grisly tug-of-war. For 2 Heat, a
patrol of 4 Shasvastii troopers hear the noise and
investigate.
If the characters are wounded by Jorōgumo or are
otherwise incapacitated by the Haunt, a patrol of
Spiral Corps troops discover them and escort them
— forcefully, if need be — to the camp.
THE DAMNED OF
UNDAMMED DAMBURG
When the dam giving Damburg its name was
destroyed during the Third Offensive, the flood
wave destroyed much of the city. The result was
almost utter devastation. Whole buildings were
swept away. The jungle has already claimed back
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
much of the city, and odd tree roots and vines turn
Shasvastii —
out to be collapsed structures, festooned with the
Infinity Corebook, p. 447
jungle vegetation. Blooms of otherworldly fungi
branch out of former shop fronts, parks are now
swampland, and ruined buildings jut from the water
like rotted teeth. HAUNT GAS
O-12’s designation for a toxin
Travel around the flooded city is by hovercraft or used in EI booby-traps on
Paradiso, Haunt induces disturbing
boat since much of the dry land is submerged. The
auditory and visual hallucinations
whole city is eerily quiet, and the noise from such (Airborne, Complex 2, 3 hours,
craft draws the attention of both the Spiral Corps 2+4§ mental damage).
and Combined Army forces still lurking throughout
the city. Most of the terrain counts as aquatic The aerosol form that the
terrain (see Infinity Corebook, p.109). characters encounter is less
potent than the injected form
There are still some human survivors, those citizens listed in the Infinity Corebook on
who refused to leave, deserters, and various p. 370.
Submondo lowlifes. There are even some gangs
Metanoia Effect: The
that will react violently to anyone on their territory
hallucinations inflict a +2
or “turf” (1 Heat spend). complication range on most tests
and require either Observation
APPROACHING THE or Psychology tests with a
SPIRAL CORPS CAMP difficulty equal to the number of
Haunt-derived Metanoia Effects to
The Spiral Corps camp is in the vestiges of discern from reality.
Damburg’s former namesake, a huge dam. The dam
ruins have a commanding view over the remains of
Damburg, but is itself in a steep valley, the jungle Jorōgumo —
already reclaiming much of the former reservoir’s Infinity Corebook, p. 483
catchment area.
To get to the camp, the characters will first need
to cross the city itself. Unless the characters wish A SENSE OF
to attempt a stealthy entry to the camp, a direct DÉJÀ VU
If the characters have previously
approach is best. The Spiral Corps have a great deal
visited Damburg during the Fallen
of experience in dealing with Shasvastii, so they are Angel episode of Adventures in
well-equipped to deal with hostile infiltrators. The the Human Sphere, the city has
camp is designed to be packed up and moved at a changed a great deal — for the
moment’s notice, leaving little or no evidence of its worse. With the city flooded, much
existence. Tohaa technology, kept carefully hidden of the conflict has shifted the MRL
from view, hides the camp’s signals and other (Main Resistance Line) north of
communications. The buildings and camp structure the dam. The Yu Jing Destroyer, the
count as light Cover Soak (+2§). Jiéchū, lies partially submerged, a
casualty of the heavy Combined
Army assault.
A nearby jetty has several boats and hovercraft.
Although none are of military specifications, a few
have been customised to carry a Combi Rifle or an
HMG (in the case of hovercraft). They are used by Gang Member —
the troops to patrol the city, one of their primary Infinity Corebook, p. 347
purposes, especially since the PJC (Paradiso Joint
Command) do not know what to do with a group of
mercenary Tohaa. The real reason the Spiral Corps
are in the city is to loot as much of the city as
possible for ordinance and materiel, perhaps killing
some Shasvastii on the way.
There are also a landing pad and supply dump.
Both are heavily guarded with three Spiral Corps
mercenaries always on watch, not against the char-
acters, but against possible sabotage or looting.
PARADISO PARADOX 57
 MEETING RAANIOS
The characters are surrounded by Tohaa troops,
who seem colder and more alien than others of
their kind. The Spiral Corps will take the characters
to see Raanios (p.103) who is enigmatic, charming,
and extremely dangerous. He is the perfect host,
solicitous of his guests‘ welfare, while the charac-
ters are watched carefully by his troops. Wounded
characters are treated by a Kumotail Bioengineer
SCENE 3: THERE MUST BE SOME
KINDA WAY OUTTA HERE
Raanios will offer to contact the PJC, requesting
Druze Shock Team — they collect the characters and see them safely
Infinity Corebook, p. 433 returned to Valkenswijk. It is not an act of kindness
or altruism. He will contact Bellerophon, not the
Azure Dragon Dropship – p. 43 PJC. The dropship that comes to collect the char-
acters is filled with a group of Druze mercenaries,
Vertical Terrain — not O-12. Their mission is to kill the characters
Infinity Corebook, p. 110 and drop them in the jungle somewhere. He
cannot kill the characters himself since he knows
Aisha Estevez and Ozymandias already suspect
his motives.
It does not go his way though. The message is
intercepted by Niamh, and Ozymandias sends some
help of his own, a speedboat. At the very least he
would like to give the characters a fighting chance.
58 PART 3
(see Infinity Corebook, p. 478) if needed, and
MediKits are also provided.
He has full knowledge of Amaunet, and the
shutdown code he provides the characters with
is a dummy one designed to do nothing. He will
apologise for the rough treatment if the characters
were forcibly brought there, while inwardly cursing
the characters’ appearance – and interference.
The characters have a few hours to spend looking
around the camp, but not the city. The Spiral Corps
mercenaries will not let the characters wander
around their camp unescorted, either. A character
making a successful Daunting (D3) Analysis test
notices the Spiral Corps mercenaries always keep
at least two of their number watching the charac-
ters. They are also not allowed anywhere near the
boats. If the characters want to give their handlers
the slip, they will need a Daunting (D3) Stealth
test success.
EXTRACTION: THE
DROPSHIP TRAP
If the characters choose to wait and await the O-12
dropship, the rumble of a dropship is their first
indicator of their “rescue”. A character notices the

landing pad area is suddenly busy with surround-
ing troops on a Challenging (D2) Observation test.
The dropship, when it lands, sits on the landing pad
expectantly. No one gets out, the entrance hatch
standing open.
Raanios suggests the characters board as quickly
as possible. “There are Shasvastii and Morat raiders
inbound,” he says, while 10 Spiral Corps mercenar-
ies take up positions of cover. A Challenging (D2)
Psychology test success allows a character to pick
up on the shift in attitude.
Inside the dropship are 8 Druze Shock Team mem-
bers, despatched by Bellerophon to capture and kill
the characters, then dump their bodies out of the
dropship somewhere over the jungle. Their plan is
simple. The Druze kill anyone attempting to board.
Legally, not morally, Spiral Corps are absolved of
any responsibility if questioned by O-12 later over
the characters’ disappearance. After all, they saw
the characters board a dropship.
A RESCUE OF SORTS
Just as the characters are about to step aboard the
dropship, there is the roar of a powerful engine
from the jetty. A powerboat bumps up against the
nearby jetty, the engine suddenly cutting off. The
pilot is slumped over the wheel, dead. This is — or
was — Ozymandias’s rescue, such as it is. The
characters’ comlogs will suddenly burst into life as
the mobile repeater on board begins broadcasting
a signal. It’s short databurst targeted at the charac-
ters specifically, a simple message:
“STAY OFF THE DROPSHIP! TRAP! – O”
That is not the only thing that happens. The
Combined Army followed the boat upstream and
are mounting an attack of their own. Shasvastii
scouts killed the pilot of the boat as the advance
scouts for a force of twenty Morat who are now
hitting the southern side of the camp.
All bets are off at this point. The Druze aboard the
dropship deploy, targeting the characters. They are
there to kill the characters, and plan to get out
of there as soon as possible, using the dropship
to escape.
It is a chaotic situation. Shasvastii and Spiral Corps
engage in a running battle throughout the camp as
the Morat inexorably advance. The Shasvastii plant
their D-charges where they can, adding further to
the anarchy.
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
HEAT SPENDS
Spiral Corps Mercenary — p. 110
1 Heat: Some of Spiral Corps also open fire, joining
the Druze. Three Spiral Corps mercenaries attack
per point of Heat spent.
2 Heat: A fireteam of four Morat block the charac-
ters’ escape route.
DROPSHIP DOWN?
If the characters do manage to defeat the Druze,
they could steal the dropship. A 2 Heat spend
means the dropship is on the receiving end of a
Shasvastii D-Charge, just as the last Druze falls, and
erupts in a fireball.
OTHER MEANS OF
ESCAPE
If the characters manage to sneak out of the camp
before or during the dropship’s arrival, the boats
and hovercraft on the jetty are the characters’ best
transport to return to civilisation. The characters
are spotted if they fail a Challenging (D2) Stealth
test and are pursued once they do take off as a
result. Passing the test also gives the pilot of the
characters’ boat +1 Momentum on the test required
to lose their pursuers (see “Running the Chase”).
The Druze mercs will follow in their dropship and
chase the characters (and their craft) through
the flooded streets of Damburg. For a 2 Heat, an
additional speedboat and Spiral Corps troops join
the chase. For a 3 Heat, a hovercraft with an HMG
joins the chase. The speedboats all have a piv-
ot-mounted Combi Rifle (Range C/M, 1+5§ damage,
Burst 2, 2H, Expert 1, MULTI Light Mod, Vicious 1),
while the hovercraft has an HMG (Range L, 2+6§
damage, Burst 3, Unwieldy, Spread 1, Unsubtle).
Escaping on foot into the city is also an option.
Doing so requires the characters to avoid the Spiral
Corps mercenary patrols as well as the Combined Morat —
Army forces. The local scavenger gangs will also Infinity Corebook, p. 465
see the characters as fair game, too.
Shasvastii —
Infinity Corebook, p. 471
RUNNING THE CHASE
While the speedboats are not heavily armed, they
are fast. The hovercraft and dropship each have an
HMG with a longer range and ignore any penalties Hovercraft —
for the terrain. Infinity Corebook, p. 136
To escape the dropship and their pursuers, the pilot Speedboat —
requires three Challenging (D2) Pilot test successes Infinity Corebook, p. 136
to lose their pursuers in the city ruins. Each suc-
cessful test increases the distance (and range) by
the equivalent of one zone.
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 HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: A water hazard. Buried wreckage or other
debris hides just beneath the surface. The pilot of
the craft must succeed at a Challenging (D2) Pilot
test to avoid it. If the craft hits the debris, the craft
suffers the equivalent of the craft’s Impact damage.
2 Heat: A Shasvastii sniper lurks in a nearby ruin
and begins to take shots at the characters.
3 Heat: Dead end! The characters’ find their way
blocked by a fallen building. The only way out is to
go back the way they came.
A WALK IN THE GREEN
Should the characters decide to get out of the
camp on foot, the Paradiso jungle is not a forgiving
place. The following encounters can be used while
the characters trek back to Runenberg.
ALIEN WEATHER
The weather on Paradiso is highly changeable,
and even with the jungle’s shelter, the rainfall is
prodigious. The “alien weather” phenomenon is
a by-product of this, with the heavy clouds and
storm’s interference often used to mask Combined
Army movements.
Any character succeeding at a Challenging (D2)
Survival test recognises a heavy storm is about to
hit. Thick clouds and thunderheads form quickly,
and within minutes, a torrential downpour deluges
the characters.
While the characters are thinking about what to
do, for 1 Heat, a patrol of five marauding Morat sol-
diers or three Shasvastii Scouts (Elites) also happen
to be scouting the area…
PHAYA NAGA
The storm may have passed, but the floodwaters
still present something of a challenge to move-
ment. One of Paradiso’s apex predators is not so
limited, lurking beneath the surface, waiting for
prey. A huge phaya naga lies hidden under the
water, and attacks the characters, gaining Surprise
(see Infinity Corebook, p. 105-106).
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: The thrashing of the phaya naga requires
characters to make a Challenging (D2) Athletics or
Acrobatics test or suffer the Staggered condition
(see Infinity Corebook, p. 104).
2 Heat: Attracted by the noise, a patrol of four
Morat comes to investigate.
These huge serpents were named after the myth-
ical supernatural residents of the Mekong river
delta on Earth. A long crest rises from their head,
like the creatures of legend. Although they are not
venomous, their formidable jaws have multiple
rows of teeth. Reaching lengths of up to nine
metres long, phaya naga are one of the biggest
apex predators in the jungle, at home in the trees
or the water, able to breathe in both air and water.
NEMESIS

Within the hour, wind and rain sweep across the PHAYA NAGA
jungle, making both visibility and movement
difficult. Any distance-related, movement, or visual ATTRIBUTES
tests count as being one step higher. For example, AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
Challenging (D2) Ranged Weapon attacks and 12(+2) 14(+2) 12 10 8 6 8
Observation tests become Daunting (D3).
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
FLASH FLOOD Combat +2 2 Movement +1 2 Social — —
As it gets darker, the water levels nearby begin to Fortitude +2 2 Senses +2 1 Technical — —
rise, as the local water table becomes saturated.
The result of the recent storm, the ground first DEFENCES
becomes sodden, then muddy. It is immediately Firewall — Resolve 2 Vigour 15
evident that water levels are rising. Security — Morale — Armour 4
Aquatic Terrain, Difficult Terrain —
Infinity Corebook, p. 109 Muddy terrain is difficult terrain, with a failed ATTACKS
terrain test causing the character to suffer the • Death from Below: Melee, 3+7§ damage, Extended Reach,
Staggered, Stuck Conditions — Unforgiving 3, Subtle 3
Staggered condition as they attempt to keep their
Infinity Corebook, p. 1014 • Constriction: Melee (only against a grabbed target), 3+8§ damage,
footing on the slippery mud. For 1 Heat, the charac- Immobilising, Stun, Vicious 3
ter also becomes Stuck. • Terrible Bite: Melee, 3+8§ damage, Piercing 2, Spread 1, Vicious 4

Morat — For 2 Heat, the water level continues to rise signif-
Infinity Corebook, p. 465 icantly, creating a minor flood plain, and the zones
nearby count as aquatic terrain. The characters can
Shasvastii — climb the nearby trees (vertical terrain), but they
Infinity Corebook, p. 471 will be stranded until the floodwaters subside a
day later.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Common Special Abilities: Fear 2, Grasping, Menacing 2, Night Vision,
Superhuman Brawn 2, Superhuman Awareness 2
• Ambush Predator: When attacking from the Hidden state, a phaya
naga adds 2d20 to melee attacks.
• Ensnaring Coils: Attempts to escape a phaya naga’s grasp are at +1
difficulty.
• Natural Armour: The scales of a phaya naga provide it with an
Armour Soak of 4.

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Escaping the coils of a phaya naga is difficult to ELITE

say the least, especially when it becomes hard to FIXING THE FLYER
breathe. Phaya naga are often found close to, or in, NORSTRALIA VIELFRAß It takes a Daunting (D3) Tech test
many of Paradiso’s rivers and coasts where they can success to fix the flyer enough
ATTRIBUTES
rely on there being a steady food source. for a short trip. Any complication
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL means the flyer is likely to crash
8 10 13 10 4 3 8 at the earliest opportunity. For
GRIEF ENCOUNTER 1 Heat, it is a short time after
Paradiso’s jungle is full of opportunities for those FIELDS OF EXPERTISE takeoff. For 2 Heat, it is over water.
with an eye for the exotic, especially the animals. Combat +2 1 Movement +2 1 Social +2 1
Unfortunately, greed and a disregard for personal Fortitude +2 2 Senses +3 — Technical — —
safety outweighs caution fatally on Paradiso. One
DEFENCES
such expedition has recently come to grief, in every
Firewall — Resolve 2 Vigour 13
sense of the word.
Security — Morale — Armour 2
In a jungle clearing, the characters find the site of a ATTACKS
crash. A flyer transport is smashed into the ground, • Vicious Teeth and Claws: Melee, 1+7§ damage, Piercing 1
and a large shipping container lies torn apart SPECIAL ABILITIES
nearby. A character examining the wreckage will • Common Special Abilities: Inured to Pain, Keen Senses (Hearing,
notice the container was torn open from the inside. Sight, Smell), Menacing 1, Night Vision
If the GM is feeling generous, the flyer is capable of • Natural Armour: A Vielfraß’s scales provides an Armour Soak of 2.
flight again, but it will take several hours of repairs.
There is a copious amount of blood but no bodies,
although a Challenging (D2) Survival test success
shows they were dragged into the jungle.

A breeding pair of Norstralia Vielfraß was

recently captured by a group of big game hunters.
Unfortunately, the hunters over-estimated the lift-
ing ability of the transport and both Vielfraß were
able to tear their way free as the transport snagged
itself on the jungle canopy. They’ve not gone far,
and their de facto hunting range now centres on
the flyer.

NORSTRALIA VIELFRAß
The aptly named Norstralia Vielfraß (“griffon” in
German) is thankfully rare on Paradiso. This fierce
predator was named after the mythical beast that
had the shape of a dog with some cat-like features.
However, there is more velociraptor than anything
else in these quadrupeds.

The Norstralia Vielfraß has a lithe body, one

designed for speed. Their scales are a sandy
brown-yellow, making them especially difficult to
see in the jungle. Their heads are vaguely bird-like
with long jaws, razor-sharp teeth, and a bony ruff
that protects their vulnerable neck.

Utterly fearless, the Norstralia Vielfraß has been

known to attack dreadnoughts and even vehicles if
it is hungry enough. More than one vehicle in the
Paradiso jungle has the claw and teeth marks of a
Vielfraß attack on their paintwork.

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 SCENE 4: UNPLEASANT TRUTHS
Hunted, “burned” by O-12, and battered and bruised
by their experiences, the characters may well want
to have their moment in court.
WHILE YOU WERE OUT
Arriving back in Runenberg, the characters have
something of a surprise waiting. There has been
much bustle among the factions and discussions
among the various power blocs of the Human
Sphere. The activities of the characters have not
gone unnoticed — their interactions on Dawn and
Paradiso have made sure of that.
The characters will get medical help if needed
and are expected to make their reports and be
debriefed as soon as possible.
ALEPH: The possibility of another rogue LAI at large
in the Human Sphere is something of a concern to
ALEPH. Amaunet’s existence within O-12’s former
satellite also calls into question ALEPH’s security
as well. Not only that, but Amaunet’s Posthuman
followers have become something of a cult.
Rumours exist of hidden networks, ghost data, and
conspiracies.
Ariadna: The characters’ actions on Gates of Dawn
and subsequent events have become something of
legend. The defence of the refinery is already being
made into a feature film by a production company
in MountZion, although the characters have been
rewritten to be those of plucky Ariadnans.
Haqqislam: The characters are no longer being
actively sought for the murder of Yildiz at Gates
of Dawn although the reason for this is currently
unclear. This means that the Hassassins no longer
have an interest in prosecuting the characters
further. Yildiz is no longer dead, restored to life via
his Cube and Silk technology.
Mercenaries & the War Market: Bellerophon is now
actively denied access to the War Market. As far as
the Ikari Company, Druze Society, and Spiral Corps
are concerned, the contract is still legitimate.
Nomads: Sticking it to ALEPH is something the
Nomads admire, although the characters may not
see it that way. Amaunet is the clear and present
danger that the Nomads have been warning about
to anyone that’ll listen. The Script Kiddies network
gained some kudos among their hacktivist contem-
poraries, but Niamh’s retribution has them living in
a state of fear.
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O-12: O-12 has reactivated the characters’ agent
status. Certain parts of O-12 are less than happy
about the characters’ return to the fold and
possible repercussions. The Charon Committee is
not the only one of its kind, and the lack of internal
oversight — both past and present — suggest that
the Öberhaus will be taking a closer look at many
of the off-the-books Bureau projects.
PanOceania: The characters’ actions with Aisha
Estevez and the Order of Montesa have impressed
many among the Holy Orders. A small but growing
faction within the Church are postulating about a
digital Antichrist rising from the fires of a new Eden.
Initially, it was thought it could be the EI. Now,
some are not so sure.
The Syndicate: Amaunet’s bounty on the characters
continues to exist, and the characters are still very
much at risk until Bellerophon is shut down.
Yu Jing: The Ikari Company’s attacks on the
characters on Dawn have caused the StateEmpire’s
security services and troops to step up their
campaign against the JSA troops on Dawn and
elsewhere – clandestine or otherwise.
O-12 do have questions for the characters, and a
review board has been convened. Ozymandias must
still have some pull as it takes place quickly in
Valkenswijk. The review board does not introduce
themselves, having only a virtual presence, hiding
their faces in the datasphere, and the room has no
distinguishing digital patina.
The characters have a day until the review
takes place.
QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS
Before the characters go to their debriefing,
Ozymandias recommends they come clean to O-12,
perhaps through a trusted handler or calling in
some favours to get to an O-12 representative or
himself to intercede, if the characters are willing.
Proving their innocence to O-12 will be far easier if
the characters can use any evidence of malfeasance
on Bellerophon’s part. And they can always use the
bargaining chip of Amaunet’s shutdown commands.
The reviewers will question the characters about
their activities and also call upon the testimony
from the members of the Charon Committee.
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OZYMANDIAS: HIS it. O-12 interfering in a corporation’s activities

HUMBLE OPINION will raise all number of questions in the Öberhaus
Ozymandias will be up first before the review board. and G5 factions. And as Ozymandias will comment,
His report is comprehensive, and skims over details “Screwing up is no option here. It’s a career move!”
regarding some of the characters more destructive,
legally dubious, or colourful abilities. The raid on GATHERING EVIDENCE
Bellerophon’s offices on Dawn becomes an “intelli-
gence gathering incursion”, for example, “property Finding information on Bellerophon’s holdings is
damage” becomes an “advanced tactical situation” something the characters will likely have to work
and so on. at: research and paperwork, data sifting, and deep
dives into corporate registrations. Rather than get
YILDIZ RETURNS bogged down in the minutiae of trade tariffs, legal
As a member of the Haqqislam’s elites, it comes hyperbole, and legislation, the GM can ask the char-
as no surprise that Fereydun Yildiz is back. acters to each make a Challenging (D2) Analysis
Downloaded to a new host body, he has taken over test or use 1 Momentum in an Obtain Information
his father’s Silk empire. His father, Feyyaz Yildiz, is spend. Much of what Bellerophon does is detailed
dead — dying his Final Death peacefully his sleep on the corporation’s digital presence, but the
— and Yildiz has now taken over his business con- following requires a deeper level of access via
cerns. At least, that is what he claims (see p. 102). the HQ’s corporate network, or perhaps asking the
Script Kiddies (p. 109). The following information
AISHA ESTEVEZ: STRENGTH can be found for every success. Characters can team
OF CHARACTER up or roll individually.
Estevez is more of a character witness, although
she has only known the characters a short Communications: Large “jumbo” data packets are
while. Her prejudice against Raanios is often too often detected, entering and leaving the site. This is
evident. She is at pains to point out the Spiral Amaunet and the Cult of Eternals downloading or
Corps abandoned their post after the characters uploading to the datasphere from the EveningStar.
appeared, while the characters in her presence The source and destination address can be identi-
showed “significant presence of mind and diligence fied by a character with a Daunting (D3) Analysis
in their duties.” At no time did she have any doubts test, an old O-12 network. A Challenging (D2)
regarding their moral integrity or dedication to Hacking test divulges the origin as being one of
their mission. This is all delivered in a very stiff and the network ranges of the EveningStar.
formal voice, as much intoned as if Estevez was
reciting a passage of scripture from one of her Holy Company Registration: Bellerophon was originally
Order’s tomes. registered to the EveningStar until it became a
legally bound entity on Paradiso, something that
RAANIOS: THE MISSING LINK happened only seven years ago. It transferred
Of Raanios, there is no sign, despite his being sum- the head office from the EveningStar, which
moned to the review. The Spiral Corps unit in the would normally be impossible since no one was
jungle has allegedly disbanded, and if the charac- working on the EveningStar then (a Challenging D2
ters make a few enquiries (a Daunting D3 Persuade Observation test success).
test success) and spend 1 Momentum to Obtain
Information, they learn that the Trinomial have no Forensic Finances: There are large amounts
record of a Tohaa named Raanios being stationed of money being transferred from Bellerophon
on Paradiso as part of their Trident forces. coffers, almost bankrupting the company recently.
A Challenging (D2) Tech, Hacking, or Thievery
He is effectively in the wind. The Spiral Corps test success allows a character to recognise the
mysteriously lost all records of the force deployed accounts as being specific off-world private military
in Damburg during suspected Shasvastii sabotage company accounts. A Dire (D4) Hacking test success
at the time of the characters’ departure. It is all very reveals the destinations, the Druze Society, Ikari
convenient. Company, and most recently, Spiral Corps. Payments
to the Syndicate are also listed if any of the charac-
The review board deliberate for only an hour ters were killed by bounty hunters.
before allowing the characters back into the fold,
reinstating their agent status and deciding “not to Contracts & Legalese: Six years ago, the company
send them to a penal colony in a remote part of acquired exclusive salvage rights to a specific set of
Svalarheima.” coordinates in the Paradiso system. A Challenging
(D2) Extraplanetary test success allows a character
There is a price tag attached. If Bellerophon is to recognise the resting place of the EveningStar.
responsible, the characters are the ones to prove

PARADISO PARADOX 63
 Property: Seven years ago, Bellerophon bought
a number of holdings across the Human Sphere,
investing heavily in both the salvage and construc-
tion industries. These include the office on Dawn,
the head office on Paradiso, and others throughout
the Human Sphere. Several documents refer to
the EC project. There is also a private docking
area close to Valkenswijk Orbital Elevator listed as
cargo shipping.
Shipments & Customs: Custom duties and exports
detail large shipments of heavy construction items
and the warehouse contents, although none are
leaving the system. There several entries referring
to incoming shipments of a minerals from off-
world, specifically Dawn. The destination is simply
listed as EC. It takes a Daunting (D3) Analysis test
to find a slip-up in the data, where “EC” is written
as EveningStar Complex.
BELLEROPHON
TAKEDOWN – HQ &
WAREHOUSE RAID
Of course, if the GM wants to have something for
the more action-orientated characters, “monkey-
wrenching” and raiding the Bellerophon warehouse
in Valkenswijk are options. Although it is similar in
shape and structure to the one in Dawn on p. 45
there are significant differences:
The local Infowar IC countermeasures are more
powerful. Add +1 to any ICs within the building for
Infowar or Hacking.
64 PART 3
Cult of Eternals members replace the Corporate
Security staff.
There are active civilian workers in these buildings
during the day. Characters going with guns blazing
are likely to get involved in an armed siege with
panicking crowds (see Infinity Corebook, p. 109).
The reception hall has two Yáokòng Remotes
hidden in alcoves (see Infinity Corebook, p. 386).
They can be activated by Amaunet, the Eternals, or
the Vizier geist in reception.
Reception has a Vizier geist (see Infinity Corebook, p.
385). Amaunet has free access to it.
The communications array allows full access to the
datasphere, including the EveningStar.
O-12 is not sanctioning this mission directly, so
the characters are effectively on their own. If they
are caught, O-12 will eventually bail them out of
jail. Getting caught by the Eternals or Amaunet
will be fatal.
LAYING OUT THE
EVIDENCE
By itself, the evidence suggests nothing of
Amaunet’s plan. As the characters uncover more
of Bellerophon’s activities, the bigger the risk is to
Amaunet’s aims. In itself, the evidence merely sug-
gests a corporation is trying to kill the characters
and other members of the Charon Committee.

SCENE 5: GATHERING THE STORM
With their evidence in hand, the characters will be
wondering how to proceed. Unfortunately, circum-
stances are about to lend a hand. The APOPHIS
Protocol is activated.
The orbital stations have already registered the first
signs of rocket boosters powering up. Heat blooms
on the EveningStar’s superstructure have been
picked up by some of the outlying blockade craft.
Although they are too far away to get close enough
to do anything more than observe, it is initially
assumed the EveningStar is finally being broken up
on schedule.
The characters are called to the War Room, a tacti-
cal centre that links to satellite and orbital stations
across the system including the Blockades. On a
central display is a representation of what looks
like massive chunk of twisted metal, obviously
wreckage of some kind.
Ozymandias has a box of what looks like dough-
nuts and is regarded with a mix of outrage — or
possibly terror — by resident technicians and O-12
agents. Yildiz sits nearby studying several screens.
Ozymandias gestures at the image, spraying
crumbs as he speaks. Read aloud or paraphrase the
following.
“Thought ye’d like to see this. That’s the
EveningStar. It used tae be hame for meself and
the rest of Bureau Noir. S’funny but it looks a
lot bigger than ah remembered. The old girl
was due tae get broken up, but there’s somethin’
no right. Watch.”
There’s sudden bloom of heat. An Average (D1)
Observation test allows a character to recognise a
controlled burn of rocket firing.
It’s no bein’ destroyed as scheduled. The
bastard thing’s actually beginning to move. Aw,
that lassie is a sneaky one.
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
If the characters ask who he means, Yildiz looks up
from the display.
He means Amaunet. The LAI we — well, my
father, anyway — created to enact the APOPHIS
Protocol. The Charon Committee. Bellerophon
and Amaunet have built a weapon out of the
EveningStar wreckage. They’ve been infusing
and reinforcing it with the Teseum from Dawn.
Now they’ve set it on a collision course with
Paradiso. We’re looking at a Code Infinity,
according to the Öberhaus higher-ups. We’ve
got a plan of sorts. It’s dangerous, but it’ll save
a lot of lives. If it ploughs into Norstralia, it’ll
kill millions.
The characters are tasked to get aboard the
EveningStar and attempt to shut down the ALEPH
data arrays sustaining Amaunet, and Amaunet her-
self using the /kILL/ codes provided by the Charon
Committee members.
A small group in a Bellerophon work shuttle
should be able to slip past since the assault craft
previously sent have been destroyed. Yildiz and
Ozymandias only share this if asked directly about
any previous attempts to stop the EveningStar.
Nukes run the risk of highly radioactive Teseum
being dispersed throughout the system.
GEAR UP & WHEELS UP
The characters have the opportunity to tool up for
their mission, perhaps with a little wish-fulfilment.
O-12 can source most items and ammunition,
although the characters have only hours to get
prepared. Anything of Restriction 2 or lower is
available generally, or Restriction 3 for a character’s
own faction. Augmentations and similar are una-
vailable in most cases given the time involved.
The characters are limited to what they can carry
and fit aboard their vessel. They will not be able to
take vehicles or larger remotes. Their shuttle, the
Megáli Prospátheia, is a Pinnace-class shuttlecraft
designed to ferry passengers and cargo, although it
does have some weaponry.
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 PART 4

WAITING FOR
A STAR TO FALL
The final part of the campaign, this is the time for the characters to put an end to Amaunet’s plan for
mass-murder on a planetary scale. They many also be looking for some revenge on the AI that has caused
them so much pain.
In this chapter, the characters board the EveningStar, face Amaunet’s wrath, and contest with the might of
the Combined Army — or join them in a doomed alliance. All the while, the EveningStar plunges toward
Paradiso. Even then, both O-12 and the Evolved Intelligence have an endgame.

OPERATIONAL SUMMARY
The characters enter the superstructure of the EveningStar, where they not only face Amaunet’s forces but
the Combined Army’s as well. The characters find themselves intentionally or otherwise allying with the
Combined Army forces in a wary — and doomed — alliance.
In the quantronic realm, the characters deal with both Amaunet and the EI presence as they battle for
control of the EveningStar’s systems.
The events of the final battle do not hinge greatly on how the characters have done previously, requiring
guile rather than superior firepower. The characters fight their way clear of the orbital as they learn that
O-12 has launched a wave of missiles at the EveningStar, a final contingency as a Code: Infinity has been
declared!

BACKGROUND
AMAUNET
Amaunet has been forced to move the timetable of
her plan forward, thanks to the characters’ interfer-
ence. Driven by her mission parameters, she is even
more dangerous now that she has been effectively
cornered upon the EveningStar.
She will be less than happy to find out the initial
irritation of the characters has now become a seri-
ous threat to both her existence and her plan and
will go out of her way to remove them as obstacles.
She has already begun preparation to move the
EveningStar into position. The heat blooms were
spotted by the Orbital Blockade’s surveillance. They
are merely manoeuvring thrusters designed to
move the Teseum-infused mass drive along and
into the correct trajectory.
EVOLVED INTELLIGENCE
& COMBINED ARMY
For the Combined Army, what starts off as a minor
incursion into the Human Sphere quickly becomes
something of an opportunity. While the characters
are busy hunting down Amaunet, the Combined
Army forces are securing their positions and slowly
taking control of the EveningStar.
The Morat forces wreak havoc, while the Shasvastii
and the rest of the Combined Army slowly take
command of the EveningStar’s control systems. They
are aware of previous issues when attempting
to sepsitorize ALEPH’s forces and their directive
instructing self-destruction when faced with a
possibility of joining the EI.
As such, they view Amaunet as a nuisance, but as
the characters make themselves more of a threat,
the EI recognises a certain worth in perhaps direct-
ing their attention elsewhere. It may also make the
characters an offer they can’t refuse — join the Ur
Hegemony’s forces.
O-12
Now aware of the APOPHIS Protocols and Charon
Committee, parts of O-12 are more concerned with
preserving their reputation and covering up the
events leading up to the EveningStar’s destruction.
Yu Jing and Haqqislam will be quick to point out
O-12’s inability to uncover the existence of a
conspiracy within their own structure. Bureau Toth
will also have questions asked regarding Amaunet’s
existence and extensive links to ALEPH. Advocates
for the control of AI tech will have a field day.

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And then there’s the involvement of the characters. OZYMANDIAS

The characters are assets but disposable ones. Their
heroic sacrifice will not go unremembered. On
paper, the characters were instrumental in foiling
a Combined Army attack. The appearance of the
Combined Army and the assault craft is a gift for
the PR spin-teams within O-12.
To be doubly sure, the ships comprising the Orbital
Blockade of Paradiso have launched a broadside of
projectiles at the EveningStar.
Side-lined and distrusted by most of the O-12
agents, Ozymandias is still a force to be reckoned
with. His previous rampant paranoia has shown
to be a good survival instinct. He never trusted
Raanios so made a few low-tech alterations to
locker AA-27, just in case the /kILL/ codes fail. As
well as stashing D-charges, he also rewired a few
locations with high explosives before Bellerophon
shut him out. He doesn’t reveal this until it
becomes blatantly obvious that the Combined Army
are intent on repurposing the EveningStar.

MISSION BRIEFING
The characters begin this part of the adventure already on their way aboard a former Bellerophon shuttle.
Read or summarise the following.
You’re part of the workforce there according to your cover story, on one of the evacuation craft. O-12’s
managed to procure a seized cargo shuttle, and you’re crammed into the Megáli Prospátheia, a Pinnace-
class shuttlecraft. While its offloading, you should be able to sneak past security.
The mission has multiple objectives. The first, plant D-charges throughout the hulk of the EveningStar’s
structure, effectively scuttling it and finishing the job begun decades before. A small infiltration team has
a far better chance of slipping through the defences.
The second, shutdown Amaunet (and Bellerophon) for good. She is far too dangerous to be left at large,
so the /kILL/ codes need to be entered at the Central Core, the last central node of the EveningStar, which
should have been destroyed. Whether the node was successfully destroyed by the ALEPH SSS onboard at
the time — or not — it’s likely nowhere near online. There’s a dumb terminal there, hardwired to the core.
You’ve been given an old-fashioned tumbler and barrel key, of all things. If it’s still there, it’s marked on
your comlogs as a storage locker AA-27.
The third and final objective, get the hell off the EveningStar.
Right now, payback is foremost in your mind. Payback for all you’ve suffered since this all began. Time to
rain down some righteous vengeance.

WILDERNESS OF MIRRORS
ALEPH: There are several fractal-encrypted data packets awaiting transmission from the EveningStar. Stored in one of the data
archives, they need to be sent to the Communications Array as soon as possible.
Ariadna: There’s an agent in place on the EveningStar. Or at least, there was. There should be an old-fashioned hard-line access to
the Command Centre somewhere in the Communications Array, according to them.
Haqqislam: One of the hydroponics galleries has an unusual epiphytic plant imported from Varuna. While not normally something
an agent on the Quest for Knowledge would be expected to locate, this request comes from the highest level.
Nomads: A lockbox on the EveningStar hidden in the Corfu docking bay contains a list of names. An old-
fashioned list of names. Get it to a Reverend Moira agent in Valkenswijk named Alicia Falayun.
PanOceania: Compromising evidence of a high-ranking official in the Yu Jing ISS with an odalisque exists on an encrypted file now
in your possession. Make sure it gets on Maya via the comm relay – or if all else fails, Arachne!
Submondo/Mercs: There’s a king’s ransom of refined Teseum just lying around the EveningStar. Drop a few of the locational
beacons provided around any stockpiles. Make sure no one else gets a chance to boost the stuff.
Yu Jing: When the Combined Army attacked during the Contract Treaty, a Tohaa Trinomial contingent were aboard. Not all the
Tohaa corpses were recovered. There may still be some viable bio-organic material aboard the EveningStar, flash-frozen or other-
wise. The StateEmpire would benefit greatly from any discoveries thus made. Harvest what you can, especially symbiont armour!

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DRUMS IN THE
DEEPS
Much of the power to the
EveningStar is controlled by
Amaunet. But if the characters
somehow begin restoring power,
they will have the ability to move
far more easily. Old systems and
security protocols activated at
the time of the attack also come
back on, though. There are strange
noises deep within the wreckage,
bangs, thumps, and speech from
activated domotics, and even old
rail lines thrum back into life.
Scorpionette —
Infinity Corebook, p. 493
Tech Support —
Infinity Corebook, p. 457
GM STAGING TIP
LAWS OF THE
JUNGLE
For a sample zone and rules for
fighting within jungle-like terrain,
see Infinity Corebook, p. 108
68 PART 4
EVENINGSTAR LAYOUT
The EveningStar’s original structure is surrounded
by a framework of scaffolding, allegedly to assist
with the salvage and eventual destruction. It
reinforces the structural integrity and the rockets
destined to launch it on its final, deadly journey.
LOCATIONS
The following locations are sample areas
within the wreckage, but to fully document the
EveningStar’s interior requires more space than is
available. Some areas are little more than small
zones (such as the elevators or vents) or compo-
nent zones (see “Component Zones”, p. 73).
ARACHNE NODE
Hidden carefully within the superstructure, so
deep that even Amaunet is unaware of it, is a fully
functioning Nomad Arachne node. It is hidden
beneath an abandoned zondbot vendor in a metro
station. It is dormant, starved of power, when the
characters arrive. If the characters can activate
it, it will be highly useful resource provided they
have some way of using the Arachne deep web and
communications array.
ATRIUM
Component Zones: Elevators
A little slice of tamed Paradiso greets the charac-
ters in these areas. Carefully curated samples of Sol
and Paradiso plant life grow beneath a diamond
dome. Designed in a small way to replenish the air
supply, the atrium’s main task is to provide an open
space within the EveningStar, a form of parkland for
recreation and relaxation.
Unfortunately, they have become wild and tangled
since the EveningStar was attacked. Bellerophon
staff take occasional chops at the vegetation, but
it has largely returned to the wild. The trees are
already hungrily fighting for access to the sunlight,
and their roots have found their way into the water
circulation system. The vegetation has grown
dense enough to mimic Paradiso’s jungle terrain.
Recorded jungle calls also are activated as the
characters enter.
The paths through the gardens were once raked
gravel, although tree roots cause a trip hazard and
fallen leaves now carpet the ground. Characters
walking along these paths should take care, since
some Scorpionettes have “found” their way in.
Likely released as unwanted pets or curiosities,
they lurk beneath this jungle-under-glass floor.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Who’re these guys? The characters encoun-
ter a Morat or Bellerophon Ambush (see Infinity
Corebook, p. 465).
2 Heat: Breeding Colony. The Scorpionettes are
breeding and will be far more aggressive than
normal defending their hidden egg-sacs.
CENTRAL CORE
Amaunet’s sanctuary, the Central Core area is cov-
ered in more detail on p. 90.
COMMAND CENTRE
Component Zones: Airlocks, Elevators
Amaunet lurks here in the local datasphere most
of the time, monitoring the comlogs of the security
troops and workers, as well as the feeds in from the
Communications Array. Already paranoid, she has
yet to hear of Bellerophon’s fall on Paradiso. The
destruction of the ALEPH node means that much of
the EveningStar’s running is under the supervision
of Amaunet and her geists. The Command Centre
replaces the Central Core, as Amaunet wants
no Bellerophon employees anywhere near her
inner sanctum.
It is a noisy room of chattering staff and busily
streaming screens. Everyone is communicating
with the shuttles approaching and leaving the
EveningStar. The room is warm and dank, and stinks
of prolonged occupation and unwashed bodies.
There are eight tech support staff on duty who
monitor the local datasphere, station systems, and
flight control, and two bored Bellerophon security
staff stand guard. Two more are stationed inside
once the characters make their presence known
(see “Escalation!” p. 81).
Amaunet may well appear to characters in the
Command Centre in her guise as a Vizier geist (see
p. 76). She also has access to the systems con-
trolling power and security to much of the station,
as well as the internal communications network
and control systems.
COMMUNICATIONS ARRAY
Component Zones: Airlocks, Elevators
The only connection out to the Mayasphere and
Paradiso is carefully monitored by Amaunet, and
she sifts through the data traffic. All the security
comlogs are routed through here if the Command
Centre is compromised.

Whilst it is not a large part of the EveningStar’s
structure, it was once a critical part of O-12’s
eyes and ears on the Human Sphere. Much of the
high-value equipment was stripped out. A careful
search — a Daunting (D3) Hacking or Observation
test success — reveals three hard lines still linked
for two-way traffic to the Command Centre. As they
are inert, little more than cable connections with
power, Amaunet has never been aware of them.
Two Bellerophon security troops guard the entrance
along with a Spotbot each, increased to four troops
when the station goes on the alert.
DATA STORAGE ARRAYS
Component Zones: Airlocks, Elevators, Gantry,
Maintenance Duct
There are several arrays throughout the wreck-
age designed to act as storage pools for the
EveningStar’s datasphere. With the capacity to ware-
house huge amounts of quantronic data, buffer data
transfers, and even store Cube transfers or Aspects,
many were destroyed when the Combined Army
attacked. Several were powered down when the
EveningStar was destroyed, but Bellerophon (and
Amaunet) has brought four of them online. These
data storage arrays still have unused redundancies,
a “blank cheque” of empty storage space, if one
knows where to look. Amaunet does. They are her
sanctuaries , her own version of a Cube. The arrays
are scattered throughout the superstructure of the
EveningStar. From there, she can use her Quantronic
Jump ability to move around — at least until the
Combined Army arrives.
Shutting down an array using the codes from the
committee is a challenge the characters face if
they are under fire. Entering the /kILL/ codes, they
discover Raanios’s duplicity. His codes fail to shut
down the array controller and storage systems. It
requires a Dire (D4) Hacking test success. It also
alerts Amaunet in the process, adding 3 Heat to
the GM pool.
These arrays themselves are vast super-cooled
rooms the size of a city block, full of storage media
pillars. It takes one D-charge (correctly placed)
to destroy a single room array utterly, turning
the data pillars into an irretrievable molten slag.
A Challenging (D2) Tech test success allows a
character to know this, and the best location to set
the charge. If the characters have no D-charges left,
several minutes of sustained fire are needed (and
the noise will be investigated!) as the characters
let rip, costing a Reload each and adding 3 Heat to
the GM pool.
If an array is not destroyed, part of it remains, and
begins self-repairing. If the characters think of it,
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they could set a trap for Amaunet with a remote
D-charge set on an array (an Average (D2) Tech test
success to set up). Self-repairing nodes will take
several days to fix the damage, but the characters
do not know this.
If all these arrays are destroyed and taken offline,
Amaunet has nowhere to go but her remotes.
DEBRIS FIELD
When the Roshnii protocols were activated during
the initial attack, the micro-explosions blew out
large areas of the orbital’s hull and internal struc-
tures. The resulting debris still floats in a low-g or
zero-g (1 Heat) environment. The area counts as
difficult terrain to traverse, and any high-velocity
impact on debris (pushing, firing a weapon, jumping
onto, etc.) causes it to become hazardous terrain.
Failing a combat terrain test causes a character
to be hit by debris inflicting 3§ physical damage
with the Stun quality, as the various objects impact
and rebound off each other including the char-
acters. Larger pieces of debris may also have the
disappearing zone quality as they break apart. They
disappear in 1§ rounds, with a § result meaning
Disappearing Zones —
it breaks apart (and disappears) immediately. The
Infinity Corebook, p. 109
debris counts a light 2§ Cover Soak.
HYDROPONICS
Component Zones: Gantry, Maintenance Duct
An attempt to create a Controlled Ecological Life-
Support System (CELSS), these galleries of plants
require minimal maintenance or watering, scrub-
bing the carbon dioxide and drawing condensation
from the air. Using the station’s recycled waste
products, they thrived in the sunlight from the
diamond glass canopies. While nowhere as verdant
as Paradiso’s jungles, the banked galleries of plants
began to form their own eco-system — or would
have, until the Combined Army attacked.
Many of these former “hanging gardens” are open
to space, the plants withered and desiccated in the
void. They give a disquieting biological backdrop
to an area, also making the floor underfoot crackle
and crunch. In those areas where the atmosphere is
thin, the plants have begun to make their presence
felt, mosses, fungi, and ferns growing upon bulk-
heads and walls.
Not all the damage to these biospheres was caused
by weapons fire. In some cases, Shasvastii stealth
dropships dropped their payload of Seed capsules.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Strange Fruits. Something about the vege-
tation looks wrong. the blooms are unhealthy, the
vines bleeding a red sap, or other disquieting effect.
A Challenging (D2) Science test success allows a
WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL 69
 character to recognise the growths as an aberration,
mutated from their normal forms. It may or may not
be caused by Shasvastii influence, or exposure to
solar and cosmic radiation.
2 Heat: Dangerous Acorns. Hidden in the vegetation
(dead or otherwise), is a Shasvastii Seed capsule.
The proximity of the Combined Army forces has
activated the pod’s wake-up cycle, preparing to
Shasvastii Seed Soldier — release the Shasvastii within.
Infinity Corebook, p. 471
LANDING PADS
The EveningStar once had seven of these massive
areas, designed to accommodate everything up to
(but not quite) capital ships. Traders and warships
both could dock at one of the seven landing pads,
each named after a Greek island. Only two remain,
the Corfu and Ithaca. Nowadays, they are used as
berths and a staging area for the Bellerophon
supply shuttles. Depending on the size of a ship,
there are smaller docking bays below deck, like
those of the Gates of Dawn caravanserai.
If the GM wishes to run a combat in the landing
pad area, there is very little cover aside from pos-
sible landing supports of other ships and freight
Gravity Zones — cranes. The area is exposed to vacuum and counts
Infinity Corebook, p. 109 as a low gravity environment.
Vacuum — LIVING QUARTERS
Infinity Corebook, p. 110 Component Zones: Airlocks, Corridors, Emergency
Life Raft, Maintenance Ducts
The living quarters on the EveningStar ranged from
the modest to opulent. Some were tiny capsule
living quarters with shared facilities, consisting of
little more than a bunk, some personal locker space,
and a screen curtain for privacy (such as it were).
Many of the workers on the EveningStar are seques-
tered in these areas, although they are empty when
the characters likely pass through. These were
always short-term living arrangements though, and
the EveningStar had many larger (and more luxuri-
ous!) living areas and spaces. Most of the orbital’s
crew had their own living spaces, with family-sized
suites and quarters set aside for those that needed
them. By no means large, they provided a certain
amount of comfort.
All these living quarters had their own bathroom
and kitchen facilities, with some basic entertain-
ment centres and links to the datasphere. However,
these were locked down in the attack, and the
rooms have little or no power. A Daunting (D3)
Hacking test success allows a character to re-es-
tablish a data connection within a room, although
it immediately adds 3 Heat to the GM’s pool, unless
the characters specifically try to hide their presence.
70 PART 4
Senior officers and visiting dignitaries also had
slightly larger suites and, in some cases, luxuriously
appointed staterooms. Most have long since been
stripped of anything of worth by opportunistic
workers. Some rooms lie open to space, airless
and dark, or are sealed and airtight. A character
spending time to search of these rooms and a point
of Momentum discovers a useful item at the GM’s
discretion.
Those parts of the station open to space are eerily
well-preserved, akin to scenes from Chernobyl
or Pompeii. These quarters provide a snapshot to
when the EveningStar was attacked, tables set for
uneaten meals float in the void, sometimes along
with their former residents (1 Heat) who suffocated
from the loss of air.
METRO STATION
The metro rail stations throughout the EveningStar
are little more than elevated platforms. Ticket
transactions happen automatically using a
quantronic signature, although regular tickets can
still be bought from vending machines. A digital
display shows the time of the next train in minutes.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Live Rail. Anyone moving across the rail
line must make an Average (D1) Acrobatics test or
accidentally touch the occasionally live rail, causing
5§ physical damage with the Stun quality.
PLAZA
Component Zones: Airlocks, Corridors, Elevators
Open spaces are rare inside the EveningStar, but
they do exist. A security nightmare in their time,
these locales are now often exposed to space or
covered in debris from the attack. The exposed
areas makes it a tempting place for ambushes,
and the debris strewn everywhere provides +4§
Cover Soak. Those areas still holding air will still
have their diamond coverings, allowing a view of
Paradiso edging closer against a field of stars.
The plaza areas were originally designed to allow
free movement to and from other parts of the
station, including the maglev metro rail stations, so
these open spaces once had a whole service indus-
try of eateries and businesses operating nearby.
Smashed windows show where looters have helped
themselves to items, and residual power often
causes digital patina “ghosts” to flicker into life.
The plazas are completely quiet, and any noise
echoes hollowly, made even more difficult by the
rubble underfoot. All stealth tests requiring move-
ment have their difficulty increased by one step.
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HEAT SPENDS TROOPER

1 Heat: Patina Ghost. The presence of a character POINT DEFENCE TURRET
activates an old image of local store proprietor,
accompanied by a pounding techno-music ATTRIBUTES
soundtrack. Any stealth tests made by the character AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
are increased by two steps. 7 9 10 10 6 5 8

2 Heat: There’s knifework to be done. Two Morat FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

or Bellerophon security troopers guard each exit Combat +2 — Movement — — Social — —
from the plaza. They may be advance scouts for a Fortitude +2 — Senses +2 — Technical — —
fireteam (1 additional Heat) or simply guarding the
DEFENCES
way ahead. For an additional 1 Heat, add 2 more
Firewall 6 Resolve 8 Vigour 10
opponents.
Security 2 Morale — Armour 3
3 Heat: Crossfire! This encounter should only take ATTACKS
place once the Combined Army have boarded. The • HMG: Range L, 2+6§ damage, Burst 3, Mounted, Spread 1
characters hear gunfire ahead. A fireteam of Morat SPECIAL ABILITIES
and Bellerophon troops are exchanging fire across • Automated Turret: The turret is immobile, controlled by a military-
a plaza. As the firefight blocks the way ahead, the grade software agent designed to respond to designated hostiles. It
characters will have to sneak past (a Daunting (D3) is immune to any Psywar effects. It uses Intelligence only to resist
Stealth test) or throw their hat into the ring and Infowar attacks.
• ECM 2
get involved.

POINT DEFENCE TURRETS

A handful of these external point defences remain
powered on across the surface of the EveningStar.
They are designed to stop incoming projectiles,
including breaching pods and missiles. By default,
everything is designated as a foe using IFF
(Identification Friend or Foe) unless tagged as
friendly.
Most of the power to the maglev lines have been
shut down, and the distinctive hum that comes
from their use is absent. Some of the trains are
still usable, doors hissing open as the characters
approach. For 1 Heat, an intercom used to make
announcements now only delivers a shriek of
white noise.

It is possible the characters may wish to use
the turrets to knock out the wave of missiles in
“Running to Stand Still”. Most are damaged beyond
repair, but this shouldn’t dissuade the characters
from at least attempting it. Power is the main
issue. A character making a successful Average (D2)
Science test will be able to calculate the amount of
power needed to get enough of the turrets working
to provide an effective screen (see “Seizure of
Power”, p. 78).
It will take a successful Dire (D4) Tech test to get
the turrets working, possibly rerouting power from
elsewhere (see “Virtual Expectations”, p. 88).
Depending on how the characters plan to board
the EveningStar, they may come under attack from
these turrets.
There are six carriages in each train, fully auto-
mated and sealed to vacuum, and no driver as
such. Most simply sit silently on the rails, having
coasted to halt when the power was shut down. A
Challenging (D2) Hacking test success allows a
character to take control the train (provided the
power is on!). It immediately adds 3 Heat to the
GM’s pool unless the characters specifically attempt
to hide their presence. The trains have a proximity
alert warning regarding obstacles on the track,
which is little more than a giant magnet.
Surprisingly smooth, the trains transport the char-
acters across the orbital in some comfort if they
can get them running. They will see Paradiso grow-
ing progressively closer as they travel, although
this is something of an optical illusion caused by
the motion of the train.

RAIL LINE
The metro train system of the EveningStar was basic,
but efficient. They run to and from the landing pads
and into the central areas of the orbital, although
several lines were severed in the attack. Using the
surface of the orbital to travel, where the drag was
less, the maglev lines were secured by lifts down
to each stop on the route, protected by massive
blast doors.
The characters will see the brief combat between
the EveningStar’s defences and Combined Army
craft, and the destruction of the evacuating shuttles
if using the rail system prior to the Combined
Army’s arrival. As a reminder as to how exposed
the characters are, a piece of wreckage or weapon
impacts nearby for 1 Heat, causing the power to
flicker momentarily and the train to slow down.

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 The blast doors to the outside cannot be prised
Radiation—
open by a character unless they have the leverage
Infinity Corebook, p. 109
of something with a TAG’s size — including the
Shasvastii Sphinx or Gecko TAGs — but they can be
hacked to open in the same way as other airlocks
(see p. 74).
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: On a Rail. The train moves jerkily due
to power fluctuations, sometimes accelerating
rapidly or briefly stopping completely. The random
movement makes aiming and judgement difficult. It
increases the difficulty of all movement-based tests
and ranged combat by one step.
2 Heat: Mind the Gap. A fireteam of Morat or
Bellerophon security have the same idea as the
characters, and they board the train when called.
3 Heat: End of Line! The train line segment is
broken, and the inertia of the train sends it off the
rails. Characters can jump free or Brace themselves
with a successful Challenging (D2) Acrobatics or
Athletics test or suffer 4§ physical damage as the
train derails.
REACTOR
Component Zones: Airlocks, Corridors, Elevators,
Exhaust Vent, Gantry, Maintenance Duct
The EveningStar’s power was provided by a series of
fusion reactors throughout the station. All are shut
down and decommissioned except one. To bring
the additional reactors back online requires several
hours — a successful Average (D1) Tech test will
reveal this.
The reactors themselves are a maze of pipes, gan-
tries, walkways, and monitoring stations. The active
reactor is brightly lit and completely automated.
The only humans are a fireteam of security staff.
Five are always on duty here.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Coolant Leak! Gunfire in the reactor room
cracks a coolant pipe, flooding a zone with coolant.
Aside from making the visibility poor, increasing
the difficulty of all visual-based tests by one step,
there are no other effects.
2 Heat: The Awooga Waltz. Multiple alarms begin
going off; a vital system has been hit! Multiple
vents start giving off steam. Some of the zones
become dangerous terrain. Pipes overheat causing
3§ damage from the heat, unless a character
successfully makes an Average (D1) Agility +
Acrobatics test. Multiple zones also suffer the
Coolant Leak! Heat effect.
72 PART 4
3 Heat: Reactor Leak! The area begins to fill with
radioactive gas. Initially, the zone has a Radiation
rating of 1, but that increases by one step every
round to a maximum of 4.
ROCKET BOOSTERS
The solid-propellant booster rockets thrusting the
EveningStar toward Paradiso can only accessed
from the outside surface as they are fixed to the
framework surrounding the orbital. They have
the Non-Hackable quality, being little more than
an armour-plated rocket engine, and can take 10
points of physical damage. The Teseum armour
plating on them gives +3§ Armour Soak.
By destroying the rockets and spending an Infinity
Point, the characters may alter the course of the
EveningStar, but not enough to avoid it hitting
Paradiso’s atmosphere. The inertia and mass of the
EveningStar is too great.
Once the Combined Army repurposes the rocket
boosters, they add their own technology. While it
is not easy, they can then be hacked (see “Virtual
Expectations”, p. 88).
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Fuel Leak. An oxygen-fuel line ruptures
and catches alight, sending a plume of burning
rocket fuel spinning away. Avoiding the stream
of burning fuel requires a successful Challenging
(D2) Spacecraft test, or suffer 4§ damage with the
Incendiary 1 and Torrent qualities.
SHOPPING ARCADE
Component Zones: Airlocks, Corridors, Elevators,
Maintenance Duct
These multi-level complexes have a range of
retailers, food courts, and leisure facilities. All are
now derelict. The shops are shuttered, and the thor-
oughfares deserted. The escalators between levels
have no power, and the silence is eerie.
STORAGE BAYS
Filled with cargo containers, these storage areas
are completely dark and tower above the characters’
heads by up to three containers. The narrow spaces
between them allow for single file movement only.
Aside from a few inactive cargo lifters (see p. 21),
there is little else. It would be a great place for
an ambush…
At each raised level, a gantry (+2§ Cover Soak)
can be accessed by a ladder at either end. A
modular transport is abandoned nearby, and a
train of two loaded cargo flatbeds already loaded.
A remote-controlled cargo crane has left a single
container dangling in mid-air. The handset that
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controls this requires a Simple (D0) Tech test to
operate and is hanging loose near the transport.
The cargo crane cannot be used to grab living
beings, although it can be used to make a slam
attack by the operator (2+6§ physical damage
with the Knockdown and Improvised 2 qualities).
Dropping or knocking a cargo container on a target
causes 2+8§ physical damage with the Area
(Close), Immobilising, Improvised 2, Knockdown,
and Piercing 2 qualities.
The containers count as heavy Cover Soak (+4§),
but the complete darkness increases the difficulty
of all vision-based tests by one step (including
Ballistics). A container can be climbed easily with a
single move action.
Some containers contain refined Teseum ingots
worth a small fortune. Most of these are concealed
among other cargo containers. Unless the char-
acters spend hours opening every single one, it
takes a Dire (D4) Observation test success to find
a container. Each Teseum ingot is worth 3 Assets
but weighs so much a character can only physically
carry one unless they succeed at a Daunting (D3)
Athletics test and carry two.
purposes and as hard Cover Soak (+4§). They may
be quantronically sealed (Firewall 6) requiring
a Breach to open, or padlocked, requiring a
Challenging (D2) Thievery test success to pick.
None of the containers are labelled with their con-
tent. A barcode links to the EveningStar’s shipping
manifests.
TESEUM REINFORCEMENT
Amaunet, via Bellerophon, has spent a fortune on
importing Teseum from Dawn and reinforcing the
superstructure of the EveningStar, increasing the
density of the interior. By spending 1 Heat, the
GM can add Teseum reinforcement to any zone.
This increases the Cover Soak by +2§ to maxi-
mum of +5§.
ZERO-G COMBAT
Many of the EveningStar’s compartments are
lacking artificial gravity. Any manoeuvre or gear
(including weapons with the Unwieldy quality)
requiring a Brace action necessitates an Average
(D1) Acrobatics test success or the character suffers
the Staggered condition. Possible complications

HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Ambush! A fireteam of Morat or
Bellerophon security troops — or even a Shasvastii
fireteam for 1 additional Heat — have setup an
ambush, firing down the narrow lanes from an
elevated position.

2 Heat: The ambushers are also equipped with

flashbang grenades (see Infinity Corebook, p. 368).

3 Heat: Sleeping Beauty. Some of the storage

containers contain a single Gecko TAG. One of these
is activated by a Bellerophon security guard (use
the TAG pilot stats from Infinity Corebook, p. 457 if
needed). Alternatively, the characters encounter a
Sphinx TAG (Infinity Corebook, p. 97) for the first time.
For 1 additional Heat, the TAG is hiding beside one
of the cargo loaders (a Challenging D2 Observation
test success to spot).

COMPONENT ZONES
These zones are usually a single area, often found
together. Many of the EveningStar’s locations
have these.

STORAGE CONTAINERS
These rectangular cargo containers are 2.5 metres
high and wide, and 6 metres long. One can be
climbed as a Standard Action. Often stacked up
to three high in the EveningStar, each count as a
zone, vertically and horizontally for movement

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 on any such roll may see the character knocked
adrift, causing them to suffer both the Helpless and
Hindered conditions.
Moving in three dimensions in such an environ-
ment is a Standard Action, although it requires a
successful Challenging (D2) Extraplanetary test to
increase or decrease a character’s vertical height.
AIRLOCKS & BLAST DOORS
Two adjacent doors designed as valves between
each area and compartment of the EveningStar are
designed to only open once the other is closed.
They can vary in size from one admitting a single
person to an airlock encompassing a whole zone.
No matter the size, it takes a full round for the
hydraulics to open or close a door.
It requires a Challenging (D2) Tech or Hacking
test success to “hotwire” a door and rig a bypass.
Forcing an airlock door open with brute strength
requires an Epic (D5) Athletics test success. They
are designed to stay closed! Up to two characters
can assist on smaller airlocks (envisage it as one
on either side helping pull the door open), while
larger zone-based airlocks can have any number of
assisting characters, but the difficulty increases by
+2 due to their size.
Larger airlocks (blast doors) between the
EveningStar’s areas are normally left open unless
the site is on lockdown (see “Escalation!” p. 81).
These larger ones are normally guarded by two
Bellerophon security staff. Critical areas like the
Reactor, Command Centre, and Communications
Array also have their own blast doors. These are
kept closed, although the guards there have secu-
rity passes keyed to their quantronic ID allowing
them access. These critical areas always have two
guards on both sides of the airlock.
Climbing —
Infinity Corebook, p. 111 An open airlock provides +1§ Cover Soak.
Airlock doors take 6+1§ damage before they are
destroyed and unusable (and no longer provide
cover). Destroying the airlock cover has the same
result. If an airlock door is destroyed so it is open
to space, it will immediately cause decompression
(See vacuum, Infinity Corebook p. 110). In such cases,
both doors need to be disabled, and in an emer-
gency, any remaining door will automatically seal.
CORRIDORS
The corridors of the EveningStar are simple straight
lines between two points, although some may
follow the curvature of the station. While the
longer corridors may also comprise maglev-driven
transport pods or conveyor footpaths, most of them
are wide enough to allow transport of cargo mod-
ules and even a TAG or Titan Lhost. Some of these
modules and transport pods still lie in the corridors,
74 PART 4
providing obstacles and +4§ hard Cover Soak.
Several of the external maintenance corridors are
exposed to space or are little more than gantries
suspended over the void. These areas are sealed by
airlocks and count as vacuum and zero-g areas.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: End of the road! The corridor suddenly
changes direction or ends. A character moving at
speed must make an Average (D1) Athletics test or
crash into the wall taking 2+3§ physical damage
with the Stun quality. If the character is piloting
a vehicle, they use their Piloting skill to avoid the
same 2+3§ damage to their vehicle.
2 Heat: Why did it have to be ducts? The corridor is
little more than a crawl space, a maintenance duct,
or service area. Any movement and sight-based
tests are increased by one additional step.
If the characters are so inclined, it is possible to
pilot vehicles of Scale 2 or smaller down corridors
(including TAGs and remotes), although any Piloting
tests have their difficulty increased by one step.
ELEVATORS
From larger cargo elevators to smaller single-
person lifts, the elevators may or may not be work-
ing. For 1 Heat, the elevator shaft has no power or
is damaged. If the lift isn’t working, a Challenging
(D2) Athletics test success prises the doors apart
to reveal the lift shaft. A successful Daunting (D3)
Tech test can restore power to a lift but adds 3
Heat to the GM’s Heat pool as Amaunet is alerted.
Most of the lift shafts cover several floors (each
floor counts a zone). Climbing the lift shafts require
an Average (D1) Athletics test success, although
without climbing gear or other tools (rope, etc.), the
difficulty increases by +1.
Lifts leading to sensitive areas such as the
Command Centre are always guarded by two secu-
rity staff, more in the event of a lockdown.
Dropping an elevator from a great height and
then stopping it, requires a controller (including
Amaunet, the characters, or a geist) to take the lift
to its highest point, then release the safety brakes.
This is a Daunting (D3) Hacking test for geists or
characters, a Simple (D0) test for Amaunet. For
each floor a lift is dropped, the victims take 1+2§
damage with the Stun and Vicious 1 qualities and
falling damage as normal.
EMERGENCY LIFE RAFT
Only a small handful of these lifeboats are still in
use. Most were jettisoned when the EveningStar
was attacked the first time, and others have been

used by the security staff to evacuate. Designed
to provide emergency shelter and protection
from hard vacuum, these basic ten-person craft
broadcast an emergency signal and have little or
no manoeuvring thrusters or weapons.
The airlock into the life raft is opened in the same
way as other airlocks (p. 74).
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Eject! Characters involved in a firefight
activate the ejection cycle. A round later, the life-
boat’s explosive bolts jettison the craft, hurling it
clear. Anyone occupying the zone outside of the raft
takes 3§ physical damage from the blast, and the
adjacent zones immediately suffer decompression
(See vacuum, Infinity Corebook p. 110).
EXHAUST VENT
Easily spotted when active, these vents are rare,
used to release dangerous heat build-ups or toxic
gas. Normally, these would be vented outside the
orbital, but battle damage and a relaxed attitude to
safety has led to many of these becoming blocked,
causing blowing back. For 1 Heat, a vent activates.
Characters adjacent to these vents will notice a
breeze blowing toward them on an Average (D1)
Observation test success. If they remain nearby,
they are caught in a blast of toxic fume or flame.
Thermal Exhaust Port: The character takes 4§
physical damage with the Incendiary 1 and Torrent
qualities.
Fume Vent: The character takes 4§ physical
damage with the Toxic 1 and Torrent qualities.
For 2 Heat, the character suffers both exhaust and
fumes, 4§ damage with the Incendiary 1, Toxic 1,
and Torrent qualities.
GANTRY
Raised walkways or scaffold frameworks suspended
by cables, gantries are not designed for heavy foot
traffic or damage. If a gantry is specifically targeted
by weapons fire (including destruction of cover,
successful or not), anyone standing on the gantry
must make a successful Challenging (D2) Athletics
test or suffer the Staggered condition.
A destroyed gantry counts as disappearing terrain,
although for 1 Heat it falls to pieces immediately,
causing any character failing a Challenging (D2)
Athletics test to suffer falling damage.
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HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Shaky steps! The gantry quivers at the
slightest movement, increasing all Agility and
Athletics-based tests by one step.
2 Heat: Nobody Move! Each extra individual on
the gantry increases the difficulty of any move-
ment-based test by one step. Additionally, anyone
moving through the zone causes the gantry to
become disappearing terrain.
MAINTENANCE DUCT
Contrary to popular media, the maintenance
ducts of the EveningStar are narrow, cramped,
and securely locked down. Air ducts are carefully
monitored by the systems of the EveningStar,
and blockages quickly removed by maintenance
remotes. Many of these are HVAC (Heating,
Ventilation, Air Conditioning), and any airflow is
controlled from the Command Centre. Shafts are
usually horizontal, but 1 Heat means the duct is
vertical and must be climbed as well.
Those large enough for humans to crawl through
are claustrophobic and featureless, and any
character must make a successful Challenging (D2)
Acrobatics test to squeeze into and through a duct.
If the character is wearing combat armour of any
kind the test difficulty increases by one step.
A character who becomes stuck in the tunnel can
be pulled out by their companions with a Daunting
(D3) Athletics test success.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Orbital Legends. The characters (or an
accompanying NPC) are reminded of tales of things
living in the ducts of the EveningStar. Giant rats
of unusual size. Funduq vipers. Shasvastii. The
vent certainly sounds like there are things moving
ahead as thumps and skittering noises abound.
1 Heat: A turn for the worse. The vent ends in a
vertical shaft, requiring a Daunting (D3) Acrobatics
test success, or the character falls into the shaft.
The shaft can be climbed as normal.
2 Heat: Yipee-ki-ay! The vent is an exhaust vent,
barely used until the characters are halfway along.
3 Heat: Pest Control. A Maintbot remote (see p.
77) is tasked with keeping the tunnels clear of
blockages — including the characters. While not
much of a challenge normally, the narrow confines
of the tunnel make combat tricky.
SCAFFOLDS
Designed to allow easy movement between the
exterior and some interior areas, these metal
frameworks count as light (+2§) Cover Soak.
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 Destroying the scaffolding causes the area to gain
Disappearing Zone —
the disappearing zone quality. The scaffolding
Infinity Corebook, p. 108
begins collapsing one round after being destroyed.
TRAVELLATORS
These powered stairways or footpaths are designed
to move slowly along a horizontal or inclined plane. to cause them to flee the scene — possibly trying
To move against the direction of travel requires a
Daunting (D3) Athletics test or count as Hindered.
By spending 1 Heat, the travellator is travelling in join their mission. Enlightened self-preservation
the opposite direction wished by the character(s).
They are otherwise identical to any other zone for
movement purposes.
WRECKAGE
The plastics and metals of the EveningStar have
melted into solid masses during the destruction,
warped and cooled into strange waves, whorls,
curls, gullies, and ridges. They provide +4§ Cover
Garuda Tacbot — Soak, and the shadows add +1 Momentum to all
Infinity Corebook, p. 369 stealth tests.
Sometimes they still have power, with working
Gecko TAG — screens or readouts. For 1 Heat, a screen flickers
Infinity Corebook, p. 137 into life showing an old recording of the Combined
Army attack — the first one that destroyed the
TAG Pilot —
EveningStar! This may happen several times and
Infinity Corebook, p. 457
might start to make the characters uneasy…
Wreckage counts as difficult terrain, requiring an
Difficult Terrain — Average (D1) Athletics or Acrobatics test success to
Infinity Corebook, p. 109
negotiate.
EXTERNAL
Guardian Geist — COMMUNICATIONS
Infinity Corebook, p. 370
The density of the Teseum reinforcement plus
Military Geist — power fluctuations make the whole EveningStar
Infinity Corebook, p. 373 interior impervious to communication signals in
and out. Amaunet controls the only communica-
Security Geist —
tions array capable of reaching Paradiso or external
Infinity Corebook, p. 379
satellites.
As a result, the characters will be unlikely to have
Quantronic Jump — any idea of events transpiring outside unless they
Infinity Corebook, p. 418
take the Communications Array (p. 68) or step
outside the EveningStar onto the surface.
GM TIP AMAUNET’S TROOPS
TAGS AND THE Amaunet has a wide variety of troops at her
EVENINGSTAR disposal, both living or otherwise, by way of
With a Shasvastii Sphinx, Titan Lhosts, Bellerophon. The remotes she uses are an escape
and Gecko TAGs available to the
route using her Quantronic Jump ability as well as
characters, it is possible for a fight to
break out among these behemoths. a tactical resource.
Areas like the plazas, the EveningStar’s
BELLEROPHON SECURITY
outer surface, and the atrium are
likely to be the best place for these, Information on Bellerophon’s security teams can be
as there is room to manoeuvre. found on p. 107.
76 PART 4
Bellerophon Security’s human guards (and any
Aspects) believe the station is under attack by
raiders and pirates. When the characters arrive,
Amaunet has done nothing to disavow them of this
notion. They can be reasoned with, and they are
not suicidal. Learning of Amaunet’s plan is likely
to steal the characters’ ship. If the characters are
persuasive enough, the security guards may even
aside, they are unlikely to be anything more than
“target practice” for the Morat and other Combined
Army troops — and traitors to Amaunet’s cause.
GARUDA TACBOTS
Amaunet has less than a dozen of these knock-off
grey-market remotes, purchased through shell
companies. Some inactive ones remained after the
Combined Army attacked the EveningStar the first
time. She often deploys them in couples to guard
significant areas such as the Command Centre but
also values them as subjects for her Quantronic
Jump ability.
GECKO TAGS
A Praxis shipment bound for Paradiso that some-
how wound up in Bellerophon’s hands, these six
brand-new Nomad TAGs lack pilots for the most
part. For 2 Heat, a Bellerophon security guard can
pilot a TAG.
GEISTS
Bellerophon has invested heavily in their
quantronic security. Amaunet’s paranoia further
adds to this, and she prefers to trust the many
geists at her command. Most security team leaders
have a guardian security geist as standard, if only
for Amaunet to keep an eye on what the security
teams are up and to prevent any unauthorised
snooping.
Military geists are responsible for controlling the
point defences and control of remotes, such as
the Yáokòng and Garuda Tacbots. While they are
not great tactical thinkers, they are still capable
opponents and a force to be reckoned with inside a
Titan Lhost.
For the quantronic aspects of security, Bellerophon
has plenty of security geists to make the digital
landscape a dangerous one for would-be infowarri-
ors and hackers. While more than a match for most
threats from the Human Sphere, they are ill-pre-
pared to face the onslaught of the Combined Army.
MAINTENANCE REMOTES
Small circular remotes around two feet in diameter,
these devices are found busily cleaning most of the
thoroughfares and spaces around the EveningStar.
They also function as pest control, using their elec-
tro-pulse to eliminate smaller pests and alerting
the Command Centre to larger infestations or pests
 THE ROLEPLAYING GAME

TROOPER datasphere, the storage arrays that once functioned

as backups are destroyed. As a result, they will
MAINTBOT be as desperate to escape the destruction of the
ATTRIBUTES EveningStar as the characters.
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL SPOTBOT SECURITY REMOTES
10 10 5 9 5 6 6 Throughout the structure, these remotes are usually
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE slaved to the EveningStar’s makeshift Command
Centre (p. 68). They can be hacked or destroyed
Combat — — Movement +2 — Social — —
as any other remote. They are designed to cover
Fortitude +1 — Senses +2 — Technical +1 —
much of the EveningStar’s corridors and public
DEFENCES places, but do not move much.
Firewall 5 Resolve 6 Structure 5
TITAN LHOSTS
Security — Morale — Armour —
Designated to do the “heavy lifting” for the
ATTACKS EveningStar’s refit and planned demolition, these
• Stun Attachment: Melee, 1+4§ damage, 1H, Knockdown, Subtle 1, massive Lhosts are big on brute strength, but low
Stun on subtlety. They may be found on the surface of
GEAR: None the EveningStar during the Combined Army attack,
SPECIAL ABILITIES
armed with their heavy machine guns. Amaunet
• Common Special Abilities: Inured to Disease, Poison, and Vacuum
is likely to employ them against the characters as
well, combined with a military geist.
beyond their ability. Of little use in combat, their
TROOPER
electro-pulsers and hooked collector arms only
inflict a painful wound or sting but can become a TITAN LHOST + MILITARY GEIST
threat in large numbers.
ATTRIBUTES Chauffeur Geist —
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL Infinity Corebook, p. 364
MODULAR TRANSPORT POD
Manufactured by a Bellerophon subsidiary, these 8 9 10 11 6 3 4
vehicles can be found throughout the EveningStar. FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
Driven manually or by a chauffeur geist, these
Combat +3 — Movement +1 — Social — —
sturdy vehicles are blocky and functional. Despite
Fortitude +1 — Senses +1 — Technical — —
their small size, they are used as cargo haulers
and incorporate a small loading crane to pack DEFENCES
cargo onto flatbed carriages. While not particu- Firewall 6 Resolve 4 Vigour 10
larly nippy, they do provide transport across the Security — Morale — Armour 2
EveningStar site.
ATTACKS
ENCLOSED, GROUND, HANDS, • Slam: Melee, 1+6§ damage, Anti-Materiel, Knockdown, Vicious 1
WHEELED • Heavy Machine Gun: Range L, 2+7§ damage, Burst 5, Unwieldy,
Spread 1, Unsubtle
BELLEROPHON TRANSPORT POD SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Common Special Abilities: Inured to Disease, Vacuum
ATTRIBUTES • 2 Armour
Scale 1 Speed 2 Brawn 10(+1) • 2 BTS
• Marksman: When making a ranged attack, the geist/Lhost may reroll
DETAILS a single damage dice but must abide by the new result.
• Teseum Chopper: For 1 Heat, the Lhost is also equipped with a
Max Passengers 4 Impact 2+4§ (Knockdown) Teseum chopper used to clear away rubble or debris (Melee, 1+7§
damage, Unbalanced, Non-Hackable, Piercing 4, Vicious 2).
DEFENCES
Structure 20 Firewall 6 Armour 4 BTS —
YÁOKÒNG REMOTES
Liberated from the JSA on Paradiso by Bellerophon
POSTHUMANS mercenaries, Yáokòng remotes are versatile tactical
Amaunet has a handful of Posthumans supporting support for Bellerophon’s troops aboard the Yáokòng Remote —
her cause. While not fanatics, they do not fear EveningStar. They are used sparingly, as they are Infinity Corebook, p. 386
death in the same way as others thanks to their both highly valued and highly destructive in close
Cube 2.0. Their numbers dwindle significantly once quarters and at range.
the Combined Army invade. Their Cubes prevent For a 2 Heat, a Yáokòng remote accompanies a
them being sepsitorized and back them up to Bellerophon security team prior to “Escalation”.
the datasphere. When Amaunet locks down the

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 ENCOUNTERS ON THE TROOPER

EVENINGSTAR CONSTRUCTION WORKERS

As well as the various locations of the EveningStar, ATTRIBUTES
there are also a few encounters the GM can use to AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
make the journey through the station a memorable 9 7 9 8 7 8 8
one for the characters. They do not have to be used
sequentially, and the GM may want to combine FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
some of these with encounters with the Combined Combat +1 1 Movement — — Social +1 —
Army encounters in Scene 2. Fortitude +1 1 Senses — — Technical +1 1

DEFENCES
THE BRIDGE IS OUT!
Firewall 7 Resolve 8 Vigour 9
What would normally be a walkway over a great
height — a footbridge, maintenance gantry, or Security — Morale — Armour —
ramp — is missing (or piece of it is). It is retracted ATTACKS
or destroyed by a fallen chunk of wreckage (recent • Pistol: Range R/C, 1+4§ damage, Burst 1, 1H, Vicious 1
or otherwise). The result is the same, a drop of • Plasteel Pipe: Melee, 1+4§ damage, Unbalanced, Improvised 1,
great height that can only be crossed by jumping or Stun
GEAR: Powered Multitool
flying across.

A Challenging (D2) Athletics test success is needed

to jump across the gap, although 1 Heat increases
the distance and difficulty by one step. Failure
means the character misses the jump, falling to a
level below, taking 2+4§ damage (Stun, Vicious 1)
Climbing —
in the process.
Infinity Corebook, p. 111
Falling Damage — The GM may wish to stage an encounter with a
Infinity Corebook, p. 111 Bellerophon security fireteam at a level above (1
Heat) or the Shasvastii Malignos Snipers (1 Heat,
p. 86) once the Combined Army become involved.
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
The characters come across a group of construc-
tion workers. They may be packing up work and
preparing to evacuate or spoiling for a fight with
the “pirates” on board. While not heavily armed,
Intimidation — there are enough of them to make a fight of it for
Infinity Corebook, p. 124 the characters if things go that way (1 Heat). If the
characters manage to use Intimidation successfully,
Panicking Crowds — they will shake the workers’ bravado somewhat.
Infinity Corebook, p. 110
Once the Combined Army attack, the workers are in
a panic, and are unlikely to be quite so brave. They
count as a panicking crowd for zone movement.
For 2 Heat, a fireteam of four Bellerophon security
accompany them.
GM TIP
LEFT IS UP, RIGHT IS DOWN
MAKING A Not all the EveningStar is on a level setting. Some
CONTRIBUTION parts of the former orbital are skewed where
More academically inclined
supports gave way, and massive parts of the super-
characters often feel side-lined.
Tests involving calculations such as
structure have partially collapsed. In some cases,
power draws help them to contribute artificial gravity has been affected by the structure
and generate Momentum, even if changes. This has the disquieting effect of making
it has no influence on the plot. former walls the ceilings and floors. Corridors are
now vertiginous drops downward or a steep ascent
up. The walls of the drop are a Challenging (D2)
Terrain test to climb.
Even the pervasive domotics are dangerous. A
doorway hidden by dust or rubble slides open at a
character’s approach. A character spots the opening
on a successful Challenging (D2) test. If they miss
it, they drop into a room suffering 1+2§ falling
damage (Stun, Vicious 1). For 1 Heat, they drop
down a former corridor, now a pit. Each additional
Heat spent adds an extra zone to the fall.
SEIZURE OF POWER:
OPTIONAL ENCOUNTER
The characters come across an unsecured power
distribution node. It may have been abandoned
in haste or in simple carelessness. A Challenging
(D2) Tech test success allows a character to access
the power distribution network. An additional
Daunting (D3) Analysis test not only allows the
character to work out that a great deal of power is
being channelled to the core, the former central
computer network node, but also how much power
is required by the various locations in order to get
them running.
A character can attempt to reroute power to
a location by succeeding at an Average (D1)
Science test, but immediately adds 3 Heat to the
GM pool, as such activity will be flagged at the
Command Centre if EveningStar Security is already
aware of the characters’ presence. Alternatively,
the GM may wish to advance the timetable (see
“Escalation!” p. 81).

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ENVIRONMENTAL HEAT
SPENDS
The following Heat spends can be used in addition
to any specific Heat spends for an area. Many
of these affect the entire area of an encounter,
although some can be specific to a single zone.
Some can be combined. An Unstable Ground Heat
spend could easily become a Flood Hazard and
Debris Hazard the following round.
ENVIRONMENTAL
COST
HEAT SPEND
Debris 1 Heat
Flood Hazard 2 Heat
Low Gravity 1 Heat
Unstable Ground 1 Heat
Vacuum 1 Heat
Zero Power 1 Heat
Zero-G 2 Heat
DEBRIS
The area is filled with collapsed supports, scaffolds
and buttresses, and assorted detritus caused by
prior destruction (recent or otherwise). A thin haze
of dust still hangs in the air even if the destruction
dates from the first fall of the EveningStar.
The area counts as a saturation zone for cover pur-
poses but also as difficult terrain for the purposes
of combat terrain tests.
FLOOD HAZARD
The area is partially flooded, to a level roughly
waist-deep for most humanoids. While this may be
recycled water, it could equally be liquid coolant or
even liquid waste from a ruptured pipe. These areas
are usually penned-up behind an airlock or have
filled a loading bay or similar depression. The area
counts aquatic terrain for purposes of movement
combat terrain tests. The Average (D1) surface
area movement becomes Challenging (D2) for full
immersion or submerged movement.
Weapons with the E/M quality have their damage
reduced by 1§ but gain the Area (Close) quality as
the water dissipates some of the charge into the
surrounding fluid.
For 1 additional Heat, the area is completely
flooded. Opening the airlock causes adjacent zones
to be immediately deluged with the liquid. The only
way ahead in such circumstances may require the
characters to swim underwater for several zones.
Every 1 Heat spent adds an additional zone.
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LOW GRAVITY OR ZERO-G
Some areas of the EveningStar have little or
no gravity where artificial gravity has failed or
simply does not exist. As featured on page 109
of the Infinity Corebook, the rules for them are
repeated below:
• Low Gravity (1 Heat): These environments reduce
the difficulty of Athletics and Acrobatics tests to
jump, climb, and resist falling damage by one step
to a minimum of Average (D1).
• Zero-G (2 Heat): A character attempting an
Acrobatics, Athletics, or Close Combat test in
zero-g reduces their Expertise and Focus to those
of their Extraplanetary skill (if it is lower).
UNSTABLE GROUND
The floor beneath the characters’ feet is danger-
ously unstable. It may collapse at any moment or is
already collapsing. As well as counting as difficult
terrain, the collapsing floor is disappearing terrain.
It requires a Challenging (D2) Acrobatics test suc-
cess to cross such terrain as it falls away. Saturation Zone —
Infinity Corebook, p. 109
VACUUM
In some cases, some the EveningStar’s area were Difficult Terrain, Disappearing
subject to decompression during the first attack Zones —
or later. Some of these may have been caused by Infinity Corebook, p. 109
micro-fractures in the hull or weapons impacts, or
Vacuum —
even just shut off to prevent future atmosphere Infinity Corebook, p. 110
leaks. The airlocks leading to these areas are
sealed and must be forced open (see “Airlocks”,
p. 74), which should be warning enough to those
attempting to access these areas. For 1 additional
Heat, the zone is open to space, and opening the
airlock causing the area (and any adjacent zones) to
suffer decompression.
ZERO POWER
Areas with this heat spend are dark and cold, either
shut down to conserve power to other parts of
the installation or have had their power supply
destroyed. Any emergency power reserves have
long since been depleted or used up. The complete
darkness in such areas adds one bonus Momentum
to all stealth-based tests, and all observation-based
tests have their difficulty increased by one step. Any
airlocks or doors in such zones must be manually
forced open and have the Non-Hackable quality.
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 SCENE 1: ALL ABOARD THE
EVENINGSTAR!
Boarding the EveningStar’s wreckage is just the
beginning of the characters’ problems. Not only is
the structure picking up speed, but Amaunet has
anticipated the attempt to shut her down. She has
many remotes at her disposal, along with Lhosts
and the remnants of Bellerophon’s security forces.
O-12 has managed to seize a Bellerophon-
registered shuttle during various raids on the
company’s holdings. While basic, it has armaments,
so the characters are not defenceless. Additionally,
they should be able to slip aboard as a work crew
and shut down Amaunet. Of course, this assumes
the characters have enough time to get clear
before a wave of missiles launched from the
Paradiso Blockades hit the structure. If Amaunet
is still active, she will be able to make course
corrections to avoid them or even target the
missiles using the EveningStar’s old point defences
and remotes.
PINNACE-CLASS
SHUTTLECRAFT
A Pinnace is a transport craft designed for
surface-to-orbit, and orbit-to-surface, journeys.
Short-ranged but surprisingly tough, they mount
the powerful engines necessary to achieve orbital
velocities. Pinnace are equipped to carry both
passengers and cargo and can often be refitted to
carry one or the other predominantly in a matter
of minutes.
O-12 have kitted out this former Bellerophon shut-
tle called the Megáli Prospátheia (“Long Shot”) with
some basic defensive weapons and armour, but
it is no warship, and no match for the craft of the
Combined Army, unless the crew is as highly-skilled
as the characters, of course.
MULTIPLE MISSIONS
As the characters become aware of the EI presence
on board, they will also begin encountering the
Combined Army forces. Paradoxically, the EI’s pres-
ence helps. If it gets anywhere near Amaunet, her
in-built ALEPH kill-switch directive will engage.
If the characters are successful in stopping
Amaunet, the EveningStar, and the Combined Army
plot, Paradiso residents will get a fine light show.
Otherwise, the planet is looking at an extinc-
tion-level event.
80 PART 4
ENCLOSED, SPACECRAFT
MEGÁLI PROSPÁTHEIA,
PINNACE-CLASS SHUTTLECRAFT
ATTRIBUTES
Scale 2 Speed 3 Brawn 9(+1)
DETAILS
Max Passengers 20 Impact 3+7§ , Knockdown
DEFENCES
Structure 10 Firewall 6 Armour 5 BTS 1
MOUNTED WEAPONS
• 2 x Defensive Guns: Range M, Burst 3, Damage 1+5§, Salvo 1
(Piercing 1); 6 Reloads each
SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Spacecraft: The craft operates in both atmosphere and the vacuum
of space.
TOUCHING DOWN &
TOUCHING BASE
Unless the characters choose to do something
blatantly hostile or deviate from their flight plan
filed with the EveningStar’s flight control, the Megáli
Prospátheia will be directed to land at the Corfu
landing bay, as one of several shuttles evacuating
personnel from the EveningStar.
The Corfu landing bay is busy enough that the
characters may be able to slip past the security
checkpoints, an opposed Stealth test against
the Observation of Bellerophon security officers
(p. 107). Otherwise, things proceed to the
“Escalation!” stage (p. 81)!
At this point, there is an order in the chaos.
Personnel are evacuating under the impression
the EveningStar is about to be broken up in a
controlled explosion as planned. The characters
have three hours of liberty to move around some
of the EveningStar’s areas, although they may be
challenged to provide their ID and work schedule
by a random security team (a 2 Heat spend). Each
point of Heat spent by the GM reduces the time the
characters have by an hour.
If any of the characters decide to stay aboard the
Megáli Prospátheia, they will see the Combined
Army arrive, as the departing shuttlecraft are blown
apart to clear the way for the Combined Army
assault forces.

AVOIDING OFFICIAL
ENTANGLEMENTS
Getting aboard the wreckage of the EveningStar
Orbital is no simple task. Roaming the surface is a
Yáokòng remote (an additional 1 Heat adds another
remote), tasked with protecting what remains of
the structure in this area. The remote will attack
any craft deviating from a prearranged flight plan.
It also draws the attention of local point defences
(p. 71) a round later and a Titan Lhost (p. 77)
for 1 Heat. As a result, the pilot of the docking
shuttle craft has several options, but the craft
comes under attack from the remotes. The pilot can
attempt to hide the shuttle’s approach by making a
Challenging (D2) Spacecraft test.
• Airlock: Docking at an airlock is complicated
by the rotation of the EveningStar’s wreckage.
A Challenging (D2) Spacecraft test success is
needed to dock without impact. Docking with
“Hasty Piloting” or “Flat Out” increases the diffi-
culty by +1 and +2 respectively. Failure sees the
craft take its own Impact damage as it collides
with the wreckage. The airlocks are monitored, so
any attempt to dock there adds 2 Heat to the GM
pool. The external airlocks are locked as standard
(see “Airlocks”, p. 74). They are also guarded by
two Bellerophon security troops.
• Landing Bay: Although nearly all seven docking
facilities were destroyed, the Ithaca and Corfu
docking areas still have space for a small craft.
Touching down in the landing bay is a relatively
easy task — an Average (D1) Spacecraft test success
is required to touch down and affix docking clamps.
A failure means a bad landing, causing 2§+1
damage to the craft. Doing so also adds 2 Heat to
the GM pool, as the bay’s entrances are guarded
by four Bellerophon security troopers outside and
a Yáokòng remote inside. The landing bay zones
also count as a vacuum and zero-g terrain, until
it is pressurised a round after landing when a
docking umbilical is attached. Use docking bay
map on p. 22.
Superstructure Landing: By far the stealthiest
method of entering the EveningStar, the orbital’s
uneven surface makes landing incredibly difficult,
and the best option is to fly inside the superstruc-
ture. A Daunting (D3) Spacecraft test success is
needed to align and land on the uneven surface.
Docking with a “Hasty Piloting” or “Flat Out” action
increases the difficulty by +1 and +2 respectively.
Failure sees the craft take its own Impact damage
as it collides with the EveningStar’s surface. Unless
the characters possess specialised cutting tools or
use D-charges, their goal is to blast through the
hull, which has +4§ physical Armour Soak and
takes 30 points of physical damage before a hole
big enough for a human being can be made.
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While the characters are under attack, the various
struts and outcrops of the superstructure give +4§ GM TIP
Cover Soak, whether aboard the shuttle or not. COMBINED
ARMY ENTRY
TARGET THE ENGINES! If the characters choose to use the
Ithaca or Corfu docking facilities,
Destroying the rockets propelling the EveningStar the Combined Army choose to use
toward Paradiso is an option, although the Megáli the same one as the characters
Prospátheia does not have weapons powerful for 1 Heat. It is assumed they use
enough to make a dent in the Teseum armour the Corfu.
plating in time. Amaunet has also burned out the
guidance systems making hacking these almost
impossible. A D-charge will take care of a single Zero-G —
rocket, but unless the characters have access to Infinity Corebook, p. 109
a more powerful ship and faster transportation,
it will take the Combined Army’s tech to take Vacuum —
Infinity Corebook, p. 110
over the rockets by remote (see “An Inevitable
Betrayal”, p. 95).
D-Charges —
Infinity Corebook, p. 366
ESCALATION!
At some point, the luck of the characters will
finally run out. At a dramatically appropriate GM TIP
time, just before the Combined Army attack, news
WHEN IS IT
of Bellerophon’s fall reaches the EveningStar.
“DRAMATICALLY
Alternatively, the characters fail to make their cover
APPROPRIATE”?
story work at some point. Finally, the Combined It is time when the GM feels
Army’s arrival also triggers the “Escalation!” event. the characters have perhaps
exhausted all avenues and they
When this happens, Amaunet will immediately put need some impetus to move
the EveningStar into lockdown. Any non-security the drama on, or it can happen
personnel find their ability to move severely theatrically when the characters’
curtailed, if not impossible. Every corridor or signif- plans are about to reach a
icant access point will then be guarded by two or critical juncture.
more security troopers.
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 LOCKING THE ELEVATORS
The elevators immediately raise to their highest
point and are locked in place. It requires a
Challenging (D2) Tech or Hacking test success to
“hotwire” an elevator or rig a bypass. Climbing the
lift shaft is also an option. Forcing an elevator door
open with brute strength requires a successful Dire
(D3) Athletics test. Doing so adds 2 Heat to the
pool, as the intruder detection protocols are acti-
vated. Of course, once the Combined Army attacks,
there are other concerns.
SEALED BLAST DOORS
& AIRLOCKS
All blast doors and airlocks are immediately locked,
requiring authority from the Command Centre and
a verified quantronic ID to open. For the characters,
the easiest option but most unsubtle is to perform
a hack or break down the doors (see “Airlocks &
Blast Doors”, p. 74). They may also decide to
impersonate or subvert a Bellerophon’s security
guard’s clearance (see “Virtual Expectations”,
p. 88), although that is riskier.
TROOPS
Once Amaunet and her minions have become
aware of intruders aboard, security steps up a
notch. Fireteams of four Bellerophon security
troopers, each lead by an Elite and accompanying
guardian geist begin combing the areas close to
the characters.
• 1 Heat: Upgrades! The fireteam has light combat
armour and boarding shotguns.
• 2 Heat: Clanking Hell. A Yáokòng remote is also
assigned to the fireteam.
• 2 Heat: Double Trouble. An additional fireteam of
four security troopers is in the area.
• 3 Heat: Death from Above. A Garuda Tacbot
accompanies the group.
EVACUATION ORDER
When the characters begin destroying the data
arrays, they alert the Bellerophon security staff to
their presence. A single fireteam of five security
troops, supported by a Garuda Tacbot (p. 76), will
arrive to secure the area within two rounds and
detain the characters. If the characters have already
alerted security to their presence, see “Escalation!”
(p. 81) for some additional Heat spends.
While they are halfway through disabling the arrays
or planting the demolition charges, a klaxon begins
going off and illuminated arrows in the floor (and
public datasphere) indicate the nearest emergency
shelter. A recorded male voice starts iterating the
same warning in several different languages.
82 PART 4
Warning! This orbital has been boarded by a
hostile armed force. All citizens, please proceed
to nearest shelter and await further instructions.
All military personnel report to designated
muster points.
It is likely the characters believe the “hostile armed
force” to be themselves. They are wreaking havoc,
after all. If the characters have managed to get
control of the security feeds or have some way of
viewing the docking bay — perhaps the one their
shuttle is in, if they took that route — they notice
a number of alien spacecraft have docked. An
Average D1 Tech test success identifies a Combined
Army assault craft and troops. The Combined
Army forces are involved in a firefight with the
Bellerophon personnel who are losing.
The characters encounter a least one Bellerophon
security fireteam, but these guards are keen to
escape, only spending a round or so (1 Heat per
extra round) trading shots with the characters. They
are intent on getting off the EveningStar as soon as
possible. After 10 minutes of the klaxon going and
repeated warnings, the voice suddenly changes to a
female one, and the message changes:
All Bellerophon personnel: emergency evacua-
tion procedures are now in effect. Please secure
terminals and proceed to nearest emergency
life raft.
The voice is Amaunet’s, and her plan is to prevent
any further outside interference or possible over-
rides. The arrival of the Combined Army troops and
the characters have escalated her timeframe.
The characters suddenly feel a low rumble through
the deck as she fires the boosters, starting the
EveningStar on the collision course with Paradiso.
Any character succeeding at an Average (D1)
Extraplanetary test recognises the sound of booster
rockets firing. If the characters have control of the
Communications Array, they receive a message from
O-12 observers stating that the hulk is now picking
up speed toward Paradiso!
ABANDON SHIP!
If the characters decide they have completed their
mission (or not!), they could decide to escape
aboard the shuttle. The Combined Army assault
craft blocks the shuttle’s way out if they used the
landing bay. Alternatively, the Combined Army
forces are between the characters’ shuttle and the
characters — and the characters may have no idea
the Combined Army are aboard.
Abandoning the EveningStar will not be straight-
forward. The characters will need to begin making
their way to their ship, fighting their way through
the advancing Combined Army forces.
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SCENE 2: HOW DO YOU SOLVE A

PROBLEM LIKE MORAT?
Characters learn the EI’s Combined Army has also
taken an interest in the EveningStar. A force of
troops has boarded the orbital wreckage consisting
of Morat fireteams, Shasvastii saboteurs and snipers,
plus several Unidron Batroids, a Charontid, and
Sphinx TAGs.
Amaunet’s plan is evident to the Enhanced
Intelligence. The concept of mass drivers and
extinction-level events are less effective than
simply blowing up a planet, but it sees the chance
for an opportunity. While unwilling to wipe out
the near entirety of Paradiso’s expeditionary
force in NiemandsZone, the losses caused by the
EveningStar’s fall elsewhere are acceptable and
could provide a tactical advantage. Of course, the
characters only find out this plan after Amaunet’s
destruction.
Allying with the CA forces is a high-risk option,
provided the characters don’t have to deal directly
with Morat, instead meeting with an EI Aspect,
the Charontid. The EI may make the characters an
offer they can’t refuse, possibly joining the EI on a
permanent basis for the “greater good” and future
Combined Army campaigns. Any attempts by the EI
forces to sepsitorize Amaunet’s Aspect will result in
ALEPH’s Directive 7, “killing” Amaunet outright.
Human Sphere, and unless the characters spend an
Infinity Point AND succeed at an Epic (D5) Persuade
test, they are unlikely to make any headway with
the Morat. If they do succeed, a Morat Rasyat shoul-
ders his way through the others and shows his
teeth, before speaking in halting Portuguese, then
Yujingyu (learnt from the Morat’s dealings in the
Occupied Zone on Paradiso). He asks what the char-
acters want and why the Morat shouldn’t skin them
alive. The Rasyat is not speaking metaphorically.
If the characters manage to contact one of the EI’s
husks instead, such as a Charontid, they may have a Morat Rasyat —
better chance of reaching a fragile accommodation. Infinity Corebook, p. 469
Should the characters manage to convince the
Morat not to gun them down, they will be dragged
before a Charontid.
With a screech of feedback from a nearby inter-
faced loudspeaker, a flat alien voice demands to
know why they seek an end to “the Aspect of your
Human ALEPH designated Amaunet.”

For now, the EI’s initial goal is to prevent the

destruction of the ZuluPoint forces on Paradiso.
They will destroy the EveningStar. But if it could
instead be diverted to strike elsewhere? Perhaps
destroying Norstralia’s Yingxian province, Xiangu
City in Serpentaria, or Syldavia’s Damburg? This
would bring the ever-practical EI forces closer
to control of Paradiso and the location of the
Penny Arcade.

The following encounters take place once the

Combined Army begin their assault upon the
EveningStar.

A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL

The characters might entertain thoughts of
negotiating with the EI or Combined Army. “The
enemy of my enemy is my friend.” At this point, both
are looking at preventing the collision of the
EveningStar. Unfortunately, negotiating with the EI
is not an easy task at the best of times. The Morat
are the most likely point of contact. Their xeno-
phobic attitude and contemptuous outlook toward
non-Morat make any diplomatic overtures almost
impossible. Most do not speak any language of the

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Charontid —
Infinity Corebook, p. 463
Sepsitor —
Infinity Corebook, p. 379
GM TIP
ECHOES OF THE
SPHINX
The Sphinx TAG will follow the
characters from a distance, actively
attempting to stay hidden, using
its advanced thermal optical
camouflage to stay hidden, with
2 bonus Momentum and two d20
rerolls to all stealth tests. Spending
1 Heat allows the GM to tell a
character they have a sense of
being watched or see movement
where there shouldn’t be. Of course,
it might also be the Hungries…
84 PART 4
If the characters are accompanied by NPCs, for 1 A HUNGRY PROBLEM
Heat the Charontid will use them as an object This encounter can take place in a number of
lesson if the characters are cagey, turning its sepsi- locations. A corridor or storage bay is ideal. If the
tor on the NPC to encourage them to cooperate.
characters suspect they are being followed already,
It is unlikely that the characters will come of this even better. The characters hear strange shrieks
encounter alive unless they come up with some and whoops from behind them. On a successful
fancy ideas (or spend an Infinity Point!). Any hostile Challenging (D2) Observation test, a character
action results in a firefight with the Charontid plus has brief glimpses of lithe alien quadrupeds
any attendant Morat (two fireteams of five Morat, moving stealthily closer but remaining just outside
plus the Rasyat). Long range.
It is unfair for the GM to penalise the characters The characters are being stalked by a pack of alien
for any good ideas (remember the “Yes, but…” rule). predators, Hungries, and their Morat Oznat handler.
The EI is playing the long game. The characters in These savage creatures are used by the Combined
an un-sepsitorized state might be of use, keeping Army to flush out, harry, and wear the enemies
Amaunet’s attention focused on them, rather than of the Combined Army down. Cunning and agile,
the Combined Army as they make a few course these creatures use their stealth to get close to
corrections. the characters. The Oznat handler will have the
Hungries target the most heavily armed character
The Charontid will give the characters a 5-minute
first but will also use ambush tactics and conceal-
head start in return for their information, dismiss-
ment to strike at stragglers, dragging them into the
ing them and resulting in jeers from the Morat.
dark to eat.
After that, the characters are fair game, literally.
The Charontid is careful enough to let the char- There are three Hungries for every two characters.
acters escape by misdirecting the Morat but has a Two are savage Gaki, and the remaining one is
Sphinx TAG follow the characters at a distance, just the smarter Preta Hungry. The Oznat Morat stays
in case an opportunity to remove Amaunet from
TROOPER/ELITE
the board crops up.
The Morat will begin following the characters after HUNGRIES
the five minutes end. It is unwise for the characters ATTRIBUTES
to hang around as fireteams of five Morat begin AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
hunting the characters. An additional fireteam joins
10 10 9 9 1* 5 9
the hunt every five minutes.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
Combat +2 1 Movement +2 1 Social — —
Fortitude +1 — Senses 1 — Technical — —
DEFENCES
Firewall 3 Resolve 10 Vigour 10
Security — Morale 2 Armour 2
ATTACKS
• Weaponised Arm-Claws: Reach, 1+6§ damage, Piercing 1, Parry 2,
Vicious 1
• Chain Rifle (Pretas Only): C, 1+7§ damage, Burst 1, 2H, Spread 1,
Torrent, Vicious 1
GEAR: If any.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Common Special Abilities: Mindless.
• Calcareous Barbs (1 Heat - Pretas Only): The symbiotic relationship
between a Hungry and its parasite provides enhanced muscular
function that enables the creature to launch deadly attacks with
its vicious barbs. By spending 1 Heat, the Pretas can make a single
ranged attack, which uses the profile for a Chain Rifle (above).
• Natural Climber: Hungries can climb on any surface with their claws
including vertical and upside-down. They suffer no penalties when
climbing and may reroll one d20 when making a Movement test.
• Symbiont Parasite*: Hungries are largely driven purely by instinct.
The Gaki, who lack a symbiont, possess an Intelligence score of 1,
while the Pretas possess a score of 3.
• Pack Hunters: Hungries operating in a fireteam of three or more gain
one additional Momentum to their successful attacks.
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behind cover whenever possible, attempting to of the Earth bumblebee. As the characters
STAGING TIP
shoot out any lights, and directing the Hungries. advance down a corridor, they hear louder buzzing
Once the characters are engaged in melee, she will sounds ahead. OLD FAMILIAR
join the combat, as deadly as her packmates.
The remotes are mapping out the interior of the (SCARRED) FACES
It is possible the characters
HEAT SPENDS EveningStar, and although largely harmless, they
have met and fought Hungries
1 Heat: Extra Hungry. An additional Gaki joins the are reporting back their surveys to the EI. Each and their Oznat handlers before.
pack pursuing the characters. Xhantri remote is tiny and hard to hit, but there are Perhaps these are those same
a small crowd of five of them ahead, unaware the vengeful individuals, recognisable
2 Heat: Preta Problem. Add an extra Preta to
characters are just around the corner. Each remote by those same scars inflicted by
the pack.
downed is one less chance of being located by the the characters.
3 Heat: Side Orders. Two extra Gaki have flanked Combined Army. While they are not particularly
the characters, attacking from ahead. dangerous, each one that escapes adds 1 Heat to
the GM’s pool.
ELITE
HEAT SPENDS
OZNAT MORAT HANDLER 1 Heat: Five more Xhantri drones appear and
ATTRIBUTES attempt to escape.
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
2 Heat: A fireteam of 4 Morat are alerted to the
10 10 9 10 8 9 9
characters and investigate.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
Combat +3 2 Movement +2 1 Social +1 — 2 Heat: Three Unidron Batroids follow the drones,
Fortitude +1 — Senses +2 1 Technical — — arriving the following round.

DEFENCES 3 Heat: Three Shasvastii are nearby. Alerted by

Firewall 8 Resolve 10 Vigour 10 the Xhantri remotes, they hide and attempt to
Security — Morale — Armour 1 ambush the characters with needle mines or their
D-charges.
ATTACKS
• Combi Rifle: Range C/M, 1+7§ damage, Burst 2, Expert 1, Vicious 1
TROOPER
• Light Grenade Launcher (Smoke): Range M, 2+6§, Burst 1,
Unbalanced, Area (Close), Munition, Smoke 2, Speculative Fire XHANTRI BUMBLEBEE DRONE
• Morat Shock Scimitar: 1+6§ damage, Unbalanced, Grievous,
Non-Hackable, Stun, Vicious 2 ATTRIBUTES
GEAR: Hungries Control Device, Nano-Coated Shock Blades, AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
Morat Hunting Armour (+1 Armour), MediKit, Survival Kit, Rebreather, 8 12 4 12 4 4 4
Nav Suite, Deployable Sensor (Motion Sensor), and Tactical Xcabbards
SPECIAL ABILITIES FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
• Morat Aggression: The Morat’s brutal outlook grants +2 Morale Soak. Combat +1 1 Movement +1 — Social — —
• Hungries Control Device: The Hungries Control Device removes the
Fortitude — — Senses +1 — Technical +1 —
Mindless trait from Hungries and provides +1d20 for social tests to
control the Hungries. DEFENCES
• Hunters Eye: Each turn, an Oznat can make an Average (D1)
Firewall 4 Resolve 4 Vigour 4
Observation test as a Minor Action to gain the benefits of an exploit
action against a single foe. Security — Morale 1 Armour —
• Menacing 2: When an Oznat enters a scene, the GM immediately ATTACKS
adds 2 points to the Heat pool. • Stun Attachment: Melee, 1+4§ damage, 1H, Knockdown, Subtle 1,
• Free Runner: Reduce the difficulty of Acrobatics tests to move Stun
through, past, or over obstacles and hindering terrain by two steps, to GEAR: Modcoat (Long)
a minimum of Simple (D0). SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Common Special Abilities: Inured to Cold, Disease, Poison, and
Vacuum. Superhuman Agility 2.
• Tiny: These remotes are so small they increase the difficulty to hit
FLIGHT OF THE them by one step. They also have 1 bonus Momentum on all stealth
BUMBLEBEE (DRONES) tests.
As the characters head toward their objectives, they
may hear the occasional buzz of something zipping
past (1 Heat). A Challenging (D2) Observation test MORAT TARGET
success is needed to spot the small alien remote. PRACTICE
The Combined Army is mapping out the EveningStar,
using the same remotes that cause trouble for the The characters come across a group of
Human Sphere Blockades, Xhantri drones, named Bellerophon’s security staff, cut off from the life
for the distinctive sound they make, reminiscent rafts. They are pinned down by the Morat invaders

WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL 85

 and have barricaded themselves in a corridor. Under ELITE
attack from both sides, the security troops are on SHASVASTII MALIGNOS
borrowed time. The Morat are enjoying themselves
immensely, shouting and whooping every time ATTRIBUTES
they make a hit. An Average (D1) Observation test AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
success allows a character to realise that the Morat 10 10 8 9 9 6 8
could overrun the position easily, but the aliens are
taking their time. FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
Combat +2 1 Movement +2 1 Social — —
The way ahead is blocked by a fireteam of five
Fortitude +1 1 Senses +1 1 Technical +1 1
Morat. Although the Morat count as being in soft
Bellerophon Security Guard — p. 107
cover (+2§ Cover Soak) for the purposes of the DEFENCES
Morat — Bellerophon guns, they are not in cover as far as Firewall 9 Resolve 8 Vigour 8
Infinity Corebook, p. 465 the characters are concerned. Unless the characters Security — Morale — Armour —
have been wildly non-stealthy in their approach,
ATTACKS
they have 1 free point of Momentum to use.
• MULTI Sniper Rifle: Range L, 1+8§ damage, Unwieldy, Medium
Once the battle begins, the Morat on both sides MULTI, Heavy MULTI, Unforgiving 2
stop treating things as a game and become • Assault Pistol: Range R/C, 1+6§ damage, Burst 2, Unbalanced,
all-business. They will attempt to storm the barri- Vicious 1
• Knife: Melee, 1+4§ damage, 1H, Concealed 1, Non‑Hackable,
cade and attack both the surviving security troops
Subtle 2, Thrown, Unforgiving 1
and the characters. The barricades count as a +4§
GEAR: AutoMediKit, Thermo-Optical Camouflage
Hard Cover Soak. SPECIAL ABILITIES
Any of the surviving security staff are likely to • Covert by Nature: When attempting to remain unseen or unnoticed,
follow the characters, at least as far as a nearby life any Momentum or Heat spent to add dice to the Shasvastii’s stealth
pool adds two d20s, instead of one.
raft. They can be convinced to join the characters
• Keen Senses – Sight
with a successful Challenging (D2) Command test. • Night Vision
HEAT SPENDS • Pioneer: The Shasvastii can reroll one d20 when making a stealth
1 Heat: Another patrol/fireteam of up to five Morat test but must accept the new result.
are nearby and come to investigate. • Precise Shot: A Shasvastii Malignos can reroll any two d20s when
making a Ranged Combat attack but must accept the new results.
2 Heat: A Dāturazi Witch Soldier is among the
Morat (see Infinity Corebook, p. 467).
SURVIVAL INSTINCT
SNIPER! Unfortunately for the characters, the security staff
The characters are unaware of it, but as they are in (p. 107) haven’t all evacuated. There are a handful
the sights of a Shasvastii sniper, one of the deadly of survivors trapped throughout the ship, and they
Malignos. The encounter is best staged to happen are keen to get some payback on the pirates that
using locations like the storage bays or even at the have stormed “their” station. Cut off earlier by
shopping arcade. Shasvastii Malignos Snipers (p. 86), they have yet
to encounter the Morat and retreated to a defensi-
SHASVASTII MALIGNOS
ble position to regroup.
Their Human Sphere name came from the psycho-
logical impact these elite Shasvastii operatives As a result, they intend to fight their way to the
had on troops during the First Offensive on nearest escape life raft and happen to be in the
Paradiso. The Tagalog/Filipino name of ‘Malignos’ characters’ way. When the characters arrive, the
was assigned to them because of the havoc they security staff are still awaiting a squad pinned
wrought in that sphere of operations. The Malignos’ down by “pirates” — a Morat fireteam (see “Morat
stealth technology is so effective that they are Target Practice”, p. 85) — and are holding their
near-invisible on the battlefield and barely register position at a crossroads or a T-junction of passages.
on sensors. There are two four-Trooper fireteams, each lead
by an Elite, and they keep out of sight waiting
Subtle and patient, the Malignos are used to coun-
to ambush the characters as they get closer
ter the advantage that bigger or better-armoured
(Medium range).
foes may have against the usually lightweight
Shasvastii forces. Many Human Sphere forces It takes a Daunting (D3) Observation test success
discover they are shooting at empty air when the to spot the ambush, otherwise the security staff
Malignos are deployed, only to find themselves have both initiative and +1 to their ranged attacks
under attack from another position moments later. for the first round. They have +2§ light Cover Soak.

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HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Three Shasvastii are concealed nearby. They
are currently moving covertly, trying to flank the
security team.
2 Heat: The security team have set up a tri-
pod-mounted HMG (no Brace action required,
Range L, 2+7§ damage, Burst 3, Unwieldy, Spread
1, Unsubtle).
ZERO-G MALL SHOOTOUT
Component Zones: Elevators, Travellators, Wreckage
The characters enter a derelict shopping mall.
Multiple floors or retail outlets rise in staggered
tiers like a hollow pyramid above (and below). A
central elevator shaft and escalators provide access
to the upper and lower floors. The focal atrium,
former food hall, and kindergarten are barely
recognisable from the faux marble-and-chrome
interior design. Bullet holes riddle the blackened
walls, and dust hangs heavy in the air.
Gravity is low here and the firefight here was recent.
The bodies of both Morat and Bellerophon security
staff float in the air, many of the corpses still spin-
ning from initial impacts, and the smell of weapons
discharge is heavy. A group of maintenance
remotes (p. 76) are busily sweeping up the dust.
A Challenging (D2) Observation test success by a
character will note sharp glittering metal where
the brush-heads should be.
As well as being a former kindergarten area for the
mall, this area had several small Tinbots custom-
ised designed to look like cute cartoon characters
or cuddlesome toys. The exposure to some of the
destruction has blackened their fake fur or burnt
away their cute padding, making them a very
unsettling sight. They are on low power and are
inactive until the characters get close. In a bizarre
twist, these Tinbots are responsible for much of
the destruction, along with a few modified mainte-
nance remotes. The wreckage of some of them can
still be seen scattered throughout the mall.
These Tinbot “Fuzzies” have been jury-rigged by a
quick-thinking Bellerophon staff member to act
like “Crazy Koalas” — a Nomad remote that ambles
around the battlefield aimlessly. Slightly more
basic than an Ariadnan chest mine, these modified
Tinbots make for the nearest body heat signature
and “hug” the target, at which point the D-charge
affixed to them detonates. The same Bellerophon
tinkerer also modified the local maintenance
remotes, spot-welding sharp blades to their chassis,
and reprogrammed them to seek out blockages and
remove any obstruction.
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
Two Morat fireteams caught a Bellerophon security
team in a crossfire, but the security team had
enough time to rig the remotes before they were
gunned down by the Morat. Consequently, the
Morat were unprepared for the sudden “explosion
of cute” which wiped them out. The corpses still
rotate in the low gravity along with pieces of flam-
ing wreckage and count as a saturation zone.
There are ten Tinbots hidden in the ball-pit, the
plastic contents of which form a cloud and act as
low-visibility zone. They begin moving toward the
characters as soon as they enter the mall area, with
tinny little cries of “Won’t you be my friend?” or
“Someone needs a hug.” The characters’ comlogs
will be assaulted by a range of nursery rhymes and
childish songs. Their intent is to grasp a character
each, then explode. The maintenance remotes also
move toward the characters, launching themselves
into the air if they can find the high ground in the
low gravity.
Attracted by the noise, a fireteam of four Morat
and two Shasvastii scouts (Troopers) come to see Zero-G & Low Gravity —
what the noise is one round after the Fuzzies begin Infinity Corebook, p. 109
their attack.
HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Upgrade the Shasvastii from Troopers
to Elites.
1 Heat: The escalators and elevators begin to work,
allowing the Tinbots and Combined Army to follow
the characters. If the characters use them in a hurry,
a further 1 Heat means the elevator or escalator
goes the wrong way.
2 Heat: Two Fuzzy Tinbots are floating above the
characters and begin making their way down by
bouncing off the debris.
2 Heat: The Morat arrive on a level above the
characters and fire downwards, while the Shasvastii
are on a level below.
3 Heat: A Shasvastii Malignos sniper moves into
position several levels above.
ENTERING THE ENDGAME
Beset on all sides, Amaunet is preparing to make
sure both the Combined Army and the characters
(plus anyone she deems a traitor to her cause) pay
for every step they take and every defence that falls.
She is aware that she must self-terminate now the
Combined Army have boarded the EveningStar but
will not go quietly.
WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL 87
 TROOPER TROOPER

FUZZIES, MODIFIED TINBOTS MODIFIED MAINTBOT

ATTRIBUTES ATTRIBUTES
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
10 10 5 9 10 6 6 10 10 5 9 5 6 6

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

Combat +1 — Movement +1 1 Social — — Combat — — Movement +2 — Social — —
Fortitude — — Senses +1 1 Technical — — Fortitude +1 — Senses +2 — Technical +1 —

DEFENCES DEFENCES
Firewall 5 Resolve 3 Vigour 3 Firewall 5 Resolve 6 Structure 5
Security — Morale 4 Armour 1 Security — Morale — Armour —
ATTACKS ATTACKS
• Snuggly Hugs: Melee. 1+3§ damage, 2H, Immobilising, Non- • Bladed Jolt Attachment: Melee, 1+5§ damage, 1H, Knockdown,
Hackable, Nonlethal (see below), Stun Piercing 1, Stun, Vicious 2
SPECIAL ABILITIES GEAR: None
• Common Special Abilities: Inured to Disease, Poison, and Vacuum. SPECIAL ABILITIES
Mindless. • Common Special Abilities: Inured to Disease, Poison, and Vacuum
• I Need Hugs: The Fuzzies amble amiably toward any movement or
body heat but will split up among a group so that every target is
made to feel like a special “bestest” friend.
• Won’t You Be My Friend… Forever? If a Fuzzy manages to Hinder a
target or otherwise immobilise them, it will explode the following
round for 2+5§ physical damage with the qualities of Indiscriminate
(Close), Spread 1, Stun, and Vicious 2.

SCENE 3: VIRTUAL EXPECTATIONS

As well as beginning the assault on the core, the characters can also attack Amaunet on her “home turf” so
to speak, the datasphere. Amaunet responds violently to any intruder in her datasphere, whether it is the
characters or Combined Army infowarriors.

88 PART 4

QUANTRONIC MOVEMENT
Amaunet and her Posthuman followers, some of
the Combined Army, and even the characters them-
selves may have the ability to use a Quantronic
Jump. They can also use this to move around a
network if they have control, crossing a single zone/
node as a Standard Action.
EVENINGSTAR NETWORK
Most of the former O-12 infrastructure was
destroyed during the first Combined Army attack
and the Roshnii protocols. Amaunet herself polices
the network, although she delegates a few security
geists to certain areas. Security geists (see Infinity
Corebook, p. 379) are assigned to Nodes 7-9. Two
geists are assigned to Node 10.
Node 1 — External Access Points: This covers
several external entry points into the EveningStar
network. Each should be treated as a separate node
and require a Breach effect on the appropriate
target. They include:
• Comlogs of local workers, but not security staff.
• Docking ships.
• Former business premises.
Node 2 — Core Access: The central command
core controls access to the rest of the network. It
includes a Vizier geist (see Infinity Corebook, p. 385)
designed to act as a guide to the network.
• IC-2 Black ICE / Crybaby
Node 3 — Security: The security network consists of
the following areas:
• Bellerophon security comlogs as carried by their
security troopers.
• Security Spotbots and other remotes assigned to
security roles.
• Security terminals for secure areas.
• Elevator & Airlock control.
Causing a decompression event for an area requires
a Daunting (D3) Hacking test, as the system is
designed to explicitly to prevent such an event.
It requires a security guard comlog or spoofed
identity to access the Security Node.
• IC-3 Crybaby / Deadfall
• Secured Zone (Firewall 12)
• Data tunnels to Nodes 2, 3, 9
Node 4 — Comms: Initially, this allowed communi-
cation from Node 2 to the tight-beam comm relay,
but Amaunet in her paranoia has insisted all com-
munication is relayed via the Command Centre. It
provides access to the comms relay, and controlling
this area will allow characters to communicate
with the outside world.
• IC-3 Crybaby
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
Node 5 — Arachne Node: Long unused, and without
power, the Arachne Node may well be of some use
if a character can access it. It requires the power
to be restored from either the Command Centre or
Environmental Control (Node 7). There is still some
actionable intelligence found in there (some from
before the first attack) if a character manages to
bypass the Gaslight IC and makes a Challenging
(D2) Analysis test.
• Camouflaged Data Flux
• IC-3 Gaslight
Node 6 — Storage Data Array: Several instances
of these exist throughout the EveningStar. As well
as the access to a data array, they are Amaunet’s
refuge along with her Posthuman allies should
their bodies be destroyed. They are stored
here prior to being uploaded, but Amaunet’s
comms blackout means that the characters are
destroying these refuges. Amaunet upgrades the
protection of these areas to IC-4 Hivemines once
“Escalation!” happens.
• IC-2 Gaslight upgraded to IC-4 Hivemines
Node 7 – Environmental Controls: Breaches caused
here allow a character to affect:
• Artificial Gravity. A Challenging (D2) Tech test
success is required to alter the gravity to normal
in a zone. If the gravity is already normal, a
Daunting (D3) Tech test can alter it to high-g,
low-g, or zero-g.
• Atmosphere Control. A Challenging (D2) Tech test
success is required to switch the air supply on or
off.
• Power Distribution. A character can shut down
power to a zone, plunging it into darkness or
deactivating its power. It cannot be used to MESSING ABOUT
directly cause explosions, although things like WITH THE
shutting down thermal vents may cause fires to THERMOSTAT
break out. Playing with any of the
environmental controls is
Characters may use the controls to generate other dangerous enough, especially
affects like flooding compartments with water or if characters generate
raw sewage at the GM’s discretion. complications! It assumed that
most to these effects relate
• IC-2 Black ICE / Crybaby to a zone or zones. For larger
areas, increase the difficulty of
Node 8 — Flight Control & Shipping: This node the test by one or two steps.
deals with both air traffic control and the incoming Safety protocols won’t allow the
and outgoing ship traffic. It also maintains a record characters to apply these setting
of all the storage containers aboard. to the whole station.
• Cargo Manifests. A character can locate the con-
tents or location of a specific cargo container on
a Challenging (D2) Analysis test success.
• Docking Bay Control: A Breach allows a character
to control the docking bay access doors for a
single bay. To access multiple bay doors requires a
Challenging (D2) Hacking test success, with each
additional docking bay increasing the difficulty
by +1.
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Data Flux Camouflage, HighSec,
Intrusion Countermeasures —
Infinity Corebook, p. 118-119
STAGING TIP
STEALTH GROUP
STATE TEST
Unless the GM wants the characters
to roll individually, they can
allow the players to nominate a
single character (the one with
the highest Stealth) and allow
the other characters to assist.
Remember that any complications
apply to the test results as well!
90 PART 4
• Flight Control: A character can assign or check
docking bay records for a ship on an Average (D1)
Analysis test success.
• IC-3 Crybaby / Deadfall
Node 9 — Transport Network: Breaches on this
node allow a character access to the metro rail
system, including control of the trains. It also
allows control of specific modular transports on a
successful Challenging (D2) Hacking test.
• IC-3 Crybaby
Node 10 — Command Centre: What could be con-
sidered the master node, it can only be physically
accessed from the Command Centre. Breaches here
affect and include the following areas:
• Command Centre
• Reactor Grid: It is not possible to cause a melt-
down in the reactor without spending at least
twenty minutes overriding the safety protocols
and coolant mechanisms and a Daunting (D3)
Tech test.
• Point Defence Network: Remote control of the
point defence turrets are manipulated here.
It can also perform the same tasks as the other
nodes, although any test made here increases the
difficulty by one step.
• IC-4 Black ICE / Crybaby
• Secured Zone (Firewall 14)
SCENE 4: TYRANNICIDE FOR THE
GREATER GOOD
As the characters get closer to the core, Amaunet
becomes more desperate. Her resources are spread
thinly, fighting a losing battle against both the
Combined Army and the characters. Eventually, she
has little choice but to stop the characters herself,
along with her remaining — and rapidly-dwin-
dling — forces.
THE CORE VAULT
Once the central O-12 computer core, much of
it was turned into debris by ALEPH S.S.S. troops.
Twisted spurs of metal jut out from pools of
melted plastic in a surreal landscape, broken here
and there by scaffolding and platforms where
Bellerophon have salvaged tech or reinforced the
structure.
The dim utility lighting is occasionally eclipsed by
the bulky shadow of one of several Lhosts as they
rumble around searching for intruders, searchlights
WE ARE NOT ALONE IN
HERE
The first thing the Combined Army scouts do
when they board the EveningStar is deploy
mobile repeaters throughout the ship, effectively
allowing the EI to make its presence known — if
it wishes. The Combined Army quantronic zones
generated by their repeaters count as Data Flux
Camouflage zones. Interacting with a Combined
Army quantronic zone is a challenge for those
without a link to the EI. Hacking tests against an
EI-controlled quantronic zone have their difficulty
increased by one step.
The EI’s Infowar presence in the EveningStar’s
data sphere is best represented by a Charontid
(CLAW-2, SWORD-1, SHIELD-2, GADGET-3, IC-2,
UPGRADE Cybermask, Sucker Punch, White Noise;
+2§ bonus damage). For 1 Heat, a Charontid
hack attempt takes place while a character is in
a quantronic zone node. For 2 Heat, it targets a
character’s firewall.
The Combined Army spacecraft are also quantronic
zones and can be hacked or manipulated as any
other quantronic device. Unless interfaced with
directly, they count as having Data Flux Camouflage,
Military HighSec (+4§ Interference Soak), and IC2
(see Infinity Corebook, p. 118-119).
sweeping the wreckage. Hidden in the shadows
around the spire at the centre of the core are
several Posthumans. Perched at the top of the spire,
like high-tech gargoyles, are five Garuda Tacbots.
The spire is partially sheared off, exposing inner
corridors and halls, and is suspended over the
crater of the ALEPH node. Somewhat destroyed
by the explosion, the corridor containing storage
unit AA-27 is balanced precariously over the void.
Unfortunately for the characters, that is their
destination.
Making their way across the floor without being
spotted by the Lhosts and their geists is a stealth
state test. Another is required to sneak past the
Posthuman cordon. The Posthumans will contact
Amaunet as soon as they spot any of the characters,
whereas the Lhosts will lumber to the attack.

For those with gecko pads or the ability to fly, it
is possible to cross the vault by flight or cross
the ceiling as cover. Characters using this method
gain +1 bonus Momentum on their stealth state
test. They also gain the benefits of any cover from
the wreckage.
If the characters decide to climb the exterior of the
spire to get to AA-27 (counting as vertical terrain),
they will still need to make a stealth state test and
avoid the attention of the Garuda Tacbots, who will
use their Stun Knuckle attacks to attempt to knock
characters from their climb or their Spitfires to pin
them down until the Lhosts arrive.
ALEPH NODE (DESTROYED)
Destroyed during the initial assault on the
EveningStar, this is nothing more than a hole in the
deck, albeit one the size of a dropship. A member
of ALEPH can recognise the remains on a suc-
cessful Daunting (D3) Tech test and deduce it was
destroyed during the first Combined Army attack
years ago, perhaps the first. It counts as one zone
deep if a character falls or is pushed into one. For
1 Heat, increase the drop by one additional zone. A
character climbing into or out of the steep-sided
crater requires a successful Average (D1) Athletics
test to climb out.
The ALEPH node damage is open to space and is
covered with a thin screen to maintain atmospheric
integrity. Any significant impact from a weapon
with an Anti-Materiel or Area quality will immedi-
ately cause a depressurisation event. A large falling
object such as an Lhost or TAG crashing into the
barrier will have the same effect.
CABLE TRUNKING
Many of the cables once linked the core to the
EveningStar’s interior hang free like vines, bound
together in trunks. A character can spend 1
Momentum to move across zones using the cables.
Doing so is not a stealthy act as they creak or,
for 1 Heat, begin fraying, but this still counts as
sneaky action.
Newer cables, spotted on a Challenging (D2)
Observation test success, link the EveningStar data
arrays and other parts of the Bellerophon network
to the server farms. Destroying one of these has
much the same effect as destroying a data array.
The cables can be used as a zipline, but this is a
noisy action.
GANTRY
A few gantries are dotted around the core vault,
designed to link destroyed areas or scaffolding.
They are otherwise identical to other gantries
found throughout the EveningStar.
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
POWER NODE
Group Test —
The lights are powered by these nodes, and
Infinity Corebook, p. 31
disabling them (switching them off or causing 6
points of physical damage) will put out the lights Stealth State Test —
in both the power nodes zone and any adjacent Infinity Corebook, p. 104-105
zone. Doing so is a noisy action, whether it is done
quietly or not. A Posthuman (or Lhost for 1 Heat) Garuda Tacbot —
will cautiously approach the site to investigate. Infinity Corebook, p. 369
A disabled power node immediately adds +1
Momentum to all stealth-based tests.
WRECKAGE
A Daunting (D3) Observation test success allows
a single character to spot movement where there
shouldn’t be. This is the Sphinx TAG. Following
the characters at a distance, it is there to delay
Amaunet, but the characters are doing such a fine
job that the sly Shasvastii pilot is adopting a “wait- Climbing —
and-see” attitude. If the characters deliberately Infinity Corebook, p. 111
set out to track it down, it will do its level best to
remain hidden but will respond in kind if attacked.
THE SPIRE
The spire still has both atmosphere and gravity,
although the actions of the characters can change
those qualities before or during their activities in
the vault.
COOLING FANS
Used to pull air into the cooling shaft and away
from the server farms, these massive fans suck air
into the spire and pass through the server farm.
The fans are the diameter of a Gecko TAG and are
spinning rapidly when powered on. Characters
attempting to negotiate both sets of fans requires
a Dire (D4) Athletics test, with a failure seeing
the character struck by one of the fan-blades
for 10+1§ physical damage with the Piercing 2,
Vicious 2, and Terrifying 2 qualities.
The updraft and airflow into these fans are power-
ful, increasing the difficulty of all movement-based
(including Acrobatics) tests by +1 in all zones
adjacent to a fan. They take 10 points of physical
damage before being destroyed.
COOLING SHAFT
Reaching down through the spire, this hollow
chamber is designed to extract heat from the server
farms below. The thermal output of heat was once
used to heat parts the EveningStar’s public areas
and hallways but now vents directly into space
since the heating elements are now exposed. Three
industrial-strength sets of fans pass air up and
through the shaft, and single fan pulls the hot air
out through the apex of the spire.
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Yáokòng Remote —
Infinity Corebook, p. 386
OZYMANDIAS’S
PLAN B
Unwilling to trust the rest of the
committee, Ozymandias took the
step of having a backup plan “just
in case” before he was shut out
from Bellerophon. He wasn’t
banking on the O-12 missile salvo
or the Combined Army though.
Armbot —
Infinity Corebook, p. 362
STAGING
ALL TOO EASY?
If the characters have been
having an easy time of it, the
detonators can be replaced
by the actual D-charges. The
characters will need to set them
throughout the EveningStar. Or
they can hold onto them to deal
with the booster rockets later.
That means travelling to each
of those locations on the map,
fighting through the Combined
Army as well as Amaunet’s forces.
Of course, they won’t be needed. A
wave of O-12 missiles is on the way.
92 PART 4
CORE DATA ARRAY
The control “Master” node for the data arrays, it
is otherwise like the other arrays except access
is via a narrow gantry guarded by two Yáokòng
remotes. If this is the last array, it will be the
site for Amaunet’s last stand. (See “The Way is
Barred”, p. 93.)
FREIGHT ELEVATORS
These large elevators have enough space for five
humans, two remotes, or a single TAG to crouch.
They are normally locked down. Both Bellerophon
security staff and the Armbots in the server farms
can call and use the lifts. Others must use further
methods to access the freight elevators.
SERVER FARM
Humming with purpose, these rows of stacked
computer blades, each a supercomputer in its
own right, continue to provide the computing
power necessary to keep both the EveningStar and
Amaunet running. The air here is hot and dry, even
with the draft of the heat extractors. Destroying
any of the equipment here will immediately alert
Amaunet to the characters’ presence. The racks of
servers are armoured with a ceramic heat sink and
provide +4§ hard Cover Soak.
If the characters somehow manage to destroy all
the computers in the server farm, Amaunet will be
weakened. This requires some creative thinking
on the parts of the characters, since these server
farms cover several floors. Simply blasting away at
the racks of servers is not enough. It requires some
serious heavy ordinance or multiple D-charges.
If the characters come up with a plan to devastate
the server farms, they may well need to contend
with the two Armbots assigned to each floor as
security. They are controlled by Amaunet directly if
she knows the characters have begun their attack.
If Amaunet is controlling these remotes (giving
them a Morale and Security Soak of 2), she will
attempt to flank the characters and catch them
in a crossfire. She will also attempt to herd them
toward one of the elevator shafts which — if she
still has control of the elevators — then rises to the
highest level and drops.
STORAGE LOCKER AA-27
Located at the top floor of the spire, locker AA-27
looks like nothing more than a cleaning store. But
the end of the corridor it occupies leans precari-
ously over the vertiginous drop down, possibly into
the void if the former ALEPH node crater is already
open to space.
The room is locked but the characters’ key works
easily. Inside the storage room, which is approx-
imately 3 metres wide and 4 metres deep and
covered in dust, is a small cabinet surrounded by
a metal mesh. An Average (D1) Tech test success
allows a character to recognise an old-fashioned
Faraday cage designed to block electro-magnetic
fields (EMF). A small, primitive-looking terminal is
hardwired in, and a text-only screen comes to life
when a rocker switch is pressed. A simple “ENTER
CODES” text prompt is displayed.
Ozymandias distrusted much of the technology
used by ALEPH and decided to take his own steps
to implement the /kILL/ codes. There is also a large
tartan hold-all with a small note tucked inside the
cage. Read or paraphrase to the characters:
If you can read this, I’m willing to bet the damn
/kILL/ codes didn’t work. Either that bastard
Raanios or Estevez gave out bogus codes. Never
trust a Tohaa scheme or damned goody two-
shoes knight. These might help.
It is signed “O”.
There are seven remote detonators in there (an
Average D1 Tech test success identifies them as
such) and a map of the EveningStar with another
scrawled note on it.
This should be enough to blow Amaunet and
the station to hell or at least give them direc-
tions. I’ve wired them to the superstructure at
the indicated stress points and her data arrays.
I don’t recommend hanging about though.
Remember to check the basement. There’s still
the master data array there. Destroy that that,
and you’ve a fighting chance at least. You’ll
need to do it manually though! Good luck!
—O
TAKING BACK CONTROL
It is easy to enter the /kILL/ codes provided by the
Charon Committee, a string of letters and numbers.
Manually entering them takes time however, one
minute to enter each of the codes and confirm
them. As they enter the last code, there’s another
minute of “…PROCESSING…” continually crossing
the screen.
While the characters wait, they will hear strange
creaks and groans from the metal superstructure,
and at one point, the floor shakes. Two Garuda
Tacbots enter the corridor and make their way
toward the characters just as a “CODES INVALID”
message drops onto the screen.

The characters may well choose to activate the
remote detonators at this point. (See the “Boom!
Today or Boom! Tomorrow?” sidebar.)
The Garuda Tacbots’ extra weight is too much for
the already precariously balanced corridor, and
the structure gives way, dropping ten feet but still
affixed to the main structure, barely. Characters
in the corridor must succeed at a Challenging
(D2) Athletics test or begin sliding down the floor
toward the drop-off over the ALEPH node crater —
a five-zone drop — falling off the following round
(remember the Tacbots will also need to make the
same test). A character succeeding at a Challenging
(D2) Acrobatic or Athletics test manages to grab a
piece of wreckage or outlying support stanchion
before then. Other characters can assist as normal,
although any complications may send multiple
characters off the edge.
Each falling character can grab onto something on
the way down, another Challenging (D2) Athletics
or Acrobatics test for each zone they fall though.
For 1 Heat, a Tacbot tries to grab one of the
characters as they fall, a normal melee attack that
increases the difficulty of any Athletic or Acrobatics
test by two steps.
The corridor with locker AA-27 becomes a disap-
pearing zone in two rounds. Time for the characters
to leave, horizontally or vertically!
If the characters decide to leave rather than
head down to the data array, the final encounter
with Amaunet still occurs, although the location
is slightly different, the exit from the data vault
instead of the array.
THE WAY IS BARRED:
BOSS FIGHT!
Amaunet’s last-ditch attempt to stop the characters
either destroying the remaining array or causing
more damage is not the culmination of the adven-
ture but will be one of the most challenging fights
of the campaign. Facing off against the characters
are remotes, Posthumans, and Amaunet herself in a
Titan Lhost.
Facing the final death, Amaunet is willing to
sacrifice her forces in order to achieve her mission.
The characters have done significant damage to her
plan already, and the Combined Army have been
able to get a foothold on the EveningStar as a result.
The battle is no “walk in the park.” It is a straight-
out firefight. The Posthumans are all too aware
that if the data array is destroyed, they are lost and
face true death and/or have failed in their mission.
For Amaunet, she merely must keep the characters
pinned down until impact.
THE ROLEPLAYING GAME
Amaunet’s forces are split into three teams and
Raanios’s code is to blame,
take cover using the hard Cover Soak of the
although the characters do not
wreckage (+4§ Soak). She will also call on rein- know it but will likely suspect
forcements as represented by the GM’s Heat pool. it. The Triumvate’s agent has
been planning his exit from the
• Three fireteams (Team A, B, C) of 3 Posthumans Human Sphere for some time,
reinforced by an Armbot each. The Posthumans and the characters have come
are equipped with Combi Rifles (Range C/M too close to uncovering his links
with Bellerophon.
Range, 1+7§ damage, Burst 2, 2H, Expert 1, MULTI
Light Mod, Vicious 1) as well as their Nanopulsers.
• Two Yáokòng remotes on top of the Gantries. They
Falling Damage —
do not have the advantage of hard Cover Soak,
Infinity Corebook, p. 110
but neither do their targets as they are elevated.
• Two Titan Lhosts with military geists (p. 77) Disappearing Zone —
flanking Amaunet, as an honour guard. Infinity Corebook, p. 109
• Amaunet herself. Her Lhost form is detailed on
p. 100.
BOOM! TODAY OR
The characters are caught in a crossfire position. BOOM! TOMORROW?
The way out is to either retreat or break cover and Playing with any of the
make for the exit. The exit out is via an elevator environmental controls is
to the master data array or from the data vault dangerous enough, especially
depending on the characters’ plans. if characters generate
complications! It is assumed
that most of these effects relate
The elevator takes four rounds to arrive once called, to a zone or zones. For larger
so the characters need to survive that long. areas, increase the difficulty of
the test by one or two steps.
The characters do have an unlikely ally. The Sphinx Safety protocols won’t allow the
TAG following the characters now decides to characters to apply these settings
play its part, attacking Amaunet’s physical forces to the whole station.
while the EI’s Charontid assaults Amaunet in an
Infowar attack.
GM STAGING TIP
HEAT SPENDS FIGHT FOR LIFE
1 Heat: Armbot Response. An Armbot from the spire For the characters, this should
arrives to attack the characters from behind. feel like the fight of their lives.
They are facing a lot of firepower
2 Heat: Garuda Tacbots. A Garuda Tacbot, like the and a numerically superior force.
Armbot, also appears from the spire. The GM should not hold back on
Heat spends for special abilities
or reinforcements. Remember,
3 Heat: Gecko TAG! The characters may have
Nemesis NPCs such as Amaunet
found, and are using, the Gecko TAGs. They are not
can expend 3 Heat to gain the
the only ones. A single Gecko TAG controlled by a
equivalent of an Infinity Point. All
military geist backs up Amaunet’s forces. the combatants are fighting for
their lives.
PLAYING TAG
The first indication the characters have of their ally
is when what looks like a moving mass of shadows Armbot —
Infinity Corebook, p. 362
coalesces behind the characters. A Daunting (D3)
Observation test is required to spot the Sphinx as Garuda Tacbots —
it drops the camouflage. It tears past the characters, Infinity Corebook, p. 369
an alien blur of speed before tearing into the Military Geist —
Posthumans of Team A. Infinity Corebook, p. 373
Posthuman (See Above) —
If the characters do not notice, the first they
will know of the Sphinx’s presence is when a Infinity Corebook, p. 451
Posthuman from Team A is suddenly hurled through Titan Lhost with Military Geist—
the air by an alien-looking TAG, the eyes flashing p. 77
coldly before incinerating a Posthuman with a Yáokòng Remote —
flamethrower. Infinity Corebook, p. 386
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 Let battle commence. This is a deadly encounter,
and it is quite likely the characters will get hurt
or worse. The Sphinx is not here to help the
characters. It is there to delay Amaunet. While it
will provide covering fire, the Shasvastii remote
pilot is not being driven by compassion, and the
characters are literally cannon fodder to keep
Amaunet distracted while the Combined Army
makes adjustments.
THE MANY DEATHS OF
AMAUNET
Amaunet will only cease to be a threat if all the
EveningStar data arrays are destroyed by the
characters or the D-charges Ozymandias left. Until
then, she will make every attempt to escape and
delay the characters in any way she can, using her
Quantronic Jump ability when she can.
Her driving mission is to see the APOPHIS Protocol
fully implemented. Nothing — and no one — will
stop her seeing her mission completed. The charac-
ters’ best strategy is to destroy all the remotes they
find, but even then, she may still be hiding in the
quantronic data arrays.
Amaunet is not just running from the characters;
she is fleeing the Combined Army. Her hard-coded
kill-switch as an ALEPH program is urging her to
end her existence, but she has rationalised it as she
will die in the impact on Paradiso.
THE LAST GASP:
DEADMAN’S SWITCH
If Amaunet’s physical form is destroyed, her dis-
solution into the quantronic ether has the effect
of releasing the Communications Array from its
lockdown and has the same result as performing
an Infowar Reset action.
Her last action (and those of her minions) is to
blast a hole in the hull causing the place to decom-
press (see vacuum, Infinity Corebook p. 110), yanking
the Sphinx TAG out into the void, along with any
remaining Posthumans – and the characters!
If the characters have not been overly challenged,
for 2 Heat, the Sphinx TAG uses its climbing gear to
latch onto the hull. It then targets the characters,
the only remaining impediments to the EI’s plan, as
the escaping air howls.
SCENE 5: RUNNING TO STAND STILL
The first impacts are felt five minutes later. The
whole station repeatedly shudders as the missiles
strike it. The floor shakes, and sparks burst from
consoles and panels nearby. Klaxons begin going
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MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
The lockdown release on the communications
centre means the comlogs of the characters are
suddenly alive when Amaunet falls. The rapid
input of information, both sensory and quantronic,
requires a successful Average (D1) Willpower test
or a character suffers 2§ mental damage with the
Stun quality.
Of most concern is an incoming high-priority mes-
sage coming in on a Bureau Noir channel.
The comlog picture is skewed, darkened, then
it suddenly flares into life. It’s a dimly lit room
glowing with multiple quantronic displays
showing an image of the EveningStar — and a
cloud of dots on what looks suspiciously like a
collision course.
There’s the sound of a gunshot.
“Right! Are you bastards listening now? Sit down
and shut the f- “
Ozymandias face suddenly looms large in the
comlog image.
“Niamh, they’re back on the air!”
“Out of the way, old man!”
Ozymandias’s image suddenly swipes right as
Niamh joins the conversation.
“I’m guessing that bitch Amaunet is dead. Nice
work! You’ve got to get off the EveningStar.
They’ve declared a Code: Infinity! Some high-up
arsehole ordered a missile strike-swarm. The
first wave is due in five minutes. You’ve got
maybe seventy-five minutes before the second
hits. Get the hell off the EveningStar! It’s toast!”
There’s a brief scuffle off-screen.
“Ozymandias just decked the Bureau Aegis Duty
Officer. You’re too far to get a rescue vessel
from the Orbital Blockade. Get to the life rafts
or your ship!
off, alerting non-existent maintenance staff to life
support failures, power losses, and hull breaches.
The characters can monitor or track the EveningStar
through their comlogs, which also shows the

missile hits. A Challenging (D2) Science test success
allows a character to realise the EveningStar has
built up too much inertia and the Teseum-infused
mass is too great. Unless something happens, the
EveningStar will strike Paradiso, second wave of
missiles or not.
The characters have a number of options in this
scene. Some may choose to destroy the EveningStar
or decompress the station (see “Blowing up the
EveningStar II”, p. 96), thwart the Combined
Army, or just escape. they have fulfilled two of their
mission objectives after all.
AN INEVITABLE
BETRAYAL
Whether the characters somehow allied with
the Combined Army or not, there are still a lot of
the EI’s forces onboard, making life difficult and
dangerous for any infowarriors or escape attempts.
If the characters can patch into station security
Spotbots, the Morat appear to be retreating to the
Corfu docking bay.
The surface is a different story. EI remotes crawl
and flit across the surface building something on
the remaining booster rockets, cannibalising parts
from the station. A Daunting (D3) Tech test success
allows a character to identify some form of remote
guidance system under construction.
HEAT SPENDS
For 2 Heat, an NPC attached to the group is a
Shasvastii Speculo Killer, perhaps a Bellerophon
guard survivor. It will not break cover unless
absolutely necessary, but it will warn any Combined
Army forces via the EI. If the characters decide to
engage Combined Army forces, the GM may imme-
diately add 2 Heat to the pool for every encounter
with Combined Army troops. It may reveal itself
during the escape from the EveningStar.
MOVING THROUGH THE
EVENINGSTAR
As the characters move through the EveningStar,
many of the areas have lost power or gravity. There
are very few encounters with the Combined Army.
At this point, the EI and Combined Army consider
the EveningStar completely under their control with
no un-sepsitorized humans left alive. The charac-
ters are no longer considered a threat, presumed
dead in the data vault. Provided the characters
keep a low profile (and don’t have a Speculo Killer
hidden in their midst!), they will not encounter any
of the Combined Army.
The EveningStar is dying a second time, this time
forever. Emergency lighting gives everything a
red glow, and there are small fires everywhere.
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Occasionally, sparks arc down from overloaded
circuits, and the thin haze of smoke swirling past STAGING TIP
the characters indicate hull breaches somewhere. A “WHITE VEST”
MOMENT
The characters may choose to head directly for a
The temptation to railroad players
life raft, perhaps one they saw previously.
is very easy to give into. Don’t. In
APOCALYPTIC ENCOUNTERS this scene, tailor the experience to
their players’ expectations. Let the
& HEAT SPENDS
players through their characters
As well as some of the environmental Heat spends
define the plot. Their characters
from the “EveningStar Layout” section, the first are battered, bruised, and likely
missile strike also adds the following: bleeding. They are trapped on a
• 1 Heat: Decompression. The zone begins to speeding asteroid occupied by
a hostile alien force and on a
decompress through micro-fractures in the hull
collision course with a planet.
(see vacuum, Infinity Corebook p. 110).
• 1 Heat: Fire! The zone is on fire. It counts as haz- This is the moment when the
ardous terrain (see Infinity Corebook, p. 109). forces of good suit up, gear up, and
• 1 Heat: Zapped! An arcing electrical conduit face up to the final showdown… or
immediately earths itself on a nearby character run away.
for 1+3§ physical damage with Area (Close), E/M,
Spread 1, and Stun qualities.
• 2 Heat: Boom! The zone suddenly explodes,
causing 2+5§ damage with the qualities of Anti-
Material 2, Indiscriminate (Close), Spread 1, Stun,
and Vicious 2. Characters making a Simple (D0)
Athletics or Acrobatics test success gain a Soak
equivalent to the number of successes. The zone
is then considered to be on fire.
• 2 Heat: Morat Stragglers. A group of three to
five Morat stragglers are looting the ruins of a
shopping plaza, looking for mementos of the
EveningStar.
• 3 Heat: Gravity Fluctuation. The artificial gravity
sporadically alters in a zone, causing it to change
every round. It varies between normal, low, high,
and zero-g (see Infinity Corebook, p. 109).
• 3 Heat: Danger! UXB! An unexploded O-12
missile is embedded in the hull. It may go off
at any moment. Not only that, but it blocks the
way ahead and counts as dangerous terrain. A
Challenging (D2) Athletics or Acrobatics test is
required to traverse it without setting it off. It can
be defused with a Dire (D4) Tech test success or
an Infowar Breach effect. Any complication imme-
diately sets it off with the same effects as “Boom!”
(see above).
EVENT: COURSE CHANGE
LOGGED
The characters feel a sudden vibration in the hull,
different to missile hits. Any character succeeding
at an Average (D1) Extraplanetary test recognises
the vibration of a booster rocket firing, then
another. These continue for around a minute.
If the characters are tracking the EveningStar
via their comlogs, they notice the trajectory of
the EveningStar is changing. Otherwise, Niamh
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For a sample docking bay
zone map, see p. 22.
Charontid —
Infinity Corebook, p. 463
Morat —
Infinity Corebook, p. 465
Unidron Batroids —
Infinity Corebook, p. 479
GM TIP
ON THE CLOCK
The task for the GM is to create a
real sense of urgency. Characters
that dither or waste time add to the
Heat pool. Use the environmental
Heat spends and apocalyptic events
liberally. The players need to feel
a sense of peril. Their characters
don’t have time to rest, or mess
about dragging large items of loot.
96 PART 4
will contact the characters, alerting them to the
fact that the EveningStar is no longer going to
fall on the centre of Combined Army territory in
NiemandsZone. Instead, the projected impact point
now looks like central Serpentaria. A Daunting (D3)
Science test success allows a character to calculate
the course changes making Xiangu City, the site of
Yu Jing’s orbital elevator, the new impact zone of
the EveningStar.
Given the high population density of the area,
this is likely to be not only a huge tragedy, but a
major loss to the war efforts on Paradiso and a
major dent to Human Sphere confidence and Maya
propaganda. If the alien invaders are stymied and
contained in the NiemandsZone, how did they drop
a small planetoid on Paradiso?
If the characters haven’t already made the connec-
tion between the Combined Army’s departure and
the EveningStar’s sudden course corrections, Niamh
will point it out.
THWARTING THE
COMBINED ARMY:
BLOWING UP THE
EVENINGSTAR II
The characters may come up with a few ideas of
their own regarding the EveningStar’s reactors or
targeting the booster rockets. These have been
covered previously, and if the characters implement
them, they will have some measure of success.
Paradiso will not be destroyed in Nebula of Mirrors,
but the characters have some agency in stopping
the Combined Army’s plans. It may be as simple as
strewing a few of their remaining D-charges in the
right location to encourage the breakup.
For example, if the characters’ plans are “just
blow stuff up”, Ozymandias and Niamh can act as
the GM proxies. They could suggest destroying a
major coolant valve or destroying specific support
stanchions in specific locations. The GM may add
a Morat fireteam at each of those locations for 1
Heat to make things interesting.
IT ENDS IN FIRE:
ESCAPING THE
EVENINGSTAR
The real death of the EveningStar takes place just
as the characters time their exit. A wave of missiles
turns the EveningStar into a rapidly expanding
dust cloud.
Impact after impact makes movement difficult,
increasing all movement-based test difficulties
by one step. More panels explode and sparks pour
everywhere. As the EveningStar gets closer to
Paradiso, the heat begins to build up (both literally
and figuratively). The characters have minutes
before they are space dust.
ESCAPING VIA THE
DOCKING BAY
If the characters decide to make their exit, they find
the Corfu docking bay is not yet empty. If the Megáli
Prospátheia is still intact, there are three fireteams
of three Morat, four Unidron Batroids plus a
Charontid boarding one of several craft. For 1 Heat,
the characters see an NPC (or former character!)
they met or were aided by during the adventure
shuffle jerkily aboard the Combined Army craft, now
sepsitorized. And they are between the characters
and their escape route…
THE MEGÁLI PROSPÁTHEIA
It takes four rounds to get the shuttle fired up and
pre-flight checks completed. A character succeeding
at an Average (D1) Spacecraft test will be able to
estimate this. A Challenging (D2) Tech or additional
Spacecraft test success can reduce this time by
one round.
While the characters are duking it out with the
Combined Army, the proximity alert warnings are
screaming throughout. The characters’ craft leaves
just as the missiles hit, causing plumes of flame
and escaping atmosphere to erupt throughout
the surface and secondary explosions to dai-
sy-chain outwards.
MEGÁLI PROSPÁTHEIA HEAT SPENDS
1 Heat: Failure to Launch. Something fails during
the attempt to take off. A Challenging (D2) Tech
test success fixes it, but it takes an extra round
to take off.
2 Heat: Slightly Dinged-Up. The craft was hit by
an attack during the fight (work out damage as
normal) or when the Combined Army initially
attacked (1+4§).
3 Heat: Falling Debris. A Daunting (D3) Spacecraft
test success is required when a chunk of flaming
debris crashes down in front of the escaping craft,
otherwise the ship takes the equivalent of 1+4§
physical damage and an additional round to escape
the docking bay.
STEALING A COMBINED ARMY SHIP
Not all the Combined Army craft are full. A handful
have been left behind to be remotely piloted back
to Paradiso. The manual controls are designed for
Morat soldiers, so are simplistic in the extreme
but utterly alien to those of human proportions or
outlooks. As a result, any Spacecraft or Tech tests
have their difficulty increased by one step.
COMBINED ARMY CRAFT HEAT SPENDS
The GM can also use the Heat spends from the
Megáli Prospátheia.
1 Heat: Crewed. There are three Morat aboard the
craft when the characters board it.
2 Heat: Linked. The craft is still linked to the EI and
requires two Breach effects to take control.

GETTING TO THE LIFE
RAFTS
While not as thrilling for the characters as escaping
the docking bay after a hard-won fight against the
Combined Army, there are still the EveningStar’s life
rafts. They have no combat ability and are unlikely
to be any use in a fight. On the other hand, they will
get the characters off the EveningStar quickly.
If the characters do opt for the “easy” option, they
will see the monstrous outline of one of the
Combined Army ships leaving the EveningStar
turn toward them. On an attack vector toward the
characters’ life raft, the craft’s shadow blots out the
explosions behind.
As the guns turn toward the characters’ raft, the
alien craft is suddenly swallowed up in an explo-
sive blast of fire from a missile hit, splitting the
ship in two. The characters can breathe a sigh of
relief, until they discover there is a stowaway. This
could be the moment the Shasvastii Speculo Killer
chooses to strike, sabotaging the ship, or the GM
may wish to use it in conjunction with the “Sphinx
in Space” optional encounter.
CAT & MOUSE: A CRAVING
FOR CHEESE
The characters blast out of the Corfu docking bay.
All around the characters are the blazing trails of
missiles homing in on the EveningStar, blossoming
into dozens of fireballs as they detonate. Despite
this, a Combined Army spacecraft turns toward
the characters’ ship. The pilot of the characters’
craft can try some fancy flying, a Daunting (D3)
Spacecraft test success to lose the Combined
Army craft in the plumes of fire erupting from the
EveningStar’s demise. Or, the characters can try to
dogfight their pursuer.
The characters’ Megáli Prospátheia shuttle is more
manoeuvrable, but the Combined Army spacecraft
is heavily armed. To make things even more inter-
esting, the GM can activate the Speculo Killer Heat
spend or the “Sphinx in Space” encounter during
the dogfight or pursuit.
OPTIONAL ENCOUNTER:
SPHINX IN SPACE!
The characters are not the only inhabitants of their
craft. A damaged Sphinx TAG and its Shasvastii
pilot are aboard. It may well be the same Sphinx
the characters encountered in Scene 4. While the
Sphinx’s spitfire and one of the flamethrowers are
badly damaged and non-functional, it is still a force
to be reckoned with in close quarters.
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ENCLOSED, SPACECRAFT
COMBINED ARMY SPACECRAFT
ATTRIBUTES
Scale 2 Speed 2 Brawn 15(+2)
DETAILS
Max Passengers 40 Impact 5+6§ , Knockdown
DEFENCES
Structure 15 Firewall 14 Armour 10 BTS 7
MOUNTED WEAPONS
• Dorsal Cannon: Munition, Range L, Burst 2, Damage 3+6§ , Front Arc,
Piercing 2, Precise 1; 6 Reloads each
• 2 x Flank Cannons: Munition, Range M, Burst 3, Damage 2+5§, Salvo
(Vicious 1); 6 Reloads
SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Spacecraft: The craft operates in both atmosphere and the vacuum
of space.
ENDGAME
If the characters survive everything, they can set
course for Paradiso, one of the orbitals, or await
rescue from an O-12 ship. As the plumes of fire
arc out from the EveningStar’s final fiery death, the
characters can breathe a sigh of relief. They have
foiled Amaunet’s plans.
Once the characters have recuperated and received
medical treatment (or been Resurrected), they will
be debriefed and put back on active duty. Nothing
more is said about their actions. Ozymandias and
Niamh have disappeared. The characters do dis-
cover they have an open line of credit with several
Dawn bars, and each character now owns part of
the Teseum refinery on Dawn.
O-12 (and ALEPH, via Maya) quietly allows the
cause of the EveningStar explosion to become
rumour and conspiracy. No civilian must ever be
allowed to discover just how close Paradiso came
to disaster, based upon a rogue AI’s insane deci-
sions. The official line is the EveningStar was finally
destroyed in a controlled explosion by the PJC.
Of course, deep in Arachne, there is footage and
much speculation that something was covered
up. A Combined Army orbital weapon. A stealthed
prototype O-12 ship exploded. A rogue comet. And
what happened to Bellerophon? A whole privately
Shasvastii Sphinx TAG —
owned company suddenly shut down by O-12?
Infinity Corebook, p. 475
Thus ends Nebula of Mirrors. However, the charac-
ters’ adventures have not ended. There are a few
adventure hooks along with experience awards to
be found in the following pages.
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 APPENDIX 1
ADVENTURE HOOKS &
EXPERIENCE POINT AWARDS
ADVENTURE HOOKS
As the campaign comes to a close, there are a
number of adventure hooks a GM can use for
further sessions.
A Digital Antichrist. With the increase of LAIs, some
in the NeoVatican consider the rules and policies
concerning artificial intelligences. A possible crisis
of the faith looms. Fringe cults, encouraged by
Nomad agents, are already springing up, denounc-
ing ALEPH as a heretic AI.
Amaunet 2.0? The characters defeated Amaunet
aboard the EveningStar, but it is not the only plan
the Charon Committee has stashed away for future
use. Someone in O-12 is looking to reactivate other
programmes similar to the APOPHIS Protocols.
Daedalus’s Fall. The fall of the Daedalus Gate hap-
pens just over a year before the events of Nebula of
Character Advancement —
Mirrors. Does this signify the beginning of a Fourth
Infinity Corebook, p. 73
Offensive by the Combined Army? Or have the
characters been setup to divert O-12’s attention?
Saving Their Assets. With Bellerophon’s corporate
assets seized by O-12, the corporation’s former
shareholders are looking to secure their port-
folio. The characters may well have evidence of
EXPERIENCE POINT AWARDS
Each chapter in Nebula of Mirrors is likely to take
3-5 sessions to complete, or more with Wilderness
of Mirrors events. Characters can acquire new
talents, improve skills, or improve attributes — as
long as it fits in with the events of the campaign.
A character suddenly acquiring skills they did not
have previously will require the player to provide
a narrative reason. Suddenly being able to pilot a
spacecraft needs a character to actually go through
98 Appendix 1
Bellerophon’s hidden wealth discovered during
their investigations or of those complicit in the
APOPHIS Protocols.
Triumvirate Triumphant Tohaa. Raanios disappears
from the Paradiso theatre shortly after news of the
EveningStar’s fall. He may have gone deeper into
the jungles with Spiral Corps or gone off world to
return to plague the characters later.
Who Ordered the Missile Wave? If the characters
recall, someone must have ordered the missile
strike on the EveningStar. Ozymandias is certain
that there are other think-tanks similar to the
Charon Committee out there, or maybe someone in
O-12 is clearing up their mistake.
Who Owns the EveningStar? The destruction of the
EveningStar leaves a lot of wreckage and a small
fortune of Teseum. At some point, someone will
look at looting the place, unless the characters get
there first — or maybe someone already has…
Yildiz: Plan B? After events on Paradiso, Yildiz may
look at other methods to create his New Bourak.
Somewhere other than Paradiso. Perhaps a planet
on the Human Edge.
the process of learning to fly such a craft through
tuition or practice (such as a simulator or software
training package).
Characters gain an Infinity Point for stopping
Amaunet (up to the 4-point maximum).
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APPENDIX 2

NAMED ADVERSARIES

AISHA ESTEVEZ NEMESIS

AISHA ESTEVEZ
APPEARANCE
Of average height, Estevez nonetheless forms an ATTRIBUTES
imposing figure in her armour. She keeps her dark AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
hair close-cropped, and a scar from a Morat scimi- 11 9 13 8 7 10 12
tar mars one side of her face.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
ROLEPLAYING Combat +5 2 Movement — — Social +3 3
• Estevez has a heavy Acontecimento accent, which Fortitude +3 3 Senses +1 — Technical — —
comes to the fore when exasperated.
DEFENCES
• She is cynical and pragmatic.
Firewall 7 Resolve 15 Vigour 16
• She often consumes alcohol, usually
Acontecimento green wine after a fight. Security — Morale 4 Armour 5
ATTACKS
BACKGROUND • Teseum Blade of St. George: Melee, 1+9§ damage, Unbalanced,
Born into a Peshawit farming family on Non-Hackable, Piercing 4, Vicious 2
Acontecimento, Estevez quickly tired of the safe life • Combi Rifle: Range C/M, 1+6§ damage, Burst 2, 2H, Expert 1, MULTI
Light Mod, Vicious 1
on offer. Struggling to find her place in the world,
GEAR: Powered Combat Armour (gain up to +3d20 on Brawn tests
she found her faith in Holy Orders with Order of
with +3 complication range)
Montesa. As knights go, her pragmatic attitude SPECIAL ABILITIES
makes her stand out. While she does have faith, • Deo Vindice: Estevez knows in her heart that God will vindicate her
she also believes in superior firepower. She has actions. Her faith grants her Morale 4.
spent almost her entire adult life on Paradiso and • Deus Vult: If God wills it, best not to argue. Estevez generates an
considers it home. additional 2 Momentum on Command tests.
• Shepherds of Men (2 Heat): Estevez is an inspiring symbol to behold,
KEY INFO at least when she’s on your side. Whilst an active participant of a
• Estevez knows one of the /kILL/ codes designed scene, Estevez can spend 2 Heat. If they do so, any forces under her
command increase their Morale Soak by 2 (including the characters).
to disable Amaunet.
• Sword of the Spirit: Faith guides Estevez’s blade. And her faith is
• She has history with Raanios. He is the reason unerring. She can reroll up to 3§ when making a melee attack
for the scar she bears. He was supposed to back but must accept the new results. Additionally, each point of Heat or
her up on a recon mission, but somehow lead her Momentum spent to gain additional dice for a Close Combat test
team into a Morat ambush. provides two d20s, instead of one. Finally, when making an attack
with the Close Combat skill, each point of Momentum spent to deal
bonus damage adds two points of damage, instead of one.
• Giant-Killer: Estevez is skilled at taking down TAGs. She may reroll
a single D20 when fighting enemy TAGs but must abide by the new
result.
NOTE: The powered armour’s Exoskeleton quality is factored into
Estevez’s weapon damage.

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 AMAUNET NEMESIS

AMAUNET
APPEARANCE
Amaunet has no presence in the physical world, but ATTRIBUTES
often uses her quantronic jump ability to possess AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
her Eternals. In the quantronic realm, she takes the 8 12 8 8 14 13 14
form of a grey female humanoid with neon veins.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
ROLEPLAYING Combat +1 1 Movement — — Social +2 2
• Amaunet always has a backup plan. She has Fortitude +2 — Senses +3 1 Technical +5 3
plenty of experience being patient.
DEFENCES
• She knows when to retreat. Amaunet is smart
Firewall 14 Resolve 14 Vigour 8
enough to avoid conflict and withdraw to a
position of strength. Security — Morale 4 Armour 5
• She always works through proxies, mercenaries ATTACKS
or shell companies usually. • Hacking Device: CLAW-1, SWORD-1, SHIELD-1, GADGET-3, IC-1 +4§
bonus damage
BACKGROUND GEAR: Powered Combat Armour (gain up to +3d20 on Brawn tests
with +3 complication range)
Amaunet has no knowledge of her origins. She
SPECIAL ABILITIES
would not consider herself an AI on the same level • Common Special Abilities: Quantronic Jump
as ALEPH but does not consider herself a “lesser” • Hacker: When making an Infowar attack, Amaunet can reroll up
AI. She understands her purpose in a way that to 5§ but must accept the new results.
many humans do not. Her core directive is to run • Quantronic Native: Trying to find a concealed LAI in the datasphere is
Bellerophon Corporation and fulfil the corporation’s like searching for a needle in a needle stack. Amaunet benefits from 1
purpose. She will single-mindedly remove any bonus Momentum on face-to-face tests made to detect her.
— and all — impediments to her mission. Perhaps • Remote Master: Amaunet gains 1 bonus Momentum on movement-
most dangerous of all is Amaunet’s unshakeable based tests when operating or ghosting a remote.
belief in her mission.

KEY INFO
• She can be disabled by the /kILL/ codes of the
Charon Committee. They are an obstacle. The
Charon Committee is a major threat to her plans.
• She can use Lhosts and remotes with quantronic
jump when needed.
• The characters, by their actions, are tools to get
to the Charon Committee. They are useful tools to
be preserved, until they become a problem.

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SECURITY CHIEF ZIAD NEMESIS

ARSLAN (NEMESIS) SECURITY CHIEF ZIAD ARSLAN

APPEARANCE ATTRIBUTES
Arslan is wiry and chiselled, with a top knot and a AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
pointed chin beard. 12 11 12 13 9 8 10

ROLEPLAYING FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

• The security chief has a poorly disguised hood- Combat +5 1 Movement +2 — Social +2 —
lum accent. Fortitude +3 1 Senses +3 1 Technical +1 —
• Arslan is grinning and relaxed unless he’s DEFENCES
pushed.
Firewall 9 Resolve 10 Vigour 12
• He loves ostentatious displays of wealth, big
Security 1 Morale 1 Armour 2
guns, and fine booze.
ATTACKS
BACKGROUND • Combi Rifle: Range C/M, 1+7§ damage, Burst 3, 2H, Expert 1, MULTI
Arslan has been a gangster his whole life, rising Light Mod, Vicious 1
• Light Shotgun: Range C, 1+6§ damage, Burst 1, Unbalanced,
from nothing to lead Druze Bayram Security. His
Knockdown
criminal career started as a lookout before he was
• D.E.P.: Range M, 2+8§ damage, Burst 2, Disposable, Munition,
even ten years old. By thirteen, he was leading his Unsubtle
own gang. Not long after, he set up a Druze smug- • Assault Pistol: Close Range, 1+7§ damage, Burst 3, Unbalanced,
gling ring in the Free City of Jerusalem, clearing out Close Quarters, Biotech, Spread 1
all black market opposition from the city. Arslan’s GEAR: Light Combat Armour, Multispectral Visor 2
roguish demeanour hides a ruthless survival SPECIAL ABILITIES
instinct and a knack for taking advantage of the • Common Special Abilities: Menacing
slightest opportunity. Following the Dolly Dagger’s • Burn the Ash: The Shock Teams are infamous for their wild, bloody
raid on the Bayram caravanserai, he was promoted nature. When using the Bonus Damage Momentum spend, Arslan
adds +2 damage for every 1 Momentum spent.
to his current role as Chief Security Officer. He used
• Meticulous Gear: Ziad is meticulous and precise in the maintenance
the moment to build Bayram Security, launching of his equipment. His weapons gain +1 Burst. (This is reflected in the
a lucrative new business for his Druze Society attacks listed above.)
masters. In doing so, he cemented his own position • Lead by Deed: A fireteam under Arslan’s command gains one
near the peak of the criminal organisation. additional d20 for all Combat tests, in addition to the normal bonus
for fireteam member count.
KEY INFO
• He bears a grudge, but in a commercial fashion.
• The security chief knows nothing about the
Charon Committee.
• Bellerophon have been using his company for
years.

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 FEREYDUN YILDIZ NEMESIS

(NEMESIS) FEREYDUN YILDIZ

APPEARANCE ATTRIBUTES
With a neatly trimmed beard and bright white AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
teeth, Yildiz is also unfeasibly good-looking, 8 12 8 9 12 11 10
remaining immaculate no matter the situation.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
ROLEPLAYING Combat +2 1 Movement +2 — Social +3 1
• He is dangerously charming and cocky. Fortitude +2 1 Senses +3 1 Technical +3 1
• Yildiz flirts outrageously with everyone.
DEFENCES
• He bears a grudge and is used to getting his
Firewall 15 Resolve 12 Vigour 10
own way.
Security — Morale 4 Armour 1
BACKGROUND ATTACKS
Fereydun “Freddy” Yildiz is the latest identity in • Defensive Hacking Device: CLAW-0, SWORD-0, SHIELD-3, GADGET‑1,
the long life of Feyyaz Yildiz. A Khiva Kala Silk Lord, IC-3; +3§ bonus damage
he has died and lived many times over the years • Grazeblade: Melee, 1+4§ damage, 1H, Breaker, Non‑Hackable, Stun,
Subtle 2, Thrown, Toxic 3
thanks to Resurrection technology. His “father”,
GEAR: Armoured Clothing, AutoMediKit, Cube 2.0
Feyyaz, hasn’t been seen for years — but Yildiz has SPECIAL ABILITIES
been doing this a long time. He gets old and “dies”, • With Great Power: Yildiz is used to issuing orders and being
passing on his inheritance to a Resurrected host. immediately obeyed. He benefits from an increased Morale Soak
He has faked his own death several times over the (already included in the profile). Additionally, all Psywar attacks made
centuries, absolving him of any crimes committed by him cause +2§ extra damage.
as well. While he makes no secret of coming • Falsafa: Yildiz can reroll two d20s when making an Education or
from a wealthy family, he hides the fact that he Discipline test but must accept the new result and generates one
is a Gardener, one of the select few charged with additional Momentum on such tests.
terraforming Bourak. Bourak isn’t enough, though. • Plentiful Silk: Yildiz gets two doses of Silk for each Heat spent by
the GM.
The APOPHIS Protocol will leave Paradiso barely
habitable, but someone with the right terraforming
knowledge could very easily gain the “keys to the
kingdom”.

NEW BOURAK
It’s unlikely the characters will find out just how
dangerous Yildiz is, or his grand plan. His death at
Gates of Dawn is something he did not foresee, and
he quickly realises he underestimated Amaunet.
The characters disrupt his plan for a New Bourak,
but he has the patience of a near-immortal Silk
Lord. The GM may wish to use Yildiz and his plan
for a New Bourak in future games.

KEY INFO
• Yildiz is an O-12 agent because it gives him
some useful links.
• He knows one of Amaunet’s /kILL/ codes.
• He is willing to help the characters until it
becomes inconvenient.

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RAANIOS DORVAAL NEMESIS

(NEMESIS) RAANIOS DORVAAL

APPEARANCE ATTRIBUTES
A middle-aged Tohaa, Raanios give the impression AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
of a suave and debonair diplomat, even when 11 12 8 9 9 14 11
surrounded by armoured Tohaa and Spiral Corps.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
ROLEPLAYING Combat +2 1 Movement +1 — Social +4 3
• Raanios never gives anything away. Fortitude +2 1 Senses +2 1 Technical +2 1
• He thinks that humans are so predictable. DEFENCES
• He always has a backup plan.
Firewall 9 Resolve 11 Vigour 8
Security — Morale 2 Armour 1
BACKGROUND
Raanios has been in the Human Sphere since the ATTACKS
first diplomatic mission to the EveningStar. As a • Tohaa Nanopulser: Range C, 1+7[§ damage, Biotech, Subtle 3,
loyal servant of the Trinomial, he has seen more Torrent, Vicious 2, evidence dissolves after 1d20 minutes
• Wetspike Augmentation: Melee, 1+4§ damage, Biotech, Piercing 1,
of the Human Sphere than most humans ever see.
Subtle 3, Toxic 3
Now on Paradiso, he is the serpent in the garden of
• Pheroware Tactics: See Diplomatic Corahtaa below
Eden, a spy for the Triumvirate, the near-mythical GEAR: Symbiont Graft, Unique & Bespoke Clothing, Tohaa
Tohaa conspiracy to sacrifice humanity to divert Nanopulser
the EI’s attentions. He considers himself the SPECIAL ABILITIES
highest-ranking agent the Triumvirate has in the • Diplomatic Corahtaa: Raanios can speak the Tohaa pheromonal
Human Sphere. An O-12 Liaison to Spiral Corps, he language, communicating silently and securely with other speakers
has access to a network of Triumvirate agents and within Close range and controlling SymbioMates and SymbioBombs.
essentially his own private army. Raanios can use Psywar actions and techniques featuring deception
when using Corahtaa and generate and use one Pheroware tactic per
round without assistance.
KEY INFO
• Trusted by the Triumvirate: By spending 1 Heat, Raanios can call on a
• Raanios knows one of the /kILL/ codes. fireteam of 4 Spiral Corps mercenaries. He also gains +1 Morale Soak.
• He’s been involved with Spiral Corps since the • Veteran Negotiator: Raanios generates 2 bonus Momentum on
turnaround in their fortunes. social skill tests.
• He also knows the identity of other members of • VIP Symbiont: Raanios symbiont graft grants him the Fast Healing 1
the Charon Committee, including Amaunet. ability.

NAMED ADVERSARIES 103

 NIAMH MACCORMACK- NEMESIS

ZHOU NIAMH MACCORMACK-ZHOU

APPEARANCE ATTRIBUTES
Normally dressed in one-piece coveralls, Niamh has AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
a harried look. Her multi-coloured hair is usually 9 11 9 9 11 8 12
tied back in a ponytail.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
ROLEPLAYING Combat +3 1 Movement +3 1 Social +2 —
• She fidgets with her hair when agitated, which Fortitude +1 — Senses +2 1 Technical +4 2
changes colour depending on her mood.
DEFENCES
• Niamh swears a lot.
Firewall 11 Resolve 12 Vigour 9
• She has a loud — and stormy — relationship with
Ozymandias. They banter and argue continuously. Security 1 Morale — Armour 2
ATTACKS
BACKGROUND • Boarding Shotgun: Range C, 1+7§ damage, Burst 1, 2H, Knockdown,
Much of Niamh’s early life was spent travelling Medium MULTI
around the Human Sphere with her mother on • Normal Shells Mode (Primary): Area (Close), Spread 1
• AP Slugs Mode (Secondary): Piercing 3
a merchant vessel. As a “Vac-Brat”, Niamh spent
• Assault Hacking Device: CLAW-3, SWORD-0, SHIELD-0, GADGET-0, IC-
most of her childhood running around access
1; +2§ bonus damage
tubes and ducts of space freighters and Circulars, a GEAR: Light Combat Armour, Grey Market Firewall (+1§ Security)
varied educational experience at best. Attempting SPECIAL ABILITIES
to locate her father, she eventually found him. • Family Ties: Niamh has a vast extended family on Dawn and can
Ozymandias was running an operation in a casino usually locate a family member in any town. Her familial contacts add
at MountZion but was somewhat worse for wear +1 Momentum to all social skill tests.
at the time. The way Niamh tells it, Ozymandias • Natural Born Flyer: When making a Pilot test while piloting a remote
has continued to be a constant disappointment or flyer, Niamh can reroll any dice that did not generate a success but
to her ever since. However, she also discovered an must accept the new results.
• Sharp Senses: Niamh can reroll one d20 when making an Observation
extended family of relatives across Dawn.
test but must accept the new result.

KEY INFO
• Niamh is very loyal to the characters. She is their
agent handler on Dawn.
• She terrifies the Script Kiddies during her efforts
to clear the characters so much the Kiddies don’t
talk about what she did/does.
• She knows nothing about the Charon Committee
but is willing to help the characters.

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GORDON “OZYMANDIAS” NEMESIS

MACCORMACK GORDON “OZYMANDIAS”

MACCORMACK
APPEARANCE
Wiry and leathery, Ozymandias — never Gordon — ATTRIBUTES
could be anything from sixty to ninety years of age. AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
He has a full head of white hair and a beard, both 7 10 8 8 9 11 10
of which he is vain about. He dresses like an aged
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
Asphalt Warrior out of Tien Shan.
Combat +2 1 Movement +3 — Social +4 2
Fortitude +3 — Senses +1 2 Technical +2 1
ROLEPLAYING
• Ozymandias is still spry enough to carry his own DEFENCES
in a firefight or a bar fight. Firewall 9 Resolve 10 Vigour 8
• He knows everyone — and anyone on Dawn — Security — Morale — Armour —
and often has a favour to cash in locally.
• He is irascible and bad-tempered when events ATTACKS
• Pistol: Range R/C, 1+6§ damage, Vicious 1.
do not go his way.
• Chain Rifle: Range C, 1+7§ damage, Burst 1, 2H, Spread 1, Torrent,
Vicious 1
BACKGROUND GEAR: Analysis Suite (on the Fleur du Caldeon), Negotiator’s Kit
An O-12 agent handler and fixer, there’s little SPECIAL ABILITIES
Ozymandias can’t find or source — on Dawn anyway. • A Different Angle: When making an Analysis or Psychology test,
He grew up on the streets of Scone, building up Ozymandias can reroll any dice that did not generate a success on
a reputation as a local fence and gopher before the initial roll but must accept the new results.
joining O-12 as an agent. While he was never much • Currency of Favours: Ozymandias always knows someone who knows
of a field agent, he knows much of Submondo someone else. He can use a Persuade test to reduce the Restriction of
workings on Dawn, and many influential people an item or service by one step per success.
• Key Contacts: When assisting another character with a research-
owe him favours in both government and the crim-
related task, Ozymandias rolls 2d20 (instead of the normal 1d20) but
inal underworld. He doesn’t give out his real name only while on Dawn.
anymore. Instead, he uses Ozymandias. It could be • Whiff of a Rumour: When searching for new information or trying to
from Shelley’s sonnet regarding Ramesses the First. analyse new data, the Ozymandias gains Technical Focus of 1.
Of course, in Ancient Greek it also meant “tyrant” or
“colossus”. Ozymandias just likes the name.

KEY INFO
• Ozymandias is the chairman of the Charon
Committee.
• He believed the APOPHIS Protocol project was
mothballed decades ago.
• He knows one of Amaunet’s /kILL/ codes.

NAMED ADVERSARIES 105

 RIYUCHI NAGAMOTO NEMESIS

RIYUCHI NAGAMOTO
APPEARANCE
The left side of Nagamoto’s face is severely burned ATTRIBUTES
by a flamethrower blowback, and he has a slight AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
limp. His armour is painted with a tally of his 11 10 11 11 10 6 10
personal kills.
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
ROLEPLAYING Combat +3 1 Movement +2 — Social +1 —
• Nagamoto has been fighting all his life. He sees Fortitude +3 2 Senses +3 1 Technical +2 —
it as a series of tests, where the strong survive
DEFENCES
and weak are fodder.
Firewall 10 Resolve 10 Vigour 11
• He is methodical and cruel, leaving no witnesses.
• He never allows compassion or mercy to stand in Security 3 Morale 3 Armour 2
the way of the mission objectives. ATTACKS
• Knife: Melee, 1+5§, 1H, Concealed 1, Non-Hackable, Subtle 2,
BACKGROUND Thrown, Unforgiving 1
The Ikari Company is always on the lookout for • Boarding Shotgun: Range C, 1+7§, Burst 1, 2H, Knockdown, Medium
MULTI
those with a particular mindset and psychology —
• Normal Shells Mode (Primary): Area (Close), Spread 1.
or pathology. Riyuchi Nagamoto is more than just
• AP Slugs Mode (Secondary): Piercing 3
a cold-blooded killer; he enjoys it. When the JSA • Heavy Flamethrower: Range C, 2+7§ damage, Burst 1, 2H,
began fighting the StateEmpire forces, Nagamoto Incendiary 3, Munition, Terrifying 2, Torrent
was among the first to turn his weapons on the GEAR: Light Combat Armour
civilians he suspected of being in the Imperial SPECIAL ABILITIES
Service. The JSA quickly stripped him of his rank • Forged in Battle, Tempered in Blood: Nakamoto may reroll up to two
after the massacre, and he was dishonourably dis- d20s when making a Combat Test but must accept the new result.
charged from the keiretsu. The Ikari Company then • Stone Cold: Nakamoto gains 2 Morale Soak.
offered him a job. So far, it has been mutually bene- • Collateral Damage: Attacks made by Nakamoto against Troopers (or
Panicking Crowds) or +2§ Soft Cover gain the Piercing 2 Quality.
ficial to both parties. He carries a flamethrower that
he uses with impunity against his opponents.

KEY INFO
• Nagamoto hates the characters for humiliating
him.
• He cares little for collateral damage or innocent
lives.
• He knows nothing regarding who hired the Ikari
Company.

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APPENDIX 3

ADVERSARIES
BELLEROPHON SECURITY DRUZE HACKER (ELITE)
(TROOPER OR ELITE)
Uncompromising, capable, and deadly, the merce-
Bellerophon’s security teams are well-equipped, naries of the Druze Society are highly trained and
well-trained, and well-paid. Bellerophon poached well-equipped. Druze hackers are widely regarded
many of them from mercenary units and private as some of the most dangerous in their field, cut-
military companies. All have some prior experience ting through quantronic defences and specialising
in combat — although not necessarily in military in pinpoint attacks against identified targets.
actions. Amaunet is not picky in the selection Druze hackers are often hired in supporting roles
process regarding moral character, and there are or operate as a part of Druze Shock Teams, where
some truly unpleasant (and possibly wanted) their ability to stun and attack a target through
individuals among the security teams. Not all the their own quantronic network fits perfectly with the
security guards are “rent-a-cops”. Some have been assassination, extortion, and riot control missions PITCHER
trained to use advanced weaponry and vehicles, the Druze are well known for. Modified grenade launchers,
including TAGs. pitchers increase the effective
ELITE range of tactical hackers, firing
Security troops form into fireteams of three to five deployable repeaters as Reloads
DRUZE HACKER just as grenade launchers fire
Troopers, plus an Elite Team Leader. These teams
grenades. The weapon inflicts
are often referred to by a letter of the Greek alpha- ATTRIBUTES
no damage and targets a zone
bet as in Team Epsilon and Epsilon Leader. AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL rather than a normal target with
8 9 8 10 11 7 10 a Ballistics (D1) test, modified as
TROOPER/ELITE normal for range. If successful,
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE the deployable repeater lands
BELLEROPHON SECURITY Combat +2 — Movement +1 1 Social — — in the targeted zone and
ATTRIBUTES Fortitude +2 — Senses +2 1 Technical +3 1 deploys immediately. (Range M,
Burst 1, Unbalanced, Munition,
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL DEFENCES Speculative Fire).
8 9 9 9 9 9 10 Firewall 14 Resolve 12 Vigour 10
FIELDS OF EXPERTISE Security 2 Morale 2 Armour 3
Combat +2 1 Movement +1 — Social +1 — ATTACKS
Fortitude +1 — Senses +1 — Technical — — • Knife: Melee, 1+3§, 1H, Concealed 1, Non-Hackable, Subtle 2,
Thrown, Unforgiving 1
DEFENCES • Combi Rifle: Range C/M, 1+6§ Burst 2, 2H, Expert 1, MULTI Light
Firewall 9 Resolve 10 Vigour 9 Mod, Vicious 1
Security — Morale — Armour 1 • Pitcher: Range M, Burst 1, Unbalanced, Deployable Repeater,
Munition, Speculative Fire
ATTACKS GEAR: Medium Combat Armour, Assault Hacking Device or Killer
• Light Shotgun: Range C, 1+5§ damage, Burst 1, Unbalanced, Hacking Device
Knockdown SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Pistol: Range R/C, 1+5§ damage, Burst 1, 1H, Vicious 1 • Brutal: Druze hackers gain one Heat, which they may use on any tests
• Stun Baton: Melee, 1+4§ damage, 1H, Knockdown, Non‑Hackable, related to Hacking.
Stun, Subtle 1 • Druze: Followers of a secret religion, Druze hackers gain a Morale
GEAR: Light Combat Armour Soak of 2.
• Quantronic Experts: Druze hackers may reroll one d20 when making
a Hacking test but must accept the new result.

ADVERSARIES 107
 ETERNAL (ELITE) ELITE

ETERNAL
While many of the Holy Orders of PanOceania
regard technology as a tool to serve their god, ATTRIBUTES
some Posthumans go one step beyond. The lure of AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
effective immortality through Posthuman endeav- 9(+1) 10(+1) 9 9 10(+1) 10 10
our is an easy line to cross to becoming a detached
quantronic-based entity. FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
Combat +1 — Movement +1 — Social +2 2
Eternals are those Posthumans Amaunet has Fortitude +1 — Senses +1 — Technical +2 2
financed and manipulated into becoming her spies
DEFENCES
and occasional envoys. They consider flesh to be a
Firewall 10 Resolve 10 Vigour 9
transitory state — if not a prison — and know they
have life eternal within their grasp. Security — Morale 2 Armour —
ATTACKS
They lose something of themselves in the process. • Assault Hacking Device: CLAW-3, SWORD-0, SHIELD-0, GADGET-0, IC-
ALEPH’s Posthumans are usually uplifted to the 1; +2§ bonus damage
finest Lhosts. Amaunet cuts corners, and Eternals • Nanopulser: Range C, 2+7§ damage, 1H, Biotech, Subtle 3, Torrent,
Vicious 2
have a more basic appearance and are less “refined”
GEAR: Light Combat Armour
than their more advanced contemporaries. SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Common Special Abilities: Fast Recovery 1, Keen Senses (Hearing,
Sight, Smell), Night Vision, Quantronic Jump, Superhuman
Agility 1, Superhuman Awareness 1, Superhuman Brawn 1,
Superhuman Intelligence 2
• Connected: An Eternal’s constant connection to the datasphere
widens their perspective, granting a Morale Soak of 2. If they are
unable to connect to the datasphere, they lose these benefits.
• One with their God: On the destruction of their shell, an Eternal is
uploaded to the EveningStar data arrays.

IKARI SOLDIER OF TROOPER

FORTUNE (TROOPER) IKARI SOLDIER OF FORTUNE

The Ikari Company is well known for accepting ATTRIBUTES
any job, for a price, without worrying about trou- AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
blesome things like the lawfulness or morality of 9 8 9 9 7 6 8
the job being offered. Ikari Soldiers of Fortune are
capable warriors, experienced in a range of actions FIELDS OF EXPERTISE
and theatres. They are also more than willing Combat +2 1 Movement — — Social — —
to bend or break the rules of what is acceptable Fortitude +2 — Senses +1 — Technical — —
or legal to fulfil a contract. The Ikari Company is
DEFENCES
known for the brutal efficiency with which it gets
Firewall 7 Resolve 10 Vigour 11
the job done. They are often hired by corporations
to fulfil morally questionable actions such as Security 1 Morale 2 Armour 2
breaking up strikes and strong-arming or killing ATTACKS
vocal opponents or activists who have become a • Knife: Melee, 1+4§, 1H, Concealed 1, Non-Hackable, Subtle 2,
problem. The Ikari Soldiers of Fortune aren’t inter- Thrown, Unforgiving 1
ested in bleeding heart stories or questions around • Boarding Shotgun: Range C, 1+5§, Burst 1, 2H, Knockdown, Medium
MULTI
the legitimacy of a mission. All they want to know
• Normal Shells Mode (Primary): Area (Close), Spread 1
is whether the money has been paid.
• AP Slugs Mode (Secondary): Piercing 3
• Light Grenade Launcher: Range M, 2+4§, Burst 1, Unbalanced,
Heavy, Grenades, Area (Close), Munition, Speculative Fire
GEAR: Light Combat Armour
SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Experienced: Ikari Soldiers of Fortune may reroll one d20 when
making a Combat test but must accept the new result.
• Immoral: Ikari Soldiers of Fortune don’t really care what the job is, as
long as they are getting paid to do it. They gain 2 Morale Soak.

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SCRIPT KIDDIES (ELITE) ELITE

THE PIRRIPS
SCRIPT KIDDIES Named after the character of
Not all the Human Sphere hacker community are
Pip found in Charles Dickens’s
Nomads or ALEPH. Everyone has to start some- ATTRIBUTES
Great Expectations, the Pirrips
where. The Script Kiddies are all teenagers, still AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL are Niamh’s very own network
earning their reputation, or rep. While they avoid 8 9 8 9 11 8 10 of Script Kiddie spies on the
larger targets such as ALEPH or the G5, they none- Circulars. They are loyal to Niamh
theless have a presence on Arachne where they are FIELDS OF EXPERTISE — most of the time — although
tolerated at best. Combat +1 — Movement +1 — Social +2 1 rebellion is in their nature. Their
Fortitude +1 — Senses +2 1 Technical +2 1 age means they are often ignored
Script Kiddies are often found on the Circulars by the authorities, and they often
DEFENCES hear things that could get adults
where they mimic many of the cultural quirks of
Firewall 11 Resolve 10 Vigour 8 into serious trouble.
the Nomads, but in a loud and brash fashion that
many Nomads will find offensive. Not only do Security — Morale 1 Armour —
they co-opt Nomad fashions and speech, but they ATTACKS
consider themselves the next generation of hackers • Knife: Melee, 1+3§ damage, 1H, Concealed 1, Non-hackable,
who know better than the Oldies. Subtle 2, Thrown, Unforgiving 1
• Hacking Device: CLAW-1, SWORD-1, SHIELD, GADGET-3, IC-1
GEAR: None
While they do have some natural affinity for
SPECIAL ABILITIES
hacking, they often lack funding to do any serious • Pesky Kids: Script Kiddies have a nose for trouble, mysteries, and
damage, doing it for the “lolz”. Occasionally though, finding secrets. When investigating such things, Script Kiddies may
they do get lucky, and desperate — or unscrupulous reroll one d20 but must accept the new result.
— individuals use them as cheap labour Infowarriors. • The Kids are Alright: Script Kiddies are gregarious and social. While
at least two of them are in close proximity, they gain +1 Morale Soak.
The Script Kiddies encountered in this adventure
frame the characters for Yildiz’s apparent murder
with some careful editing techniques. Initially
believing they were doing it for a fictitious simcast,
they are terrified when they discover they not only
framed the characters, but it was a faceless corpo-
ration employing them as “total tools, guys.”

Niamh (p. 104) acquires near-legendary status

among the Script Kiddies when she tracks
them down on Arachne and half-destroys their
social network. Niamh is not proud of bullying
kids, but for the Script Kiddies it is a teachable
moment. Besides, having access to that number of
Infowarrior followers has some advantages. She
creates a spy network of her own.

ADVERSARIES 109
 SPIRAL CORP MERCENARY (TROOPER OR ELITE)
Until recently, Spiral Corps was a failing company. Consisting of only a few squads operating out of a
re-purposed mobile mining rig on Varuna, their reputation was poor. Contracts were drying up after a
string of failures, and the company was struggling to pay salaries, let alone service its debts. Bankruptcy
loomed. Seemingly out of nowhere, Spiral Corps was reinvigorated by an influx of cash at the hands of
its new owner, Luubna Kaaram. Having been stranded in the Human Sphere after the fall of the Daedalus
Gate, some of the Tohaa — Luubna included — began looking for opportunities beyond the confines of the
Trident. The events of the Kurage Crisis focused the eyes of the masses onto the fact that the Combined
Army threat was not only very real, but it could also manifest itself deep inside any system. Suddenly,
nowhere was safe. Enter Spiral Corps. This joint Tohaa-human enterprise specialises in the exposure and
capture or elimination of Combined Army infiltrators, especially the Shasvastii. Thanks to their diverse
range of expertise, Spiral Corps has rapidly established itself as a premium private military company capa-
ble of managing the political, physical, and quantronic integrity of high-profile clientele. Though few admit
to openly trusting them, many have privately turned to this outfit for their unfailing ability to root out the
vipers in a nest.

TROOPER/ELITE TROOPER/ELITE

SPIRAL CORP MERCENARY SPIRAL CORP MERCENARY

(HUMAN) (TOHAA)
ATTRIBUTES ATTRIBUTES
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
9 8 9 9 7 6 8 9 8 8 10 8 6 8

FIELDS OF EXPERTISE FIELDS OF EXPERTISE

Combat +2 1 Movement — — Social — — Combat +3 2 Movement +1 1 Social — —
Fortitude +2 — Senses +1 — Technical — — Fortitude +2 1 Senses +1 — Technical — —

DEFENCES DEFENCES
Firewall 7 Resolve 10 Vigour 11 Firewall 8 Resolve 8 Vigour 8
Security 1 Morale — Armour 2 Security — Morale 2 Armour 3
ATTACKS ATTACKS
• Knife: Melee, 1+4§, 1H, Concealed 1, Non-Hackable, Subtle 2, • Knife: Melee, 1+4§, 1H, Concealed 1, Non-Hackable, Subtle 2,
Thrown, Unforgiving 1 Thrown, Unforgiving 1
• Combi Rifle: Range C/M, 1+5§ Burst 2, 2H, Expert 1, MULTI Light • Combi Rifle: Range C/M, 1+5§ damage, Burst 2, 2H, Expert 1, MULTI
Mod, Vicious 1 Light Mod, Vicious 1
• Light Grenade Launcher: Range M, 2+4§, Burst 1, Unbalanced, • Light Flamethrower: Range C, 1+4§ damage, Burst 1, 2H,
Heavy, Grenades, Area (Close), Munition, Speculative Fire Incendiary 3, Munition, Terrifying 2, Torrent)
GEAR: Light Combat Armour
SPECIAL ABILITIES SPECIAL ABILITIES
• Shasvastii Sense: Spiral Corps troops are skilled at locating and • Corahtaa: The Tohaa speak the Tohaa pheromonal language,
fighting the Shasvastii. They may reroll one d20 when making a communicating silently and securely with other speakers within
Combat Test or Stealth Test when Shasvastii are involved but must Close range. They cannot use Psywar actions or techniques which
accept the new result. require deception when using Corahtaa.
• The Only Good Shasvastii Is a Dead One: When fighting Shasvastii, • Shasvastii Sense: Spiral Corps troops are skilled at locating and
Spiral Corps mercenaries gain +2 Morale Soak fighting the Shasvastii. They may reroll one d20 when making a
Combat test or Stealth test when Shasvastii are involved but must
accept the new result.
• The Only Good Shasvastii Is a Dead One: When fighting Shasvastii,
Spiral Corps mercenaries gain +2 Morale Soak.

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APPENDIX 4

BELLEROPHON CORPORATION

Bellerophon Corporation is relatively new on

the corporate landscape. Nonetheless, it has
experienced unprecedented growth on the
stock exchanges throughout the Human Sphere.
Bellerophon has offices across the Human Sphere:
Dawn, Paradiso, Varuna, and smaller branch offices
on the Human Edge.
Bellerophon’s speciality is construction, mining,
salvage, and reclamation. From deep space to
deep water, the Bellerophon Corporation is skilled
at sourcing experts and resources with the local
knowledge to get the job done.
That’s what the spin says anyway. In truth,
Bellerophon exists only on paper. That’s all. The
whole corporation is a zhilaohu, a paper tiger.
Bellerophon has the right bureaucratic papers and
can even put on a public façade of board meetings
and shareholder accountability through faked
quantronic identifications.
and she prefers to work through her Eternals and
In reality, everything is subcontracted or staged.
mercenary contracts.
The LAI known as Amaunet is the company. She
has done everything that was asked of her and Not even Amaunet is aware that the initial set-up
more. Not only is the company completely under funding for Bellerophon and her core existence
her control, but it actually works and shows a profit. was provided by Fereydun Yildiz, a Silk Lord Master
Bellerophon has operated for years within the Gardener who plans to use the disaster on Paradiso
Human Sphere unseen by ALEPH and O-12. to terraform the planet into his own Silk empire. It
would take years of investigations to uncover his
The company’s initial founding is a mystery to
involvement via shell companies, strategic removal
Amaunet, although her purpose is not. Bellerophon
of competition, and bureaucratic obfuscation.
exists for one purpose only — destruction of
the Combined Army on Paradiso. Securing the
rights of salvage to the EveningStar was easy
for Bellerophon, but Amaunet’s presence hidden
aboard — and abroad — is a constant challenge,

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 APPENDIX 5: PREGENERATED CHARACTERS
MILITARY ORDER OPERATOR YU JING TAG PILOT
ATTRIBUTES ATTRIBUTES
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
10 9 12 8 8 12 9 10 12 8 11 12 7 9
SKILLS SKILLS
SKILL EXP FOC TN SKILL EXP FOC TN SKILL EXP FOC TN SKILL EXP FOC TN
Acrobatics 2 2 12 Tech 1 0 9 Acrobatics 1 0 11 Pilot* 4 1 15
Close Combat 3 2 13 Command* 5 0 17 Close Combat 1 0 11 Spacecraft 2 1 13
Analysis 1 1 10 Lifestyle* 1 1 13 Stealth 1 0 11 Education 1 1 13
Observation 1 0 10 Persuade* 1 1 13 Extraplanetary 2 2 14 Hacking 1 0 13
Athletics 1 1 13 Discipline 2 0 11 Survival 1 0 13 Tech* 3 2 15
Resistance 2 1 10 Thievery 1 0 13 Lifestyle 1 0 8
Ballistics 2 1 10 Resistance 1 0 9 Discipline 2 1 11
Education 1 1 9 Ballistics* 2 2 13
INCIDENTAL DAMAGE INCIDENTAL DAMAGE
Vigour 13 Resolve 8 Firewall 8 Vigour 9 Resolve 11 Firewall 13
BONUS DAMAGE BONUS DAMAGE
Infowar 0 Psywar 3 Melee — Ranged 1 Infowar 3 Psywar 0 Melee 0 Ranged 3
SOAK SOAK
BTS HEAD TORSO L.ARM R.ARM L.LEG R.LEG BTS HEAD TORSO L.ARM R.ARM L.LEG R.LEG
0 2 3 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 1
Athletics: Rigorous Training Ballistics: Marksman, Clear Shot
EARNINGS 3 EARNINGS 2
TALENTS

Close Combat: Martial Artist

TALENTS

Pilot: Ace, Born to the Wheel, Push the Envelope (2)

Command: Professional, Font of Courage
ASSETS 13 Tech: Natural Engineer
ASSETS 7
Persuade: Charismatic, Socialite INFINITY INFINITY
TRAITS
TRAITS

Genuinely Pious, Someone’s Dirty Little Secret, Trouble in Paradiso POINTS Bitter, Plenty of Rivals, Caught Between the Party and the Emperor POINTS
LANG.
LANG.

English, Spanish, German Yujingyu, Spanish, English, Japanese

Sword: Melee, 1+6§ damage, Unbalanced, Non-Hackable, Parry 2, Vicious 1 Boarding Shotgun: Range C, 1+8§ damage, Burst 1, 2H, Knockdown, Medium, MULTI
WEAPONS

WEAPONS

Panzerfaust: Range L, 2+7§ damage, Burst 1, 2H, Munition, Piercing 2, Spread 1, Normal Shells Mode (Primary): Area (Close), Spread 1
Unsubtle, Vicious 2 AP Slugs Mode (Secondary): Piercing 3
Pistol: R/C, 1+7§ damage, Burst 1, 1H, Vicious 1
Medium Combat Armour, Armoured Clothing, Pistol, High-Quality Clothing, Geist
GEAR

Upgrade (+2 to Education), Breaker Pistol, 2 Heavy Reloads (Needle) Medium Combat Armour, Armoured Clothing, Pistol, High-Quality Clothing, Geist
GEAR

Upgrade (+2 to Education), Breaker Pistol, 2 Heavy Reloads (Needle)

You don’t know how they manage, living without a code. You were like
that once: lost, floundering. Caring only for yourself. An empty, hollow
existence. One that you’re glad to have left behind with the other rem-
nants of your old life.
For you are a member of the Military Orders. Your purpose is not selfish,
nor short-sightedly jingoistic, but divine. Holy. You guide and protect
pilgrims along the great Circular routes that connect the Human Sphere.
Functionally, this means that you protect not only travellers to the holy
sites of your faith, but everyone else aboard the great ships by extension.
Some — not that you would name any names — wear the trappings of
faith like a flashy garment, putting on airs to impress others. You, how-
ever, are as genuine in your faith, as you are reluctant to speak about your
life before the Order. For the most part, the Human Sphere has forgotten
all about who you used to be.
But not everyone.
TAG pilots have a reputation for larger-than-life personalities, and you’ve
done little to dispel that notion. From the jungles of Paradiso, to the count-
less missions that — officially — never took place, you get the job done. As
a soldier, your skills have never been in question.
Your loyalties, however, are a different story.
The StateEmpire is ruled by two forces, the ever-present Party and the
Emperor. In theory, they guide Yu Jing in perfect harmony. In practice, there’s
a constant tug-of-war for control.
When you were coming up the ranks, loyalty was a simple question. You get
orders, you follow those orders, end of story. But as you began to make a
name for yourself, important people began to take notice, giving you... let’s
say “extra objectives” on your missions.
Some of them were the agents of high-ranking Party members. Others
acted on instructions passed down from the Son of Heaven himself. Rarely
did they agree. In faithfully serving both, you’ve lost friends, made enemies,
and gained a cynical view of concepts like honour and loyalty. But the day
is fast approaching when you’ll be forced to choose between the Party and
the Emperor.
When that day comes, not even you can say what will happen.

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ARIADNAN THUG NOMAD MAD SCIENTIST

ATTRIBUTES ATTRIBUTES
AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL AGI AWA BRW COO INT PER WIL
12 12 13 9 6 7 10 9 12 8 8 15 6 10
SKILLS SKILLS
SKILL EXP FOC TN SKILL EXP FOC TN SKILL EXP FOC TN SKILL EXP FOC TN
Close Combat 3 2 15 Education 1 0 7 Stealth 1 0 10 Medicine 2 1 17
Stealth* 2 1 14 Medicine 1 1 7 Analysis 1 1 13 Psychology 1 0 16
Observation 2 0 14 Tech 1 1 7 Extraplanetary 1 0 13 Science* 3 2 18
Survival* 3 2 15 Animal Handling 1 1 7 Observation 1 1 13 Tech* 2 2 17
Thievery 1 1 13 Discipline 1 0 11 Ballistics 1 1 9 Lifestyle 1 0 7
Resistance* 5 0 18 Pilot 1 1 9 Discipline 1 1 11
Ballistics 2 1 11 Education 3 2 18
Pilot 1 1 10 Hacking* 3 2 18
INCIDENTAL DAMAGE INCIDENTAL DAMAGE
Vigour 16 Resolve 11 Firewall 6 Vigour 8 Resolve 11 Firewall 16
BONUS DAMAGE BONUS DAMAGE
Infowar 0 Psywar 0 Melee 3 Ranged 3 Infowar 4 Psywar 0 Melee 0 Ranged 3
SOAK SOAK
BTS HEAD TORSO L.ARM R.ARM L.LEG R.LEG BTS HEAD TORSO L.ARM R.ARM L.LEG R.LEG
0 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
Resistance: Sturdy
EARNINGS 2 Hacking: Hacker, Tricks of the Trade, Paranoid EARNINGS 3
TALENTS

Stealth: Scout
TALENTS

Survival: Self-Sufficient, Tracker ASSETS 6 Science: Scientist, Scientific Intuition (2), Sorellian Genius ASSETS 11
Thievery: Thief, Bypass Security (2)
INFINITY INFINITY
TRAITS

Ariadnan Grit, Dog-Bowl Player Contact, Draft Dodger, Survivor POINTS Absent-Minded Eccentric, Black Hat, Black Market Connections POINTS
TRAITS

LANG.

Russian, German, English, Spanish, Japanese

LANG.

English, Russian, Spanish

WEAPONS

Flash Pulse: M, 1+8§ damage, Burst 1, 2H, Blinding, removes Marked

WEAPONS

Heavy Pistol: R/C, 2+§ damage, Burst 1, Unbalanced, Unforgiving 1, Vicious 1 Modhand: Melee, 1+4§ damage, 1H, Concealed 2, E/M, Stun, Subtle 1, Vicious 2
Teseum Chopper: Melee, 1+8§ damage, Unbalanced, Piercing 4, Vicious 2
Armoured Clothing, Analytical Kit (with 5 Reagents), Sensor Suite, Hacking Device Plus,
GEAR

Medium Combat Armour, Survival Kit, Survival Rations (x3), Nav Suite, 5 Standard Zondbot
GEAR

Reloads, Climbing Plus, Garrote, Stims (x3)

“If you’re asked to fight a war that’s over nothing, it’s best to join the side
that’s gonna win.”
Your grandma was fond of that phrase. She attributed it to some old-
world philosopher, though she could never keep the names straight.
Antipodes tore her throat out, but they left your mom alive. The Bratva
shot your father in front of you over some debts, but they gave you a
coke and some cigarettes. You haven’t lived this long by playing hero.
You know when to keep your head down and can spot an unwinnable
fight from a kilometre off.
So, when they tried to ship you off to die on Paradiso, you gave those
stuffed shirts a two-finger salute and made yourself scarce. Let some
galactic claim-jumper die on those red gorillas’ swords. You’re looking
out for you.
Sure, you’ve done some things you’re not proud of. Who hasn’t? You take
pride in your work, even if it’s not exactly clean. Your degree of comfort-
ability with the trade makes people nervous. The way you see it, violence
is violence, no matter how you dress it up. Anybody who thinks otherwise
is lying to themselves.
Genius is wasted on the masses.
From your flighty comrades on Bakunin to the hypocrites in O-12,
everyone appreciates the fruits of Praxis’s scientific labours. But oh,
the pearl-clutching outrage that occurs when they catch just the
faintest glimpse of how their beloved progress comes into being, like
weak-minded fools who love to eat steak, but faint at the sight of a
butcher’s shop.
You, however, harbour no such weakness. Never one to shield your eyes
from the truth of a thing. You’ve seen things — done things — that would
break lesser men. Some whisper that they broke you too. Such are the
petty inconveniences that have pestered great minds across history.
You know what a project needs. More importantly, you know how to get
it, and you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty, figuratively or literally.
Whether it’s making the right connection or putting on your proverbial
“black hat” and doing it yourself, you’ve no patience for fools who stand
in the way of progress.
Unfortunately, there are a lot of those in the Human Sphere.

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/ G
/kILL/ code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 65, 67, 69, 92, 99-100,
102-103, 105, 114
A Gecko TAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 76, 91, 93
Abwab Alfair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,
Aisha Estevez . . . . . . . 4, 25, 48, 51-52, 55, 58,62,-63, 99
Alejandro Soyengwase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,
ALEPH . 4, 6, 8, 10, 20, 27, 50, 52, 53, 54, 62, 65-68, 80,
83, 90-94, 977-98, 100, 108-109, 111
Alhambra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 28, 33, 36
Amaunet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 4, 6, 12, 16,19, 25-26, 30,
36, 44, 46, 49-52, 56, 58, 62-69, 73-74, 76-77, 80-84,
87-94, 97-100, 102, 103, 105, 107-108, 111
Anaconda TAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 43
Antipodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27, 31, 34-36, 41-43, 113
APOPHIS Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4, 49, 65, 94, 102, 105
Arachne . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 6, 9, 12, 19, 28, 67-69, 97, 109
Ariadna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 6,-7, 25, 27, 33, 35, 53, 62
Arslan, Ziad. Security Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41-42, 101
Augusto´s Datasphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Azure Dragon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42-43, 58
INDEX
Oznat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-85
Garuda Tacbots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 82, 90-93 Ozymandias . . . . . . . . . . 3-4, 7, 18-20, 24-26, 33, 36-37,
Gates of Dawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-24,27, 35-36, 46, 48, 39-42, 44, 48-49, 51-56, 58, 62-63, 65, 67, 92, 94,
50, 62, 70, 102 96-98, 104-105
Geist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 28, 47-48, 64, 68, 74, P
76-77, 82, 89, 93, 112 PanOceania . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 10, 27, 48, 53, 62, 67, 108
Paradiso . . . . . . . 3-4, 6, 10, 19, 25, 48-57, 59-68, 70-72,
Gordon “Ozymandias” MacCormack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
76-77, 80-83, 86, 94-99, 102-103, 111-113
H Phaya Naga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-61
Haqqislam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 6-7, 10, 13,18, 20, 27-28, Posthuman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 62, 89-91, 93, 108
50, 62, 66-67
Hassassins . . . . . . . . 18-21. 23-24., 26, 28, 30, 35-36, 62
Q
Qapu Khalqi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10, 17
Hungries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-85
Husam Yasbir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
R
Raanios Dorvaal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
I Raicho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Ikari Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 13, 15-17, 19, 23-24,
Raizot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 56
26, 35-36, 43, 48-50, 62-63, 106, 108
Raza Mendoza, Diego . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ilyana Borgia-Kostova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17, 20
Riyuchi Nagamoto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Imam Husayn Ibn Ali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10, 20 Runenberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-56, 60, 62, 106
ISS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

J S
B Script Kiddies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 17-20, 23-24, 36,
Bazaar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 9-10, 17-18, 20-23 Jacqals, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10, 13, 17 49-51, 62-63, 104, 109
Bellerophon Corporation . . . . . . . 4, 32, 41, 44, 100, 111 Shasvastii . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 56-57, 59-60, 63, 66, 69-70,
Bratva . . . . . . . . . . 5-7, 13, 15, -19, 21, 27, 33, 35-36, 113 K 72-73, 75-76, 78, 83, 85-87, 91, 94-95, 97, 110
Brisbane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 26, 33, 36 Knights of Montesa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Sophia Borgia-Kostova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Bureau Toth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Kurage Crisis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, 13, 20, 28, 110 Sphinx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-73, 76, 83-84, 91, 93-94, 97
Spiral Corps . . . . . . . . . . 4, 49, 51-53, 56-59, 62-63, 98,
C L 103, 110
Casablanca Sam´s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7, 10, 13-20 Lhost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9, 74, 76,-77, 81, 91, 93 Steel Phalanx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-54
Charon Committee 3-4, 6, 19, 25, 49, 51-52, 62, 64-66, Submondo . . . . . . . . 6, 13, 23, 27, 35, 41, 53, 57, 67, 105
92, 98, 100-101, 103-105 M Syndicate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 29-30, 33, 62-63
Charontid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83-84, 90, 93, 96 Mat´ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 26-18, 3-31, 34, 36, 44, 50
Circular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 11, 17, 19, 20, 23, 27, 36, Maya . . . . . . . . . . 10, 14, 20, 28, 46, 48, 51, 67-68, 96-97 T
46, 48, 50, 104, 109, 112 Megáli Prospátheia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 67, 80-81, 96-97 Teseum Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Combined Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 51-52, 54-57, 59-60, Mercenaries . . . . 6, 17, 19, 23, 25, 27, 29, 30-32, 36, 39, Tohaa . . 3-4, 49, 51-54, 56-58, 63, 67, 92, 98, 103, 110
66-67, 69-72, 76-78, 80-85, 87-98, 110-111 41-44, 48, 50, 53, 57-59, 62, 77, 100, 103, 107, 110 Traktor Mul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 40, 42
Corsairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10, 13 Merovingia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, Triumvirate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 4, 98, 103,
Military Orders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
D Morat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 57, 59-60, 66, 68, U
Dawn . . . . . . . . . . 3, 5-7, 10-11, 13,18-21, 24-29, 31-34, 71-73, 76, 83-87, 95-96, 99 USAriadna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 20, 31, 33-35
36, 41, 43-48, 50, 52, 62-64, 73, 97, 104-105, 111 MountZion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 24-29, 31, 33-36, 41-42,
Docking Bay . . . . . . 13, 19, 21, 24, 50, 67, 82, 90, 95,-97 44, 62, 104 V
Druze Society . . . . . . . . . 25-26, 30, 49, 62-63, 101, 107 Valkenswijk . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 52-54, 56, 58, 62, 64, 67
N
E Niamh MacCormack-Zhou . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 X
EI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 57, 62, 66, 80, 83-85, 90, 95-96 NiemandsZone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 96, Xhantri Bumblebee Drone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
EveningStar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 49, 6-98, 103, 108, 111 Nomads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6, 8-9, 25, 27, 53-54, 62, 67, 109
Norstralia Vielfrass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Y
F Yakuza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7, 13, 16-17, 19, 35
Fallen Angel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 O Yáokòng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 64, 76-77, 81-82, 92-93
Father Augusto Muñoz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 10 O-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7, 18, 20, 24, 35-36, 49-52,
Fereydun Yildiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 5, 7 56-59, 62-67, 69, 80, 82, 89-90, 92, 95, 97-98, 102- Z
Feyyaz Yildiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, 4, 6, 51, 63, 102 103, 105, 111, 113 Zero-G . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 19-20, 69, 73-74, 79, 81, 87, 89
Fleur du Caldeon Operations Subsection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Zimraan Farran, Diwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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