Into the Grip

## Background

Poland is having it's first election after being freed from Russian occupation. Competition is fierce and all parties have resorted to hiring shadowrunners to get a leg up on their rivals.

## The Meet

Mrs J, a businesslike polish woman, met the runners around two rotting picnic tables at an illegal airport along with the pilot (Gotów) that would be flying them to Poland should they accept the job. She explained that she had been tipped off that Michał Marszalik, leader of the New Edecja (Polish nationalist party), had arrange to meet Field Marshal Marian Martwek, Chairwoman of the Army Directorate, at his granddaughter's wedding to talk about something momentous.

She wanted to know what the two of them discussed (preferably by obtaining a recording) and she wanted the death mask of Josef Pilsudski, a highly valuable artifact from Polish history that would be on site.

## Legwork

While on the plane the runners looked into Marian and the Marszalik family. Marian was highly capable and professional [rank] in the war and had earned herself a following. She joined the Army Directorate on merit alone, without political affiliation. Michał showed similar military prowess and was commonly believed to be favoured to win the election. Luiza Marszalik was set to marry Iwan Walkowiak with her sister Wioleta Marszalik as her maid of honour. The wedding was to be held at the Abbot's Palace, a catholic church sharing the land of Michał's summer estate.

The Runners touched down in Poland late at night and noticed that their cab was being tailed. They pulled over and attempted to set an ambush for their followers but they were not pursued and consequently lost track of them. Later that morning Lamb noticed his Comm being hacked and chased away the persona attempting to break into his devices.

The next morning Snowcone sifted through the wedding's guestlist to find eligible attendees to con into taking her as their +1 to the wedding and eventually settled on one Wilhelm Ruszyńsky, a self entitled military prettyboy. she tracked him down at a high class bar and, under the guise of a foreign charity worker looking for connections tricked him into taking her to the wedding in exchange for future sexual favours.

Óphis remained in the runner's hotel room to guard against any future interference by their mysterious followers and sustained a number of beneficial spells on Lamb as he broke into the Abbot's Palace to scope the place out. Lamb located a few potential places where a clandestine meeting could take place, including a secret room off of the main office, and set a few bug in difficult to scan locations. He also got a good look at the uniforms worn by the wedding's attendants and had one tailored to him.

## Run

The runners made their own ways into the wedding; Lamb knocked out an attendant and used their Comm to inform their manager that he would be their replacement, Snowcone came in on the arm of Wilhelm and Óphis snuck in invisibly. The wedding proceeded normaly, though it seemed like the bride and groom were not as excited as might have been expected and several of the rituals said to indicate the future of the marriage did not go favourably. It also seemed like many other guests were using the wedding as an excuse to conduct private business.

Snowcone approached Michał under the guise of offering him a tax break for donating to her charity (a real company for genetically enhanced crops, picked to appeal to Wioleta) and 'accidentally' left her pen (and it's attached microphone) with him. Eventually Michał and Marian broke off and from the party and walked to the secret room the runners had identified earlier. Óphis followed along with a backup microphone. Michał opened the room, revealing a veritable horde of (completely unstealable) wealth, and took Marian (and Óphis) inside. Michał revealed to Marian that he was no longer certain of his victory in the election and impressed upon her Poland's need for a strong leader, Surrounded by an (impervious) display of Michał's power she grudgingly agreed. He next asked for her help in performing a coup and setting him in command of the nation. Marian said nothing and left, but this seems to have been the expected response.

Once the two had left Óphis exited the room into the office where the death mask was kept and took it.

## Aftermath

The Runners left the wedding. Snowcone was taken home by Wilhelm and she drugged him, made his place look like they had a wild night together and left him with nothing but a text message.

Unknown to the runners Wioleta leaked the information to NIL who then leaked the info to Mrs. Johnson. Their mysterious followers were a team of NIL assassins sent to take out Michał Marszalik and pin the blame on them. However they had to call off their op when they couldn't retrieve any plant-able evidence.

## Rewards

* 17,000 NuYen
* 8 Karma (for stealing from fascists)
* 2 CDP
* 1 rank in Polish
* 1 very confused and frustrated Wilhelm

## Player After-Action Reports

*In Character* accounts of events, general impressions, or memorable moments