The Shadowrun Supplemental

Calico’s Cat

Small Head Shop • Location Varies, always on the northern border of Puyallup • Jake Calico, Owner • Bias toward Shamanic types, Talismongers, Neo-Tribals, Bias against Corporate and Law Enforcement • LTG NA/UCAS-SEA 425-665-4765

Jake Calico runs this smokehouse from out of the back of his heavily modified Bison. The graffiti-covered vehicle lumbers through the shady streets of Puyallup like some kind of psychedelic ice-cream truck. He does business in all forms of mood-altering drugs and devices.

> Jake’s a great guy. He’s the guy who turned me onto Mongolian Purple Dreams.
> Bladoague

> Purple Screams more like it. You best watch yourself, dog. If you feel the worms under your skin, you’d better do a hit or three of Peyote.
> Stormy

> That Bison is more than you’d think. I swear I saw the whole paint scheme change three times as I walked up to score some moodies.
> Wiredlife

The War Pit [Redmond]

Large Warehouse • 16475 Northeast 74th Street • Alan “Viper� Reeds owner/operator • LTG NA/UCAS-SEA 425-895-8331

The War Pit is the place to go in Seattle for simulated combat. From Matrix games pitting hacker against hacker to cage fights to chess—if you can play it head to head, you can find it at the War Pit. All patrons must have a designated next-of-kin on file, report any and all medical problems, and sign a waiver absolving the War Pit of any legal liability.

> It’s exactly as stated; Viper runs everything here, and anyone, SIN or not, is welcome as long as the waiver’s on file. I’ve seen Firewatch teams go head-to-head with Red Samurai in The Pit itself, and street punks duke it out fist-to-fist with their probation officers, and nobody says nothing. It’s all neutral ground; everyone wants the place to stay open, so nobody brings any heat down.
> Firefighter

> Viper? Ooh, scary. So what’s so hot about The Pit anyways? Just another place to play games, right?
> Curious Greg

> You’d better be scared. You’ve obviously never met the guy. Square’s the best word for ‘im, 5’3� and built like a brick. Not a drop of cyber neither. Rumor has it he’s ex-UCAS Black Ops. All I know is that he took down the whole Steel Talons gang one night while I was there. Broke a lot of cyberspurs, but not a sweat. One mean fragger if you piss him off.
> Mad Hacker

> The main event on Friday nights: 16 fraggers who all have a death wish shut in a four-story warehouse reinforced with steel. Hide a bunch of real weapons down in there, and let Viper spin the Wheel of Doom; sometimes it’s last one standing while Neurostun seeps into the place, sometimes it’s collect 10 IDs, sometimes it’s find the exit first. All lethal, all real! Last time I ever accept a job when the J says, “All you gotta do is fight for a little while.� Did I mention the layout of the place changes each week? Movable walls, hidden doors, break-away floors and more.
> Riff Hardeyes

> Of course, lest you be left with the impression that it is all barbaric violence, I will interject that the mental challenges are quite exceptional as well. Of particular popularity of late is the foci ladder. There is quite a pitched battle to see who can reverse-engineer a focus to its basic makeup in the quickest amount of time.
> Soulfire

For some reason I had comments turned off on all the Seattle posts; that wasn’t my intent. I’ve gone back and turned commenting on for all of them.

Twisted Lemon’s House of Magic

Small Shop • 16134 NE 87th, Jason McReel, Owner • Subtle Bias towards the Magical Active • LTG NA/UCAS-SEA 593-345-6131

Twisted Lemon’s House of Magic is a hole-in-the-wall in the eastern part of the Barrens. The shop is owned and operated by Jason McReel, who will no doubt insist you call him Lemon. A former mage, McReel lost his magical capabilities after a car accident.

> If you consider getting shot by an RPG a car accident, then that’s mostly true. One of the team members he was running with panicked and slapped a trauma patch on him, which dulled his magic and somehow cut off his ability to project. It was a downward spiral from there.
> Greenboy

> How far down?
> Munching Man

> He’s burned out. Used drugs and beetles to try to get the same experience he did in the astral, and they took their toll. If there’s no one at the counter and no one answers when you call, he’s probably passed out in the back after a score.
> Darwin’s Monkey

Most of the items available in his store are unenchanted, lucky charms and the like for the local superstitious gangs, but he does have a few real foci and talismans, and he’s willing to consider “unconventional� payment plans.

> By “unconventional� they mean “chips or blow,� and while there’s not much real magic in the shop, the stuff he does have is some powerful drek—leftovers from his old running days, I’d guess, and available on the cheap.
> Darwin’s Monkey

The Tower [Redmond]

Coffin Hotel • 15750 Redmond Way • Carl Weaver, Manager • LTG: NA/UCAS-SEA 11206-556-1390

This fully automated transit hotel is located just off the railroad tracks and a few blocks from I520. Completely automated, and most services are available for a basic fee.

> As coffin hotels go this one isn’t much more notable than any other. If it weren’t so close to both the tracks and the highway, no one would remember this place. Just down the street is a Chinese take out joint called “Chins� – check it out.
> Subversive Agent

Lo Fong’s Chinese Fortune Cookie Factory [Redmond]

Large Factory • 145 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway NE • Lo Fong, Owner • LTG NA/UCAS-SEA 11206-67-908

Lo Fong’s is the only fortune cookie factory on the western seaboard. The factory ships over a million cookies  a day to everywhere:  from local  restaurants to the summer homes of Tir princes. Scheduled tours of the facility are available every day except Sunday  and custom orders are available.

> May I be the first to say “what the frag?�
> Crunch

> ‘Fortune’ cookies, man! Don’t tell me you think all old Fong puts in them things is slips of paper? Hot BTLs, gems, hell, some of ‘em even carry masked spells and C4 designed to go off when they’re opened, or tracking devices and foci. This guy has the sweetest delivery method in the whole Sixth World.
> Raj

> Right, and my muffin here has a Fire Elemental inside keeping it warm.
> Misha

> No joke, Raj? Pulled a job once, ‘liberating’ a few rough diamonds. Johnson had us deliver to Lo Fong’s loading docks. I figured him for just a Triad front man, but maybe those diamonds went out the door in cookies…
> Jem (No Holograms)

> Confucius say: Men who find diamonds in fortune cookies destined for rich ends.
> C0nfuciu5

> Someday, C0nfuciu5, someday I’m going to find your meatbody and beat it into a bloody pulp for every one of your stupid sayings, I swear.
> Misha

Catholic Cathedral Company [Redmond]

Construction Company • Rt. 202 and Redmond Dr • Lyn Ganeda, Division Head • Bias against Elves • LTG NA/UCAS-SEA 11206 (62-4184)
Builders of industrial, commercial, and residential facilities, the Catholic Cathedral Company works in some of the most dangerous areas of the world, primarily on projects aimed at increasing prosperity and raising standards of living. The company is not affiliated with the Catholic Church and does not discriminate based on religion.

> CCC is responsible for building the Redmond Center Mall, complete with underground maze and massive price tag. Mayor Gasston favors them because they don’t owe allegiance to the Mafia or Yakuza, but he can almost never afford them. All that honesty costs money, meaning they can’t compete in the bidding. That hurt them originally, but their reputation for quality began to mean something as the new, cheaper buildings in Touristville started crumbling while the mall stood fast. Now corporations come to them for the really important jobs in the really nasty areas.
> Nuyen Nick

> Sparks are going to fly if they take more construction jobs away from the mob and yaks. I’d keep my distance from these guys if I lived in Touristville. Which I don’t, in case you were wondering.
> Trixless Wino

> Wolverine Security has the contract for CCC offices and construction sites. They take the job very seriously — as my team discovered one very cold and bloody night. You’re better off sneaking in as part of the crew or as a contractor than running head up against the security systems.
> Just Prophet

> I guess building secure facilities around the globe has a few advantages, doesn’t it? Of course, the disadvantage is drawing the eye of the corps. Both Novatech and Yamatetsu have made overtures towards the CCC with no sale. Federated Boeing has been trying to corner them into an expansion of the Everett facility, something clearly out of their territory. Not to mention the Ares complexes in Silicon Valley that need assault proofing. I’d worry about those guys trying to gobble me up before the syndicates.
> Beancounter

> If I were a Yakuza sokaiya, that information would only make me more interested in the Catholic Cathedral Company.
> Demongoddess

The Butcher’s Block [Redmond]

Small Store • 15442 Bel-Red Road • “Sully,� Owner

The Butcher’s Block is a small store that offers its services to local citizens.

> What? That’s it? I feel cheated.
> Rundown

Bud’s Salvage [Redmond]

17657 Redmond Way  • Bud Lewis, Owner • LTG:NA/UCAS-SEA 11206-557-7831
Looking for replacement or salvaged auto parts? Need a rebuilt ride, or a ride rebuilt? Bud’s Salvage offers GMAC certified full service.

> You won’t find anything military or security grade here, — but you can find replacement parts for your grid guide or a new engine to replace the one you blew last week cheap. Bud rebuilds a few cars every month, that he then sells relatively cheap.
> Drexel
“Yeah, they’re blue sunglasses. Close your mouth.�

> Bud doesn’t ask many questions, mostly because he doesn’t care. This guy has the customer service skills of a devil rat. That said, he’s mostly on the straight and narrow, so don’t show him anything that you don’t need to.
> Smiley

The Bookshelf [Redmond]

Small Store • 14950 Northeast 95th Street Apartment A • Kivrin Eckberg, Owner
Nestled in the warmth that is the Redmond Barrens, this small used bookstore has survived in a war-zone and still retains a satisfied customer base. Located in the basement suite of a burned-out apartment complex, The Bookshelf has been known to collect good fiction and rarer treasures from decades past. Dickens, Granberg, Hauze, Hollar, Jury, Twain, Tolkein, Tolstoy: if you want it, you can find in on The Bookshelf.

The owner, Kivrin Eckberg, makes the promise to always give her clients what they’re looking for, and if she doesn’t have it on her shelves, she’s almost always able to get it within the week. Eckberg doesn’t carry any electronic books – she’ll find you a paper copy, or nothing (although she’ll refer you to an affiliated store if the title you want is only available on chip). Everything is completely natural and made from recycled paper products

> She also takes pride in her security. There are more cameras in that store than the whole of the Arc.
> Angora

> Hyperbole, Angora, but with a grain of truth. She does like to keep more than one eye on her customers, but then, with her location and some of her ‘treasures,’ how can you blame her?
> White Lightning

> We do have to remember that ‘collectors’ and ‘eccentrics’ are practically synonyms, people. Can’t have one without the other.
> Obsidian
“The Truth Will Set You Free�