10 Hooks and Rumours for Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0.’s Europe
This list has ten hooks and rumours that can be heard about Europe’s Defence Commission. Whether or not they are true is up to the GameMaster. They can be used as background colour or as potential adventure hooks.
A significant task for the European Air Force is to provide air superiority, and it’s rumoured that the EAF has started moving into an area normally more the province of the Army in order to maintain this; namely, ground-based systems intended to strike at enemy aircraft.
EDF General Jürgen Vogel is the commander of the EDF and the longest-serving of the commissioners. He’s disliked by many of the Secretariat, but after the trade commissioner was killed in an anti-terrorist raid after accusing the general of incompetence and suggesting he be removed, they have been reluctant to speak out against him. It’s rumoured, though, that given the general’s habit of leading from the front, some in the Secretariat are considering how he could meet a similar kind of accident during a raid.
It’s rumoured that Interpol has been assigned to look into claims of extensive corruption in the EDF’s Procurement, something that has always been a concern. It’s said that the EDF isn’t cooperating, though, wanting to deal with any potential problems internally, rather than having outsiders do so.
One of the tasks of the EDF Air Force is to work with the ESA, going after smugglers’ deltas whilst within the atmosphere. It’s rumoured that recently the Air Force has suffered some unexpected losses of aircraft whilst doing this. Though there have been no fatalities so far, there’s a concern that some smugglers may have discovered a vulnerability in the fighters sent after them.
Procurement for the EDF can be a complicated process, one that is affected by both political considerations and the fear of getting needed technology from a potential enemy. It’s rumoured that some European companies are being quietly and secretly bought up by foreign nationals in order to affect the supply and procurement chain of the EDF in the event of war.
The European Air Force is rumoured to be looking into developing a new kind of air superiority fighter, and this would be one that has suborbital capabilities too, allowing it to strike into low Earth orbit. It’s said that the ESA is currently fighting with the Air Force about this, given they feel that even suborbital operations fall under their purview.
The European Medical Corps provides medical support to Europe’s military and are often called in when disasters or emergencies happen. It’s rumoured that the EC is considering using the EMC outside of Europe when disasters hit other regions, with the idea of using the EMC’s abilities as useful European propaganda.
The Weapons Design Team in Brussels is the autonomous arm of the EDF that designs new equipment and then module building and final construction is spread around the rest of the EC. It’s rumoured that Interpol has been investigating reports of kickbacks to members of the WDT from companies that have been selected to do construction.
There are rumours that EDF Medical, when it’s on any frontline operation, sometimes takes enemy combatants, especially such as terrorists who won’t be missed, and writes them up as having died in combat, so that they can be shipped back to European corporations to be used as unwilling test subjects for new technologies and medicines.
There is usually at least one EMC trooper with every army unit and on every naval vessel. Some within the EDF believe that the requirements for EMC troopers with the naval units in particular need to be stepped up, as it’s thought that sometimes having only one is inadequate.
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Explorer Damin Salus is an Amber Gleaner whose flesh is more machine than living tissue these days, and there are rumours that the sheer amount of technology in the explorer’s body has made them something other than human, more a recording of the human they once were than a living being.
It’s known that the Amber Gleaners have field stations across the Steadfast and into Beyond, though the locations of these stations are known only to the Gleaners themselves. It’s rumoured, though, that recently the Gleaners have suffered losses of supplies at their field stations, suggesting that someone may have compromised their locations.
Kester who is based out of the Amber Lodge in Glavis keeps a roll of members of the Gleaners, and this set of tomes would be useful for those opposed to the group. It’s rumoured that there have been a number of attempts to steal one or more of the tomes containing the roll of members over the years, and that all of these have ended badly for the would-be perpetrators.
One wing of the Amber Lodge in Glavis in Ancuan is used by the Amber Traders and includes a warehouse, though not selling is done from it. It’s said that, even though the warehouse isn’t used for trading, a lot of people are seen coming and going with goods.
Scholar Esmero Savia if the Amber Traders always wears a blank synth faceplate over her face, and there are rumours that this is to hide the fact that Esmero is not always the same person, but different people of similar form who hide their true identity behind the blank plate.
The Amber Gleaners are known to be a loose network that includes scholars, and there are rumours that the network also includes a number of individuals tasked with gaining information and knowledge for these scholars, even if such is in the possession of others who don’t want to give it up. In such cases, less honest means may be used.
The Amber Traders are a trading association that provide financial support for the Amber Gleaners, and it’s rumoured that the Traders are willing to trade in anything, if the price is right and any legal problems can be avoided. It’s said that the attitude of the Traders is that the end definitely justifies the means, and anything the group can do to help the end of the Gleaners is worth doing.
The Collections of the Amber Gleaners are housed in the Amber Lodge and contain many different items. It’s rumoured that some of these are quite dangerous in nature, and that these items are kept locked away after an incident a few years back with someone having uncontrolled access to them.
The headquarters of the Amber Gleaners is in the Amber Lodge in the city of Glavis in Ancuan. It’s rumoured that the Lodge is home to many valuable items as well as a lot of information, and that it’s also home to many defences to stop people from taking them. Some say that many would-be thieves have entered the Amber Lodge and have never been seen again.
Trader Kaina Ty of the Amber Gleaners used to have a relationship with Scholar Esmero Savia, but ended it after the latter suggested that Kaina had attempted to take items from the Collections. It’s rumoured, though, that the cause of the split was even more serious than that.
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10 Hooks and Rumours for Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0.’s Europe
