F.A.T.E. Timeline
|
Shadowrun
|
|---|
|
Chapter 2 |
|
Chapter 1 |
|
F.A.T.E. PCs |
|
This is a concise, chronological list of all the events happening around F.A.T.E. and its agents.
2073
May 2073
May 2
- Doc undergoes surgery, headed by Artemi Tarasova, to implant alphaware Muscle Toner and remove Muscle Replacements.
May 1
- Gideon Wexler is awarded F.A.T.E. Employee of the Month for April.
- F.A.T.E.'s Human Resources department announces a 1,000¥ pay raise for all agents, beginning with May 1's paycheck.
- The astral rift at Kent Lake becomes a permanent fixture, and news organizations worldwide begin reporting on its existence.
April 2073
April 28
- Doc contacts Artemi Tarasova about acquiring Muscle Toner and scheduling surgery to adjust his implants.
April 26
- Eric, Ana, and Gideon return from the metaplanes with the two missing children. They recount their experiences with J.P. and Barry, revealing Shiawase Agriculture's metaplanar experiments, Yukawa Sato's demise, and the agreement they made with Manami Coltrane that establishes her as an informant for F.A.T.E.
April 21
- F.A.T.E. investigates the strange lighting phenomena at Kent Lake and confirms the presence of an astral rift. Eric, Anastasia, and Gideon enter the rift to search for two missing children.
April 19
- A single mother from San Geronimo reports her two children missing.
April 17
- Doc is seen lingering around Dr. Yau's laboratory observing and discussing some of the work performed by Dr. Yau's lab assistants.
- A strange lighting phenomena is reported by evacuated residents of several communities surrounding Kent Lake.
April 8
- F.A.T.E.'s Team 1 boards a CFS Postal Transport from Boston Metroplex Airport for San Francisco. Arrive in San Francisco at 4:55 PM local time.
April 7
- F.A.T.E. agents break into the apartment complex of Dr. Clayton Osmun, knocking him out and performing a mind probe on him after killing his body guard. When the shooting sets off an alarm throughout the complex the agents flee the scene, leaving some trail behind them.
April 3
- Due to strong coastal winds, CFS widens the evacuation zone around Drakes Bay at F.A.T.E.'s request to an area including parts of western Novato, Lucas Valley, and the Nicasio Reservoir.
- Ikuro Honda is appointed to succeed Manami Coltrane as CEO of Shiawase CFS.
April 2
- The CFS Coast Guard experiences a security breech in their primary computer database. F.A.T.E. along with many CFS government programs are alerted as a precautionary measure.
- F.A.T.E. Team 2 meets with a group of shadowrunners in a downtown coffee shop, negotiations turn into a gun fight in the streets of the city. All three shadowrunners were killed, two civilians were hospitalized, and collateral damage was in six-figures.
April 1
- Oni is awarded F.A.T.E. Employee of the Month for March.
- Eric Black is promoted to Special Agent, and is the first agent to be promoted since F.A.T.E.'s founding. His monthly salary increases to 8,500¥.
- Eric, Doc, and Anna travel to Boston Metroplex.
March 2073
March 31
- Gideon Wexler undergoes a group initiation rite and learns the Masking metamagic.
- Doc installs Alphaware Cerebral Boosters and a Betaware Math SPU into Dmitri. He takes a 2,900¥ cut.
March 30
- Anastasia and Gideon's medical condition improved to fair, but they both still experience some discomfort (-1 penalty).
- J.P. Redman travels to Sacramento and attends several closed door meetings with Barry Stearns, President Ellison, and other top government officials.
- Charles Ellison has a private conversation with Anastasia, urging her to leave F.A.T.E.
March 28
- Doc's radiation poisoning symptoms improve. His condition is upgraded to good.
March 24
- Manami Coltrane is fired from her position as CEO of Shiawase CFS.
March 23
- Anastasia and Gideon's medical status upgraded to serious but stable.
March 20
- A nuclear meltdown occurs at Shiawase Atomics' Drakes Bay Nuclear Power Station following a successful covert operation to disable the facility. Dr. Yau was briefly captured by an agent of Shiawase's feared Market Information & Forecasting Department but later rescued.
- Anastasia Ellison and Gideon Wexler are treated for severe acute radiation poisoning. Doc, Dr. Yau, Oni, and J.P. Redman receive treatment for lesser effects of radiation exposure.
March 17
- Anastasia undergoes a group initiation rite and learns the Adept Centering metamagic.
March 10
- Orran Goffard, Lockheed's CFS Head of Corporate Security, is assassinated by Gideon Wexler.
March 3
- Anastasia finds a new home in the Golden Gate Heights district.
March 1
- Kumiko 'Doc' Nakamura is awarded F.A.T.E. Employee of the Month for February.
February 2073
February 27
- Anastasia begins taking diving lessons in preparation for her next assignment.
February 14
- Anastasia spends the night at F.A.T.E. HQ following a break in and kidnapping attempt at her apartment. She has been assigned two secret service agents for protection when she is not on duty.
February 8
- Desmond Sands requests extraction from his undercover position at Pendleton EnviroTech in Los Angeles. F.A.T.E. rescues him from an Aztec sacrificial ritual taking place in the Deep Lacuna.
February 6
- Doc meets with parole officer Sebastian Abrams for scheduled periodic update on his adjustment to life out of prison, Doc is forced to explain that his injuries are from falling down a flight of stairs. No really, they are.
- Eric initiates and learns the Psychometry metamagic.
February 4
- F.A.T.E. steals Manami Coltrane's RFID keycard and uses it to hack into highly secured datastores at the Shiawase arcology.
February 2
- Eric receives a dinner request from Manami Coltrane.
February 1
- Eric Black is awarded F.A.T.E. Employee of the Month for January.
January 2073
January 31
- After recovery from surgery Doc stops by his city apartment to drop next months rent off for his mother, keeps his visit as short as possible before heading to the docks to check in with Brandon Knox and restock his Long Haul supply.
January 30
- Anastasia purchases platelet factories and some Cram.
January 29
- Doc purchases betaware cyberears, betaware cybereyes, and a deltaware internal air-tank.
January 24
- Anastasia begins searching for cerebral boosters.
- Dmitri has been spotted at the gym, which is rare for him.
- Hector is trying to reduce his dependence on Betameth and is suffering from withdrawal symptoms.
January 22
- Dr. Yau makes some interesting discoveries regarding the artifact retrieved from Platform Harvest.
January 20-21
- F.A.T.E. agents successfully recover an artifact from a terrorist organization aboard Platform Harvest.
January 12
- A fire breaks out at F.A.T.E. Headquarters, forcing an evacuation of the post office. Dr. Yau makes a chilling discovery: the devices are "mana bombs," designed to do damage on the astral plane.
January 2
- Federal authorities execute search warrants on properties owned by Senator Yasuji Shimada. F.A.T.E. recovers a mana device.
January 1
- Anastasia Ellison and Vincent White appear on the front page of every major celebrity magazine and tabloid in California.
- Doc is awarded F.A.T.E. Employee of the Month for December.
2072
December 2072
December 31
- F.A.T.E. attends President Charles Ellison's New Year's Ball. Eric and Doc accomplish their mission of building a biometric profile on Manami Coltrane and Michael Edison, respectively. F.A.T.E. foils an assassination attempt on President Ellison and arrests Senator Shimada. Eric mind probes the senator and obtains a plethora of information on the mana devices.
December 24
- F.A.T.E. steals critical components from 3 mana devices placed on the Golden Gate Bridge.
December 17
- Lone Star opens an investigation into Senator Yasuji Shimada after reports of a dead body on his property surfaced.
December 16
- F.A.T.E. agents plant a mana device, along with a dead body, on the property of Senator Yasuji Shimada. They took a photo of their set up and sent it to Lone Star.
December 8-9
- Doc strikes a deal with Hachiro Makoto: Makoto will remain quiet regarding Doc's escape from Alcatraz, in return, Doc will supply Makoto with a fake SIN and take out a Yakuza member that has dirt on both of them. Doc, Eric, and Ana carry out the assassination.
December 6
- Gideon Wexler is transferred to F.A.T.E.'s San Francisco office.
December 2
- F.A.T.E. agents intercept a shipment of mysterious devices being shipped from Shiawase's Drakes Bay Nuclear Power Station to the Golden Gate Bridge.
- Hachiro Makoto, Doc's former cellmate, is released from Alcatraz after serving his 10 year sentence.
November 2072
November 23-24
- F.A.T.E. investigates the kidnapping of Dr. Hideki Tonogawa, a nuclear scientist at Shiawase Atmoics. They rescue him from a shadowrunning team that was holding him for ransom.
September 2072
September 26
- Gideon Wexler is hired as F.A.T.E. Sacramento's 4th agent.
June 2072
June 13
- Kumiko Nakamura is reassigned to F.A.T.E. for the remainder of his contract. J.P. Redman is given authority over the contract, due to expire on December 31, 2075.
June 3
- Kumiko Nakamura is released from Alcatraz Prison under the supervision of parole officer Sebastion Abrams.
2071
2070
November 2070
November 4
- Charles Ellison of the Technocratic Party narrowly defeats incumbent President Arthur Newman in California's 2070 Presidential Election.
October 2070
October 20
- F.A.T.E. hires field agent Anastasia Ellison.
2069
- F.A.T.E. is founded as a secretive division of the California Department of Homeland Security. J.P. Redman, Barry Stearns, and Dr. Kefeng Yau are the founding members.