PAGE 58 – CHIEFS KELLEHER AND SURHOFF
Chief Kelleher’s “untimely” death may seem suspicious to some PCs, but it was the result of too many double-cheese pizzas, not some sinister plot. Similarly, Chief Surhoff may seem uncooperative and threatening, but that’s just because he disap-
proves of vigilantism, not because he secretly works for some criminal organization.
PAGE 64 — KODIAK
Kodiak’s mother won’t tell him who his father is because she doesn’t know. She believes she was kidnapped by aliens, taken aboard their starship, and artificially impregnated with a half-alien baby. The truth is she was kidnapped by VIPER and used as a guinea pig for an experiment in breed- ing superhumans, but she escaped from the VIPER facility and the organization lost her. Some VIPER scientists who were involved with the experiment back in the early 1960s have begun to suspect who Kodiak is, and VIPER’s beginning to pay a lot more attention to him.
Here are three plot seeds for Kodiak. An old enemy of Kodiak’s from his days in New York (you decide who) shows up to settle the score with Cowens once and for all. He announces his presence by murdering a hapless civilian, and leaves a note saying he’ll kill one more per week until Kodiak finds and fights him. Wanting to end the killings as soon as possible, Kodiak enlists the help of the PCs as well as the FBI.
Teleios secretly contacts Kodiak, claiming to be Cowens’s father and asking to meet with him privately on a matter of utmost impor- tance. What will Kodiak do?
An internal FBI investigation reveals that Kodiak has been taking bribes from VIPER! Knowing he’s inno- cent but can’t yet prove it, Kodiak goes into hiding. As the
FBI launches a manhunt, Kodiak appeals to the PCs for help clearing his name.
PAGE 66 — TEK- NIQUE
Here are three plot seeds for Teknique. Turbine comes look-
ing for vengeance. Not only has he improved his powered armor so it’s not as susceptible to her powers (i.e., he’s built in some Mental Defense and Power Defense), he’s hired some superhuman backup (perhaps the Ultimates) to help him get his revenge. Unable to handle this on her own, but feeling it’s not some- thing she should involve the FBI with, Teknique turns to the PCs for help.
An unidentified villain kid- naps Teknique’s mother and warns her that if she brings in
the FBI, he’ll kill Mrs. Reece. While following the villain’s clues (some of which require her to commit crimes), she manages to slip a cryptic message to one of the PCs seeking their help.
Teknique finds herself romantically attracted to a male PC, but is too shy to even think about telling him. What will she do to get his attention? PAGE 69 — SILVER AVENGER
Here are three plot seeds for Silver Avenger Mayte Sanchez.
Something goes wrong with one of Sanchez’s peri- odic Cyberline management treatments. Under the influence of drugs which alter her perceptions, she goes on a rampage, thinking she’s surrounded by criminals and supervillains. The PCs have to stop her without harming her... and then find out if this was an accident, or a deliberate plot by some villain.
Corruption within the very heart of PRIMUS! Sanchez uncovers a plot by several of her superi- ors to betray the organization to VIPER. Unsure of who’s in on the conspiracy and who’s not, she turns to the PCs for help. But is there really a con- spiracy... or is some manipulative villain deceiving her for his own evil purposes?
Sanchez’s husband Javier contracts a rare, and probably fatal, blood disorder. When her insur-
ance company refuses to pay for an experimental treatment that could save his life, she decides
to commit crimes to obtain the technology, medicines, and physicians needed for the procedure.
PAGE 72 — ORGANIZED CRIME The FBI’s suspicions about the Mafia in Millennium City are correct. Both
Joseph Sorelli and Matthew Cresse are major organized crime figures in the
city. Cresse got involved with the Mafia early in his business career, and soon became a valued “advisor” thanks to
his brains and contacts. Sorelli, old and tired, plans to turns the reins of the local Mafia over to Cresse before too
long and retire to Arizona.
Cresse himself is in his late 50s. Ruthless and greedy, he doesn’t care what he has to do to
acquire or keep power, as long as he can keep the law from link-
ing him to it — he’s paranoid about his security, and has even hired some ex-KGB officers to keep him
safe and out of jail. Although he plays the part of an ordinary businessman and family man (he’s married, with
a daughter Brittany, 22, and a son James, 19), he’s participated in over a
dozen murders and countless other crimes as he’s worked his way up
the Mafia ladder. Currently he has his eye on trying to control the local casinos (see page 104).
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