CHASING THE BOOK

THIEVING FIREMAN AND EX-AUA MEMBER

Talking to a number of witnesses may lead them to Carl Bradbury, a member of the fire department who's been off work since the day after the Bronstone Fire.
His station believes he'll be off for two or three more days, as he rang in sick. They are not suspicious of his illness.

In reality, Carl stole the book and took it to the leader of the American Underground army, who made him stay there for a day or two and read the book for a day or two before letting him go home.

When he arrived, he was somewhat surprised to find a pair of police officers waiting for him, he let them both in, and was then shot in the back of the head by Jonathan Meyers. The second police officer who had shown no ID then re-opened the front door and escorted the Bischofe and the other Jaegers in. The team ransacked the house looking for the book, finding only a pile of AUA literature.
The necromancer commanded the spirit back into his corpse, and compelled it to tell him who had the Al-Azif, before casting it back into the void.
They all then left to hunt down the leader of the AUA, Buck Duggan.

CARL'S HOUSE

The firemans apartment is cold and dark, the curtains are not drawn, no matter what time the agents arrive, and nobody answers the doorbell. there is no special message on the answering machine. Assuming they break in, they will find a body in the hallway, dead from a single, contact-range shot to the back of the head.
The rest of the house has been ransacked by professionals, nothing appears to have been stolen, but most hiding places have been opened and the contents strewn around.

CLUES AT THE HOUSE

The fireman was killed by a contact wound, there is no signs of a struggle, it appears he let his killer into the hallway of his apartment, and was then shot as he walked back into the lounge.
The bullet in the corpse can be traced to Johnathan Meyers service pistol, with time. His finger-prints can be lifted from the spent shell too.
The corpse was left as it lay, and looks as though a ritual has been carried out on it, black candles, and a protective circle surround it in the hallway.
Bradbury stores a large amount of survivalist equipment, including two self-bows, he did not like firearms and would not have one in his house.
The last number phoned on his machine was the bunker of Buck Duggan.
Atop one pile of rubbish is an original copy of the AUA Rant.
He has a collection of American Underground Army Literature next to his near complete run of the last five years of playbody hidden in the basement.
There are some bloodstains just inside the hall that are not his. They were caused by the SWAT Officer when a Jaeger Team member beat him for executing the fireman. blood-type will match the SWAT officers blood if anyone thinks to check or suggest it to the forensics team.

INTERVIEWING NEIGHBOURS:

"Oh yes, three men stopped by the other day they stayed for an hour, it sounded like quite a party, lots of music and dancing.

Carl Bradbury

Age 25 - Fireman San Francisco's Fire Department -
A firefighter, and volunteer for the Neighborhood Emergency Response Teams in preparation for the next big earthquake. He is also a minor member of the American Underground Army, not as committed as some, but certainly someone who believes in preparedness and self-sufficiency. He's training as a tactical- paramedic in his spare time.

He was one of the team called to put out the fire in the Chemist's Brownstone, when the search for suspicious circumstances started, he noted the book in the basement, and came back after the Fire team had moved on to steal it. He handed it on the leader of the AUA, when he found that he couldn't use it. At the start of the operation, he's been on sick-leave for a day.

"I will not be one of the sheep-le"

AMERICAN UNDERGROUND ARMY

"All the worst things you've heard about the government are true."
"We must unite and arm ourselves before it's to late, and the oppressors overcome us."
"I will not be one of the sheep-le"

The American Underground Army is a collection of like-minded people who are scared that the increase in power of the American government is paving the way for a totalitarian dictatorship. Gun Rights, licensing, anti-encryption legislation, all of it is paving the way for a blue- helmeted invasion by the forces of Kofi Anan!
Two hundred years ago, they might have been the father's of American Freedom.
Ten years ago they'd have been weekend warriors and survivalist's. Last year they'd have been Militia-members.
This year, they're the American Underground Army, training and arming for the day when they have to fight against the government that was voted into power by the "sheep-le" because MTV told them to.

General Fairfield might have had some sympathy for them.

But then again....

Outlook

They see themselves as identical to the founding forefathers, Law Enforcement see's them as a potential Enemy of the State, makes you think, doesn't it?
They have links to one or two Knights of the Karotechia, who go to the same ranges, and belong to the same hunt clubs, but they are not _directly_ in the control of the Karotechia. However the Knights find they can often manipulate AUA members into taking on the Karotechia's targets.
They are generally 'mildly' racist, but they only want segregation, and for 'their land' - America - to be returned to the control of the white man. Especially the wide-open spaces, they're quite happy for the Karotechia's 'lesser' races to keep the urban slums..

History

The American Underground Army evolved out of the Militia and survivalist movements, but they are smarter and tougher. they know that if the government spots them before they've finished their preparations for resistance.

Membership

The group has between twenty and thirty All-American families at one time, there is a hard-core of a dozen or so who are truely committed to the cause.
The American Underground Army is unnoficially led by William "Buck" Duggan, a tough ex-marine and occultist/survivalist, although major decisions are debated, and any member can back out of the alliance if he completely disagrees with any deicision.

TYPICAL MEMBER

The typical members is a white american male in above-average physical condition, he is probably well educated, and extremely technically minded, with good mechanical skills. He'll have a wife, and two children, and he'd do anything, including give up his own life to protect them.
He carries a small arsenal of survival gear, a key-fob that sprays capsicum, a 10mm automatic, tuned for defensive work, a .380 ankle-gun, with spare ammunition for both. He has a spyderco knife, and a collapsible ASP baton close at hand. His car has a weeks food, clothing and a ham radio kit, quite possibly a small scout rifle and more ammunition for the pistols. He never pulls up close to the car in front at stop lights, always, leaving enough space to accelerate out of a car-jack.
He lives his life in condition yellow.
His wife is similarly armed, though she probably sports a 9mm rather than a full-powered 10mm.
His children have been tought to respect firearms from an early age, and probably possess a .22 plinking rifle.
They keep large, well-trained dogs both as pets, and as guards They have decent jobs, and are both respect members of the church-going community.
They are on the internet, buying anonymously and storing away equipment.
Their house is a small fortress, and may the gods help any intruder (burglar, or LEO) that steps onto his property. If the dogs don't get him, then the carbine will.

Occupation: AUA Member, Proud Father, American Patriot
Birthplace/Education: America, 2-Year degree
Mental Disorders:
Sex/Age: Male / 45
Likenesses:

SIZ 15   CON 15   STR 14    DEX 13  SAN 60  MAG  0
APP 12   INT 12   EDU 14    POW 13  HP  15

Non Combat Skills: Hide 30%, First Aid 50%, Spot Hidden 60%, Law 30%, Listen 50%, Locksmith 20%, Swim 50%, Track 20%, Mechanical Repair 50%, Occult 10-20%, Sneak 50%
Combat Skills: Rifle 70%, Pistol 65%, Punch 75% d3 + DB,Kick 50% d6 + DB, Large Club (Baseball Bat) 50%, Dodge 40%
Languages (S/R/W): English 75%,
Gear: Typical Armament: Glock .40 cal primary, .380 Colt backup gun, tuned AR-15 clone (Colt M1911A1 .45 auto, .38 chief's special backup, and an M-14). Body armour for special occassions, up to and including Tactical Entry armour (door-gunners vest), and a nylon marine helmet (WWII steel helmet).
Items in brackets are for old-timers and those who like the classics.
Notes:

Other AUA Material

Plans and Timetable

DECLARATION OF INTENT

The following missive was delivered to the San Francisco office of the FBI, following the recent bombing of the San Fransisco __________. It has been examined by the Behavioural Research unit at Quantico, and has been determined to be genuine.

You've taken over my mind. You've raped my thoughts with
your image viruses then sold me fake cures for your own
disease. Your words and pictures scream orders at me like
angry prison wardens. When I cover my ears, your voices echo
in my head. I hate you. When I see your billboards, your talk
shows, your rock concerts and your factories, when I see the
work of your twisted libidos, I want to kill you. I want to set
fires, plant bombs, derail trains. I want to smash your buildings
and tear at your bodies until the skin of my hands is worn to
the bone. I am filled with a rage that burns my eyes.

I don't want to feel this way. You have done this to me. These
feelings are the fruits of your multi-billion dollar sowing. And I
am not alone. There are others like me out here. Every suicide,
every madman, every man and woman who gets a gun and just
starts shooting -- these are your illegitimate children. They
don't all know what they are doing. All they know is hate for
the invisible walls which you have raised around them, hate
for the narrow path you have tried to make them walk. And
the innocent pay in blood for your negligence.

Remember this: My mind is big. The more you try to push me
down and make me small, the greater the pressure inside me
becomes. The greater the pressure, the greater the chance of
an explosion. There was once a time when I felt love, but now
I feel only hate and anger, and fear at what I might do. And
you can tell me to "BE HAPPY," but I know that you really
mean "BE QUIET".

Believe me, I want to be happy. You stand in my way.

Believe me, I want to be happy. You stand in my way.
Buck Duggan, Leader of the AUA - Late 1999

Leader of the American Underground Army

MAster Seargant William "Buck" Duggan, USMC, Rtd.

FAMILY: Wife Susan, 35; Son Buck Jr., 15; Daughter Charity 10.
A tough man and an ex-marine, who lost his job "unfairly" he turned to survivalism and self-sufficiency and began to develop his own philosophy. He honed the tactics the corps had taught him. He found others like him and swapped information. He learnt about computers and encryption. He went on-line.

Two years ago he branched out from his usual on-line diet of tactics and firearms. He saw his own Christian beliefs compared against prophecies and verses taken from other older works. He found some of his friends from the gun-groups there too. They talked.

Two of them also lived in the Greater San Francisco area. They met face-to-face and showed each other (some of) their preparations for home defence, and discussed the occult further.

He now has six like-minded families and thirty more in a loose circle who could easily be swayed to his beliefs about the American government and the occult. He has slowly deteriorated till within the last six months he was ready to start a bombing campaign against the federal government. He started to send notes, and in the next few days, his first IED (Improvised Explosive Device) will be set.

HIS PLAN: Read the book, summon something, then show the government just who's boss.
PROBLEM: Lack of language skills, he doesn't read or speak Mandarin or Arabic, funnily enough. He does however have the Tong Chemists' notes, so he's made some small progress. The Al Azif has ensnared him enough to make him want to use it.
FIX: No problem, he's not keeping the book long enough to read it, the AB are going to get it back within two-three weeks.,...
SET PIECE: DG raid his farm, either at the same time as the AB, or they come along afterwards.

William "Buck" Duggan

Occupation: Freedom Fighter and Survivalist
Birthplace/Education: USA - MBA Politics via the USMC
Mental Disorders:
Sex/Age: Male / 48
Likenesses:

SIZ 15   CON 16   STR 15    DEX 13  SAN 35  MAG 12
APP 12   INT 13   EDU 16    POW 12  HP  15

Non Combat Skills: Computer Use 40%, Credit Rating 40%, Cthulhu Mythos 2%, Electronics 40%, Fast Talk 50%, Listen 50%, Mechanical Repair 75%, Occult 25%, Oratory 75%, Religion 40%, Small Unit Tactics 60%, Sneak 75%, Spot Hidden 50%,
Combat Skills: Rifle 75%, Pistol 70%, Punch 50% d3 + DB, Kick 50% d6 + DB, Dodge 40%
Languages (S/R/W): English 75
Gear: Charter Arms .357 5-shot concealed revolver +2 Speed-Loaders, .44 Magnum Desert Eagle Carry piece +2 Magazines, Customised 7.62mm Nato AR-10T + Low-light sight, Vortex Flash/Sound suppressor, match-grade sights and a variety of ammunition, Door-Gunners Armoured Vest, Nylon helmet
Spells:

Buck's Bunker

At some point it's likely that the Agents may choose to go to the bunker of the leader of the American Underground Army, either in order to question him, or to raid and recover the Kitab Al-Azif. In either case, some notes on the building are in order.
The bunker is sited in the countryside around San Francisco, not too remote, but far enough to allow Buck to do as he will, in private without interference.

It's a single-story building that he built himself, enabling him to build it _his_ way.
The building has a small central tower he can use as a look-out post, and a sniper's cradle.
It's as secure and defensible as he could make it whilst still being a home.
The rooms him and his family sleep in are in the center of the building to prevent them being taken unaware.
The entry ways are controlled, rooms around the outside of the building can be accessed by anyone, but the family's private rooms are protected by keypads.
He keeps large dogs (Alsatians (?), that have been rendered resistance to pepper spray), in the nights they are allowed to roam the public rooms, but not the entryways and the bedrooms. The kennel and dog-hatches are big enough to be used as a sally port, and a handgun and torch are stored just inside the kennel for "major" emergencies.
The windows are made of toughened safety glass. The storm shutters that cover them are remote controlled, and _reinforced._
There is a basement under the garage where he carries out his studies, and work on his weapons.
The outside of the building is clad to make it look like a log cabin, albeit a large one, underneath the half logs are reinforced breeze blocks. Real Log fires, fuel is stored under the eves at the sides of the building, making the walls that little bit more resistant to small arms fire. Pistol loads and light rifle ammunition will not pass through the walls.
On the land outside is a small arms range for sighting in firearms, training, etc. The grounds have landmarks placed at 50m intervals from the house for sighting in.
External Halogen lights are recessed behind steel grills for maximum protection. Lights can be controlled remotely from one of three hand-sets.
The doors and frames of the corridors and bedrooms are all as strong as the reinforced external doors.
The alarm is always switched on at night, and the control box is in the parent's rooms.
Mirrors and other reflective surfaces ahve been placed conviniently to reduce blind corners.
The secure room is the parent's room, the walls are all _very_ strong. The corridor outside the bedrooms is reinforced to serve as a decent backstop if they have to fire _out_ of the doorway.
The kids weapons are kept in a wall-safe in the corridor outside their room, they have .22 long rifles.
Spare weapons are kept in the living room, in a locked case with trigger locks.
There is a keypad locked gun-safe in the parent's bedroom. Ammunition is stored in the same location, but in a separate case with a separate key.
Certain "ornamental" melee weapons make good emergency defence tools.
Most of the walls are soundproofed.
Educational and hot-housing toys are spread around the house.
The TV has parental control and lots of cable channels
They have an ISDN link and a satellite dish.
The Home PC is a decent Pentium II Machine.

KEY

Front Entry
Garage + Workshop
Entry
Buck and Nancy's Bedroom
Children's Bedroom
Living Room
Den and office
Kitchen
Dog Kennel and emergency sally-port.

THE AB'S PLAN OF ATTACK

Unfortunately for Buck, he has discussed some of his house defence plans with other members of the American Underground alliance, and they have passed the information onto the Karotechia, so the AB have an idea of what they're facing.
Not that Buck will go down easily. He's planned for this day for some time.

A van with six Arayan Brotherhood goons [Link to Goon Stats] lead by a rental car containing the Bischoffe and Fireteam one of the Jaeger team. the AB are used to soak up fire while

VISITING THE BUNKER

Non federal agents may have a better time of speaking to Buck than those that show their ID at the door, but they'll still get little more than bad looks and an invitation to get off his land before he lets the dogs out for their afternoon walk.

RAIDING THE BUNKER

CLUES AT THE BUNKER

Ballistics can trace weapons to the AUA
Interrogation of a captured member
Interrogation of the rest of the family, particularly the kids could lead to more AUA members.
Buck's PC is pretty well encrypted. A hard-drive dump and lots of time will be needed to defeat it.
License plates for the rental car could lead to the Bischoffe's credit card number and thence on to his hotel room.

OPTIONAL COMPLICATIONS

The police show up while the Agents are trying to find the Kitab Al-Azif and deal with Amok Aryan Brotherhood goons.
When the AB goons broke into the house, Buck's family locked down the family area's and he went out of the Sally port to recon. The AB have posted a guard on the door and have started to tear the rest of the house apart.
Enter the agent's, they enter the house, forcing the AB to pull back and retreat. However as they advance, Buck attacks them from behind.
Buck's kids have hidden, but now they're hurting, and they're heavily armed, what do you do when an AR-15 toting 8-year old comes your way?

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