Alamos 20,000

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Alamos 20,000 is a terrorist group that focuses on anti-metahuman agendas. Their modus operandi is bankrolling and executing large scale terrorist hate crimes against non-Human metatypes. It appears to be an Illuminati-type organization with several “key members” and personal agendas that split into various cells. The name of the organization is apparently in reference to the Great Ghost Dance attack which caused Redondo Peak to erupt. Since Los Alamos, NM sits at the foot of Redondo Peak, the sudden and massive eruption would have wiped out virtually all of the city, which has a population of approximately 20,000.

The first broadcast from Alamos 20,000 came into public light two hours after a napalm strike on New Visions, Ohio, on June 23, 2036. The following text was dropped into various major media and news organizations:

“we are the real man—the man the ork skum luvverz wanta keep down but cant, they gonna die an burn in flamez like in hell like god sed all demunz gonnaburn. Ohyo just the begining. Its the bomb made them, the big bomb like the fraggin injunz got a bomb too and they give it to the injunz so they gotta burn like in hell. twenty thouzund soljerz all got flameing swordz like anjelz and the orkz an elfz and other mettaskum all will burn like in Ohyo. we are Alamos like the bomb come from. ALL rememeber the Alamos. twnty thouzund.”

Since then, Alamos 20,000 has claimed responsibility for hundreds of terrorist attacks. The most famous attack is probably the bombing of the Sears Tower on February 10, 2039, which destroyed several city blocks of Chicago as the Sears Tower collapsed. Very few members have been apprehended, and it remains one of the most elusive and deadly terrorist groups in the Sixth World.

An upload to Shadowland in 2057 (detailed in the book "Threats") tentatively identified what are believed to be five people that run Alamos 20,000, known as the Central Executive:

[edit] Central Executive

The Nazi

Believed to adhere to loony occult belefs such as those practiced by The Thule Society (a Nazi secret society that believed the mythical continent of Thule, the supposed home of the ubermensch, really existed). Supposedly the grandson of an SS officer, his racism was passed down through his family. Loves genetic experimentation on metahumans too.

The Troll

Believed to run the Humanis Policlub, crazy as it sounds. Thought to have goblinized early, maybe even before 2021. Was subjected to every quack with a supposed "cure" for his condition. The treatments left him deranged, and he firmly believes that metahumans must either be "cured" of their condition or destroyed.

The Zealot

Believed to come from Asia. Is a religious zealot, or else plays the role very well. An intercepted transmission from him makes reference to the Kali Yuga (the time of Kali, the Hindu Armageddon) and the belief that "those with the Mark of the Beast...on their souls" will be destroyed when the time comes for the final judgment. The Ministry of Mankind is believed to be somehow connected, due to an expose reporting that every metahuman that underwent disease treatment from them in a certain neighborhood has been proven sterile since then.

The Senator

A high-ranking politician in one of the North American governments. Not a chief executive, but works with an organization dedicated to reunifying North America under a single government. In Threats 2, it was theorized that The Senator might be working with the New Revolution, which has the same goal. System Failure essentially outed The Senator as the UCAS Archconservative Senator Jonathan S. Braddock. He was killed during the counterinsurgency by forces under General Angela Colloton's command.

The Loon

Believed to wield magical power and/or influence. Theorized to be someone in the Native American Nations government, possibly someone severely ticked off over Tir Tairngire's "betrayal" of the NAN. The poster "NAN in the News" gave a clue as to the identity of this person: "Look for the one who howls under the moonless sky."

In 2064, Shadowland poster Socio Pat posted a message that seemed to indicate that a big shakeup occured in the ranks of the Central Executive of Alamos 20K. In a news story posted by Pat, it was revealed that one Dr. Dieter von Kammelburg was killed due to injuries sustained in a hit-and-run car crash. Another news article talked about a man named Dr. Klaus Uwe Heiden, who stepped up to the position of the Metagenics Research Consortium.

The interesting part: Shadowland poster Grima was "almost certain" that Dr. von Kammelburg was The Nazi, and Heiden is a geneticist who shares Kammelburg's anti-metahuman views.

According to Grima, what happened was this: Dr. Heiden approached The Troll (the Central Executive member) and convinced him that he had the cure The Troll has sought for so long. In exchange, The Troll would set up The Nazi to get killed in a hit directed by The Troll. Apparently, The Nazi was close with Heiden, allowing Heiden to give The Troll all the info he needed to set up the hit. Once The Nazi was dead, Heiden took over The Nazi's factions and power base, and then went ahead with his "cure" for The Troll. Unfortunately for The Troll, the "cure" didn't work, and it either killed him or took him out of action. Once that happened, he took over The Troll's factions as well.

The information on the new Central Executive member reads as follows:

The Doktor Given this nickname by Grima, in keeping with the naming system the original Threats poster set up. The Doktor is a 35-year-old geneticist, and a very intelligent one at that - something of a prodigy. He also has the same anti-metahuman views that The Nazi did, which is probably why The Nazi took him under his wing. The Doktor is a sociopath, even going so far as to work with metahuman-rights groups (even winning awards from Mothers of Metahumans) to mask the horrifying research he conducts in an effort to "cure" metahumanity. According to Grima, his experiments "Make Josef Mengele look like Albert Schweitzer."

Following the New Revolution insurrections across North America, Alamos 20,000 is singled-out and explicitly linked to the violent attempt to overthrow all of the governments, and specifically the UCAS government through Senator Braddock's position as a member of the Central Executive.

[edit] References

• Main Source: Threats (pp. 9-16)
• Shadowrun, Third Edition—Shattergraves/Sears Tower attack
• Threats 2 (p. 62)
• Loose Alliances (pp. 33-34)
• System Failure, pp.105-108.