Poland
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Leaders: President: Michał Marszalik | |
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[edit] History
2005—Russia annexes Belarus. Borders Wars between Poland and Russia start, as Poland and Russia begun contest for control of the borderlands.
2010—In Poland, the Suwałki Underlake Mine collapses poisoning the Mazurian Lakes. (Shadows of Europe)
2011—In Oświęcim, Poland, the dead of Auschwitz-Birkenau rise up as ghosts. Most of the living inhabitants of Oświęcim flee for their lives and the city quickly becomes a ghost town. (Shadows of Europe)
2023—In Częstochowa, Poland, visitors to Jasna Gora hill report seeing visions of the Apostles. The area soon becomes flooded with pilgrims hoping to see their own visions. The apparitions continue to appear annually and the area becomes known as a holy site. (Shadows of Europe)
2030-2033—Eurowars: Eurowar I opposed Russia to the European Countries between 2030 and 2033. Russia invaded Belarus, Baltic countries and Poland, before being stopped in Berlin, Germany. Russian-staged provocation allows them to state Poland attacked first.
2031—Russia invades Poland. One of their actions destroys dikes and dams in Suwałki, Mazury region, killing 200,000 civilians, forcing Polish forces there into disorganized retreat and turning the region into a toxic wasteland.
2032—In Poland, General Michał “Daddy” Marszalik transforms Army Division West into the Husaria mercenaries. (Shadows of Europe)
2035—In Oświęcim, Poland, the monks of Order of St. Sylvester construct a network of astral wards called the “spirit barrier” to contain the ghosts of Nazi-era concentratin camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau. (Shadows of Europe)
2039—In Poland, President Wojciech Rybiński, in response to the Night of Rage, asks Russia to step in and stop the violence. With the assistance of the Russian military, declares martial law, and names himself President of the new National Republic of Poland. Some see the hand of Saeder-Krupp in this event. (Shadows of Europe)
2039—In Poland, General Kruk (that’s Crow in polish) of Polish Intelligence founds the Armia Krajowa (Home or Domestic Army) (AK) to combat the Russian occupation. (Shadows of Europe)
2040—In Poland, Military forces surround Białowieski forest and the Mazury toxic zone and set up the Mazury-Białowieski Containment Area to keep in the toxic creatures (from the swamp) and reawakaned animals from the forest that have been terrorizing the area. Białystok and nearby towns are evacuated. (Shadows of Europe)
2044— AK assasinates prominent Russian diplomat in Poland. Russian and Polish collaborators face increasing resistance. (Shadows of Europe)
2047—In Małopolska, Poland, the region is declared a Free Trade Zone and its government is subcontracted to Saeder-Krupp. Capital of Małopolska Free Trade Zone is Kraków. (Shadows of Europe)
2051—In Częstochowa, Poland, Providence Corp (Korporacja Opatrzności Bożej) takes over all city administrative functions. (Shadows of Europe)
2051—In Poland, most of Saeder-Krupp’s Polish companies merge to form the mining and industrial Konglomerat Przemysłowo-Wydobywczy (KP-W). (Shadows of Europe)
2053—In Poland, unrest over the Russian occupation increases. Strikes and riots leave the economy in shambles. As a result, President Rybiński’s grip on power begins to weaken. (Shadows of Europe)
2058—In Poland, the patriarch of the Wisner family, leader of the Katowice Syndykat, dies. (Shadows of Europe)
2061—In Warsaw-�?odż, Poland, [[Warsaw-�?ódź Syndykat]] crime lord Rudy is murdered, allegedly by Sergei Lukin of Red Vory Russian mafia. Fearing all-out war, the AK brokers an arrangement between Zbychu, Rudy’s son and heir, and Jacek Wisner, boss of the Katowice Syndykat. In the following month the two mobs ruthlessly murder anyone who gets in their way as they absorb the smaller mobs, and support AK by waging war on the Red Vory and its allies in the Russian army. (Shadows of Europe)
2061—After the Halley's Comet pass, in Oświęcim, Poland, the ghosts become stronger and are able to bypass the spirit barrier. Breakouts become more and more common. (Shadows of Europe)
2062—In Małopolska, Poland, a small town is destroyed by a previously unknown, gray-and-gold dragon. The Polish Army as well as Russian special forces are called out but they are wiped out by the dragon, which the locals name Całożerca after a dragon from Polish mythology. The dragon swiftly vanishes into the Tatra Mountains where he sets up a domain called the “Carpathian Enclave.” Groups of fanatics flock to the Enclave claiming that he is the Dragon of Wawel reborn. (Shadows of Europe and Dragons of the Sixth World)
2062—At 9:30 on November 2, in Poland, the AK broadcasts the following message on the Polish Matrix: “Today starts a new chapter of Polish history: the National Liberation War. If you love your nation, stand up, take your weapon and fight. If you are an enemy, leave our country, or prepare to die.—AK” The AK cells then proceed to attack Matrix nodes, police stations and military bases throughout Poland. Deckers from the Polish Cybernetic Institute in Paris launch Operation Cruise to cripple the Polish Matrix, bringing business to a halt and sending the wealthy elite into a panic. The Russians are caught completely by surprise. At the same time, Husaria mercenaries—renamed the Liberation Army (Armia Wyzwoleńcza)—cross the Czech border in small assault groups, massing at the Sudety Mountains in preparation for an invasion. Within hours the Polish people hit the streets. Over the next few days, the authorities loose several cities while the Liberation Army continues to advance as far as Wrocław. Russian Chief Advisor General Mikhael Suchov responds by throwing President Rybiński aside and taking control of the Polish Army and ruthlessly strikes back with massive air strikes. The Liberation Army offensive, which becomes known as the Martyr’s Uprising, grinds to a halt. Lower Silesia becomes known as the Free Republic of Poland. (Shadows of Europe)
2062—In November, in Tricity, Poland, the city declares independence. (Shadows of Europe)
2062—In Warsaw-�?odż, Poland, the Warsaw Syndykat move into some of the abandoned buildings in the Pustynia zone and set up operations. The Red Vory, who have been using the area for BTL factories and drug labs, strike back and Pustynia erupts into open warfare. (Shadows of Europe)
2062-? State of war exists between Russia and Polish resistance controlled territories like Free Republic of Poland. Both sides are exhausted, and prepearing for a new stage in war, low-level fighting takes place all along the border, with Russians controlling most of the airspace and launching air raids, up to carpet bombing, at Polish-held targets.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Geography
• Pomorze
o Tricity (Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot)
o Szczecin
o Kołobrzeg
• Mazury
o Olsztyn
o Giżycko
• Podlesie—Puszcza Białowieska
o Białystok (abandoned)
• Wielkopolska
o Poznań
• Mazowsze
o Warszawa
o Dżungla
o Pustynia
o [[�?ódź]]
• Góry Świętokrzyskie
o Kielce
o �?ysa Góra
• Dolny Śląsk
o Wrocław (SoE p.112, 118)
o Ślęża
• Górny Śląsk
• Małopolska
o Kraków (SoE p.114, 115)
o Częstochowa (SoE p.114)
o Oświęcim (Auschwitz) (SoE p.119)
• Karpacka Enklawa Smoka Całożercy (The Carpathian Enclave of the Dragon of Wawel) (SoE p.119)
[edit] Free Cities
- Tricity—Trójmiasto contains three cities
- Sopot, Gdynia and Gdańsk (Danzig)
- Kraków—(SoE p.114, 115)
[edit] Critters
- Afanc (PANoE p.11)
- Jauchekafer (PANoE p.65)
- nosferatu (PANoE p.75)
- Peryton (PANoE p.81)
- Minotaur,_Wild (PANoE p.108)
- Wyrd_Mantis (PANoE p.113)
- Corpselight (PANoE p.142)
- Dour
- Gargoyle
There is at least one Western Dragon in Poland (Calozerca)
[edit] Economy
Corporate Presence
Saeder-Krupp (cd.84)
Hermes Eurocom and Ruhr Datafax (the two major Matrix provider in Europe, Saeder-Krupp subsidiaries, directly or indirectly operating the grids in Austria, France, Hungary, Poland and Spain).
Providence Corporation / Korporacja Opatrzności Bożej (SoE p.114)
Perun Security (SoE p.115)
AG Chemie (SoE p.115)
Zeta-ImpChem (SoE p.115)
Gaz-Niki (SoE p.115)
BMW (SoE p.115)
Yamatetsu (SoE p.115)
Shiawase (SoE p.115)
Kvaerner-Maersk (SoE p.115)
Proteus AG (SoE p.115)
Pomorze ZS (SoE p.115, 117)
Korporacja Trójmiasto aka Tricity Corporation, T-Korp (SoE p.117)
BioMed (SoE p.115)
[edit] References
Relations with Britain: London Sourcebook, pg 41.
Relations with Germany: Germany Sourcebook, pg 43.
Relations with Duchy of Pomorya: Germany Sourcebook, pg 94.
2031: Conflict with Russia (sr3.29)
Auschwitz has a background count of 5 (mits.84).
[edit] External Links
Shadowrun Polska, an effort by Polish Shadowrun gamers to develop a localized setting in synch with FASA/WizKids/FanPro material.
This page forked from Wordman’s The Sixth World: A geographical index to the world of Shadowrun.