TOK u HDA ATA OTAI a, < < \5 INTRODUCTION 6 Friends of the Family: The Syndicates 33 [ACROSS THE POND 7 From Russia, With Vengeance 35 ‘THE NEW OLD WORLD 8 Smaller Players 37 (Once Upon a Time In Europe 8 ‘Awakened Europe 38 ‘The End Times 8 The European Magic Scene 38 atk Days it The Fey 39 Strange Winds "1 The Rest of Europe a ‘The Changing Times, 2 ‘THE ALLIED GERMAN STATES 43 Setting the Stage 2 The Land and The People “4 European Restoration 12 ‘The AGS in a Nutshell 44 The Crash 3 ‘The Wild North 46 Russian Invasion 13 A Gateway to the East 48 The Great had 14 Stuck in the Middle 50 The Calim after the Storm 15 Westward Bound 51 Rebuilding and Restoration 15 ‘The Beautiful South 53 Current Aftairs 16 In the Spotlight: The AGS Hot Spots 35 The New European Economic Community 16 Karlsruhe: The Hermetic Vision Applied 55 A Tangled Web 17 Rhine-Ruhr Metroplex: The AGS Melting Pot 56 ‘What It Does 18 Greater Frankfurt Metroplex So How Does It All Work? 18 ‘The AGS Financial Capital 57 Council of Ministers 18 AUSTRIA 58 The Commissions 19 From Rising Wyrm to Rising Sun 58 Implementation Committees 20 ‘MediaSim 58 (Other NEC Organizations 20 ‘A Queen Elected 6 (CorpTalk Special: Mid-2063 R ‘The Strizls' Honor 3 ‘The AAA Megacorporations 2 Vienna: By The Beautiful Blue Danube 6 The Euro-Mega-15 25 North and West: Old Vienna 3 European Organized Crime 30 South: Escape from Liesing o East vs. West 31 East: Anarchos Vs. Corps 65 ‘The Alta Commissione 32 Waltzing Through Austria 6 @ _| Shadows of Europe | ~~ ~ a ~‘The Sound of Music: Vorarlberg and Tyrol The City of Salzburg ‘The North: Salzburg and Upper Austria ‘After the Big Bang: Carinthia and Styria ‘Woodland Quiet: Lower Austra and Burgenland CZECH REPUBLIC Heart/Soul of a Nation Past Tense Present Tense ‘A Walk through the Country Bohemia Moravia ‘Marienbad Councit ‘The Awakened Repubile The Kutna Hora Ossuary The Karst Caves Prague: The Golden City ‘A Place of Magic ‘Markets for the Arcane Corporate Cancer FRANCE ‘A Bolt from the Blue Current Affairs ‘The Dented Hexagon Getting In Blending in ‘The Estates of the Nation The Balance of Power The First Estate: Nobility The Second Estate: The Church The Thitd Estate: Corporations The Fourth Estate: Underworld Urban Playgrounds Paris Marseille Lille Nice French Oddtties Brittany (Bretagne) Awergne ITALIAN CONFEDERATION History ‘The Roman Catholic Church The Schism The Pontif and the Divided Church The Clergy The Vatican ‘The Papal States Rome ‘The Other States GeMiTo Sprawi Florence/Central Republies Naples/Mezzogiorno Sicily “ieste/Carnia Venice/Serenissima POLAND DIVIDED ‘A Short History of Poland 107 The Two Polands 110 ‘The National Republic of Poland (NRP) 110 Free Republic of Poland (FRP) 12 The Liberation Army (AW) 13 The Domestic Army (AK) 1B (Other Polish Factions 114 Into the Frontlines 417 ‘The North: Pomorze and Mazury 417 Heart of Poland: Mazowsze and ‘Wielkopotska 118 The Front Line: Silesia and Matopolska 118 PORTUGAL 120 Luslada 123 Family Matters 125 Making Money 125 ‘Spinrad Industries 125 ‘Aegis Cognito 126 Underworld Redux a1 Baptistas 127 Kussondulola 127 Usbon 128 The Sentinel 129 Algarve Corporate Enclave 129 SCANDINAVIAN UNION 130 ‘State of the Unlon 130 Inside the Union 132 Corporate Court Negotiations 133 The Wireless Matrix Initiative 134 Culture and Religion 134 Crime 135 Denmark 136 Danish Corps 137 Places Bs Finland, 140 rk 140 Finish Shadows tat Haparanda Anomaly Zone 141 Norway 142 Norwegian Corps 143 Norwegian Shadows 143 Osio 144 Sweden 145 ‘Swedish Corps 145 ‘Swedish Shadows 146 Stockholm 146 ‘SPAIN AND EUSKAL HERRIA 147 Spain's Recent History ar Dying Land, Reborn Land 147 Race and Reason 148 Crash and Control 148 Jihadt 150 The Fall of Asturias 150 Nowadays 150 Lights and Shades 151 Politics 151 ~ ~~ [Shadows of Europe |Potieubs Law Enforcement The Spanish Church Corporations Shadow Biz A Tour of Spain ‘Madrid Barcelona, Gijen The Canary Islands Galicia Andalusia Euskal Herria ‘The Basque Life Politics and Comps. Religion SWITZERLAND Set in Quart Dancing to Corporate Muse ‘Modern Plagues Recent Events ‘Taplsch Schwllzertsch (Typical Swiss) entiation ‘The Virtual Canton, ‘Swiss Franc Vs. Nuyen Berne: Capital In Rulns arte Escher-Barkl Island Zirich Investments The Vault White Collar Crime Swiss Made Extrateritorial Business Zones (EBZ) Swiss Gadgeteers Zeta-ImpChem Genom Corporation ‘Swiss Alps: The Idyll of the Mountains The United Nations: Shattered Dreams The Peacekeepers’ City Tin NA NOG Recent History Current Events ‘The Paths of the Wheel The Danaan Mythos ‘The Paths and Magical Orders The Courts The Seelie Court The Unseelle Court Power Players Tir Government The Danaan Families Celtic Druids Underground Groups Corporations Crime ‘Strange Maghe ‘Shadows of Europe 152 153 153 155 158 153 159 159 159 160 161 162 162 163 163 164 166 167 167 168 169 169 168 169 170 m 171 im 1m 72 m 173 13 174 175 175 176 176 7 7 180 18 Bt 184 184 185 186 186 186 187 187 188 139 189 feetiens The Vell Storms and Madness Tir Soctety Getting In/Out Law and Enforcement UNITED KINGDOM Land of Hope and Glory? ‘The People ‘Made In England Enter the Revolution Ws a Fal Copt The Power Rule Britannia: The Crown The Nobility ‘The New Druldic Movernent ‘The Government The Lord Protector's Office In for a Penny The Land .. The Zone Act The Sprawls The Spills ‘The Wild Lands ‘And its Spirit! Lote and Orders ‘The Ley of the Land UNITED NETHERLANDS, Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice History Power Playing. ‘The Corporations The Government Location, Location, Location! ‘Amsterdam “Antwerp Brussels European City ‘The Europort Drowned Lands GAME INFORMATION How to Use Shadows of Europe European-Wide Plot Hooks Faerles The Allled German States ‘Austrla The Czech Repubile France The Htallan Confederation Divided Poland Portugal ‘The Scandinavian Unlon ‘Spain and Euskal Herrla ‘Switzerland Tir na nOg The United Kingdom The United Netherlands Border Crossing. 189 189 190 190 190 11 191 192 192 195 197 197 197 198 198 19 19 201 203 203 205 205 206 207 208 208 210 au ait 213 a 214 215 216 217 217 218 218 20 224 nz 23 25 27 228 29 230 232 233 234 236 237SHADOWS OF EUROPE CREDITS WRITING ‘Overview: Audun Myhra Bergwitz, Nathanael Jouen and Peter Taylor Allied German States: Toblas Wolter ‘Austria: Florian Weiss (Ceech Republic: Lars Blumenstein with Peter Taylor and Tobias ‘Wolter France: Mikae! Brody allan Confederation: Peter Taylor Poland: Maciej Kowalski and Jodo Nunes Portugal: Petet Taylor ‘Scandinavian Union: Dag Fossmo and Anders Hosted ‘Spain and Euskal Herla: Costan Sequeltos ‘Switzerand: Lars Blumenstein Tir na nOg; Elissa Carey with Rob Boyle and Steve Kenson United Kingdom: Alistair Fraser and Peter Taylor United Netherlands: Stephan Meijerhof ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTORS ‘Achille Autran, Ghislain Bonnotte, Gullermo Eduardo Cabezas, Castillo, Paolo Falco, Humberto Fonseca, Jef van Gils Erik Jaco- by, Ada Jury, Javier Lamas, Stefan Litbo, Christian Lonsing, Paolo Marcucci, Simon Nixon, Sergi Argerich Pérez, Kenneth Peters, Jon Szeto, Helkid Tilikainen and Jako Westerbeke PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Rob Boyle and Peter Taylor ‘SHADOWRUN LINE DEVELOPER Rob Boyle EDTING Rob Boyle, Elissa Carey, Jack Graham, Rik Hakala, Michelle Lyons art ‘Am Ditection Rob Boyle Cover Art igus Scherwinski Cover Design Jason Vargas Layout Jason Vargas station ‘Steven Bagatzky, Erc Desideriu, Kell Eriksson, Marcio For- ito, Mike Gris, Fred Hooper, Chris Lewis, Lary MacDougal. Steve Prescott, Klaus Scherwinski, Kar Waller, Shane White Maps ‘Mikael Brody Comporate Logos ‘Mikael Brod, Peter Taylor, Jason Vargas ‘SPECIAL THANKS TO ‘The entire EureSourcebook team—you di It! Copyright© 2004 Wizkids LLC. All Rights Reserved, Shadows ‘of Europe, Shadowrun and WK Games ate registered trade- ‘marks and/or trademarks of WizKids. LLC in the United States and/or other countries. No part ofthis work may be repro- ‘duced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form fr by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the Copyright Owner, nor be otherwise circulated in any form other than that In which i is published, Fist Printing by FanPro LLC, Chicago, Ilinols, USA. Printed In the USA. Find us online: info@shadowrunrpg,com (Shadowrun questions) http://www. shadownunrpg.com (official Shadowrun website) http://www fanpro.com (FanPro website) ttp:/wwrwwizkldsgames.com (WizKids website) hitp://fastforwardgames.com (online FanPro/Shadownun orders) om [Shadows of EuropeVL, Ty AX | ee) Europe has been mentioned and used as a setting many times in Shadowrun, but with the exception of a few spec |e countries (Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom) the information given has been spotty and incomplete. Shadows of Europe remedies this situation, exploring Western and Central Europe in detall. The vast majority of the authors and artists who contributed to this book hall from Europe, so the perspective is as authentic as we could manage. Some of the material in this book has been drawn or based on previous ‘Shadowrun sourcebooks, and so cred it Is due, In particular, the London Sourcebook and Tir na nOg (both by (Cari Sargent and Marc Gasclogne) and the Germany Sourcebook (by Jens Eggert, Martin Ellermeler, Gucdo Holk- ef Michael Immig, Irene Fehlberg, Alex Kleesen, Hartwig, Nieder-Gassel Jérg Raddatz, Thomas Romer, Carsten, Scheibe and Andreas Wichter) were referenced. The chapter on the Allled German States in this book summa- tizes and expands on the ideas pre- sented in the German-language-only sourcebook Deutschland In Den Schat- fen Zwei (by Jens Ballerstidt-Koch, Lars Blumenstein, Florian Don” Schauen, Tobias Hamelmann, Tilo Horter, Timo Glelchmann, Gunter Kopf, Jorg Middendort, Lars ile, Jens Ull rich and Frank Werschke) as well as the German-only campaign Shockwellen (Falk Behr, Lars Blumenstein, Tobias Hamelmann, Tilo Hérter, Frank Wer- schke and Tobias Wolter) In the days when FASA owned Shaciowrun, licenses were granted to Fantasy Productions and Jeux Descartes to publish European-spect Ie sourcebooks in German and French, respectively. Though the material in these books was not off cially “canon,” we have attempted to stick as close as possi ble to the histories, characters and plots they presented while still adhering to the continuity of the official Shadowrun ur verse. The authors of those books also deserve mention: Shadowrun France (Phillppe Tessier), Chrom & Dioxin (Cisto Fe Crespo, Sebastian Frankfurt, Timo Gieichmann, Guido Holker, Tamara Kistner, Bjém Lippold, Stefano Monachlest, Thomas Rémer, Jon Szeto) and Walzer, Punks and Schwarzes B | Shadows of Europe | ~~ IC (Otto Blume, Cristo Fe Crespo, Sebastian Frankfurt, Timo Gleichmann, Guido Hélker, M. Rudi De L'Eau. Bjérn Lippold, Jorg Micdendorf, Ten Pan Sni, Thunder) ‘Shadows of Europe is presented as a series of electronic documents posted by Captain Chaos. sysop ofthe vast Shad- owland archive and data haven—the number one source for shadowrunners on what's going on in the world of Shadowrun. The documents ‘come from the viewpoint of shadowrun ners, for the consumption of other shad- ‘owrunners. These sources are each unique in outlook and perspective, infu fenced by thelr own particular prejudices and interests, Each article Is marked up with a running commentary by shadow denizens who add to, revise and contra dict the original post. These inserted comments add innuendo, allegations, ‘opinions, rumors, misconceptions, misin- formation, lies and sometimes even the {ruth to the Information presented. It is left up to the gamemaster to decide what information is correct and which is Just filing, as appropriate to his or her game. “The frst document, The New Old World, provides an overview of Europe’s history and its corporate, underworld and) magical affairs. Two major events are described here: the founding of the New European Econom- le Community (and its internal dynam- les) and the brewing mob war between the entrenched Mafia and the Vory V Zakone, The activities of the Big Ten megacorps and the top fifteen AA Euro- ‘corps ate also explored, ‘The chapters that follow detail ‘each nation In tutn, Including, history and current affairs, cultural differences, Important figures, Interesting locations, corporate and criminal dealings, and vat ‘ous business opportunities for enterprising shadowrunners. This Information provides a wealth of plot hooks and back- ground setting concepts for gamemasters to draw from. Following these sections, the Game Information chapter provides Information on getting in and out of each nation, including border crossing by both legal and extralegal means. Suggestions for using each country in your Shad: ‘owrun campalgn are also provided, as Is a complete listing fof Central and Western European Matrix RTGs.A EAS SA IU OA a (ea NS ‘ye had more than one runner tell me that the fle collection we threw together on North ‘America last year helped them to better understand the underworld dynamics across the Ceentinent, so they managad to avold waking Into ¢ stuation blind and getting thelr hoop shot off, Given how small our weric has grown (thanks fo subotbital traffic, the Mats, Ingua: soffs and other tech, It seems appropriate to give other continents the same tteatment. Fest Up for the haly eybereye is Europe, a patchwork land of ministates, faly-fale kingdoms, rele {lous conticts, corporate scherning and many other sundry affis that draw out shadowrun- ners ike devi rots to a corpse. Invmy quest to bring you paydata from the most reliable sources available, it only made senie fo fur to the European shadows fo find some Eurevunners who didn't mind giving us the scan on their local scene. | contacted Synnex, one of the Helx data haven sysops, fo recrut his help in rounding up some streetwise peeps with sold refs. Synner went above and ‘beyond the call of duty, pullng in favors from some of Europe's top talent. As a rest we've ‘complied @ comprehensive exposé of the European shadows unlke anything seen before Starting with on overview of European history to put everything In context, these fles move on to-cover all of the Important places and people that visting runners might need to know. Even more thon North America Europe Iso mixed bog of nations and cultures, rubbing shoulders in close proximity, You don’t have to go far to cross @ border ond immerse yoursof In diferent word. But thanks to the New Ewopean Economic Community, Europe Is now ‘more unified than ever belore, ot least where the authorities are concerned. And while cer tain pan-European enttes lke megacorps ond the Mafia aren't restricted by minor hasses such as borders, they sll tallor thelr actives fo sult the needs of each particular locate. I've said ft betore and I'l say it again: do your homework and be aware of what you're getting Info before you bumibie into some tense stuation Ike o clueless tours and wind up os afoot ‘note on some travel advisory. \Winout further ado, pass things over into Synner’s capable hands and let him walk us through New Europe. © Coptain Chaos ‘Transmitted: 02 June 2068 at 05:08:26 CET se — Shadows of EuropeVi gen eee i rT ma yh We ‘fore we dive into the detal on specie Euro hotspots, thought it best to stot with « baste overview of the continent—scecitcaly, what makes tt different flom Norin America ond ‘other laces. We'l start with «histor lesson, courtesy of my od fend Echec. We'l then into: {duce the New European Economic Community and delve ino the major powers in the realms Cf ctlme and corporations, We'l folow that up with an inttocuction to Europe's Awakened side (ond wrop itl by biefy touching on the pasts of Europe that don't get ful coverage later on such as the Balkans the Batics and Greece. You may be tempted fo skip ahead to your favorite Euro locate, but the inf n this section may be vital fo your survival. | suggest you fake a peek 8 Synner Transmitted: 02 June 2068 at 05:12:29 CET ONCE UPON A TIME IN EUROPE by Echec If you're reading his a all it probably means you'te not from Europe. You may think i's al Swiss chocolate and allan wine. You're wrong. They say you can learn a lot about a peo- ple from talking to them, but truth be told, you can learn a lot more by studying their history. Europe's past Isat times convoluted, bloody. dark and light—as befits a continent that boasts faerie-tale kingdoms and corporate democracies, religious wars and civil wars, all side by side. « Echec Is on archivist at the Hell. He was once employed as @ Contemporary History pro: fessor atthe Sorbonne before his work tweaked one foo many noses among the aiisto crowd, He's the perfect person fo fil you ln on what's old news In the Oid World, Nothing happens ‘round here wihout « few centurles of backstory to precede It, but I've asked Echec to focus (on Jus the last fity years or so. If you want older data, the Heli has links to numerous history sources Ins main drectory. # Synner ‘THE END TIMES, In the early years of this century, Europe was the world’s leading consumer market; local + corporations were going through a period of unrivaled growth. The positive economic cll- G_| Shadows of EuropeLaLa at 7 ¢ i OK‘mate allowed the European Union’s (EU) integration policy to ‘overcome its final obstacles: common currency came into use and definitive trade and transit laws were settled. In sharp ‘contrast, however, social and governmental instability grew as. electoral abstention reached all time highs. Companies Increased their Influence through privatization of public ser vices and industries across Europe. \inerable Eastern European markets soon became a test- Ing-ground fer newiy licensed products or tial runs of new technologies. The cheap labor there also meant that many Eurocorps gained an edge over other transnational counter parts in European and near-Europe markets, especially in fields that required unsklled labor. High-tech corps followed con- ‘sumer goods into these markets: for the fist time, the poorer countries of Western Europe felt the pressure of recession as. they were abandoned for higher-proft temtories. Despite the ‘economic fluctuation, a bright future seemed certain. Nature had other plans, however. In less than a decade, Europe fell Into chaos, ‘Along chain of eco-catastrophes began to unwind In the latter half of the first decade. Nature rose up agalnst man: severe rains, flooding and snowstorms in the north caused massive crop fallures and severe damage to basi Infastruc tures, Decades of environmental abuse Rally took ther toll as ‘over fishing and pollution brought some Industries and eco: systems to the verge of collapse. Panic loomed large, and yet