As a purely
creative exercise, I designed a magical hazardous (manahazard) facility and a
slew of items that various corporations, nations, groups, and individuals paid
to have stored there. It was fairly bare-bones, but I slipped the mention in
there. Hey, why don't I just copy-paste the original? That should be fun.
Facility 342
Shiawase Containment Facility 342 was initially commissioned in 2063 as a
combined waste-treatment and storage facility for toxic chemical and nuclear
byproducts. Construction stalled in 2065, and Facility 342 was not fully
operational until 2069. At that time, Shiawase had transferred management of
the property to their new Waste Management and Reclamation division.
Facility 342’s primary purpose is the energy-efficient reclamation of useful
industrial materials from nuclear and industrial waste; its storage facilities
were later modified and expanded to enable its second use: the storage of
magical waste products.
The development of a state-of-the-art magical waste facility was sorely needed
by the inhabitants of the Sixth World, as thaumaturgical research and
calamities have multiplied and corporations have been forced to expend
ever-increasing resources to provide ultimately inadequate security measures. Shiawase
has seized on this need by offering Facility 342 as a location for the storage
or treatment of thaumaturgical waste products, for a fee.
Corporations or individuals who wish to store their waste at the facility must
accurately specify the nature of the waste (which will be checked by an
independent third party) and any additional containment measures necessary, and
pays a standard depositing fee based on the Threat Assessment. Facility 342
acknowledges five categories of assessment (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive,
Nanotech, and Thaumaturgic), each of which ranges from 1-5.
The storage facility itself is situated underneath an artificial hill, with two
meters of natural soil and rock over a three-story structure capable of
withstanding a nuclear assault. There are six levels below the ground floor
(Level 0), each separated by a meter of soil and an insulating layer of FAB. Additional
magical precautions, including biofiber, wardings, quickened barrier spells
(Mana, Radiation, or Spirit) are included depending on the nature of the
deposit’s Magical Threat Assessment. Astral patrols and bound spirits are
rarely used except in transport, but frequent Cleansings have kept the overall
Background Count of the storage facility low.
Entry: 00000
Description of contents.
Threat Assessment: (Chemical, Biological, Radioactive, Magical,
Nanotech)
Containment Measures:
Notes (if any):
Entry: 00001
Plastic case containing lab clothes, talismonger’s kit, and tools from an
enchanting lab; all bear traces of uranium ore.
Threat Assessment:
3 (Radioactive 2, Magical 1)
Containment Measures: Secured in the radioactive material containment
area (Level 4).
Entry: 00002
55-gallon drum containing toxic and corrosive liquid. 55% sea water, 8%
crude oil by volume, remainder being various effluents, dissolved heavy metals,
and partially dissolved plastic compounds. Ph 14.
Threat Assessment:
4 (Chemical 3, Magical 1)
Containment Measures:: Secured in hazardous chemical containment area
(Level 2), in separate cell filled with Fuller’s earth. Containment Measures up for review following concerns that drum
will corrode and chemicals will seep through containment.
Notes:
Client specified drum contains the remains of a toxic undine. Initial attempts
at chemical treatment and Purify Water spells reported to have failed to significantly
reduce the volume or toxicity of the contents.
Entry: 00003
A lead box containing sheets of radioactive orichalcum foil and alchemical
slag.
Threat Assessment:
5 (Radioactive 3, Magical 2)
Containment Measures: Secured in the radioactive material containment
area (Level 4). Client has paid for quickened Radiation Barrier spells around
the box, including regular renewal. Warding and Cleansing upgraded after
attempted theft on 4 APR 2070.
Notes:
Attempted theft occurred on 4 APR 2070 after a matrix intrusion failed to
recover files on entry 00003. Probable cause is industrial espionage. Despite
rumors, an on-site check with the client on 11 APR 2070 showed that the foil
sheets do not contain magical formulae.
Entry: 00004
An antiquated iron coffin, bound with plasteel chains
and warded. Contains the desiccated corpse of a human female.
A spirit form inhabits the corpse.
Threat Assessment:
5 (Biological 1, Magical 4)
Containment Measures: Secured in a sealed ferroconcrete slab in the
biological containment area (Level 3). Client has paid for a quickened Spirit
Barrier spell, and wardings are renewed regularly.
Notes:
The spirit form in the corpse is most likely a shedim, though one on-sight mage
has also presented the theory it is a grande zombie. No metahuman remains may
be stored near this entry.
Entry: 00005
One hundred and twenty-one sealed test tubes containing blood and tissue
samples from various HMHVV-infected creatures. Viruses appear to be dormant,
but not deceased.
Threat Assessment:
4 (Biological 3, Magical 1)
Containment Measures: Secured in a hermetic vault in the biological
containment area (Level 3). Each tube has been secured within a secondary layer
of encapsulation.
Notes:
The client has paid for a thermite incendiary device to be installed in the
vault in case it is opened.
Entry: 00006
A plastic crate containing the curiously undecayed
remains of a massive beetle spirit.
Threat Assessment:
6 (Biological 2, Magical 4)
Containment Measures: Crate sealed in a hermetic vault in the
biological containment area (Level 3). Insecticide sprayers connected to motion
detectors are installed within the vault. The client also paid for a quickened
Spirit Barrier spell.
Notes:
The client has said the remains attract mundane beetles; further analysis
reveals insect magicians may be attempting to recover the remains using ritual
magic.
Entry: 00007
A small painting, wrapped in leather.
Threat Assessment:
3 (Magical 3)
Containment Measures: Secured in temporary containment vault (Level 1).
Notes:
Forgery of Da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” carries a background count that generates
intense greed in those nearby. Methods to negate the
enchantment without ruining the painting currently being researched.
Entry: 00008
Plastic box containing two flayed and cured human skins, six obsidian-tipped
scalpels (1 broken), and a stained copper bowl.
Threat Assessment:
3 (Biological 1, Magical 2)
Containment Measures: Secured in a hermetic vault in the biologicals
containment area (Level 3).
Entry: 00009
Eighteen ceramic vessels containing alchemical acid and base compounds.
Threat Assessment:
4 (Chemical 2, Magical 2)
Containment Measures: Secured in the hazardous chemicals containment
area (Level 2).
Notes:
An accident in handling resulted in the breakage of a nineteenth vessel, an
alchemical variant of aqua regia with traces of dissolved orichalcum.
Entry: 00010
A cryogenic unit containing an elf male. A group of
nanites in his body have constructed an iron radical within his skull similar
to the structure found in stone toads.
Threat Assessment:
6 (Biological 2, Magical 2, Nanite 2)
Containment Measures: Secured in the nanotech containment area (Level
5)
Entry: 00011
An Egyptian-style scarab amulet, enchanted as a focus for summoning insect spirits.
Threat Assessment:
3 (Magical 3)
Containment Measures: Secured in the temporary containment vault (Level
1).
Entry: 00012
A plasteel container holding used ritual materials, surgical implements, and
the torso of a heavily cybered metahuman. Two astral forms are trapped within
the torso by enchantments.
Threat Assessment:
5 (Biological 1, Magical 4)
Containment Measures: Secured in a hermetic vault in the biological
containment area (Level 3). The client has installed independent explosive
devices that will activate if the crate is opened.
Note: A persistent haze of astral pollution emanating from the torso has
required more regular Cleansings than usual.
Entry: 00013
A bodybag containing six wendigo pelts, marked and
tagged by the government of Quebec.
Threat Assessment:
4 (Biological 3, Magical 1)
Containment Measures:: Secured in a hermetic vault in the biological
containment area (Level 3).
Entry: 00014
Six clay tablets, inscribed on both sides with
cuneiform-style markings in an unknown language.
Threat Assessment:
1 (Magical 1)
Containment Measures: Secured in temporary containment vault (Level 1).
Notes:
Tablets have proven exceedingly difficult to damage or destroy. No discernable
magical aura. Further study required. Stipulations of contract with client
require no study or copy be made of the markings.
Entry: 00015
A 13-inch kris. The blade is very heavy for its length, and composed of a
silver-streaked grey alloy. The handle is wrapped in very new brownish leather.
Threat Assessment:
6 (Radioactive 3, Magical 3)
Containment Measures:: Secured in radioactive materials containment area
(Level 4). The sheath is lined with lead. Blade and sheath are magnetically
levitated above a pool of disassembler nanites.
Notes:
A Malay smith adept forged this blade as a weapon focus from meteoric iron and
uranium radical reagents, apparently by accident. The smith used the blade to
commit suicide shortly after it was finished.
Entry: 00016
Two large killing jars of unusual construction, each containing a deceased
sprite.
Threat Assessment:
3 (Biological 1, Magical 2)
Containment Measures:: Secured in a hermetic vault in the biological
containment area (Level 3).
Entry: 00017
A metahuman skull laced with orichalcum. It gives off
a weak light (12 candela).
Threat Assessment:
4 (Magical 2, Nanotech 2)
Containment Measures:: Secured in the nanotech containment area (Level
5).
Notes:
The skull is essentially an astral beacon, and emits a steady glare on the
astral. There is some indication that the brain within the skull may have been
converted to a biochemical battery by the nanites responsible for the lacing.