\documentclass[char]{conditionechoblueshift}
\begin{document}
\name{\cBetaAsst{}}

\bigquote{``I was far from home, and the spell of the eastern sea was
  upon me.''}{--H.P. Lovecraft, ``The Festival''}

At long last, the day of \bBeta{\MYrealname}'s glory is nigh. Your
glorious people, reduced eons ago to a shadow of your former might by
\bAlpha{\MYrealname} will at last rise again, throw down the
heathens, and be restored to greatness.

Many years ago, the treacherous snakes of \bAlpha{\MYrealname}
violently subjugated your race, calling you heretics and driving you 
from your rightful homes. You tried to fight back, and the war was long 
and bloody, but in the end you were defeated. Since then, you have been 
hiding in the shadows, gathering strength and waiting patiently for the 
time to strike back at your oppressors.

It appears that your patience will soon be rewarded. You recently
discovered that \bAlpha{\MYrealname}'s seemingly limitless supply of
\iAtmospherium{} is being supplied by the humans, and through clever
manipulation, you've managed to get a place at the negotiation table.

The humans believe that you can match \bAlpha{\MYrealname} in power, so 
you have equal leverage in the discussions. In reality, you are unsure 
of your ability to defeat \bAlpha{\MYrealname} in open warfare; however, 
you are certain that you are cleverer than they and will be able to 
arrange a favorable treaty for your people.

You are here as the assistant to \cBetaRep{\intro}, representing 
\bBeta{\MYrealname} to the humans (who refer to you as \bBeta{}). 
\cBetaRep{}, one of your people's most talented ambassadors, will 
take part in the negotiations and \cBetaRep{\they} will doubtless be 
able to convince the humans to support your race over 
\bAlpha{\MYrealname}. While \cBetaRep{\they} is busy parlaying with the 
humans, however, it will be your job to do the real work behind the 
scenes to ensure you get what you need from this unique meeting.

You have been given partial blueprints for some mysterious device,
preserved in your race's underwater archives for centuries. Your
scientists lack the knowledge or technology to complete or implement
it, but they believe it to be a powerful occult weapon from the time
of the Great Wars, which would give your noble race a powerful
strategic edge over \bAlpha{\MYrealname}. It is your hope that you can
exploit Dunwich's superior research and production facilities to
manufacture this device, and bring it home to your
people. Unfortunately, you are unfamiliar with air-dweller technology
yourself, and lack the ability to complete this plan yourself. You
will need to find an accomplice from among the humans to assist
you. If the device is as powerful as you think, however, it would also
be a potent weapon against \bLaundry{} as well, so you'll have to be
careful about who you ask for help.

Shortly after arriving at Dunwich, you also became aware of the
existence of a large dimensional rift opening below the
base. \bLaundry{} researchers are doing their best to close it before
it grows too large and stabilizes permanently. If they were to fail,
it would become a serious problem for the Dunwich base and a major
distraction for the humans, leaving them less able to interfere with
your doings.  If they look too hard and ask too many questions,
they'll discover some serious -- what was the quaint phrase they used?
-- ``Human Rights violations''.  They'll also discover why the Bermuda
Triangle is famous for having ships mysteriously disappear.  ``Oops''.

Closing the rift will require that various computer and power stations 
situated throughout the base be operational.  The rift is a rather 
convenient distraction, and you should ensure that the base is in no 
condition to close the rift. This will give the humans something else to 
worry about, rather than looking too closely at your doings, now that 
you've abandoned your secrecy as a race.

You've therefore decided to sabotage the computer stations.  Before you 
left the strongholds of \bBeta{\MYrealname}, you captured a human sailor 
from a communications vessel and forced him (under threat of drowning) 
to tell you how to operate and sabatoge computers.  Armed with this 
knowledge, you can damage the \bLaundry{}'s computers and distract them 
enough to complete the negotiations and the weapon and get out with none 
the wiser.


\begin{itemz}[Goals]
\item Help \cBetaRep{} negotiate a favorable treaty by making contacts
  behind-the-scenes as necessary.
\item Sabotage \bLaundry{}'s efforts to close the rift opening beneath
  Dunwich.
\item Research and manufacture \iBomb{}, while keeping its existence
  secret from \bAlpha{}.
\item Do not trust \bAlpha{\MYrealname} - they'll stab you in the
    back given the slightest opportunity.
\end{itemz}

\begin{contacts}
  \contact{\cBetaRep{}} The \bBeta{\MYrealname} representative to the
  negotiations. 
  \contact{\cAlphaRep{}} The \bAlpha{\MYrealname} representative to
  the negotiations.
\end{contacts}


\end{document}