It seems to me, that the author of the text wants to point out something, but I didn't get it yet. Is there anything more he wants to point out, than the fact, that a rich family own s a company which offers poor Asiatic immigrants shitty jobs and makes a lot of money by cleaning the polluted city of Seattle?

Does anybody have any further information to this "Zubayr-Chong clan"? The name appears to be a mix of arabic and chinese ...

Eta Engineering is mainly operating in Tacoma. An area which is famous for underworld groups fighting against each other on a daily basis. Does this mean, that this company has ties to some crime organisation as well? Maybe the Triads?

It says as well, that Shiawase is the big competitor of Eta Engineering in Tacoma and that there are responsible for the contaminated areas in the Tacoma district.
How would these two competitors battle each other in the shadows? Maybe there would be some kind of replacement war between Yakuza (Shiawase) and Triads (EtaEngineering).

What I want to ask if it could possibly be that this is just a replacement for the conflict between the two dragons Lung (RedDragonTriad) & Ryomo(Yakuza). It's just an idea for a chronicle.

What does the community think about it?

Hope it is understandable what I want to say - English isn't my native tongue - that's why it's sometimes a bit difficult for me to make myself clear.

Alright, this sounds evident.

Do you have any idea where this clan is coming from?

In a German shadowrun-forum (www.sr-nexus.de) some belief that they belong to the Uyghur people (Wikipedia) which are living in west china.

I searched on Google for the name Zubayr and found out that there is a town in Iraq called Az Zubair (Wikipedia). Further I found a guy called Al Zubayr (Wikipedia) who has been a companion of the prophet Muhammad and belonged to an arab tribe in Iraq.

But "Chong" is a normal Chinese name, isn't it?

Does anybody has a clue, how I can connect/adopt/use this information to/for the shadowrun background.
And how does the information above fit to the thesis, that this clan belongs to and will always be part of a low caste?

Indeed Shiawase might be too strong and influential for that, but what, if both, the dragon and the corporation, would benifit from their alliance?

The connection to Lung via the Triads (Oktagon -> Red Dragon Triad -> Lung).

The connection to Ryomo (is this the correct spelling?) via the Yakuza.

The shadow war between Shiawase & Eta Engineering is handed to these two crime organizations.

I just need to find a cause, why two dragons should be interested in that!

Both are struggling to gain power over the "Ring of Fire", which surounds the Pacific Ocean - correct?

Do they have any other goals?

*koff*Cheech and Chong*koff*

Probably one of the most well known usage of the name Chong... Yes, Tommy Chong's father is Chinese.

Chong is definitely a chinese surname. Normal? As normal as no, not Smith, that would be reserved for Chan/Chang... Still, yes, it's normal.

One could make a case that his daughter, Rae Dawn Chong is even more well known.

I guess it may depend on your age (although it doesn't with me! ). Tommy isn't doing much lately, but Rae Dawn keeps popping up in movie after movie.

Do you really think Shiawase is going to tie themselves to Mitsuhama (even indirectly) in that manner? Do you really think they'd need to do so?

This is basically what I meant!

My shadowrun group is not that experienced that I could let them interfere in the affairs of a dragon! (Btw is there any?)

It's just the beginning of a chronicle. I want my runners to start as greenhorns doing some jobs for a small Yakuza or Triad group.

Bit by bit they'll gain more and more background information. Who is allied with whom , who wants to achieve which goals and so on.

Finally, after month/years(ingame) of playing, when they are experienced and think that they are already big movers and shakers, I still want to be able to challenge and surprise them.
And then maybe they'll find out, that some "puppet master" ultimately got them where he wants them ...

Isn't that what a good Shadowrun campaign is all about? //I'm currently planning!

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