Okay. If one keeps the important artifact with them in their inventory and ignores Aran's invitation to meet them for a while, they could riftwalk back into their Core City Home and briefly see Aran's shadow, before he attacks them on sight.
Are there any other encounter experiences with the tech ninja that other players have encountered? I've tried walking through the Drop Zone with the artifact in my inventory, with the same initial conditions as mentioned above, but I didn't meet him.
