Vudukudu
Farseer to the Warsong Clan
Will be named if I get more interest.
In 1943, the world changed forever. Jeremy Pendrew, an 18 year old American soldier, deployed to the Pacific front. Through his first battle, he was just like any other child sent to wage war; afraid but reckless, tired yet longing to be a hero. His dreams were soon to come true.
In the battle of Kala Gulf, Jeremy had found himself helpless in what was a mixed naval and air battle. Spraying his BAR into the air in the vain hope of killing an enemy pilot, he was suddenly overcome by an intense pain from his spine. Fearing he had been hit, he threw himself to the deck. The ensuing spectacle, witnessed by three other members of his company, is unbelievable. Wings, ten feet wide at full extension, sprouted from the Corporal's back, and he took flight. Though he struggled to get used to flight for some time, Pendrew eventually gained the highest confirmed kill count of any air combatant in World War 2. In what became a massive mobilization and propaganda campaign towards the end of the war, he took on the name "Patriot."
Following the end of WW2, some fifty men and women around the world with superpowers came to light. Until 1964, most superhumans were left alone. Many became legal vigilantes, and, unfortunately, some wreaked havoc with their newfound abilities, but these were always stopped by another empowered human. After the Chicago Incident, which left 300,000 dead at the hands of a battle between nearly all American superhumans, there was a call for order. NATO, in an attempt to maintain control over a world that was quickly changing, created the Global Security Department (GSD), a "global CIA" of sorts. Many of the newly discovered superhumans were either recruited or put under heavy surveillance by the GSD, and in 2015, it is unknown just how much the every day citizen owes to the GSD for fending off threats both mundane and supernatural.
Today, with the GSD capable of keeping an eye on nearly the whole world, its grip on superhumans has become less direct. Most heroes are left to live their own lives; many choose not to use their powers at all. Those with a more criminal tendency are captured or eliminated to preserve the peace. Many superheroes are practically celebrities, though few choose to go public with their identity. Under the watchful eye of the GSD and its affiliated superhumans, the world appears as safe as ever, but something new bubbles beneath the surface..
The Lists are classified files maintained by the GSD to keep track of all known superhumans. It contains excruciatingly detailed files on hundreds of people worldwide, including everything from copies of their birth certificates to credit card records. Some Lists (such as Red and Blue) may have overlapping membership.
White List: Known superhumans with no "public identity." These people merely live their lives as anyone else would, though each has an agent assigned to keep a close eye on them.
Blue List: Known superhumans who are affiliated with the GSD. Often serve as agents in the field or research departments, depending on their capabilities.
Red List: Known superhumans with a past criminal record related to their powers who are now "reformed". Subject to heavy surveillance, but many serve in the GSD as a plea bargain of sorts. Red Listers serving in the GSD are fitted with thirty sub-dermal GPS locators, to make removal difficult.
Black List: Known superhumans with a past and continuing criminal record related to their powers. Considered highly dangerous and are being hunted down by GSD teams 24/7. Considered "super villains" in common parlance.
Green List: Known superhumans operating as independent vigilantes, unaffiliated with GSD. Kept under heavy surveillance and considered potential Blue List recruits.
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This RP will center on the activities of a particular GSD agent (played by me) and those superhumans on his watch list. This is a detailed roleplay, meaning I expect solid grammar, lengthy posts (dialogue is acceptable to be shortish), and interesting characters.
This will be an extremely "gritty" take on superheroes, including some discussion of politics (spying on citizens, classifying people, assassinations, imprisonment without trial, etc.), and also depictions of what super powered combat would actually look like. It'll be visceral and bloody, bones will break, things (and people) will explode, bullets will kill, all that jazz.
In 1943, the world changed forever. Jeremy Pendrew, an 18 year old American soldier, deployed to the Pacific front. Through his first battle, he was just like any other child sent to wage war; afraid but reckless, tired yet longing to be a hero. His dreams were soon to come true.
In the battle of Kala Gulf, Jeremy had found himself helpless in what was a mixed naval and air battle. Spraying his BAR into the air in the vain hope of killing an enemy pilot, he was suddenly overcome by an intense pain from his spine. Fearing he had been hit, he threw himself to the deck. The ensuing spectacle, witnessed by three other members of his company, is unbelievable. Wings, ten feet wide at full extension, sprouted from the Corporal's back, and he took flight. Though he struggled to get used to flight for some time, Pendrew eventually gained the highest confirmed kill count of any air combatant in World War 2. In what became a massive mobilization and propaganda campaign towards the end of the war, he took on the name "Patriot."
Following the end of WW2, some fifty men and women around the world with superpowers came to light. Until 1964, most superhumans were left alone. Many became legal vigilantes, and, unfortunately, some wreaked havoc with their newfound abilities, but these were always stopped by another empowered human. After the Chicago Incident, which left 300,000 dead at the hands of a battle between nearly all American superhumans, there was a call for order. NATO, in an attempt to maintain control over a world that was quickly changing, created the Global Security Department (GSD), a "global CIA" of sorts. Many of the newly discovered superhumans were either recruited or put under heavy surveillance by the GSD, and in 2015, it is unknown just how much the every day citizen owes to the GSD for fending off threats both mundane and supernatural.
Today, with the GSD capable of keeping an eye on nearly the whole world, its grip on superhumans has become less direct. Most heroes are left to live their own lives; many choose not to use their powers at all. Those with a more criminal tendency are captured or eliminated to preserve the peace. Many superheroes are practically celebrities, though few choose to go public with their identity. Under the watchful eye of the GSD and its affiliated superhumans, the world appears as safe as ever, but something new bubbles beneath the surface..
The Lists are classified files maintained by the GSD to keep track of all known superhumans. It contains excruciatingly detailed files on hundreds of people worldwide, including everything from copies of their birth certificates to credit card records. Some Lists (such as Red and Blue) may have overlapping membership.
White List: Known superhumans with no "public identity." These people merely live their lives as anyone else would, though each has an agent assigned to keep a close eye on them.
Blue List: Known superhumans who are affiliated with the GSD. Often serve as agents in the field or research departments, depending on their capabilities.
Red List: Known superhumans with a past criminal record related to their powers who are now "reformed". Subject to heavy surveillance, but many serve in the GSD as a plea bargain of sorts. Red Listers serving in the GSD are fitted with thirty sub-dermal GPS locators, to make removal difficult.
Black List: Known superhumans with a past and continuing criminal record related to their powers. Considered highly dangerous and are being hunted down by GSD teams 24/7. Considered "super villains" in common parlance.
Green List: Known superhumans operating as independent vigilantes, unaffiliated with GSD. Kept under heavy surveillance and considered potential Blue List recruits.
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This RP will center on the activities of a particular GSD agent (played by me) and those superhumans on his watch list. This is a detailed roleplay, meaning I expect solid grammar, lengthy posts (dialogue is acceptable to be shortish), and interesting characters.
This will be an extremely "gritty" take on superheroes, including some discussion of politics (spying on citizens, classifying people, assassinations, imprisonment without trial, etc.), and also depictions of what super powered combat would actually look like. It'll be visceral and bloody, bones will break, things (and people) will explode, bullets will kill, all that jazz.
