The Outside World and Previous Actions
The explosive newspaper that reported on numerous activates in Pren Gwyn, Schwarzes Holz, and Nemorland, the Gamayun's Stories, has continued to gain popularity and has gained a dedicated section to metahumans, or superheroes as the paper calls them, in Nemorland. Otherwise they have continued to be a bit of a nuisance in Pren Gwyn and Schwarzes Holz. Other than this, a major trafficking ring in Shirohon was completely and utterly dismantled. The criminals responsible are reported to have suffered extensive bruising, to the point some have broken bones, and burns. Further this has shown a measure of corruption in the northern territories of Shirohon that seem to have been dealing with local law enforcement. The people who were freed from these barbaric criminals reported the one that saved them refused to answer what their name was, but after being forced to simply said to call them Jiyū. Somewhat related, a spree of industrial thievery in Messerbeißer has seems to have stopped for the time being, much to the relief of the industrialists there. Lastly, the museum that was being built in Kalterhafen seems to be ahead of schedule, and is likely to finish in a mere two months time.
Project: Sneaking SuitsRolls: Effectiveness (4+1), Cost (2), Bugs (3+1)
Work on the suits have finally come to an end and the results are promising, if costly. The material of the suits is quite durable and fire resistant. There's a bit of a weak point on the joints to maintain flexibility, but it is a bit more armored than it used to be. The desire for it to be able to scramble camera's also has been worked on, and a small device triggered by a extra button at the bottom of the suit can send out a signal that causes camera systems to crash and also messes with other advanced electronics to a more minor extent. Further, this combined with the shoes means that it's the most advanced bit of personal armor in the world! Well, other than the work Sothweg is doing, provided that ever actually finishes anyway. Still, our enemies will certainly not know what hit them, and the suits can be designed to look like other uniforms if desired which is good. After all, parish the thought of Feng or Vinod being stuck in a suit for all their work... Regardless, the suits cost 1.5 million per suit. And at least a third of that cost is for the little camera disabler alone. The only issues with it are that strikes to the joints are going to hurt and that the camera scrambler requires the thief in question to see the camera and activate the scrambler to send out a pulse. So if we have to deal with any extremely small or cover camera's we might not be able to deal with them. And the scrambler only has so many uses before it needs to be recharged. Still it certainly will do well enough for the work we intend to use it on.
Vinod's RecruitmentLooking into Caitlyn Stealey, there was some slight hesitance from Feng mainly revolving around her biases. But this would fade as it turns out that everything Vinod found out about her accomplishments was in fact accurate. Still, she would delegate the task of finding her and actually giving the offer to hire her from Báihu.co. Of course, this took time, but Vinod has street connections and plenty of new contacts with the many generous 'donations' he made of late, and utilizing that to find her specifically he'd find that she currently lives in Tirwin. Not too far from Pentrefsiapaneaidd, and the border between Pren Gwyn and Schwarzes Holz. Still, doing his job he would track down where she was and specifically give her a call. Upon hearing that she was wanted specifically for her skills in biology, she seemed quite pleased someone actually recognized her work, though when told that such a job wound be in Pentrefsiapaneaidd, she was a bit less enthusiastic. Still, she made preparations for moving, though expects a good deal of funding. About 5 million for advanced lab equipment, samples, and a myriad of other things important to her work, alongside her own paycheck, though ironically it's less than what most would probably take for the position...Someone clearly values their work more than their pay... Regardless all preparations will be done by the end of next month, provided the funds are expended.
It is currently the Project and Research phase.
You may at this moment in time describe and start one project which you would like to work on. The full effects of a project will be known upon completion, and the price and time of a project will be known once it is started. Do note that once you start a project, you do not need to work on it in the deployment phase, though electing not to will not advance it closer to completion.
Status of the Cabal:Current Funds: 9 million $
Current Influence: 2 favors
Name: Feng Zhelan
Gender: Female
Appearance and Background: Born in Hong Kong, Zhelan was one swift to realize their lack of opportunity there from a young age, and would, after learning English thanks to a factory manager she worked for temporarily, stow away on a ship to America, where she would find Chinese immigration was banned. While she originally had an idea of going to Canada through america and getting a permit there so that way they could loophole the system, they needed money for this and would resort to thievery for a time, eventually ending in her getting caught. However, she'd manage to escape before being deported and steal one last time before stowing herself away once more, and she would keep one of the amulets she stole, one she keeps to this day and believes has some good fortune, even if she knows such notions are silly. Once the second ship she stowed away upon docked, she'd find herself in Pren Gwyn, and would work slowly on getting money, which naturally she'd do through the way she knew best. However, after some time, she would meet a man named Shun who she would grow quite fond of, and after some time with enough money open up a restaurant named the White tiger of the West, or Xīfāng báihu, though she'd soon use it as a front for various other more...illicit businesses as she expanded her empire as it turned out that her restaurant struggled at first. And while her restaurant would get a profit as she learned, so too did her more illegal business, expanded later on by the purchase of a pharmaceutical's store. And, while she'd use plenty of funds to aid the local Asian community, she also would use those under her for less legal work to enforce a bit of...extrajudicial form of protection against other groups of organized crime...In part, due to her efforts, Pentrefsiapaneaidd is what it is now. Yet, this wasn't exactly enough...
Feng commonly wears fancy traditional dresses, though occasionally wears more western suits or clothing. She has Black hair and, oddly, green eyes.
HP: 200
Powers
No unnatural abilities at this time, as far as anyone knows.
Stats:
Combat, Melee: Lv 2
Combat, Ranged: Lv 2
Intellect: Lv 4
Traits:
Entrepreneur - Her business ventures provide a steady stream of Money and influence. It also makes it easier to acquire particular materials.
Public Figure - Feng is well known and liked by the Asian community in her Home in Pren Gwyn, and there is no proof of her criminal activities. Needless to say, it's more than likely any to actively harm her will face backlash.
Covered Tracks - Due to careful work, Feng is sure to cover her bases, and ensure that any potential accusations against her truly are that of slander with not a single bit of their evidence being true, even if they got to the right conclusion with the wrong answers.
Master of Slight of hand and Stealth - While certainly no longer one to steal, Feng has a good deal of skill in the art of blending in and hiding both her movements and herself. This needless to say makes it a lot harder for one to spot her.
Collector - Can swiftly determine the value of varying pieces of art, artifacts, and jewelry, if something is special about them, and generally can find said objects easier.
Relationships:
None greater than purely business terms since her husband Shun died.
Specializations:
None
Equipment
At the moment, all they have is traditional Chinese Liuyedao and Niuweidao, neither they can particularly take with them. Though, they do still have a cudgel from their older work.
Current Reputation - 33
Name: Vinod Ashtekar
Gender: Male
Appearance and Background: Born in India, Vinod and his story is mostly unknown to us until they arrived in Pren Gwyn, and Pentrefsiapaneaidd. Initially, they worked as a mechanic, surprisingly enough. Anyone else would say he worked hard and eventually managed to save up enough money to buy themselves a nice car which later they modified as a bit of a passion project. But in reality, they had always done a few jobs on the side of their main work. Often in the transportation of any illegal goods, no questions asked, followed by what made his passion for mechanics second in his mind. Racing. While he still would work on the transport of illegal and stolen goods, his focus became that of racing, and even at times working as a getaway driver. Regardless, he has gained the ire of some due to his lack of loyalty to anyone in any sort of gang conflicts and instead working akin to a mercenary who got hired by four gangs in particular fairly commonly, and he knows this. Still, as long as he has his car, he'll be safe.
He has tan skin and short, strait black hair and brown eyes, and commonly wears casual clothing along with sunglasses when driving, so long as it's not night.
HP: 200/200
Powers:
No notable Super powers
Stats:
Combat, Melee: Lv 0
Combat Ranged: Lv 0
Intellect: Lv 3
Traits:
Deja vu - This person can do ridiculous feats of driving and get away with it allowing them to escape in a vehicle much easier.
Mechanic - This person has some skill with maintenance and knows how to keep their larger equipment in superior condition, making them work as if they where brand new and meaning it can take a bit more punishment.
Relationships:
None at this time
Specializations:
Car Fu - This character gains bonuses to combat and evasion when in any kind of car.
Equipment:
A Green Cadillac Series 6200 Convertible with custom modifications, including decoy license plates.
Current Reputation - 0
Name: Doctor Stealey/Caitlyn Stealey
Gender: Female
Appearance and Background: Caitlyn was something of a child prodigy born in Cerrigydrudion who despite their rural background were destined to mental pursuits rather than physical ones. By the age of eight she was in secondary education, yet this caused her to face people picking on her, whether out of jealousy or simply seeing a young and easy target. Yet she was not so kind as to let them have their way. Slowly and subtly destroying them through finding their secrets and exposing them, alongside carefully provoking them to attack her when they would instantly be stopped and reprehended. She spent years in university in the field of biology, and she released a paper that furthered the field through her research on DNA, only to be eclipsed a mere few years later by a team who used her work as their basis and got much more attention.
She has long red hair and brownish red eyes. Often she wears a casual attire of a sweatshirt and pants unless working or it's summer.
HP: 100/100
Powers:
No notable Super powers
Stats:
Combat, Melee: Lv 0
Combat Ranged: Lv 1
Intellect: Lv 4
Traits:
Linguist - Can fit in any country with ease without raising suspicion and understand what someone is saying when they mutter it in their native tongue.
Information Broker - Can usually find out a few things about someone with just a little time and effort.
Spiteful - Can and usually will hold a grudge.
Relationships:
No current relationships
Specializations:
Biological Research - This person gains a bonus to research actions involving Biology.
Equipment:
A simple labcoat over a sweater some of their clothing and some medical gloves and similar things fit for scientific work.
Current Reputation - 0
Completed Projects:Madame Dragon's Lucky Dry Cleaning Grants space for 2 additional Villains, and 4 additional mook squads. Can also turn stolen artifacts, goods, and weapons into $
Pren Gwyn Youth program Grants access to recruiting Heist Squads in Pentrefsiapaneaidd, and in the future potentially the rest of Pren Gwyn. Each Heist Squad costs 2$, and gives a well equipped squad of 5 Master Thieves, with 75 HP each. Replacing losses costs 1 influence per two thieves, and none can be hired to replenish numbers unless somewhere where a similar youth program exists.
Sneaking Suits A advanced suit capable of resisting fire both the actual kind and to a lesser extent the gun kind. Has sound dampening shoes and has a device build in to scramble camera's and disables them. Naturally, such a high quality suit costs a lot. Costs 1.5 million per suit. If a Master thieves squad is upgraded with 5 of them it turns them into a Silent Heist Team.
Metahuman Unrest Reduction Delivers Extensive Recruiting Costs 3$ and 4 Influence per turn of research. Three Turns remaining.
Corrupt Heroes Costs 2$ and 2 Influence per turn of Research. Two turns remaining.
Scrap Happy Auto Mechanic Costs 3$ and 2 Influence per turn of Research. Two turns remaining.
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Topic: C.A.L.M (Heroes VS Villains, Villains, Turn 9, Project phase.) (Read 13997 times)