Empire's Vanguard

Empire's Vanguard is a large, long standing villain parahuman team from New York. Its members, past and present, harbor white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideologies. The organization is know to have connections with a number of other neo-Nazi organization across the East Coast. They are noted for having some of the most raw parahauman muscle in the city, seconded only by Hell to Pay. The organization is led by Reich.

## Modus Operandi

Members of Empire's Vanguard are fervent white supremacist who stand religiously by their ideals and are unified in their hatred. The organization exists primarily to connect a number of other like minded individuals across North America. It serves as a gathering place for those who felt disenfranchised by the country's multiculturalism. Those sufficiently traumatized by such an idea eventually flock to the organization.

Individual agendas within the group are known to vary, but the organization has a collective history of hate crimes, attacking minority neighborhoods and promoting white supremacy.

## Structure

The organization is known to have an extremely rigid hierarchy with suits like Reich at the top, with various lieutenants beneath him and soldiers beneath them. They are also known to have an indeterminate amount of unpowered individuals within their ranks. Punishment for subordinates is not uncommon, and leaders within the group have been known to administer fairly harsh discipline. The group is held together through equal parts zeal ideology and strength.

The group has been known to recruit from without the city, finding like-minded individuals from other states or enlisting those that come to them. The group is known to have connections to stateside groups including the Hated and the Blood Tied. They are also rumored to have connections to the European organization Gemeinschaft.

#### Current Members

Algiz: A fairly undiscerning member of the organization. Vastly increased durability, strength and speed. There is, allegedly, a far more gruesome aspect to her power. What this is, or if its true, remains unseen.

Axis: Known for smash and grab robberies within Midtown East. He is able to switch his body across any dimensional plane and conserve momentum. Increased speed and durability.

Bismarck: One of the four lieutenants within Empire's Vanguard. He is one of the newer members of the organization with "dubious" alignment. He is capable of generating water of varying volume and pressure.

Black Eagle: One of the newest members of the organization, in addition to being one of the youngest. She is particaurly aggressive, showing an intense desire to hurt others. She should not be approached. She is, almost certainly, the daughter of Black Sun. Concussive blasts and attack absorption; flight.

Black Sun: One of the four lieutenants within Empire's Vanguard and also the oldest, at least chronologically. In her earlier days, she was known to be exceptionally violent but has simmered down to just violent. She is, almost certainly, the mother of Black Eagle. She generates powerful concussive blasts from surfaces; flight, one of the fastest in the city.

Division: One of the four lieutenants within Empire's Vanguard. He is able to generate ghostly copies of himself that bypass most physical barriers, though not organic ones. They are capable of a limited form of flight, often carrying Division with them.

Eagleflight: The newest member of the organization, appearing only a few weeks ago. He generates red beams that cut flesh and cause extreme pain; flight. He possibly has an additional, mind effecting ability.

Freki: A bodyguard within the organization, usually protecting Reich or another higher up. He is able to turn into a large, truck sized wolf with all the strength, durability and speed that follows. Twin brothers with Geri.

Geri: A bodyguard within the organization, usually protecting Reich or another higher up. He is able to turn into a large, truck sized wolf with all the strength, durability and speed that follows. Twin brothers with Freki.

Hunt: Usually partnered with, and probably married to, Kill. He is able to track individual through uncertain means, across virtually any distance. It is though he is capable of sharing this information with others in some capacity

Kill: Usually partnered with, and probably married to, Hunt. She is an exceptionally violent and lethal Brute, likely one of the most dangerous in the city. The specifics of her powers are unclear, because no one has ever been recorded surviving an attack.

Krieg: One of the the four lieutenants within Empire's Vanguard. He generates a heavy black fog from his body. The fog is toxin, sapping strength and energy from those who breathe it in and transferring it to Krieg.

Occult: One of the less remembered members of the organization. He is able to conjure myriad inky tentacles from ambient locations, using them as you would expect. Prolonged contact reduces a person's cognitive functions.

Railway: Able to generate a pillar of telekinetic force around his body, manipulating the direction, intensity and those effected by it.

Reich: The leader of Empire's Vanguard. He has led the organization since his father's death in the early 2000s (see Odin). He is known to be particaurly ruthless and has showed a willingness to injure civilians and law enforcement in the past, though is generally less seen that the other members. He is able to generate metal from metal he is touching.

Shrike: One of the more overtly violent members of the organization. She is a silcakinetic, able to control sand, glass and its derivatives with her voice. Her range is fairly long, at least a city block.

Stormfront: An ex-enforcer and street fighter. Stormfront is an electrokinetic who is able to generate and manipulate electricity from her body. She can use this ability to control metal she comes into contact with.

Wight: One of the more violent members of the organization. Some sort of Brute, getting stronger, faster and more durable as he consume human flesh. There is likely an additional aspect to his power. He is a known Aberrant.

### Past Members

Helheim: Generated white hot metal from the ground. Known to be the daughter of Reich. She killed Heartstroke, a violent cape killer, then vanished. She is presumed dead.

Odin: Generated metal from ambient locations in incredibly large quantities. He could grant the created metal velocity, raining down a storm of blades. He was killed in the mid-90s by the Merry Band's Yellow Man. He was known to be Reich's father.