Illuminati

## Description:

The Illuminati operates under an unknown number of pseudonyms, aliases, and false identities, controlling the world through dozens of layers of complex organization to ensure absolute anonymity and secrecy. Thought to be little more than a conspiracy theory for most of history, the Illuminati's existence was confirmed in 2030 A.D. during the Cancun Crisis when it was revealed that members of an unknown organization participated in the manipulation of Mexico's government and military forces to ensure the cover-up operation of the outbreak.

Such conspiracy theorists would believe that the Illuminati is comprised of the politicians, bankers, monarchs, and wealthy elite of the world in an attempt to subversively impose their genocidal and dystopian agenda on the rest of the world. In reality, the Illuminati is, in fact, men and women of little to no real noticeable importance. The media never speaks of them, they make no public appearances, spark no controversy; these men and women are often the descendants of ancient aristocrats or nobles, relatives of dead war heroes, and the grandchildren of influential figures.

This enclave of individuals live lives dictated by their parents before them, raised to become the next generation of secret leaders, bred to prepare the world for the approaching extinction they themselves would be taught to create, simply the leaders in the last stage of a plot began hundreds of years prior. This council of perfected individuals runs the world through many levels of secrecy, separating themselves from their own actions by a long list of underlings and representatives. The Illuminati are not the politicians and rich elites that the public saw, for this was the plan of the group's true members all along; these men and women paid off the largest corporations in the world and purchased politicians, paying powerful people to manipulate governments and sway the public for them. With centuries of manipulation to learn from, the Illuminati is more than proficient at weaving such an intricate web of lies, plots, scandals, payments, anonymous donations, subsidiaries, and untraceable communications that it is impossible for anything to be connected to the group's true members.

### Organization:

#### Capital: Unknown

The group's leadership is mysterious and protected behind hundreds of levels of anonymity; no confirmed leader of the organization has been seen by any of their underlings in person and been aware of the meeting. These leaders communicate with their subordinates across continents in coded messages passed through dozens of representatives, secretaries, and through dozens of accounts, computers, and satellites. These world-leading individuals directly influence entire corporations and governments who each control their own organizations and employees; in many cases, the employees of these companies have no clue as to the true nature of their work or the allegiance of their bosses. To ensure their level of secrecy, the leading members of the Illuminati indoctrinate their members into a Demon-worshipping doomsday cult that aligns with their ultimate goals, using religious zealotry to goad their members to act with absolute discretion.

The Illuminati recruits from the most influential individuals, using methods ranging from complex computer algorithms to Divination rituals to obtain information on the brightest minds and worthiest individuals to add to the fold of their vast organization; those members who work for a member of the Illuminati without ever knowing who their employer answers to are employed by the respective politician or corporation under the guise of innocent and legal activity, entirely oblivious to the nefarious nature of their unseen leaders. The size of the Illuminati is entirely unknown, but is known to have its arms entangled with every part of the world and in every industry without fail; they are most likely to be where they are least expected.

The Illuminati and TISA are direct rivals; the Illuminati sought to destroy and remake the world in their image while TISA was developed to save it. While the Illuminati was ultimately successful at bringing an end to human civilization as it was known in 2038, TISA was able to survive the myriad methods of apocalypse and came back from the ashes to continue the fight against the Illuminati's new world order.

#### Branches:

The Illuminati divides itself into various Branches, each of which has a history as long as mankind. These Branches each specialize into a particular field or fields, many of which deal with magic or the supernatural, referred to as Meta-Vibrational Science by Illuminati researchers. The list of each Branch is provided below:

1. New World Order: The leading Branch of the Illuminati specializing in logistics, management, and the group's operations at a global scale; its members maintain absolute anonymity, even to others within their organization.
2. Panopticon: The Branch tasked with maintaining the Tide under [REDACTED]'s orders through surveillance, manipulation of global media, manipulation of the Tide itself, counterintelligence operations, the infiltration of opposing organizations, and the psychological health of the Illuminati's own members.
3. Cabal: The Branch dedicated to economics and logistics, maintaining the Illuminati's hundreds of front companies and businesses and ensuring that the group possesses the resources necessary to continue functioning under the noses of mankind; known to own all of the world's largest banks and stock markets, manipulating global or national economies to suit their needs and the needs of the Illuminati.
4. Zenith: The engineering research and development arm of the Illuminati tasked with creating the group's incredibly advanced weapons, armor, vehicles, and equipment; also responsible for studying Meta-Vibrational Science.
5. Eden: Masters of the biological sciences, Eden is responsible for research and development of the Illuminati's supersoldiers, cloning programs, superviruses and biological weapons of mass destruction, etc.; like many Branches, Eden operates primarily through third-party corporations and foundations to ensure secrecy, although the Branch does have its own dedicated facilities in addition to their undercover sites.
6. [REDACTED]:
7. Jexan Revolutionary Army (JRA): The militant arm of the Illuminati tasked with conducting military operations around the world, often under some disguise; employs Aware individuals for their soldiers, each of whom is provided with the cutting edge of technology in armor, weaponry, and vehicles (designed and manufactured by Zenith) to aid in their tasks

#### Known Affiliate Organizations:

1. Trench-Tec
2. Zeus Energy
3. Osler Medical
4. Martinus Biological Containment Inc.