Arcane Force

**Arcane Force** (AF) is a faction in Leviathan Lore. They are a mysterious yet powerful PMC led by a board of three executive members with deep pockets and even deeper ulterior motives. They are not hostile nor allied, but a mixture of both, and is one of the very few factions like this. They are not seen much in the 2045 Arc but are more common in the 2035 Arc and 2075 Arc, the former which is not canon.

## Overview

Arcane Force is surprisingly well armed for a private military company, being equipped with various state of the art firearms such as the CVR-09, KVR-33, and the Orpheus ECS-12. They look similar to LSF soldiers, but the main difference is that they wear completely black uniforms with a Prometheus helmet paired with a black balaclava and black shades to cover their face, paired with a Spartan Mark II armored vest, with the Arcane symbol on their sleeves. Officers usually wear red berets with a bandana, though others wear balaclavas as well.

## History

### Origins

Nothing much is known about Arcane Force, though since they came to prominence in 2028, it can be assumed they were either founded at that year or a few years prior. They were founded by a shadowy group of executives that never show their faces to the public or even their own operators. They operated completely autonomously in Nix for several years before moving most of their activities to Merweather and Darkhaven. They are infamously known for their take no prisoners, shoot first ask questions later style, making them feared by most gangs in Darkhaven. They went to war with the Darkhaven Vampires at some point in 2034, but the latter were forced to call a truce since Arcane Force's firepower made the battles "unfair". In 2036, the JCPD investigated Arcane Force's activities in Darkhaven, though came up empty handed and had no proof they were even there besides shell casings found around the area consistent with 7.62 NATO and .45 ACP cartridges.

### 2030s-2040s

**WARNING: The following information below is NOT canon.**

Arcane Force was one of the few PMCs who opposed Task Force Zeta's occupation. When they lost most of their numbers to TFZ, they went underground. Arcane Force alongside the remnants of the LSF organized a resistance movement to fight back TFZ. After they started to suffer great numbers to this resistance movement, Xandros himself ordered their leader/s to be captured and brought to him for him to execute personally. However, Arcane Force managed to track Xandros's location and fought through his guards and got into a standoff with Xandros. They order Xandros to stand down as no one is coming to help him, though Xandros laughs this off and tells them that killing him won't change anything and will be seen as murder. However, they ignore this and execute Xandros with a shot to the forehead, killing him instantly, leaving TFZ with no definite leader. Arcane Force and the LSF then crush any last TFZ resistance until they finally surrender, ending the occupation.

**Canon information starts below.**

In 2042, Arcane Force started working security jobs in various places around Darkhaven. However, they faced direct competition from Spartan Corporation, whom were also operating in this area. Initially, there existed no hostilities between the two, but after a few months, Arcane Force started to attack SC contractors, causing them to retaliate against Arcane Force and attacked their forces in turn, sparking a brief war. However, SC soon agreed to an armistice, but became unable to operate in Darkhaven anymore due to it, forcing them to move their activities elsewhere. A year after the incident, the government disavowed Arcane Force due to their "aggressive actions toward other private military companies". However, this didn't hurt Arcane Force as much as others thought, and they continued to operate in Darkhaven until 2045 when LSF forces under the orders of the government forced Arcane Force out of the area. Despite the apparent loss, Arcane Force launched a deadly offensive against LSF, massacring a great deal of their soldiers with very minimum causalities and resuming operations in Darkhaven. Their attempt to eject Arcane Force from Darkhaven again failed, causing too many causalities on the LSF's side and forcing them to withdraw from the area, declaring Darkhaven is now Arcane Force's for the time being.

In 2048, Arcane Force requested an alliance with the LSF, which was rejected due to their actions. Unfazed by this, they decided to ally themselves with Task Force Zeta for a brief period until it was found that TFZ's ideals were "unacceptable" and had severed ties with them. Further activities after 2050 are undisclosed and classified.