Silver Hand

The **Silver Hand** was a clandestine intelligency agency, seen as an apparent terrorist organisation by their rivals the ICA. They often employed intelligence gathering tactics and had highly trained agents at their disposal, deploying both spies and assassins.

## History

### Foundation

The Silver Hand was formed in the fallout of a schism that saw two factions of MONARCH become adversaries, the other faction becoming the ICA.

It is not known what caused the schism, though the firsthand accounts of Edward Bingham suggest it had something to do with the secrets of Agent Albatross. According to Bingham, Albatross held information that he deemed dangerous in itself, describing it as toxic or infectious and refused to share it. According to Cordelia Smudge, the schism was brought about by Bingham's creating devastating weaponry.

Agent Albatross contracted Bingham to design and develop a genocidally destructive bomb that would be untraceable and undetectable by all known modern security measures, both magical and mundane. After hiding the bomb in the Underdark, Bingham was arrested and convicted of conspiracy to commit genocide and was subsequently imprisoned at the Iron Citadel.

### Search for Bingham's Bomb

Two Silver Hand agents were tasked with the acquisition of Bingham's bomb, accompanied by a simultaneous attack on the ICA's headquarters in Axis. While the organisation was forced to go underground, they sent a team of agents to locate the bomb before the Silver Hand could and subsequently came into contact with the duo in Notus, after freeing Bingham from the Iron Citadel. The ICA agents made their way to the Underdark in search of the bomb, only to be confronted by the two Silver Hand agents in the ruins of Monteboul where a battle broke out.

Both teams of agents escaped into the Northdark, where the ICA were able to retrieve the bomb from the Silver Hand's own headquarters in the City of Spiders, intending to defuse it at the ICA headquarters in Axis. On their way, the agents notice a carriage following them and after discerning they were able to track the bomb, sent one of their own to take the bomb to Axis while the remaining agents intercepted the carriage. Inside were three Silver Hand assassins, equipped with a device that allowed them to track the bomb. The two teams had a brief skirmish that ended with the Silver Hand's retreat.

## Members

### Modern Incarnation

 Bushido Man
 Gunslinger
 The Goliath

## Technology and Equipment

As a counterpart to the ICA, agents of the Silver Hand had access to an array of weapons, technology and magical items. They utilised the same technology to conduct conference calls and possessed tracking technology capable of locating Bingham's bomb.

### Weapons

Silver Hand agents made use of ranged weaponry, including some form of bow, a musket and potentially other explosives, as well as a katana, pistols and spears. Unbeknownst to the Silver Hand, Bingham's bomb was housed in their City of Spiders facility for more than thirty years.

### Magical Items

The Silver Hand made regular use of magical artefacts, just as the ICA did. It was considered that some of the explosives their agents have deployed are magical in nature.

## Trivia

* As a counter to the ICA, Bluebird's Team suspected that it was possible the Silver Hand's intentions were in direct opposition, possibly seeking out powerful items for acts of terrorism.
* Caroline Tobin suggested they were an extremist version of the ICA, believing terrorism a means to achieving a greater good.