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## Welcome to Halcyon City!

*[Masks: A New Generation Campaign Manager and Lore Directory]*

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Look no further! Here, you'll have access to Halcyon City's

* History & Geography
* Points of Interest
* Directory of Active Metahuman & Mundane Organizations

Created by Linda Kapoor and team, Halcyon City Council

## At a Glance

In Halcyon City, there have been three full generations of superheroes, supervillains, and super-powered calamities before now, stretching back into the earlier parts of the 20th century. Members of the prior generations are still active and interested in the future of the city.

The city’s pretty used to all kinds of insanity, from dinosaurs (or Kaiju!) rampaging down the streets, to dark wizards transforming sections of the city into castles, to parallel dimensions appearing in the sky, to aliens invading. That doesn’t mean these things aren’t still amazing and surprising, but they happen, and they’re a fact of life in the city—Halcyon rolls on, even after something that seems like it should change everything.

The city is the greatest city in the world, huge and full of nearly anything you could expect to find in any city anywhere. Monuments, museums, massive corporations, slums, dark alleys, subways, whatever. Huge districts encompass many different populations and neighborhoods throughout the city, and the people living here represent diverse populations.

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Untouchable 5

Untouchable 5 was formerly known as The Crusaders. They have acted as leaders of the Bronze Generation in responding to global-scale threats, particularly during the Meta-gene Crisis and Chrysalid Infestation. For their heroic efforts, each member of the Untouchable 5 were awarded Medals of Honour from the government during the Annual Halcyon City Parade. This has made them the face of UMA recruitment posters all over the city and even the world.

Besides being important figures in the UMA Committee, they also act as mentors of young heroes, taking up proteges (New Crusaders) to replace them when the time comes. Due to their positions, the Untouchable 5 are only called in for serious threats that endanger the public at large, working closely with EarthWatch and A.E.G.I.S.

### Team Members

* Valkyrie
	+ Leader
	+ Mentor to Cardinal
	+ Abilities: Flight, spear and shield combat
* Mr. Everywhere
	+ Mentor to DupliKate
* Knight Owl
	+ Mentor to Manuever
* Sunscream
	+ Mentor to Helios
* Vector/Trod’Zul
	+ Mentor to Terri Dot
Aoi Hagakure

Visuel en cours de création

Belphégor (Mari)

Aoko (Fils)

Aoi était la troisième femme de Belphégor et était également la mère d'Aoko. Elle est décédée d'une maladie quand Aoko avait deux ans.

## Physique

Aoi avait les cheveux noirs avec le bas des cheveux blancs et une mèche bleue plus longue que les autres. Elle possédait des yeux jaunes claires et avait une canine qui dépassait de sa bouche. Elle était souvent couverte de coupures, de blessures et de bleus à cause de son caractère assez bagarreur.

Elle était habillée généralement d'un t-shirt blanc et d'un yukata noir voir une veste en cuire noir également, elle portait un short noir et des bottes en cuirs.

## Phychologie

Elle était assez bagarreuse, elle rappelait régulièrement à ses proches qu'elle était la plus forte et se battait avec quiconque voulait la défier, possédant un sang chaud elle s'attirait souvent des ennuis et ressortait régulièrement avec des légères blessures.

## Histoire

Elle a grandit dans une famille de Yakuza en tant qu'enfant unique du chef, elle reçut un entrainement intense pour pouvoir prendre la place de son père un jour. A suivre...

Deux ans après son mariage avec Belphégor elle donna naissance à leur fils, Aoko. Elle le dorlota et lui donna tout l'amour qu'elle possédait mais malheureusement plusieurs mois après le deuxième anniversaire de son fils elle succomba d'une sévère maladie.

## Relation

### **Parents**

#### Mère

Sa mère ayant succombé à sa naissance Aoi ne pu jamais la connaître mais son éducation l'a poussée à respecter les morts autant que les vivants et à toujours été fasciné sur les histoires concernant sa mère que son père lui racontait.

## Anecdote

Son prénom vient du personnage d'Aoi Asahina de Danganronpa Trigger Happy Havoc, tandis que son nom de famille vient du personnage Hiroko Hagakura de Danganronpa Another Episode.
Culture & Contemporary Life

## **Social Media**

Halcyon City supers log online to interact with each other on social media platforms such as Cape Connect, where hilarious villain fails go viral and Supers get to connect, be it for friendship or romance. Through CC, they can send each other messages, share media, and can unlock UMA-secured private servers with special features. These private servers are exclusively used for UMA missions to facilitate team communication and the features include tracking each others' locations, monitoring life signs, receiving intel, and much more. A life of a Super is highly connected to their digital devices and their social media presence determines their popularity with the mundanes and metahuman public. The more popular you are, the more likely it is for you to receive funding and resources from sponsors such as suit upgrades, high-tech equipment, mechanical augmentation, safe houses, monthly allowance, and much more.

## **Getting Around the City**

Many Halcyonians get around by driving; the city is relatively car friendly, although there are the occasional traffic problems, particularly in the downtown area. Halcyon City offers several other transportation options, as well as ways of getting into and out of the metro area.

Transportation options include the ExpressBus, Metro-Way, taxis, and ferry/boat/yacht for sea or river travel. For licensed supers, some travel by air to reach their destination. Hovercraft is also a popular travel option by both Supers and non-Supers, however burrowing is strictly prohibited.

## **Superhero Spotting**

A popular tourist sightseeing activity. Child tourists are given a colourful booklet full of superhero spotting challenges. Halcyon City's tourism industry makes money off of this by hiring photographers to take stunning scenic pictures of Supers in action. It is not uncommon for Supers to be blinded by flash photography during flight or battle.

## **Media**

### Press

* UnMasked (Blog + Magazine)
* Halcyon City Herald (Newspaper)
* The Kingfisher (Business Magazine)
* The Halcyon Chronicle (Newspaper)

### Television

* Capes & Cowls (Reality TV Series)
* Welcome to My HQ (Reality TV Series)
* My Big Freak Family (Reality TV Series)
* Captain Halcyon & Friends (Children's Animated TV Series)
* Halcyon News Channel or "HNC"
* Sidekicking 101 (Educational TV Series)
LightShine (Frisk)

LightShine, also know as Bow changer, Is a girl who honestly is very talkative and enjoys having the spotlight and sharing it but she is also abnormally tall for her age and her sister. She is the Frisk of FanGirlTale and has a well-known reputation for flirting with other girls. She fell while on a school field trip looking for her sister, Angie.
EarthWatch

Watching Over Us All

EarthWatch gathers the resources and know-how to guard Earth from alien invasions, whether it’s from one of the deep-space empires or one of the handful of interdimensional conquerors who loom over the dimensional horizon.

EarthWatch includes humanity’s leading scientists, exiled alien demigods, and arch-mages alike. Their one goal: to protect Earth from invasion. Their base of operations is in space, orbiting the planet from a safe to distance. They act as the first line of defense to extraterrestrial threats.

They also have several facilities on the Moon where they conduct experiments and test runs of advanced alien technology (that cannot be used on Earth). EarthWatch is also a part of the Galactic Alliance.
Olympus

## Background

Olympus as aptly named, is a secret club for the elite that exists within a floating paradimensional mansion owned by Incredulous Rex. It is open to all metahumans, hero, villain, or in between as well as high-ranking mundanes. The club was built by the mystic vigilante, Obsidian and her villainous brother, Incredulous Rex who both mutually felt that there should be a place where metahumans could meet, outside of government supervision and regardless of their relationship with UMA or the mundane society.

## Rules

1. Patrons must make an Oath of Secrets before entering by pricking their thumb onto a magical rune placed on pedestals the lobby. By binding patrons to their oath through blood magic, all affairs and activities conducted in club Olympus are ensured to remain confidential. If broken, the patron will suffer terrible consequences.
2. Entrance to the club is by invitation only and the entrance location changes constantly. Most entrances are notably accessible through a door on the 13th floor of The Black Parlour hotel.
3. All patrons must adhere to the strict dress code: Men must wear a black suit and golden tie, while women are required to wear black & gold formal wear. All patrons are required to wear a masquerade mask to wear before they are allowed entry. Super/villain costumes are strictly prohibited.
4. Combat is strictly prohibited here as it acts as a “neutral” zone for all metahumans, hero or villain as well as mundanes to engage in business and other affairs.
5. Weapons, gadgetry, wands, and other equipment are locked up in a high-tech locker room guarded by crystal powered golems.
6. To book a VIP room in Olympus, one must make a sacrifice, offer a boon, or win a game of Poker in the Game Room. In other words, the VIP room doors will open its doors only to those deemed worthy.
7. Those found to have forged or false invites will be kicked out and memory wiped.
Riverside

South of the waterfront is the bohemian, Old World charm of Riverside. The area features several small parks, tree-lined streets, and brickwork buildings. The neighborhood is popular with young people, particularly students and artists, for its relatively low rents and loft apartments and studios. Riverside is becoming pricier, but not as quickly as parts of Midton or the western suburbs.

The rest of the neighborhood features small shops and restaurants, often catering to the avant-garde. There are vegetarian restaurants and bistros; craft boutiques; pagan, New Age, and LGBTQIA+ bookshops; comic book stores; game stores; and so forth. Meadow Street is the main thoroughfare where many of these places can be found.

A number of the side streets in Riverside, such as Mitko Street, are closed to all but foot traffic and the ever-present locals wearing rollerblades, making them popular places for afternoon strolls and shopping. In the evening, Riverside offers a number of bars, coffeehouses, and nightclubs, many with open-mike nights showcasing local talent. Riverside Park, along the waterfront, is home to one of Halcyon City’s greatest landmarks—the massive Sentry Statue, dedicated to the fallen hero Centurion.

## Places of Interest

* Infinity (nightclub)
* Pier One Shopping Centre
* Riverside Park
* Mug Shot Coffee & Tea
* 8-Bits Arcade & Rolling Rink
Halcyon's School for the Gifted

Halcyon's School for the Gifted is a private, independent college preparatory preschool, elementary, and junior/senior high school for the gifted and resourceful, particularly the wealthy families that live in West End and Warrington. It was founded in 1988 by Robert Fournier and wife, Elizabeth Merriworth. The current director is June Lee Holt.

Originally a single small, Victorian-era building, the school was recently given an incredibly generous donation by an anonymous alumni, leading to the construction of the new modern campus you see today. The institution only recently opened a new faculty (and annex area) to cater to the entrepreneurial metahuman students from upper class families who wish to have a specialized STEM and Heroism education. Graduates from this private institution often end up in Ivy League schools around the country or a direct transfer to Hal U.

## Student Life

The student community is vast and close-knit, with over 40 student and teacher run clubs available, ranging from debate to film to multiple student publications, including a student newspaper. Additionally, the school offers a fully functional Student Government, composed class representatives, board chairs, and executive senate members charged with helping grow and foster the community, who function under the Student Body Constitution.

In addition to the many virtual aspects of student life, students often meet with their classmates all around the globe, including a yearly meet-up during MIT's Splash Weekend, where the school's Homecoming takes place, the California State Latin Convention every March, summer language immersion trips, and the school-hosted graduation weekend in June.
Greenville

The bedroom community of Greenville is fairly new, having grown up over the past twenty years. It is said to be a clean, modern suburban community only barely keeping up with the demand for new homes from the people moving into the Halcyon area. Although some think the new community is too uniform, with their six or seven styles of single-family homes, most find Greenville pleasant, with new neighborhoods, schools, shopping, and the like. Many of Halcyon’s middle class families live in the area, with more moving in all the time.

Property in Greenville is getting more expensive than average, and there is community concern about crime filtering in from the Eastern Fringes. Neighborhood watches are becoming more common, along with contracts with Syn Security.
Ting

Ting is the biggest idiot on the server. Ting is a military roleplay player coming off of leading SSO, otherwise known as the rec faction. Ting has a bedtime of around 8 PM EST and is unable to play past that time.

Ting failed freshman history and had to resign due to it, leading to infractions in his leadership. Ting is usually unable to aim or think for himself, sucking silo's cock consistently.

Ting is an avid listener of Freddie Dredd, listening to his music on a daily basis along with jacking off to his music cover images.

Along with having the SMALLEST cock of all the Garnet Gaymers. All he does is run around on US Elite : Riot and spam the super 90.

Ting is Silo's Dad
The Crucible

The Crucible, the district directly to the south of October Hill is an industrial area, that has seen better days in the past. The Crucible was once the pride of Halcyon City, forging metals, automobiles, plane parts, weapons, whatever America needed to fight the good fight overseas. However, as the need for manpower in the creation of these goods started to wane in the more recent years, the citizens of The Crucible found themselves out of work, with no other skills to help them in this modern time.

Besides its golden manufacturing days, The Crucible was also known as a railroad stop where goods moved in and out of the Halcyon City area. It is filled with warehouses, rail yards, and shipping companies where a lot of South Siders used to work. These days, The Crucible is a fairly depressed area. Haylcon City doesn’t see as much rail traffic as it used to, and many of the old warehouses are closed down. The recent extension of a maglev track for a new high-speed bullet train into the city has improved conditions in Southside and created new jobs. Still, the area is a haven for criminals and organized crime, and the city government hopes new prosperity will help to clean it up.

The Crucible is centered on the old Union Rail Yards, where trains move in and out of the city. It’s occasionally used for smuggling and clandestine meetings as the area became gradually infested with gangs and criminals. The police—and heroes like Foreshadow—keep a watchful eye on this shady area. The rail yards make a great place for a super-battle, with plenty of things for heroes to throw around or get thrown into. Abandoned warehouses, factories, apartments, train yards, and roundhouses have also served as hideouts and headquarters for heroes and villains alike.

When Mayor Holt called out The Crucible as a 'breeding ground for evil', the gangs in the area embraced the mantle and became a gang known as The Folk Devils.

## The Folk Devils

The **Folk Devils** are several gangs of criminals that have taken up in The Crucible, as well as surrounding districts. Taking inspiration from various urban myths and legends, The Folk Devils are seen as a response to the troubling economic times, and formed soon after James Holt became mayor of Halcyon City.

### Gangs

* Blood Mary's
* Jersey Devils
* Wendigo Brotherhood
* Crystal Coven
Arcane Enclave

Watch out for the gerblins!

The Arcane Enclave is a pocket dimension/plane of existence from where all magic is believed to originate from. Periodically through history, the Enclave has interacted to some degree with the material world. Its power to affect this world ebbs and flows depending on its proximity and is the root of a large number of fairy tales, myths, and fantasy stories.

The boundary between the two realms is called The Weave. Certain locations in the physical realm in which magical energy is intense is explained to be in a part where the "The Weave is thin". The magical realm is said to be getting stronger, more so than it has in previous generations.

## Society

The magical society in Halcyon City resides here and is run and protected by the Council of Mystics, an organization of mystics that work independently from UMA and is well-hidden from the public eye. This was a result of stigma and DRPR enforced laws towards Mystics who were deemed "volatile" and classified as high level threats to national security by A.E.G.I.S. So much so that mystics practicing their magic freely in Halcyon City would be incarcerated by A.E.G.I.S. operatives and have their powers dampened.

## Point of Access

The Enclave is accessible through various invisible entrances within Halcyon City, but notably through the alleyway in Celare Street. To enter the Enclave, one must solve Circe's ever-changing riddle located in the vicinity of the marked entrance. Not many people know of this place and if they do, they often leave with memories wiped! No hard feelings.

## Life in the Arcane Enclave

Besides protecting and managing the Enclave, the Council of Mystics is also responsible for training and securing mages from around the world to ensure their safety and the proper use of their powers. The Council's principle belief is that magic is meant to aid man, never to rule over him or become a channel for his desires.

Therefore, offensive magic that is used to harm others is prohibited in the Enclave (and Halcyon City) unless it is used out of self-defense or protection of others. Even so, there are varied schools of thought on this matter and the mere mention this topic could lead you to an hour long conversation between Pro-Offense and Pro-Defense mystics. The Council believes that by teaching mystics how to control their powers, they can create a better world and future in which the new generation of Mystics no longer need to live in fear and concealment. They aim to pave the path to eventual peaceful coexistence between mystics, metahumans, and the mundane.

The Enclave is described as an infinite stretch of shops and buildings. In the marketplace, wizards, witches, and the in between trade knowledge and contraband for ritual preparation and other mysterious arcane purposes.
Halcyon City Centre

Where all your dreams come true! At a price!

The heart of the downtown area, Halcyon City Center rises around Centennial Circle, a traffic circle where the city’s diagonal roads converge. Halcyon City Center is home to Valiant Plaza and governmental buildings, including the towering Powell Tower.

## History

In the early 1960s, developer Raymond Norris leased a 97-acre plot in the middle of Halcyon City to build what was at that time the largest climate-controlled retail establishment in the world. He assembled a team of accomplished architects and designers who laid out the city center on an axis like a town.

When it opened in 1965 with its clean lines, attention to detail and elegant finishes, Halcyon City Centre’s international design and tenant mix forever changed the retail landscape in California and the West Coast.

## Places of Interest

* City Hall
* Halcyon Public Library
* Halcyon City Musuem
* Valiant Plaza
* Powell Tower
Shoreville

This stretch of suburban flat-land (known simply as “the Shore,” to city residents) is one of upper middle class family houses, surrounded by the schools, strip-malls, shops, and service conveniences that cater to their wants and needs. Residents of the Shore are typically college-educated professionals, many of them working their first real job while raising their firstborn in their very first house. Every day, they send their kids off to a progressive-curriculum school, catch a bus or a car-pool to work, grab a quick Thai lunch between filing reports, then return home to begin the cycle anew.

While Shore residents represent an almost bewildering array of racial, ethnic, and religious demographics, they largely subscribe to the same covenant of suburban conventions. Hybrid vehicles, solar panels, and recycling bins are commonplace, as are designer dogs and youth soccer leagues. It is an area where more problems are dealt with by homeowner’s associations than the police department, and the head of the parent-teacher-student organization wields more practical power than the mayor. The relatively affluent and highly populated Shore houses the workforce that forms the backbone of such important local concerns as MarsTech, Inc., Nolan Aircraft, and KessKorp. As such, it receives more than its share of attention from the local government and media.

The seemingly constant parade of city politicians, patrol cars, and Action News Team vans ensure the Shore’s crime rates stay low, and any other municipal difficulties are swiftly brought to the public’s attention before being swiftly dealt with by the powers that be. In the midst of all the Shore’s contented sameness lies a true city landmark, the Boomer's Drive-In, a still-operating drive-in theater founded in 1950 and now on the National Register of Historic Places. During the warmer months, families flock there to enjoy old-fashioned double-features, the playground, and the snack bar’s famed “Chihuahua” sandwich—a diet-destroying combination of corn tortillas, pimento cheese spread, onions, cabbage, chili, and jalapeno peppers.

## Points of Interest

* Halcyon School for the Gifted
* Sheffield Institute of Art
* Boomer's Drive-In Theater
* Halcyon City Recycling Centre
* Citrus Beach
Little Osaka

Little Osaka is the Japanese area of the Eastern District. It has a more subdued style and character, it’s by far the best place in Halcyon City to get sushi, and its renowned Japanese Tea Garden brings in many visitors on its own. On the whole, however, the narrow roads, densely packed buildings, and the residents themselves remind visitors they are in the Eastern District. Even the latter is no longer the unambiguous sign that it once was, as the more recent immigrant populations from Korea and Indochina predominantly chose to settle here.

The differences are historical and economic in nature. Prior to World War II, Little Osaka was unmistakably Japanese, but the wartime ouster of the Nisei handed the neighborhood over to the opportunistic gaijin, who remade it in their own culture’s image. When the Nisei returned postwar, there was little sentiment in their dispirited numbers to restore it, and thus Little Osaka remained in its Americanized state. Business then became the neighborhood’s main pursuit, and for that reason not every shopkeeper in Little Osaka is actually a ninja or Zen martial arts master, although some tourists persist in thinking so.

Ironically, this commerce-first attitude spurred the creation of two new popular hotels catering to businessmen and visitors from Japan, but as they strive to be authentically Japanese (as opposed to Japanese-American), most Americans find them off-putting—absent those with a taste for squid chips in the vending machines.

Despite its many visitors, much of Little Osaka remains a mystery to outsiders, and few of its residents are privy to all its secrets. Among the lesser-known facets of life in Little Osaka are the equally exotic but far more illicit attractions, such as heroin, prostitution, and even more unsavory pastimes. Like all criminal activities in Little Osaka, these rackets are firmly under the iron-fisted control of the local Triad, 9 Scales, as they have for over a century—largely in secret.

## Places of Interest

* **The Golden Dragon House** - A restaurant and hotel offering first-class meals, accommodations, and entertainment to a very wealthy international clientele.
* **Japanese Tea Garden** - The Garden consists of lush gardens, its iconic teahouse, several stone arrangements, a stone lantern, and sculpted-hedge enclosures. Water flows in streams and falls throughout the Garden by design. The Garden plays host to people of all walks of life, from those who come for traditional religious and philosophical contemplation to more secular reasons, like appreciating its great beauty or just getting in some reading or a healthy stroll. Of course, there are also tourists, drawn to a famous city landmark and photographing everything in sight.
* Uppercut Dojo
* Sushi-Go
Black Parlour

Black Parlour is a resort, luxury hotel and casino in Halcyon City, California. It was built by Kumar Construction company and financed by Francisco Black. Currently, it is owned and operated by the Black family.

The luxury resort hotel opened on August 15th, 1999, with a grand event which featured special guests such as Mayor Holt and superhero celebrities including Captain Century, G-Force, and Diamond Aura. It is the first luxury casino resort hotel in a major metropolis outside Las Vegas.

The resort is known worldwide for its two michelin star restaurant, The Codfather and indoors entertainment such as the popular magic show, Los Magníficos Esqueletos (The Magnificent Skeletons) performed by members of the Black super family and associates.
Season 2

**Kingsley's Customerpalooza Survivor 2** is the 2nd season of Kingsley's Customerpalooza Survivor.

## Twists/Changes

* **Kingsley's Customerpalooza**: The 32 contestants are divided into 4 tribes.
	+ The green tribe is "Lettuce Lane".
	+ The yellow tribe is "Mount Monterey".
	+ The purple tribe is "Fort Onion".
	+ The brown tribe is "BBQ Bog".
* **Tiebreaker Rules:** The revote was announced to the castaways on this season prior to the start of the inaugural Immunity Challenge.
* **Tribe Switch:** A tribe switch occurred at the final 24, shuffling the remaining castaways into four tribes of six
* **Expanded Jury and Final Two:**The Final Tribal Council was held with a Final Two facing an fourteen-person jury.
A.E.G.I.S. Threat Classification Guide for Metahumans, Mysitcs, & Mundane

Most law enforcement agencies have adopted the A.E.G.I.S. threat rating system to classify metahumans or developed their own variation of it.  All metanomalies are given a two-character alphanumeric signifier, followed by a short descriptor which was designed to give agents and officials a general idea of a superhuman’s power and origins.

The first character is a **letter** which denotes the source of the metanomaly's power, used to determine on short notice which equipment and techniques are most suited to neutralize the threat. The following list is considered in-progress:

* A - Arcane. Power is drawn from mystic or otherworldly energies.
* D - Dimensional. Power is native to another dimension.
* E - Extraterrestrial. Power is native to another planet in this dimension.
* M - Mutant. Power stems from a twist in evolution.
* T - Technology. Power is based in science significantly more advanced than what is commonly available.
* U: Unknown. Temporary label for new threats that have yet to be categorized.
* X: Unique. Power stems from a source that does not fit into an existing category, which is not shared by any other metanomaly.
* Z: Zero. Metanomaly does not have any powers that could be classified as abnormal, but they are in AEGIS databanks for other reasons.

The second character is a **number** which indicates the relative threat level of the metanomaly. The threat level may change over time, as it takes into account both the power and competence of the metanomaly. Past actions or trends of behavior are not taken into account.

* 0: Possesses no noteworthy advantage over unpowered humans.
* 1: Can be considered as dangerous as an armed human. Ordinary law enforcement are considered able and authorized to deal with the threat.
* 2: Beyond street level. Ordinary law enforcement should not approach. Single superheroes and AEGIS teams are considered able to deal with threat.
* 3: Significant threat. Only specialized AEGIS tac-teams and superhero teams should approach.
* 4: Threat to national security. Each known level 4 threat has a multijurisdictional task force headed by AEGIS devoted to monitoring and defending against it. Veteran superhero teams  with special insight are on-call.
* 5: Existential threat. No specific countermeasures exist; in the event of a level 5 threat, every resource AEGIS has access to is brought to bear and we hope that Earth survives.

Lastly, a descriptor is appended, specifying the expression of the metanomaly's power in order to advise which safety precautions should be taken.

## Examples

**Sick Burn** - M2 Acid Spitter. Modern-age supervillain with a caustic wit who can spit gobs of extremely corrosive acid. Currently incarcerated, awaiting trial.

**Professor Giant Robot Dinosaur** - T3 Roboticist. Silver age supervillain who pilots a heavily armed size-shifting robotic T-Rex. Currently incarcerated, filming new season of show on HNC.

**Ocelotl** - U1 Zoanthrope. Modern hero with the agility and senses of a cat. Current member of Z-Force.
Synister Syndicate

Organized Crime

Private Military Contractors

**Synister Syndicate** is an organized crime syndicate that operates in North America. It is the largest of its kind in the region and its base of operations is beneath Halcyon City. It has maintained a formidable legal front as an umbrella group of private military contractors called Syn Security who provide a maximum spectrum private security solution in recent years since the advent of metahuman heroes and villains.

## Criminal Activities

Besides providing legal armed services, Synister Syndicate is known for arms trafficking, drug distribution (including black market Neurocozyne and O.Juice), theft, extortion, smuggling (human and/or technology), and cybercrimes such as hacking, electronic theft, and illegal tracking. They have a reputation for being both discreet and ruthlessly efficient, and as such charge a sizable fee. A.E.G.I.S. have been known to hire them on occasion but recently, they have displayed aggression towards each other.

Synister Syndicate in general favors stealth, discrimination, and "intelligent" ways of conducting battles. They are not as flashy or brutish as their more established rivals such as Nine Scales, but make up for this with purchased or stolen cutting edge equipment and weaponry, as well as their extensive use of mechanical augmentation and cybernetics. They control nearly 40% of all smuggling in Halcyon City, and specialize in transporting illicit goods and criminals from place to place as well as theft and extortion.

## Appearance

Synister Syndicate mercenaries often have a tattoo of glowing red eyes somewhere on their body. During high-risk jobs, the tattoo would be removed with an acid wash to prevent them being identified, then reapplied once the job was finished. Members take pride in their tattoos as the journey of acquiring it is a lengthy and grueling one.

## Recruitment

The Synister Syndicate recruit only the best operatives they can find among mundanes and metahumans. Although the group consists of largely metahumans, the people in power are largely mundanes. According to a source, they have ongoing dossiers on many potentials. In some circumstances, the Synister Syndicate will kill off a potential recruit's close contacts or relatives to place them in a position more suitable to commit to the organization. For example, the Synister Syndicate killed the sister of Straxx so that he would commit to the group.

The Synners (a term for members of the group) are paid handsomely and have access to cutting-edge weapons and augmentations. In their line of work, Synners must execute their orders without hesitation or question, even when it involves killing civilians in cold blood. To prove their ruthlessness, recruits are rumored to be required to successfully commit a murder before they can be given their tattoo.
Langdale

In the Eastern Fringes of the city, Langdale is mostly middle- and lower-middle class, but growing pockets of poverty and crime have been eating away at the community for years. Much of the housing in this area has dropped in value as crime and gang activities have increased. Many parts of Langdale have seen crack houses and meth dealers spring up, get rooted out by the police, then show up somewhere down the street. People living here find themselves trapped in blue collar jobs, with many of the youths becoming involved in gangs and criminal activities as a way out of the poverty of the neighborhood.

Areas of low-income housing seem to breed crime, and people are careful about avoiding parts of Langdale at night. The southernmost area of Langdale remains the safest and most middle-class, located nearby Sourrock National Forest. Recently, the district is seeing the impact of the prosperity of Halcyon City, with more money going into public works and new construction, but there are concerns the contractors and construction companies getting that money are influenced by organized crime, merely strengthening their position in Langdale.

## Points of Interest

* Old Pete's Junkyard & Landfill
* Langdale Youth Centre
* Sourrock National Forest (Elysian Forest)
* Sinclair's Home for Extraordinary Children
Elysian Forest

A broad swath of greenery stretching from the northeastern borders of Halcyon City into the lowlands of the Atlas Mountains, the Elysian Forest remains a local and national treasure. Large parts of the forest near the mountains are protected national parkland (Sourrock National Forest), safe from development to preserve wildlife habitats as well as their natural beauty. The Elysian Forest is part of the temperate rainforest region of North America, the largest temperate zone rainforest area in the world. It sees considerable annual rainfall (primarily in the winter rainy season) as well as heavy summertime fogs, which recirculate moisture on the forest floor. It is primarily made up of old-growth redwoods, Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, western hemlock, and the western red cedar. Heavy layers of moss, ferns, and similar undergrowth are common due to the moisture and richness of deadfalls and other decaying plant matter.

The Elysian Forest is home to a wide variety of animal life as well, from Pacific Northwest species of elk and deer to foxes, bears, and timber wolves. Owls, eagles, and other hunting birds share nesting grounds with crows, ravens, woodpeckers, flickers, and numerous smaller bird species. The rivers and streams have abundant life, from salmon and other fish to frogs and salamanders. Local and national environmentalist groups work hard to protect and study the biodiversity and native species of the Elysian Forest. The expanse of the forest is a popular destination for tourists and locals alike looking to enjoy the great outdoors. It is a site for hiking, camping, fishing, and—in proper season—hunting. Hunting trips into the Elysian Forest are licensed and regulated, limited to specific areas and species. From time to time, rangers catch poachers illegally hunting in restricted areas or trying to bag some game (like the endangered Elysian elk) on the forbidden list.

## Cryptid Spottings

In truth, the Elysian Forest is far more diverse than most suspect: millennia of outside influences—from the ancient Preservers to Serpent People survivors from Lemuria to the shapeshifting alien Grue—have left their marks on the forest and surrounding wilderness in the Halcyon City region. Since before the time of American settlers, the forest near Mt. Jeffrey and the Albian River has been known as home to the strange and unusual. Alien and engineered DNA spawn various mutant creatures, the sources of tall tales from foresters and explorers in generations gone by, and the subjects of “cryptid hunters” seeking to prove the truth of those tales.

Occasionally some hunter or camper goes missing in the Elysian Forest and rangers find only a trace: the remains of a campsite, a scrap or two of clothing, or a discarded shoe. Indeed, some Elysian Forest Park Rangers have themselves gone missing from time to time, but they are a good deal more cautious. It is an open secret in the Elysian Park Service that there is something odd about the place. They respect the forest’s reputation and exercise the caution necessary to prevent tragedy, encouraging visitors to do the same.
Westbank

The Westbank area within West End houses upper middle class families, progressing away from student living to places owned by technology professionals. Despite being close to the city, Westbank still retains a suburban feel, something local residents value and fight to maintain. Property values have increased over the years, but people in Westbank resist over-development, wanting to keep the charm and pleasant aspects of their community intact. It's also well known for The Boardwalk, running along the river between the Wallace Expressway and Route 4.

### The Boardwalk

The Boardwalk is lined with hotels and casinos such as The Black Parlour, since gambling is legal in the area (but not in other parts of Halcon City, by local ordinance). Originally built during the heyday of gangsters in the 1920s, some of the hotels show their age while others have been recently rebuilt or renovated. Money pours into the Boardwalk from local people and thousands of tourists from all across the country. Local government and law enforcement are well aware the Boardwalk is riddled with Mob corruption and influence, but efforts to close it down are met with stiff resistance because of the substantial amounts of income the city earns from taxing gambling and other recreational activities along the Boardwalk. Where the police are often stymied, heroes like Nocturne have made greater progress.

## Places of Interest

* The Boardwalk
* Halcyon City Zoo
* Serenity Park
* The Black Parlour
Fournier Penitentiary

Fournier Penitentiary is a super maximum prison located one quarter mile off the coast of Halcyon City, on Black Stone Island that the Fournier family owns. It can be reached either by the single bridge connecting the island fortress to the main land, or by helicopter.

## Background

The prison was built in 1949 initiated by billionaire and philanthropist Edward Fournier, founder and owner of Fournier Bank. It is currently governed by a new branch of A.E.G.I.S. called Special Rehabilitation Confinement, or SRC Department for short.

The penitentiary was built as a maximum-security facility in response to the growing level of criminal threats after Maggie MacIntyre appeared in Halcyon City as the first caped crusader in the United States. The penitentiary houses some of the worst human offenders that Halcyon City has to offer, including both mundane and metahuman individuals. The prison uses a limited supply of neural inhibitors to temporarily eliminate or dampen most metahuman superpowers which are manufactured by Powell Industries.

Daily tours of the facility are provided to help supplement the rising costs of staff, maintenance and upkeep. However, business has been doing poorly due to the intimidating nature of the penitentiary and the Fournier family reputation.
Burnsley

The strip of land within Warrington, between Route 6 and Valor Park, is called Burnsley. It resembles Midton, but tends to combine the high-tech feel of its neighbouring districts with the artistic sensibilities of the Riverside. Burnsley is home to a number of small businesses, high-rise apartments, and condominiums overlooking Valor Park, priced for those with money to burn.

Most are home to up-and-coming business people working in Warrington and Downtown, along with some well-off artists and media personalities. A Burnsley address is a sure sign of someone who’s arrived on the Halcyon City scene. Burnsley is also known as the home of the Halcyon News Channel building, not far from Valor Park. HNC is one of the largest media outlets in the world, owned by Vast Horizon Media, Inc.

At the eastern edge of Burnsley, where it meets City Center, is home to the massive Super Stadium, which holds sporting events, Powered Hero License Exams, and concerts. It is conveniently placed nearby the Hal U Campus.

## Points of Interest

* Super Stadium
* Halcyon Metropolitan University
* Halcyon News Channel Building
* Royal Belezza Hotel
* Metahuman Model Agency (Office)
* MarsTech, Inc
Halcyon Metropolitan Police Department (HMPD)

Several law enforcement agencies operate in Halcyon City. In addition to A.E.G.I.S., the FBI, and various state agencies, there is, first and foremost, the Halcyon Metropolitan Police Department. Since the rise of metahumans in society, global police forces have been upping the ante and the HMPD is no different.

Using stricter recruitment policies to fish out the best of the best, equipping themselves with high-tier and efficiency gear and defences as well as partnering with technology firms worldwide, the HMPD has become a force to be reckoned with and a well-oiled machine when it comes to extinguishing conflict, incarcerating outlaws and even dishing out lethality when necessary. At first HMPD police officers served simply to arrest criminals that have been subdued by Supers while providing general support, but with the technology made by MarsTech, Inc. and Powell Industries as well as the formation of the elite STAR Squad, they've (almost) evened out the playing field with metahumans in battle. Nowadays, Halcyon cadets are trained by A.E.G.I.S. to contain, capture, subdue, disarm, and even eliminate superpowered threats. The police force in Halcyon City is lead by the well known and well feared Police Commissioner Gonzalez.

## Special Tactics & Regulation (STAR) Squad

One of the first programs started by Commissioner Gonzalez is the STAR—Superhuman Tactics and Regulation—Squad. These officers are specially trained and equipped to deal with super-criminals. High-tech companies like GenSys Labs often give the squad experimental prototypes for field-testing. Often times, they’re the police who deal with super-powered criminals before and after the heroes get there. They’re also the ones who have to find ways to handle the super-criminals when the heroes don’t—or can’t—show up at all. Even with their equipment, the STAR Squad finds itself outclassed by most super-villains in terms of power level. They need to use teamwork, tactics, and clever thinking to take down their opponents, which can provide a real challenge to players used to having the powers of superheroes at their command. The STAR Squad cops also have to deal with interdepartmental and city politics, police corruption, public opinion, and near-constant criticism of their work.

The HMPD STAR Squad works in cooperation with superheroes like the Freedom League to handle superhuman threats in the city. Officially, City Hall and the Commissioner expect STAR to yield to heroes like the League, since they have powers of their own and a greater expertise in dealing with super-menaces; in practice, however, there is a professional rivalry between STAR and the city’s superheroes. STAR takes great pride in its ability to handle supercriminals on its own. Likewise, STAR jealously guards its bailiwick against intrusions from A.E.G.I.S., even though the federal agency and the police department often work on similar cases. The general view is the feds are glory-hogs who arrive after STAR officers have already done all the hard work. For their part, A.E.G.I.S. agents think of STAR officers as “small time” and “not aware of the big picture.”
Fingerprint Detective Agency

Ricci Family runnin' tight business since the 60's. Don't mess with 'em.

Located on 17th O’Neil Street, this little private detective agency might not look like much, but it’s been around for decades, and has helped a lot of heroes. It's run by the Ricci family, notably the three siblings, Tommy, Lou, and Bianca Ricci who were responsible for locking up the Italian mob and japanese gangsters back in the 90's. Their parents were detectives in the Halcyon City police force and taught them everything they needed and more.

They might not look like much or have cutting edge technology like the others do but don't underestimate them. They've got eyes sharper than eagles and brains that would've gotten them a doctorate if they weren't so obsessed with detective work. These guys (and gal) pick up on clues faster than you know it and often leave anonymous hints in the police mailbox. They would be big if they didn’t constantly work pro-bono and didn’t have to be basically forced to take donations from superheroes. Knight Owl is particularly fond of the family and works closely with them.

## Interaction

When you go to the Finger Detective Agency for help, roll + **Mundane**.

* On a hit, Detective Warren and colleagues agree to assist you for free.
* On a 7-9, they help but they need something from you in return, such as collateral or help.
* On a miss, they’re too busy to help and might say something biting due to stress. Mark 1 condition but get a clue.