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In February of 1878, London suffered 4 additional murders, 3 of which experienced the same circumstances as the second of the unnatural 1877 attacks (all of which occurred on different occasions), and 1 of the first of those 1877 attacks. This is when the British Parliament decided action was necessary. With London deep in panic and concern as details of these attacks were uncovered to media, the Parliament funded the creation of an organization designed to eliminate these foreign threats. In August of 1878, the Order of Gabriel was created. The Order of Gabriel is a church/government-sanctioned organization, with the purpose of finding these terrorizing beings and destroying them, in the name of God and England. The Order incorporates the use of newly developed, government funded technologies, lone, undercover, and highly trained agents who pursue their targets, suspects, and prey with lethal focus, and most important a vast, no-expense-spared accumulation of knowledge through books and scrolls. The Order prides itself on teaching it's agents, or Operatives, the ways of many cultures, religions, and customs of other countries. In addition, they are instructed in the ways of advanced sciences and mathematics. Though most agents are well educated prior to induction into the Order, the information stored within the Order is proportionally comparable to that which was stored in the Great Library of Alexandria. It's secrets are said to be guarded more closely than the the Royal Family Crown Jewels.
Most fundamental to the Operatives of the Order however is the training to which recruits must go through to become an Operative, with regards to combat and defense techniques. Operatives are given the pleasure of choosing their own combat style, and are supported with a government budget to find their own means of training in their chosen field of combat, whether it be rigorous survival training in the forests of the South Americas, stealth and martial art teachings from the masters of the Far East, or modern weaponry training from the gunslingers of the Wild West in North America. Regardless of how an Operative chooses to fight, it is made sure that he (or she, though it is very rare to see female Operatives) receives the best training attainable.
But equally important to the Operatives of the Order is the support staff which are at their disposal. Scribes and Librarians keep records and books available to the Operatives, and Chemists and Physicists develop new gadgets and weaponry, as well as protective and helpful gear and clothing. Teams of Cartographers and Translators are also at the Operative's disposal to help track targets, plan trips to foreign countries, and infiltrate buildings.
Since the Order has been established, it has been the subject of much controversy in Britain. Though since it's creation it has brought the destruction of many werewolves, several vampires, and a few, other things, some of the public believe it is a waste of government money, and that the Order's results aren't rational to the amount of money spent on it. While naturally only a small fraction of the governments budget is spent on maintaining the Order of Gabriel, these citizens believe it can be spent on more important issues, such as improved plumbing systems, or better, more efficient power sources. Nevertheless, the Order of Gabriel is generally considered a guild of heroes, where it's Operatives are modern day knights.
The Order of Gabriel - A Drethelis RP
The year is 1880. You are an agent of the most prestigious organization of combatants in Great Britain, an Operative of the Order of Gabriel. You are trained in a field of combat of your choice, but also with you carries many additional skills. While every Operative has a working knowledge of literally almost everything important in the universe as it is known, you may carry a specialization, or a set of specializations, across different fields, such as Xeno-Biology, Forensic Science, Modern Technology, Alchemy, or anything else to which you set to pride yourself on. Regardless of your knowledge and training, you are a useful tool of the Order, and are both an efficient fighter and an intelligent scholar.
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Rules:
-Foremost, my RP, my rules. My way or the highway kid.
-You must fill out the character sheet as described. Any inadequacies and I'll rage.
-No godmode. I know you have a better judgment, so start using it.
-Anyone can join at anytime, just PM me and I'll set ya up in the story.
-Your an Operative of the Order, which means you have access to just about anything in the world, technology, training, knowledge, whatever else. But that doesn't mean you have all of it. Be creative, original, and not overpowered.
-You will be soon assigned a task, so as for now you are in the secret Temple of Gabriel, hidden in London. This is the Order of Gabriel's HQ.
-Combat works like this: you launch the attack, and I tell you the results of your attack. I.e. you'll write "I shot an arrow from my crossbow at the zombie." And I'll say something like "The arrow shreds through the zombie's torso, pinning it against the wall behind it." Of course there are examples where this can be overlooked like an obvious stab in the back of the neck from a knife. But remember, use your better judgment.
-Stealth works in a similar way to combat, I'll declare "A suspected vampire sits in his study, reading a book. The evidence you must obtain is in his study as well, on the bookshelf. He is facing a desk against the wall." You'll go with something like "I make my way to the bookshelf focusing the best of my stealth abilities to not make a sound". I'll respond, "The suspect fails to hear anything, and continues reading unaware." Remember the more descriptive you are the better the chances you'll remain undetected. I.e. someone who writes "I r went 2 teh bok shelf" is probably going to get a reply like "The vampire immediately is alerted, and with lighting speed plunges at you and devours your face."
-PM me if you have any Q's at all.
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