* Black Aeronaut blows the dust off this thing.
Okay, so things have been crazy lately. But now, I'm free of a crazy job, and getting into the sort of shenanigans that will be for my own good - that is, school.
Really, I do well with school work. I'll be more in my element there so long as I don't get stuck with some hideously boring computer-based training program like they had at Gunner Mate "A" School. *Shudders*
So, back to Dear Sweet Kami-sama, Why Do You Hate Me So?
First off, I wanted to throw out a list of factions, external and internal to Earth.
Let me know what you guys think, and feel free to offer suggestions to make things more 'interesting'.
Internal Factions:
The Untied Nations
The UN is an obvious one. It really isn't much different from our own UN aside from an internal schism that occurred when it was discovered that a subversive element known as SEELE existed within the UN. Fortunately, SEELE has been ousted from the UN, but they are still around.
The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense
The BPRD has been a branch of the UN since the very founding of the UN, and a thorn in the side of SEELE for just as long. (It was, in fact, the BPRD's star agents, Hell Boy and Abe Sapien, who blew SEELE's cover wide open.)
Mithril
While Mithril is a non-governmental organization - effectively a privately funded mercenary group - their aims and goals of counter-terrorism parallel with that of the UN's and so Mithril works hand-in-hand with the UN Military Council. Unlike the member nations of the Military Council, Mithril can move into conflict zones quietly, use surgical strikes to either deescalate bad situations or simply pull the teeth out of a particular group of terrorists, and all without anyone needing to assume responsibility for operations that go right or wrong.
SEELE
Literally, a cabal of men bent on world domination. Corny, but true. For a long time they had been pulling the strings of the UN, up until two things happened: 1) the landing of ASS-1 disrupted their efforts to begin the Human Instrumentality Project, and 2) Hellboy and Abe Sapien happened. Unfortunately, the slippery bastards got away, and while their plans have been set back, they still have the Dead Sea Scrolls. (The Israelis are never gonna forgive them.)
The SCP Foundation
The SCP are not evil, per say. However, due to some of the extreme measures they take, they are barely tolerated by the UN and the BPRD. (As one might imagine, there is a LOT of bad blood between the SCP and the BPRD.) Unlike the BPRD which generally takes a hands-off approach when dealing with phenomena that are deemed harmless, the SCP will zealously acquire any and all persons, beings, and artifacts of a supernatural or otherwise undefinable nature, and secure them in their facilities. Despite misgivings others may have, they do have standards of ethical treatment, and they are fairly effective at what they proclaim to do: Secure, Contain, Protect. It is theorized by some that the SCP has connections to SEELE, but due to the SCPs incredibly secretive nature, that will be difficult, at best, to prove.
Amalgam
Mithril's direct counterpart and a known branch of SEELE. Their mission in life seems to be fomenting conflict around the world in an effort to spur technological development. They do this in part by gifting terrorist organisations with overtechnology derived from ASS-1 as well as Whispered personnel they brainwash or have willingly working for them. How they operate is a complete mystery as SEELE has since stepped up their security protocols after Hellboy and Abe Sapien blew their cover in a most humiliating fashion.
External Factions
The Empire of Jurai and The Galactic Union
These two more or less go hand-in-hand together, what with the political interactions between the Royal Family of Jurai and the highly influential Kuramitsu family of the Galactic Union. However, there are notes of dissent, in particular from the people of the planet Airai, whose religion puts them directly at odds with the people of Jyurai. Note: Earth is a protectorate world in the Empire of Jurai.
The Oni Confederation
The Oni are less like a government and more like a loosely operated pirate guild. So long as the actions of the lower warlords are in line with the desires of the High Warlord, then they can pretty much get away with anything. However, this is not to say that the High Warlord himself can't be placed under pressure - should a majority of the lower warlords swing against his desires, he may find himself forcibly 'Retired'. Their primary interest in Earth? Tourism - Earth and the Sol System has a myriad of opportunities for resorts catering to thrill seekers and sight seers alike. They just have to figure out how to get their foot in the door.
The Time-Space Administration Bureau
The TSAB feels as though they have dropped the ball in a very bad way. The thing is that all worlds they have encountered, be it Earth or some other place, they are all interdimensional counterparts to their homeworld of Midchilda. And therefore they never imagined that there was life elsewhere. Not to mention that they severely underestimated the mage potential of Earth. Now, after the Jewel Seed incident, TSAB has found itself on the backfoot - they never seem to have enough mages, and they just found a galaxy full of them! But how do you recover from a flub that bad?
The Zentradi People
At one point in time, over a hundred thousand years ago, the galaxy was embroiled in a war between the Protoculture and their Zentradi warriors, and the Protodevlin and their brainwashed Supervision Army. While the Protodevlin were dealt with relatively quickly, the Supervision Army remained, and eventually the three remaining factions all fought until only the Zentradi remained, hunting down the scant bits of Supervision Army that have eluded them. And now, after many thousands of years, a Supervision Army gunship has crash on Earth. Is the Galactic Alliance and the Empire of Jurai ready to deal with the Zentradi?
The Gamilas Empire
Led by the highly charismatic, yet somewhat psychotic and tyrannical Emperor Dessler, the Empire has been bringing peace by conquest to the Magellanic Clouds over the last decade. And now he has set his sights on the Milky Way at large - starting with Earth as his beach head.
Okay, so things have been crazy lately. But now, I'm free of a crazy job, and getting into the sort of shenanigans that will be for my own good - that is, school.
Really, I do well with school work. I'll be more in my element there so long as I don't get stuck with some hideously boring computer-based training program like they had at Gunner Mate "A" School. *Shudders*
So, back to Dear Sweet Kami-sama, Why Do You Hate Me So?
First off, I wanted to throw out a list of factions, external and internal to Earth.
Let me know what you guys think, and feel free to offer suggestions to make things more 'interesting'.
Internal Factions:
The Untied Nations
The UN is an obvious one. It really isn't much different from our own UN aside from an internal schism that occurred when it was discovered that a subversive element known as SEELE existed within the UN. Fortunately, SEELE has been ousted from the UN, but they are still around.
The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense
The BPRD has been a branch of the UN since the very founding of the UN, and a thorn in the side of SEELE for just as long. (It was, in fact, the BPRD's star agents, Hell Boy and Abe Sapien, who blew SEELE's cover wide open.)
Mithril
While Mithril is a non-governmental organization - effectively a privately funded mercenary group - their aims and goals of counter-terrorism parallel with that of the UN's and so Mithril works hand-in-hand with the UN Military Council. Unlike the member nations of the Military Council, Mithril can move into conflict zones quietly, use surgical strikes to either deescalate bad situations or simply pull the teeth out of a particular group of terrorists, and all without anyone needing to assume responsibility for operations that go right or wrong.
SEELE
Literally, a cabal of men bent on world domination. Corny, but true. For a long time they had been pulling the strings of the UN, up until two things happened: 1) the landing of ASS-1 disrupted their efforts to begin the Human Instrumentality Project, and 2) Hellboy and Abe Sapien happened. Unfortunately, the slippery bastards got away, and while their plans have been set back, they still have the Dead Sea Scrolls. (The Israelis are never gonna forgive them.)
The SCP Foundation
The SCP are not evil, per say. However, due to some of the extreme measures they take, they are barely tolerated by the UN and the BPRD. (As one might imagine, there is a LOT of bad blood between the SCP and the BPRD.) Unlike the BPRD which generally takes a hands-off approach when dealing with phenomena that are deemed harmless, the SCP will zealously acquire any and all persons, beings, and artifacts of a supernatural or otherwise undefinable nature, and secure them in their facilities. Despite misgivings others may have, they do have standards of ethical treatment, and they are fairly effective at what they proclaim to do: Secure, Contain, Protect. It is theorized by some that the SCP has connections to SEELE, but due to the SCPs incredibly secretive nature, that will be difficult, at best, to prove.
Amalgam
Mithril's direct counterpart and a known branch of SEELE. Their mission in life seems to be fomenting conflict around the world in an effort to spur technological development. They do this in part by gifting terrorist organisations with overtechnology derived from ASS-1 as well as Whispered personnel they brainwash or have willingly working for them. How they operate is a complete mystery as SEELE has since stepped up their security protocols after Hellboy and Abe Sapien blew their cover in a most humiliating fashion.
External Factions
The Empire of Jurai and The Galactic Union
These two more or less go hand-in-hand together, what with the political interactions between the Royal Family of Jurai and the highly influential Kuramitsu family of the Galactic Union. However, there are notes of dissent, in particular from the people of the planet Airai, whose religion puts them directly at odds with the people of Jyurai. Note: Earth is a protectorate world in the Empire of Jurai.
The Oni Confederation
The Oni are less like a government and more like a loosely operated pirate guild. So long as the actions of the lower warlords are in line with the desires of the High Warlord, then they can pretty much get away with anything. However, this is not to say that the High Warlord himself can't be placed under pressure - should a majority of the lower warlords swing against his desires, he may find himself forcibly 'Retired'. Their primary interest in Earth? Tourism - Earth and the Sol System has a myriad of opportunities for resorts catering to thrill seekers and sight seers alike. They just have to figure out how to get their foot in the door.
The Time-Space Administration Bureau
The TSAB feels as though they have dropped the ball in a very bad way. The thing is that all worlds they have encountered, be it Earth or some other place, they are all interdimensional counterparts to their homeworld of Midchilda. And therefore they never imagined that there was life elsewhere. Not to mention that they severely underestimated the mage potential of Earth. Now, after the Jewel Seed incident, TSAB has found itself on the backfoot - they never seem to have enough mages, and they just found a galaxy full of them! But how do you recover from a flub that bad?
The Zentradi People
At one point in time, over a hundred thousand years ago, the galaxy was embroiled in a war between the Protoculture and their Zentradi warriors, and the Protodevlin and their brainwashed Supervision Army. While the Protodevlin were dealt with relatively quickly, the Supervision Army remained, and eventually the three remaining factions all fought until only the Zentradi remained, hunting down the scant bits of Supervision Army that have eluded them. And now, after many thousands of years, a Supervision Army gunship has crash on Earth. Is the Galactic Alliance and the Empire of Jurai ready to deal with the Zentradi?
The Gamilas Empire
Led by the highly charismatic, yet somewhat psychotic and tyrannical Emperor Dessler, the Empire has been bringing peace by conquest to the Magellanic Clouds over the last decade. And now he has set his sights on the Milky Way at large - starting with Earth as his beach head.