Post by Faith Webster on Nov 1, 2010 13:49:00 GMT -5
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team. The basic concept of the X-Men is that under a cloud of increasing anti-mutant sentiment, Professor Xavier created a haven at his Westchester mansion to train young mutants to use their powers for the benefit of humanity, and to prove mutants can be heroes. Xavier recruited Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast and Jean Grey, calling them "X-Men" because they possess special powers due to their possession of the "X-Gene", a gene normal humans lack but which gives Mutants their abilities. Early on, however, the "X" in X-Men stood for "extra" power which normal humans lacked. It was alluded that the mutations were incurred as a result of radiation exposure.
Brotherhood of Mutants
Long since labeled a terrorist organization, a title they do not object to as it describes them very well, the Brotherhood has gained more and more power over the years, especially after the death of Xavier and the raid on the Institute, and in fact they have picked up many former students of Xavier, promising that one day they will make mutants equal to humans if not better, somehow at least. They result to tactics that involve murder, mayhem, exploding stuff, and causing your typical terrorist destruction. The Brotherhood is led by Erik Lehnsherr, aka Magneto, from their very unassuming headquarters in the basement of an old apartment block on West 123rd Street in Harlem, still sending members on missions to take out important figures, blow up things, and the likes.
Government
The government is the always present force behind the world, the force that created, implemented, and now denies that the new weapons program exists, but it involves many layers of groups and organizations, from the FBI to the Senate to the Weapons Commission, which itself includes the scientists and guards at the USA Government Collective, the infamous “Secret City”. Led of course by the President, their New York center of operations is the massive Verona Building, a 75-story building located two blocks east of Times Square, which also serves as the national headquarters for the Weapons Commission. By joining the government, your character will have had to go through rigorous checks to make sure they are not carriers of the X-Gene. The government’s stance on mutants is that each and every single one of them is a threat to the human public.
Sandhogs
A few years ago the Sandhogs would have meant grotesque mutants who could not feasibly live in the public eye. There are even people who once upon a time were highly successful members of society, but ever since the enactment of the new weapons program, the only place they can make their homes are the sewers beneath the city. There are also several people whose mutations make them very obvious, leaving the sewers their last hope to stay alive. Led by the woman only known as Callisto, a tough as nails mercenary (or so she appears), the Sandhogs are yet another neutral force, even though they are being courted by several sides looking for their support, knowing that they could be a determinant for the future of the mutant race.
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The X-Men are a superhero team. The basic concept of the X-Men is that under a cloud of increasing anti-mutant sentiment, Professor Xavier created a haven at his Westchester mansion to train young mutants to use their powers for the benefit of humanity, and to prove mutants can be heroes. Xavier recruited Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast and Jean Grey, calling them "X-Men" because they possess special powers due to their possession of the "X-Gene", a gene normal humans lack but which gives Mutants their abilities. Early on, however, the "X" in X-Men stood for "extra" power which normal humans lacked. It was alluded that the mutations were incurred as a result of radiation exposure.
Brotherhood of Mutants
Long since labeled a terrorist organization, a title they do not object to as it describes them very well, the Brotherhood has gained more and more power over the years, especially after the death of Xavier and the raid on the Institute, and in fact they have picked up many former students of Xavier, promising that one day they will make mutants equal to humans if not better, somehow at least. They result to tactics that involve murder, mayhem, exploding stuff, and causing your typical terrorist destruction. The Brotherhood is led by Erik Lehnsherr, aka Magneto, from their very unassuming headquarters in the basement of an old apartment block on West 123rd Street in Harlem, still sending members on missions to take out important figures, blow up things, and the likes.
Government
The government is the always present force behind the world, the force that created, implemented, and now denies that the new weapons program exists, but it involves many layers of groups and organizations, from the FBI to the Senate to the Weapons Commission, which itself includes the scientists and guards at the USA Government Collective, the infamous “Secret City”. Led of course by the President, their New York center of operations is the massive Verona Building, a 75-story building located two blocks east of Times Square, which also serves as the national headquarters for the Weapons Commission. By joining the government, your character will have had to go through rigorous checks to make sure they are not carriers of the X-Gene. The government’s stance on mutants is that each and every single one of them is a threat to the human public.
Sandhogs
A few years ago the Sandhogs would have meant grotesque mutants who could not feasibly live in the public eye. There are even people who once upon a time were highly successful members of society, but ever since the enactment of the new weapons program, the only place they can make their homes are the sewers beneath the city. There are also several people whose mutations make them very obvious, leaving the sewers their last hope to stay alive. Led by the woman only known as Callisto, a tough as nails mercenary (or so she appears), the Sandhogs are yet another neutral force, even though they are being courted by several sides looking for their support, knowing that they could be a determinant for the future of the mutant race.
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If they don’t fit anywhere else, this is where they belong!
