Post by Tom! on Mar 12, 2012 23:12:26 GMT
"Advanced technology only *looks* like magic." - Jack Harper
[glow=red,2,300]Encrypted Transmission to [ERASED]
Dated 2185.[/glow]
Encrypted Transmission to [ERASED]
Alliance News Network Bulletin - New Special Operations Group Formed.
Report by Emily Wong, Citadel NewsNet.
This is "The Agency". They are a recently formed Special Operations group, similar to the SPECTREs, but privately funded. They are also not above the law. Recently, many groups such as this have been springing up and this is one of the latest.
Our information suggests that The Agency will be around for a while - They have backing of a large number of corporations on Earth, as well as the Pope (The leader of human religion). This, in addition to the supposed high calibre of people they are employing should mean they are a force to come.
As part of a special feature, we obtained a discussion with one of their members. He refused to talk to us face to face, and would only use a codename, but his views are nonetheless interesting.
Emily Wong: Hello, is this Operative 'Shadow'?
OS: Yes. What can I do for you Emily Wong?
EW: We were wondering if you could answer a few questions for us here at ANN?
OS: I know. Nothing 'Classified', of course, but I will endeavor to do so.
EW: What does starting up another team of mercenaries achieve?
OS: We are more than just mercenaries - We hire the best people for the jobs that nobody else admits need doing.
Will the people of Earth stand by while any atrocities committed by other races go unchecked?
Meet me in person, and you'd notice that I'm more than equipped to deal with most petty criminals, so while we charge quite high rates, I'd say it is definitely worth the money.
You know as well as I do that Humanity has to stand up on it's own - While The Agency isn't a human-only group, most of our core members are human, and we believe that humanity deserves it's place in the galaxy just as much as any Turian, Asari or Salarian.
At least, we've expanded more in the last thirty years than any of the other races imagined we would - That means that humanity itself is more... rapid.. than other races.
Dark or light, humanity has pulled it's own weight, and sometimes more. Look at Commander Shepard.
Star of humanity, proof the N7 system works and moreover that Humans can be trusted as much as any other race. The Agency sets out to prove that.
EW: Uh.. Thanks, that was a little off topic, but alright. I presume you can't divulge any information about who runs The Agency, so what are it's main objectives?
OS: You are correct. The main objectives are simple : Keep the galaxy free, allow humanity the chance to expand and take it's place alongside the other races.
EW: That could be considered a little "Pro-human". You know how those groups are treated around the galaxy - Cerberus, Human-Galaxy, you know.
OS: Yes, but you're looking at it from the wrong point of view. We are not Pro-Human in the same way Cerberus are - We do not bomb people for humanity - We believe all races have an equal worth in this galaxy, and that humanity is not yet at it's full potential.
EW: Thank you for your time, 'Shadow'. [/i]
As you can see, they are more radical than most of these militia groups starting up, and due to their funding I would assume they are going to be considerably better armed, perhaps being able to assume the role the Blue Suns turned down as protectors of humanity (and free from the System's Alliance, free from humanity's morals and rules, too).
Emily Wong, reporting from Vancouver.
--- Mass Effect: Salvation is a role-play run using a home-brew (But based on Cortex/Serenity) system.
--- Races : Human, Turian, Asari, Salarian, Krogan, Batarian, Drell, Quarian. (Volus, Elcor and Hanar also allowed if you can justify it).
--- The game is set in 2185. Commander Shepard is dead, missing for over two years, and human colonies have started being abducted by the Collectors for no understandable reason.
--- You'll be working for a mercenary group initially, though where you go after that is up to you.
Feel free to ask questions or show interest, I'll try and update this post the best I can when I add more info
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