New Dawn Lancers

A world where videos of the supernatural go viral every day.

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Posted by michiikupo, 6 months, 2 weeks ago. Permalink

Two Silicone Valley Emergency Personnel Dissappear

5/3/2024 - Two Woodside-area EMTs are believed to be missing, local investigators say, after a search for Thomas Pope (32) and Andrew Barclay (37) at a Silicon Valley home came up empty. They were called to the home from an unrecognized number at approximately 7:22 PM on May 1st. The situation is ongoing.

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7 months, 1 week ago: Eun-Ha wrote a Downtime Journal for Chaos Theory

Downtime : The Far Side & Other Endeavors

Angelo and I talked. He's convinced me to create a website for us, particularly for contractors. I don't know if we'll throw wide the gates for the entire world to participate in it, but I've sunk some coin into a small, very reliable server closet in an undisclosed location. Jeong-Hui knows about it, but has no idea what I'm intending to do with it. I kind of had to let him in a little to ensure the security is as tight as possible.

I told him it was for a project to get used to what I'm hoping to do in university after I retire from professional gaming. He was...really happy to hear it. I think that's why he was so amenable and didn't really ask any questions. I've been worrying him. I'm...only going to worry him more. But when it's all done and I have my desires met he'll never have to worry again. No one will. At the very least, not about me.

From that side, I've looking to create a pretty sturdy network with some pretty crazy security. The average hacker will ideally look at this set up and try to find an external way in. This'll hopefully amount to a camera security system for the location I'm building up. I'm thinking of either renting or checking the market with my savings. With it I'll be able to tell who's attempting what without it necessarily meaning a break-in at my actual home. It'll hopefully add an additional wrinkle to trying to find me if someone actually gets that are and isn't Anderson good.

Speaking of...my ideal will be that the security doesn't just stop at the physical. No. After Anderson, I've come to realize that's child's play for the strange. So I've been practicing my cyber security skills. Pretty much every day. We'll talk about that in a moment. I'm still working on the finishing touches, but I'm going to claim this site 'The Far Side' as my first flag in the digital sand. This will be my first personal domain without any private interactions aside from my own and those I've invited. I've also asked Evelyn to talks of business...and we'll see where that goes.

There's a lot to do.

The best part is....I've gotten in contact with a group of hackers. Rather...Anderson got me in contact with a group of hackers. They're not connected and don't seem to have their own ring yet, so I'm working on uniting them while basically learning their techniques. They are...not normal. The things I've seen them do far outstrip anything I think the average cracking professional could manage. I don't think even my brother could keep them out of a system without expending every ounce of knowledge and skill he possesses. So...I offered an idea to each of them. I want to make a hacking group. I think I may call it 'ERIS', after the goddess of strife. I want to offer them the promise of a digital kingdom and I will pave its creation with their help.

With them, I'm going to try and drum up some interest to have a little fun.

ERIS...Yeah. I like that name.

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2 Contracts have been run in this Playgroup

6 months, 3 weeks ago: michiikupo ran This is Not My Beautiful House

Victory - Boone Tallahasse the cowboy

Victory - Eun-Ha the lovable pro-gamer

Victory - Angelo D. Thomas the ex-physician

Victory - Jackson Abberline the impulsive thief

7 months, 2 weeks ago: Avalonazure ran Chaos Theory

Victory - Evelyn Wayne the philanthropist

Victory - Special Agent J. Gottlieb the somber FBI Agent

Victory - Eun-Ha the lovable pro-gamer

Victory - Angelo D. Thomas the ex-physician

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Illuminated Earth

Illuminated Earth is a twisted reflection of the modern world where the advent of smartphones and the internet confirmed the existence of the supernatural instead of disproving it. Here, witch hunts have merit. Billionaires and Senators employ paranormal advisors and bodyguards, and everyone knows. Charlatans become pop culture icons, and each revelation inspires a new cult. The world is changing. The secret societies that pull humanity's strings scramble to adapt.

Now's a good time to move up.

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They named that time The Illumination, and it was by the flash of a camera phone.

The year was 2004. Until that point the Earth was as we had always known her. We filled her cruel vastness with legends, superstitions, and rumors. Warlocks, monsters, and gods lurked on the edge of the collective consciousness, always a possibility but never more. We lacked evidence. That evidence came as humanity filled its pockets with technology equipped to capture and transmit.

An iPhone found on High School senior Nate Klienman’s mangled corpse held a video of his girlfriend’s bone-snapping transformation into a monstrous wolf creature. A Brazilian widow documented a series of conversations with the misty figure of her late husband. A Chinese fishing boat caught a mermaid in a net and put it on display in the Beijing aquarium.

Each week brought a new revelation that we were not alone. Superstitions reversed their slow death overnight. Salem held their first witch trial in a century. The jury rendered a verdict of “guilty on all charges” and sentenced Maxibelle Horux to death. A week after her lethal injection, half the jury died from a tainted batch of flu vaccine. A fearful, populist movement arose to rid humanity of the creatures lurking in its ranks. Suspects are forcibly subjected to bizarre tests of their humanity, and the results are often open to interpretation. A mob’s justice is swift.

Yet the paranormal is not merely relegated to a persecuted class. Where some see monsters, some see sentience, and others see opportunity. If a vampire can sustain themselves on cloned blood and work the graveyard shift, why not legalize and tax? Politicians and Aristocrats employ odd-looking individuals as "advisors" or "protection." Entertainment magazines publish revelations every week about which celebrities shed their human skins at home. Charlatans of all stripes, from palmistry mediums to televangelists, have flourished despite the risks. The treatment of the paranormal varies from place to place, person to person.

Long have cabals, cults, and secret societies thrived in the shadows. Their roots run deeply through humanity’s oldest systems of power. Machinations are challenged, and sleeping dangers awaken. The world is changing, forcing long-dormant powers into desperate action. And it is in the midst of this great period of change that The Powers That Be have once again turned their attention to the blue marble. For the first time in two hundred years, Harbingers approach worthy individuals with an offer they won't refuse.