Post by Admiral Striker General on Nov 28, 2011 6:12:26 GMT -5
Name is tentative; if anyone has better suggestions just name 'em.
(No, we won't call them the Watchmen. *shot*)
At any rate, the "Enforcers" shall be a group based out of the capital but which tends to more severe crimes throughout Era (or even minor ones if they happen to be in the area; there just aren't as many of them as they'd like so it's hard to get too much) in place of an actual police force, which was dismantled not long after the coup.
Some of the members are former cops, but others are just random men and women with strong values who want to do their part to keep peace in Era. Their affiliations vary wildly: some support a reform of government, while some want new royalty and some want the return of the old. A few may even be of noble blood. The only thing they can't be is in a criminal gang for obvious reasons (unless it's as a plant, for also obvious reasons xP).
However, they all agree that whatever they want for the country, violence and unrest are not the way to achieve it, and aside from the occasional arguments cropping up have all vowed to set their differences aside to work for their truest common goal: to protect and serve the people of Era and attempt to be a beacon of justice in an otherwise largely lawless land.
The Enforcers are, along with the few nobles who take active efforts such as Kero and Miguel (and by extension Felis), most of the reason that gangs still bother with being shady rather than just taking whole cities, and the reason those on the wanted posters still have to hide even when nobles aren't around, etc.
They're looser and less by-the-book than a real police force, often taking on a more vigilante style of justice. Most of them will try to bring criminals in alive for proper trial and punishment, but in extreme cases, most are also willing to turn the other cheek if someone kind of accidentally happens to wind up dead before a trial can be held, etc.
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So here's the thing. Besides the obvious "who would join this", this group, despite being created officially just now, will canonically have been around for several years, and not underground at all like actual gangs.
But the big thing is..
We're going to need a leader.
If anyone wants to make a new character (don't do so yet; run the idea by me first so you don't waste time only to not be chosen) or try to incorporate the position into an existing character's history somehow, I'm open to that. However, more likely, I'm thinking perhaps the previous leader could have died in the bombings, and someone new might step up. So if anyone has any WIP/ideas for/existing characters who might be interested in that, please let me know here. :> I'd like this not to take too long, so if you're interested speak up now, even if you can't get your character to work for a while. If it's really the best I won't mind delaying actual incorporation but I'd like it to be ooc-decided soonish.
(No, we won't call them the Watchmen. *shot*)
At any rate, the "Enforcers" shall be a group based out of the capital but which tends to more severe crimes throughout Era (or even minor ones if they happen to be in the area; there just aren't as many of them as they'd like so it's hard to get too much) in place of an actual police force, which was dismantled not long after the coup.
Some of the members are former cops, but others are just random men and women with strong values who want to do their part to keep peace in Era. Their affiliations vary wildly: some support a reform of government, while some want new royalty and some want the return of the old. A few may even be of noble blood. The only thing they can't be is in a criminal gang for obvious reasons (unless it's as a plant, for also obvious reasons xP).
However, they all agree that whatever they want for the country, violence and unrest are not the way to achieve it, and aside from the occasional arguments cropping up have all vowed to set their differences aside to work for their truest common goal: to protect and serve the people of Era and attempt to be a beacon of justice in an otherwise largely lawless land.
The Enforcers are, along with the few nobles who take active efforts such as Kero and Miguel (and by extension Felis), most of the reason that gangs still bother with being shady rather than just taking whole cities, and the reason those on the wanted posters still have to hide even when nobles aren't around, etc.
They're looser and less by-the-book than a real police force, often taking on a more vigilante style of justice. Most of them will try to bring criminals in alive for proper trial and punishment, but in extreme cases, most are also willing to turn the other cheek if someone kind of accidentally happens to wind up dead before a trial can be held, etc.
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So here's the thing. Besides the obvious "who would join this", this group, despite being created officially just now, will canonically have been around for several years, and not underground at all like actual gangs.
But the big thing is..
We're going to need a leader.
If anyone wants to make a new character (don't do so yet; run the idea by me first so you don't waste time only to not be chosen) or try to incorporate the position into an existing character's history somehow, I'm open to that. However, more likely, I'm thinking perhaps the previous leader could have died in the bombings, and someone new might step up. So if anyone has any WIP/ideas for/existing characters who might be interested in that, please let me know here. :> I'd like this not to take too long, so if you're interested speak up now, even if you can't get your character to work for a while. If it's really the best I won't mind delaying actual incorporation but I'd like it to be ooc-decided soonish.
Saying "SG rants a lot" is like saying "Longcat is long".
