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The Invictus

A mercenary organization attempting to shed much of their past for money, power, and movie deals. Easier said than done.

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a character in “The Multiverse”, as played by Saarai

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Name: The Invictus.

Other Names: The Invicta, Unconquerable Ones, The PMC, Da Vicz.

Founder: Alexius Androcles.

Leader(s): Fatin "Stryfe" Alfarsi (Commander-In-Chief), Mary "Phinx" Munroe (Second-In-Command)

Date Founded: The 1600s (Original). Early 1960s (Current). Various incarnations and splinter factions over the years.

Public Status: Now a brand name. Officially recognized by many governments for their steep rise in power and influence. Though still considered terrorists and criminals by some.

Relationships:

- Aschen Empire: Hostile.

Key Members


- Andrew Walbridge: An elite member of the Invictus, formerly a member of the Rhodesian SAS. His membership in the Rhodesian SAS has lead to questions about his age, but explains his experience seemly exceeding his apparent age.

- Henry "Tommy" Jones: The acting leader of the Custodis Benevolentia in Stryfe's place.

- Fatin "Stryfe" Alfarsi: Leader of the Custodis Benevolentia and the current leader of the Invictus. Handles the most important political meetings. Oversees most military operations with Phinx.

- Mary "Phinx" Munroe: Current leader of the Custodis Custos and leader of the Enforcers. Serves as Stryfe's lieutenant and oversees most military operations with her.

- Anodyne "The Ripper": Another skilled Invictus sniper, she also serves as Stryfe's bodyguard and one of the Invictus' premier assassins. Currently something of a celebrity among many people, especially the downtrodden.

- Viktor Vetrano: An Invictus liaison, coordinator, and investigator. He helps to make sure the Invictus is running smoothly, works internal affairs, and helps keeps the peace between the factions within the Invictus, as well as those factions outside of the organization.

- Kane Horne: The older brother of Kazen Horne and former lieutenant for The Commander within the Custodis Carmen. His position in the Invictus, if any, is unknown at this time.

- Sonia Hughes: A member of the Custodis Lamia, she currently helps to lead the Custodis branch with other members that have proven themselves. She is a former member of the Custodis Benevolentia.

- Masaru "Scorpio" Saito: A sniper and one of the Invictus' most skilled spies. Saito is an enigma, barely seen in public. He is considered a master of disguise.

- Lawrence Cyrus Goldberg: A member of the Custodis Benevolentia and one of Stryfe's bodyguards. He usually goes by his middle name.

- "Bishop" Kalil ibn Fathi: Another member of the Custodis Benevolentia and one of Stryfe's bodyguards, always close to her and with Cyrus often.

- Nikolaj Dragovic: An Invictus sniper and member of the Custodis Benevolentia. He is also a member of the Eastern Block, a group of soldiers considered to be Stryfe's personal team of bodyguards and assistants. They are made up of only people from Eastern Europe and some areas of west Asia.

- Jade Emile: Second-in-Command of the Invictus' Custodis Benevolentia, she also heads the organization's Spanish and French branches.

- Lionel "Sandman" Hope: A skilled sniper and designated marksman working as a member of the Custodis Benevolentia and Team Ripper. He is known for being extremely quiet and not very social in most situations.

- Preston Emile: One of Anodyne's handlers and a high-ranking member of the Custodis Benevolentia's Team Ripper. His cousin is Jade Emile, leader of the Invictus' Spanish and French branches.

- Natasha Zolner: An Invictus weapons expert, or Quartermaster, she serves as one of Stryfe's personal bodyguards. She is also a member of the Custodis Benevolentia. She is a member of the Eastern Block.

- Arya "Bones" Sloane: A former Delta Force Operator and currently a high-ranking member of the Invictus' Custodis Caeleste who usually acts as field commander of the division.

- Matthew "Taco" Nicks: An Invictus medic, he's also one of Anodyne's handlers and a member of the Custodis Benevolentia's Team Ripper.

- Christian Vidal: A member of the Invictus Custodis Benevolentia's Team Ripper and a sniper. He tends to handle most driving and piloting as well. He also serves as one of Anodyne's handlers.

- Nina Sekova: An Invictus rifleman. She has specialized in CQC and prefers to fight up close. She is a member of the Eastern Block and works as one of Anodyne's handlers in Team Ripper. She's also assigned to train and evaluate new recruits.

- Robert "Chemo" Jimenez: An Invictus rifleman. He is a member of the Custodis Benevolentia's Team Ripper as their second-in-command and one of Anodyne's handlers. More recently, he's been assigned to recruitment.

- Vanessa "Mulan" Le: The newest addition to the Custodis Benevolentia and to Team Ripper, Mulan is a former intelligence agent for the People's Liberation Army's special forces. She is a designated marksman.

- "Agent Church" An Invictus intelligence agent, he works closely with the Custodis Veritas to the point where some might consider him a member of the branch despite his official membership in the Custodis Belua.

Custodis Branches:


- The Custodis Custos: When you need soldiers, bodyguards, escorts, or fighters for any occasion chances are they come from the Custodis Custos when the Invictus are hired. The Custodis Custos makes up nearly all of the Invictus' combat forces and are usually on the frontlines of war or other combat assignments,

- The Custodis Benevolentia: Stryfe's personal squad of soldiers and warriors. They are said to be made up of some of the best warriors throughout the Multiverse and are said to prefer melee over ranged weapons. They are best known for a strict rule which prohibits them from killing their enemy.

- The Custodis Caeleste: The Custodis Caeleste are a team of elite soldiers and fighters specializing in combat against and the capture of supernatural threats and beings. This branch has no one leader, but answer to Phinx on most occasions. They are replacing the Custodis Carmen, a similar team that defected a year prior.

- The Custodis Medicus: The doctors and surgeons of the Invictus and the PMC, they are also medics in battle and know how to hold their own in combat. Many of the other Custodis branches has at least five in the field with them.

- The Custodis Veritas: They handle the intelligence side of the Invictus. Providing the Invictus with intelligence on their enemies and other people of interest. As well as for locations and mission briefings. They consist only of a race of beings known as Misery Angels.

- The Custodis Lamia: Known for their witchcraft inspired approach to combat, they are made up witches, sorcerers, warlocks, and necromancers. They have been dubbed, "The Coven" by most. They are one of the most secretive branches of the Invictus.

- The Custodis Vita: This Custodis group earned their name because they preserve the history of the Invictus and it's members. Anything of merit is written down by them. There isn't much they can't tell you about the Invictus and all those part of the organization. They also protect the Invictus' history from enemies.

- The Custodis Umbra: The assassins of the Invictus. They are one of the only Custodis branches that are made up of members with duties with other branches within the Invictus.

- The Custodis Belua: The Custodis Belua have a purpose known only to the Veritas and higher ranked officers of the Invictus. Rumors say that they conduct experiments on members of the Invictus in order to make super-soldiers, others say that they are in charge of keeping a monster, or several, locked up and under control until use in combat.

Other Branches:


Research and Development: Ran by Dr. Sonia Hughes, the Invictus R&D branch finds themselves responsible for providing the Invictus with weapons, armor, medicine, and other gear. Being independent from governments, Invictus R&D funds their own scientific expeditions to bring to the larger scientific community.

The Enforcers: An Invictus branch made of the most sturdy members of the group. The Enforcers are usually in charge of security and operate using the structure of western street gangs mixed with the structures of organized crime gangs. They are headed proudly and handpicked by Mary Munroe.

The Pack: An elite team of shapeshifting soldiers who are known for their brutal efficiency and ability to hunt down even the most elusive of men and women. They are usually tasked with security and covert assaults. They are the Invictus equivalent of a black operations team.

The Eastern Block: While not an official team, the Eastern Block is made of Invictus soldiers and members hailing from Eastern Europe, West Asia and Russia. They also consist of those from certain areas in south Europe like Bosnia and areas such as Greece.

Team Ripper: Made up of entirely members of the Invictus' Custodis Benevolentia, Team Ripper oversees and assists Anodyne in all of her duties as a member of the Invictus and now as a member of the Terran Militia. They were chosen for being able to connect and relate to Anodyne much easier than everyone else, and for their adherence to using words to diffuse a situation before fighting.

Thousand Mountain Records: A music company owned by the Invictus in order to give members of the Invictus and other talented individuals a chance at a peaceful life. The company doesn't specialize in one or few genres of music, they are known for encouraging the melding of each.

Uniform And Colors: The Invictus do not have one uniform, allowing each of their members to wear whatever makes them more comfortable or effective in and out of combat situations. In order to identify each other they often sport the colors red and black or orange and black as well as the Invictus logo. Members who aren't fans of those colors sport their own with a modified Invictus logo matching their preferred colors.

Despite this, members of the Invictus are still given the option of wearing a standard operations uniform which usually consists of black fatigues or a black jumpsuits, a combat vest, and sometimes body armor.

Members of the Invictus are also encouraged to don personal patches and insignia on their uniforms and clothing. The patches and insignia are meant to showcase different things about members. Including their religion, likes, specialties, or specific branch within the organization.

Weapons:


The weapons used by the Invictus are varied as they tend to purchase weapons or trade them for services. They range from assault rifles and shotguns, to swords and explosives. Energy weapons are finding themselves to become more common among the Invictus, ICON-made weapons are also increasing in popularity among their more firearm loving members.

Developing their own weapons has become a steady process, mostly due to the need for many unconventional weapons in their line of work that aren't suited for battlefields. Specializing in guerrilla warfare, the Invictus have different needs that only they can fulfill militarily.

Ground Combat Vehicles (All Heavily Modified):


- IAV Stryker. (100 in use)
- Leopard 2. (100 in use)
- GTK Boxer. (115 in use)
- VAB. (230 in use)
- VBCI. (210 in use)
- Antonov An-225 Mriya. (156 in use)
- Antonov An-124 Ruslan. (130 in use)
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. (150 owned, 120 in use)

Space Combat Vehicles


- Ripper-class Gunship. (198 owned, 170 in use)
- Titan-class Gunship. (200 owned, 175 in use)
- Lucien-class Gunship. (170 owned, 165 in use)

Various smaller or personal ships in use. Numbered in the thousands.

Spacecraft Weaponry


Invictus weaponry on spacecrafts is very basic and straightforward. Turrets, missiles, directed energy weapons, and advanced shielding for space combat and elements. Kinetic rounds fired from Invictus craft is made from several metals and other more rare elements to form a new, extremely strong, alloy. Materials identified as being used to create the shells and rounds include tungsten, aggregated hyperdiamond, steel, and iron.

Invictus spacecraft make use of several forms of shielding at once to maximize protection from energy and magic based weapon, something the scientists within the Invictus called Aegis. Official name is unknown. Listed below are the more innovative, and destructive, of the weapons in use by the Invictus.

- The Hose: The Hose is an energy based weapon located on all Invictus spacecraft in various sizes, resulting in various amounts of damage according to size and ship. It earned it's name for being a directed beam of energy that can be fired at an enemy and sustained for long periods of time dependent on power available in the ship. The energy can also be fired like a projectile. It's goal is too completely overload or bypass shielding, cutting through an enemy craft's hull like butter. It's effects on land and buildings is more devastating than on ships.

- Gravity Well: A gravity well projector is an apparatus used to create interdiction fields. By simulating the gravity shadow of a planet or other celestial body, often called a gravity well, a ship's travel through hyperspace could be halted or their jump to hyperspace could be rendered impossible within the simulated gravity shadow. These generally large gravity well generators were most often used to counteract hit-and-run tactics and pin outmaneuvered or outnumbered enemies in place.

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"Bastard." One muttered, "Everyone, it's time we end this. Get the Lucien." He ordered, a few soldiers heading outside to grab whatever weapon they were referring to. "Everyone else, keep fire on this guy. Don't give him room to breathe." He ordered.

The soldiers outside headed to the van they arrived pulling a large metal box from it. "What the hell are you doing?" Phinx asked them, "We're getting the Lucien." One of the soldiers responded, "No! You'll end up taking down the whole block. We gave this one to Anodyne for a reason. She knows how to use it. It's special." Phinx explained.

"Well, she can use it, ma'am." The soldiers hoisted the box up. Using the side entrance to bring it into the bar. "We're here!"

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The Invictus soldiers made use of their numbers, using the same defensive barrier that had been used earlier. This one far stronger due to there being more than one person this time. "Okay, this guy is getting on my nerves." A soldier said, "Ripper! Move!" One shouted, the Invictus elites moving in a little.

They, along with many of the other Invictus, would raise their hands towards Venator. "Now!" The shield dropped at those words, the group of Invictus heavies firing a large blast of energy towards Venator that would prove to be a little much for him. It's arc was wide, giving little room to run if you were in front of it.

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Don't involve us in your shit!" The leading soldier shouted, "Not our problem, bro."

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"Holy shit. Who has a phone with a camera?" One of the soldiers asked, "Take some pictures, we can send this to the news or tabloids or something."

"Or, and I'm just throwing this out there, we could gather some information to bring back to the higher ups." Another sugguested, "Do we get paid for that?" A soldier asked.

"No, but-..."

"It's settled, we take this shit to the media!"

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"It caught on when we first met you all." Niko said, "Uh... or when we met your people. One of our guys, Kazen, he started saying it and with him being one of the cool kids we decided to do it as well."

"Speak for yourself, Niko. I actually find saying such things to be offensive." A soldier added, "Jorge, you are a buzzkill. If you weren't good at what you do I'd have Stryfe assign you to a different squad."

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"We're alien as hell to this planet. Most of us from the Invictus don't come from this planet or this particular universe at all." Niko said to Yukiko, "We're not sure that the science types call it, but we come from an dimension that is pretty... uh... pretty... fucked up? There's like three superpowers in our galaxy." Niko explained.

"The Irish, The British Empire and The American Federation. Plus us mercs, but we aren't really into all of the politics."

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The men and women of the Invictus security division watched the vehicle. Most of them with their weapons ready. You never knew what to expect from people you didn't really know. You couldn't trust them not to double cross you or attempt to take over the organization.

Riley stood at the entrance into the building, waving a hand in the hopes that Hatchet or Vargas would spot him. His army clothing replaced by black combat armor, the only aspect of his past service being the dogtags that he wore.

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Tasha and some of the other soldiers made their way to a table, Niko slipping out a deck of playing cards. "Alright, the game is Texas Hold 'Em." Niko told the other soldiers, "I don't know how to play." Tasha told the man.

"They don't have poker in your shitty Serbian village?" Niko asked, "No, they don't. Mostly because it was a shitty Serbian village." Tasha responded, "Makes sense." Nina added.

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"Hey! We'll secure the bar for you guys, so long as our food and drinks are free for the time being." Niko yelled towards Alix and Zekil. There were at least one hundred armed, and armored, members of the Invictus in and around the bar.

Best security one could have.

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"So, are we getting free food and drinks?" A soldier asked, "Because I went gambling last weekend at Taylor's, kind of... I'm broke." The soldier continued, "Your poor soul. Gambling addictions are bad, m'kay?" Niko said to the man.

"Back home in Serbia-..." Tasha began before being cut off by Niko. "Let me guess, your brother bet your only goat and lost?" Niko asked, "Hardy har." Tasha said to the man, raising a middle finger.

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"Nina Sekova." Nina said to Emily, "When I'm not soldiering it up, I tend to handle some of the recruits." Nina said, reaching over to another table to grab an empty chair and pull it close. "Take a seat, we don't bite." The woman told Emily.

"Not unless you want us to." Niko added, "Yeah, what Niko said."

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"So... you just wear that everywhere you go?" Nina asked, raising an eyebrow towards Emily. "Niko, go get me a pen and paper, please?" Nina asked the soldier across from her, "Aye aye." The man said, heading towards the bar.

"Yo, can I get a pen and paper?" Niko asked Alix. "Please and thank you."

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"You got it!" Niko told Alix, he began on his way back to his table once he had the pen and paper for Nina and Emily. "Here ya' go." He said, putting both down in front of Nina.

"So, are you Human? Or... should I say...are you organic? Flesh and blood?" Nina asked Emily. "And if you aren't, how do we know you're a robot-..."

"Android." Tasha interjected, "Android... with free will? With sentience? How do we know that you aren't a clusterfuck of dormant programming?"

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"What is the program you were enlisted into? Tell us about it, give as many details as you can remember or are allowed to remember." Nina said to Emily, "We want to know all about it."

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"Okay..." Nina muttered, writing down all that she had heard from Emily. "Why did you leave that program again?" She asked, "I mean, sounds like it was a sweet deal."

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"Gordon Freeman." Niko noted. "Alright, what exactly do you bring to the table? Obviously you're for the combat side of things, but what are you trained for specifically?" The Invictus recruiter asked. "It'd help us know where to put you or what situations to test you in."

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"The Invictus look for those types, but we only look for the best of the best. You may be good, but there may be someone better. We'll take you both in most cases." Nina said to Emily, "In short, it's never enough. The Invictus are the elite of the elite, at least we try to be. That means that you, the general you, must bring your A game and more when it's asked of you and when it's not asked of you. There is a reason many of us American members fought in special forces groups before we were scooped up." Nina told the woman.

"What did you prefer to use on your assignments back then?" Tasha asked Emily.

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"Weapons." Nina said, "It gives us an idea of what kind of tactics you were likely using in your work." The woman continued, "What attachments you used for some weapons would be ideal to know as well, but only for the ones that are... special attachments. Red dots are the norm these days, you know?"

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"We prefer to only have the tell part in this school-... okay." Nina said, shrugging her shoulders. Most of the Invictus soldiers from earlier had spread out, no more than twenty-five remained, some at the bar getting drinks, others at booths and tables.

Nina and her small group, glanced around the room for any changes in scenery and patrons. Any that were important enough to make note of. There was one that entered, someone to keep an eye on.

"Danger close." Tasha muttered, gesturing towards Grochal.

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"I'm guessing by the size, ammo capacity and obvious ability to fuck up someone's day, that when you did your search and destroy missions there was much emphasis on the destroy part."