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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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"In design, mostly. Our weapons are... modified. In the realm we hail from we have advanced technology. One usually asks, 'Why don't you use lasers?'" Nina said to Emily, "The reason why we don't is that bullets are far more reliable, you as a soldier should know that."

"Bullets do things that lasers can't do and vice versa. But bullets do a lot more."

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"Such weapons are useful." Nina said to Emily, glancing around at some f the things stirring in the bar. "Were we getting free food and drinks for acting as security for the day?" Nina asked, directing her question to the other Invictus mercenaries.

"Not sure, might want to ask the people that work here." Tasha suggested, "You!" Tasha shouted, waving to Zekil. "Free food and drinks in exchange for security, yes?"

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"That's all we'll need for now." Nina said to Emily, "We'll contact you when, if, we decide to go forward with taking you in. Should be brought up at the next meeting of our leaders and generally important people."

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"Don't thank us just yet. We're only taking you into consideration." Nina told the woman, Niko reaching out to grab the gun that was gifted to them. "We'll be in touch. Try not to get killed. Dangerous city."

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"Take care of yourself, Emily." Nina said to the woman, she and the other Invictus soldiers offering the woman salutes. Honoring the fact that they were all soldiers.

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A group of about twelve Invictus soldiers would enter the bar, at the forefront of the group was the trio known as the Eastern Block. The leader of the group, Natasha Zolner, stood at about five fett and seven inches tall. She had long black hair braided back into cornrows. A Colt M4A1 was her weapon of choice. She was heavily armored, ready for straight up combat with no retreat.

Behind her stood Nina Sekova, the second member of the Eastern Block. She stood at roughly five feet and ten inches, she was well-built with shoulder-length brown her. She to prefer lighter armor and combat gear, which made sense considering that she specialized in CQC. Her weapons of choice were a modified HK416 and a sawed-off double barrel shotgun.

Last but not least was Nikolaj Dragovic. The team's sniper. He stood at around six feet even, skinnier than most soldiers tended to be, but he made for it with speed and endurance. He was in light armor and gear, favoring a Colt M4A1 and Mk.14 rifle.

They were ready for Gambit's.

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"We have our orders from Stryfe, I'm not exactly sure she'd want us to just shoot this guy if we can turn him over to you alive." Tasha told Aiyanna, "Unless he like... kicks babies and blows up kittens." Niko added.

They didn't actually care what Lord had done. They had orders to help the Aschen with their criminals and bounties. The Invictus was fostering a friendship. The group of Invictus soldiers would probably shoot at Lord anyways.

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"Cover the exits." Natasha ordered, the group of Invictus soldiers moving to get close to the front entrance and the door to the side alley. They were watching for Lord trying to escape and anyone who may be trying to enter the bar to help him out or attack Aiyanna.

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"We aren't crazy." Nina said to Bree. "I'm very crazy." Niko joked, "You need to speak for yourself, Serbian." The man said, holding his rifle up and resting it against his shoulder.

"You! Horse! Stop or we'll shoot." Niko bluffed, though the rest of his team would probably shoot. They weren't exactly all linked through some psychic connection.

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"We didn't kill off an entire species, you must have us confused with some other wise cracking Eastern Europeans." Natasha said, "Nina, take it down. Non-lethal." Tasha ordered, "The rest of you, go very hot. Fire at will and with prejudice if you must. Make use of our... special rounds."

At Tasha's orders, the Invictus soldiers began to swap out their magazines for different ones. Nina going for non-lethal rounds. She took aim at Abbie, opening fire on her and Alix. The rounds that would come their way would seem to open up like a claw of sorts, when coming into contact with them it would latch on to skin or clothing, sending an electric pulse through them that would in essence overload their nervous systems and render them unconscious.

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"Move that one somewhere safer before they wake up." Nina commanded, two of the soldiers moving forward to grab Alix and carry them over to a booth.

"Niko, radio for backup. Kazen might be nearby, tell them we don't need too many, just a big enough force for these people."

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"That guy left so emo." Niko said to the other soldiers. "That was emo? Your definition of the word must be off." Nina told the man, "Nina, shut up. Let me have my moment."

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"Should we head outside and assist the Aschen robot bitch?" An Invictus soldier asked Natasha, "Eh... I'm sure the robot bitch can handle herself. We should make she puts a good word in with the Aschen. Give them a reason not to antagonize us. Maybe even give us shit to use." Tasha responded.

"I don't know if this is true, but I heard that the Aschen have toilets that wipe your ass for you." Niko said. "Were you born retarded?" Nina asked him.

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One of the Invictus medics, this made evident by the red cross on his uniform's left bicep, approached Alix. "You went down hard. I'm guessing you aren't some superhuman." He said to Alix, slipping a hand into his medical bag.

"This will will help what you're experiencing." He said, pulling out a pill. "It's like a super Tylenol." He told Alix, holding the pill out for them. "We apologize for taking you down, you got in the way of business."

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"I'm not exactly fond of the Irishman." The medic told Alix, his eyes drifting to Adrian for a moment. "I'm not an idiot for not being able to see that someone I don't know isn't a superhuman. I'm not exactly superhuman myself, but..." He paused, the other Invictus soldiers approaching Adrian, the medic and Alix.

"Most of them are. They have guns too." He continued, "Best you don't threaten my people." Natasha, the leader of the squad of soldiers, told Adrian. "Unlike many others in the Benevolent, I use lethal rounds."

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Tasha rolled her eyes. She just didn't understand why everyone in Gambit's Bar liked to provoke those that either outnumber them, outgun them, are better trained or all of the above. Her squad was often all of the above. She was ready to order a firing squad situation, but the glare she received from the medican prompted her arm to lower.

"Malcolm Conrad, formerly of the SAS." He said, though he didn't have any kind of accent that said he wasn't American.

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"Please, let's not mention... him." Malcom said to Alix, "Told you, I'm not a fan of the Irishman. Let's just say that his father was bastard, the apple rarely falls far from the tree." Malcom said, "But, we must be going. We have to aid our new... 'ally', The Aschen, with some business."

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Malcolm couldn't help but groan at the mention of Kazen. "Canti's Diner?" Niko asked, "How about Taylor's Bar?" He added. "Someone is advertising a lot lately." Nina said to him, "Phinx gives me fifty credits to do this every chance I get." Niko explained.

"She pays you?" Another soldier asked, "That bitch."

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"Dayuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum." Niko said as he and the other Invictus soldiers watched Arden drag Aiyanna in.

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Natasha raised a hand to her right ear, "This is The Eastern Block. Aiyanna seems to be getting the shit kicked out of her robotic ass. Orders?" Natasha waited a moment for a response, "Understood."

The woman looked to Arden, "Yo. Whoever you are, you just made a friend. The Invictus have your back whenever you need it." Natasha told Arden, one of the Invictus soldiers approaching the man with a camera phone to take a snapshot of his face.

"Make her suffer. The Ashcen have done too much bad for Aiyanna not to."