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—French social theorist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), voicing his “Authority Principle,” in No Gods, No Masters: An Anthology of Anarchism (1980)
 
—French social theorist Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865), voicing his “Authority Principle,” in No Gods, No Masters: An Anthology of Anarchism (1980)
  
*[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/masks-the-spiderweb.844571/ IC Thread]
 
*[https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/masks-the-spiderweb.844411/ OOC Thread]
 
*[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?825477-Closed-Recruitment-Masks-a-New-Generation Recruitment]
 
  
[[File:Bludhaven5.jpg|700px|thumb|right| Under Eisner Bridge]]
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''*[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?825826-Masks-Sanguine-Squad IC Thread]
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*[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?825823-Masks-Sanguine-Squad OOC Thread]
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*[https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?825477-Closed-Recruitment-Masks-a-New-Generation Recruitment]''
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[[FileSquad.jpg|right]]
  
 
==Index==
 
==Index==
Issue 1 (More Than Rain), IC posts 1-
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Issue 1 (Walking Into The Spiderweb), IC posts 1-
  
==The Team==
 
* '''[[The_Spiderweb:_Knight_The_Bull|Knight the Bull]] ''' played by Unka Josh
 
* '''[[The_Spiderweb:_Rook_The_Delinquent|Rook the Delinquent]]''' played by QuZi
 
* '''[[The_Spiderweb:_Measure_The_Beacon|Measure the Beacon]]''' played by Nick the Nevermet
 
* '''[[The_Spiderweb:_Blackout_the_Scion|Blackout the Scion]]''' played by Hyena_Creative
 
  
Injured List:
 
* '''[[The_Spiderweb:_Bolo_the_Protégé|Bolo the Protégé]]''' played by Daz Florp Lebam
 
  
===Team Backstory===
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==The Squad==
* From Knight
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* '''[[The Sanguine Squad: Brick The Bull|Brick the Bull]] ''' played by Chaomancer
** "Some militia types decided, I guess, to fund their whole get-away-from-society thing by taking every bit of money out of a bank. But it was a shitshow, and there were hostages, and they had, like, AR-15s and explosives and shit, and they just didn't care, and the cops couldn't handle it."
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* '''[[The Sanguine Squad: The Outsider|Ehri  Garamel the Outsider]]''' played by UnkaJosh
* From Measure
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* '''[[The Sanguine Squad: The Transformed|Quicksilver  the Transformed]] ''' played by Sangrolu
** "Some militia types decided, I guess, to fund their whole get-away-from-society thing by taking every bit of money out of a bank. But it was a shitshow, and there were hostages, and they had, like, AR-15s and explosives and shit, and they just didn't care, and the cops couldn't handle it."
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* '''[[The Sanguine Squad: The Innocent|Bell  the Innocent]]''' played by DannyK
* From Rook
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* '''[[The Sanguine Squad: The Reformed|Shrapnel  the Reformed]]''' played by Blacksheep
** To win the fight, the team broke "Laws. Lots of laws. Federal and local. Mainly they were threatened by the police with: vigilante-ism without a license, assault, breaking and entering, reckless endangerment of the hostages, endangering a minor (the cops threatened each of them that they could be charged with 4 counts of endangering each other, which Theresa was pretty sure was not how things worked), obstruction of justice, and they were threatened with theft if anything was reported stolen."
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* '''[[The Sanguine Squad: The Nova|Stitch the Nova]]''' played by Squidheadjax
* From Bolo
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* '''[[The Sanguine Squad: The Protege|Gem  the Protege]]''' played by QuZi -- Retired due to injuries
** Bolo is a bit of a loner, but has started to learn from Paladin how to spot potential when he sees it (and just the general value of being a part of an intentional community) and this group could be a good thing.
 
** The team stays connected through an encrypted smart phone app
 
* From Obsidian
 
** We saved Big Mama, a black woman who runs a saloon that's also a grocery store, Internet cafe, FLGS, karaoke, library, and just any other places that young people can go to spend their time. She has no ties with any criminal or police or anything, but she's well-respected by the community, and her shop is considered neutral territory; starting a fight there or trying anything against her is perhaps the only way to unite the people against a common enemy. She tries her darndest to keep the kids who comes to her place on the straight and narrow, with mixed success, but that never stopped her.
 
  
 
==Civilians==
 
==Civilians==
'''“Lucy” Pachem Boone'''
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'''Carmen Sotomayor'''  
Bolo's Mom, recently injured by Spiderweb thugs and put in a wheelchair.
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Tormentosan restaurant owner and Bell’s friend. Father of Ricky with an unnamed villain.  
  
'''Amra'''  
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'''Patrick Quinn'''  
A girl who attends Redbrick High, former runaway, her family owns the Eisner Oasis.
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The doctor who is helping Quicksilver with her nanite issue.  
  
'''Tommy'''
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'''Hayley'''  
A kid from the Redbrick High drama club.
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Brick’s best friend from before who’s still friends with the new improved version.
  
'''Kathy Gilani'''
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'''Glen Jacobs'''  
A kid from the Redbrick High drama club who suspects something.
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News blogger at a sensational news site called "The Spotlight" who is too good at digging up secrets for his own good, or the Squad's.
  
'''Greg Chao'''
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''' Professor Graham'''  
Redbrick High teacher and drama club advisor.
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Bell's mentor back in the 70's.  He doesn't seem to be around any more, but maybe he's alive? He was in his 30's in the 70's... that makes him how old?
  
'''Master John-Pius Andrada'''
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'''Reva Singh'''
Measure's aging (mid-70s) arnis teacher
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Director at the Halcyon Antiquities Museum
  
'''Reggie Reeden'''
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==Heroes==
Owner of the Roughhouse Gym, Bolo's dad, secretly '''Paladin'''
 
  
'''Todd and Denise Brown'''
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'''Diamond'''
Measure's parents.
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Gem’s disembodied mentor.  Respected female super who died years ago, maybe at the hands of Ambassador Bell.
  
'''Christina Carver'''
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'''The Silver Sentinel'''
Rook's cousin that she lives with along with her aunt Maria and the younger cousin Kimberly
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Blacksmith’s nemesis.
  
'''"Big Mama"'''  
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'''Champion'''
The eponymous owner of Big Mama's, self-appointed guardian of the young people of UEB.
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A woke superhero. Brick admires him.  
  
==Gone But Not Forgotten==
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'''Retro-Man'''
'''Rook's Parents'''
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Diamond's close friend who vanished a few months before she did. ''Secret: Is a member of a reincarnating Legacy''
Tomas Russo and Nadine Khoury Russo, died in a car crash.
 
  
'''George Carver'''
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'''Tankbuster'''
Rook's uncle, shot accidentally while working at the sandwich shop.
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Diamond's former lover, seems resentful of Gem. Has power-set with abilities ''Flight'', ''Super-Strength'', ''Invulnerability'', ''Power-Blasts from Hands'', ''Energy Absorption''
  
==Big Shots==
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'''The Arbiter'''  
'''AEGIS''' All-Agency Enforcement Gang Intelligence Service, an city-wide task force designed to take on gang violence in Halcyon City. They function independently, and sometimes at odds with, the regular HCPD.
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Scary vigilante who mostly operates at night. Nobody's quite sure what his powers are, but villains who've tangled with him are reluctant to do so again.
  
==Allies?==
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'''Daybreak'''
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A glowy humanoid alien with light-control powers that Shrapnel likes.
  
'''Paladin'''
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==Hero Teams==
Bolo's Mentor. A powerful fighter who's been operating out of UEB since back in the day.
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'''Elemental Angels''' An element-themed team that used to work with Diamond
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* ''Airsmith'' =  Leader and air-aspected. Creates solid constructs from air.
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* ''Quake-King''  =  Earth-aspected. Generates shockwaves through the ground, and can slowly mold earth into desired shapes (walls, barriers).
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* ''Sinder''  =  Fire-aspected. Joined after Diamond's disappearance. Absorbs fire and uses that to buff her toughness, endurance, and strength. Has minimal redirection capability for fire.
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* ''Greenknight''  =  Life-aspected. Joined after Diamond's disappearance. For people and animals, he heals; for plants, he promotes growth (or kills them); for the ground, he can increase or decrease fertility.
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* ''Aquifier''  =  Water-aspected. Hydrokinetic.
  
'''Elise Thoreau'''
 
Rook's Neurologist
 
  
'''Allan and Phillips'''
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'''Brute Force'''  Bronze age super-team of enhanced vigilante types that fought Shrapnel
Beat Cops in the UEB who are only mildly crooked
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* ''Overkill'' (team leader, military training, boosted senses and regeneration)
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* ''Collateral'' (explosive energy blasts; probably the one responsible for Shrapnel's injury)
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* ''Hardcase'' (inbuilt armour; increased strength and toughness)
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* ''Switchblade'' (increased reflexes and retractable blades; hospitalised when Shrapnel tore out her cybernetic implants)
  
==Criminals==
 
'''Your Name Could Be Here'''
 
  
==Criminal Organizations==
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'''Sanguine Sisterhood''' Alternate versions of the girls from a high-magic version of Earth.  Bell calls them the "creepy wizard chicks."
''' ''La telaraña'', AKA The Spiderweb, AKA ''La Tela'', AKA the Spiders, AKA ''Los Bichos'' ''' They rule Halcyon with a combination of bribes, superb intelligence, and extreme violence
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* ''Scrapper'' Master of Metals!
* '''Sebastian Ibanez, AKA the Spider''' =  Leader of the Spiderweb
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* ''Ms. Mercury'' Elemental Essence!
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* ''Stone'' Immortal Wizard-Warrior!
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* ''The Surgeon'' Blood-Fueled Healer!
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* ''Princess Power'' Visitor from Another Realm!
  
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==Villains==
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'''Ambassador Bell'''
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Bell’s older self. She killed Diamond, worked for Aegis, did a lot of stuff.
  
'''Pavone Crime Family''' Old school Mafia types who used to be the leaders of the Halcyon Underworld but have been having some leadership problems lately
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'''Zentrum'''  
* '''Luca Pavone''', the new capo after the Spiderweb took out his father and older brother
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The team's first enemy, a mind-controlling robot.
* '''Tony Pavone''', the youngest brother, rumored to be a gambler
 
* '''Dolce Pavone''', the oldest sister, the brains of the outfit
 
* '''The Wraith''', AKA Matthew Morrican Sr. Blackout's dad, master thief and blackmailer
 
  
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'''Blacksmith'''
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Silver age roboticist and robot supremacist.  Shrapnel’s mentor.  Now imprisoned in the Spike.
  
'''F.I.S.T.''' The people who did the experiments on the Knight in a black lab outside town. They're still out there.  
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'''Finch'''  
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A mysterious information broker. Shrapnel's ex.
  
'''The Eisner Renaissance Committee''' Small time rabble rousers and thugs who want to take the UEB back to a 1950's that never existed. These guys suck.
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'''Ellen “Devil” Drummond'''
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Dealer in Cosmic Artifacts. Not from this Earth.
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'''Mad Magpie'''
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Dealer in Alien tech. Avian alien.
  
'''UEB Kings'''
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'''The Shadow Empire'''
Small time gangsters who hang out in the FMMSometimes they're just bored kids who skipped school, sometimes they're a menace, depending on the time of day and what they've ingested lately.
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The mad alchemists who mutated Brick.   
  
'''The Thirteens'''
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'''Arquero'''
More small-time gangsters, but more ambitious and trying to make a name for themselves by pushing into the UEB.
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A female archer who steals from the rich. Shrapnel likes her.
  
==Locations==
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'''The Yellow Comet/ ''Cometa Amarilla''
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A fireball-throwing maniac from Tormentosa, now in AEGIS custody.
  
'''Paladin's Secret Base'''  
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'''Killswitch'''
Cleverly hidden underneath his alter ego's place of business, it contains a medical lab and the experimental healing serum.
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Former associate of the Blacksmith
  
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==Others==
  
'''Roughhouse Gym'''
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'''Rosa Rook'''
Reggie Reeden's legit business, where he teaches young people self-defense and self-respect.
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CEO of Rook Industries.  
  
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'''Chief Okonjo'''
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Rook Industries Security Chief. He is still sore at Shrapnel.
  
'''Monkey Eagle Martial Arts'''
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'''Mary Cho'''
The dojo where Measure learned Filipino martial arts from his teacher, Master John-Pius.
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Rook Industries Scientist. Knows more than she's telling.
  
'''Big Mama's'''
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'''MK Labs'''
A saloon that's also a grocery store, Internet cafe, FLGS, karaoke, library, and just any other places that young people can go to spend their time. She has no ties with any criminal or police or anything, but she's well-respected by the community, and her shop is considered neutral territory; starting a fight there or trying anything against her is perhaps the only way to unite the people against a common enemy. She tries her darndest to keep the kids who comes to her place on the straight and narrow, with mixed success, but that never stopped her.
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A fugitive group of rogue scientists, on the run after the human experimentation that created Quicksilver.
  
'''Eisner Oasis'''
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==Locations==
The best dolmas and babaghannouj in UEB plus all your household needs, just don't try to buy beer.  The Knight lives here in the basement in exchange for helping out at the store.
 
  
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'''Gem’s Hidden Base''' (with Security System)
  
'''Carter's Sandwich Shop'''
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''It's rundown a bit due to 8 years of no repair, but Gem is working on getting everything functional-ish. The security system was the easiest, as it already had some self-repair properties. The lounge, at least, is nice with mis-matched old sofas and thick quilts that Gem picks up at the occasional yard sale.''
Hero sandwiches a specialty! Rook's aunt still runs the place after her husband got shot and Rook helps out after school.  
 
  
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==Stats Reference==
  
'''Happy Tiger'''
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===[[The Sanguine Squad: Brick The Bull|Brick the Bull]]===
Korean Takeout, a good place to study or have clandestine meetings because nobody ever eats there.  Also they have satellite cable playing K-pop 24/7.
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Influenced By: Ehri, Shrapnel, Bell, Hayley
  
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Rival: Ehri
  
'''The Jungle'''
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Love: Shrapnel
A homeless encampment under the bridge and near the Kirby river
 
  
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Role: Defender, Friend, Listener
  
'''Frank Miller Memorial Park'''
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Potential: ooooo
There are basketball courts and a rundown bandstand, a jogging path and some communal vegetable gardens.  Don't go in there at night unless you're a serious person.
 
  
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Labels:
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Danger +3
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Freak -1
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Savior +1
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Superior 0
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Mundane +1
  
'''Redbrick High'''
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'''Conditions:'''  
Just over the line in Redbrick, it's got a cool old building with an annex where they have drama classes, woodworking shop in the basement, the local library and the municipal swimming pool nearby.  Eh, it's school.
 
  
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O Angry; -2 to Comfort or Pierce the Mask
  
==Under Eisner Bridge (UEB)==
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O Afraid; -2 to Directly Engage
The neighborhood is Under Eisner Bridge (UEB), a neighborhood which slopes down to the bank of the Kirby river, where there used to be docks and a river ferry terminal, back in the old days. Now the warehouses and industrial buildings are decaying or turned into cheap office spaces or lofts. As you climb up from the river, the smell is better and there are row houses, apartment buildings, and a public housing project whose better days are long gone. The neighborhood is shadowed by the hulking Eisner Bridge which routes commuters over the Kirby and into downtown; when you live there, the ceaseless thunder of traffic is a constant and the pillars are landmarks and canvas for the local graffiti artists. The braver and more foolish kids climb up those pillars into the understory of the bridge to look down on the little world they live in, and to smoke and drink stolen beers. Once in a while somebody comes flying off that bridge and lands in the neighborhood, accidentally or on purpose, everybody's seen it. Some people even survive the experience.
 
  
Near the waterfront, under the bridge, there's the Jungle, a homeless encampment run by the homeless themselves and ignored by all except a few do-gooders and church folks. If you paddled through the dirty waters of the Kirby, you'd be in the Warehouse District, a popular clubbing destination downtown. Going away from the river, past Frank Miller Memorial Park and the old bandstand, the houses start to get nicer and the streets cleaner, and at some point you're in Redbrick and there are amenities like bookstores, funky cafes, restaurants with outdoor seating and cocktails. Redbrick High, the local library, and the swimming pool are all on the same block. Most UEB kids go to school in Redbrick and it's understood that UEB kids come to Redbrick for the amenities... but they might not be welcome at the parties unless they're jocks or easy on the eye.
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O Guilty; -2 to Provoke or Assess the Situation
  
'''Virtue: Charity''' The community cares for those who don’t have enough.
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O Hopeless; -2 to Unleash Your Powers
  
'''Vice: Jealousy''' The community fixates on who might be getting more than their fair share.
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O Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
  
==Stats Reference==
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===[[The Sanguine Squad: The Outsider|Ehri  Garamel the Outsider]]===
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Influenced By: Quicksilver, Shrapnel
  
===[[The Spiderweb: The Bull|Knight the Bull]]===
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Potential: ooooo
Influenced By: Measure, Rook
 
 
 
Rival: Measure
 
 
 
Love: Rook
 
 
 
Role:
 
 
 
Potential: xxooo
 
  
 
Labels:
 
Labels:
Danger +2
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Danger -1
Freak +1
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Freak +2
Savior -1
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Savior +0
Superior +1
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Superior +2
 
Mundane +0
 
Mundane +0
  
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O Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
 
O Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
  
===[[The_Spiderweb:_Rook_The_Delinquent|Rook the Delinquent]]===
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===[[The Sanguine Squad: The Transformed|Quicksilver  the Transformed]]===
Influenced by: Bolo, the Knight, Measure
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Influenced by: Bell, Gem, Ehri, Shrapnel, Stitch
  
 
Potential: xxooo
 
Potential: xxooo
  
 
Labels:
 
Labels:
Danger +2
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Danger +1
Freak +1
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Freak +2
Savior +1
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Savior -1
Superior +1
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Superior +0
Mundane +0
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Mundane +2
  
 
'''Conditions:'''  
 
'''Conditions:'''  
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o Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
 
o Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
  
===[[The_Spiderweb:_Bolo_the_Protégé|Bolo the Protégé]]===
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===[[The Sanguine Squad: The Nova|Stitch the Nova]]===
Influenced By:  
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Influenced By: Ehri, Quicksilver, Brick, Bell, Shrapnel, Surgeon
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Cannot be Influenced by: Rosa Rook
  
Potential: ooooo
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Potential: xxooo
  
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Moment of Truth unlocked
  
 
Labels:
 
Labels:
Danger +0
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Danger -2
Freak +0
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Freak +2
Savior +1
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Savior +2
 
Superior +2
 
Superior +2
Mundane +0
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Mundane +1
  
 
'''Conditions:'''  
 
'''Conditions:'''  
  
O Angry; -2 to Comfort or Pierce the Mask
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X Angry; -2 to Comfort or Pierce the Mask
  
O Afraid; -2 to Directly Engage
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0 Afraid; -2 to Directly Engage
  
 
O Guilty; -2 to Provoke or Assess the Situation
 
O Guilty; -2 to Provoke or Assess the Situation
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O Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
 
O Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
  
===[[The_Spiderweb:_Measure_The_Beacon|Measure the Beacon]]===
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===[[The Sanguine Squad: The Innocent|Bell the Innocent]]===
Influenced By: Bolo, Knight, Rook
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Influenced By: Brick, Quicksilver, Shrapnel, Stitch
 
 
Seeks approval from: Bolo
 
 
 
Views as awesome: Rook
 
  
Potential:xxxxo
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Potential: xxxoo
  
 
Labels:
 
Labels:
 
Danger +0
 
Danger +0
Freak -1
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Freak +1
Savior +2
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Savior +1
Superior +0
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Superior +1
Mundane +2
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Mundane +0
  
 
'''Conditions:'''  
 
'''Conditions:'''  
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O Afraid; -2 to Directly Engage
 
O Afraid; -2 to Directly Engage
  
O Guilty; -2 to Provoke or Assess the Situation
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x Guilty; -2 to Provoke or Assess the Situation
  
 
O Hopeless; -2 to Unleash Your Powers
 
O Hopeless; -2 to Unleash Your Powers
  
X Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
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O Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
  
===[[The_Spiderweb:_Blackout_the_Scion|Blackout the Scion]]===
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===[[The Sanguine Squad: The Janus|Shrapnel the Janus]]===
Influenced By: Measure, Knight, Kathy
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Influenced By: Quicksilver, Brick, Bell, Ehri, Stitch, Scrapper<br>
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Has Influence Over: Glen Jacobs, Reva Singh, Magus Everard<br>
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Formerly [[The Sanguine Squad: The Reformed|The Reformed]]
  
Has Influence Over: Measure, Lev the Enforcer, Mr Chao
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Potential: xxxxx
 
 
My dad beat up Knight.
 
 
 
Measure is the only one who understands what I'm going through.
 
 
 
Potential: (2/5)
 
  
 
Labels:
 
Labels:
Danger -1
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Danger +2
Freak 0
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Freak +3
Savior +1
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Savior =0
Superior +2
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Superior =0
Mundane +1
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Mundane =0
  
 
'''Conditions:'''  
 
'''Conditions:'''  
  
O Angry; -2 to Comfort or Pierce the Mask
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o Angry; -2 to Comfort or Pierce the Mask
  
O Afraid; -2 to Directly Engage
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o Afraid; -2 to Directly Engage
  
O Guilty; -2 to Provoke or Assess the Situation
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o Guilty; -2 to Provoke or Assess the Situation
  
O Hopeless; -2 to Unleash Your Powers
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o Hopeless; -2 to Unleash Your Powers
  
O Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
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o Insecure; -2 to Stand in Defense or Reject What Others Say
 
 
RESPECT:
 
Paladin (Great Hero): 1/4
 
Big Mama (Great Leader): 0/4
 
 
 
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