Thebes, Mississippi - Primes

The Old Guard

The Ministry of Justice (team, defunct) – this collection of Primes defended Thebes for over ten years, before sacrificing themselves in the Battle for Center City.

  1. Armed Forces – Military attaché to the Ministry of Justice.  He mirrored Liberty Belle’s tenacity and patriotism, but not her other abilities.  Equipped with cutting-edge military hardware, he was normally not likened to a prime at all - just a normal man with extraordinary talent.  It was thought that he and Liberty Belle were an item at one time. 
  2. Liberty Belle – Unofficial leader of the group who maintained all Public Relations.  Her strength, tenacity, toughness and patriotism were her hallmark.  It was rumored that she had a relationship with Armed Forces for a time.  She was killed scuttling Mechanix’s sky fortress the only way she knew how.  She flew a few miles up into the air and power dived into the aft section that contained the ship's reactors.   The resulting explosion blew a hole straight through the ship, causing a chain reaction of smaller explosions with the vessel.  The ship split in two and crashed into the Mississippi River.
  3. National Guard – An unknown benefactor in a metal battle suit, equipped with a pair of arm-mounted force shields.  He was known to be the toughest member of the team.  He had the ability to reinforce anything he could remain in contact with.  He has taken blows that knocked Liberty Belle cold and remarked, “That all you bringing to the party, chief?!?”  During the Battle of Center City he was able to catch a crippled hover platform that was falling to earth.  He stopped its decent before it could smash into a large brownstone elementary school.  He joked under the pressure, “Nothing to see here… move along…” as children streamed past him and out of danger.  His actions saved the lives of well over 500 children.  The sheer weight of the craft was finally too much for his suit to take as it was crushed under a few hundred tons of steel.
  4. Plasma Core, aka the Living Light – He was Psiborg’s best friend and staunchest ally.  After the Battle of Center City he was the only one left standing.  He fell down at the heart of the city and wept what appeared to be steam.  He then looked to the heavens and said to a little girl, “So this is how it ends.”  He then glowed internally and dissolved into a stream of plasma.  He has not been seen since and is thought to be dead. 
  5. Psiborg – Battle leader of the Ministry of Justice and in the end a turncoat.  During a decisive point in the Battle of Center City he killed Armed Forces and switched sides.  Psiborg was destroyed when a burning section of the financial tower sheared off his mechanical legs and pinned him.  Plasma Core looked on at his best friend and said, “Your hatred for us has become your undoing” and walked away, leaving Psiborg to be burned alive.
  6. Shiftlock – She had the ability to mimic the physical form of natural beings or function of anything not “natural” that she had touched in the last hour, but once in that form she would stay that way until an hour had past.  So she could mimic a shark, be able swim, breath water, have a nasty bite, etc.  She could touch concrete and take on its resilience, mass, etc.  She used her ability to mimic Liberty Belle at the start of the battle and drew a large contingent of airborne robots away from the heart of the city.  She was caught unaware in mid-flight when her hour had passed and she plummeted to her death.
  7. Wirework – A consummate martial artist whose signature weapons were a pair of metal whips.  Confucius Roberts was the only publicly-known super and the star of over twenty martial arts movies.  He sacrificed his life to give police critical time to reinforce a strategic intersection.  Dying atop a hill of robot parts at least 10’ tall, the amount of laser fire his body sustained made him all but unrecognizable.

Old Enemies

Mechanix, aka The Machine Master – This master villain wields almost total control of technology.  He is somehow able to corrupt computer logic and reprogram technology on the fly.  Time and time again his schemes for domination were thwarted by the Ministry of Justice.  His last plan was to attach his floating sky fortress to the industrial section of the city.  This would give him a huge supply of raw materials and power to produce an immense robot army.  He vanished after the Battle of Center City, thought to be destroyed when his floating sky fortress was scuttled by Liberty Belle.

Warpath (team) – This is a loosely organized group of primes, who came together for common goals.  Members have been seen across what was once the Native American lands of the South Eastern United States.

  1. Ghost Dance – The binding force behind the group.  A known shaman who is deferred to by the other members out of respect and fear.  He is able to call on the spirits of his ancestors in battle.  He seeks peaceful co-existence between all races, however is very quick to take offense.  He will meet out tribal-esque justice to those who defile Native American historical sites or commit hate crimes against Native American.  He went to trial over eight years ago for attempted mass murder and pleaded insanity, holding the memories of over 100 Native American warriors.  He was found not guilty by reason of insanity and sent to an undisclosed mental hospital for treatment.  He was recently released and claims to be “cured.”  His current location is unknown.
  2. Iron Horse – A technology-based prime who rides a mechanical horse into battle.  She is equipped with a lance that has been seen to fire particle blasts or cut open the side of an armored car.  A mercenary through and through, her only motivation is money.  Currently wanted for a myriad of crimes and is at large.
  3. Totem – A large entity composed of earth, boulders, grass and trees.  It would be considered the “heavy” of the group.  It has only been seen twice, and both in the presence of Ghost Dance.  It has only been heard to wail or moan in response to stimuli.  Its current location is unknown and it is wanted for questioning - a notion consider laughable by many mystics.
  4. Ten Bears – A circus performer / martial artist / cat burglar who was freed from apparent slavery by Ghost Dance.  He is a free agent and loose cannon, with a penchance for robbing museums holding Native American exhibits.   He is the only known prime to have escaped from PIT more than once.  Currently wanted for escaping PIT (and his host of previous convictions).
  5. The Raven (deceased) – A flying prime who used sonic powers.  A force for good, she would warn the Ministry of Justice when unknown forces were aligned against them.  When Liberty Belle asked her why she was with Warpath, she replied “You only protect what you know, let me protect what I know.”  Her last known appearance was during the Battle of Center City.  It is rumored that she died but no corpse was ever found.

Parties of Interest

Guardsmen – Relative newcomers to Thebes, this self-stylized group has armor that looks amazingly like National Guard's armor and are outfitted with an assortment of weapons.  They claim to be the new guardians of Thebes, benefactors of National Guards goodwill and technology.  They are highly trained and motivated, not unlike a close-knit military unit.  When they capture a criminal they leave them bound in flex-cuffs and upload a recording of the confrontation onto numerous web portals.  Their exploits are becoming almost legendary online and the local police do not like all the media attention.  Widespread rumors about the group abound, including they are actually composed of the children National Guard saved some ten years ago.

High Guard – Rumored leader of the Guardsmen.

Mayday (team, pending) – The newest hero organization that has come onto the scene.

 


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