Organizations

Ancient Civilization Education Front

Founded: March 2155

The Ancient Civilization Education Front exists as a way to make certain ancient civilizations and their contributions to society are never forgotten. One way they do so is through storytelling. With the enclosure into the walled cities, access to advanced education has become much more difficult. The ACEF travels between cities and tells tales in theaters and even motel lobbies to give people the stories of people who have lived in the past. There is a secretive sub-section of them, of which Alastair MacMillian is part of, that studies the Nexus. None, however, know as much as Alastair. When they travel, they travel with members of the EDS.

Association of Worldwide Builders

Founded: 2153

The AWB is an association that coordinates all the building of city walls and interior structures in them. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the AWB extends to cities all over the world. The AWB is run by a panel from all participating countries, which includes all first world and some third world countries who requested assistance with their walled cities. These architectural engineers, architects, and other individuals often travel throughout the world to erect the walls and interior structures in many places. They also serve as a repair core when these structures are damaged beyond local ability to repair.

The Dawnlight Society

Founded: 2169

The Dawnlight Society is a society out of Rukh. They run a center called the Center for Cognitive Wellbeing. This is advertised as a treatment center, but it is actually a place where they perform conversion therapy on unwilling patients. They seem to only focus on those with latent or active psychic power. The director, Andrew Feingold, swears that it is a place for wellness and healthy mental states. In reality, he works for a mysterious figure with ulterior motives.

Dream Walkers

Founded: April 2165

The Dreamwalkers are a group of individuals with psychic powers of some kind. They use their powers with modified dream mapping technology from the late 2000s. They are comprised of both humans and Echo Realm residents. They aim to help those with sleeping problems by helping them understand and deal with their dreams. They can enter a person’s dreamscape and be a force that helps them handle things they might not otherwise be able to handle. They have seen close to one hundred percent success rates worldwide. Due to their psychic nature, there are no language barriers.

Druidic Union

Founded: September 2158

A group founded by several sentient creatures from the Verdant Realm in working with humans that feel a deep connection to nature and the earth. They decide they are both working toward the same things, and a unified front that protects nature would be more effective than each group independently working alone. They seek to stave off conflict and work with the rapid growth rather than simply trying to destroy it.

Earth Defense Shield

Founded: 2153

The Earth Shield and Defense organization is the closest to a “police” organization that the world has to offer. EDS training is loosely based on FBI, military, and CIA techniques, making those in the organization efficient and intelligent individuals that can make quick decisions when necessary in difficult situations. The organization only answers to the World Hope Alliance. They are also the only people allowed to carry weapons since they have been banned from use by civilians. They do not recruit actively, but there is a representative stationed in every walled city. They can be approached and give the information necessary to join.

Eye of Themis

Founded: 2154

The Eye of Themis is a secretive organization that keeps watch on the rise of tyrants and dictators. Their members are spread out all over the world, with those with special abilities the most important. Created to fight corruption and wars as have existed in the past, they try to keep it from happening again. Corruption was one of the things that people blamed for the opening of the portals, and those in the Eye of Themis believe they are doing the world a great service. They include assassins, information brokers, hackers, and other individuals who have specialized skills. When a leader comes onto their radar, they generally find themselves coming to a bad end conveniently.

The Gifters

Founded: Unknown

The Gifters are a mysterious group, each marked with a tattoo of a hand open. No one knows their origin and no one knows what their purpose is.

Inter-Realm Corps

Founded: November 2166

Consisting of a two person from each realm, the IRC are a creationg of the Realm Alliance. They often work with the EDS, and specialize in culling realm and earth predators that are overwhelming and overrunning prey populations and peaceful sentient beings of all types. They generally are augmented with technology of some kind, and have hightly specialized weapons that they only are willing to share with the EDS.

Office of Portal Investigation

Founded: 2153

The Office of Portal Investigation is an organization of scientists who are investigating the portals and why they happened. They know of the QEBS incident and believe that something went wrong with it. They are right, of course, but they are of the belief that if the QEBS incident is recreated, they can close the portals and return Earth to normal. Led by Archie MacMillan, they are based in Phoenix. They use research that Archie gathered from his father—minus the theories about other ancient civilizations. Archie has left that information out, still believing it to be nonsense.

Operation Aegis

While not necessarily an organization, Operation Aegis is the current project of the Office of Portal Investigation. This is the name they are using as they go forward, mostly to shield from others the truth of what they are doing: recreating the QEBS to try and seal the portals.

The Pleasure-Workers Union

Founded: May 2155

The Pleasure-Worker’s Union started as a way to help society have access to safe, trained courtesans. This union keeps workers from being trafficked and exploited. They offer health care, contraception, and sex education. They often go into schools and do presentations and talk about topics that the teachers may not be comfortable with. They have male and female members, and they also have a branch they call “companions” or members who do not perform sexual acts but instead act as companions for people who need someone to talk to or be with.

Psychic Defense League

Founded: September 2159

With the incursions from the Echo Realm, humans with psychic abilities increase throughout the world. No one knows if the energy of the Echo Realm is influencing latent powers in humans, or if these humans would have become psychic without it. Different groups start forming trying to help these humans as well as those taking advantage of them. A Resonant only known as “Q” decides to step forward and help humans take charge of their abilities. While a mysterious figure on their own right, Q takes their job quite seriously.

The Realm Alliance

Founded: April 2161

The Realm Alliance is a very small group currently. They consist of representatives from each realm. They seek to mend relations between Earth and the four other realms. Started by a Lifebloom from the Verdant Realm, they quickly sought out benevolent members of the other realms to forge an alliance. Those who have agreed to peaceful relationships between them and the other realms join and adhere to the rules set forth by the five-being council. Members are: Blink (Darkclad from the Dark Realm), Dayrunner (Intelligent humanoid plant from the Verdant Realm), Jason Finch (from the Earth Realm), Sestine (Corporeal entity from the Echo Realm), and Boulder (storm-kin from the Storm Realm).

The Stillness Collective

Founded: 2162

Founded by a non-binary human known only as Hal. They build “wellness centers” wherever they go, usually having members who have access to materials or influence. They actually are mental health centers as far as anyone can tell. However, most of those involved in the Stillness Collective are psychics, many of which have come from bad situations. And their true aim is ultimate freedom, both of the mind and body. To do this, they will use whatever means they have to, making some of the things they do questionable.

True Life Initiative

Founded: 2035

The basic idea of the True Life Initiative is human purity. This time, though, this rhetoric does not include any attributes like race, gender, sexuality, or anything “naturally occurring” in humans. The idea starts with the human genomic mapping being completed and comes to fruition when the organ pods are introduced. Later innovation in health technology increases their numbers (although, statistically, they are a very small population). A rich donor who agrees with their philosophy buys a large amount of land in Wyoming and builds a “Pure” society called the Purity Encampment.

World Education Association

Founded: April 2155

The World Education Association is a world-wide association that ensures education in modern subject matter. They typically travel with the ACEF and are escorted by the EDS. They take teaching materials to cites and train those interested in teach methods. They also set up a temporary school with different levels available for instruction of students. All are welcome to the WEA events, though there are some that oppose their mission to educate the masses. These people are mostly in power and want to stay that way, preying on the vulnerable people who trust them.

World Hope Alliance

Founded: January 2154

The World Hope Alliance is the closest thing to a world government in the current world. They are comprised of a council with members from every government that can contribute to them. Some governments in walled cities do not agree to participate, and thus do not get assistance from this alliance. The alliance, which most people call “the alliance,” is based in Phoenix and occupies a large building that has their offices and members’ living quarters inside. They make the world-wide laws that cities must abide by if they wish to receive their benefits and assistance.