The Damocles Initiative

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[[[third-law-hub|Third Law Hub]]] >> The Damocles Initiative
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**DAMOCLES**
**INITIATIVE**
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//Hector Canvera seeks enlightenment among the stars.
He must not succeed.
Only the crew of the// Joyeuse //can stop him.//

Written by **[[[greenwolf-s-author-page| GreenWolf]]]**, **[[[tygently-author-page|TyGently]]]**, and **[[[ch00bakka-personnel-file|ch00bakka]]]**
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//Where did they come from, and why are they here?//
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* **[[[grant-request-for-the-construction-of-an-interstellar-scienc|Grant Request for the Construction of an Interstellar Science Vessel]]]** -- //By GreenWolf// _
Before there was Damocles, there was Daedalus. _
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* **[[[SCP-1425]]] -- Star Signals** -- //By Silberescher// _
"You will never truly move before you move in the Fifth World." _
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* **[[[A Little Bit Of Help]]]** -- //By ch00bakka// _
The //Oecumenicus Volgi// of the Ancient Noble Order of the Gormogons has the best first date ever.
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++ Countdown
//A secret space race of unimaginable significance.
The fate of two planets hangs in the balance.
And the other side has a head start.//
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**1. [[[Stairway To The Stars]]]** -- //By ch00bakka//
Moving to space together is usually fourth date material.

**2. [[[harvester-of-eyes|Harvester of Eyes]]]** -- //By TyGently//
{{Your Blood Is Your Own.
Do Not Nourish The Earth.}}

**3. [[[workshop-of-the-telescopes|Workshop of the Telescopes]]]** -- //By GreenWolf and TyGently//
Memos from the Damocles Working Group Regarding a Confection-Based Black Hole Feed System

**4. [[[SCP-6523]]] -- The Machine (ISV //Joyeuse//)** -- //By GreenWolf//
The //Joyeuse// will arrive at Alula Borealis in 400 years.
It will not return. 
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++ Ignition
//The journey has begun.
Two vessels cross the void between stars.
Will they reach their destination intact?//
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**5. [[[Fire of Unknown Origin]]]** -- //By ch00bakka, GreenWolf, and TyGently//
In order to begin their voyage, the crew of the //Joyeuse// must first set off the largest explosion in human history.

**6. [[[Burnin' For You]]]** -- //By ch00bakka, GreenWolf, and TyGently//
The //Joyeuse// catches a black hole, takes a pitstop at Pluto, and sets off into the darkness for good.

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++ After & Aside
//In another time, another place,
a new chronicle is written across the stars.//
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**[[[site anvil|Secure Planet Dossier: Site Anvil]]]** -- An interstellar colonization effort seeks to safeguard humanity from total destruction. Ideally, humanity will never find out. //By GreenWolf and TyGently//
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++ The Players
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[[span class="five"]]**Quintessence Aerospace**[[/span]] -- Private spaceflight company. Billionaire's vanity project. Actually a Fifthist star-cult. Built the starship //Quincunx// to find [[span style="text-decoration: line-through 0.2em"]]God[[/span]] [[span style="text-decoration: line-through 0.2em"]]the number five[[/span]] aliens.

[[span class="tcc"]]**Damocles Initiative**[[/span]] -- Independent joint agency of the Foundation and the GOC. Operates the interstellar vessel //Joyeuse//. Tasked with intercepting and neutralizing the //Quincunx//.

[[span class="scpf"]]**Department of Interstellar Containment (SCPF)**[[/span]] -- Foundation contingent of the Damocles Initiative. Responsible for maintenance of the drive system, as well as other engineering, scientific, and containment duties aboard the //Joyeuse//.

[[span class="goc"]]**Taskforce for Interstellar Threats (UNGOC)**[[/span]] -- GOC detachment of the Damocles Initiative. Responsible for the ship's weapon systems, as well as most combat and security functions. Includes numerous specialists in thaumatology and other parascientific disciplines.

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++ The Places
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**Earth** -- You are here.

**Space** -- Very big. Very empty.

**(532) Herculina** -- The eleventh most massive object in the main asteroid belt. Site of an abandoned Prometheus Labs research facility. Automated defenses make close approach hazardous. Believed to contain a small black hole created by Prometheus Labs.

**Farpoint Station** -- GOC Forward Operating Base located on Pluto. Used for secure storage of major parathreats which cannot be terminated. Monitoring outpost for the Deep Space Warning System.

**Alula Borealis** -- A K3III class orange giant star, located approximately 400 light years from the Earth's Sun.

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++ The People
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[[span class="five"]]**Hector Canvera**[[/span]] -- Deranged billionaire. [[span style="text-decoration: line-through 0.2em"]]Fifth-richest man in the world[[/span]] Richest man in space. Founder and CEO of Quintessence Aerospace. Member of the Fifth Church.

[[span class="scpf"]]**Jessica Fordyce**[[/span]] -- Director of the Department of Interstellar Containment. Previously a Special Liaison to the GOC. In a relationship with Michelle Dahl.

[[span class="goc"]]**Michelle Dahl**[[/span]] -- Commander of the Taskforce for Interstellar Threats. AKA Iphegenia Masonbane, //Emeritus Oecumenicus Volgi// of the Ancient Noble Order of the Gormogons.

[[span class="tcc"]]**Hiram Douglas**[[/span]] -- Captain of the //Joyeuse//. Former submarine captain and test pilot for Prometheus Labs. The only person ever trained to fly a black hole starship.

[[span class="scpf"]]**Song Jin-ho**[[/span]] -- Chief Engineer of the //Joyeuse//. Primary designer and supervisor of the Antoinette Machine. Was the Principal Investigator for the Foundation's compact fusion reactor research.

[[span class="goc"]]**Leila Wikström**[[/span]] -- Chief Medical Officer of the //Joyeuse//. Leading expert in cybernetics and medical prostheses. A Servant of the Silicon Nornir. Served on the Medical Board of Eurtec.

[[span class="goc"]]**Lilith Thornton**[[/span]] -- Chief Thaumaturge of the //Joyeuse//. Emeritus Professor and former Chair of Multiversal Studies at ICSUT Zurich. Has a Library card.

[[span class="tcc"]]**Tiffany Tiffany**[[/span]] -- Vice-Captain of the //Joyeuse//, executive officer of Hiram Douglas. Former naval aviator in the United States Navy, current Atlantean. Consulted for a post-Prometheus Pentagram think tank.

[[span class="scpf"]]**Phoebe Harlan**[[/span]] -- Second Engineer of the //Joyeuse//. Responsible for maintenance of the Darius-Semiz singularity drive. Was a supervising researcher for the Foundation's materials science program.

[[span class="scpf"]]**Anton Orlov**[[/span]] -- Commander of Mobile Task Force Psi-1 ("Redshirts"). Former GRU-P Spetsnaz officer. Led operations against Scarlet Hammer underneath Siberia. Frequent participant in joint GRU-P/Foundation actions.

[[span class="goc"]]**Pierre Duval**[[/span]] -- Leader of Strike Team 2112 ("Starship Troopers"). Warlock of the United Church of Satan, Scientist. Doctorates in Theology and Philosophy. Practitioner of combat epistemology.

[[span class="goc"]]**Laszlo Sarkany**[[/span]] -- Deputy Chief Thaumaturge of the //Joyeuse//. Archmagus Emeritus of the Scholomance and former member of the Council of 108. Definitely ancient, ambiguously European.
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