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(GRR 9367e) Atlas of Earth-Prime - Northern Europe
(GRR 9367e) Atlas of Earth-Prime - Northern Europe
(GRR 9367e) Atlas of Earth-Prime - Northern Europe
A NEW MENACE?
A group of villains who may have connections with Menace, or even be members of the group with connections and
operations all over Europe, have been operating in the northern portion of the E.U. Each of the members have names
derived from Scandinavian folklore:
Elverpige: An almost supernaturally beautiful woman with mind control powers that easily enthral members of the
opposite sex.
Dragur: A brilliant scientist that once worked for ASTRO Labs before stealing a suit that grants both invisibility and
phasing powers.
Troll: A refugee from the separation of Asgard from Midgard, or Earth. He recently awoke from a centuries-long
slumber and developed an interest in Norwegian black metal music.
Mara: A vicious woman with dream-altering and nightmare-based powers. She once held an entire town under her
sway and forced the inhabitants to kill one another for her own amusement.
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The Brain didnt die that day. Its internal power supply
was so advanced that even without external help it would
remain active for over a hundred years, but it needed time
to build a charge large enough to bring itself back online.
That happened three years ago. What the Brain found was
a vastly different world than the one it had last been in-
structed to watch over, so it set about doing that which
it did best, gather information. Reactivating all means of
communication and linking itself to the Internet, which
had barely existed when the Brain was first active, it grad-
ually found its way into the systems of UNISON, AEGIS,
and even SHADOW, and began to play each one against
the other, all seemingly for its own unknown agenda.
Since then it diverted funds from all three agencies,
bought itself some maintenance robots to handle repairs,
and began the task of acquiring nuclear codes from its
former Russian enemies. It didnt do any of this, however,
until it systematically removed all reference to itself from
any databank it encountered. Every agency is now aware
of this mysterious fourth player in the region, but has no
idea what its aims or objectives are.
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series of peace talks were organized in Reykjavik. For two plan. Ghostly apparitions have been spotted in the area,
days everything went to plan until the entire conference described by all who have seen them to be the witches of
was disrupted by the appearance of a hulking cyborg pro- legend, each one calling for help to combat a foe they can no
claiming his name to be Cold War and he was there to stop longer overcome in their weakened state.
the Russians from bowing to its US oppressors. Using his ice
powers he ravaged the buildings security, attacking both
American and Russian agents, before being brought down NORWAY
by Centurion who had been monitoring the conference. As the only Scandinavian country to have a long-estab-
Both presidents managed to get away unharmed, but the lished native super, Norwegians consider themselves
talks were in a shambles and both returned to their home- incredibly fortunate. Skjaldmeyjar has managed to over-
lands even more cynical than before. Investigating the come every adversary since establishing herself as the
cyborg further, AEGIS managed to uncover its connection to countrys protector during WWII and because of this, Nor-
a Russian black ops project from the 1970s. The project had ways dealings with both UNISON and SWORD has been
been closed down before activation and its creation was put minimal. Even now they are unaware that Skjaldmeyjars
into cryogenic stasis. Little more was learned, not even the very presence has brought a significant danger to their
name of the man who had been the subject of the augmen- shores as one of the worlds most dangerous organisa-
tation process, nor how nor when the creature had managed tions has set its sights on her.
to break free from its prison. All that was certain, was it must
have had help getting to Iceland, if nothing else. Damaged,
seemingly beyond repair, the Russians immediately request-
SKJALDMEYJAR
ed the return of their countryman and he promptly disap- When Odin called for warriors to aid him in his battles against
peared, buried under codenames and paperwork. the frost giants, Grim Haraldsen was one of the first to answer.
The talks between the two nations resumed a year later Devoted to the one-eyed god, he fought in the wastes of J-
and over the next decade agreements were made ending tunheimr for three full years before returning with tales of
a conflict that had defined an era. But somewhere in a valor that enraptured his entire clan. Barely months later, the
long forgotten room, Cold War lies in wait. call to arms came again and Grim followed, but this time with
a heavy heart as he left his now pregnant wife behind. He did
not fare as well in his battles and he was struck down. Even as
THE WITCHES OF HELKA the lifeblood drained from his body, his faith never wavered.
Calling to the Allfather, he begged not to save his own life,
In the windswept wastes of Iceland stands the Helka for he had died a warriors death, but to aid his unborn child.
Volcano, active since the 1100s and even as recently as As the last breath escaped his body, he heard a whispered,
2000, it is again on the verge of eruption. If the fear of this It is done.
imminent disaster wasnt already enough for the people
of Iceland to contemplate, folklore has long said that the
volcano is guarded by a coven of witches and somewhere
in its fiery depths lies a gateway to hell. The tales refer to an
SKJALDMEYJAR PL12 204 POINTS
original group of witches, long since dead, that guarded the STR 10 STA 8 AGL 3 DEX 3 FGT 8 INT 0 AWE 2 PRE 4
volcano and its gateway for fear of what was on the other Powers: Hammer of the Gods (Strength-based Damage 3
side. All of them had been brought to the volcano by visions (Removable (-1 point)); Heimdalls Gift (Senses 1 (Extended
that had plagued their dreams for years before. They lived in Hearing); Iunns Gift (Immunity 1 (Aging)); Odins Gift
that desolate wasteland until old age and illness took them. (Protection 6); Swiftness of the Valkyrie (Flight 6 (120 MPH));
With every eruption, they feared the arrival of something Thors Blessing (Call Lightning (Ranged Damage 12, Indirect
1 (from above), Lightning Resistance (Immunity 5 (Electrical
dark and evil, but it never came to pass while they lived. damage)), Summon Storm (Environment 12 (8 miles, Cold,
Wind, Visibility (-2)))
After they passed, the site lay unguarded for centuries, its
hidden dangers long forgotten, but recently the secret of the Advantages: Assessment, Close Attack 3, Improved Initiative,
Leadership
volcano was finally rediscovered by cultists of the Eightfold
Web and theyve moved to Helka. The portal wasnt a gateway Skills: Athletics 5 (+15), Expertise: Norse Mythology 8 (+8),
to hell, it took travellers anywhere they wished if they knew Insight 6 (+8), Intimidation 2 (+6), Perception 8 (+10), Ranged
Combat: Call Lightning 5 (+8)
the way. The cultists used it to open a way to Verecia, the par-
allel Earth containing Freedoms Reach so they could unite Offense: Initiative +7, Call Lightning +6 (Ranged, Damage 8),
Hammer of the Gods +11 (Close, Damage 13), Unarmed +11
two aspects of the spider god, Raknis, from Earth, and Rakna, (Close, Damage 10)
from Verecia). With its mind on both sides of the dimensional
divide working towards the same goal it was easy for spider Defense: Dodge 8, Parry 10, Fortitude 12, Toughness 14, Will 8
god to send agents to Helka volcano and Hells Forge in Power Points: Abilities 76 + Powers 88 + Advantages 6 + Skills
anticipation of the next eruptionwhich is when the link 17 + Defenses 17 = 204
between the two worlds was weakest. That time is imminent Complications: MotivationPatriotism: Skjaldmeyjar is
and Raknis scheme to swarm first Earth-prime with his mon- a fervent believer in her country and its people and will do
strous followers, and then Freedom Reach with technologi- everything in her power to defend them. This isnt necessarily
a loyalty to any one government, rather a belief of what is best
cally superior ones is on the verge of fruition. Unfortunately for the people themselves. Enemy: Skjaldmeyjar has drawn
for Raknis, something it didnt prepare for may disrupt the the ire of SHADOW and Ragnarok.
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For two more hours she trudged through the fallen snow PURPLE HAZE
before finding the ravens pecking at what appeared to
be a small stone box half buried in the ground. Prying it A new narcotic has found its way onto the streets Stock-
open she found a hammer, its metal gleaming unnaturally holm going by the name of purple haze, a thick, viscous
in the sun. As she picked it up she felt a surge of power liquid that grants seemingly random powers moments
jolt through her body, she grew more muscular and she after it is consumed. It is thought to be a derivative of zoom
gained knowledge of powers she had gained, she finally and max, which are found predominantly in Freedom City.
knew who she was, Odins Shieldmaiden. Its real origins are slightly more complex.
From that day onward, Aesas life was different. She threw Recent events in Emerald City have brought the Earth
herself into her new role, and even after the gods re- under the scrutiny of the galactic community in general,
treated to their own plane, she continued to praise their but a small faction of the Stellar Khanate decided to play a
name in battle. In the 1st century she fought against the more active role. They arrived on Earth a few months ago
Romans, in the 8th century she lead raids on London, but with the intention of expanding their criminal empire by
after fighting in the Norwegian civil war of 1130 C.E. she selling a new concoction which provided humans with
found that with her clan long gone, she no longer knew if a fantastic high, a burst of super powers, and was also
the country she once loved truly existed anymore. Decid- highly addictive.
ing she would be better suited living alone, she withdraw
to a small cabin in the mountains, vowing to spend the Unknown to the members of the Khanate, one of their
rest of her life there. members is a Grue infiltrator with an agenda of his own.
The drug works as intended, but because of the changes
That changed in 1940 as the Nazi war machine rolled the infiltrator made, it has side effect that creates a low-lev-
across Europe, when Norway faced invasioneven after el psychic link to the Grue Meta-mind. After taking the drug
declaring itself neutral. Travelling to Oslo, Aesa offered four or five times, the user finds their dreams plagued with
her services to the government and for two months she images of a strange, alien being (the Meta-mind), its voice
proved her worth fighting alongside the resistance, but whispers to them in strange words and images. After ten of
by June it seemed inevitable the Nazis would win and she so uses the connection is so intense it is almost as strong as
was asked to escort King Haakon VII and several officials that of a normal Grue drone. The addicts become human-
as they escaped to London, England, a place she had last drones and lay in wait as sleeper agents until activated
seen 800 years prior. The operation was a success, and by the Meta-mind. Unfortunately for the Grue and their
while the exiles helped organize the resistance against victims, the initial psychic connection with such a vast alien
the Nazis now-collaborative Norwegian government, mind drives almost half of the users to madness or suicide.
Aesa, under the name Skjaldmeyjar, teamed up with the The Grue plan to correct this problem as soon as they can,
Allies of Freedom, Britannia, and several others to help but further testing is required and the Khanate members
defend the UK, saving the life of Winston Churchill on at have started to notice theyre losing repeat customers than
least two occasions. they anticipated. Local police are aware of this new drug
and its ability to give users super powers, but as of yet
After the war, Aesa returned to Norway and inspired by have no idea as to the source of the drug, nor have they
her allied friends, continued her heroic career fighting managed to acquire a sample.
against the forces of SHADOW, particularly Ragnarok,
who she saw as a dark reflection of herself. The fight con-
tinues to this day, with Ragnaroks obsession with Aesa UNISON HEADQUARTERS, STOCKHOLM
greater than ever. SHADOW built a second European
base of operations on Soroya Island several years ago, As UNISONs largest base in Northern Europe, the Stock-
and Ragnarok convinced Overshadow to allow him to holm headquarters should be in much better condition
run it. Naming it Hammerheart, he oversees SHADOWs than it is. Currently manned by Major Allen Haglund and
plans for Europe, but his secondary motivation is to a skeleton crew, the base is responsible for co-ordinating
bring Skjaldmeyjar down, even if it takes all the forces he almost every mission that takes place in the area. The
has on hand to do so. current state of affairs is due to a series of massive loses
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Manteis
IRELAND
Ireland has had a long history with their supers and while
they have been few in number, most of them have been
highly regarded; their names inscribed on many a pub
sign. The two most significant supers currently active in
the country both have origins dating back to prehistory,
one wishes to defend his country, one wishes to enslave MANTEIS PL13 221 POINTS
it. While the Irish government is entirely separate from its
neighbors, Northern Ireland and England, its approach to STR 3 STA 2 AGL 2 DEX 3 FGT 5 INT 8 AWE 10 PRE 8
the management of supers is handled in a similar fashion. Powers: Magic (Array (28 points), all Dynamic, Call of Chaos
Being responsible for the safety of the country the au- (Ranged Damage 14 (magic), AE: Grip of Fear (Ranged
thorities understands dangers exist that only supers have Affliction 14 (Resisted and Overcome by Will; Dazed, Stunned,
Paralyzed)), AE: Illusion (Illusion 5, all sense types), AE: Lead the
a chance of defeating, and keeping a number of them on Weak (Burst Area 2 (60 feet) Continuous Affliction 4 (Resisted
their side is a sensible idea. and Overcome by Will; Entranced, Compelled, Controlled), AE:
Sense Magic (Detect Magic 2, Awareness, Analytical, Extended
MANTEIS 3), AE: Teleport (Teleport 9 (2 miles), Accurate); Dagger of
Woe (Strength-based Damage 4, Penetrating 4, linked to
Weaken Magic 8, Broad (magical traits)); Gem of Black Flame
Ireland (or ire, in the modern Irish tongue) has a mysti- (Immunity 11 (Aging, Life Support)); Runic Tattoos of Defense
cal dynasty even greater than that of its neighboring (Protection 14); Torc of the Unseen (Concealment 4, all visual
senses, Removable (-2 points))
countries of the United Kingdom largely due to the in-
fluences of the Formorians, which are remants of a slave Advantages: Contacts, Favored Foe (Magic Wielders), Ritualist
race created by the Serpent People, and the Tuatha D Skills: Close Combat: Small Blades 7 (+12), Expertise: Irish
Danann, survivors of the once great city of Atlantis. While History 7 (+15), Expertise: Magic 10 (+18), Insight 3 (+13),
the Formorians managed to bring superior Lemurian Investigation 2 (+10), Perception 2 (+12), Persuasion 6 (+14),
Ranged Combat: Magic Array 9 (+12), Stealth 4 (+6)
technology with them when they escaped their Serpent
People masters, a number of them became masters of Offense: Initiative +2, Call of Chaos +12 (Ranged, Damage 14),
dark, chaotic magic, creating artifacts and talismans of Dagger of Woe +12 (Close, Damage 7 linked to Weaken Magic
8), Unarmed +5 (Close, Damage 3)
their very own.
Defense: Dodge 10, Parry 10, Fortitude 10, Toughness 16, Will 16
In 33 C.E., a minor mage, Cormac Mac Eogan, heard rumors Power Points: Abilities 82 + Powers 84 + Advantages 3 + Skills
that ancient items of power existed and devoted his life 25 + Defenses 27 = 221
to recovering and studying them. For the next decade,
Complications: MotivationPower: Manteis is obsessed
Cormac searched the green fields of Ireland and managed with obtaining the powers of Britannia as well as other mystical
to find three artifacts: a dagger with an enchanted blade, knowledge. Power Loss: Manteis cannot use his Magic array if
a torc of invisibility, and a large black gem that burnt with he is unable to speak and make gestures.
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a black fire and blessed him with immortality once it was order to gain any allies and advantages he could. Taking
embedded in his chest. the name Manteis, a term once used to describe Irish di-
viners and seers, he was spoken of only in hushed tones.
In 43 C.E., something new drew Cormacs attention. The
invading Roman forces told tales of a woman called Britan- In 1851, victory once again slipped through Manteis
nia, with abilities beyond those of normal mortals, who had fingers as Britannia II was killed saving the life of Queen
fought on their side during recent battle against a clan of Victoria from a Prussian airship attack. Her magical energy
Celtic berserkers. Cormac immediately set out for Britain to faded long before he could reach her. Manteis didnt have
see just who this woman was and, more importantly, how to wait long for another chance at Britannias power as a
he could use his magic to steal her power. It took him two third woman, Anne Pennington, gained the abilities during
months to track her to a Roman encampment in Colchester the Blitz in the early days of World War II. This time fate con-
and used his torcs invisibility spell to sneak in on her as she spired against Manteis as Pennington travelled the world
lay sleeping. Cormacs enchanted blade struck home, but fighting the Nazis with the Allies of Freedom. Their paths
the containment spell hed hoped to trap her power with crossed only a handful of times before Britannias powers
wasnt strong enough to capture her energies as she died. faded. Manteis theorised that Pennington was the first
Instead they dissipated into the very earth itself. woman to outlive the duration of the granted powers.
Cormac was distraught, and fled the camp as quickly as In 1993 the Terminus invasion of Freedom City gave
he could. He returned to his home cursing his failure but Manteis an idea; if he could provide a big enough threat,
harboring a new obsession that would plague him for then he may be able to draw out a new Britannia. Soon
several hundred years. Studying the phenomena that ap- thereafter the press started reporting on seemingly
parently granted Britannia her powers, magic seemingly random crop circles appearing all over the British coun-
drawn from the very land itself, Cormac waited, certain it tryside, but it wasnt until a few weeks later that their true
would happen again. He crafted a stasis spell that would purpose came to light as mystical markings in a giant
revive him as soon as the magical energy was detected country-wide summoning spell. Once completed the sky
again and he retreated far underground where he lay un- cracked open and an other-dimensional horror slipped
disturbed until 1840. through. Unfortunately for Manteis, Britains heroes were
able to handle the threat without the Britannia power... or
A new Britannia had risen, Cormac was revived and he the magic somehow knew it wasnt needed. Unsuccess-
proceeded to harry her over the next decade. He inte- ful once again, Manteis returned to his brooding. Recently
grated himself into the criminal underworld of London in a new woman has taken up the Britannia name, Margaret
Collins, and Manteis is once again plotting against her,
MACROTH PL12 189 POINTS waiting in the shadows for the best time to strike.
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Macroth
been seen by human eyes for centuries. As he fell un- in trouble with the authorities. His grandmother told
conscious his last sight was of a statue on the far side him he possessed the second sight, a birthright of his
of the cave, it was a robed woman, just over two meters family line, but Thomas did his level best to ignore his
tall, and he was sure it smiled at him. occasional unusual visions and insights. By the time he
was a teenager, Thomas left home to join a rock band
When Sean came to, he felt sensation returning to his called the Stone Muses and tour Europe. He also started
limbs, but as he glanced down he didnt see his old self, using drugs and drinking heavily at parties and shows.
but a body hewn from stone itself. Before he had another
thought, he heard a whisper seemingly from the statue, Towards the end of the nearly yearlong tour, Thomas had
Behold your new form. I am Danu. Goddess of the Earth a recurring vision of the death of his friend and band-mate
and I have saved your life. In exchange you shall become Leo Matterly. He did his best to ignore this vision, and then
my champion and defend the lands of the Tuatha D to blot it out with drug- and alcohol-use. Unfortunately,
Danann and the world itself from all threats. As the Rhymers wild partying, and that of his band-mates, led to
whisper faded, another voice shouted down at him from the vision coming true; during a fierce argument between
high above and asked if he was okay. He glanced down at Thomas and Leo, the band guitarist fell from a seventh
himself again and saw he was his old self again. Unsure of story hotel balcony to his death.
what else to do, he called back and, with help, crawled out
of the cavern and back to the surface. The police ruled the death an accident, even though
Thomas claimed it was his fault. He admitted himself to a
Since then Sean has found that he can call upon the psychiatric hospital and attempted to get clean, but ter-
power of Danu to become a man of stone with a mo- rible visions continued to plague him. Therapy and anti-
ments thought. Hes also gone back to where he fell, but psychotic medications helped to quell the visions for a
hasnt been able to find the cave he was in nor the statue time, but upon his release, Thomas found himself drifting
he was sure he saw. Seans not sure if he hallucinated the through the world like a ghost, disowned by his family and
whole thing or if what he saw was true. Whatever the truth ostracized by his former friends. He ended up living on the
is, as threats have arisen, he has found a place for himself streets of Belfast and, once his money ran out, so too did his
as the protector of his country and the world. regular medications. The visions returned, with awareness
of... things moving in the shadows, just out of sight.
THOMAS RHYMER It was Beltane Eve when Thomas, half-stumbling through a
dark alley, heard the jingling of harness bells. The woman in
Thomas Rhymer grew up in war-torn Belfast, Ireland. The the dark limousine that pulled up along the street was the
seventh and youngest child of a large Catholic family, most beautiful hed ever seen. He stepped into the car as if in
Thomas was always clever, but also wild and frequently a dream, and what passed that night was a whirlwind of sen-
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that the safety of the country could rely on the whims of a commonly believed the stones date to around 2600 BCE
handful of individuals, so the people in charged created a and that they were built on a previously-used shrine, but
force that would answer solely to them. one group of mystics knows their true purpose. The group,
called as the Brotherhood of the Stones, know the henge
The first point of order was to create the Ministry of Powers is a focal point of several ley lines and that the energy has
which would deal with all superhuman matters within the the potential to open a gateway to the realm of Ghorum-
country. It started by creating a database of every Power maz, the dragon within the Earth. For the past two years
in the country and used this knowledge to recruit for the the Brotherhoods Earth-mages have woven an intricate
first government-sponsored team, the Bulldogs. Not long spell around the stones, but its effects have only now
afterwards the Ministry was contacted by the Blake Insti- started to show. Minor disruptions in the ley lines have
tute, a well-regarded technology think-tank, with plans started to appear, their energy subtly ebbing and surging,
for a super-prison that could handle Powered criminals. but not enough to alarm any of Britains mystic commu-
The government quickly agreed to the Institutes proposal nity. Its only a matter of time before someone feels some-
and construction soon began near the Oakhampton Army thing is not as it should be, whether that is too late to stop
Base in Dartmoor, Devon. The Blake Institute supplied the the Brotherhoods plot is difficult to say.
Ministry with advanced technology, such as the Goliath I
power suit to guard the prison, a modernized version of
which continues to do so even today. THE BLAKE INSTITUTE
Throughout the decades the Ministry and numerous itera- The Blake Institute was formed in the early 1960s from an
tions of the Bulldogs have managed to thwart threats to the amalgamation of various defense companies and tech-
country. The current line up is under command of Brigadier nological whiz kids all brought together under one roof
Douglas Courtney and consisting of the heroes Defender, by scientist Daniel Blake. As a developer of cutting-edge
Gargantu-Anne (Annabelle Chang, growth powers) Pulsar technology, the Institute has been a key partner to the
(Captain Nathan Spencer, cosmic energy manipulation), Ministry of Powers since day one. It has been respon-
Azure Star (Nikki Summers, super-powered martial artist) sible for construction of the countrys only super-prison
and Project Kay (Kay Chambers, the consciousness of a criti- as well as almost every device or weapon the U.K. uses
cally injured girl housed in the body of a robot). to handle its super-powered population. Blakes gruff
and condescending attitude made him fairly unpopu-
GLASTONBURY TOR lar amongst his fellow scientists, but when he retired as
head of the institute at the age of 70, he happily handed
control over to his granddaughter, Isabella, who was one
This large hill in Glastonbury, Sommerset has long been
of the few scientists he considered his equal. Isabella
associated with the legends of King Arthur and Camelot.
exhibits the genius of her grandfather, but with a warm
In fact, some of those connections are true. In the final
and friendly personality. Fellow scientists often joke that
days of Camelot, a deal struck by Earths Master Mage
she is almost too perfect and cant help but wonder if her
at the time, Merlin, urged the Fae of Avalon to take the
grandfather didnt have some kind of nefarious hand in
fallen body of King Arthur to their realm in an attempt to
her development. Their joke isnt far from the truth.
heal him in preparation for his return during the countrys
greatest hour of need. The Tor was the location of the last Daniel Blake is in fact a time traveller from soon after
few stable portals to the Faerie realms and its lingering in- the great cataclysm of 2112. He managed to cobble to-
fluence continued to seep across the dimensional bound- gether a one way time-jump device that allowed him to
aries even after the portals had faltered. journey into the past, specifically to November 1963. In
his mind, the purpose for the jump was clear; he had to
Over the course of the following centuries, tales about the
either prevent the crisis from happening or, at least, save
people under the hill circulated in the taverns of the area
Britain from its ravages. He brought with him a database
and in 1590 a curious man called William Shakespeare
of technological designs from one hundred years in the
sought out the origin of those stories as an inspiration for
future, then gathered together the members of what
one of his plays. Over a few nights during mid-summer,
would become the Blake Institute in order to kickstart
images of Avalon danced through his dreams and upon
Britains technological advancement ahead of its time.
returning home, he put quill to paper. His ensuing tale
He knew how long he had to avert the future he came
further reinforcing the link between worlds.
from and as he grew older, he realised he would be long
In recent times, others, including Thomas Rymer, have dead before his mission would succeed... or fail. With that
heard the call of the Tor and strange lights and other phe- in mind, he used genetic manipulation techniques hed
nomena have been reported all over the area. Could it brought with him (derived from the DNAscent process)
be the Fae of Avalon are eager to return... or that Arthur to improve his granddaughter, Isabella. Improved as
himself stands ready to repel an upcoming threat to the she was, he was certain he had an heir that could con-
lands he once called home? tinue his work. In addition, he steered her into the study
of various sciences and allowed her to head her first re-
STONEHENGE search and development team at the age of only nine-
teen before finally revealing her place in his plan. Since
The true origins of this stone circle found in the vast open- then, Isabella has had access to the vault beneath the
ness of Salisbury Plain are only guessed at by most. It is Blake Institute and the secret database Blake brought
with him from the future.
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