Purpose: StormWatch was first created to be the UN’s arm to deal with super powered threats menacing any country’s sovereignty. As a side assignment, they also deal with situations the locals cannot handle by themselves (like a nuclear reactor close to critical mass). They can also be called in to enforce UN’s decrees.
Modus operandi: They are expected to interfere only upon the target country’s government’s request. But they have been known to operate from their own decision, usually undercover. The
Code Perfect invocation, the call that asks StormWatch’s intervention, is sent to the Weatherman who is the only authorized to judge the extent of the response to give. The Weatherman only reports to the UN’s Special Security Council. Whenever they capture an international criminal, they have a variety of detention facilities thorough the world, in remote places such as Terra del Fuego or the Arctic. For the worst cases, they put them in cryogenic detention aboard Skywatch.
The crisis response team is usually teleported from Skywatch to the Hot Landing Zone. The Weatherman monitors everything unusual that can occur on Earth surface. Helped by a full contingent of spy satellites, relaying information to monitoring personnel in Skyhall (the place where everything converge), in turn relaying to the Weatherman through tailor made implants.
Extent of operations: All around the world where superpowered beings threatens the security of a country. Finally, it revolves around the major conflict areas where one or all the parties are using supranormal forces (Africa, Middle East, ex-USSR, Gamorra).
Relationship to conventional authorities: They respond strictly to the UN. They have often troubles with countries maintaining their own SPB response organisations (like the USA with IO).
Bases of operations: Skywatch II, a UN-sponsored orbital station in Earth’s low orbit. New York’s UN building for liaison personnel.
Former bases of operations: Skywatch I, before they crashed it on Earth to destroy the WarGuard and Despot.
Major funding: United Nations
Known enemies: I.O., the MERCs, the WarGuard, Al Fathal, the High. There has been many occasions where they clashed with other superhero teams trespassing on sovereign land (like the WildCATs).
Known allies: UN, Unit Aleph (Israeli SPBs), and any country in trouble calling for their help.
This message was last edited by the GM at 22:46, Thu 13 Feb 2014.
