Syndicate

The Syndicate

By Robert Ingdahl

Introduction by Anders Sandberg

Late this evening, while I was busy studying the Kabbala, the doorbell suddenly rang. Hard. Outside, I found Robert Ingdahl. He gave me a disk, and disappeared. The following seems to be a description of the Syndicate, both in general and the Stockholm Construct in particular.

Several things are worth noticing. One is the consistent use of dollar signs instead of 's'. It is not a random pattern, but seems to convey the "syndicatiness" of certain words, their intrinsic connection to the paradigm of the Convention. The general style of writing seems to reflect the nature of the Syndicate; arrogant, selfish and cynical. Proponents of political correctness will probably faint.

The author seems to fit the image of the typical Syndicate member: dressed in Italian shoes and costume, with a red tie, new and expensive clock and spouting capitalistic views. He is indeed a student at Stockholm School of Economics, and most of the people he mentions as members in the Syndicate are really prominent citizens. Is he really a representative of the Syndicate, and why would he give this information to me? His views seems to fit quite well, and some of the descriptions of Stockholm in text seems eerily true.

Why would he spread this potentially damaging information? Does he want to defect? There is also the explanation from the author, that he had a secret desire to be a villain in people's chronicles. A case of masochism? Or perhaps this is an attempt to spread subtle misinformation to the Traditions? Or even more spooky, perhaps the Syndicate doesn't even care if it gets out...

The $yndicate

You cannot serve both God and Mammon

Claimer: The characters and events described in this file are not fictional. Any resemblance between the characters and any person, living, dead or undead is purely intentional, so sue me!

I carefully lit my last Cartier cigarette with my silver plaqued Stockholm School of Economics Zippo lighter. I took a look at the emblem engraved on it: the wand of Mercurius, the Roman god of merchants and thieves, surrounded by the twin snakes and laurels. I owed much to my school, the best damned business school in Europe, for opening my eyes to the only true pleasure in life: making money. When I first passed between the school's huge bronze doors on Sveavägen 65 I was just a scared kid but now after three years of hard studies I was a shrewd businessman, well versed in the art of doing business. Ah, the sweet aroma of expensive cigarettes, the aroma of success. I savored it and opened the huge bronze doors.

It was late, I had been studying for my exam in economics and had not stopped until I was completely sure of passing it with the highest possible grade as I had done with all the other exams. Now I would return home to my six room apartment on Östermalm and Carolina. Carolina is my girlfriend, she is from a very wealthy family and she is naturally one of my fellow students. I would not consider dating another kind of woman, they generally do not understand the importance of power and money and they only discuss futile subjects like world peace, ecology and women's liberation. At least with Carolina things are straight: I covet her money and she covets my great potential as a businessman and we do not make ourselves any stupid ideas that our relationship is based on romance and love or crap like that. But I must admit that she's a really good screw for the money and even a stressed businessman needs some good pussy once in a while. It's hard to buy these days if you do not know where to look (the Stockholm School of Economics of course). She got really hot when I announced to her that I would buy the apartment with the profit I made from my Astra shares that I sold when they were at their peak but our night of passion did not take me as high as the moment when I learned that I had made a million SEK on the deal. I grabbed a firmer grip on the handle of my leather briefcase and descended the stairs of the school.

An old bum laid on the stairs, blocking my way. " Get out of my way, you parasite" I yelled at the lazy bastard and kicked him hard in the chest. He growled, rose up and left. I have never had any compassion for the creeps that live off my hard-earned money. I do not understand why the government keeps them living, feeding them with the ridiculously high taxes it steals from the few citizens that work for their living. At least in business the rules are clear: if you do not work you will go broke and get out of business. The business world isn't for the weak, but I am strong. I am a predator in the jungle and I always get my prey. I went to my Porsche Carrera. Some may think that it is a car that is out of style but money and success can never go out of style. Yuppie isn't dead, Yuppie lives!

I took my keys from the pocket of my new Armani suit and was just about to open the door when a black limousine with mirrored windows slid up beside me. A chauffeur in a black uniform stepped out and said to me "Mr. Ingdahl, I presume?". I nodded. "Mr. Nilegård would like to speak with you" he replied and opened the door to the back seat of the limousine. I was stunned, Percy Nilegård, the famous international stock broker and entertainment industry magnate would like to speak with me! It was an opportunity that all the graduates from the Stockholm School of Economics would cut off their right arm for and now it was offered to me, a student that still had a full year to my graduation from the best business school in Europe. Carolina could wait!

I was a bit nervous as I climbed into the limousine but I hid my feelings completely with my charming white-toothed Italian smile that has many times fooled my opponents to lower their guard in order for me to rip their throats out (financially speaking, of course). There he was, Percy Nilegård, a man in his forties with neatly cut blond hair and a square jaw. He wore an expensive tailor-made gray business suit and Italian shoes. I could not fail noticing the Rolex watch on his wrist and his designer eyeglasses. He finished a conversation with someone over his Ericsson mobile telephone and looked at me. We firmly shook hands and introduced ourselves and the limousine started driving down Sveavägen to Sergels torg past the imposing, but now dark, corporate headquarters.

"Mr. Nilegård, I am very honored to meet you. I must congratulate you on your last deal when you wrenched TV 4 out of the control of Jan Stenbeck," always good to start a conversation with a powerful man by flattering him, I thought. "Oh, dear Mr. Ingdahl, that was yesterday's news. Would you like some Chivas Regal?" he replied with a smile worthy of a shark. "On the rocks, please". "Now, lets get down to business. I have an offer to make you, Mr. Ingdahl". My tension disappered, Percy Nilegård was about to make me an offer, perhaps he wanted to recruit me to his prestigious company: Nilegård International Holdings with offices in Stockholm, London, Frankfurt, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Sydney, Paris, Brussels and Milan. If so, a prosperous and wealthy future awaited me. "Very interesting, Mr. Nilegård, I am deeply honored. What kind of an offer do you have in mind?". He lit a hand-rolled Havana and looked at me with a serious look in his eyes and said to me in a solemn voice "Mr. Ingdahl, I am offering you a place as a full member of the Syndicate". I was stunned, had he gone mad, there was no entity called the Syndicate or perhaps...? My curiosity got the better of me and I asked "Mr. Nilegård, I'm sorry but I do not understand. Would you please explain to me what the Syndicate is?"

The History of the $yndicate

Pecunia non olet! (Money does not stink)
Emperor Vespasianus

The Syndicate has always existed, in one form or another, since the Market has always existed. Once upon a time the Market was very restricted since it was restrained by the paradigms of the past. Worldwide trade was impossible, not only because of insufficient transportation but also because of the inadequate barter system favored by the fools of the Traditions. The Traditions tried to focus the Sleepers' attention on spiritual and transcendental goals that the Sleepers could not grasp. This forced the Sleepers into a primitive agricultural economy where everyone was supposed to be self-sufficient and wary of strangers. The result was often starvation, low quality of life and a spiritual dissatisfaction since most could not perceive the mysteries of the wizards and the priests. But our predecessors in ancient Rome found another way: the materialistic way.

Material gratification is easily understandable even by the Sleepers and the act of gaining material gratification does give a spritual sense of accomplishment — a sense of meaning to this existence. They started to lead the Prime flows into the material world and thus strengthened their paradigms and suddenly trade on a large scale was possible in the whole Roman Empire. Sure, the Syndicate was weak then, the Traditions still decided most of the paradigms but our predecessors had managed to create this hole in the system. Unfortunately, the power struggle between the Traditions destroyed the Roman Empire and Europe was again thrown into a dark era. But we emerged again during the Renaissance.

The merchant houses of Medici in Florence and Fugger in Antwerp were largely controlled by us and they started to rip the old economic system of barter and self-sufficiency to pieces. As the kings of Europe strengthened their power they were able to gain people's trust in order to make coins that were generally accepted by most merchants. This enabled us to start banks in Italy which gave us even more control on the economy (and thus reality). People began to loose faith in God and started to covet their material needs instead and the ideal of hard work and material rewards was highly praised.

On Sicily the predecessors of the Mobsters evolved from unemployed bands of mercenaries as finally the paradigms had evolved to the extent that organized crime was profitable. Make no mistake, the Mobsters are not that different from us Businessmen. They do Business too, but they have always specialized in markets that are restricted by at first the Traditions and now by the New World Order so they have to use a different strategy than us but that's the whole difference! In the Dark Ages crime was limited to petty things as highwaymen and chicken thieves but the new paradigms now allowed the Mobsters to engage in more lucrative sectors as large-scale prostitution, racketeering and smuggling. There is no clear border between our activities either, just look on the slave trade that was one of our most lucrative trades but now has to be administrated by the Mobsters.

In the 18th century the time was ripe for the foundation of another business flow: the Economists. The Economists were founded by Adam Smith. Their task is to make the economy predictable and quantifiable. Soon we were able to direct the flow of the economy in ways that suited our ends. If economy is a predictable science you can wield enormous power since your are then able to decide what is profitable or not. If something is not profitable there is no use in doing it. The Market has then become the sole standard by which everything is measured and we are then able to decide the course of our Ascension.

$yndicate Bu$ine$$ Flows

The Economi$t$

In the long run we're all dead.
John Maynard Keynes

The Economists are primarily concerned with the construction of new economic models. By these models the Syndicate is able to command the economy. The Syndicate can by itself decide if our activities are profitable or not and they can use this against those who are opposed to us. They strive to make every endeavor of mankind quantifiable by economic standards in order to make profit the sole measure of success. Economics is a powerful kind of magick but its effects are not clearly visible since it deals with the distribution of quintessence in the economic patterns but when theses patterns are fuelled the effects on world economy are clearly felt. The Economists are usually found at universities and business schools.

The Bu$ine$$men

The Market demands it!
Swedish currency broker on the currency crisis of 1992

Our Business flow is primarily concerned with controlling and supervising the flows of quintessence in the economic patterns that the Economists create with their theories. We control the stock markets of the world and all the major corporations. Our major task is to make the Sleepers understand that only material gratification is desirable and that they should live only to get the satisfaction of working. To work gives them a sense of belonging and a meaning to their existence and thus they reinforce our view of reality and believe me, it is easy to make people appreciate materialism since it's easy, quick and understandable.

The Mob$ter$

I don't know anything, I didn't see anything, I didn't hear anything, I wasn't even there, and if I was there I slept.
Sicilian to an investigating policeman

The Mobsters are involved in providing goods and services that do not directly lead to Ascension but are still demanded by the Sleepers and that we are still not able to reduce the demand. Sure they do profits, enormous profits, but generally these goods and services do in the long run deviate the Sleepers from our materialism. But if they use the Mobsters' drugs and hookers the customer will only get drunk and exhausted and avoid the intoxication and orgasms that will get them closer to the Cult of Ecstacy's Ascension. You might say that they cover up the quintessence leaks in the system.

The $tructure of our Bu$ine$$

Our structure is strictly hierarchical but the ways to the top differ from business flow to business flow. The Economists start as researchers after a period as assistants and advance to research directors. A good way to advance seems to be to produce useful new theories that enable us to make larger profits by spinning new business patterns. We businessmen start out as MBAs after a period as trainees and advance to the title of CEO by controlling the flows of quintessence on the Market well. The Mobsters start out as brutes, then soldiers and advance to Godfathers when they manage to dominate the "illicit" markets. Note that the names do not really reflect the power of the business associate. A trainee could be the CEO of IBM and a soldier could be Toto Riina. I have heard some rumors that there is an executive board that leads the Syndicate.

External Bu$ine$$ Relation$

Business is war
Japanese proverb
Iteration Xmas
These idiots think that machines are the path to Ascension, fools! Machines can only interact with each other by the same way as humans but they cannot make the important personal connections that people can make and cannot bypass the system. Machines are just tools. Still, we market their products since they are useful as goods on the Market and we can make big profits on them. As soon as we spot one of their products we do not have a need for we declare it as unprofitable or unwanted by the Market and they will not get it out to the Sleepers. What good does it do then? The problem with these grease monkeys and the procrastinators is that they do not understand the power of the Market and that they must submit to it.
Procrastinators
They too create profitable products, but we guard them closely with our corporations and make unwanted products unprofitable at will. We have a lot of power over them since most of their ludicrous, time-wasting projects have to be financed by corporate sponsors. If we so please, we simply cut their funds and they can try experimenting without resources. Still, do not underestimate them.
Void Goal Engineers
These clowns make me laugh. They actually think that life in space is going to be so different from that on Earth. There is going to be trade between the stars because someone always desires what another can provide and the Syndicate will be there grabbing the profits. We will only allow space travel when we find it profitable, to what use is a satellite if it does not allow world-wide communications or satellite TV?
New World Disorder
Our worst enemies. They think that their bureaucrats can defy the Market and allocate resources as they please. Just look at what happened to the Soviet Union. Still, they hold us down with their pathetic attempts to restrain some markets and by telling the Sleepers that our Ascension is cruel and that only the state can take care of the weak. But why protect the lazy bastards that cannot fend for themselves, why finance a business that cannot raise any profits? It will only stop humanity reaching Ascension if the illuminated cannot rise above the rabble. It will lead to chaos when a frustrated humanity cannot progress. But the days of these fools are numbered. We will crush the states by speculating against the currencies showing the world that the Market does not put any faith in these unprofitable institutions. Besides, they are bringing themselves down by the governments' ever-increasing budget deficits. The deficits are growing because everybody wants a free lunch and the bureaucrats are giving it to them so far. We take their subsidies with joy because we know we are ruining their financial status.

The Other Fools

Money isn't anything.
Ha, that is said by the poor to comfort themselves!
Conversation between Louie and Uncle Scrooge in Donald Duck
Akashic Bonsai Trees
They have grown somewhat more powerful in the West recently but they are not a real danger. Who would like to live as a monk all his life? We share their philosophy of discipline over the mind in order to do things better, and that is making money and thus we were able to gain firm control of Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and parts of the rest of the Far East. People could easily direct their energy from shitting in a rice field and plowing it with a buffalo to do business by using the same discipline and thus our power is increasing rapidly in this market. They may sit and rot in their monastries while we rule the world outside.
Celestial Airheads
You cannot serve both God and Mammon, they say. We know this is wrong. You can make enormous profits by providing religious services, ask any of our TV preachers. Still true religion must be battled and it is very easy to do so. Even if you are pious and devout to a deity you will not get any material rewards in this life. Material rewards are tangible and easily measured and we have made sure that people desire material rewards. Spend for salvation!
Cult of Idleness
Some of our best customers. They buy our drugs, alcohol, birth control devices and listen to our music. They are not a threat to our Ascension since they are materialists like us but they waste their time and time is money. They are hedonists that do not know the true pleasures in life. Without money you cannot get pleasure since no one will give you a record, a song or a bottle of scotch just out of pure friendliness. Pleasure has a price and that price is money. Sure they try to influence the masses to give in to unprofitable pleasure, look at MTV! But then again guess who owns MTV and shows all those cute commercials about all those marvellous goods you just have to buy.
Dreamers
Drumming dreamers. Nature is a resource to exploit for raw materials. Otherwise it is unprofitable. We destroy the native peoples by purchasing their land and driving them off in order to use the resources and natives are so easily seduced by the Market. When all tribal societies are gone the Dreamers will lose their power completely.
Euthanize Us
They give away death for free! They kill people just to give them another chance. We know better. Death should only be given to those who stand in the way of your profits or the ones someone pays you to kill (there is a market for that too, you know). They should be euthanized themselves since they are not profitable but we will bill them in the afterlife since there is no such thing as a free lunch.
Order of Balderdash
Silly old fools reading books some crazed rabbi wrote centuries ago since he had nothing better to do. But they have to buy those books of arcane balderdash and we are happy to supply them if they pay our price. Their hierarchical order has inspired our own organization but we use it more efficiently in our corporations and our organized "illicit" business. Some of their symbolism is useful if adapted to economics in order to explain the Market. They have not understood Mercurius' truth.
Sons of Ego
Even worse than Iteration Xmas and the Procrastinators. The goods they produce are totally unprofitable since they were created only to please their creators and a good must be produced to satisfy a demand otherwise no one will risk his capital in the project and without capital you will not be able to do anything.
Vagina
Return to your basic urges, pff. We know the basic urges of humanity and it is certainly not running around in the woods and splashing menstruation blood on trees. The basic urge of humanity is getting the resources to enable it to do what it wishes and those resources come with commerce. If the body ever gets in the way you will loose the race for profits so it must be carefully controlled.
Virtual Nerds
TRAITOR GEEKS! They think they will get anywhere with computers and information networks but information is a commodity and if you want information you have to pay for it. We will suffocate them soon since we control all the corporations that produce hardware and software and we are getting the market to demand standards. When companies adopt standards it will put a clear limit to what can be done with hardware and software. Suddenly, everything is not possible with computers since only profitable computers are worthy to get produced and marketed. Then we will get the petty bureaucrats of the New World Disorder to do our work for us (and the fools will even do it for free!) by affirming the owners' legal rights to his information through copyrights. And finally, I just ask, who do you think owns the phone company? If they wish to use its services they will have to pay for them.

Other Entities

The Kindred
It was a pity that we decided on a symposium to exclude these creatures from the reality since they share much of our mentality. They are businessmen even in their social interactions — they do not give anyone anything for free. Of course, we do some business with them, particularly with those companies controlled by the Ventrue and Giovanni clans. They are ruthless businessmen though they are a bit too emotional sometimes (all those frenzies and stuff). The Tremere are a bit tragic, they really should get rid of that thaumaturgical baloney and get into business since they have the necessary organization for it. Some of them would have become excellent members of the Syndicate. Still, my advice to you is to suck them dry at the first opportunity. Financially speaking, of course.
Environmentalist Fleabags
These dogs are as stupid as the Dreamers but they are certainly more violent. My old business associate: Adrian Newberry, CEO at Pentex Corporation, has told me what a pain in the ass these lupines are. They really do believe that we should all go back to the stone age and that business is evil. But they have not realized that a clean environment is a commodity and must be bought for a price. Unfortunately they will dismiss this argument as "tainted by the Wyrm" and must be dealt with in a more firm way like building a nice and profitable shopping mall on their nodes and stripping it of all its quintessence.
Gauze Bandages
Mummies are a good subject for a film that can bring you great profits but nothing more.
Tinkerbells
Exclude these silly creatures from our reality, they are not profitable.
Chain Rattlers
Ghosts are just a creation of the Maulers. Stop them at the Barrier. People must concentrate on their lives here and now not in the aftermath.
Maulers
These insane mages must be destroyed at all costs. They only bring chaos and we must protect the Market from chaos.
Nefarious
We must keep these Demon Hordes away from our reality because they are better businessmen than we are. They have even made souls a commodity that can be bought and sold. We must protect ourselves from unfair foreign competition. We must maintain our monopoly on the market of souls beause people must serve us, not demons. The profits of this market are too important to be lost.

Foci

All of the Conventions specialize in spheres although not as completely as the fools of the Traditions. The Void Goal Engineers are specialized in Spirit, the Procrastinators are specialized in Life, Iteration Xmas is specialized in Matter, the New World Disorder in Mind and we in the Syndicate devote ourselves to the Sphere of Prime, the flow that encompasses everything and whose symbol is the Market.

The Economi$t$

  • Calculator — Correspondance
  • Calculations — Prime/Matter/Forces
  • Wristwatch — Time
  • Textbook — Mind/Life
  • Glasses — Spirit
  • Eraser — Enthropy

The Busine$$men

  • Mobile Phone — Correspondance
  • Ripping a contract — Entropy
  • Money — Prime/Matter/Mind/Life
  • Wristwatch — Time
  • Glasses — Spirit
  • Lit Havana cigar — Forces

The Mob$ter$

  • Mobile Telephone — Correspondance
  • Weapon — Enthropy/Mind/Forces
  • Money — Prime/Matter
  • Wristwatch — Time
  • Black sunglasses — Spirit
  • Dead Canary Bird — Life

Rotes

Strengthen Economic Pattern (Corr. 3, Prime 2)

This method is a very powerful tool to introduce new economic patterns or helping already existing ones. By causing an influx of quintessence into an economic pattern, its existence is strengthened. It will become more real, investors will flock, smart people try to conform to it and the Market responds favorably. This is usually the method by which new technologies are introduced or our corporations are kept strong. The method usually requires some time to work, but it is very efficient. To make it coincidental, the responsible manipulators work together to create a favorable climate, invest prime-infused money and make the right people interested. Usually it is a good idea to take enough time to be careful, since an imperfection in the pattern may grow due to the influx of quintessence.

Infuse Money (Matter 2, Prime 2)

This method is often used to infuse money (usually cash, but accounts can be infused using Correspondence) with quintessence. They will store it and slowly release it. This will cause the money to be more real, having a greater impact on the market. Since the quintessence leaks out after some time, the effect will not last many transactions, giving it a localized effect. Using Time can increase or decrease the delay.

Weaken Economic Pattern (Corr. 3, Prime 4)

This method is used by the Economists or sometimes the Businessmen to get rid of economic patterns which are unsuitable. The Economist simply starts to pull out the quintessence of the pattern, dispersing it into the market. The economic pattern will start to dissolve as it becomes less viable. Investments will stop, smart people will leave the sinking ship. Normally this is easily done coincidental by just manipulating the market in the right way.

Prognosis (Corr. 2, Time 2)

This method is very often used to find future trends and events. By simulating the market on a computer, or using other methods of analysis developed by the Economists, the future can be predicted to a large extent.

Time to Think (Time 3)

This method was developed to help stressed Businessmen to get an edge of the Floor. It will accelerate the local time for the user, giving him the chance to find out what is going on, react to it and take measures before anyone else.

Market Lag (Mind 2, Time 3)

While the above method speeds up the user, this method slows down the reactions of others. They will have a hard time reacting accurately to the flow of information and make their moves before it is too late.

Pulse of the Market (Corr. 3, Mind 3)

This method is very useful. It gives the user an overview of the market or a specific aspect of it, like a corporation. The user can see the economic links, the information flows and the feelings of those involved. This can be coincidentally done using a large information retrieval system with the relevant data about the market (like a computer network or a economic library with relevant magazines).

Magick Bullet (Entropy 2, Prime 2)

With this effect the Mobsters are able to make a bullet ricochet in a seemingly improbable but fully coincidental way. Bullets may attack multiple opponents one extra for every success rolled on Dexterity + Firearms. It was used in a good way to blow the head off that New World Order sucker J.F. Kennedy.

Trace Transaction (Corr. 3)

This method allow sthe user to trace the true course of a transaction even when others are trying to hide it.

Untraceable Transactions (Mind 2, Prime 2)

This method is used to hide a transaction or make it untraceable. It will either create false leads sending tracers on a wild goose chase through the economy, or just make it harder to find the true links. This method is easily made coincidental by attempting to hide the transaction using normal means, which is the most common usage anyway.

Each success will increase the difficulty in tracing the transaction by one.

Bu$ine$$ A$$ociate$

$tandard Economi$t Re$earcher

These mages are generally found at universities and business schools where they are constantly researching new economic theories that will help the rest of the Syndicate to pursue their plans. They are generally not active in the Pogrom. They are often extreme academics and are quite boring but their work is very useful.

Essence: Pattern
Nature: Architect
Demeanor: Jobsworth
STR 2, DEX 2, STA 2
CHA 2, MAN 4, APP 2
PER 3, INT 5, WIT 4
Abilities: Alertness 3, Awareness 4, Dodge 1, Expression 4, Subterfuge 1, Research 5, Etiquette 2, Culture 5, Enigmas 3, Investigation 2, Law 4, Linguistics 4, Occult 3, Computer 2
Spheres: Corr. 3, Enthropy 3, Prime 3, Mind 2, Time 2
Backgrounds: Allies 3, Avatar 2, Library 5, Mentor 3, Arcane 1, Influence 1
Arete 3, Willpower 7

$tandard Bu$ine$$man MBA

We are generally found in the major corporations, the largest financial institutions and nearly everywhere where business is done. We always try to make people like us and create good will so we can conduct our business in peace.

Essence: Pattern
Nature: Director
Demeanor: Autocrat
STR 2, DEX 2, STA 2
CHA 4, MAN 5, APP 3
PER 3, INT 4, WIT 4
Abilities: Alertness 3, Awareness 3, Expression 3, Streetwise 2, Intimidation 2, Subterfuge 4, Intuition 3, Athletics 1, Drive 1, Leadership 3, Research 3, Etiquette 3, Culture 3, Investigation 3, Law 4, Linguistics 4, Computer 1
Spheres: Corr. 3, Enthropy 2, Matter 2, Prime 2, Mind 3, Time 3
Backgrounds: Allies 5, Avatar 2, Mentor 3, Influence 4
Arete 3, Willpower 8

Mob$ter Brute

This is the most visible type of Mobster. They generally control the illicit markets and report back to their superiors. They are quite businesslike (although a bit uneducated) most of the time but do not get on their bad side since they can be completely ruthless.

Essence: Pattern
Nature: Director
Demeanor: Bravo
STR 4, DEX 4, STA 4
CHA 2, MAN 3, APP 2
PER 3, INT 3, WIT 4
Abilities: Alertness 4, Awareness 2, Streetwise 5, Intimidation 4, Subterfuge 3, Brawl 4, Dodge 3, Athelitics 2, Drive 3, Leadership 3, Firearms 3, Melee 3, Stealth 2, Technology 3, Culture 3, Investigation 3, Law 3, Linguistics 2, Medicine 1
Spheres: Corr. 1, Forces 2, Enthropy 3, Prime 1, Life 3, Mind 2
Backgrounds: Allies 5, Avatar 1, Mentor 3, Talisman 2, Arcane 2, Influence 3
Arete 3, Willpower 7

$yndicate $niper

These are our assassins. They are some of the most dedicated Mobsters in the Syndicate. Usually we only use mundane killers to deal with opponents but when an Awakened opponent is particularly dangerous, well-defended and absolutely has to be eliminated a Syndicate Sniper is called for. They use a variety of methods: poisoning, strangulation and explosives but their favorite method is using a sniper rifle and the feared Magick Bullet effect. They are very low-key and professional murderers.

Essence: Dynamic
Nature: Perfectionist
Demeanor: Curmudgeon
STR 3, DEX 5, STA 3
CHA 3, MAN 2, APP 3
PER 5, INT 4, WIT 5
Abilities: Alertness 5, Awareness 4, Streetwise 3, Intimidation 3, Intuition 4, Brawl 5, Dodge 5, Athletics 5, Drive 4, Etiquette 4, Firearms 5, Melee 5, Stealth 5, Survival 4, Technology 4, Culture 3, Linguistics 5, Law 2, Medicine 3
Spheres: Corr. 4, Forces 3, Enthropy 4, Matter 3, Prime 3, Life 4, Time 2
Backgrounds:
Arete , Willpower

"Well, I think that you have learned the basics now," Percy Nilegård, the famous international stock broker and entertainment industry magnate said to to me when the black limousine stopped in front of the Stockholm School of Economics. I stepped out of the limousine and Percy Nilegård said to me, "I hope to see you in our little business meeting on Wednesday." I firmly replied " Yes, master!" and went to my Porsche Carrera.