《Foreshadow》Interlude 1: Office Of Supernatural Defense, Catholic Church
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According to the early records of the Office of Supernatural Defense. The organization was brought up by an "Angel" which was latter named as the "First General". The First General had originally given a tasked to guard and close the Gates of Hell that was open in that time. Because of the things that caught up with the First General, he had been given a new tasked to let humans kept guard the Gates. In order to suffice the given task, he adopted three children while adventuring thoughout the world. He taught what things he needed to teach them and left them afterwards.
The three children, now three young men continued the tasked that was left to them. The succession of the people who will continue the tasked remain unbroken. They witness the two Covenants to start. They also converse with the prophets until the last one. They had witness the very sacrifice and the salvation of mankind. They knew that the real war between humanity and evil was just getting started.
Upon the freedom of practice of Christianity, the urge to be in communion with the Catholic Church secretly because the world wasn't ready for them to be known. They certainly emerge after a century or two to observe afterward they dissapear again. Throughout the two millennia, they still remain unchange and unmoving.
Based on the records over 200 years ago, when the humanity was started to fall upon the power of the Supernaturals, they were the first one to declare a war and could fight equally. A war against the Supernatural, a war not to let humanity to be opperessed. In the letters of the 762th General of Defense and Strategic Action, General Seals, it was suppose a defeat not a triumph. They lose because they can't fight for what was the right thing to do during that years.
Office of Supernatural Defense Hierarchy Main Hall General of
Offense and Investigative Powers General of
Defense and Strategic Action General of
Medical and Restorative Powers (Currently Unknown) (Currently Unknown) (Currently Unknown) Headquarters 1st Commander 2nd Commander 3rd Commander 4th Commander (Currently Unknown) (Currently Unknown) (Currently Unknown) (Currently Unknown) Home Homed Lieutenant Homeless Lieutenant Zone Director Procurator Team Leader Truce Intercessor I - III Freelance Intercessor I - III Intercessor I - III
Main Hall - The Highest Tier of the Office of Supernatural Defense and where the Generals of the Office resides. It was a wide corrider that had many doors facing in each other. While in its center, you could find a long table that could accumulate 50 person. It usually used for special gathering and some affairs of the generals.
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General - The highest rank person of the Office also the ruler of the whole office. They were person who had been chosen to serve until their death. In many instances, they're unacquainted to the Office until there called. In the thousand of years of the office, the seats of the General may be vacant for almost two centuries. In many generations, the three seats of the general that being occupied was rare occurrence. Knowing who will be the next general and how the general was chosen was unknown to many even to its members. Generals held a power to decide in the major problems that was currently facing. Mostly, the Generals proclamation that they sealed by their authority held in high importance because unless it was overturn by the Congress it will remain as a Law.
Homeless Lieutenant - These Lieutenants are the person directly serving the Generals. There are three homeless namely; Homeless Lieutenant of Love, Homeless Lieutenant of Faith, Homeless Lieutenant of Hope. They are also principals of the Assebly of the Lieutenants.
Headquarters - The second highest tier of the Office prior to the Main Hall. The busiest part of the whole Office due to its many functions. It also holds many documents that were unknown to humanity. Lastly, the residence the Commanders were located here.
Commander - There should be 4 Commanders of the Office. The General of the Office could chose one upon his whole serving time. The forth one is reserve when the last General of its generation was close to its dead bed. The Commander's work was to overseer the financial and management of the Office. They were first to response upon the big emergencies that may occur. They also had an authority to promote director to a Luietenant.
Procurator - These are the Directors that was already half-step in being the Lietenants. There are mostly assigned to represent the Commander in most of the places that the Office or Humanity didn't have much influence because it was govern by the Supernaturals. The only exception to these were the Papal States what didn't have any Home or Lieutenant to watch over it as respect to the Holy See.
Home - Each country usually had a one to three. It usually manage businesses and economic valuables. Upon the advancement, it became the first line of disciplinal power to the Supernatural that over uses their rights, if they wanted it to become unbloody. This is also were the Supernatural law offender was surrendered.
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Homed Lieutenant - The leader of Home. They are usually become Judge upon ascending to the Home. They judge the law offenders and the lower ranks for its own advancement.
Zone - The lowest part of the Office. These were usually put in every region. These were also called as the first line of defense when something happended.
Director - The leader of the Zone. Usually given a domain to manage but always under the watch of the Home.
Team Leader - If something happens, they are the one to lead the team to resolve it upon the assignment of the Director.
Truce and Freelance Intercessor - They are second to the lowest rank in Office Hierarchy. Truce Intercessor are the people who chose to serve a certain Zone in contrast with the Freelance Intercessors.
Intercessor - These people are usually newcomers or trainees.
In order to advance, the member's of the Office need to suffice a certain requirements of merits or simply a good character. They also needed to be the one who will file an advancement.
Leading Groups of the Office Congress Executive Legislative Judiciary Main Hall Cabinet of Commanders Assembly of Lieutenants
Congress - This was a must event that all of the part of the three leading groups in the Office attend. This usually held when there are things that needed to be settled immediately that has a split decision between the three leading groups. Throughout the whole succession, there are only 81 recorded congress held. The congress was called to overturn the major decision of the former or the current General/s which had created a disturbance to the office.
Executive - The Generals themselves had the privilege to gave a final say about the current discussion and overturn or gave a reconsideration of the decision of the Assembly of Lieutenants. Even the General's position was already succeeded, their words and rules will remain constant and unchange until it was overturned by the Congress.
Legislative - The Commanders had the power to give orders to the members. They're also tasked to create, rewrite or revise the policies of the Office. The primary giver of missions.
Judiciary - The Lieutenants had the power to gave a final judgement to anyone in they find at fault excluding the Commanders, Generals, Pope, and the Upper Leaders of the other Powers.
3 Departments of the Office
Department of Offense and Investigative Powers - This Department are the first one to respont in the war. While in peace, they are investigators when needed.
Department of Defense and Strategic Action - This Department are for the scientists and strategist. They are people that usually researches on many things but chose not to let the people of the world knew it.
Department of Medical and Restorative Powers - The Department members are more on doctors and medical practitioners.
The Office of Supernatural Defense are group of professionals. The Office supports their educational needs so if they wanted to retire early, they have a educational backgroud to support them. On the other hand, the Office of Supernatural Defense was managing many companies throughout the whole world. They are also one of the leading economic pillars in many countries.
Mission Threat Levels Exteremely High Very High High Moderate Low
Exteremely High - This threats are the things that would create a greater changes to the world if let unattended. It includes the opening of the gate of Hell, a massive war between species or inter-species, a province/state wide witchcraft, summoning of a greater demon or the Devil,and ressurecting witchcraft.
Very High - This threats are the things that would create a waves in the latter days or could re-arrange the current order. This incudes the threat to the life of the higher hierarchy of the Church or the Office, summoning of lesser demons or demons, and massive use of manipulation witchcraft.
High - This threats are the things that could greatly weaken the unity and cooperation of the 6 Powers. The threat includes the planning of someone's death, an act of terrorism, slavery, brewing of poisons and act of arson.
Moderate - This threats are brewed by a large organization that was disturbing the normal life of civilians.
Low - This threats incudes a handful people that was disturbing the normal life of civilians.
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