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Established during the Second World War, '''Military Intelligence, Section 13''' was one of a total of nineteen intelligence sections providing information on Nazi Germany and her allies. In particular, Section 13 dealt with the occult aspects of Nazi research, particularly focusing on their search for religious artifacts and their ambitions towards breeding an Aryan race of superhumans. Amongst their early investigations, they discovered the first indications of what was eventually understood to be mutation, and the x-gene.
 
Established during the Second World War, '''Military Intelligence, Section 13''' was one of a total of nineteen intelligence sections providing information on Nazi Germany and her allies. In particular, Section 13 dealt with the occult aspects of Nazi research, particularly focusing on their search for religious artifacts and their ambitions towards breeding an Aryan race of superhumans. Amongst their early investigations, they discovered the first indications of what was eventually understood to be mutation, and the x-gene.
  
After the end of the war, Section 13 continued to operate throughout the Cold War: another aspect of the mutual preparedness of the various superpowers to go to war with each other on any level. Rather than aiming towards a supersoldier however, Section 13's members were trained more as covert operatives and secret agents, which could be deployed invidivually or in small teams.
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=== Operation Pelius ===
  
Section 13 was retired in the early nineties, with the focus of threats and conflicts shifting from a Cold War standoff to the more overtly military operations of the Gulf War and other conflicts in the Middle East. Because of the covert nature of Section 13, it was felt that they could not be appropriately deployed in those situations.
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Named for a weapon from Greek mythology, '''Pelius''' is the codename of an MI-13 task force that operated during the Second World War. Their primary focus was on finding ways to employ persons with supernatural abilities as part of the war effort. Rather than emulating the efforts of the United States in developing a super soldier for use as a propoganda tool however, Operation Pelius focussed primarily on training empowered individuals in covert and commando techniques.
  
Almost twenty years later, the political climate had changed; particularly with the Americans and British pioneering a "War on Terror". After MI5's secure database was hacked and various highly classified Section 13 documents were stolen, the cyber-terrorists responsible began hunting down and killing the retired Section 13 operatives across the world. Very few survived; in order to combat the terrorists, and also to respond to a swathe of mutant-related criminal and terrorist acts in Britain over recent years, the government reactivated Section 13: this time as a subdivision of the Security Service (MI5).
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=== Operation Damocles ===
  
Originally, the headquarters of Section 13 was at Pitreavie Castle, near Fyfe in Scotland.
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A decade or so after the Second World War, the focus of MI-13 changed. The new MI-13 used a combination of specially trained military officers and individuals with supernatural abilities, in order to investigate and combat threats to the United Kingdom from persons of a similar nature: the figurative sword hanging over the head of Great Britain that it's codename '''Damocles''' references.
  
=== Operation Pelius ===
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The operation was moved to a new headquarters in Scotland, from which it provided support to the Secuity Service (MI5), the Intelligence Service (MI6), various law enforcement agencies, and other branches of the military and government as well. It's agents were considered experts in "assessing, containing, and combatting threats of a supernatural nature".
  
Named for a weapon from Greek mythology, '''Pelius''' is the codename of an MI-13 task force that operated during the Second World War.
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However, with government and military budgets severely taxed after the recession of the 1980s, it was decided that the operation of MI-13 could no longer be afforded. It's headquarters was closed, and it's personnel were either made redundant or reassigned, with MI5 taking over the state security aspect of it's mandate.
 
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=== Operation Damocles ===
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Named in reference to the Sword of Damocles, '''Operation Damocles''' is the codename of a special operations project run by MI-13 during the Cold War. It used a combination of specially trained military officers and individuals with supernatural abilities, in order to investigate and combat threats to the United Kingdom from persons of a similar nature: the figurative sword hanging over the head of Great Britain that it's codename references. Many of those part of and encountered by Operation Damocles were what we would now call "mutants".
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=== Current Status ===
  
The operation had it's headquarters at Pitreavie Castle in Scotland, near Fyfe. At the time, underground facilities at the castle also held the headquarters for North Atlantic operations by NATO, the Royal Navy, and the Royal Air Force, including joint Navy-RAF Search and Rescue operations.
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There has been a recent - minor, though noticable - peak in mutant activity in Great Britain over the last decade or so, now that mutation has become a more publically-recognised situation. After attacks were made by an [[Hurucan|unknown element]] against [[Walt Harriman|former members]] of Operation Damocles, a number of other former agents were reactivated in order to consult with MI5 on the ongoing threat to national security.
  
 
== Notable Members ==
 
== Notable Members ==

Revision as of 18:39, 29 April 2011

Organisation
Section 13.jpg


Name
Military Intelligence, Section 13
Purpose
Paranormal Investigations
Counter (Mutant) Terrorism
Leader
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Headquarters
Thames House
(ex) RAF Pitreavie Castle
Affiliation
Security Service (MI5)
British Government
Members










Established during the Second World War, Military Intelligence, Section 13 was one of a total of nineteen intelligence sections providing information on Nazi Germany and her allies. In particular, Section 13 dealt with the occult aspects of Nazi research, particularly focusing on their search for religious artifacts and their ambitions towards breeding an Aryan race of superhumans. Amongst their early investigations, they discovered the first indications of what was eventually understood to be mutation, and the x-gene.

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Operation Pelius

Named for a weapon from Greek mythology, Pelius is the codename of an MI-13 task force that operated during the Second World War. Their primary focus was on finding ways to employ persons with supernatural abilities as part of the war effort. Rather than emulating the efforts of the United States in developing a super soldier for use as a propoganda tool however, Operation Pelius focussed primarily on training empowered individuals in covert and commando techniques.

Operation Damocles

A decade or so after the Second World War, the focus of MI-13 changed. The new MI-13 used a combination of specially trained military officers and individuals with supernatural abilities, in order to investigate and combat threats to the United Kingdom from persons of a similar nature: the figurative sword hanging over the head of Great Britain that it's codename Damocles references.

The operation was moved to a new headquarters in Scotland, from which it provided support to the Secuity Service (MI5), the Intelligence Service (MI6), various law enforcement agencies, and other branches of the military and government as well. It's agents were considered experts in "assessing, containing, and combatting threats of a supernatural nature".

However, with government and military budgets severely taxed after the recession of the 1980s, it was decided that the operation of MI-13 could no longer be afforded. It's headquarters was closed, and it's personnel were either made redundant or reassigned, with MI5 taking over the state security aspect of it's mandate.

Current Status

There has been a recent - minor, though noticable - peak in mutant activity in Great Britain over the last decade or so, now that mutation has become a more publically-recognised situation. After attacks were made by an unknown element against former members of Operation Damocles, a number of other former agents were reactivated in order to consult with MI5 on the ongoing threat to national security.

Notable Members

Pelius:

Damocles:

Current: