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January 11th, 2010
Your assignment just arrived. Castle Rock Complex a.k.a the Minerva Archive. An underfunded Cold-War era research institute and archive that has seen better days. Supposedly, the Castle is on it's last leg and the Federal Government is pulling the plug. Looks like you've got a lot of boring, monotonous work ahead of you cataloging and organizing half a century worth of occult bs. Have fun!

Take on the role of a member of an under-funded research and archive station known as the Minerva Project, aimed at investigating supernatural, extra-terrestrial and occult matters. With a recent bump in funding from a mysterious source (or probably a government oversight) the Archive is considering opening up new investigations and projects. This a non-traditional role play in that there will be no linear plot or narrative, instead relying on the creativity of the players to invent new objects, NPCs, events, data, research and plotlines themselves. My characters are described in the CLASSIFIED section below. More information will be made available in the OOC thread. Thanks for reading.


O R I G I N S o f t h e M I N E R V A P R O J E C T



As World War II came to a close and an Allied Victory was assured, a division of the Nazi Special Research Division was tasked with investigating the occult, supernatural and even extra-terrestrial. The Office of Strategic Services dismissed reports of Nazi activity regarding fringe-science and 'mythological studies', but was soon forced to reassess the threats posed by the Occult Science Division.

While speculation varied, and was undoubtedly confounded by conflicting Soviet reports, the Allies took no chances with victory so close at hand. On May 8th, 1944 these suspicions were confirmed when...


M I N E R V A T O D A Y




Castle Rock Complex, The Minerva Archive, Location Undisclosed

The Minerva Archive is currently innactive as of January 11th, 2010. Only essential personnel are on retainer for final project phases, organization of archive contents and disposal of non-essential archive property. Please report to Director Simon Pierce for final assignments.

W A R N I N G!
C L A S S I F I E D D O C U M E N T S!
Any unauthorized viewing may result in revoked citizenship and subsequent termination by the Department of Defense


Department Directory



Dr. Simon Pierce
Director of the Minerva Archive
simple_simon@crock.gov

  • Age: 59
  • Background: C L A S S I F I E D
  • Assignment: Department Head Oversight, Minerva Archive, Castle Rock Complex, United States
  • Quote: "Let's see what this button does!"


Dr. Milo Yanez
Chief Archivist
M_Yanez@yahoo.com

  • Age: 38
  • Bio: Please requisite and submit the appropriate paperwork to view further information.
  • Assignment: Maintenance and Organization of the Minerva Archive, Castle Rock Complex, United States


Professor Anastasia Sukorov
Senior Research & Project Manager for Temporal Displacement Sciences, Castle Rock Complex, United States // Castle Rock Complex, United Kingdom of Great Britain, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Mexico, & America
P.O. Box 71, N. Violet Rd, Washington D.C.
  • Age: 28?
  • Current Location: Timeline 'B' (probably)
  • Notable Achievements: Impressive Autograph Collection Including: F.D.R, Abraham Lincoln, Ernesto Guevarra, Thomas Jefferson, et. al.


Mr. Gray
Chief Sanitation Engineer, Castle Rock Complex, United States
Do Not Contact Mr. Gray

  • Age: Irrelevant
  • Duties: per request
  • Note: If personnel remain in the presence of Mr. Gray for an extended period of time, please report to the medical facility located in Annex B. Do not go to the medical facility in Annex A.


APPLY!

Suggested Roles:

Senior Medical Research Technician || Field Operative || Research Assistant || etc.

Due to archive restrictions on data storage, prospective operatives may only submit the abridged application. Any applications exceeding the data-limit will be immediately disqualified.


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Very Delta Greeny!
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This sounds interesting.
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I'm into it.
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Moving this to casual. Link changed a few minor things in the initial pitch of the RP.
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