[center][b] Spectres: Retaliation [/b][/center] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/8d/ed/c1/8dedc1351d2cb046656d1f20a7c66785.jpg[/img][/center] The Atharane Islands, a small collection of six islands, with the island of Atharane being the largest of the six. A set of islands that most people have not heard of. Located in the Pacific and had a stint as a military outpost during the Cold War. Its value had gone away, but a small population still lives on the island. These forgotten islands came back into relevance about a year ago when large deposits of rare earth metals were discovered on the islands. Making the islands an very important source of rare earth metals outside of China and the owner of the islands. The billionaire, Jamie Keywood, who himself is an semi local of the islands. He has gathered workers and engineers to mine the deposits. Even hiring a private military company, Highwater, to guard the island and provide security. This arrangement would work well, and it seemed like the Atharane Islands would gain much wealth from this. Only it attracted the wrong kind of attention as a foreign group. A lesser known group called the White Hand, invaded the islands and took them over. Which part of the reason the invasion worked since the White Hand had agents in Highwater, and their sabotage of the PMC and even defections to the White Hand ensured the islands' conquest. Now taking control of the rare earth metal deposits and selling them on the black market and to certain clients in exchange for high-tech technology. Now, when word reached the ears of the United Nations of what had transpired. Mainly thanks to the courage of a Highwater soldier. While it was clear that the Atharane Islands had to be liberated but, fearing that the White Hand could damage the deposits and kill the inhabitants of the islands if a UN-backed force invaded. Plus, the island's ownership and the deposits had been making other nations eye the islands to secure its rare earth metals. In response to this, it was decided that the Spectres, a secret UN spec ops group, were to be sent in and liberate the islands from the White Hand. Forty Spectres were selected and sent to the Atharane Islands by boat and later helicopter to make their final insertion to the main island of Atharane. However, the Spectres would unexpectedly get ambushed, and their helicopters got shot down before they could unload the Spectre operators. Now wounded and scattered, the surviving Spectres must regroup and not just find a way to stay safe and survive as they are stuck on Atharane and at the mercy of the White Hand. But, find a way to continue their mission and hopefully get off the islands alive. [center]Rules: 1. Expected to follow standard site rules 2. No godmodding or powergaming or etc... 3. No OP characters 4. A max of one character 5. Minimum of two paragraphs[/center] [center][b]Overview[/b][/center] Hello and welcome to the rp. So in this rp, you will be playing as members of the Spectres who have survived the White Hand ambush and now are trying to regroup. While scattered and wounded, the remaining Spectres will find each other and figure out what to do next. They will eventually find the remains of the old military outpost in the form of bunkers, which will become the Spectres' base during their time on the Atharane Islands. From here, they will plan their guerrilla war against the White Hand. While being aided by the local resistance that remains on the islands. Now, since the Spectres are a UN-backed spec ops group. That means your character can come from any nation on Earth. Even North Korea, if desired, under the right circumstances. But, as long as the nation has a spec ops group in it, then it is available. When it comes to what equipment the Spectres have access to. The rp is set in 2025 so modern weapons, armor, and gear. Which is what you list in your cs is what you have at the start. If it is not there then your character does not have it. While your character can gain more weapons, armor, and gear during the course of the rp. By looting fallen enemies and enemy outposts. Which it is possible for new people to join the rp after it starts. Simply, it was a Spectre operator that survived the ambush but failed to connect with the rest of the survivors and would be discovered later on their own. Or even a surviving captured Spectre that the main group finds out about, and a mission is arranged to rescue the operator. I am willing to help with getting your character into the group as long as it makes sense. Now for character pictures, use real-life face claims. That is it, and if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask. [center][b]Spectres[/b][/center] The Spectres are a spec ops that was formed by the UN in secret about six months ago in response to the rise of terrorist groups around the world. Being called Spectres, they were given the most advanced technology and weapons possible and were open to recruiting operators from around the world. The mission to the Atharane Islands, being an important test for the Spectres since their formation. If the mission were to fail, then a much stronger and larger force will have to be sent to secure the islands. Possibly with the rare earth deposits being damaged and deaths among the islands' civilian population. Plus, it will be a black mark in the Spectres' record, and there will be doubts about the young group's capabilities if they fail. [center][b]White Hand[/b][/center] The White Hand for what is known about them, is that they are an up-and-coming terrorist group. Their first appearance was three years ago when they took responsibility for the bombing in Turkey. Since then, they have raised the scale of their attacks, and now they have managed to invade and conquer the Atharane Islands in a surprise move. It is unknown how they acquired the manpower and resources to do this, but it shows how powerful and dangerous the White Hand has become. They should not be underestimated, and their hold over the Atharane Islands must be broken. [center][b]The Atharane Islands[/b][/center] [center][img]https://i.pinimg.com/736x/e5/0a/c6/e50ac630a07b71c12974a1f8ec2541f4.jpg[/img][/center] A small archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean. The Atharane Islands contain six islands which the largest is called Atharane. Giving the archipelago its name and for most of its history. The islands have been left to their own devices and during WW2 and the Cold War. The Atharane Islands were controlled by the United States and used as a military outpost. After the end of the Cold War, the military outpost was shut down. However, it was still controlled by the United States and had a small civilian population of 5,000 that lingered after the closure of the outpost. After some time, the Atharane Islands were leased to a billionaire, Jamie Keywood, with the plan to develop the islands into an island resort despite the concerns of the natives. It was during this time that rare-earth metal deposits were discovered in large quantities, immediately making the Atharane Islands an important and strategic location. Which Jamie realizes the money that could be made from the deposits. He quickly hires a private military company, Highwater, to guard the islands and for workers to mine the deposits. However, this would draw the attention of other powers, and a terrorist group called the White Hand would invade and take control of the island. Only through the actions of a Highwater soldier did the United Nations receive word of this, and due to the political and economic concerns, a secret UN spec ops group, the Spectres, was sent to liberate the island from the White Hand. 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