Editing Accord's Ambassadors (section)

==Modus operandi==
The Ambassadors were formed by Accord in order to carry out his long term plans to benefit humanity. All prospective Ambassadors are accomplished people, or those with the potential to be, that Accord has selected and tested rigorously.<ref name="I20.y e7">The five employees arrived right on time.  Satisfactory.  He opened the door to his room and invited them in.  Three men, two women, immaculate, all in proper business attire.<br><br>His vetting process was strict, and each step up the ladder required both his invitation and the employee’s acceptance.  Each step required them to prove their worth, to face progressively more stress and heavier workloads, and to hold themselves up to his increasingly exacting standards of perfection.<br><br>It might have made for reality television, if it weren’t for the blood that was shed along the way.  Theirs and others.<br><br>“You are being promoted,” he said.  “After tomorrow, you will be my ambassadors, my representatives to the rest of the world.”<br><br>The displays of emotion were well hidden, but they were there.  They were pleased.<br><br>“That is all.”<br><br>Wordless, the five marched out of his room. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/interlude-20/ Excerpt] on [[Interlude 20.y]] </ref> At the end of this time they meet Accord's nigh impossible standards and are fully on board for his plans.<ref name="21.4">Citrine lifted the file folder, opened it and handed me a set of pages, neatly stapled.<br><br>The entire thing was high-resolution, complete with a picture and lines of text in labeled boxes.  Much of it was neatly censored with black bars.  A young man, in his mid twenties, his hair immaculate, parted to one side, wearing a high quality business suit.  ‘Kurt’, last name censored.  Date of birth censored.  Age twenty-five.<br><br>The next page was more details.  Personality tests, psychiatric tests, GPA in middle school and high school, post-secondary education, work history.  ‘Kurt’ had ascended to the role of head chef at a record pace, returned to school to get a four year education in three years, then started working for Accord.<br><br>‘Pam’.  Contract lawyer for a major firm, made partner at age twenty-eight, stepped down to work for Accord.<br><br>‘Shaw’, ‘Laird’, and ‘Kyesha’ followed the same pattern.<br><br>“They are going through the vetting process as we speak.  Experienced members of Accord’s businesses, on board with his plans, and loyal,” Citrine said.<br>[...]<br>“Cauldron,” I said.  “Accord’s using Cauldron to empower his employees.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/imago-21-4/ Excerpt] from [[Imago 21.4]]</ref> They are then given top tier cauldron vials, screened, and then have them administered. If they emerge unscathed they join the Ambassadors ranks.<!--rewrite a bit more-->

As a supervillain group operating within [[Boston]], Massachusetts, they are collectively Accord's assistants and secretaries, they are almost unbeatable when Accord commands them directly in the field. They wear colorful, tailored, thematic and gendered costumes with males wearing formal suits while females wear elegant if impractical dresses,<ref name="I21">[Accord] was joined by his Ambassadors.  Each wore a finished mask, a suit for the men and a dress for the ladies: Citrine in yellow, with gemstones; Othello in alabaster white and jet black, all stark contrasts; Ligeia in a deep blue-green that contrasted her dark skin, with a conch-shell mask that swept back over the corner of her forehead, with an ‘up’ hairstyle to match; Jacklight, with a deep royal purple dress shirt and pocket square, his mask a grinning visage that would be fitting for a child’s jack-in-the-box; and Lizardtail, bigger than the others, with a green dress shirt and pocket square, an ornate mask that looked more like a Celtic knot than anything lizardlike.  Maybe the segments or spiral of it were supposed to represent a cut tail?<br><br>He’d arrived with firepower, in short.  Parian didn’t consider herself very combat-savvy, but she was aware of that much. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/30 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 21.y]]</ref> a final accessory is a badge, brooch or pin that complements the ensemble.<ref name="I19.x e1">And in each room were people in costume.  Other teams had themes, natural or otherwise.  Their costumes matched, or they unconsciously mirrored one another in style of dress or quality.  Accord’s people were much the same, but it was very deliberate.  Each wore fine clothing, elegant dresses and suits, and each had their hair neatly combed into place, oiled to the point that it looked wet.  The ‘costumes’ were in the color of their chosen formal wear and badges or brooches they wore, as well as the finely crafted masks that hid any trace of their real expressions.<br><br>“You’re not expecting [[Blasto|me]] to dress like them, are you?”<br><br>“No,” Accord said.  “Truth be told, I fear you could never meet my standards, and I’m going to do my level best to ignore the fact that you exist.  You’ll want to keep to the areas I designate and use the back ways out of the building, so that I never see you.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/28/interlude-19-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] on [[Interlude 19.x]]</ref>

It seems that whenever Accord needs to replace one of his ambassadors he always tries to get one with a similar power to the one before. When he purchases Cauldron vials he asks for those of the same "quality" as his previous purchase.<ref name="Cast2">'''The Ambassadors'''<br>Led by Accord, the Ambassadors hail from a smaller territory in Boston.  Sporting tailored formalwear and ornate masks with brooches and pins rather than spandex and emblems, the Ambassadors are described a team of heavy hitters that even the Travelers weren’t keen on butting heads with.  Led by a Thinker to organize them, they’re something of an elite force.  After some losses at the hands of the Slaughterhouse Nine in Boston, they’ve come to Brockton Bay in hopes of joining the Undersider’s alliance. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (in depth)]</ref> He does not recruit natural triggers, possibly because so few could meet his exacting standards.<ref name="I19.x e1" /> 

They do not commit to impossible causes, unless forced to.<ref name="I20.y e2">"You would have me risk good help on fruitless fights against immortal killing machines," Accord said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/06/interlude-20/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 20.y]]</ref>