Editing New York (section)

==Government and heroic organizations==
===PRT===
Department 1: New York City<ref>The largest 65 cities in the United States host individual departments as of 2012.  They are numbered accordingly, in order of decreasing size.<br/>1 NYC - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.u6vofcq51y8q PRT Master Reference]</ref> is one the [[PRT]]'s top departments, with a focus on overall administration.<ref>The PRT is big, and being big, it has an awful lot of places to stow the more problematic capes. The top departments have individualized roles where they focus on a specific dimension of PRT activities, whether it's overall administration (New York), branding (LA), or training (Houston). - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/45tbrf/wormpossible_spoilersdoes_the_protectorate_ever/d0171sf/?context=3 reddit comment] by Wildbow.</ref> The New York department decides who gets placed where as director and deputy director for a given department, where departments are prioritized, and generally who is available and for where, when it comes to crises or priority areas.<ref>'''Overall PRT Structure'''<br/>~66 major city departments as of the Timeskip, ~12 non-numbered PRT departments (Cape towns, Canadian cities), and seven quarantine-focused departments.<br/>The New York office handles the overall management of the PRT, who gets placed where as director and deputy director for a given department, where departments are prioritized, and generally who is available and for where, when it comes to crises or priority areas. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/4io2ue/prtprotectorate_power_structurehierarchy/d30ekzp/?context=3 reddit comment] by Wildbow.</ref> The director of the department is [[Wilkins|Director Wilkins]].<ref>Piggot glanced at each of the people who were seated at the table.  Mr. Tagg, the Director of Brockton Bay’s PRT, Director Armstrong from Boston, and Director Wilkins from New York were all present.  Mr. Keene sat opposite her.  A camera mounted on the table gave the Chief Director of the PRT eyes on the meeting, where she watched from Washington. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/04/04/interlude-20-donation-bonus-1/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 20.x
]]</ref> The commonly used system of [[power classifications]] was originally created by PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York.<ref>'''◈  CLASSIFICATIONS'''<br/>The classification system was initially created by the PRT ground-patrol and response teams in New York as a means of quickly identifying threats and adopting strategies.  As many as thirty categories were added to accommodate other types of parahuman as the methodology spread, and these forms were later condensed as it was discovered that certain strategies were valid against parahumans of a broad type. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hqJy4YEDqpKLwbatFVBLXnhs7dDTNykSYtDUCiR9ZBo/edit#heading=h.dx2yvddcqgz6 PRT Master Reference]</ref>
===The Protectorate===
The New York department of [[the Protectorate]] is the central headquarters of all American teams.<ref>“I’m… I don’t want to sound arrogant, but I’m better than that.”<br/><br/>“Mm hmm,” he said.  “Let’s hope they think so.”<br/><br/>He pressed the button and took hold of the controls.  “New York.  The central headquarters of every Protectorate team in America.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> Protectorate offices can be accessed from the rooftop and are equipped with a [[Tinker]]-made scanner for verification purposes.<ref>Instead, Legend descended on the rooftop of the NYC Protectorate offices.  A tinker-made scanner verified who he was and opened the doors for him in time for him to walk through.<br/><br/>He nodded a greeting to everyone he passed.  When people asked him how things had gone, he offered them a response that was polite but short enough that it was clear he wasn’t looking for further conversation. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/10/13/interlude-14-5-bonus-interlude/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 14.y]]</ref> The NY Protectorate does not have the same lack of manpower the [[Brockton Bay]] Protectorate suffers from;<ref>“If she doesn’t agree to giving away either of the two, and you really should play hardball on that, you can offer Clockblocker.  He graduates this summer, anyways, and I’d say he’s got enough friends and contacts here that he might apply to come back to Brockton Bay to join our Protectorate when he turns eighteen.  Best case scenario for us, and it’s not like Boston or New York need more capes.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/02/28/interlude-7/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 7]]</ref> in fact, the New York Protectorate and Wards constituted the largest cape groups in the [[United States of America|United States]].<ref>“I’m sure Prism will let you have access to the New York teams’ supplies.  Largest cape groups in America, they’ll have a little of everything.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref>
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|[[Legend]]
|Leader of both the team in New York and the Protectorate as a whole. Member of the [[Triumvirate]].<ref>'''Legend''' – Leader of the Protectorate.  Runs the team based in New York.  Is one of the best, if not the best ‘flying artillery’ capes, with flight and unsurpassed versatility and power from the lasers he can emanate from his body.  Among other things, his lasers can turn corners, fork into multiple lasers, pass through walls and freeze or ignite his targets.  He has recently left the Protectorate’s Triumvirate. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]</ref> A powerful flying [[Blaster]] utilizing a large variety of different lasers.<ref>Legend '''A flying laser-blaster with a toolbox of possible types of laser and laser effects.''' - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pgn9rgYutpBqJg1lSBP3NHnq9WK4ToLq9K4ys_I4cRc/htmlview parahumanList], bolded edit by Wildbow.</ref> Resigns in the wake of the [[Echidna]] incident.<ref>'''♦  Topic:  Legend Leaves the Protectorate'''<br/>'''In:  Boards ► Teams ► Protectorate'''<br/>'''Brilliger''' (Original Poster) (Moderator: Protectorate Main)<br/>Posted on June 26th:<br/><br/>Word’s out, and we’re waiting for the Protectorate to give a statement before we get further details.  Legend is stepping down, citing family reasons.  He’s already on record saying that he intends to offer his aid in crisis events, but will no longer be leading the Protectorate.  His successor has not yet been named. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/interlude-19-y/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 19.y]]</ref>
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|[[Chevalier]]
|Leader, taking over after Legend resigns.<ref name="his city"/><ref name="prism2"/> Able to combine objects, selecting the properties he wants to remain active.<ref>In truth, there were three.  The largest was thirty feet long, running from the ramp at the back to the cabin at the front, almost entirely set into the floor.  There was no decoration on it.  Only mass, sturdy craftsmanship, and the mechanisms necessary for the cannon that was set inside the handle and blade.<br/><br/>It would have been too heavy for the ship to carry, except he’d already used his power, drawing it together with a second blade, an aluminum blade a mere four feet long.  Lightweight.<br/><br/>His ability to see the ‘shadows’ about people was an extension of this power.  He could see the general makeup of the two weapons, the phantom images, the underlying physics, in lines and shapes and patterns.<br/><br/>It was about perspectives.  Relationships.  He’d drawn them into one blade, with the appearance of the larger, the properties of the smaller.<br/><br/>The third blade was decorative, with a ceramic blade, gold and silver embellishments and inlays in the blade.  The thing was ten feet long from end to end, and again, it had the cannon set within.   Combining the first blade with this one proved more difficult.  He granted the weapon the appearance of this blade, gave it the cutting edge, but retained the lightweight mass and the durability of the largest weapon. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/interlude-24/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 24.x]]</ref>
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|[[Prism]]
|Can split herself in three copies, and return those copies to herself for a burst in speed and strength.<ref>'''Prism''' – A member of Legend’s Protectorate team in New York, Prism can split herself into three copies, and return those copies to herself for a burst in speed and strength. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast]</ref> Member of Legend's team and Chevalier's second in command.<ref name="prism2">“In the lead, we have Prism, second in command of the New York team,” Defiant told me.<br/><br/>Prism’s lips flattened into a tight line as she looked at me.  We’d met, at the Mayor’s house.  She’d been one of Legend’s people.  I supposed that Chevalier would have wanted someone who knew the city and the routines as his second in command. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> Girlfriend of [[Triumph]].<ref>Whatever it was, he must have looked up at the words I’d written, because Rory noticed.  He whipped his head around to see, and I couldn’t disperse the bugs fast enough.<br/><br/>‘Triumph’ written on the wall with bugs with a triangle beneath, pointing at his head.  Above his ‘girlfriend’ were the words ‘Prism or Ursa’. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/colony-15-8/ Excerpt] from [[Colony 15.8]]</ref>
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|[[Adamant]]
|Can manipulate metal into crude armor and weapons.<ref>Adamant can manipulate metal around him, it's very brutish, strength-focused. Lots of slamming and such. He can form metal into a crude armor around himself and gather metal into rough weapons, like greatswords, mauls, axes, etc. Finally, use of metal weapons against him or wearing metal armor while going up against him in close quarters means your attacks may get shoved aside before they land and you might have your footing disturbed. Very 'brute' in approach - his ability to boost attacks & defense while armored/wielding metal make him a heavy hitter that's good at staying in the fight, especially since he can repair damaged armor using his ability to slowly shape and refine metal. - [https://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/59d5rc/metalbenders_confusion/d97ngyw/?context=3 reddit comment] by Wildbow.</ref> Participated in the battle against [[Leviathan]].<ref>There was a crash as Leviathan whipped his tail toward Legend, a blade of water soaring through the air to strike the hero out of the air.  The onslaught of lasers interrupted, Leviathan shifted from a crouch on one side of the road to being the midst of the defending heroes in one fluid motion, resuming the carnage in the span of a heartbeat.<br/><br/>''Fierceling deceased, CD-5.  Adamant down, CD-5'' - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/03/10/extermination-8-3/ Excerpt] from [[Extermination 8.3]]</ref> Transferred to [[Brockton Bay]] after the [[Echidna]] incident.<ref>I studied Adamant and Sere while I waited.  Adamant, naturally, wore a metallic costume, featuring metal bands and panels that were loosely linked together by chains, fit over a black bodysuit.  He’d been at the fight against Leviathan, if I remembered right.  He was a member of Legend’s team in New York.  Or he had been.  Legend was gone now. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/chrysalis-20-2/ Excerpt] from [[Chrysalis 20.2]]</ref>
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|[[Astrologer]]
|Can call down projectiles from the sky. Takes part in the battle against [[Echidna]].<ref>He faked a high society woman’s laugh, where the laugh was ''said'' as much as it was uttered.  A cape nearby, one I recognized as Astrologer from the New York team, shot us a dirty look, before she returned to calling down projectiles from the sky. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/scourge-19-7/ Excerpt] from [[Scourge 19.7]]</ref>
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|[[Cache]]
|Can force objects into an extra-dimensional space, or remove them from one.<ref>'''Cache''' – A New York cape working under Legend, Cache wears a black costume, and can force objects into an extradimensional space, or remove them from one. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast]</ref> Aids [[Brockton Bay]] when they are attacked by [[the Slaughterhouse Nine]].<ref name="aid_SH9">She looked at each of the capes in turn.  Legend, Prism, Ursa Aurora and Cache were the outsiders, heroes on loan.  Miss Militia’s group was more worn out. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/09/01/interlude-13/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 13]]</ref>
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|[[Clay]]
|Can create semiliquid forcefield constructions, that quickly settle into a rigid state.<ref>'''◈ CLAY; Jess Greiss'''<br/>'''Classification:''' Shaker 4, Tinker 1*, Striker 1<br/>''Semiliquid forcefield constructions are projected out to layer surfaces, quickly setting into a rigid state. Can mold constructions into simple objects and contraptions.''<br/><br/>'''Disposition:''' Protectorate<br/>'''Location:'''  DEPT_01 (NY), Requesting Transfer - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.cxm96tj8tso3 PRT Quest (Anchorage)]</ref> Performed a large amount of undercover operations, but requested a transfer when she lost ability to hold an undercover entity in New York.<ref>Clay maintains a long history of undercover operations, having been pulled into such as soon as her graduation to detective.  She remains passable as middle eastern, black or latino, affecting accents with ease.  She was working undercover as a henchman when a building was bombed.  She was injured and triggered, but resumed the undercover operation without breaking form, adopting a role as a cape lieutenant to the villain.  Her efforts led to an arrest two months later.  Clay and her superiors feel she has exhausted her ability to maintain an undercover identity in NY.  She has requested a transfer to any suitably distant location, with blessings from DEPT_01. - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Swjz8BZZNE4bq6lTkHanTK4sJ-K_xVlFudxA16mYjH4/edit#heading=h.cxm96tj8tso3 PRT Quest (Anchorage)]</ref>
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|[[Ursa Aurora]]
|Creates animated forcefields in the rough shape of bears.<ref>'''Ursa Aurora''' – A member of the New York Protectorate, Ursa Aurora creates animated forcefields in the rough shape of bears. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/ Cast]</ref> Aids [[Brockton Bay]] when they are attacked by [[the Slaughterhouse Nine]].<ref name="aid_SH9"/>
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|Bunter
|Migrant from [[Russia]]. Drinking buddy of [[Flashbang]]. Cute.<ref>“I knew a cape once who was from there,” my dad said.  “Joined the New York Protectorate.”<br/>“From Russia?” my mom asked.<br/>“Yes.  Bunter.”<br/>“Your drinking buddy.  He was cute.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2019/03/05/heavens-12-5/ Excerpt] from [[Heavens 12.5]]</ref>
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===The Wards===
Rather than a single team, [[the Wards]] in New York have five small ones,<ref name="broken_home">“She came from a broken home,” Miss Militia supplied the information instead.  “She bounced between her mother, her father and the surrogate mother who had attempted to renege on the deal they’d made and keep her.  With the number of times she changed between them and moved, I can’t imagine she has strong ties to the idea of ‘home’.  Even within the Wards… New York has five small teams, and she moved between them as she changed residences.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]</ref> each with their own unique focus. One of these groups is a team known as 'lancers', who specialize in fast response, with members that can either fly or move over rooftops.<ref name="jouster_dump"/> They serve as a forward vanguard and are considered one of the better teams.<ref>“After seeing the Undersiders at work, I started to think we need to be less mix-and-match.  Form teams with specific goals in mind.  New York sort of does that.”<br/><br/>“I know they have a team of ‘lancers’.  Forward vanguard, fast moving.”<br/><br/>“Exactly, and they’re also considered one of the better teams.  Maybe we all need to do that.  Except New York can do it because they’ve got a lot of capes.  Rest of us are making do.  Other team leaders are going for versatility, to cover every base.  I say fuck that.  We build around a concept, a game plan.  Once I decided on that, I went out of my way to ask for Annex, even though another team had already picked him up.  Made my argument, Chevalier gave the a-ok.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/08/crushed-24-1/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.1]]</ref> Another group is composed of heavy hitters, who use bikes to travel along subway tracks.<ref name="jouster_dump">“This city sucks to move around in,” Hoyden said.  “Crowds, traffic… how do you get anywhere?”<br/><br/>“We have different sub-teams for different roles,” Jouster said.  “Lancer group for fast response, those of us who can fly or move over rooftops.  Another group of heavier hitters who’re old enough to ride the bikes and licensed to travel the tracks.”<br/><br/>“Tracks?”  Hoyden asked.<br/><br/>“Subways.  You use a computer to help know which tracks you can stay on and when, so you don’t get hit by a train.”<br/><br/>“And the ones who aren’t old enough, or aren’t naturally mobile?”  Tecton asked.<br/><br/>“Foot patrol, or sidekick duty with a Protectorate member,” Jouster said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> Younger members, or those without mobility, perform foot patrol or go out together with a Protectorate member.<ref name="jouster_dump"/> Flechette moved between teams as she changed residences.<ref name="broken_home"/>
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|[[Jouster]]
|Team captain.<ref>“You may recognize some of the captains of the respective Wards teams.  Jouster from New York, Vantage from Los Angeles, Tecton from Chicago and Hoyden from Austin.  You know Clockblocker.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> A [[Blaster]]-[[Striker]] hybrid that can conduct various effects through his lance, who can also use short bursts of superspeed.<ref>Jouster’s blaster-striker hybrid power involved his lance, a power that conducted along the usual channels, only the form it took varied.  He speared through the computer, then swung the blunted side of the weapon at the couch.  The woman rolled out of the way, and energy rippled away from the lance, freezing and shredding cushions.<br/><br/>He could choose the effect, making it fairly versatile.  Concussive blasts, fire, ice, lightning, suction and disintegration, among other things.  Trick was that he had to hit to deliver the effect.<br/><br/>The advantage, conversely, was that he had another power.  With a brief-lived burst of superspeed, he closed the distance to the woman, coming to an abrupt stop just in time to kick her in the midsection. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> Part of the lancer group.<ref name="grumble"/>
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|[[Flechette]]
|A Japanese-American girl wielding a crossbow. Temporarily transferred to Brockton Bay after [[Leviathan]]'s attack.<ref>Flechette, Lily – A crossbow-wielding cape that originally hailed from New York, joining the Brockton Bay Wards as a temporary member in the wake of recent disasters.  A Japanese-American girl, she wears a deep purple costume with a visor, quiver, and narrow, platinum-white armor panels that flare out at the upper edges and taper at the bottom – mimicking the vague shape of an arrow or darts. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/cast-spoiler-free/cast/ Cast (In Depth)]</ref> Can imbue objects so they can penetrate anything.<ref>She could do other things, but the primary benefit, the easiest thing to do, was making her ammunition punch through anything.  It would glue itself in place on impact, if she had the effect wear off at the right time, and she was very good at timing things.  She could charge the metal of her cleats so they bit into any surface, and though it was too slow to be used defensively unless her foe telegraphed their attacks, she could make her costume frictionless. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/category/stories-arcs-1-10/arc-9-sentinel-interludes/9-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.2]]</ref> Part of the lancer group,<ref name="grumble"/> using a grappling hook to move around.<ref>At least this wasn’t so different from the exercise she got on her nightly patrol back in New York.  The problem was that this city was unfamiliar ground.  The buildings didn’t match together well, the skyline was jarring, didn’t flow.  Back home, traveling from rooftop to rooftop wasn’t much harder than running, with the use of her grappling hook to move her every minute or two.  Here, it was a jerky, stilted exercise, slow, awkward, demanding use of the grappling hook for nearly every building. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/sentinel-9-2/ Excerpt] from [[Sentinel 9.2]]</ref> Defected to [[the Undersiders]] to be with [[Parian]].<ref>“Flechette is stepping down from the Wards program.  She is going to be assisting the Undersiders in the future, helping Parian,” Miss Militia said.<br/><br/>“No!”  Vista said, raising her voice.  “No!  She became a villain?  What… what the ''hell!?''”<br/><br/>“Vista,” Clockblocker said.  “She was in love.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/cell-22-3/ Excerpt] from [[Cell 22.3]]</ref>
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|'''Shelter'''
|Was going to take over the role of Wards captain before Flechette left the Wards.<ref name="grumble">Jouster shook his head.  “It’s the job.  They grumble, sure, but it’s a few years at most before they get to do the bike thing.”<br/><br/>“I’m guessing you’re one of the ‘lancers’,” I said.<br/><br/>Jouster gave me a dirty look, “What of it?”<br/><br/>“Nothing,” I said.  “Just made sense.”<br/><br/>“Flechette was one too,” he said.  “She was going to lead the squad when I moved up to the Protectorate, with Shelter taking over as Wards captain.”<br/><br/>“I believe it,” I said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref>
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