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| name = Faultline's Crew | |name = Palanquin<br>Faultline's Crew | ||
| image = | |image = Faultline's Crew by DerTodesBote.jpg | ||
| imagecaption = By [http://dertodesbote.deviantart.com/ DerTodesBote on DeviantArt] | |imagecaption = By [http://dertodesbote.deviantart.com/ DerTodesBote on DeviantArt] Clockwise from top: Labyrinth, Gregor the Snail, Faultline, Newter | ||
| leader(s)= [[Faultline]] | |leader(s) = [[Faultline]] | ||
| alliedOrg = [[The Irregulars]] | |allies = [[Dinah Alcott]] | ||
|alliedOrg = [[The Irregulars]] | |||
|status = Active | |||
|web serial = [[Insinuation 2.6]] (Mentioned)<br>[[Hive 5.1]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Faultline's Crew''' is a group of supervillains-for-hire.< | '''Palanquin''', initially known simply as '''Faultline's Crew''', is a group of supervillains-for-hire, organized by [[Faultline]]. They eventually became known as '''Palanquin''', similar to their [[Palanquin (Nightclub)|nightclub]] of the same name.<ref> The Undersiders had met with the Palanquin mercenaries, despite the fact that Tattletale's feud with Faultline was common knowledge. - [[Polarize 10.4]]</ref> | ||
== Goals == | ==Goals== | ||
Several members of | Several members of Palanquin are [[Case 53]]s. Some of them have put their wages toward investigating their origins.<ref name="15.x">[[Interlude 5]]</ref> | ||
Though explicitly mercenary, the crew does have limits on who they work for and what they do, willing to do "anything short of murder".<ref name="5.1e1"> | Though explicitly mercenary, the crew does have limits on who they work for and what they do, willing to do "anything short of murder".<ref name="5.1e1">Tattletale nodded, "Faultline's crew does anything short of murder. You can say her personality sucks, you can say her ''powers'' suck, but I'll admit she's very good at finding hidden strengths in the people that work for her. See those two guys? When it came to powers, they got a bad roll of the dice. Became freaks that couldn't hope to pass in normal society, wound up homeless or living in the sewers. There's a story behind it, but they became a team, she made them effective, and they've only messed up one or two jobs so far."<br><br>"Gotcha," I said, "Impressive."<br><br>"Keep in mind, though, we haven't screwed up any. We're 100%."<br><br>"They've done something like three times as many jobs as us," Regent pointed out. - [[Hive 5.1]]</ref> They make a point of never fighting without pay.<ref name="5.1e2">"Just saying my group won't be getting directly involved in this without a reason," Faultline spoke, "We won't be going after the ABB unless they get in my way or someone pays my rates. It's the only workable policy when you're a cape for hire. And just so we're clear, if it's the ABB paying, my team's going to be on the other side of things." - [[Hive 5.1]]</ref> | ||
Tattletale nodded, "Faultline's crew does anything short of murder. | |||
"Gotcha," I said, "Impressive."<br> | |||
"Keep in mind, though, we haven't screwed up any. | |||
"They've done something like three times as many jobs as us," Regent pointed out. - [[Hive 5.1]]</ref> They make a point of never fighting without pay.<ref name="5.1e2">"Just saying my group won't be getting directly involved in this without a reason," Faultline spoke, "We won't be going after the ABB unless they get in my way or someone pays my rates. | |||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" | {|class="wikitable sortable"border="1" | ||
! scope="col" |Name | !scope="col"|Name | ||
! scope="col" |Status | !scope="col"|Status | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[Faultline]] | |[[Faultline]] | ||
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|- | |- | ||
|[[Scrub]] | |[[Scrub]] | ||
|Unknown | |||
|- | |||
|[[Matryoshka]] | |||
|Active | |||
|- | |||
|[[Whippersnap]] | |||
|Active | |Active | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[Chantilly]] | ||
|Active | |Active | ||
|} | |} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Faultline recruited Newter and Gregor the Snail after saving them from being arrested by a hero. After they met her conditions.<ref name="S:BW">The nature of | Faultline recruited Newter and Gregor the Snail after saving them from being arrested by a hero. After they met her conditions.<ref name="S:BW">The nature of Faultline's meeting with her 'crew' is essentially what happened in canon. - [https://wildbow.wordpress.com/2013/12/28/snippets-drafts-of-worm/ Snippets: Before Worm]</ref> This 'founding' was roughly three years before the story started.{{Cite}} | ||
The group pulled a job on the North American [[Tinker]] [[Toybox|black market]]<ref name="15.x" /> and infiltrated a high-security asylum seeking information on the [[Dragonslayers]]. After defeating a team from the [[Boston]] [[Protectorate]], they recruited Labyrinth, an inmate who had been recently transferred there<ref name="15.x">[[Interlude 5]]</ref> | The group pulled a job on the North American [[Tinker]] [[Toybox|black market]]<ref name="15.x" /> and infiltrated a high-security asylum seeking information on the [[Dragonslayers]]. After defeating a team from the [[Boston]] [[Protectorate]], they recruited Labyrinth, an inmate who had been recently transferred there.<ref name="15.x">[[Interlude 5]]</ref> | ||
Around a month before coming to [[Brockton Bay]], they defeated [[Chevalier]] and [[Myrddin]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="15.x" /> | Around a month before coming to [[Brockton Bay]], they defeated [[Chevalier]] and [[Myrddin]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name="15.x"/> | ||
The crew recruited Spitfire at some time either before or during the early events of Worm.<ref>"Uh, yeah," Brian looked a touch embarrassed, he rubbed the back of his neck, "It didn't go well. | The crew recruited Spitfire at some time either before or during the early events of Worm.<ref>"Uh, yeah," Brian looked a touch embarrassed, he rubbed the back of his neck, "It didn't go well. We tried with Spitfire, and she got scared off before we even got to the job offer. Our fault, for bringing Rachel along that time." | ||
"And then she got recruited by someone else," Alec added. | "And then she got recruited by someone else," Alec added. | ||
"Yeah," Brian shrugged, "She got snagged by Faultline before we got a second chance. - [[Insinuation 2.6]]</ref> | "Yeah," Brian shrugged, "She got snagged by Faultline before we got a second chance. - [[Insinuation 2.6]]</ref> | ||
Overall, the group had performed three times as many jobs as the Undersiders with only one or two failures as of the meeting at [[Somer's Rock]] in [[Hive]].<ref name="5. | Overall, the group had performed three times as many jobs as the [[Undersiders]] with only one or two failures as of the meeting at [[Somer's Rock]] in [[Hive]].<ref name="5.1e3">Tattletale nodded, "Faultline's crew does anything short of murder. You can say her personality sucks, you can say her ''powers'' suck, but I'll admit she's very good at finding hidden strengths in the people that work for her. See those two guys? When it came to powers, they got a bad roll of the dice. Became freaks that couldn't hope to pass in normal society, wound up homeless or living in the sewers. There's a story behind it, but they became a team, she made them effective, and they've only messed up one or two jobs so far."<br><br>"Gotcha," I said, "Impressive."<br><br>"Keep in mind, though, we haven't screwed up any. We're 100%."<br><br> | ||
Tattletale nodded, "Faultline's crew does anything short of murder. | |||
"Gotcha," I said, "Impressive."<br> | |||
"Keep in mind, though, we haven't screwed up any. | |||
"They've done something like three times as many jobs as us," Regent pointed out. - [[Hive 5.1]]</ref> | "They've done something like three times as many jobs as us," Regent pointed out. - [[Hive 5.1]]</ref> | ||
===Start of [[Worm]]=== | |||
The crew attended a meeting at the neutral ground of [[Somer's Rock]], and were paid by [[Coil]] to join the attack against the [[ABB]].<ref name="5.1">[[Hive 5.1]]</ref> Members of the crew partnered with subordinates or members of the [[Empire Eighty-Eight|Empire]], [[Coil]], [[the Undersiders]], and [[Travelers|the Travelers]] in raiding ABB warehouses and positions. | The crew attended a meeting at the neutral ground of [[Somer's Rock]], and were paid by [[Coil]] to join the attack against the [[ABB]].<ref name="5.1">[[Hive 5.1]]</ref> Members of the crew partnered with subordinates or members of the [[Empire Eighty-Eight|Empire]], [[Coil]], [[the Undersiders]], and [[Travelers|the Travelers]] in raiding ABB warehouses and positions. | ||
=== Post-ABB battle === | ===Post-ABB battle=== | ||
At some time between Interlude 5 and Infestation 11.7, the crew recruited Shamrock. | At some time between Interlude 5 and Infestation 11.7, the crew recruited Shamrock. | ||
[[ | The crew crashed a [[Merchants]] "party" in an attempt to seize six [[Cauldron]] vials in [[Skidmark]]'s possession.<ref>[[Infestation 11.7]]</ref> | ||
=== Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]] === | [[Burnscar]] attacked the crew's living quarters at [[Palanquin]] to talk to Labyrinth.<ref>[[Interlude 11c]]</ref> | ||
Faultline's Crew were away on a fact finding mission when the | |||
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]=== | |||
Faultline's Crew were away on a fact finding mission when the Undersiders suffered a [[Coil's Betrayal|betrayal]]. The crew assaulted [[Jeremy Foster]] at his house and recruited [[Matryoshka]] in [[Madison|Madison, Wisconsin]], and was subsequently attacked by [[Contessa]] as a warning from Cauldron.<ref name="I18.f">[[Interlude 18.f]]</ref> | |||
They were called back to Brockton Bay and participated in concluding the battle against [[Echidna]]. | They were called back to Brockton Bay and participated in concluding the battle against [[Echidna]]. | ||
===Post-[[Echidna]]=== | ===Post-[[Echidna]]=== | ||
The crew attended Cauldron's meeting following a [[Khonsu|new threat]] emerging.<ref>[[Scarab 25.5]]</ref> | The crew attended Cauldron's meeting following a [[Khonsu|new threat]] emerging.<ref>[[Scarab 25.5]]</ref> | ||
===Post-[[Timeskip]]=== | ===Post-[[Timeskip]]=== | ||
The group were among the forces that arrayed against the resurgent [[The Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand|Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand]] to try to stop Jack from bringing about [[End of the World]]. The extent and form of this aid is unknown and was ineffective in preventing the event regardless.<ref>''"Every... major... group... helping... teams... defeat... Jack... Cauldron... Thanda... PRT... Protector... ate... Wards... Brockton B... ay villains... Moord Nag... Irregulars... Faultline... Triumvirate..."''<br><br>We'd just lost our last major advantage in determining how this could play out. Jack was getting everything. He was a wiki-walk away from getting details on everyone who was arrayed against his new Slaughterhouse Nine. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03/sting-26-6/ Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.6]]</ref><!--may have deployed against a contingent of nine, much like how the thanda helped against the 8 siberians cube battle--> | |||
===[[Gold Morning]]=== | |||
They group appeared at the start of the event, accompanied by [[Dinah]]. | |||
After the meeting they did not participate in the fighting working on securing a stable base<ref>The conversation continued. Egg had a hard time listening, as emotions stirred.<br><br>They were traitors. All of them. Faultline had stolen good capes away at the end of the world, working on infrastructure and backend, gambling they'd be ahead if everyone made it through Gold Morning. She had only been part of the final fight because she'd been forced to be. Gregor and Newter and those others had been the same, because she called the shots.<br><br>He didn't blame them so much as he blamed her. She called the shots, she owned the shots. A team only worked if everyone was on the same wavelength, willing to follow the leader. - [https://www.parahumans.net/2020/01/01 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 19.a II]]</ref> | |||
They were as instrumental as any in the final moments of the event.<ref>[[Speck 30.6]]</ref> | |||
===[[Ward]]=== | |||
At some point rebranded themselves as Palanquin. Some of the surviving [[Irregulars]] joined the team. | |||
===Post-[[Goddess' Takeover]]=== | |||
Assisted [[Tattletale]] and the [[Undersiders]] in escaping from [[March]]. | |||
Met with the members of [[Breakthrough]] to connect them to Tattletale. | |||
===Post-[[Attack on Teacher]]=== | |||
Palanquin was employed by [[Dinah Alcott]] to ensure her safety and independence,<ref name="16.3II">[[From Within 16.3]]</ref> and by extension [[The Wardens]].<ref name="II17.z">[[Sundown 17.z]]</ref> | |||
===[[The Ice Breaks]]=== | |||
[[Faultline]], [[Gregor the Snail]], [[Newter]], [[Shamrock]], [[Matryoshka]], [[Whippersnap]], and [[Chantilly]] attend emergency power testing of [[Case 53]]s, arranged by [[The Wardens]].<ref name="II19.a">[[Infrared 19.a]]</ref> | |||
Later, they stood in the way of [[Titan Fortuna]] going to [[Earth Shin]] [[portal]].<ref name="II19.4">[[Infrared 19.4]]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:22, July 28, 2024
<infobox>
<title source="name"> <default>Palanquin</default> </title>
<image source="Image"></image> <image source="image"></image> <header>Information</header> <label>Alignment</label> <label>Leader(s)</label> <label>Leader(s)</label> <label>Allies</label> <label>Allies</label> <label>Status</label> <label>Location</label> <label>First Appearance</label> <header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label> </infobox> Palanquin, initially known simply as Faultline's Crew, is a group of supervillains-for-hire, organized by Faultline. They eventually became known as Palanquin, similar to their nightclub of the same name.<ref> The Undersiders had met with the Palanquin mercenaries, despite the fact that Tattletale's feud with Faultline was common knowledge. - Polarize 10.4</ref>
Goals[edit]
Several members of Palanquin are Case 53s. Some of them have put their wages toward investigating their origins.<ref name="15.x">Interlude 5</ref>
Though explicitly mercenary, the crew does have limits on who they work for and what they do, willing to do "anything short of murder".<ref name="5.1e1">Tattletale nodded, "Faultline's crew does anything short of murder. You can say her personality sucks, you can say her powers suck, but I'll admit she's very good at finding hidden strengths in the people that work for her. See those two guys? When it came to powers, they got a bad roll of the dice. Became freaks that couldn't hope to pass in normal society, wound up homeless or living in the sewers. There's a story behind it, but they became a team, she made them effective, and they've only messed up one or two jobs so far."
"Gotcha," I said, "Impressive."
"Keep in mind, though, we haven't screwed up any. We're 100%."
"They've done something like three times as many jobs as us," Regent pointed out. - Hive 5.1</ref> They make a point of never fighting without pay.<ref name="5.1e2">"Just saying my group won't be getting directly involved in this without a reason," Faultline spoke, "We won't be going after the ABB unless they get in my way or someone pays my rates. It's the only workable policy when you're a cape for hire. And just so we're clear, if it's the ABB paying, my team's going to be on the other side of things." - Hive 5.1</ref>
Members[edit]
| Name | Status |
|---|---|
| Faultline | Active |
| Gregor the Snail | Active |
| Newter | Active |
| Labyrinth | Active |
| Spitfire | Active |
| Shamrock | Active |
| Scrub | Unknown |
| Matryoshka | Active |
| Whippersnap | Active |
| Chantilly | Active |
History[edit]
Background[edit]
Faultline recruited Newter and Gregor the Snail after saving them from being arrested by a hero. After they met her conditions.<ref name="S:BW">The nature of Faultline's meeting with her 'crew' is essentially what happened in canon. - Snippets: Before Worm</ref> This 'founding' was roughly three years before the story started.[citation needed]
The group pulled a job on the North American Tinker black market<ref name="15.x" /> and infiltrated a high-security asylum seeking information on the Dragonslayers. After defeating a team from the Boston Protectorate, they recruited Labyrinth, an inmate who had been recently transferred there.<ref name="15.x">Interlude 5</ref>
Around a month before coming to Brockton Bay, they defeated Chevalier and Myrddin in Philadelphia.<ref name="15.x"/>
The crew recruited Spitfire at some time either before or during the early events of Worm.<ref>"Uh, yeah," Brian looked a touch embarrassed, he rubbed the back of his neck, "It didn't go well. We tried with Spitfire, and she got scared off before we even got to the job offer. Our fault, for bringing Rachel along that time."
"And then she got recruited by someone else," Alec added.
"Yeah," Brian shrugged, "She got snagged by Faultline before we got a second chance. - Insinuation 2.6</ref>
Overall, the group had performed three times as many jobs as the Undersiders with only one or two failures as of the meeting at Somer's Rock in Hive.<ref name="5.1e3">Tattletale nodded, "Faultline's crew does anything short of murder. You can say her personality sucks, you can say her powers suck, but I'll admit she's very good at finding hidden strengths in the people that work for her. See those two guys? When it came to powers, they got a bad roll of the dice. Became freaks that couldn't hope to pass in normal society, wound up homeless or living in the sewers. There's a story behind it, but they became a team, she made them effective, and they've only messed up one or two jobs so far."
"Gotcha," I said, "Impressive."
"Keep in mind, though, we haven't screwed up any. We're 100%."
"They've done something like three times as many jobs as us," Regent pointed out. - Hive 5.1</ref>
Start of Worm[edit]
The crew attended a meeting at the neutral ground of Somer's Rock, and were paid by Coil to join the attack against the ABB.<ref name="5.1">Hive 5.1</ref> Members of the crew partnered with subordinates or members of the Empire, Coil, the Undersiders, and the Travelers in raiding ABB warehouses and positions.
Post-ABB battle[edit]
At some time between Interlude 5 and Infestation 11.7, the crew recruited Shamrock.
The crew crashed a Merchants "party" in an attempt to seize six Cauldron vials in Skidmark's possession.<ref>Infestation 11.7</ref>
Burnscar attacked the crew's living quarters at Palanquin to talk to Labyrinth.<ref>Interlude 11c</ref>
Post-Slaughterhouse Nine[edit]
Faultline's Crew were away on a fact finding mission when the Undersiders suffered a betrayal. The crew assaulted Jeremy Foster at his house and recruited Matryoshka in Madison, Wisconsin, and was subsequently attacked by Contessa as a warning from Cauldron.<ref name="I18.f">Interlude 18.f</ref>
They were called back to Brockton Bay and participated in concluding the battle against Echidna.
Post-Echidna[edit]
The crew attended Cauldron's meeting following a new threat emerging.<ref>Scarab 25.5</ref>
Post-Timeskip[edit]
The group were among the forces that arrayed against the resurgent Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand to try to stop Jack from bringing about End of the World. The extent and form of this aid is unknown and was ineffective in preventing the event regardless.<ref>"Every... major... group... helping... teams... defeat... Jack... Cauldron... Thanda... PRT... Protector... ate... Wards... Brockton B... ay villains... Moord Nag... Irregulars... Faultline... Triumvirate..."
We'd just lost our last major advantage in determining how this could play out. Jack was getting everything. He was a wiki-walk away from getting details on everyone who was arrayed against his new Slaughterhouse Nine. - Excerpt from Sting 26.6</ref>
Gold Morning[edit]
They group appeared at the start of the event, accompanied by Dinah.
After the meeting they did not participate in the fighting working on securing a stable base<ref>The conversation continued. Egg had a hard time listening, as emotions stirred.
They were traitors. All of them. Faultline had stolen good capes away at the end of the world, working on infrastructure and backend, gambling they'd be ahead if everyone made it through Gold Morning. She had only been part of the final fight because she'd been forced to be. Gregor and Newter and those others had been the same, because she called the shots.
He didn't blame them so much as he blamed her. She called the shots, she owned the shots. A team only worked if everyone was on the same wavelength, willing to follow the leader. - Excerpt from Interlude 19.a II</ref>
They were as instrumental as any in the final moments of the event.<ref>Speck 30.6</ref>
Ward[edit]
At some point rebranded themselves as Palanquin. Some of the surviving Irregulars joined the team.
Post-Goddess' Takeover[edit]
Assisted Tattletale and the Undersiders in escaping from March.
Met with the members of Breakthrough to connect them to Tattletale.
Post-Attack on Teacher[edit]
Palanquin was employed by Dinah Alcott to ensure her safety and independence,<ref name="16.3II">From Within 16.3</ref> and by extension The Wardens.<ref name="II17.z">Sundown 17.z</ref>
The Ice Breaks[edit]
Faultline, Gregor the Snail, Newter, Shamrock, Matryoshka, Whippersnap, and Chantilly attend emergency power testing of Case 53s, arranged by The Wardens.<ref name="II19.a">Infrared 19.a</ref>
Later, they stood in the way of Titan Fortuna going to Earth Shin portal.<ref name="II19.4">Infrared 19.4</ref>
References[edit]
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| Leader | Faultline | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members | Gregor the Snail • Labyrinth • Newter • Scrub • Shamrock • Spitfire • Matryoshka • Whippersnap | |||||||||||||||
| Associates | Coil {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Tattletale {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Dinah Alcott {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} |
| Leader | Coil {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Tattletale | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Members | Dinah Alcott {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Chariot • Creep • Leah • Pitter • Trainwreck {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • The Travelers {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • The Undersiders | |||||
| Associates | Accord {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Circus {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Faultline’s Crew • Leet {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Über {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} |