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The Suits managed different duties, classifying capes into groups for public service, fighting, intrigue, fast response and watching for malfeasance in other areas of the public. They wore costumes stylized after different card suits from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot#Occult_tarot_decks Italian] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_52-card_deck French] decks – heart, club, spade, diamond, sword, wand, coin and cup.<ref name="27.2"/> Each group has a specific focus and a hierarchy, topped by Knave, Queen and with King at the very top.<ref name="Wildbow PRT">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/18xcEYRK0Ts-k6--ZOuDFh-ILK9hLzcgkDTIf6L_G90s/edit Search for "Cutting the Deck? A Divide in Suits" PRT Quest Archive]</ref> | The Suits managed different duties, classifying capes into groups for public service, fighting, intrigue, fast response and watching for malfeasance in other areas of the public. They wore costumes stylized after different card suits from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot#Occult_tarot_decks Italian] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_52-card_deck French] decks – heart, club, spade, diamond, sword, wand, coin and cup.<ref name="27.2"/> Each group has a specific focus and a hierarchy, topped by Knave, Queen and with King at the very top.<ref name="Wildbow PRT">[https://docs.google.com/document/d/18xcEYRK0Ts-k6--ZOuDFh-ILK9hLzcgkDTIf6L_G90s/edit Search for "Cutting the Deck? A Divide in Suits" PRT Quest Archive]</ref> | ||
<ref>[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15028199/ Wildbow on Spacebattles]</ref> | <ref>[https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/15028199/ Wildbow on Spacebattles]</ref> | ||
<!-- https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/extinction-27-2/#comment-37890. Real thing. In the Minor Arcana (Tarot Cards), the Latin suits are wand/baton/club/staff, coin/pentacles/disk/ring, cups and swords. Those suits, in turn, were converted to club, diamond, heart and spade in the French edition.--> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== Formation === | === Formation === | ||
Revision as of 23:09, March 9, 2017
The Suits are a group of parahumans from the United Kingdom and Europe.<ref name="27.2">Extinction 27.2</ref>
Goals & Methods
They presented themselves to the public as an elite group that was "hipper, cooler and more effective" than the King’s Men. However, they were actually barely treading water as a group, in terms of funding and membership. Too many deaths to Endbringers, even before the pace had picked up, and the merchandising wasn’t working out, with the group accepting handouts from the PRT on a regular basis.<ref name="27.2"/>
Their operations mostly covered Western Europe, although they had some involvement in the Middle East.<ref>Wildbow on Spacebattles</ref>
Members
| Name |
|---|
| King of Swords |
| Ace of Swords<ref>Weaver dice</ref> |
| Four of Swords |
| Ten of Swords |
| Queen of Swords |
| King of Cups |
| Queen of Wands |
| Knave of Hearts |
| Knave of Clubs |
The Suits managed different duties, classifying capes into groups for public service, fighting, intrigue, fast response and watching for malfeasance in other areas of the public. They wore costumes stylized after different card suits from the Italian and French decks – heart, club, spade, diamond, sword, wand, coin and cup.<ref name="27.2"/> Each group has a specific focus and a hierarchy, topped by Knave, Queen and with King at the very top.<ref name="Wildbow PRT">Search for "Cutting the Deck? A Divide in Suits" PRT Quest Archive</ref> <ref>Wildbow on Spacebattles</ref>
History
Formation
Formed out of individuals and duos, early on hurting unit cohesion. The arrival of the Simurgh was a formative experience for the institution.[citation needed] The Suits received assistance and personnel from Cauldron.<ref>Wildbow on Spacebattles</ref>
The Timeskip
In an attack in December, 2011 the leadership of the Heart, Sword, Wand and Cup were all killed or left in a state where they were unable to maintain their positions. An influx of new members with new positions unbalanced the group - introducing a number of new ideas and practices that conflicted with the old guard. The King of Spades attempted to step in and regulate the Knave of Swords' group caused a public conflict which would only further divide the Suits.
Roughly eighteen parahumans left the suits and immigrated to the US to join the Protectorate.<ref>Search for "American news: Some Suits" PRT Quest Archive</ref>
Murmurings of the breakdown within EU superteam 'The Suits' have been confirmed, with eighteen superpowered individuals slated to migrate to the US and join the Protectorate...
Golden Morning
Took a few licks, unknown if those that participated were those who were not based in the United Kingdom.
References
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