The Island
The largest portal between Halloween and the Human World lies right within what is commonly known to humans as "The Bermuda Triangle". Situated in the middle of "nowhere" lies an island covered entirely by fog, home to Deus Ex Machina, a facility dedicated to protecting the Human World from extinction.
The island itself isn't very remarkable. Other than self sustaining, the only notable thing punctuating the place is a dormant volcano, and a pure white building that looks more like a temple than anything else glistening off the refracted sunlight. Large buildings and smaller walkways run off from all sides of the courtyard, there seems to be a training facility in the further back.
Though the sun burns intensely in the sky, a strange miasma covers the entire area. The buildings look bleak at best, muffled, the grass more lukewarm mint than green. The entire island is not only surrounded but protected by the fog around it; the climate is colder, everything more bleak and distant than forgiving.
Deus Ex Machina
Purpose: Deus Ex Machina protects humanity from creatures of darkness that might harm or destroy them - such as, for example, the beings of Halloween. To that end, they recruit humans born with the innate ability to sense FEAR. They live secluded, intense, and often tragically short lives, separated from the rest of humanity by their duty and their bond to the darkness.
Weapons: All Hunters' powers are drawn from their weapons. A Hunter weapon is a sentient being, formerly Halloween creatures forged into the shape of various weapons through Hunter technology. The weapon protects the Hunter in battle, guiding and serving them as a lifelong partner. Hunters can speak telepathically to their weapon and their weapon alone.
Missions: All Deus Ex Machina Hunter trainees are required to partake in missions. They can either be solo or larger group dispatch missions, the latter usually only sent to apprehend unusual quantities of Fear in the Human World. Otherwise, newer Trainees missions are always set by their superiors, usually their faction leader, attendance to large mission assignment classes is mandatory for beginning Hunter trainees.
Dormitories: The Hunters of Deus Ex Machina have isolated themselves from humanity in order to protect their world. Thus, all Hunters live on the Island, in dormitories (or houses for higher ranked Hunters). The dorms are very small and "travel" sized. They only have room to accommodate the bare essentials, as most Hunter trainees are on the field engaged in missions instead of spending time lazing around in their dorms.
Deus Ex Machina Administration
Deus Ex Machina administration, also known as Division Leaders, are responsible for the activities of Hunters and trainees in their division, and even outside of it. They basically help govern and run the operations of Deus Ex Machina, including trainee recruiting and target elimination. Their overall goal is, of course, to protect the Human World from manifestations of FEAR.
Deux Ex Machina Divisions
Each Hunter is assigned to one of five divisions, with each division specializing in a particular skill set.
»Sun Division: Does 'hands on' operations, more tied to the offensive aspects of missions: attacking, assaulting, etc.
»Moon Division: Does 'hands on' operations, more tied to the defensive aspects of missions: repair, protection, guarding, etc.
»Mist Division: The group that does not have one specified role but fills in for everyone. A jack of all trades, master of none group, they are usually asked to take missions from all four categories. As a result, they do not get specialized field missions.
»Life Division: Related to research, including research of Halloween itself, Halloween creatures, FEAR, and the abilities of Fear and Hunters. They also study and develop Runic technology.
»Death Division: The 'intelligence' operation, in charge of gathering information and maintaining the network of Hunters. They gather information prior to a mission and often do 'spy' work.
