TECHNOCRACY: ay | OTe ee CT eae TCT eee \ 2 re . crates in for Mage:The Ascension™ rn re i:TECHNOCRACY: ise] ial We Hold the Keys to the Future = By Brian CampbellCredits Written by: Brian Campbell Developed by Edited by: Laura Lethetter Art Director: Richard Thomas Layout and Typesetting: Kathleen Ryan, Marauder Girl has taken over your book, Brian. Malicious Art: Seo and Joshua Gabriel Timbrook Maps: Brian J. Blume Front Cover Art: Kevin Murphy Aileen Miles Phil Brucato Johnson, Dan Smith, Cover Design Printed in Canada 780 PARK NORTH BOULEVARD CLARKSTON, CA 30021 Cane Stupto 1995 by White We Reproduction withe All rights reser written permission of the publisher is expressly deni of reviews. May racy: New World Order are trademarks of White Wolf Game Studio. 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Andrew “That's Some Twinkie” Greenberg, for unveiling all of Steve's Dirty Secrets Phil “Big Snip” Brucato, for putting his mattered 5 bucks wh Mike “Drunken Rage” Tinney, forhiscross-country Tan “Pressed Faeries” Lemke, for the part of the book they sanitized for our protection Jennifer “Rapunzel” Hartshorn, for letting it alll hang out, even when it wasn't hers Ken “Driving in the Spikes” Cliffe, for lettin MeCubbin and Ellison s he Ini Cynthia “Chattanooga Choo-Choo” Summers, for ditching the party in favor of a hot LARP (and a hotter Tremere), Erin “Happy Little Wolves” Kelly, for headhunting for the needy. Seriously, nice job! Laura “Psych 101” Perkinson, for her current field study of the effects of stress on hypercreative misfits, ye. Thanks, And a friendly “Hello” to 252 ma guys. We agree Author's Dedication: the memory of Phillip K. Dick, a Dedicated man who had the vision to show us alternatives to reality And to Number 6, for obvious reasonsTable of Contents File One: This is Only a Test 4 Chapter One: Inner Illuminations 7 Chapter Two: Ranks and Relationships 23 File Two: Hardware 38 Chapter Three: Procedures, Gadgets and Agents — 41 Chapter Four: The Divisidero Safehouse élFile One: This is Only a Test There's a war out there, old friend, a world war and it's not about who's got the most bullets; it’s about who controls the information — what we see e work, what we think. It's all aboutChapter One: Inner Illuminations Chapter One: Inner lluminations8 The others are in still in custody, and our agent's being debriefed. I don't chink any of them figured out who cour plant was. The Euth: ing under a lot of suspicion until we showed the rest of the Chantry the suicide footage. :-) ‘The Hermes mage is the worst one to deal with. Mr. ‘Smith is showing his usual sense of humor in the interro: gation, The wiring in the subject’s cortex is altering his thought and speech patterns. He keeps trying to scream ‘outspells, and they keep comingout in piglatin! Gee, now he doesn't have that arrogant sneer anymore, 'eegotsome bad news, though. Hernando didn't pull through. The anachronism he was fighting let off some kind of vulgar fire spell. The effect was shaped like an clemental, and it tortured Hernando for about two min- utes as it was killing him. P've heard tha fire's one of the worst ways to go. [ hope that Hermes freak suffers after pulling that on one of ours. Pilsend you an address today so youean doan FTP on the history database. I'd like youtoaccesssome of Terrance Whyte's lectures on the history of the Technocracy. His stuffs a bie biased, but i's a good starting place The going-away party they gave me at the University was really impressive. 've still gor san in my shoes from dancingon the beach. I'm goi but the room situation’s taken care of here. Some people in Admin are programmin tutes of the ocean. It's nor the same as working on the beach, but it’s quite nice omiss my oldapartment, g my vid-wall with some pic- urstay in the Northern California To: Gene, #AT422 From: Alexandra Takahashi, #AT333 Re: Hello from the Depths! retstoyou. Isentoftsomee-mailand confirmed things with the Comlog people on your station. We're about wo days beyond t beaming encrypted transmissions by laser. They've allowed us some bandwidth for personal corespondence. e Horizon now, and we'te Theard you got chewed up a bit on your last raid Everything okay? My mission’s got mea bit worried. I'm stuck here with an amalg: ineers. The rumors are true: the n of Void Voids are really dull. I'm sick of looking at thei get to the Research Collective, and I'm still not sure what we're going to find mned \ge jumpsuits all the time. Two more weeks until we ually put in for another tour of duty on the front lines. Are you really still so naive at your age? How old are you anyway? :-) T can’t wait until [ get back. It sounds like I'm going togetsome leave to go visit my old home town. Of course, I won't be allowed to visit any of the people from my oldlife, but I guess that’s just part of the War I can’t believe that you Technocracy: New World Order And right before I leave for home, I'm going to stop nd visit you... and pry you away from that computer and teach you how to relax... by Type at ya later! Love, Sandi To: Sandi From: Gene Re: Age Un... Sani, about acting my age and being naive well, age is kind of different for you than itis for me. Yes, biologically 'm 21. That's nor how old [ am, though. 1 onologically, Pm thought you knew I'm a construx about three years old. I didn’t train with the narurals. Most of my training came from sleepteaching and one of the camps in the Horizon Realms. 'm not like you. | don’t like spending time outside my jab, and I don't know of any life other than working in the Technocracy Does it bother you having an “oldlife?" I can see that ‘maybe it isn't as efficient. was gengineered for my career before I was even born. How do you join the Technocracy if you're not a genetic construct? Recruitment To: Roland Cassault From: Gene Re: Childhood's End 1 was just talking with a friend of mine about her life before training. Maybe if'm going to work with the other Methodologies more after my promotion, I should under stand them a little better. My perspective of the whole thing isa litele skewed. The only time I've spent among naturals has been on patrol. What was your ollie like? ‘Oh, | took your advice. They've requisitioned the sleeping pillsforme, sothe nightmareshave subsided abit. low if I could just get some of that Alliance Vodka... The Ivory Tower To: Fror Re: Receuitment No life before recruitment, huh? Spoken like a true Man in Black, Orare you taking that promotion afterall? [really think Mr. Smith wants to putyouon agray mission, fairly soon, You'd be a fool to turn it down. Pye had this conversation with constructs before. don’t think about my oldlife much anymore. I'm usually too busy working to worry about it. Some people have 1 fortunately we have reprogram of that sort of thing. As far as the university is concerned, I'm taking some time off from trouble forgetting, ‘ming methods to take c classesRecruitment isa litle differe the Ivory Tower. Be Now that I'm involved with the w time for that anymore. There are more important things When 1 was growing up, I always did well in my lasses. Too well, in fact. Periodically, we would have ichievement tests in class, The whole processof testingin Sleeper society allowseducators tom their students. Our Methodology informat swell, and we ean use the data to predict which students fe particularly promising. Some of the brightest isolated in “special programs” where we can keep t them, I was p J right along with the rest of By the time I got to college, I was ready total curriculum required for my degree in history terribly difficult forthe Ivory Tower top in a university. In fact, university systems are best places for the Technocracy to reeruit. After all, we can falsify computer records, identification, recommen dations... just about anything. The sy spotted me in UC Berkeley realized I had the time I was ready for graduate school, The tricks and techniques 1 learned prepared me perfectly for life in the Meth Ivory Tower. L So you see, I didn’t find the Technocracy. It found ime, My life's highly structured to maximize my contribu tion to the wareffort —but then again, academia’s always structured my life. Academia is my whole life The Watchers To: Gene From: Alexandea Re: Are you insane? [really don’t see how you can watch those entert iment files day aft which ones are propaganda, Well, actually, t gree all of them are My parents watche Sleepers. I guess you Sleepers watch at le day. I's parcof theirdaily processing. Infact, aSleeperwill magick” to teach the Masses conformity through televi Chapter One: Inner IlluminationsProcessing and Magick “The New Workd Onder rarely uses the wor magick” co describe its activities. Magick is more than a crime | * san cbecenity, Reworking reality ro fit personal praigm s°%° f defiance against the Collective Will, as well as t peane of endangering realty ise Although rome tls vechniques used by Technocrats are similar to those used by ‘Teadivion mages, Technocrats deseribe thelr activities ae hate ciflerenty, in order to ensue their own fom GE ideological correctness Coincidental vogack is compromise between the vulgar activities f the Traditionalistsand the static reality of the Meses,Technocrats of the NWO often sefet 0 sing Se cidental magick as. "prOces” Or OCetaS fas eas ae way of achieving desired end, whether thar proces Tres mixing a chemical formula, administering a fey ihige i no supernatural component roa procedure, M cetgy because its usualy the act oF one snividual redefining reality, procedures, however, reinforce re repetition, “The raost important process — and the most dilficolt one 2 prisoner or wrtingppropaganda, Sueb ess ilar to ituals or pellsusedby Traditionaless 04 6 Tr eapricious, whereas procedure i precise, Maglet defies ity through sethe act of subrly altering the opinions or even the parodigin of an individual mystic mags € confer" Te ec line ofthe Technocracy. When a mage has Psen Pak witha capital “his paradigm no longest: ci Processing reality ssl sky, Themore experiment} ne Collective Will * joanced a procedure gets the more likely the chance of failure. Working on procedures fa abvead of their mn’ S. aera more as “pushing che envelope” than as “defying tally.” When a procedure fail Paradox itll Paes C trary end comununications break down: Paradox harper. ‘The tetn spate eash electrical systems sure, STeePer Pecome a as rst used by the Council of Nines away of cin with the philosophies of the Order of Remon, A Technocrat i said to have “influence” over rea enced! by, different arcas of reality. A Gray Suit Freerragator, for instance, might be amaster of nflvenciiay te Mind, For Traditionalist, che capacity to co this relies fn an “Awakened Avatar.” For Technocrat, erie Maedge comes from Enlightersment. (Both share an Awakened soe ne Technomance just chooses not to believe in } pecaune ofthis belief andthe sue nacre ofthe NWO Ip. gener, members of this Convention rarely iP off ashy vulgar Effecs, even when alone. Only the most desperate circumstances warrant quick and dity ‘magick; most procedures take considerable amounts oftime perform. Sucl 1 fice, however, usually have coincidenceon thelr sis. ‘The tern“ vulgar” istill used todeseribe' pam” magick, usually asacolleialism. The New ‘World Order tends to find dynamic magick more offensive than the othet wih gions do. Oxher Conventions rend f0 use "ae procedures” more than the New World Onder MA FIIT Mark, for instance, is very vulgar when he ies chain gun out perce back and opens fic. For members of fteration ths w andly considered offensive. ToaMan in Black, iesesere ‘Any goo Black Suit knows thar the cheat of reprisal can be Should be left to the cyborgs. Te more effeeive than actual mayhem. Vulgar solutions ‘Vulgar magick usedby Tradiionalistsisconsideted ciminalTheactof casting vulgar magickunderaTraliionali paradigm i conscered a rime agaist Reality. As one cr expect, Mind influence allows a Technocrat ro Process 2 Criminal for his vulgar actions irae diffrence berween traditional magick and Technoerte procedures is more than just semantic. After all Tanguage ia science aswell ane the act of reworking dergunge ta reshape the work! view ofthe people who use 8 YSt another example of Technocratic procedure My patents followed th work, sit down on the couch and watch anata television stati icinbes on puvon Gea rely dnt nk pcs cl elo anything they dae 23 “aetna lin thenen bargin day, it’s easy to become a freak. When | was . | was amazed chat watching television was “normal” wanting to spend time reading books was "st youknow that only ten percent of all adults read one book 10 Technocracy: New World Order ayear? | gr grew up on asteady diet of of science fiction instead and Id A jeveloped a particular att and I developed a priculratmeron to books onthe By the time I was in college, I real ois cd how much P reality are shaped by defines wh V. The news toy he ifeent leo ecery leoneThe Operatives To: Roland From: Gene Re: Training bur I’m not sure think, Pd rather not send i Sandi, There is a concept similar to “oldlife” among con. en Operative constructs are trained, there is nol sere Black Suit Unit AT#4, gengineered ata Research Collective called EcoR. Our birthplace was in theHor a. TheGengineer nover thecoustof West V Research Director n cephen Thundran, amuse himself by giving usnames. #AT#21 was called “Franklin”; #AT422 was called "Gene"; #AT423 was called "Hemando,” We wouldn't find ourour**names' until later, #AT421 th AT4223 were stil *AT4, Sleepteaching was the earliest part of our training ded We were conditioned ss Different partsof ushad different AT422 tional training in communication skills s that we could document the actions of our amalgam, of the natural learn to walk bef cally, we were cig were only reeks ok motorskills. When we ell, he machines would help us up. Thar’s when we first learned to trust the machine The twenty members of our unit were then sent to a Horizon Realm for military training. Under the st among us who we re influenced foundoutthat norall of u an some ate nd out which cducated Sleepers. We never 1s were the constructs and which were the naturals until the kast week of training in the Realm. The last part of our training concerned equipment (Once we found out the specialties ofthe different compo: nents of our unit, we were assigned equipment to assist with the enhancement of our abilities Military training | pout six months, After end of the century, though,We have the basics instruction had been perfected to a scien Jed the AT422 graduation, we were assigned to field work Unit #AT4 spent a year on the front lines as an amalgam of Men in Black. A great deal of the work is mainly concerned with having a presence in the field. The Ana: Iysts want to have a team nearany given danger spot atall times, Special operations rarely involves the same kind of work twice. We've handled just about everything from k don’t make it though their first any eventually learn what itis to have an te from the unit. Not all of them do, reek was pretty much the hig] a while, but “Te That's why they're talking about promoting me from a Man in Black to one of the Gray Men, fully “me” until I don’t know, though. I like working with the amal gam too much. I think I'd rather make the move to Unit Leader than do something like infiltration work, what do you think, Roland? I don’t know how much we're supposed to say about our training. Oh, BTW, I've four struct database. They've wnother FTP site in the Con- ro nD \\ mn f Security: Who's Watching You? From To: Sandi Re: Chemicals Sandi, I'm not sure I should be talkin, this, but I'm starting e really worried. | keep waiting for signs of th show, bue I don't feel any some in to check on me. Maybe th a ngtashow ral. kind offeel like I've been put on the shelf. Maybe there different, No one's reason they've put me in here hy are they pr ant it. 'm hap Something's not making sense. I'll be honest. I'm tinga litle seared. know, I know, [should be *think cead of *feeling*, but my instin something st ¢ Re: In the Dark | know the feeling, Gene. The briefing tapes they're showing usscare the hell outofme. We think that most of the people in that D.U. Collective are dead. Something came out of the Great Deep and got them. No transmisOh, BTW hrouh the classic fected. That is,Gene: But which one is right? Roland: Well, since you're preparing for an exam, it depends on who your teacher is, actually. “Truth” is what helps you pass the exam. Ie’s what the instructor says is correct. More precisely, we use the examples ofthe past to justify the actions of the present Gene: That's absurd, Roland: That's the Ivory Tower. :-) I'l give you an example. How did the New World Order begin? Gene: Well, thearticle you sent me beginsbyattrbuting itto Queen Vietoria, citing the writings of Terrance Whyte, but later in the article, Professor Richardson traces the New World Order to a group of knights in the twelfth century. Roland: Right. My point exactly. The absolute version isto look at the person “in charg There. Right there. She did it.” Some of the really die-hard, Servants of the Tower will say, “Obviously, Queen Victori must have been Enlightened. No Sleeper could have been responsible.” That's the sloppy version of history. cof a movement and say Gene: Okay, so ifthe instructor wants a definite name and place, the answer is “Queen Victoria was the first to implement a true World Onler. By sending British idk nobilityandhonor throughout the world,she led the country y, enforcing the belief that the world should consist of one Empire of England to a pesition of world sups From the Notes of Terrance Whyte Collegium of History Re: The Origin of the New World Order ‘The New World Order dd notexist prior wo the nineteenth century, The Order of Reason was not the New World Ord for the Onder of Reason consisted of philosophical and political ‘movements rather than spiritual ones. Our Order came out of the Queen's “Grand Houseclean the Technocracy in the 1890s, as a resule of the efforts of dedicated men such as Inspector Rathbone. The attempts of charlatans such as Professor Richardson who 0 sha (quasi-eligious lineage for our Order leading hack tothe Mythic ‘Age are amenace. Suck pemicious deviants indulge in spiricu- alist fantasies that are no better than the anachronistic les we ” the reorganization of Roland: Right. But you can also ask the question, “How did Queen Vietoria Gene: According to Professor Richardson, her posi tion on the throne was the result of a centuries-old conspiracy beginning in the twelfth century. A group of twelve knights — called the Knights Templar —decided that they would make the roads to the Holy Lands safe They protected travelers, but covertly. They saw the threat to the pilgrims as both physical and spiritual, and knew about the existence of hidden forces. At leas, that’s what Professor Richardson says. 16 Technocracy: New World OrderRoland: What do you think? think I'm glad I'ma Man in Black and not a Collegium professor From the Notes of Terrance Whyte Collegium of History Re: The Cabal of Pure Thought One of the greatest struggles ofthe Mythic Age involved two secret societies who sought to guide the events of the thirteenth century. As the covenants began to fall, ewo world views collided. The Cabal of Pure Thought, one of the great powers secretly behind the Inquisition, sought to promote faith” asthe salvation of the world. They saw in the Church ‘away to unite the Masses and replace the miseuided supers tions of the magi. Opposing them was the Order of Reason, a society seeking to unite several factions ofthe time, including the Knights Templar (who belonged 0 the Cabal of Pure Thought) and the Crafemasons (who later united various Technocratic factions from across the word atthe Convention ofthe White Towerin 1325, “offically” founding our Union) Oddly enough, some noted conspiracy theorists within the Tower continue to argue that some ofthese societies stil exist in ther original form. Despite a lack of evidence, they argue that groups such as the Templars and Inquisition continue to fight to this day. Although many ofthe ideals ofthe Templars were integrated into the Order of Reason, the knights were destroyed inthe earty fourteenth century. There are conflicts today that resemble earlier ones — such as hostility between the Celestial Chorus and the Men in Black — but the idea thatthe Templars or Inquisition could have persisted o this day is ludicrous in the extreme AWWW Just as Iteration X has found a spiritual center in the lessons of Autochthonia, so are a growing number of warriors of the New World Order leaming the ideals of the True Knights. The Enlightenme ofa spviual nature We advocate nothing less than the perfection of all mankind. Many religious groups of the last millennia have sensed the echoes of our true goal. The seeking ofthe Cosmic Christ, the attainment of Agartha, the goal of becoming More than Hanan... all are but faint imitations of our ultimate pursuit the attainment of Enlightenment forall mankind. ‘The Order of the Rosy Cross, the Prieure de Scion, the Bavarian Ilheminat, the Knights Templar — let us recognize these societies for what they try are. They are sympathetic to ‘orideals,Justas they are united throughout histor by a single unbroken chain of events, so do they advocate the bringing Light to the World. The single, biliant light isthe Light of Reason, the triumph ofthe mind. Is this not the true mea From the Notes of Terrance Whyte Collegium of History Re: Ascension and the Supernatural ‘One can be said tobe Enlightened when one realizes the ways in which the Collective Will can change the course of iwory. Beyond that, there is no supematural belief within the few World Order. Nor do we strive to bring Enlightenment to the Masses, Only the Enlightened can protect the Masses Only the best and brightest can lead. The rest enjoy the benefits ‘of our struggle to provide for the betterment of All. To suggest that we must bring ovr knowledge to all is subversion; 10 entertain the delusions of such deviants in ou midst is societal — Terrance Whyte Way Roland: Under the conspiratorial version of history that Richardson advances, how did the Templars help form the Onder of Reason? Gene: Their knowledge of the supernatural was kept seeret so that the Masses wouldn’t pani believes that those twelve knights, in tur, recruited their successors, and their circle of influence spread until they finally controlled many of dhe crowned heads of Europe, Professor Richardson tries to establish a connection be- tween the Templars and the rulers of the nineteenth century, but he really seems to be speculating. There are zaps in his reasoning. Richardson WWW Inthe cents that followed, the Merovingians — aid protected, or perhaps even divected by the Priewre de Scion — rmaale repeated atterps to regain their heritage... One was the creation ofa psychological atmosphere, «clandestine tradition intended to erode che spiritual hegemony of Rome —attadition that foune expression in Hermetic and esoteric thought, in the Rosierucian manifestoes and similar writings, in certain ites of Freemasonry... A seeond program entailed political machina- tion, intrigue, and, if feasible, an overt seizure of power A contingent of Templars had allegedly fought on Robert Bruce's side at the Bate of Bannockburn. Because the frapal bul dissolving the Templars was never promulgaued in Scotland, the order was never offically suppressed there. And ‘we ourselves had located what seemed tobe a Templar grave- yard in Argyllshire. The eanlist ofthe stones inthe graveyard dated from the thnteenth century, the later ones from the eighteenth... The later stones combined these symbols with specifically Masonic mouifs, attesting thereby to some sort of Ie was thus not impossible. thatthe order di indeed cate itself... gradually secularizing itself and becoming associated with both Mascmic guilds and the prevailing clan of Ascension? Our tre purpose ists; obring Enlightenment system to all mankind. When the war has been won, all of mankind Michael Baigent, Holy Blood, Holy Grail will Ascend. Wii — Donald Richardson Chapter One: Inner Hlluminations 17Roland: The conspiratorial view of history isbased on the idea that you can never really know everything, Well, at least not until you have surveillance on everyone. :-) srance Whyte’s opinions show the first view of history. Thete’s one party line — don't stray from it ‘Whyte istaken as the “official” view of history. Then there are mavericks like Richardson who use the “conspirato rial” view of history. They can’t prove everything they say, but they know enough about conspiracy to still be useful Soin other words, even we don’t know where arted? Gene: we really Roland: That would be telling. :-) The third way to answer the question “Where did the New World Order begin?” is to argue that history is relative. That’s my opinion. Consider which point of view you should use to answer the question. For instance, suppose L answered the {question with a question: “What does the New World Order do?” From your point of view, of course. e: The purpose of the New World Order isto seek cout the supernatural world and contain or destroy it Roland: Okay, the Man in Black response, Can yougive me a documented case of someone doing that in history? Gene: Well, Richardson doesn’t really prove that the Templars knew about actual hidden forces, There's no spe cific mention of societies of vampires or typesof werewolves But we all earn early on abour Detectives St. Crispin and Inspector Rathbone working with Scotland Yard St.Crispin and a group of detectives found a neighborhood in Whitechapel thatwas under attack from unseen forces. They used the information in the files of Scotland Yard to find the ‘wo families who were raising the spirits that attacked the neighborhood. They also used vulgar procedures to destroy them. Of hand, that’s the first historical event I can think of to describe the beginnings of the Men in Black Roland: Or, ifyou defined the purpose of the Men in Black as soldiers in the Ascension War? Gene: Oh, yeah. I'd cite their involvement in the destruction of Mistridge in the early thirte From the Notes of Terrance Whyte Collegium of History Re: The Order of Reason ‘On March 25, 1325, some time after the desouction of Mist, he fst Symposion was conducted ina white tower in southern France. The tower islf has lng since been destroyed. bu the plans made atthe Convention ofthe White Tower were 0 laseforoverhlfamilemntun. With he assistance of Enlightened wartiorsand mages, the conspiratonsof te Order of Reason began their plans for the salvation of mankind. Theres, however, no evidence thatthe orginal members of the Onderof Reason performed “magick.” Wecan only prove that they were masters of polities and diplomacy. Later, ther secret society worked with such noted Enlightened as the Parmnideans, 18 Technocracy: New World Order Gatenberg, Copemices, DaVin, News, Wesker and Franklin — yet the Inner Circle of the Order remained untainted by any preudoelgins ceremonies Roland: Exactly. Or let's say you were arguing the viewpoint ofthe Methodology of the Watcher. Gene: The origins of the New World Order would be in the beginnings of technolo cite the invention of the tele Roland: ...and some smart-ass Virtual Adept would try to take credit fori. The sloppy version of history would involve saying “Alexander Graham Bell invented the tele phone. Pethaps he was an unAwakened Son of Ether oF Vireual Ades” leis elly very hard —as well a somewhat toprove that historical figures we htened Technomancers ical communications. Pd aph or the telephone. ludicrous Awakened Traditionalists or E Wd Richardson is a pompous fool, a pseudo-historian who concernshimself more with the ramblingarabesquesofhis own delusions than with any actual revelations of truth. —Terrance Whyte, Ivory Tower Shall define the word dictatorial for you? The Nasis were brut emant chidnen compared to madmen lke Terance Whyte Merely summon an image ofhisvisageand you wilundertandthe face ofoppression: tyrannical foolwho cesfor‘ documentation! whenever anyone conmadices his sacred dogma. His purpose i clear. The Ascension Werismotaconjlict between Trationaiss and Technomancer. Iris, to Whyte, a hile forthe tramph of his ego and of hs version of history over al others —Prof. Donald Richardson, Ivory Tower AWAY Roland: Relative history canalsob a particular philosophy or defy the opinions of he mainstream, however, yourun the way toadvance 1 of beliefs. Whenever you risk of censt Ww From the Notes of Prof. Yukio Ishida Collegium of History Re: The Legalist Empire at this point, woud like to adress another dsterbing trend within the Collegium of History, the attempt to marginalize the conbutions of non-European cultures to the stctne of the Technoeracy. Far instance, the current proliferatim of Order of Reason’ antcles within current jourals denies an easy origin of cur Union. The fanciful tales about the Teclmocracy's medieval Exropean origins dsractusfrom the rue bihplace of our Union. Long before the fantasies ofthe Knights Templar andthe conspira- cies ofthe Order of Reason, the Mythic Age of China evolved a distinct techologial paradigm of ts own. By the fifth century, while the Roman Empire was de scending into decadence and disrepair, China had formed the most advanced civilization inthe word. This was largely due to the development of a government based on an extensivebureaucracy. The Legaists, a they were called, put te affairs ofthe sate inorder by dividing rsponsibiles among hundreds ofbureaucrats. Although these servants technically advised the Enperor, they had the authority tomonizor political matteson The system of promotion within the Legalise bureaucracy depended on a rigorous series of examinations. Most of thes deat with matters of hisiony and philosophy, such as the teachings of Confucius Toxlay, we stil follow this example. Wi nof eration X, for instance, Ciphers leam the principles of Technocracy by studying Confucius and Lao Tz inthe Conven: Professor Ishida? She shouldn't be considered a Servant of the Ivory Tower at all! She's mene a collaborator with her Statistician cronies in Iteration X than a true Servant of the Collegiums! Prof. Donald Ric ‘Don’ tquote me on this, bt the Collegium of History isthe most useless component of the Ivory Tower. These policies of ‘academic freedom’ and ‘philosophical discourse’ are really a ‘way to shelter traitors. Deviants lke Ishida waste our time with lies to dsract us from the important task at hand: the War om Realty Deviance. —©AT335, Assistant to Daniel Smith waaay Magick, Paradigm & the Technocracy Ike the prety lies. —Myria, The Crow Roland: Let's mucldy the waters alittle further. How would you define “invention?” Gene: guess someone putsa machine togeth oon, and watches it work. There's procedure and a result. Roland: Where does the idea come from Gene: From the person who puts it together. Roland: Really?'dsay no. Consider this: mostadvances intechnology can’t be achieved until the ideaisa possibility Reality is limited by what's possible and impossible. Gene:Oh, great. Metaphysics, Whatdo think fam,amage! Roland: You're training fora promotion. You'll want to show off. Consi limits are the parameters of what is possible and impos sible, When somes and succeeds, he distorts reality. The limits of the consen: sual reality paradigm weaken, When a Technomancer uses an apparatus in a way that has never been attempted before, reality shifts. In a way, that is the invention, not the device. Alexander Graham Bell wouldn't have been able to invent the telephone if'a Technomancer hadn't ‘made it work first. Same thing with television. reality has certain limits. Those ;cusesmagick attempt the impossible Gene: So television was invented by the Technocracy? Roland: Yes andl no, Technomancers mace it posible; ‘Sleeper pur the pars together ang introduce it to the Mase, ‘Sometimeswe'llworktomakesurethe invention isn tready until the time is right. Sometimes the invention is released acciden tally and has to he suppress. Usually, the idea isnt availabe the Masses until i's approved by the Ivory Tower Gene: So reality depends on your point of view, and our point of view fits within the party line of the Technocracy, Roland: Yes. Fora Traditionalist, magick dependson personal paradigm, Thar act of deviance works ag the wishes of the Collective Will of the Technocracy and humanity. For a Technomancer, approved proce: depend on your Methodoloy Gene: Just like interpreting history. In the Ivory Tower, events depend on the interpreter. Roland: Or events depend on the person who predicts ane of the Enlightened have influence ‘over Time. That's another factor. Suppose a Tech n Xorafuturist inthe vory Tower —uses his influence over Time to predict whether particu: lar device will be invented. The predictor estimates the year thacthedevicewill heunveiled. Atthattime,aTechnomancer the effect of the invention and makes the proce ddure work for the ise time. Later,aSleepermakesic work the them. Remember, same way... hy “accident.” Gene: Roland: Professor Richardson, in his own inimitable way, has theorized the idea of a Templar "Grand Plan from 1e thirteenth century, Suppose thar’s true. Suppose the Templars predicted thar they would control the world by the end of the millennium? Gene: | see what you mean. Goal: What is “Ascension?” Look around chs world ws made Equality, our stock in trade ‘Come and join the Brotherhood of Man ©, what a nice contented world — Rash, "2112 — The Temples of Syrinx Gen cconsensus.B But eventually, the Ivory Tower will come ilessofpersonal squabble nthe Collegium and Symposiums, wesstill have one party line: “One World, One Truth, One Reality.” Amalgams of Men in Black are taught that the only version of Reality is the Technocracy's vision of Reality If enough people believe that one interpre: tation, then that is an objective statement of reality Roland: Even if that’s an interpretation of history? That sounds too much like trying to change the past. One of the absolutes of influencing time—even among Tradi- tion miages— is that you can’t influence the past. Chapter One: Inner Illuminations 19Gene: Really? Maybe thy your Methodology and mine I'm an Operative. We see thingsa little differently. If all the evidence I've gathered from espionage and all the 's the difference between ‘m not in the Ivory Tower footage I've compiled by surveillance reveals that subject A betrayed and killed subject B, and there's no evider to the contrary, then that’s the truth, Roland: That's absued. Gene: That's the Men in Black. :-) If all points to one interpretation of events, and the Collective Willdefinesteality, then that interpretation isthe ruth. The only reason we let those Vieeual Adept b they did before they defected was that we essentially agreed with them thar reality was composed of information. Tact: cal error on our pat, I guess, We won't make it again Roland: Well, my philosophy of history is different Reality is subjective; any statement of history is relative Gene: thought we were supposed to be discussing history, snot philosophy. Besides, Ascension isthe achievement of one Reality. The winners write history, right? Thac means what is really at stake is deciding who writesal of history Roland: ‘winning." One vision of reality, one standad of reality, willtriumph overall others. I'snot enough thatall reality will become static and unalterable. We have to make sure the right set of i to me, Ascension is more than just Then again, that's my belief that history is relative, and that you use i to support aspecific thesis or course of action, ‘The end result is Ascension, Terrance Whyte would argue that Ascension istheattainmentofastatiereality one where the Technocracy could not be depose by the ‘of another paradigm. Donald Richardson would see Ascen- sion asa spiritual process, one culminating ivall of huma having the same beliefs and the same attainment of Enlight enment. Which would you favor? Gene: Are you trying to test my knowledge of history oor my loyalty? Roland: :-) Same thing. Gender Roles and the NWO Men of Sense in all Ages abhor those customs which tea us only asthe vassals of your Sex Abigail Adams, to her husband John From the Notes of Terrance Whyte Collegium of History Re: Gender in the New World Onder Within the communigués we've intercepted from the Traaliion mages, we've seen a fair aon of deat over the names of their so-called “Traditions.” One such debate in oles the names “Sons of Ether” and "Akashic Brotherhood.” 20 Technocracy: New World Onder Fortunately, within the Collegiums of our Union, debate over the name “Men in Black” has been quite limited, The practice of assigning tasks to genetic constructs based om their gender has continued «o work admirably Admitely, some after integrating the ick Suits. However, as Profesor Ishida 6 of Men in Black constructs are male. This can be attributed chiefly w the high percentage of ms. Only 4% of MiB constructs are female. The efficacy of asexual constructs still remains wo he seen amalgams have been quite success conaroversial female Bl has recently noted, 9. male constructs in Black Suit amaly This is im sharp conerast to the ratio of male to female constructs in other Methodologies. There isan even ratio of male to female naturals working as Servants of the Ivory Tower. Among constructs, however, the rato is different. Ishida cites the high number of female constructs performing menial work in the Ivory Tower From the Notes of Yuki Collegium of History Re: Gender in the New World Order cleanly Professor Whyte has a vache the role of gender in history. Perhaps he prefers to enterain the idea of genetially-engineered secretaries and typists to serve him, But how long can we continue to tolevate the idea of our Union being primarily a pariarchal institution? Ishida distorted view of In actuality, the high p loony Tower can be attributed to other reasons. Historically, the vole of women has been to “rum the house.” This includes administrative dates as wel. The practice of Shuting women out of the labor pool (chiefly as a means of encouraging "ladylike’ bachavior) isa fairly recent trait of an aristocratic minority From the Notes of Terrance Whyte Collegium of History Re: Gender in the New World Order cand history has shown us that civilization succeeds best sentage of female constructs in the when roles of gender are clearly defined. (The recent antcle ‘Queen Vieworia and the New World Order” in Administra tive Journal #32 actually works to demonstrate this point.) Ishida’s theories about intraducing more male constructs into secretarial amalgamsarestillavailable in that issue as well No doubv her innovative ideas will continue to increase the production of our Union. Now that she has been reassigned to compile sociological statistics in MECHA, weanxiously await the results of her lates study bject needs motivation for accepting promotion, Please advise Shroedinger Team From: Daniel Smith Re: Operation ShroedingerSubject appears to have personal attachment to The last exam was no problem, Aced it, easy. think Takahashi. Encourage further contact. Establish danger the extra steep is helping. In fact, my sleeping habits are to Takahashi, #AT422 almost ready for operation. En’ bit. Sorry about nor loggin mntact with Takahashi. Mission followin had a dream ab ro last night. He rubbe temples. It turned into marmalade, and I remember rub From: Gene ate starting to make more sense. I keep The exams are going extremely well. The m at rat thing, and about how hu of se ssing which party li nearby, waiting roinvade. Pd feel guilty ing off to do gray work ifwe'refaciny.a menace ike that. only one party line :-),b jetting a reviewer like Ishida, I'd be in dee trange rumors about Ishida. (Then se, there’sreall They need me on the front lines, Roland. The tests will Te been hear again, 1 think s History have been intentionally starting rumors abou Ishida. Smit ople in the Collegium of To: Dan Smith From: Wa ingto show. They've assured me that the medication will take cate of it, but that thing that slashed at my chest ‘managed to get something into my bloodstream. [haven't seen another human since they sealed the doors If was doing better, and if there wasa way I could be would. I've still gota few days to go. there with To: Roland From: Gene From: Da Re: Acing my Exams Don'tChapter Two: Ranks and Relationships UnEnlightened red. Yes, ou'te right, weeanSympathizers To: Gene From: Roland Res Sympat You sure you don't have any of that vodka in there? =) Yes, sympathizers work with all three Methodologies. Enlightened personnel are pretty hard tocome by! There's quite abit of hierarchy and bureaucracy in the NWO, but afew basic distinctionscant the field are usually constructs and sympathizers. You've made. Most ofthe agents in already seen that on the front lines. In all chree Methodologies, sympathizers are either eshucated Sleepers or Technocrats who have yet to attain Enlightenment. Many times, a sympathizer doesn't know whether he'll atain it. In Traditionalist terms, he doesn’t know whether his “Avatar” will “Awaken.” The Onder can try topredictifand when ic will happen, but there really isn’t a reason to do chat. In the end, it really doesn’t matter. The Black Suit work you've done isjustone example of integrating sympathetic agents into the Union, It's too bad you haven't had more of a chance to see the rest of the Construct: We have all kinds here. There's no reason for cl Ie’s nor like in a Chantry where some crazed Order of Hermes mage might show off by bending reality when he wantsto light the candles in room. There area lot of tasks here that don’t require Enlightened agents: handling paperwork, nd soon, Remember, the Ivory Tower does more than just take care ofeducation. The Servantsofthe Ivory Towerhave totake care ofall theadministrativeand supportive tasksthat the other Conventions won't ouch. Afterall, our Conven- tion understands more than any other how the societal part of our Union should be structured. Media sympathizers perform support work for the Enlightened personnel. It tak surveillance station, and even ‘everyone here to he Enlightes wnitorial work, food services, a lot of people to n leeper reporters are useful at gathering information. The principles of gathering information are the sa meas with espionage. Nor e hhas to be Secret Agent John Courage. A sympath can report what's happening around him — whether thar’s at a television station, the phone company, a film production company ornext door toa possible Chantry — playshis part in the wareffort. Fortunately, the Tower has a thorough enough knowledge censure that any given sympathizer will remain loyal. Even snamalgam of Men in Black, i isn’t important which ones are Enlightened naturals or mindless drones, or which ones are Sleeper sympath yy Men. They all act asa unit. Ifthe mages treatall Men in Black as inhuman drones, so much the better. Ir gives us an edge. However, once an agent has attained Enlightenment, once his “Avatar” has “Awakened,” his chances for promo- tion increase. Until then, the distinction between hrened Technomancer and an educated Sleeper doesn't matter. Because nearly all our procedures are cidental,” ie's even possible for the agent himself to be ‘unaware of whether he’s actually reshaping reality. Ifother ‘agents don’t know, chen he’s doing his job extremely wel ilgive you classic example from Sleeper history. In the early 1950s, an agent named Karpov was performing, way station in Bulgaria, He arvied an umbrella et was leaving the she an assassination outside a wanted to appear nondescript, so he and newspaper with him. As his ta platform, Karpov bumped int “accidentally” dropped his newspaper as a distraction. The tip of his umbrella bumped into his target's thigh. Karpov excused himself and continued on. him, At that mome A few days later, the target grew inereasingly sick. His doctor could find no reason forthe illness — until he tookan scray.Asmallpellethadeen projected into thesubject’seg and the pellet had been coated with arather virulent poison By sheer had luck, Karpow was eaprured a few days later. Asa foreign national, he had been followed by the Bulgarian Secret Service. When they inspected his per sonal possessions they founda device inhisumbrella. The tip washollow, with acoiled spring and firing rigged to the edge. The gadget was constructed to fire a pellet into a human body upon contact. chanism This example was cited in one of my early classes Some analysts believe that the method of assassination was so outrageous that it could only have been a process, an Effect of “coincidental magick.” Karpov sees his target, conceives of the device, and uses his technological appa: a focus to pass off a coincidental influence over Life. Other analysts say that the task was merely aresultof ingenious gadgeteering. No “magick” was required. Some of the more conspiratorial students tended to argue that Karpov intended to get caught. Releasing to the general public the idea of this “secret agent gadget” convinces them of the importance of technology in covert op tions. Which answer is tue? Iedoesn't matter. Ifthe mission was performed as par of a Technocracy operation, it doesn't matter ifthe Operative was an educated Sleeper with a brilliant idea or an overly- imaginative Enlightened Technomancer with a penchant for umbrellas. The mission is still carried out the same way. In the end, ifa sympathizer can do hisjob, itmakesno difference whether he’s Enlightened or not Tot Roland From: Gene Re: Minimizing Paradox So sympathizers can he used as plants without obvi- ously being E try to sense someone's Quintessence to find out if they're Enlightened. Ifa Reality Deviant cies to sense the Quin- tessence inasympathizer and findsnothing, he’sless likely to suspect him of working for us. lightened. Makes sense. I's kind of easy torace in a while | ick Suit who thinks halt: rnd guns hhis Spectre ee ee Methodologies Instructional Material #6612 Directive 7214 Prepared: Roland Cassault, Ivory Tower The New World Onder is composed of three Method: ologies. Rather than applyinggenerictermsto the ranksof all New Worldagents, each Method Understanding the leve ing of the three theatt is vitally important On th Sleepers. These operations must be extremely subtle, Our highest priority is the conversion of hearts and minds, the strengthening of the consensual reality paradigm of thy Technocracy. The structure of Reality isthe manifestation of our Collective Will. Our enemy works to undermine the consensus we have built with the assistance of the Masses. (Ourenemy does not limithimselfby working within thesafe the Technocracy. Instead, he threatens the by performing vulAlthough we offer mages the chance to undergs Social Conditioning to enjoy the protection of the New World Onte for the Safety and Security we maintain. Make no when subtlety criminals, we have no choice but to eradicate them with overwhelming force to protect the innocent the outcasts have demonstrated their diste mistake, however was no effect on these The Horizon ‘At the edge of Earth’s atmosphere, outside of “real” space, Horizon Realms and Hor bases of operations for our Union. Constructs stationed in sgeosynchronous orbits survey the Masses, ensuring their protection and Safety. Usually, one Convention will be dominant at a Horizon Construct, but at any Construct, there must be coordination among all Conventions. We oversee this administration. Horizon Realms are also accessible outside the terrestrial sphere. Many of these are used for missions of security, including the training of troopsand the incarceration of Tradition magesand other inst Reality perpetrators of crimes ‘The Horizon Realms also contain experimental soci ties, cities that allow for the perfection of social engineering, We must decide the are the builders of utopias. Just as a model of a physical structure is tested for weakness, we fine-tune our plans face of the future, for we with living models. What we learn from these societal organisms will help us breed our bold new world Finally, it should he noted that outposts on the Horizon are part of the defense of the Earth. Along the Gauntlet (the reality barrier we have erected with the assistance of humanity to block out the m supernatural world), secure outposts stand vigi against extraterrestrial threats. Only we have the strength, to defend our world Beyond the Horizon Farbeyond the limits ofthe terrestrial sphere, hicklen in the altered space outside the depths of the Great Dee Technocracy bases operate in the Deep Universe. The limits of earthly reality do not inhibit these visionaries. While Horizon Realms, such as the Horizon Research, Collectives, allow for limited adjustmentsof reality, Deep Universal Collectives permit radical shifts, thus enabling ‘our highly advanced re ‘Our Leaders and the Inner Circle, and the protection of allied alien life forins. While the Masses sleep, we must the universe it Collective Enlightenment wch, the maximum security of prey efor humanity's Awakeninginto Within a Deep Universal Collective, reality is often «determined by the consensus ofthe individuals contained within it. For thisreason, loyalty and ideological purity are critical. Consensus within a Collective, as with any Real: ity Environment, ensures the safety of all The Oniverse is Ours On all fronts, we strive to attain Safety and Security forthe good of ll. Thos ch Methodology may view the war differently, the Provost of ourCollegium, members of long with the latest directives from Alpha Outpost call for a renewed effort to direct ourselves to our ultimate goal: One World, One Truth, One Reality. All three Methodologies of the New World Order — the Oper tives, the Servants of the Ivory Tower, and the agents of the Watchers — must work toward this common goal. The Operatives Thus, we dodiagweable his, at we are defensive. That Liki isi Wea dsc things so hat ordinary pope hereaalcehee can seeps heeds eight. sta v0 romantic? Of eos, we ocasnaly do very wicked things. John LeCate, The Spy Who Cam in from he Cold The frst Methosology, the Operatives deals prima- rily with espionage. The secret agent works to, sure Security within our ul ears of our Union, formation in the field and to ranks, He is the eyes The shock troops Black. Most mages think of the Black Suits when they heat the words “New World Order’ apprentices think of them as mindless, soulless constructs uur Convention are dhe Men in and many acolytes and who lack independent will. Thisillusion works toouradvan- tage. “Black Suit” work isthe starting assignment for most operatives, Notall Men in Black are constructs, norareall of them conversint in Technocratie procedures. These units’ most common activity is the capeure oF liminationofReality Deviants, suchas Traditionalist mages, Marauders, eryptozoological specimens, supernatural enti tiesand demonic manifestations. Although the psychological mandates of the Masseshave psychic mechamnisinsto actively ignore some types of Reality Criminals, the Men in Black must police the front lines to ensure the Safety and Security ‘of humanity. Fortunately, Men in Black can operate with some degree of impunity in the fie! because they are often mistaken for government authorities. Most Sleepers either trust oF fear their government, question; those who fear dare not question, Those who trust do not The constructs and sympathizers working as Men in Black actually run interference for more experienced agents Although the majority of Black Suits are male, theit superi- ors the Gray Suits, havea more even balance of genders. The Gray Suits are the assassins, impersonators, thieves and saboteurs. While some work in the shadows, others work openly, sntity and working in the midst of the Traditions. The most common task of the Gray Men is infiltration Cabals often come tothinkof unitsof Black Suitsandeyborgs astheit most immediate threat. Actually, the greatest threat to their cabal is often living in their midst. Because of the nature ofthe Pogrom, most Tradition mages have to bestowacertaindegre oftrust toeach other. There usuallyisn’t time for them to interrogate any renegade mage they encounter This makes the task of infiltration easier While Black Suits and Gray Suits work on the front lines, Intelligence Analysts organize them and interpret the data they gather. Theit bases are often in Horizon Con structs, These agents alsoactasintermediaries between Unit Leaders in the field and administration. Coordinating field work alo means teaming agents of the New World Oxder sents of other Conventions. This is also part of the alministrative responsibilities of the Operative The masters among the Operatives are the Men in. White, agents who are responsible for monitoring the loyalty of individuals. “Men in White” is of course a colloquial term; such agents are as often female as ma Men in White have great latitude in their inquires; any tone ranking below a White Suit ean he interrogated by her, regardless of Convention. Among their other respon: sibilities are overall Security for Horizon Constructs ideological conformity within Horizon Realms, and re gional reports to the highest ranks of the Technoerac The Ivory Tower We don's need no thong conerl Pink Floyd, “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 The second Methodology, the Ivory Tower, oversees ech logis Atthehighes levels this Methodology the masters rine SymporiansaneepettothelinerCicle: The feory Tower ‘On the front lines, legions of sympathizers work the best areas for recruitment. Disaffected youth, Eli mnake for excellent sympathisrs. at their dispostl for processing students, inclodin sleepreaching, subliminal broadcasting and virtual real systems. One important application of these tools i the education of field specialists, who often work with amalgams on the font lines. The education branch of the Tower also luminaries are free to debate the philosophies of our Union, Chapter Two: Ranks and Relationshipsditionalist thinking, the Servants are united by their slogan: “Our Knowledge is Our Strength The WatchersiP MM j f) s meeeThe Surveyors stand at the top of the pyramid. They resee the efficacy of the War on all fronts, including working with the deep space and Deep Universal surveil ince and patrols of the Void Engineers. Their expertise coordinates the data of telescopes, space stations and scout ships with the expertise of Intelligence Analysts. Rumors of mind-control satellites continue, no doubt, to help support researchers in their perfection ofthis valuable weapon inthe fight for freedom The eye ofthe Watchers represents eternal vigilance in cour perpetual battle to purge disruptive random elements from the fabric of Reality. As longa the Safety of the World is threatened, as lngas the selfish egotism of the Tradition: slitsenslangersthe Securityofthe Masses, the Watcherswill faithfully give cheir all 10 the Ascension War To: Gene From: Sandi Re: Hiding Bad news. Raclio silence, Something's stalking us, Gene. The thing from the D.U. Collective is heading this way. Iean’t say anything else, but we're going into hiding. Hove you To: Roland From: Gene Re: Communications down? Roland,noone’sansweringmy e-mail, What's wrong: What's that scratching noise I keep hearing at my door 1 e-mailed my essay to the Collegium, so I seem to hhave some time on my hands. I keep sleeping mote and more each day: I don’t know why. If you're still reading this, please write back. 'm Factions in the War is rhe only lasting peace comes from th f Reason and Scientific Principl The Rt. Ordinary Horatio Jackson, A iblic Servant, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Analysis of Psychological Tactics Addendum to Promotion Review 1 #AT422 In the shadow world of espionage, lines between “sides” are not always clearly drawn. It's possible to define sides, and it’s possible to define ideologies, but satementsare generalizations. People cannot be Technocracy: New World Order arreduced to stereotypes. One can belong toa group, burany individual will have his own variant of the group's phi losophy and his own reason for espousing it. ow best to predier the actions of other groups an! manipulate them accordingly, generalizations help. This applies to friendly diplomatic relations with other Conventions, as well as to necessary Social Conditioning of the random elements of society Fin its goals by cooperating with other groups in our Union Nevertheless, when guessing we shall examine how ourConvention achieves Then we will examine the more difficult practice of Processing criminals who serve the Traditions, The Conventions e've all in this together — Harry Tuttle, Brasil ‘The Technoceacy functions.asa Union, but different Technomancers have different visions of the goals of our Union and the shape of our future. Each Convention can besaid to havea “party ine,” incerpreted in various ways by individuals within a Convention, Within siums, debate over the preferred courses of action in accordance with these philosophies can be fierce he Sympo. In any such debate, we ean have a degree of assurance that the New World Onder has the upper hand, The Meth dology of the Ivory Tower organizes most Symposiums, and although a Department Chair may be chosen from another Convention, we oversee the progression of philosophical dialogue, with and without the use of subtle procedures The New World Order also performs the administea- tion necessary hetween Conventions, Operatives rarely work alon ve Branch of the Ivory Tower appropriates the support Operatives require from other Conventions. In defining the other C tions, we must understand what assistance they can, Instead, the Adminis tus as we organize our forces. Progenitors Geng makeup the Convention of the Poe Methodology provides assitance in the scence of eso , Pharmacoepiasts and FACADE Engi- rors. Each, rage. Pharmacoepiasts provide the “chemical sol necessary to augment an Operative’s performance, also manufacture pharmaceutical augmentation to inter ion and brainwashing. Gengineers and FA Engineers provide the genetic consteuets that compose the ranks of our shock troops. Cloning provides a steady Population for out war effort; engineering guarantees the quality of our artificial recruits. engineering is also useful for altering the appear ance of Gray Men, assisting in infiltration work. Through genetic alteration and plastic surgery, a Man in Gray can appear as nearly anyone. In extreme circumstances, clon- ingand gengineeringean be used to manufacture consttucts toreplace dangerous Sleepers oreven mages, Regardless of whether a Sleeper is replaced with a construct or Gray Man, the Progenitors cannot carry out this task alone The Progenitors may be proud of their “random elements,” but without the sleepteaching and indoctrination methods developed hy the Ivory Tower, this kind of operation cannot succeed Since we offerpractical field testsfor their work, obtain- ing assistance from the Progenitors is fairly easy. It is ‘occasionally useful to asign one Progenitortoanamalgam in the field, Pharmacoepiasts are usualy ideal for this type of work, unless FACADE E