Hellfire Club

The Hellfire Club

Information

Status

IC / Active

Affiliation

Independent

Scope

International

Base of Operations

Hong Kong, London, New York City, and Paris

OOC Admin

OOC Asst.

IC Leader

"Fais ce que tu voudras."

A social group made up of the elite and powerful, the Hellfire Club originated in England, but expanded to open branches all over the world, including America. Shrouded in secrecy, rumors are rampant about the purpose of the group. Some believe it to simply be a social and depraved playground for the whims of the rich; but others fear it’s a network opportunity to control the economic, social, and political power throughout the world.

Description

The Hellfire Club is an international cadre consisting of the world's economic, political and social elite. Founded in the 18th century England, it was then a social organization that provided its members with pleasures that often moral criterion of the era. It has since evolved in its public appearance and reach, and membership to the Hellfire Club is seen as the ultimate status symbol. You're not a bona fide 1%'er if you're not a member.

On the surface, the club is rather achromatic, thoroughly tasteful and highly respectable, although also generally considered to be a safe place to indulge in a number of vices. Its ideal for the wealthy to gather, casually discuss business, make new partnerships, enjoy occasional entertainments sponsored by the Club, and engage in extravagant parties. It's a place where one can show off their wealth without judgment from the plebians of the world.

The true leaders of the Club are much more orphic and raw, calling themselves the Inner Circle.

This secretive cabal actively hides itself and the identities of its members. It manipulates the Club and leverages its combined resources to achieve global domination, wealth, and power. Their goals and activities are far darker and more inhumane than the Club's general membership—wolves among sheep.

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+ Opposition

Origin

The New York Chapter of the Hellfire Club was founded in the 1770s, under the leadership of Patrick Clemens and Diana Knight.

In recent years the Club's, clandestine leadership—the Council of the Chosen—came to be lead by the White King, Edward "Ned" Buckman of Buckman Enterprises. It was Buckman who recruited Sebastian Shaw as one of the Lords Cardinal and, together, they funded the first Sentinel, the Mark I.

But then a Sentinel attack, instigated by Buckman, killed Shaw's beloved. In retaliation, Shaw—with the aid of telepath Emma Frost—staged a coup. Buckman was killed and, not long after, Buckman Enterprises was seized by Emma Frost and renamed Frost International, Inc.

Sebastian Shaw and Emma Frost began a new leading body—the Inner Circle—and installed themselves as the new Black King and White Queen, respectively.

Membership Info

Membership requires wealth, celebrity status or influence.

Membership is by invitation only.

Members can be grandfathered in if they are related to a member in good standing.

The Inner Circle is also invite only and requires Staff approval.

Roster

Inner Circle

Position	Name	Image
Black King	Sebastian Shaw
White King	Name
Black Queen	Selene
White Queen	Emma Frost
Black Bishop	Name
White Bishop	Name
Black Rook	Name
White Rook	Obadiah Stane
Ebon Knight	Name
Ivory Knight	Name

Club Members

Image	Name
	Elizabeth Braddock
	Tony Stark
	Warren Worthington III
	Regan Wyngarde
	Lucky Yin

Structure

The Lord Imperial: Elias Bogan (Staff NPC)

New York Inner Circle
Black King: Sebastian Shaw
White King:
Black Queen: Selene (Staff NPC)
White Queen: Emma Frost
Black Bishop:
White Bishop:
Black Rook:
White Rook: Obadiah Stane
Hellfire Knights: Elite guardsmen of the Black and White Kings (White are the Ivory Knights and Black are the Ebon Knights). These men and women are typically in command of the Hellfire Club Mercenaries.

Resources

The Inner Circle has vast financial resources, access to superior technology, occult artifacts and its own mercenary army (they wear red and black body suits with white masks).

All HFC mercenaries are expected to be in top physical condition, well versed in combat and weaponry. Additionally, they undergo intense mental and psychic reconditioning to build psionic barriers that make it very difficult to control, subvert, or telepathically penetrate their minds.

Additional Notes

*The Inner Circle and Lord Imperial—along with their identities—are a fiercely guarded secret. Only the Inner Circle and those they bring into the fold are aware of them.

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