Spiritual successor to the much-lauded, government-sanctioned Justice Society of America, active during the Second World War and the the Cold War that followed, the Justice League is a US-based, globally-minded organization of heroes — both meta-powered and otherwise — who have appointed themselves as guardians of Truth, Justice, and Democracy around the world. They were founded in 2010, nearly 40 years after the disbandment if the JSA, and are funded by a private benefactor who has taken great pains to remain anonymous over the years and whose true identity is known only to a select few insiders. Consequently, unlike the JSA, while the JLA maintains cordial, generally friendly relations with the US government, it is a wholly independent entity.
Its current leadership includes Superman of Metropolis, Wonder Woman in New York, and Batman of Gotham. Together, working alongside the rest of the membership, these champions strive to represent the highest ideals of heroism in this modern age.
Every member of the League commits to a clear code of conduct, which includes such standards as:
- Rendering best possible aid to innocents in distress, regardless of nationality, gender, age, color, creed, religion, gene-status, or any other discriminatory factor;
- Supporting the duties of legally appointed local authorities and emergency services personnel wherever such support does not run counter to either the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or Geneva Conventions, and does not put innocents at undue risk;
- Refraining from the use of lethal force against foes and aggressors, regardless of their willingness to do the same.
Failure to abide by these standards can lead to the application of sanctions against an offending member, ranging from internal injunctions, administrative punishments and fines, to expulsion and criminal charges.
To Accomplish Their Ends
All Justice League Alliance are recognized by the United Nations assets and considered UN Operatives (this provides no major allowances other than recognition and access to enter secure or hazardous locations without interrogation or question).
The UN will provide legal and public defense for the JLA where applicable.
As an asset the UN will routinely donate a predetermined stipend to the JLA which is to be allocated to damage relief and legal funding. heir personal identities remain secrets and will not be infringed upon.
The Atlantean Sanction - Code: Orm
This is a special consideration law operable to fully fledged members of the Justice League Alliance when under special assignment. It is temporary and can only be enacted by authorization as Code: Orm. Due to the violent environments and circumstances in which the JLA is expected to operate in the pursuit of justice and peace certain liberties outside of the law are afforded to the team in the most dire of situations. This mode of operation is authorized by officials only when no other option looks available and requires the confirmation that dozens, hundreds or even thousands may be killed or entire economic infrastructures could be taken down - and similar such global range threats.
/While/ the Atlantean Sanction is active the Justice League Alliance have full authority to act to their fullest abilities and are no longer liable for what destruction is wrought. This does not /outright/ authorize the team to kill. However, it does put them in a position that if they must they may. This does not excuse them from the action and they are still accountable but they will be considered acting under orders in such a situation and protected to a degree. This is very much a war-time mandate and will be used only during plots. Nick Fury can be thanked for this particular clause.
Activities outside of JLA duties are not considered for any of the above allowances. Attempting to do so is abuse of station.
OOC: President Pershing and the Tomorrow Party are (were) major supporters of the JL:A and it's freedom to act with relative anonymity and personal accountability within the United States of America and to a limited extent beyond with current politics some of this ICLY might be up to change. IC dictates all in most scenarios and the view in which the public has of the JLA will come from what the players and team presents to the public (of course).
Originally founded in 2009 by the union of Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman following the mysterious quakes that decimated Gotham and several of the Eastern seaboard cities. Shortly after the alliance of the trinity Aquaman joined their ranks and the Justice League began formation.
Late 2014 Nicholas Fury had the idea he would create a team to promote image of the superhero community and attempted to pool resources with the Justice League. For a time this worked and the Justice League: Avengers were formed.
Politics forced SHIELD's hand and prompted a removal of their assistance with the League itself.
The Justice League: Avengers became no more and the Justice League: Alliance now stands in it's wake.
To date the JL:A has battled HYDRA, stopped an Atlantean invasion and defended the world against an Apokoliptian assault force.
Founding Council: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman
2nd Council: Aquaman, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman
3rd Council (Initiative Reform): Director Fury, Superman, Wonder Woman
4th Council: Black Widow, Captain America, Wonder Woman
5th Council: Captain America, Hawkeye (Barton), Wonder Woman
6th Council (Alliance Reform): Hawkeye (Bishop), Hawkgirl, Ozymandias, Wonder Woman
All members of the Justice League Alliance are required to have displayed at least a year of public "heroic" activity and have no criminal record (this can be waived in special circumstances).
*Recommendation by a current full member also nullifies the requirement for a year of activity. A vote is still required for full membership.
A full member can only recommend one newcomer every 3 months.
To join all prospective members are subject to vote by current team roster. This can be done one of two ways. Through an IC scene or through the Faction Board: Yes or No is all that is required. Nothing beyond that. 2/3rds is the bar to hit (yay or nay). (Only use IC reasons, no OOC. The JLA is the games premiere superhero team and meant to be open to all who wish to be a a part of it as long as their character is compatible. Please keep the voting processes clean and timely).
Once voted in all new members go through a 3 month recruit status while they are evaluated and trained. During this time they are the responsibility of their sponsor (this is the one who recommended them and if they were not recommended one is assigned to them). During this time they are put on salary but are not given a JLA credit line nor do they have access to anything beyond a reserve member without a full members presence. They are eligible for room and board. After that 3 month recruit run they are then fully fledged members.
All full members of the JLA must attend a once a month meeting in the Watchtower (if the Watchtower is not available it is held in the JLA Lakehouse if that is not available a suitable location is found).
No JLA member can take payment for their /costumed/ activities and heroics. As a member of the JLA the superhero moniker that joined the team becomes a symbolic icon and is attached to the image of the Justice League Alliance.
No member is required to ever reveal their secret identity.
JLA missions, activities and the like are secret and will not be revealed to anyone outside of the JLA. As are locations, especially the Watchtower. It is perhaps the biggest secret of the JLA. Only fully fledged members and designated allies are given access to the Watchtower. (See team resources on the wikipage for more info in regards to team advantages and resources)
All members must clock at least 80 hours of training a month. This training involves team tactics, armed and unarmed defense measures, power usage and use of JLA protocol and technology. (This does not always have to be logged or role played it can be hand waved as something that happens off screen).
Full-time members are given salary, access to all JLA resources, room and board (at the JLA Lakehouse) if so required and finally a JLA member specific credit card.
All JL:A members must be available 24/7 and carry their JLA signaling devices upon them at all times.
All JLA members are required to take their turn at a 24 hour monitor womb duty on the Watchtower (this requires their presence within the HQ researching and playing security guard to the world as they watch feeds and survey the planet below for criminal activity or emergencies that fall within JLA perimeters).
Crime, Punishment and Rules For Leaguers
Any member can be suspended. Even council.
Any member can be demoted from council, to member, to reserve, to honorary and so on.
All members must refrain from force in any manner inconsistent with laws or regulations of the current territory in which they operate. Lethal force is called for only when all other options have been exhausted and threat is imminent. Failure to abide by this will require disciplinary action that could result in removal from the team to even incarceration.
Specific actions can be taken for minor abuses or lesser disruptions such as willfully disobeying orders of team or mission leads, destruction of JLA assets, irresponsibility with JLA credit card, unbecoming conduct, mistakes during sorties, dereliction of duties, so on and so forth. These are generally minor offenses and can be handled directly by witnessing senior or council members. Such disciplinary action is usually assigned training hours, monitor womb duty, a revoke of access to Javelins or credit cards, minor suspensions (several days to a week) and the like. These typically do not require vote or council intervention unless the person at fault demands such.
Leaves of absence are also to be reported when necessary.
Crime, Punishment and Rules For Outsiders
Alleged criminals the JLA deals with are brought to whatever judicial body they are subject to. The Justice League Alliance despite their name are not killers or murderers nor even soldiers. They are protectors, sentinels and defenders of peace, justice, hope and mankind.
In this line of work death is inevitable and can even be unavoidable. The council, sponsors and UN are aware of this and all members of the League will be trained to handle these situations and defuse them as peacefully as possible. Killing is not an option unless no other option is available and even them it must be justifiable or punitive action MUST be taken.
Pacification of threats in the most peaceful method possible is required first and foremost.
Detention is the next step. The Justice League Alliance are not wardens they are peacekeepers and their task is not to contain criminal elements for long, SHIELD has facilities for this but the JLA itself does have a dozen containment cells within the Watchtower specially designed to inhibit beyond-natural threats. These cells are primarily Kryptonian in nature and capable of placing even Majestros class threats in a sort of dimensional stasis that places them 'between realities'. These are reserved for the most dangerous individuals.
Temporary is the word here as the JLA only holds apprehended individual(s) until SHIELD containment is appropriated or judicial assignment comes through and a delivery is required to locations where the alleged will answer for their crimes.
Founding Members, Council and Senior Membership
The council handles primary voting, training and disciplinary actions. They are also called upon to respond to official inquiry or demand to the UN Council and rest of the world should the need arise. All council hold an additional vote in case of ties. Disbanding the JLA can also fall on a unanimous vote by all council.
The founding members all have a reserved seat on the council. That list is as is follows, Batman (currently only a sponsor as Bruce Wayne), Black Widow (ceded to Captain America), Nick Fury (ceded to Hawkeye), Wonder Woman and Superman.
The council are privy to the list of JLA accounts and sponsors but under code may not divulge these secrets.
Current Senior Membership /recognition/ includes Aquaman, Aspect, Booster Gold, Falcon, Hawkeye II , Hawkgirl and Sentinel (Several of these are no longer active as JLA or hold different positions currently, such as council - senior membership also designates good standing with the JLA).
The Council must always consist of at least 3 members of the League.
Council members and Senior members are in charge of mission accountability, resource monitoring and acting as or assigning training instructions, field commanders and public liaisons.
To remain on the council one must be actively a JLA member and should be able to attend at the very least a meeting and a JLA oriented mission once a month. (OOCLY council should be the most active members of the team - they are the required core 5 and co-leads).
Recruits and Prospective Members
Prospective Members are those who are being scouted by the JL:A but have yet to be officially approached or assigned a mentor/sponsor. They are awaiting vote.
Recruits are newly joined members who have been voted in and are working alongside their assigned mentor/sponsor at the end of their three months (or deemed ready by their sponsor) they become a fully fledged member of the JL:A.
Reserve Members
To be a reserve member one must have previously been a full member or have helped the team itself on more than one mission and maintain good standing with the team.
Reserve Members do not have JLA salary or credit cards or access to the Watchtower, Lakehouse or any resources without an escort (they effectively have guest status). Nor can Reservists vote. They are however given signaling devices and are expected if called upon to aid the JLA (failure to do so simply results in removal of reserve status and the signaling device being taken from them).
They are also not required to be on call 24/7 like the rest of the JLA nor do they have to attend JLA meetings.
Reserve Membership is also often used as a first step disciplinary action in many cases that require drastic measure (short of more dire steps).
Liaisons and Representatives
These individuals are specially assigned to act as links and assist in communication between the JL:A, the public and their enterprise, organization or community. They are the go to on all matters where teams could cross paths.
Honorary Member
Honorary JLA members are individuals who have declined full or even reserve membership, fall short of it or are simply ineligible to act in the requirements in which the JLA does (such as being physically incapable). They have no real perks aside from title and association.
Most sponsors, liaisons and benefactors for the league are often considered honorary members.
Any full time member at any time may leave the league with formal resignation (rejoining requires a 3 month absence game time unless the character is handed over to a new player who is interested in membership).
Any part of the charter may be changed at any point in time if proposed and voted upon.
2/3rd majority is requirement for anything to pass (disciplinary, membership alterations, charter changes, etc).
The League's physical holdings include the Hall of Justice in Metropolis and an orbital space station known as the Watchtower. Existence of the Watchtower is generally known only to the League itself and a select few others.
Beyond the bases of operation individual members are given access to the following;
*JLA Signal Device: A communications transceiver that can come in various forms; a watch, a ring, an earring, etc. This allows for advanced long-range highly encrypted communication that is bounced off several satellites (including the Watchtower) it has a global range and is used only in case of emergencies or mission level communication.
*Javelin: The Javelin is an aircraft utilized by the JLA that can be considered 'beyond' fifth generation fighter level capabilities. They are defined as all-aspect stealth vehicles, possess pulse Low Probability of Intercept Radar (LPIR), highly-advanced avionics, VTOL, networked data fusion computers capable of on-board situational awareness. These Javelin's are multirole vessels designed for atmospheric flight and limited space and underwater operations.
Armaments are anywhere fro missiles, machine guns, lasers to bombs. Generally these are only utilized in defensive measures or emergency assistance and under regulated usage. The 'combat cloud' generally designates use of such things and the integrated computer system will lock a person out of these uses if they're unqualified or if it assess such actions are not warranted.
Each Javelin is large enough to carry up to a team of six in comfortable conditions. Most often the Javelin's are used for transportation not combat.
The Javelin's are a combination of Amazonian, Kryptonian and WayneTech innovations (designed by Bruce Wayne and Lucius Fox). Without their combined efforts the would not be a possibility. At this point in time the JLA possesses three of these state of the art vehicles.
One is always prepared and ready for use, the secondary is a back up and the third is currently fitted for transportation only. Mostly cargo and supplies intended for use in the Watchtower.
Only authorized pilots can disengage the autopilot of the Javelins.
*JLA Embassies: As part of their UN affiliation the JLA is mapped to have new embassies built on several countries around the world. Outside of the Hall of Justice (which doubles as the JLA embassy for the United States) the list of locations is as follows:
Tokyo, Japan
Paris, France
Rome, Italy
Potsdam, Germany
Canberra, Australia
Moscow, Russia
London, England
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lisbon, Portugal
*JLA Transporter Tube: Thanagarian in origin the JLA Transporter tube is a new development and acts as a teleportation device that moves matter from one location to another. Unfortunate limitations are is that it cannot transmit on a dimensional scale and can only work from one tube to another. The JLA has designs to have a transporter in every JLA embassy on the world but so far has only tubes in the following locations: Metropolis, Tokyo, Paris and Canberra.
