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−	<center>''"Get out of of here and don't come back. You don't belong here."''</center>	+	__NOTOC__
		+	<center>''"My intentions are honorable. I can assure you I can't let evil prevail..."''</center>
−	Darkside is less an organization than it is a loose collection of people who have reasons to stay in contact--information-seekers, loners, protectors who feel that the more 'established' groups have something to hide. Many of these individuals have the power of Persona--learning that it's unwise to try to face the dangers of the night alone, they band together under a generally informal structure. The members of the Darkside won't always agree--but no one ever claimed they had to. It remains that they'll tend to respect action far more than bluster. This group includes under its banner a number of individuals--but what most of them have in common is that they've found or been invited to the secret boards ''behind'' the Darkside network, run by a mysterious man known only as Baofu. Another growing group that falls under this banner, however, is a group of high-minded (and not-so high-minded) Persona-users, brought together by one Tatsuya Suou to protect the city of Sumaru from threats internal and external. They call themselves the Shinsengumi, and much like the rest of those who fall under Darkside's banner--they are rarely content to sit and wait when there are things that need doing.
−	== Who Can Join? ==	+	[[Image:Ds_logo.jpg|left]] The Darkside of Sumaru City is first and foremost an underground website. Those who have visited the website say that the most up-to-date information on fads and rumors can be found there. Unbeknownst to others, however, the people who frequent this website are more than simply people who have too much time on their hands. Many of their number know all-too-well what sorts of threats lurk in the dark corners of the city streets... and they aren't afraid to go out and investigate and handle matters for themselves.
−	Lone wolves, punks, computer nerds, musicians--the Darkside takes all kinds, though outcasts and others on the fringes are especially likely to gravitate here. All that's really required is a willingness to get up and do more than wonder--to act, to search. And, of course, the invitation, though those that merit it tend to earn it without even knowing what they're working toward.	+	==Faction Goals==
−	* The Darkside that faces inwards is made up of those seeking answers, no matter where that search will take them or what the truths they will learn might do to them. They are the ones that want to Know and Understand, to strip the mask from the world and look upon its naked face.	+	If you asked most members of the Darkside faction what Darkside's goal was, the ones who answered might say that it was to defend the city, or maybe to control the flow or rumors. A few might even say it was to learn as much as possible about what was going on. However, the faction has a true purpose for its existence, though only Baofu himself is aware of it. The information network is nothing more than Baofu's attempt to not only take down the New World Order, but to leave it torn to pieces.
−	** Some of the more spiritually inclined (or the ones that think they're Grand Occultists) sometimes refer to this grouping by the term "[[:Category:Cincihna|Cincihna]]," after the Buddhist mudra of Understanding.	+
−	* The Darkside that faces outwards is made up of lone wolves, punks, gangsters, bikers, and assorted other badasses. The type of people who are less about criminality than they are about street smarts and getting through life by whatever means are necessary. This could be considered the "public" face of Darkside, if only because it is more likely to be noticed.	+
−	** Some of the odder sorts (see above) refer to this group by the term "[[:Category:Tarjana|Tarjana]]," after the Buddhist mudra of Threatening and Warning.	+
−	== Facheads ==	+	==Faction Resources==
−	Darkside facheads are a little bit different than those of other factions - bonds of leadership are nearly all informal and personal, rather than resembling anything of an 'official' command structure. Still, there are a couple of active members whose contributions attract respect, and who are willing to lead--reluctantly or not.	+	Darkside has few resources, but what they do have is an excellent information network. When something happens in Sumaru City or anywhere else a Darkside member might happen to be, it's almost a sure bet that they will hear about it first and report it back to their fellow faction members. Budding rumors are of particular interest to the faction, and Darkside excels at hearing about the newest buzz before it becomes viral.
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		+	The other resource open to members of the faction is a small safe zone certain individuals have carved out within the Abandoned Factory in Konan Ward. Free from demons and possessing a few basic necessities, like heating and light, it's a good place to have a private meeting or just hide from the world until the heat dies down.
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		+	==Character Concepts==
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		+	Darkside concepts can be quite varied, but they tend to revolve around a search for information or activism, particularly relating to topics and areas that most of the world doesn't know about or is unaware of. A list of some ideal concepts follows below:
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		+	Techies, Hackers, Private investigators, Armchair sleuths, Journalists, Activists/anarchists, Vigilantes, Occultists, Ex-military or former law enforcement, Rumormongers.
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		+	==Facheads==
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		+	[[Baofu]]: An information hound of some renown amongst the syndicates for his often unsavory methods, Baofu is the savvy and secretive webmaster of the Darkside of Sumaru website, from which the organization takes its name. This site and its many secret forums are used by most of Darkside's membership to trade in obscure information, secrets and rumors across Japan, most often involving the underworld, whether it's the criminal underworld or the supernatural one.
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		+	[[Tatsuya Suou]]: A serious, aloof young man with a popular following at Sumaru University, Tatsuya Suou is the leader of a group of Persona Users called the Shinsengumi. Often the spearhead of Darkside's efforts in the field, Tatsuya works with like-minded individuals to oppose supernatural threats in the city's shadows - though his methods and motives might not always line up with those of Baofu.
−	* [[Baofu]] (Hanged Man): Baofu makes a living by seeking out and selling information, no matter how dubious the means by which he acquires it. Smart and savvy, he occasionally masquerades as a drunkard to put people off their guard. He runs the underground website 'Darkside of Sumaru' (from whence the association takes its name), which many members use to keep in contact and to share gossip from across Japan.
−	** An off-site IC forum is located [http://darkside.divisionbyzero.org/ here].
−	** Baofu also keeps a mostly-IC blog, at this point largely related to local rumors and his opinions on how they should be handled in regards to [[Subjects of Kotodama|Kotodama]], [http://chaemera.wordpress.com/ here].
−	* [[Tatsuya Suou]] (Sun): A lone wolf with a habit of being in the wrong place at the right time, Tatsuya has a reputation on the street for getting things done in his own way. His motorcycle is as well known on the streets of Sumaru as his habitual red outfit. Despite his attempts to avoid entanglement, he is known to be fiercely loyal to those who can get past his cold demeanor and win his trust.
	[[Category: Factions]]		[[Category: Factions]]
	[[Category: Groups]]		[[Category: Groups]]
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	[[Category: Newsfiles]]		[[Category: Newsfiles]]

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Latest revision as of 18:59, 13 February 2013

"My intentions are honorable. I can assure you I can't let evil prevail..."

The Darkside of Sumaru City is first and foremost an underground website. Those who have visited the website say that the most up-to-date information on fads and rumors can be found there. Unbeknownst to others, however, the people who frequent this website are more than simply people who have too much time on their hands. Many of their number know all-too-well what sorts of threats lurk in the dark corners of the city streets... and they aren't afraid to go out and investigate and handle matters for themselves.

[edit] Faction Goals

If you asked most members of the Darkside faction what Darkside's goal was, the ones who answered might say that it was to defend the city, or maybe to control the flow or rumors. A few might even say it was to learn as much as possible about what was going on. However, the faction has a true purpose for its existence, though only Baofu himself is aware of it. The information network is nothing more than Baofu's attempt to not only take down the New World Order, but to leave it torn to pieces.

[edit] Faction Resources

Darkside has few resources, but what they do have is an excellent information network. When something happens in Sumaru City or anywhere else a Darkside member might happen to be, it's almost a sure bet that they will hear about it first and report it back to their fellow faction members. Budding rumors are of particular interest to the faction, and Darkside excels at hearing about the newest buzz before it becomes viral.

The other resource open to members of the faction is a small safe zone certain individuals have carved out within the Abandoned Factory in Konan Ward. Free from demons and possessing a few basic necessities, like heating and light, it's a good place to have a private meeting or just hide from the world until the heat dies down.

[edit] Character Concepts

Darkside concepts can be quite varied, but they tend to revolve around a search for information or activism, particularly relating to topics and areas that most of the world doesn't know about or is unaware of. A list of some ideal concepts follows below:

Techies, Hackers, Private investigators, Armchair sleuths, Journalists, Activists/anarchists, Vigilantes, Occultists, Ex-military or former law enforcement, Rumormongers.

[edit] Facheads

Baofu: An information hound of some renown amongst the syndicates for his often unsavory methods, Baofu is the savvy and secretive webmaster of the Darkside of Sumaru website, from which the organization takes its name. This site and its many secret forums are used by most of Darkside's membership to trade in obscure information, secrets and rumors across Japan, most often involving the underworld, whether it's the criminal underworld or the supernatural one.

Tatsuya Suou: A serious, aloof young man with a popular following at Sumaru University, Tatsuya Suou is the leader of a group of Persona Users called the Shinsengumi. Often the spearhead of Darkside's efforts in the field, Tatsuya works with like-minded individuals to oppose supernatural threats in the city's shadows - though his methods and motives might not always line up with those of Baofu.