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Group 2
On the other side of Gotham, we have Penguin's hired help, a motley team of four heroes who have come together from extremely disparate sides of the DC Universe. Originally united on a job for the Department of Extranomal Operations (DEO), these four men found themselves in the Batcave at the moment of the earthquake that hit Gotham. Also eventually called upon by Nightwing, they chose to monitor the bridges being used for evacuation. An act of terrorism caused public panic and left them stranded, looking across the harbor at a Gotham they could never return to... until a few months later when the Penguin arranged for a submarine ride that brought them right to his doorstep. The impetus for this relationship with the Penguin stems from Sforz's (played by Han) long-standing employment history with Oswald Cobblepot as a bar piano player. Sforz has been given more and more responsibility from the Penguin, and that has been of conflict between Sforz and his longtime best friend, Oracle. One task assigned by the Penguin inadvertantly led Sforz to a facility where, long story short, a Clayface was baked into his body, bestowing him with earth powers. Alongside Sforz comes Riev Bauker (played by Wickle). Riev is a stoic, silent hitman who has sworn vengeance against his former boss, the Black Mask. A job gone awry left his life in tatters thanks to the high-level criminal overlord has led Riev to vow retirbution against Mask. On the way to such retribution, a misfire with a super-villain's light gun gave Riev some unique light-based abilities. And, also, everyone in Gotham knows Riev. Everyone.

Character numero tres is Mantis Toboggan, a robotics expert under the employ of Lex Luthor. This character is simple but effective; Mantis looks at everything as an opportunity for knowledge or for benefit to his boss, Lexie. His work in robotics has begun to yield some interesting results (including a functional diminutive partner in crime that can use a slingshot and spout knowledge about migratory patterns). Mantis can be a real wild card on the team at times, but nothing is quite as wild as the final party member, Artemis (played by Ermine). Artemis is a Pomeranian, the victim of experimentation by Kirk Langstrom, the Man-Bat. Langstrom's manipulations eventually led to Artemis developing the ability to speak, and also to get extremely huge. Artemis is the youngest character in the campaign, clocking in at about 15 months old. And he loves pretty much everything. Coffee, eggs, fighting, hanging out with bloodthirsty mercenaries.

Anyways, that's a bit of insight about my campaign. I figured I would maybe start a bit of a campaign diary since a few people were curious about how everything has been going. There's LOTS of content already, and more every day. We use a Discord server for this campaign which is always pretty active. Something cool happens every single day, even when there aren't sessions. It's great stuff, and I hope you all will enjoy hearing about it as I haphazardly update this from time to time.
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"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful