Mysterious scrolls, murals, and reliefs have been found deep in one of the African jungles. They all seem to predict some catastrophic event caused by three threats - giant beasts, some lesser beings, and creatures that rule over them. Genuineness of texts is (at least partially) proven when two giant beasts are found sleeping in places marked on one of the maps. Translation efforts begin. The discovery is being kept as a secret.
Rise and Fall of The Faceless
Before the Extinction
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Discovery of The Prophecy
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Founding of the Scientific Study of Beyond
FoundingPartial translation of The Prophecy describes the concept-based beings living in the world deeply intertwined but mostly inaccessible from material one.
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First Expedition beyond the Curtain
ExpeditionThanks to the further translations of The Prophecy, a ritual that opens a passage between the material and immaterial world is discovered. A group consisting of 4 scientists and 6 soldiers is sent beyond the Curtain. Only one of the soldiers manages to return. The passage is closed.
The soldier requires medical and psychological rehabilitation. The only thing remaining of his colleagues are the audio recordings describing the conceptual world. Preparations for further expeditions begin. -
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Years of experimentation, first outposts beyond The Curtain
Construction beginning/endDuring those years, SSB tried to find any ways to protect themselves from the Spirits and their influence during expeditions. Many lives were lost in that period, but they managed to discover ways to ward off the areas beyond the Curtain and finally managed to create a first research base in the other world. SSB starts to help around the world with the cases where Spirits manage to crawl through the cracks in The Curtain. It takes on a new name - The Faceless.
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Translation of the Passages of Body
Discovery, ScientificPassages of Body, fragments of the Prophecy that describe an ancient method of producing armor resistant to Spirits, get translated. Efforts of modernizing the designs begin.
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First Creation - Body
Technological achievementThe first armor following the designs from the Passages of Body is created. Experiments prove its ability to stop the attacks of the Spirits and lowering the chance of getting possessed or controlled by them. In the following years, the rate of expeditions with at least one casualty drops from 70% to 30%.
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Translation of the Passages of Blood
Discovery, ScientificSecond of the more important passages related to the world beyond The Curtain gets translated. This time, it describes a ritual that lets one manifest a small part of The Curtain as a fluid that can separate or magnify the influence between the material and the conceptual world. Research related to finding the possible uses of "Blood" begins.
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Translation of the Passages of Soul
Discovery, ScientificThe last of the three Passages is translated. It describes a ritual that separates the human soul and mixes it with a Spirit. According to those records, utilizing all three Passages is a way to create warriors capable to fight against the Spirits.
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SIBA weapons production
Technological achievementEngineers of The Faceless manage to design and prototype the firearms which infuse the shot pellets with the properties of the Blood that are easy to produce.
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Successful creation of Faceless Ones
Technological achievementThe Faceless manage to create the first few Faceless Ones, a human soul-Spirit hybrid infusing an armor, by successfully combining the rituals of Body, Blood, and Soul.
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Establishing contact between Faceless and Creation Project
Diplomatic actionThe Faceless and Creation Project begin a trade. The Faceless share their research related to the translated parts of The Prophecy and the conceptual world while the Creation Project supports them by mass-producing the armor and weapons designed by The Faceless.
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Establishing bases around the world
Diplomatic actionThanks to their growing success rate in both exploring the conceptual world and eliminating any threats coming from it, the influence of The Faceless grows to the point they can open more and more outposts all around the world, in places where The Curtain is thinner.
Extinction
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Beginning of the Extinction
Era beginning/endThe day the Lords began their attack with the intent of eradicating the humans.
After Extinction
4 AE and beyond
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4 AE
13 /7
Operation "Show must go on", end of Extinction
Era beginning/endThe last, mobilized, failed effort to stop the Lords from destroying The Curtain.
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4 AE
16 /7
Last contact with The Faceless
DisbandmentThree days after operation "Show must go on" has failed, all contact with the human members of the organization has been lost.