Organizations

ARC (The Augmented Rights Coalition)

ARC was originally a support group for Augs. It began in Europe and is still centered there, in Golem City. It’s led by Talos Rucker, an idealist who is a constant advocate for Aug rights. Some people have accused ARC of supporting terrorism, though the links to that may be false or exaggerated.

Church of the Machine God

This group, called a cult by some, is composed of people who believe that human transcendence is close at hand. They hope to merge people together into a group consciousness in a process known as “The Singularity.”

Dvali Crime Organization

This criminal syndicate is one of the largest underground powers in Eastern Europe. They’re involved with all major types of crime, and are a threat to anyone who gets in their way. Though the founding members of the group are Georgian, there have been recent inroads made by Russians who are trying to gain more prominence within the organization.

Palisade Property Bank

If you want to store objects or data, this corporation is the most trusted in Europe. They use technology that’s on the “bleeding” edge to protect their clients, and none of their vaults is accessible to the world from outside connections.

Inside the bank, there’s a storage facility called the Palisade Blades. It’s supposed to be the most secure electronic space that money can buy.

Samizdat

This news organization is one of the few that isn’t part of a media conglomerate. As a smaller, underground group, they’re able to report on the “real” news. Samizdat does a mixture of genuine reporting and conspiracy theorizing. Their leadership is kept hidden, for perfectly sensible reasons.

Santeau Group

A construction company of massive size; the Santeau Group deals with major infrastructure projects throughout the world. 3D printing technology has gotten easier, cheaper, and can now compete at a megascale, for projects that revise or even create new cities. That’s at the heart of the Santeau Group’s innovations.

Sarif Industries

David Sarif founded this company in North America; it was a biotechnology firm with a huge focus on new augmentations. Growing quickly, the business went quite well until “The Incident” destroyed the public’s trust in augmentation. This led to a dramatic drop in value for the company, and it was bought out not long after.

Task Force 29

TF29 was founded by Interpol as a response to “The Incident.” Because so many people were blindsided by this series of attacks, it was decided that a central group should investigate and counter augmented terror operations around the world.

The Juggernaut Collective

A hacker named Eli rallied people on the Darknet to band together in their hacking efforts. He wanted to expose the secrets of corporations and individuals that were working against the public interest. Eli has disappeared over time, but a new figure named Janus has risen in his stead. This loosely affiliated group of computer hackers is known as The Juggernaut Collective.

The Picus Group

This is a media conglomerate with ties to the vast majority of the world’s news outfits. Local and global news broadcasts are one wing of the organization, while electronic newspapers are another side. The Picus Group influences billions of people with their presentation of modern events.

Versalife

Versalife researches and develops pharmaceuticals. Their work in fighting AIDS and cancer is widely known. They’re the company that produces Neuropozyne, the drug that counters rejection of augs. This has made the company untold billions of dollars in recent years.