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The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense a.k.a. The Demon Research Initiative, Bureau 13, Delta Green

Why, When, and What: Formed during World War 2 to combat the Nazi use of the occult, it has since developed into an organization that monitors the supernatural for the US government. The Initiative was a research branch of the BPRD (so BPRD agents can use the Initiative Commando Quality, but not all of them have this).

Clout: Financial 4, Government 4, Supernatural 2 (20) Quarters: Huge (5), Multiple Locations (10), Physical Security 3, Supernatural Security 3 (11, 21-10 from Clout) Gear: Computers 2, Laboratories 3, Medical Facilities 3, Occult Archives 5, Workshop 2, Vehicles (Tricked Up Car, Vehicle Fleet) (4), Weapons (Full Metal Jacket) (5) (24-10 from Clout) Cost: 35

While the Demon Research Initiative and The Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense are part of different branches of the Government (one military, one civilian law enforcement), stats-wise, they are virtually identical.

Hellboy a.k.a. Anung Un Rama Date of Birth: 1944 Motivation: Fight Monsters. Be treated like a human. Critter Type: Demon Attributes: Str 11, Dex 4, Con 9, Int 3, Per 4, Will 6 Ability Scores: Muscle 28, Combat 18, Brains 14 Life Points: 145 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Reduced Damage (Fire 1/10th), Natural Weapons (Right Hand of Doom), Fast Reaction Time, Hard to Kill 5, Nerves of Steel, Natural Toughness, Adversary (Lots), Honorable (minimal), Obligation (Major), Bag of Tricks (Belt), Supernatural Form (Definitely not human), Apocalypse Herald, Emotional Instability (mild violence), Increased Life Points +40, Regeneration (con per hour), Attractiveness -2, Damage Reduction (1/5th Kinetic Damage to right hand), Right hand of Doom Armor Value 50 (Arm/Forearm only), Love, Addiction (Cigars), Armor Value 2 (coat) Name - Score - Damage - Notes Punch - 18 - 27 - Bash Kick - 17 - 29 - Bash Right Hand of Doom - 18 - 38 - Bash, ignores Damage Reduction/Armor Block of Doom - 19 - None - Blocks attack with Right Hand. AV 50, 1/5th Kinetic Damage Samaritan - 18 - 23 - Bullet, contains wood, silver, Holy Water (glassful, 5 Points of damage x 20 Internally against susceptible foes) His story begins with his mother who was born was born in 1681, in East Bromwich, England. Adept in the feminine arts, immersed in German literature, she dreamed of spirits and magic. She called forth a high-ranking demon and had intimate relations with him. Terrified and ashamed, she spent the rest of her life in deep repentance. Upon her death, the demon reclaimed her body. Within her still lived their spiritual son, awaiting to incarnate and fall to earth. She lay dormant like an insect until that fateful autumn night in 1949 when her child was summoned forth by Grigory Efinovich Rasputin. The creature was taken by Prof. Trevor Broom to an army base in New Mexico. It was broom who named him Hellboy. He grew fast and was incredibly inquisitive. He showed a remarkable resistance to pain. Broom was asked by the government to conceal Hellboy's existence from the world. Nevertheless, certain celebrities found their way to the attraction. The early 50s was an active time for the BPRD as Hitler waged his secret war in South America. The Bureau moved to new headquarters and Hellboy's room was set deep in a cliff wall. Broom kept Hellboy's origins a secret from him until one night in 1959. Hellboy vowed to never probe into the subject again. He also likes Pancakes.

Abraham Sapien Date of Birth: Re-discovered in 1975 Motivation: Save the world, rotten eggs. Critter Type: Demon Attributes: Str 4, Dex 6, Con 5, Int 4, Per 8, Will 3 Ability Scores: Muscle 14, Combat 14, Brains 16 Life Points: 58 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Hard to Kill 4, Occult Investigator, Amphibious, Honorable (minimal), Adversary (various), Psychometry, Supernatural Form (Definitely Not Human), Attractiveness -4, Insight, Wild Card (Swimming) +3, Vulnerability (Major: Dehydration), Armor Value 1 (Scales), Bulletproof Vest Armor (AV 10/5) Name - Score - Damage - Notes Dodge - 14 - None - Defense Action Punch - 14 - 11 - Bash Claw - 14 - 7 - Slashing Abe was discovered by plumbers in the basement of St. Trinian's Foundling Hospital who broke open a sealed door to a long-forgotten room. Years of research has yielded little about Abe's past. Abe himself has no memory prior to the opening of the tube. The only mark of Identification was "Icthyosapein, April 14, 1865," from whence his name was derived. Abe joined the BPRD in 1976, soon after he was found.

Liz Sherman Date of Birth: 1974 Motivation: Don't blow people up again Critter Type: Human Attributes: Str 2, Dex 2, Con 2, Int 3, Per 4, Will 5 Ability Scores: Muscle 10, Combat 10, Brains 12, Life Points: 35 Drama Points: 20 Special Abilities: Hard to Kill 3, Attractiveness +1, Pyro-kinesis 7, Uncontrolled Powers, Honorable (minimal), Obligation (Minimal), Love, Artist, Crime +2, Fear of Commitment, Armor Value 10/5 (Kevlar Vest) Name - Score - Damage - Notes Pyrokinesis - 18 - 5 x SL (25) - Fire Dodge - 10 - None - Defense Pistol - 10 - 14 - Bullet Born in 1974. For the first four years of her life, she spoke not a word. Her parents were worried. Then one evening it all came out in a deluge. From total silence to full articulation in a few hours. Her family moved often, so Liz found it difficult to make friends. She was too intense, too intelligent. The first fire occurred when she was seven, in the form of mysterious scorched patches about her bedroom. No cause could be found. Liz could only remember that she had dreamed of fire that night. The Phenomenon repeated itself several more times. Her parents were worried. Once, her hands burst into flames in the schoolyard. Her mother and father had furious arguments and eventually divorced. They didn't blame Liz, she blamed herself. She took up photography because things stay still in pictures. Her world changed when she was eleven: an entire courtyard engulfed in flames. Among the fatalities was her own mother. Liz was the sole survivor, yet she remembered nothing, beyond being attacked with rocks by neighborhood kids. Then... everything went blue.

She spent her teen years on the street, learning the hard code of self-reliance. At age 17 she met Prof. Trevor Broom and was persuaded to join the BPRD. She quit and was wood back a dozen times. Then came the Pittsburgh Incident of 2002. Six bureau agents went on assignment in an abandoned foundry: suddenly, a mile-wide fireball of enormous devastation. The only survivors were Liz Sherman and Hellboy. Branded as an arsonist, classified as a living weapon of mass destruction, she again to the road and spent some time in an institution, where she began to learn to control her powers and rejoined the BPRD.

Johann Kraus Date of Birth: 1960, became a spirit in 2003 Motivation: Make use of what time he has Critter Type: Ghost in a Shell Attributes: Str 1, Dex 2, Con 1, Int 5, Per 5, Will 6 Ability Scores: Muscle 8, Combat 10, Brains 18, Life Points: 18 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Poltergeist 1, Containment Suit, AV 2, Supernatural Senses (Basic, Empathy, The Sight), Weakness (Psychic Attacks), Telepathy 1, Spirit Medium, Weakness (Dissipates if kept out of a container for too long), Obligation (BPRD) Name - Score - Damage - Notes Dodge - 10 - None - Defense Action Pistol - 10 - 13 - Bullet A well-respected spirit medium was hosting a seance in early 2003 when a tremendous psychic attack destroyed his body. His ectoplasmic astral self, however, was still alive and in a bit of a pickle afterward. The BPRD found him and managed to prevent his life essence from fading away into nothing. Since then, he worked for the bureau, using his heightened state of awareness to aid them. He requires neither food nor sleep but is extremely sensitive to psychic events.

Kate Corrigan Date of Birth: 1964 Motivation: Lead the team, Research Critter Type: Human Attributes: Str 2, Dex 3, Con 3, Int 5, Per 4, Will 5 Ability Scores: Muscle 10, Combat 13, Brains 17, Life Points: 30 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Occult Investigator, Attractiveness +1, Occult Library 4, Contacts (Supernatural) 2. Cruel (mild), Honorable (serious) Name - Score - Damage - Notes Pistol - 13 - 15 - Bullet Dodge - 13 - None - Defense Action Current field leader of the BPRD and a respected folklorist, she first joined field operations in 1994 and encountered her first ghost. A jarring experience, but she quickly adapted to it. She wishes to spend more time in the field but often is left doing the bookwork.

Director Thomas Manning Date of Birth: 1944 Motivation: Lock Up Weird Things Critter Type: Human Attributes: Str 3, Dex 3, Con 4, Int 4, Per 3, Will 4 Ability Scores: Muscle 12, Combat 12, Brains 15 Life Points: 38 Drama Points: 10 Special Abilities: Status (Director of the BPRD, Politician, head of the FBI special Operations Divisions), Contacts (Political) 4, Mental Problems (Mild Cowardice), Delusions (mild, prejudice against magic and monsters), Cruel (severe), Addiction (Cigars), Bad Luck 2 Name - Score - Damage - Notes Dodge - 12 - None - Defense action. Upon meeting Hellboy and Abe Sapien, Thomas Manning woke up screaming for 9 weeks. He is the acting director of the BPRD in the wake of Trevor Broom's death in 2004. He originally grated on everyone's nerves, (especially Hellboy) though they have adjusted to the changes (and Hellboy and he bonded over their shared love of Cigars). He still tends to rub people in the Bureau but is an apt leader and politician (especially at disinformation).

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