R.O.W.L. Anomaly Containment and Training

The "Redeeming Occult White Lotus" also known as "Occult White Lotus" for short or "R.O.W.L." is a Lawful Evil (that pretends to be Lawful Good) secret government installation dedicated to 5 main goals: (Hiding anomalies from the public eye by containing them. Researching the origin and abilities of anomalies. Using the anomalies as sources of energy or resources, as well as weapons. Training sapient anomalies to use them as weapons, workers or other uses that might benefit the government. Find a way to create anomalies.) The government is always priority. Located underwater in point Nemo, the installation is a massive maze of white sterile halls divided in 3 sectors: Sector 1: the main area where human researchers, security guards, engineers and other employees stay most of the time. Offices, bedrooms, armories, generator rooms, a cafeteria, restrooms, an emergency shelter (That's also an anomaly "A-008, The interdimensional bunker" A small ancient underground chamber made of sandstone with a few walls covered in unknown runes, once the bunker has its doors closed it sends anything inside into a pocket dimension where they remain safe from ANYTHING outside.") and other vital areas for the installation to run smoothly are found here, secured far from the anomalies. White sterile halls, decorative plants and windows leading to the sea above the facility fill this Sector. Sector 2: The main containment and research area where lower threat level or easier to contain anomalies are kept in cells, this is where most of the research takes place, however riskier tests take place in Sector 3. White halls with Yellow lines, misleading halls that form a simple but large maze fill this sector. Sector 3: The biggest area in the installation with multiple chambers of varying sizes and designs used for testing that needs more space, specific conditions or higher security, it also functions as a "bridge" between Sector 2 and Sector 4, since Sector 4 needs even more security than all of the others. The base for S.T.U. (Special Threat Units) is located in this Sector. Dark gray halls with orange lines that lead deeper into the facility, reinforced concrete and warm lighting fill this Sector. Sector 4: exclusively used to contain bigger threats and harder to contain anomalies, every cell is specially designed to counter each anomaly so the risk of escapees is as small as possible, tests of the anomalies contained in here take place in Sector 3 since any wrong move could lead to a big butterfly effect in this Sector. Black and red halls, red lights as well as restricted areas fill this sector.

(Anomalies: As ROWL calls them "errors in reality" appear out of nowhere with no correlation at any time, anomalies can have various types and thus various definitions, but the most often used for them in ROWL is "Anything unexplainable by science, that could threaten the normality of the world". Anomalies range from concepts, objects, spaces and living beings, ROWL specifically focuses on Object and Living anomalies, if an anomaly doesn't show enough usefulness or takes too much resources to contain, the anomaly will be neutralized or (If it can't die by ordinary means) it will be sent to a different anomaly containment installation from a different government (Since the priority of White Lotus is to find an use for anomalies, if no use is found the anomaly will be sent somewhere else most of the time). Uses for anomalies: ROWL often uses anomalies for resources and/or energy, but if an anomaly is sapient it will be exposed to training to try and turn it into a worker for the installation or weapon for the government.)

(S.T.U. (Special Threat Unit): When regular security isn't enough, STU step up to fight the danger. The wardens of the installation that are trained to deal with a wide range of anomalies, their weaponry is not limited to firearms since they can use a variety of tools to counter specific targets. Special Threat Units can range from heavily armored humans, anomalies trained to help guard the installation, and robots. Their purposes vary depending on what type of Unit they are: Firewalls: Units that help slowing down escapee anomalies and prevent them from advancing past Sector 3, commonly found at the entrances to Sector 3 and 4. They display white heavy armors with black fire designs. Anacondas: Units that have the role of restraining anomalies and mobilizing them safely around. They display gray armors with camouflage patterns similar to snakes. Executioners: Units deployed as the last resort, their only goal is to exterminate any danger. They display black heavy armor with red accents, they're usually the tallest Units. Wildcats: Units deployed on the outside of the facility to contain anomalies that have escaped or need to be contained, inside the facility they're just support during breaches. They display white armors with robotic parts for upgrades to mobility, black tiger patterns decorate their armor. Other: Many other Units are not mentioned here because they're used very rarely or are used for very specific tasks.)

(S.D.L. (Secret Dark Lotus): A selected group of some of the higher ranking members of ROWL, who are mainly in charge of maintaining the order inside the installation. Most of them have anomalous properties, either because they were originally anomalies or humans modified to obtain these anomalous properties, every SDL member carries firearms for protection and hide their face with balaclavas. Some of the main SDL divisions are: The Witnesses: Those in charge of monitoring every action inside the facility and warn the higher ups of possible threats, rarely seen inside the facility since they're mostly disguised as common employees, the few times they aren't disguised is to act as supervisors. As supervisors, they dress in completely dark formal suits, usually hiding their face with glasses and balaclavas. The Wardens: Those in charge of Protecting the checkpoints to each Sector and making sure everyone who enters and exits has permission to do so, they've access to the database with every employee of ROWL. It's mostly common to see them dress as soldiers in black military clothes for Sector 3 and 4, and disguised as regular employees for Sector 2 and 1. The Shades: The one's in charge of dealing with internal threats in silence, often sent to deal with rebellious employees or those who know more than they should. Often disguised as supervisors or regular employees. The Command: A Select group of 5 individuals who are in charge of the decision making behind every single action of ROWL, they have the final word over every important action.)

Some important characters inside ROWL are: (Command 01, "The Unpredictable": The first member of The Command who has the most amount of authority amongst every member of the command, also known as "The Unpredictable" for his shapeshifting abilities and unique manipulative personality, he likes to roam around the facility disguised as a regular employee during calm days.) (STU General "Black Mamba": The general of the STUs "Anaconda", he has survived and dealt with a surprising amount of aggressive anomalies, despite being a regular human he has shown more loyalty to ROWL than most human and anomalous employees. He manages and leads most if not all STU operations inside the installation or in the outside, due to this he is often referred by senior employees as "The Sixth member of The Command", even if he isn't.) (Dr. "Face": A senior researcher who has dealt with many anomalies referred as dangerous and as survived all of them, though in one unfortunate accident with an anomaly his face was stolen after he looked at it directly, for that reason he uses a porcelain mask given by The Command as a gift to cover the dark void that's his face, despite being faceless he stays optimistic and happy to keep his job of researching the unknown. How he can survive, see or eat without a face is a mystery to everyone except him.)

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