Bureau 13 Contact Files

Fawkes "Didn't you have any invisible friends when you were a kid?"
Hobbes "I had invisible enemies"

Yet another of the secret government projects, "The Agency" as it is unimaginatively called, is a severely under-funded secret project responsible for the well being of America. Make no mistake, even with these severe funding problems The Agency has been effective, but in often in less than subtle ways. In order to acquire what little money it has access to, The Agency is passed from sponsor to sponsor, going to whichever legitimate agency has a surplus budget that year. Previously working under the National Park Service, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Department of Education, the Department of Fish and Game, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Department of the Health and Human Services, The Agency is currently under the Department of Weights and Measures.
For several decades, the Agency has performed an undisclosed number (possibly hundreds if not more) of genetic experiments ranging anywhere from turning one of its own willing operatives into a poisonous-to-the-touch madman to its current 'pride and joy,' Darien Fawkes, their "Invisible Man". These experiments were performed to create new methods to defend this country against any terrorist threat that may be flung our way, and although most of the experiments backfired and the subjects now reside in an Agency sponsored loony bin where agency sponsered experts do thier best to reverse the damage. The Agency is now awaiting sponsorship from a higher source (possibly the CIA or FBI) but may not see the light of day as it now has to constantly clamor for any little assignment its agents can take care of while keep its one great success, the "I-Man Project" hidden from other government agencies who would try to take control if they knew of the success "I-Man Project".

Notes: To date the I-Man Project has cost over 17 million dollars and according to a recent audit, The Agency 'allegedly' spent nine million dollars in "post-it notes" within the span of one year.

The I-Man Project
There are 3 things that make the I-Man Project work:

The Gland: The source of the substance known as "Quicksilver" the gland is a small (silver dollar sized) starfish-like bio-synthetic wonder. The gland constantly produces "quicksilver" and stores it for release by its host (see Darian Fawkes) . The substance can be secreted through the hosts pores, the amount and area of secretion can be controlled by the host with practice. After training the current host, Fawkes, has shown the ability to create invisibility effects such as partial body invisibility (head only, legs only, ect.) and invisibility transference, that is, pushing quicksilver from his pores onto a target object or person. The transference trick is useful but it wears off within a minute due to the fact that the quicksilver on a target is not continually replenished as it is on Fawkes.

Quicksilver: The mysterious substance has the ability to bend visible light in such a fashion as to render anything covered in quicksilver invisible to the normal light spectrum. The quicksilver does not affect infrared or ultraviolet light which has been both a blessing and a hindrance. When covered by quicksilver the target is unable to see visible light but as a side effect of immersion in quicksilver the target can see in ultraviolet light which causes the world to be seen in shades of gray.
The substance has a very low surface temperature and as such chills anything or anyone immersed in quicksilver to a temperature near freezing. Over time Fawkes has built up a tolerance for the chilling side effect effect.
A genetically engineered side effect of quicksilver is the narcotic effect it has on the brain. Use of the modified quicksilver causes a narcotic buildup in the brain, the buildup occurs faster as quicksilver is used, but abstaining from use of quicksilver does not stop the buildup. After a week of low to non-use enough of the narcotic buildup occurs to induce "quicksilver madness" a state which resembles psychosis. The host experiences fits of rage and megalomania as well as a compulsion to act on his darker impulses. If the madness is allowed to endure for too long brain damage and death will occur. The quicksilver did not have this effect in its first subject, the gland was mutated by one of the scientists working on the project as a way of controlling the recipient after the gland was implanted. If the agency ever harvests the gland from Fawkes they will in all likelihood edit this mutation out of future glands.

The Counteragent: This drug was developed after the observation of "quicksilver madness" on laboratory rats. The counteragent must be introduced into the subjects system intravenously and sparingly. If used too often when there is not enough narcotic build up, the subject can develop a tolerance to the drug. The drug is difficult to make, expensive, has an organic base and does not keep well, thus only small amounts are made as needed.

Although The Agency has over two dozen operatives the core of the Agency is composed of 6 people.
Their files follow:

Darien Fawkes aka: The I-Man

Agent Robert "Bobby" Hobbes

"The Official" and Eberts

As with all men of power The Official has his right-hand man - Eberts. Eberts' job is to play secretary, confidant, and arranger for The Official. If The Official needs information found or created, Eberts is the one who does the finding or creating. Eberts keeps track of the actions of other agencies and informs The Official of any actions which might have an impact on The Agency or the I-Man Project.
The Official's Stats:

STR = 09	INT = 14	THR = 11	HPT = 40
CON = 09	WIS = 14	DOD = 11	SNS = 10
DEX = 10	LCK = 12	ACC = 10	MRE = 05
AGL = 10	CRZ = 09	STB = 80	PIE = 15

SKILLS:

Abnormal Psychology = 08	Accounting = 16
Administration = 16	Agriculture = 06
Banking = 10	Biology, Human = 08
Business Law = 09	Chemistry, General = 05
Chemistry, Organic = 06	Civil Engineering = 05
Civil Law = 11	Criminal Law = 12
Cryptology = 10	Computer Operation = 06
Diplomacy = 12	Data Manipulation = 13
Ecology = 04	Finance = 13
Geography = 07	History = 05
Psychology = 12	Physical Surveillance = 10
Interrogation = 14	Journalism = 09
Labor Relations = 10	Language (Chinese) = 06
Nuclear Weapons technology = 05	Physical Surviellence = 11
Political Science = 11	Stonewalling = 16
Public Speaking = 11	Espionage = 11
Sociology = 11	Tax Lawyer = 17
Assassination = 08	Organized Crime = 10
Extortion = 09	Forgery = 08
Computer Crime = 07	Terrorism = 09

TALENT: Bueracracy

Weapon :Red tape

"The Keeper"

"Agent Alex Monroe"