Hades

"Ever wish for a second chance at everything? A new shot from zero. Sounds too good to be true, right?"

About
Hades is an organization of people from all walks of life, from political figures to laborers to criminals. It offers "second chances" to its members. Essentially, the organization will strip the member of any trace of their previous identity, and help them relocate to a new location and settle into a new life. After this, the member is free of any obligation towards Hades, so long as they swear a vow of secrecy regarding the organization's methods to non-members.

Because of this, Hades members tend to be young people from poor and conflicted areas. The program has had varying degrees of success -- some members who have participated in this program have grown into very successful, wealthy citizens, while others have fallen into crime.

Hades's motivation is unclear. While some dedicated members view the upper ranks almost as deities. it is a nonreligious organization. It stays afloat with generous donations from members, as well as funds from completing missions.

Because of its secretive nature, few people outside of Hades knows of its existence, and it is free to operate however it chooses. It is not a nefarious, evil group, but it often conducts illegal activities for its own benefit.

Lethe
For particularly troubled people who truly wish to become "zero," there is a subdivision of Hades called Lethe. If one chooses to enter Lethe, they will undergo a rigorous treatment that will erase all of their memories. Afterwards, they will be trained and become operatives that serve the Director. While they are free to live their own lives as well, most of them live in close proximity to headquarters.

Duties of a Lethe member include guarding the director, doing some mercenary work to raise funds for Hades, and going into warzones to recruit prospective Hades members. They are also sent to clean any of the organization's messes (i.e. people who talk about Hades). Anyone is free to leave so long as they follow Hades's secrecy policy, but the type of person who wants to join Lethe is often the type who stays in for life.

Recruitment
One can join Hades if they are offered the choice by a Lethe member, or if they manage to find the organization on their own. After a series of interviews are conducted (mostly to make sure the recruit can properly keep hush about the organization), the joining process properly starts.

Since most members of Hades are handpicked by operatives, they are rarely rejected, though there have been a few exceptional cases of this occurring.

Joining Lethe is much more strict. The person must be combat-capable (a few talented individuals may bypass this) and undergo one-on-one interviews with the Director. Before the memory erasure occurs, the potential member must undergo therapy to overcome their past traumas. If, by the end of it, they still wish to join Lethe, the treatments start.

Members
Director: Rhein Giles

Regular Members
Carmina Faust

Ignatius

Lethe
Cerule Giles