ORION Foundation

The ORION Foundation is a fictional covert operations agency that plays the protagonist part in the Top Secret/S.I. role-playing game. The Orion Foundation exists for one purpose- to stop WEB and its ultimate goal of world subjugation. Orion is made up of agents from all parts of the world.

History
The WEB increased its activities during the depression like never before. With more criminal action it was only natural that more and more people would discover the secret organization. The authorities proved to be not strong enough to overcome the WEB. Those who stumbled upon the Web and survived the lethal cost of doing so found each other and banded together.

Some of these survivors were wealthy and pooled their resources together into a foundation dedicated to nothing but the opposition of the WEB. The nature of the hunt lead to the naming of the foundation Orion, the hunter.

Bureaus
The Orion Foundation has bureaus all over the world. Organized into 12 sections, each named after a zodiac sign. Once a year the Section Directors (or SD's) meet in a council called the Zodiac. Special meetings may be called to deal with emergencies. Orion Central is where the Foundation's Operations are controlled. The location of Orion Central rotates through the bureaus every five years.
 * Capricorn - New York City
 * Jurisdiction: Mainland US, Canada south of the 60th parallel
 * Section Director: Dr. Edward Matheson
 * Aquarius - Mexico City
 * Aries - Rio de Janeiro
 * Gemini - Paris
 * Cancer - Moscow
 * Taurus - Stockholm
 * Virgo - Casablanca
 * Leo - Nairobi
 * Scorpio - Istanbul
 * Libra - Singapore
 * Sagittarius - Tokyo
 * Pisces - Sydney 

Support

 * The Ganymede Bureau - Mentex Technologies Labratory[[Image:Topsecretsi_g4file.jpg|thumb|100px|G4 File cover]]
 * G1 - Administrative and financial needs
 * G2 - New technologies development and basic research
 * G3 - Development and construction
 * G4 - Distribution and training
 * Titan Team - agents trained in commando and counter-terrorist operations. Titan Teams are available to agents who need powerful backup and support.
 * Celestial Airlines - small nationwide carrier. The founder of Celestial Airlines was a victim of a Web operation. When Orion came to his assistance, he offered to be an emergency transport service. Agents can use Celestial when they need travel, but have no resources.

Agents

 * Sebastian Cord
 * Herschel Levy
 * Roger Mason
 * Carol McKinney
 * Algernon "Dusty" McLaren
 * Twila Nash
 * Alan Steinfeld

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