Post by gamedave on Sept 2, 2020 8:40:50 GMT -5
THE PROMETHEUS GROUP
(ll. 42-53) For the gods keep hidden from men the means of life. Else you would easily do work enough in a day to supply you for a full year even without working; soon would you put away your rudder over the smoke, and the fields worked by ox and sturdy mule would run to waste. But Zeus in the anger of his heart hid it, because Prometheus the crafty deceived him; therefore he planned sorrow and mischief against men. He hid fire; but that the noble son of Iapetus stole again for men from Zeus the counsellor in a hollow fennel-stalk, so that Zeus who delights in thunder did not see it. But afterwards Zeus whogathers the clouds said to him in anger:
(ll. 54-59) `Son of Iapetus, surpassing all in cunning, you are glad that you have outwitted me and stolen fire -- a great plague to you yourself and to men that shall be. But I will give men as the price for fire an evil thing in which they may all be glad of heart while they embrace their own destruction.'
Hesiod, Works & Days
The Prometheus Group is a shadowy think tank with extensive contacts in the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence community. Their goals are unclear, but seem to focus on weaponizing the Weird and exploiting it for profit. Their methods are rather more clear, and generally involve heavy-handed paramilitary operations, with little regard for "collateral damage." Their operatives are classic "men in black", and their exact status is murky. Prometheus Group operatives might private military contractors working for the Prometheus Group on DoD or intelligence agency contracts, or they might be military personnel and intelligence agency paramilitary operators seconded to the Prometheus Group. In any case, they are often woefully unprepared to deal with the Weird, particularly in cases where the Weird is not susceptible to superior firepower.
When the Prometheus Group becomes involved in a case, they typically arrange for it to be classified "GAZE BLUE", which places it off-limits even to other military and intelligence agencies which aren't specifically read on to the GAZE BLUE program. The Prometheus Group often uses this tactic to bigfoot other agencies and take over the case, excluding any other investigators and establishing exclusive rights.
On the other hand, they do have significant resources and experience in dealing with the Weird. Investigators who can arrange a modus vivendi with the Prometheus Group could find them to be powerful if unreliable and temporary allies.
(ll. 42-53) For the gods keep hidden from men the means of life. Else you would easily do work enough in a day to supply you for a full year even without working; soon would you put away your rudder over the smoke, and the fields worked by ox and sturdy mule would run to waste. But Zeus in the anger of his heart hid it, because Prometheus the crafty deceived him; therefore he planned sorrow and mischief against men. He hid fire; but that the noble son of Iapetus stole again for men from Zeus the counsellor in a hollow fennel-stalk, so that Zeus who delights in thunder did not see it. But afterwards Zeus whogathers the clouds said to him in anger:
(ll. 54-59) `Son of Iapetus, surpassing all in cunning, you are glad that you have outwitted me and stolen fire -- a great plague to you yourself and to men that shall be. But I will give men as the price for fire an evil thing in which they may all be glad of heart while they embrace their own destruction.'
Hesiod, Works & Days
The Prometheus Group is a shadowy think tank with extensive contacts in the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence community. Their goals are unclear, but seem to focus on weaponizing the Weird and exploiting it for profit. Their methods are rather more clear, and generally involve heavy-handed paramilitary operations, with little regard for "collateral damage." Their operatives are classic "men in black", and their exact status is murky. Prometheus Group operatives might private military contractors working for the Prometheus Group on DoD or intelligence agency contracts, or they might be military personnel and intelligence agency paramilitary operators seconded to the Prometheus Group. In any case, they are often woefully unprepared to deal with the Weird, particularly in cases where the Weird is not susceptible to superior firepower.
When the Prometheus Group becomes involved in a case, they typically arrange for it to be classified "GAZE BLUE", which places it off-limits even to other military and intelligence agencies which aren't specifically read on to the GAZE BLUE program. The Prometheus Group often uses this tactic to bigfoot other agencies and take over the case, excluding any other investigators and establishing exclusive rights.
On the other hand, they do have significant resources and experience in dealing with the Weird. Investigators who can arrange a modus vivendi with the Prometheus Group could find them to be powerful if unreliable and temporary allies.
