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T THE LUCIFUGE (CONSPIRACY)
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            you in hellfire and took you to Milan, gagged and tied up,  cifuge really, and why does she want this to be done? What
            locked in a crate; then they put you in a cell and brainwashed  is she really up to? How come she’s 1,200 years old? Is she
            you, and you repented, because you had no choice.   Satan’s daughter? His consort? Or Satan himself? The Truth
               If you weren’t wracked with guilt and horror at what you  are the ones who wonder. They fight the forces of evil because

            are when they found you, the straps and the electric shocks  they must, but what they really want is to know the truth

            and the other, less earthly tortures they inflicted on you made  about their own organization and its founder. They exist in
            you hate the demonic fragment of what you are, passionately,  secret within the ranks of the conspiracy — or so they hope.
            so fi ercely that all you can do is oppose it.
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                                              Factions            The Lucifuge doesn’t recognize ranks as such. Status
               The Lucifuge isn’t organized enough to really have “fac-  comes from successfully fighting monsters and gaining trust

            tions,” as such. As far as structure goes, it’s the HQ in Milan  among the other members of the organization.
            and the agents worldwide. Still, as time goes on, members   • You have just joined the Lucifuge. At this level, you ou have just joined the Lucifuge. At this level, you
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                                                                access them. You’ve bought into the philosophy of the
               The Denial represent the most numerous of the Luci-  o r r ganization. Y ou may have been to Milan once, but
                                                                organization. You may have been to Milan once, but
            fuge’s agents. They’re the ones who believe that simply, the   m ost l y you receive instructions via te l ep h one or emai l , if
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                                                                mostly you receive instructions via telephone or email, if
            Devil is the source of all evil, and they must renounce that   you receive any at all. You may spend Merit dots on the
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            evil forever. They watch the monsters and witches they meet   C astigation Endowment.
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            to see if they too struggle with what they are. The ones who
            aren’t committed to evil they leave be. The ones they recog-  ••• You have defeated many terrible things. You’ve de-
            nize as evil they destroy without any second thought.   veloped a reputation among your fellows for being able to
               The Reconciliation believe they’re doing the Devil’s   keep a secret. You’re in regular contact with Milan, and
            work. That is, by doing God’s work in destroying evil, they,   can visit there and consult the library any time you can
            the children of Lucifer, are giving Lucifer the opportunity to   get the money for a plane ticket. You have access to two
            be redeemed, to be readmitted into Heaven; if Lucifer be-  extra dots of Resources, which can only be used for the
            comes one of God’s own, they say, Hell ceases to exist, and sin   purposes of the Vigil.
            and pain end forever. The Fall of Man will be reversed. This,   • ••••  Y ou’ve met with the Lucifu g
                                                                ••••• You’ve met with the Lucifuge on a number of e on a number of
            they say, is the Lucifuge’s destiny.                o c casions and she has even given you jobs to do,  p erson
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                                                                occasions and she has even given you jobs to do, person--
               The Truth are the fewest of the Lucifuge’s agents. They   ally. You might even have an idea who she might be, but
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            believe that the story told them about who they are and what   of course, if you’re at this level, you’re never going to tell
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            they should be doing is not the whole story. Who is the Lu-  a n yone. The Lucifuge is a four -dot Mentor
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                                                                anyone. The Lucifuge is a four-dot Mentor..
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