On September 11th, 2001, the United States of America suffered a massive terrorist attack.  Days later, a unanimous vote created SPIES, the Special Purpose Intelligence and Espionage Service.  SPIES is on the front lines in a war against terrorism.  If a terrorist plot is discovered, SPIES doesn't wait for authorization to commence operations to destroy it.

We are above the law.  We are below the radar.  We are SPIES.

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Call Sign: Wraith
Real Name: John Carrington
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Appearance: 6'1" tall, 250 pounds, brown hair and eyes, very muscular. The face mask of his armor looks like a skull.
Role: Sniper
Weapons: Barret Rec 7 with an ACOG/ Reflex sight, grenade launcher, silencer, and hand grip. Mk 23 with silencer, laser sight, and reflex sight. Barrett Model 98B with scope, silencer, and ballistics computer. Combat Knife.
Equipment: Armor, Laser range finder, some C4, various grenades.
Biographical Information: He joined S.P.I.E.S. after his family was killed by terrorists. Before S.P.I.E.S., he was a Marine Scout Sniper. He is a very grim person, and almost enjoys killing a little too much. ~ Russ

Call Sign: Shade
Real name: Jesse Austin
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Appearance: Shoulder-length brown hair; short-to-medium height; quite petite but wiry and strong; slim; has the kind of face you'd trust.
Role: Operative
Weapons: Barrett Rec 7 assault rifle and Mk 23 pistol. Mainly uses the pistol. Doesn't use knives. Usually carries very few weapons on him - relies mostly on his hand-to-hand combat skills.
Equipment: Satellite phone, various clothing for practicality or blending in, a small computer (barely used)
Biographical information: Skilled in every martial art under the sun. Joined the army, went out to Afghanistan but was invalided out. Tried to get a job with the CIA but they wouldn't take him. S.P.I.E.S recruited him when he turned 26. A pretty new recruit to the team so wants to prove himself. Sometimes his morality gets in the way of a job. ~ Westrina

Call Sign: Cypher
Real Name: Aleksandra Markovich
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Appearance: Military style short black hair, empty smoke grey eyes, lightly tan skin. She stands at 5' 11" tall and is lanky. She bears noticeable shrapnel scars on her arms, torso, and neck. She always wears dark red aviator sunglasses.
Role:Newly appointed Team Leader, Infiltration, Assassin
Weapons: M4 with M68 Close Combat Optic and AN/PEQ-4.Fires 5.56x45mm NATO ammunition and uses a Shortened 14.5 in barrel. Her secondary weapon is HK MP5 submachine gun with a break down stock. Finally her pistol is a SIG-Sauer Model P225 that uses 9mm bullets in an 8 shot clip. This pistol is semi-automatic.
Equipment: MM-1 claymores, a KB1213 combat knife, an extra Leupold scope, plus lots of ammunition.
Biographical Information: She never had a family growing up in the U.S.S.R. Before S.P.I.E.S, she was a Spetsnaz soldier. After her term of enlistment was finished she left Russia after she was contracted by S.P.I.E.S to be a foreign operative. She keeps to herself, hardly talks, disappears and reappears without warning. She is fluent in both languages. ~ Anna_Devlin

updated Mar 6 '11 by Russell