Nova Forca De Nacionales (The New National Force)
(a.k.a. biokinetics, Norca or shifters - textfile conversion, Heironymous Dieda, Æon Trinity, Proteus Division)

I apologize for not providing the degree of detail you requested. However, the agreements I made with Pai de Norca on becoming what I am prohibit me from sharing any more than this.

The Nova Forca de Nacionales was founded during Columbia's ascendancy, on national pride and belief in rightful ownership. The "Norca" brought a halt to the petty terrorism and crime in Medellin, overtaking the drug lords and their influential infrastructure with sheer presence and promise. Ending he asesinos de la motos and other signature gang war violence almost overnight, we Norca won the respect of both the rich and the poor of South America. The former regard us as a dangerous but necessary asset to their countries' newfound global influence. The latter have their homespun 'Heroes" at last.

We are the South American equivalent of the Nihonjin Yakuza, the Italian Mafia and the Russian secret service. This analogy isn't entirely accurate, but it should give you an idea of our power and philosophy. We are the storybook Zorros, Three Musketeers and Robin Hoods of our culture, where talk among the masses turns man into myth and myth into legend. Si, we're internationally notorious, and called "los magicos" at home. Norca "magicians" reap the rewards of Colombian success: power through obedience, respect and fear.

The Norca are small in number compared to the other orders. I do not know whether this is because biokinesis is a rare aptitude, or because Pai de Norca is very careful about who he gives this gift to. Perhaps both, or neither, are correct. It matters not. We are Norca, and our will is strong. We are as many as we need to be.

We can be anyone, nearly anything, and can exist outside the human realm. Mu biokinetic cousins and I are never squeamish abut merging completely with our surroundings. We are experts in surveillance, infiltration, criminal psychology, bio-technology and psi - adaptation.

The others rarely allow themselves to be seen or recognized for what they are (I, myself, seldom mind). We are racial chameleons who can become African or Ninonjin, or even members of the opposite sex. We are self mutilators who carve machetes out of our own limbs, and who develop gills to breath underwater.

We Norca are like any other extended South American family: tighknit and infinitely complex, with layer upon layer of secrets, sexual tensions, nepotism and unspoken demands for respect.

We are born of a patriarchal culture that espouses loyalty, panache, and "honor among thieves." We treat each other - even those who come from other cultures - like long lost family or childhood friends. All Norca are cousins. No outsider can ever understand the intimacy of controlling one's own body as we can. We can amuse friends, entice lovers, stagger enemies and topple governments.

We are loyal to one another and to Pai de Norca above all else. Never mistake the petty bickering and grand standing of Norca underlings as discontent; each has been hand picked by del Fuego to join his exclusive ranks. We would forfeit out lives to protect his power. The bonds among the Norca are stronger than any other ties, and even extend to those who have left the family amicably.

Our power extends far beyond its drug trade roots. Such enterprise, legal in much of South America, but still outlawed through out most of settled space, creates great revenue for the Norca. However, it is a very small part of what we are. In fact, fewer and fewer of the Gifted take part in the business, leaving it to our normal cousins.

Norca presence in various countries, colonies and orbital stations is both anticipated and dreaded. We go to such places mainly to investigate possible Aberrant incursions, although we pursue other agendas when the need arises. While the populace welcomes such intervention for the most part, the governments find it next to impossible to monitor a Norca's coming and goings without psion assistance.

A problem with psions in general, this is magnified with us. keeping tabs on people who can literally change their identities is next to impossible, requiring a skilled psion or specialized bioware. The other orders aren't always willing or able to help nervous officials in this regard, and Pai de Norca certainly doesn't have the time to bother. We have seen a rise in the number of freelance psions retained by certain governments (in the UAN and FSA, most notably). Such measures do not bother us overly much, although they do hinder our capabilities.

Some governments are friendly toward my cousins, or at least show deference to Pai de Norca. We care not for such special treatment, as it comes with its own restrictions. We prefer to do out work on our own terms.

We are the New Force of South America, with control over indigenous terraforming and biotech projects. We act behind the scenes in foreign and off world affairs, and slip in and out of international strongholds without a trace. We are far more effective than any of our competitors. Governments and metacoprations pay high prices to procure even a single service from a Norca. To have one on staff is the ultimate personal luxury, but one which must be kept secret.

Norca independents like myself are regarded with suspicion by our cousins, but are tolerated as long as we remain within the proxy's strict guidelines on nationalism and loyalty. The independent operator who line his pockets with the wrong currency, or who steps outside the lines of propriety id disowned, hunted down by his own kind, and killed publicly... graphically. Bring shame upon the Norca, and there is no mercy and no escape.

Perhaps now you understand why I can tell you no more.