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First seen in "[[Lunch Hour In Lawndale]]," DELPHI is a covert United States organization that acts as the aegis for several programs within the U.S. Government and the U.S. military and intelligence
Named after the site of the fabled Oracle in Greco-Roman mythology, the agency's motto is, ''Forewarned is forearmed'', or ''Praemonitus, praemunitus'' in Latin.
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*''DELPHI Secretariat''. The administrative arm of DELPHI.
*''D.O.M.A.'': The Department of Magical Affairs. Actually considered
* ''P.O.G.O.'': Short for Paranormal Oriented Global Operations, P.O.G.O. teams are six- to fifteen-man special units that are deployed around the globe as needed, with the primary focus being on discrete, extended-duration
* ''Project Fast Forward'': The research and development arm of DELPHI, located in Niagara Falls, New York.
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* ''Project Nightbreed'': An ultra-secret, code-word access only program within Project Fast Forward dedicated to locating and/or creating, and the active deployment (within various government and military groups) of specialized enhanced humans or metahumans specifically designed for small-unit combat operations. ‘Project Nightbreed’ was begun in 1918 (and brought under the aegis of ‘Project Fast Forward’ in the late 1970’s) after special interests in the post WWI U.S. military decided to pursue the concept of extraordinary abilities in soldiers as a force-multiplier.
To date, Project Nightbreed has located four individuals with the abilities considered suitable for them to be ‘adapted’ so that their abilities could be duplicated in others; the project has specifically identified metahumans with vampiric- or pseudo-vampiric abilities as the most suitable for enhanced small-unit tactics. The transformation is performed with the use of a mutagenic known as the 'Nightbreed solution'. Roughly 3% of those exposed to the Nightbreed solution have an immediate allergic reaction which results in massive seizures, extremely high body temperatures, coma and death within 24 hours. (Persons of Asian descent, primarily females, are the most
Nightbreed are divided into four classes:
*Alpha - metahumans born with their abilities who have
*Beta -
*Gamma -
*Delta - individuals who have developed trace amounts of the Nightbreed solution in their bodies due to long-term intimate contact with Nightbreed. They do not develop powers, but have a vastly increased resistance to disease and have a slightly higher rate of healing. Most Delta Nightbreed are unaware of their status. [[Erin Danielson-Chambers]] is an example of a possible Delta Nightbreed.
* ''SABRE'': A select group of U.S. military personnel, taken from all seven branches of the military; unlike the P.O.G.O. teams, SABRE forces are tasked and trained for strategic military response. Short for Special Activities Battalion/Response/Extranormal. One of the first SABRE units created is the Exterminators, which is commanded by Brigadier General Franklin Davers and composed of rescued survivors from a Mantoid slaver vessel (following the events of "[[Behind Enemy Lines]]").
*''Special Assignments Division'': Essentially a real-life version of the Impossible Missions Force. Operatives are given specific assignments considered of vital and immediate importance to DELPHI. Mistaken at first for a special-response section of the United Nations Secretariat, the Special Assignments Division was first mentioned in "[[The Sun Will Come Out, Tomorrow]]."
* ''Special Assignments Oversight Committee'' (U.S. Department of Defense): The organization's command section and its dedicated administrative/support group.
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