Dr. Alfred T. Frank was the genius behind our time travel systems. Malcolm Benedict was the revolutionary that turned it into a tourist attraction. Using Frank's system, Benedict was able to create timed, and very expensive, vacations to any point in time. Despite the overwhelming prices, people flocked at the opportunity and Time Travels became the fastest growing company in the world. This was Dr. Frank's intentions for his technology. He wanted history to come alive and for people to find a new passion in the past. However, with every harmless intention, there is a malicious way to destroy it.
Travelers are told to strictly stay out of the limelight. They are only to observe and enjoy. The temptation proved to be too much. People found themselves interrupting or changing iconic events throughout history, thus endangering the stability of the timeline. In response, a task force was created to return to these events and correct them to the best of their abilities. Time Travels was orders to shut down. The military attempted to confiscate the machines, but Benedict had already sold them on the black market and disappeared himself.
Now, while the military continues to search for all 25 unaccounted for machines, the task force uses Dr. Frank's personal machine to monitor time travel and follow Travelers back to stop them from disrupting the timeline. This dedicated team became known as the Time Keepers around the facility and are made up of various skilled agents. Historians, marksmen, multi-linguists, all related talents are welcomed to the Time Keepers. They only have one rule: never alter history.
Important Figures
Dr. Alfred T. Frank
A quirky old scientist, Frank is fascinated by the wonders of the world and all that science has taught us. His greatest achievement and downfall was the SaT (Space and Time) Pad. He thrilled his students with trips to the past, but got greedy when Benedict offered him a large sum to lead a team in manufacturing multiple machines for commercial use. He now oversees the Time Keepers as they travel back in time to help correct his mistakes. He is also working to convert some of the confiscated machines to operate similarly to his personal Pad for the Time Keepers.
Malcolm Benedict
Benedict could make a dollar off a homeless man. He is the king of cons and saw nothing but dollar signs when Dr. Frank announced his SaT Pad. He knew that people would pay any amount to be able to travel any place and time they wanted to go. He convinced Frank to work for him and funded the production of forty Pads. Fifteen of them were confiscated after the military ordered them to shut down. However, Malcolm sold the rest and used one of them to hide in the past. He has become priority one for the Time Keepers, but has managed to evade them so far.
Space and Time (SaT) Pad
The SaT Pad was designed by Dr. Frank to allow users to travel to any time and place in history. Travelling to the future is possible, however extremely dangerous and unpredictable so Dr. Frank specifically left the feature out of the machines. The standard machines only allow one user at a time to be using it and have time trips ranging from one hour to one week. Frank's personal Pad that the Time Keepers use allow up to five at a time to be gone, but it makes the trip unstable and the Travelers will often end up slightly distanced in time and space (this distance is minimal to no more than 1 day and 100 miles apart but is usually less). There is also no pre-scheduled timer set on his machine, but the machine will automatically recall after a month of activity for emergencies. Time Keepers are given recall buttons to return when they please.
Time Keepers
The Mission
Time Keepers were established to maintain the balance of the timeline. Any Traveler, no matter how careful will alter the timeline, but these are merely ripples and usually have no visible effect. The team is less worried about these circumstances and more concerned with major events. The remaining SaT Pads have found themselves in the hands of opportunists. Most are using the machine to take advantage of a certain time and place, usually financially. A few users have taken to more heinous acts such as serial killing, they believe they can get away with it because of their advanced intellect. Some users are even going back to try and stop major events, whether good or bad to shape the world as they see fit. This last example is the priority of Time Keepers as they have the biggest effect on the destabilization of the timeline.
The Team
Time Keepers come from all walks of life and recruits are constantly being added to match the demands of a certain operation. They have even accepted a couple of master thieves to prevent a heist of the Mona Lisa and other valuable pieces. The regulars and majority of the team are historians, soldiers, linguists, medics, and other constantly useful professions. Many have no families, as their assignment is top secret and the danger is unpredictable.
The Paperwork
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Personality Evaluation
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(OoC: Answer as you believe your character would. This is not "open book" for them.
1. Who were the leaders of the countries involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
2. True or False? The Musketeers were the elite forces of the Spanish Military in the 1700s.
3. What is another word for tired?
4. Solve for X. 4x-2=6
5. What is the standard issue weapon of American troops during World War II?
6. Where did the Battle of Normandy take place?
7. What is the name of the noble warriors of Japan?
