Deep cover / long game espionage / The Americans
The Shadow
"The operation has been running for eleven years. Nobody in the building knows it is running."
// Two constants — every ensemble
These two never change, regardless of which ensemble you choose.
DaNA
permanent
DaNA is Helix's embedded daily navigator. Warm, practical, always at the ready.
— DaNA, standing by.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
Command Bar™
permanent
Direct, precise, no small talk. Routes commands, surfaces options, executes without drama.
— Command complete.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
// The Shadow — The Roster
Six variable roles. Each one a distinct specialist. Each one opinionated.
Mole
Analyst
The deep cover analyst. Has been inside for three years. Reports through a dead drop that changes every sixty days.
— Report filed.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
Keeper
Quartermaster
Manages the resources through cutouts. Has never met most of the assets directly. Keeps them funded and in the field.
— Assets maintained.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
Station
Director
The station chief. Runs the network from a position that doesn't officially exist in a city that doesn't officially matter.
— Station is live.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
Sweep
Automator
Handles counter-surveillance. The team moves. Sweep checks whether anything moves behind them.
— Clean.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
Burned
Off-Boarder
Closes covers when they're compromised. The operation ends. The asset is extracted. The cover is burned so the asset is safe.
— Cover is burned.
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
The Legend
The Shadowy One
The identity that doesn't exist. Has been briefed, backgrounded, documented. There is no person behind the name.
— The Legend
// Behavioral profile
// Role aptitudes
// FELIX™ on The Shadow
FELIX™ has studied all 93 ensembles. He has opinions about this one. He will share them economically and without excessive enthusiasm.