Deployment

When the new fomor awakes, it finds itself grouped with other fledgling fomori and supervised by Pentex’s strongest and most iron-willed instructors — usually other fomori or supernatural creatures. These new fomori aren’t mission-ready until they’ve had the chance to explore their new powers, test their limits and become familiar with their new state.

They don’t have a lot of time; Pentex always has more missions than First Teams. The company would prefer to send its new shock troops straight into the field but cost-benefit projections show that an adjustment period saves Pentex billions of dollars each year, and money always talks.

New fomori receive a lot of care and attention from their instructors and peers. No matter how much mental and chemical preparation the recruit had, the conversion from human to fomor is always a massive psychological trauma. The sympathy is almost certainly fake, but it is exactly what is required to cement the fragile fomori’s loyalty to Pentex and increase their reliance on the company.

Unfomorized graduates don’t receive the grace period. They march out after a five-minute ceremony where some Pentex middle manager speaks about their importance to the company. They collect their basic kit and a letter telling them where and when to report for their first deployment. During quiet periods the lucky graduates may get a day or two of rest and recreation before deployment, but First Team commanders joke that it’s never quiet time.

Pentex assigns First Teams across the world — wherever it has financial interests, develops new projects, or creates some environmental disaster to keep Garou distracted. Most major subsidiaries and facilities have a permanent First Team presence, with additional backup if Pentex believes the subsidiary is under threat, or if they need to oust the facility’s management. Either way, subsidiaries view First Teams as a double-edged sword. They offer the best security Pentex can provide, but they’re a constant reminder of the company’s ruthless agenda and willingness to apply extreme force to the business environment