We are the Anomalous Phenomena Acquisition Society, or APAS for short, a group dedicated to the collection of anomalies for our own entertainment.

We are not a for profit organization, most of us have jobs and lives outside of the society, and see this as a hobby. That being said, money does not grow on trees, and there is an entry fee for joining us, which can be discussed at a later date. There are a few other ways of gaining funds, like auctions we host and lobbying in governments, the latter of which should not concern you. Our auctions vary from large to small, depending upon the items on display.

Why are we non-profit? Because every cent earned is spent on collecting/capturing our items, hiring mercenaries, and paying bills. These three necessities alone consume almost all of the money gained by the society.

The members that make up the APAS are, to summarize, diverse. The majority are businessmen, looking for a cheap thrill. Some are looking to rectify some wrong or fix a problem. Others include actors, politicians, and even criminals. However, the society has no bias, as long as you pay your dues and don't cause trouble, you are welcome.

With our diversity in mind, we have split most of our facilities into two sections, Formal and Informal. This is explained in further detail in the "Facilities" section.

On August 12th, 1948, three wealthy men visited Norway for a business trip. These men stayed at a hotel in a small town, in which there were rumors about a monster terrorizing the locals. As a joke, one of the men said that he would give whoever captured the monster a massive amount of money. One day later, a man arrived with a giant in a cage, and asked for his reward.

They promptly paid the man, and became infatuated with the strange items of the world. They vowed to never return to the boring life they once knew and to collect more of these anomalies.

Our founders eventually realized that we would go bankrupt if we continued as we were, and decided to expand. We reached out to the richest people in the world, offering the chance of a life time, and they accepted. They willingly paid, and joined our ranks.

We grew exponentially, in both members and in our collection. More funds meant more facilities, more luxuries, and most importantly, more power. We flew higher than we had ever been before, but we almost lost it all.

Even with all of our assets, we were still at risk. An enemy organization, which is talked about in-depth in the next section, with immense influence and power discovered our existence. They infiltrated us, watched our meetings, tracked our members, and when we were weakened by an anomaly breakout, they struck.

Many comrades were lost, but we still had hope. We regrouped at our most sacred compound, and began to rebuild ourselves. We are still recovering from this event.

The "RPC Authority" is a group that wishes to lock away all anomalous phenomena, this directly opposes what the society stands for. They are our main competition in locating anomalies, and in intelligence gathering.

When searching for anomalies, the Authority typically hears of any news first. This has been of extreme annoyance to us. It makes finding them very time consuming, and not appealing. This is why we spend most of our resources attempting to steal from them.

We have successfully bribed a select few of the Authority's members, and with the supplied intel we have raided their sites and intercepted transports to some avail. However, while we infiltrate them, they are attempting to infiltrate us as well. Weeding out these spies is no easy task, and isn't taken lightly.

Even though we don't like the thought of dirtying our hands with petty crimes such as murder or theft, we think of it as payback for our fallen brothers and sisters. We hope to one day bring the Authority to its knees, just as it did to us, but such a day will not arrive for a very long time.

In order to fight the Authority menace, we've enlisted the help of an organization known as GEAR. They are research based.

In exchange for a few anomalies we have no use for, they supply us with technology that can further hurt the Authority, and hide us from their overzealous sight. Unfortunately, we cannot divulge what kind of technology they've given us. Be sure of this though, it has been immensely useful.

Our facilities hold two purposes, to accommodate us, and to hold our anomalies. For the guests, there is typically a ballroom and some other rooms for lounging. Usually, the items are kept in a basement, or some other large locked off room. To actually contain the anomalies, we put them in mobile glass cases, and for the live ones we put air holes.

There are two main sections of each facility, Formal and Informal. The formal area is where the "civilized" events take place, such as wine tastings, auctions, etc. Meanwhile, the informal area is where our more eccentric guests stay to indulge in their most primal desires. Children or those who have severe medical conditions should not be in the informal areas.

The Catalog was built in 1954 as our base of operations. It remains to be one of the only sites still hidden from the Authority. Most of us have never seen the Catalog, but is said to hold almost all of the society's anomalies.