Secret Nazis

In 1938 the SS Ahnenerbe (Nazi Ancestral Heritage Society) founded two expeditions; one travelling to Tibet and the other to Antarctica. In both cases they were seeking evidence of Thule, the long-lost capital of Hyperborea- homeland of the Aryan People and the first civilization on the planet. While the details of the Tibet expedition, any evidence the Antarctica expedition was hidden on their return. The Antarctica expedition was something of a success and its results were terrifying. To contain and desperately attempt to understand the discovery, the Nazi party built Lager Funf (Camp Five).

From the research conducted at Lager Funf comes the EPG (Experimentelle Projekt-Gruppe - Experimental Projects Squad); a special team whose purpose it is to field test the occult discoveries of Camp Five. Organized publically as Gestapo Department F, but given no identified purpose, it has fallen to the EPG to protect German forces from the weird of the Second World War. Today the EPG exist as soldiers without rank, citizens without known identity; the EPG have become known to the Allied Forces, the Secret Nazis.

Projects 23 & 24

During the Second World War the United States attempted to counter Hitler’s ever-grown collection of Supers through the mass-manufacture of Super-soldiers. Project 23 was initially deemed the most successful, and quickly followed by Project 24. Project 23 successfully blended Owl DNA into Human subjects. The Owl DNA had undergone a RPT (Rapid Evolution Treatment). After a few days of tests, Project 23 had taken a handful of volunteer soldiers and turned them into a unit of winged commandos. There was one side effect, due to the RPT regular treatments were required to stop the transformation at the optimum time. With the 1st Winged Company (the Owlmen) in the air, the United States government enacted Project 24. Using the same data as 23, 24 was designed to eliminate the need for regular anti-RPT treatments. It was hoped that the use of caterpillars would achieve this. Project 23 did produce the 2nd Winged Company (the Mothmen), it did not eliminate the need for treatments. After the end of World War II, the Mothmen and Owlmen returned to society only to find themselves growing increasingly immune to the treatments. The result was monstrous predators which stalked the mid-western United States for decades to come.