Illuminati
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| First Appearance | Three Are Coming |
| Leader | Unknown |
| Prominent Members | Unknown |
| Base | New York City, USA |
The Illuminati are a player and NPC faction for TSW revealed at the end of the Three Are Coming buildup. They are a faction of individuals that see The Secret World as something to be exploited and plundered in order to gain power and amass wealth, and will do so by any means necessary.
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[edit] First Appearance
A flash based quiz was added to the front page of the Dark Days Are Coming website. Players could take the quiz to see which of the three revealed player factions their temperament would fit into best. After completing the quiz, players were offered the option to view descriptions for each of the factions. The following description was given for the Illuminati:
"Sex, Drugs & Rockefeller"
Notorious bad boys and girls of the secret world, the Illuminati are also the most ambitious, cut-throat and furtive of the secret societies. From the gilded halls of the ancient pharaohs to the private clubs and the decadent parties of the famously rich and egocentrically famous, from leaders of industry and Hollywood agents to presidents and popes, the Illuminati have weaved their intricate web with ruthless cunning and acute skill. They rule their corporate pyramid with cold opportunism, and only the strongest members survive. Their secrets can make you rich and powerful beyond compare - or they may destroy your soul and sanity with it The Illuminati seek to plunder heaven and hell by any means necessary, and god help those who stand in their way. As a member of the Illuminati, you don't play by anybody's rules. There are no rules. There is no honour. There is only victory.—Flash Quiz, darkdaysarecoming.com
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[edit] Known Information
The Illuminati have a headquarters in New York. Their location is more covert than the other factions in an underground abandoned warehouse.
- Ruthless ambitious corporate puppet masters
- The most secretive of secret societies
- The bad boys and girls of the occult world - party hard, work harder
- "Do or get done" - survival of the fittest
During a factions interview at PAX 2009, Ragnar Tørnquist had this to say on the Illuminati:
These guys are much more about re-inventing themselves rather than being still stuck in the past. These guys are the archenemies of the Templars. They have contacts on different levels of governments, the corporations, they are the guys that, don't deal with the president, but wine and dine with the people of the west wing and the chiefs of staff, they are more subtle than the Templars.
They believe in showing off money, showing off power, not revealing who they belong to. They have a very strict pyramid structure and is not about what your family is but about your accomplishments, and at any time anybody can get stabbed in the back by the next guy... These guys are pretty hardcore.
—Ragnar Tørnquist, Source
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[edit] Official Forums
The Illuminati also exist as an out-of-game (OOG) faction on the official TSW forums. At the same time as the main page was updated after Three Are Coming, forum members received a private message asking them to align their forum accounts with one of the three revealed factions.
[edit] Relationship with Other Factions
[edit] The Dragon
It has yet to be revealed how the Illuminati will interact with the Dragon player faction.
[edit] The Templars
The Templars are the arch nemesis of the Illuminati after having exiled them from Europe centuries ago, forcing them to establish in the New World.
