Faction Type: Mercenary Company / Vigilante Network
Headquarters: The Hallow Platform — an abandoned underground train station beneath the Industrial District of Los Sueños.
Motto: "In the dark, we carry the light."
The Black Lantern Company is one of the most mysterious and feared mercenary groups operating within Los Sueños. To some, they are heroes protecting those abandoned by the city. To others, they are dangerous vigilantes meddling in affairs better left buried.
Officially, they do not exist.
Unofficially, whispers of their operations spread through every district of Los Sueños—from the luxury towers of the elite to the forgotten alleyways below.
The Black Lantern Company accepts contracts, but never blindly. Their true mission is far greater: expose the corruption poisoning Los Sueños and uncover the truth behind a conspiracy powerful enough to erase entire special operations units.
Captain Elias "Graves" Mercer was once among the most respected officers in Los Sueños Special Operations. Decorated for valor and renowned for bringing impossible missions to completion, Mercer believed in justice above politics.
That belief nearly got him killed.
During a classified operation, Mercer and his team uncovered evidence linking influential business leaders, politicians, and private organizations to illegal experiments conducted on unwilling subjects. Before the information could reach the public, his unit was ambushed by forces wearing friendly insignias.
The mission was buried.
His team was declared killed in action.
Mercer survived.
Broken, hunted, and carrying the guilt of being the only survivor, Mercer disappeared into the undercity. There he discovered that corruption in Los Sueños ran far deeper than anyone imagined.
Refusing to let his fallen comrades die forgotten, he formed The Black Lantern Company—a force dedicated to protecting those abandoned by the city and exposing the truth no matter the cost.
The lantern symbolizes the memory of the dead.
The black represents the darkness hiding the truth.
Beneath the Industrial District lies The Hallow Platform, an abandoned subway station erased from city records decades ago after an unexplained disaster.
The station now serves as the Company's headquarters.
Old rail tunnels have been converted into armories, medical bays, workshops, and living quarters. Freight lines connect to hidden entrances throughout Los Sueños, allowing operatives to appear and disappear without warning.
A ghost to the government and a legend to the streets, Mercer leads with quiet intensity and unwavering conviction. Though driven by vengeance, he refuses to let The Black Lantern Company become mere assassins.
His greatest fear is becoming the same kind of monster he fights.
Rumors persist that Mercer still possesses fragments of the classified data that led to his betrayal—and that powerful people would kill entire districts to recover it.
Former Special Operations Sergeant and Mercer's closest ally.
Known for her iron discipline and uncompromising standards, Moi rebuilt the broken remnants of Mercer's dream into a functioning organization. Many members fear her more than they fear enemy fire.
Where Mercer carries hope, Moi carries reality.
She serves as the Company's shield when Mercer risks becoming consumed by revenge.
Raised in the rough neighborhoods of Los Sueños, Jaren became famous for one simple promise:
"Need something done? I'll make it happen."
Whether securing weapons, arranging transport, gathering intelligence, or negotiating with gangs, Jaren's connections stretch across nearly every district of the city.
Few know whether his greatest weapon is his resourcefulness—or the favors everyone owes him.
Elegant, charismatic, and endlessly composed, Nova moves effortlessly among the wealthy elite and criminal underworld alike.
Her extensive network of clients funds many of the Company's operations. While others use fear, Nova uses trust.
People tell her secrets.
People underestimate her.
And people rarely realize they've been manipulated until it's too late.
Created within a secretive foundation dedicated to producing enhanced soldiers, Sasha escaped before becoming another weapon under someone else's control.
Pragmatic and morally gray, she values competence above ideals.
Though she claims to work for profit, many within the Company suspect she stays because it is the first place where she was treated as a person rather than an experiment.
Some nights, agents from her former foundation are seen searching the city.
They never return.
Once a thief who survived through wit and ambition, Nyx carved her reputation through daring heists across Los Sueños.
Her path crossed with Moi Herrera during a failed contract that ended in a brutal fight.
Moi defeated her.
Then spared her.
No one had ever shown Nyx mercy before.
Now she channels her talents toward infiltration, reconnaissance, and information theft, though she still enjoys reminding others that locks are merely suggestions.
The Black Lantern Company has earned enemies among:
Corrupt city officials
Criminal syndicates
Private military contractors
Secret research organizations
Wealthy elites connected to the conspiracy
To the poor, The Black Lantern Company are guardians.
To the powerful, they are terrorists.
To the truth?
They may be Los Sueños' last chance.
Because in a city built on lies, sometimes the only light left is black.