Good afternoon!

It is my pleasure to welcome you fine recruits to your introductory tour of L'Ull, the island headquarters of SHADR. Our state-of-the-art facilities will be your home until you complete your training. My codename is Paladin; I'm an agent in SHADR's Public Relations division, and I will be overseeing your introduction and initial training. 

All of you are here on this island today because the directors saw something special in you, some quality, ability, or skill that would make you'll equipped to join one of our five divisions. You ought to be truly proud of making it this far; however, don't treat this as a victory lap! As Swarm, the director of Research and Development is fond of saying: "To serve and to save is to aim ever higher." Apply your own drive to the resources we offer, and you will become the hero you deserve to be, wherever your talents take you. It's a difficult and proud path we walk; the rigorous training we offer will give you the tools to walk it well.

Our facilities are extensive; although L'Ull is nearly three square miles, very little of it is not covered by buildings, training grounds, or test sites. Our Public Relations division connects to L'Ull's only harbor; our location fourteen miles off the southern coast of Spain gives us the security and distance we need to prevent danger to civilians, but PR handles much of the day-to-day negotiations with the rest of the world. On a side note, the SHADR outposts in all of your home countries, those that serve as first response against danger as well as ordinary metahuman training sites, are also run by the PR division. 

The primary training grounds are run by the Combat and Rescue divisions; it is there that the most difficult segments of your training will be completed. The series of low buildings overlooking the Mediterranean Sea belongs to the Research and Development Division; that department will ensure you are well-equipped for any excursions, as well as investigating the nature of your metahuman abilities. The Intelligence Division can be found scattered in various facilities across the island, but is also in control of the Hall of Heroes, where SHADR meets in dire emergencies to discuss how best to help and serve.

Now! Enough blathering about the scenery; you'll all be very familiar with it soon enough. Shall we get down to business?

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