Sebastian Shaw
 Black King |
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| Name: | Sebastian Shaw | ||
| Superalias: | Black King | ||
| Gender: | Male | ||
| Species: | Mutant | ||
| Occupation: | Business Magnate | ||
| Citizenship: | United States Citizen | ||
| Residence: | Multiple, but mostly NYC | ||
| Education: | PhDs in Business and Engineering, MIT | ||
| Theme: | Marvel (VFC) | ||
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| Apparent Age: | 41 | Actual Age: | 41 |
| Date of Birth | 15 Oct 1978 | Played By | Jason Isaacs |
| Height: | 6'2" | Weight: | 210 lbs |
| Hair Color: | Black | Eye Color: | Blue |
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Contents
Character Info
Profile
Sebastian Shaw is one of the most wealthy men in America, and known as both a tenacious corporate raider and a generous philanthropist. He is known to be a common fixture among the wealthy and powerful elite. Secretly, Sebastian is also the Black King of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle, a cabal of powerful and wealthy individuals who have banded together with the goal of effectively conquering the world through their combined wealth and influence.
Timeline
Timeline:
* 1978 - Sebastian Shaw is born, the son and only child of Hiram Shaw.
* 1978-1983 - Hiram Shaw is a deeply abusive father, both physically and emotionally, literally beating into Sebastian a deep hatred of weakness and incompetence. He barely interacts with his son, sending him to exclusive private boarding schools (the only concession he makes towards advancing his Son's future).
* 1990 - Sebastian's mother takes her own life. This further aggravates the hateful relationship between Hiram and Sebastian. During yet another beating from his father, Sebastian's mutant powers manifest, though he doesn't fully understand what they do, only that the beatings don't hurt anymore.
* 1991-1995 - Sebastian grows to understand his power, but he keeps it secret from his father. He graduates at the top of his class from his elite private school.
* Late 1995 - Sebastian enters the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as an Engineering student. Hiram berates him for not pursuing an Ivy League school.
* 1996 - Shaw makes the acquaintance of Lex Luthor. The two become fast friends.
* 1999 - Shaw graduates from MIT with a double-major in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration. Leveraging connections he's made at school he gains the patronage of some of his classmates' parents and starts his own company, Shaw Engineering.
* 2001 - With Shaw Engineering growing rapidly both due to Shaw's own genius for business and a bit of help from his friend Lex Luthor, Shaw is inducted into the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club as the Black Rook. It's the first time his father ever says he's proud of him. A one-night stand with one of the Hellfire Club servers results in the birth of a son, Shinobi, but much like his father before him, Sebastian all but removes himself from the boy's life, providing for a reasonable quality of life and education, but little else.
* 2001-2008 - Shaw Engineering explodes into a multibillion dollar business thanks to gaining a large number of defense contracts in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the military actions that follow.
* 2009 - Hiram Shaw proposes that Sebastian merge Shaw Engineering with Shaw Industries, in exchange for Sebastian becoming the second-highest shareholder in his family's original corporation. Sebastian agrees.
Timeline2:
* Mid-2012 - Through a series of backroom deals, buyouts of minority shareholders, cajoling of board members, and most importantly Lex Luthor selling him just enough of the shares he owns in Shaw Industries, Sebastian gains the majority of stock in Shaw Industries, and ousts his father from his position as CEO and even his chairmanship of the Board of Directors. This family drama gets highly publicized in the business world, earning Sebastian a reputation as the most ruthless kind of businessman.
* Late-2012 - Through his position as Black King, Hiram Shaw tries to murder his son. Instead, Sebastian reveals his powers to him, and carries him to the top of the family's manhattan penthouse apartment and hurls him off of it. The police rule Hiram's death a suicide. Sebastian inherits his father's fortune and an overwhelming majority stake in Shaw Industries, and seizes the throne of the Black King of the Hellfire Club.
* 2013 - Sebastian Shaw convinces Lex Luthor to assume the position of White King of the Hellfire Club, and together they develop the beginnings of their plans for world domination.
* 2013-2019 - Shaw Industries grows in leaps and bounds, becoming one of the largest corporations in the world thanks to a long series of acquisitions, buyouts, and hostile takeovers.
* 2020 - With the retirement of Winston Frost from the position of White Rook, Sebastian and Lex conspire to place his daughter Emma in the vacant White Queen role.
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Personality
Charismatic:
Sebastian is a deeply charismatic man, despite his ruthless and pragmatic nature. He tends to command respect and even loyalty, and people tend to pay attention to him. He tends to have a sense of what makes people tick and can adjust his own demeanor and words accordingly. Unless they've managed to earn his ire...people tend to like him.
Cunning:
Sebastian is a very clever and perceptive fellow, and while he's certainly a schemer he adjusts well to changing circumstances and excels at turning them to his advantage in some way. Likewise he is good at playing whatever role he needs to play to achieve his ends, whether it's the kindly mentor, the stern patriarch, the fearsome corporate raider, or even the outright tyrant. In any case, while Sebastian may not be the kind of genius that people like Lex Luthor or Reed Richards are, he is extremely wily and possibly even at his most dangerous when his back is against the wall.
Driven:
Say what you will of Sebastian Shaw, he works very hard to live up to his own standards. If he doesn't know something that he needs to, he'll take steps to learn it. If he wants something, he'll move heaven and earth to get it. He constantly pushes himself and the organizations he leads to become better, stronger, and more powerful than they are, and he encourages the same of those around him.
Elitist:
Sebastian believes that power belongs in the hands of those best suited to wield it. He has a high regard for confidence, competence, and ambition, and despises those he considers weak (which is pretty much anyone that is lacking in those areas). He does not care if you are mutant, metahuman, or human, though he does tend to prefer the former two with rare exceptions: He cares if you can do whatever is necessary to achieve the outcomes you desire. Those with the strength and cunning to make the world what they want to be are the ones that deserve it. Everyone else is just another moving piece in the great machine. Some might earn a bit of favor if they are competent and loyal, but there are leaders and followers, and Shaw very much views himself as a leader.
Patient:
Shaw is good at playing the long game. He can wait years for his plans to come to fruition, or to get back at someone with whom he's formed a grudge. He can spend years smiling to someone's face before savoring the moment of choking the life out of them (whether metaphorically or physically).
Pragmatic:
Shaw may be power-hungry and ambitious in the extreme, but he's no fool. He knows he can't conquer the world alone and that Chaos needs to be managed in limited doses to achieve maximum value from it. To that end he is loyal to his allies until such time as they betray him or they prove too weak to continue holding that role. With those who have earned his regard he is willing to grant second chances and even direct aid to help them recover from setbacks. But don't expect a third chance, and while in a rare few circumstances he might even feel bad about it, he will not sacrifice his ambition for anyone. Likewise while he can be very vindictive he very much understands that sometimes things don't go as planned and that most of the time in business "it's not personal."
Prideful:
Shaw has achieved a great deal in his life, and he is understandably proud of it. He has a huge ego and a tremendous degree of self confidence and willpower that stems from it. He might be called arrogant, but generally speaking his cunning and pragmatism temper that to the point that it doesn't always serve as a detriment. In fact one might argue that the confidence and willpower outweigh the negative aspects.
Ruthless:
Shaw has little in the way of morality preventing him from achieving his ends. He murdered his own father to get where he is today and sleeps like a baby (admittedly, Hiram was a monster, but still). He will lie, cheat, steal, and murder again if he thinks it is necessary, though he is careful in utilizing such tactics in manners where he is less likely to get caught. He's equally ruthless in the boardroom, and while it may be "just business" it would be a lie to say a large part of Sebastian didn't enjoy crushing his competition beneath his heel.
Vindictive:
Woe be unto anyone that wrongs or drastically fails Sebastian Shaw. He can hold a deeply hateful grudge for years, even decades, and you can be rest assured that at some point when the target of his ire is at their most vulnerable, he will strike hard and fast to destroy anything and everything they care about before finishing them off. Sebastian can be a loyal and generous ally, but he is a terrifying enemy for most.
That said, Shaw doesn't sweat the petty stuff, and understands when matters are beyond someone's control. He's not going to strangle Hellfire Pawns for not being able to overpower Superman or abandon a once-valuable ally for things that are truly just bad luck or unforeseen circumstances. Likewise petty insults and minor setbacks are not really enough to earn his wrath. You have to do some real damage to him or his business to get him to that level.
Character Sheet
Powers
Energy Absorption:
Sebastian Shaw's mutant ability is the power to absorb various forms of energy and transfer them into enhanced speed, strength, stamina and resistance to injury. However, Shaw absorbs different types of energy at different levels of efficiency. Kinetic energy is the most readily absorbed, making physical strikes a potent way of powering him up (and his preferred method). He has also shown the ability to absorb thermal energy (heat and fire blasts), electricity, and even magical energy, but these do not enhance his power as greatly as kinetic energy, and can be uncomfortable and painful for him to absorb. Shaw's energy absorption does have an upper limit, but as he has aged that limit has increased exponentially, and as it stands now he can withstand repeated strikes from "Class 100+" individuals.
As noted, Shaw's energy absorption directly fuels his physical capabilities. With sufficient energy stored up, Shaw can reach a degree of strength and invulnerability that can directly contend with some of the most physically powerful beings on Earth, well into the "Class 100" range and comparable with beings like the Hulk or perhaps even Superman. Likewise, his stamina is increased, allowing him to go without food, water, oxygen or sleep for extended periods of time, and even surviving in vacuum or ocean depths. Perhaps mercifully his speed and reflexes do not increase as drastically as his strength, but nevertheless it does increase, making him able to move and react with a speed that is well beyond the unaided or augmented levels of a normal human, to the point where he can strike faster than most opponents can react, and run at speeds up to about 150-200 miles per hour. At sufficient strength levels he can also make great leaps of up to a dozen or so miles (much like the Hulk).
Shaw's enhanced abilities do decline as he utilizes them, but usually at a much slower rate than he gains them. They also dissipate with time, over a period of about 8-12 hours depending on how much he has absorbed.
Skills
Business:
Shaw is a multi-billionaire CEO of a massive corporation, and despite being born to an "old money" family he is far more a "self-made man" than most of such circumstances (thanks largely to his father pushing him towards self sufficiency, in his own rather abusive way). In any case, Shaw is an expert at all the things needed to keep a multi-billion dollar business running smoothly and profitably. He's also a whiz at playing the markets to further grow his immense wealth. He is one of the most admired and respected (and feared) corporate leaders in America for a reason.
Education:
Sebastian has been educated at some of the nation's finest schools for most of his early life, and has a generally keen intellect with a great deal of varied knowledge on many subjects. If nothing else it helps keep him an excellent conversationalist with a wide array of professionals. He also generally has an excellent understanding of science and mathematics (going hand-in-hand with his background in Engineering), and can speak a handful of languages fluently.
Engineering:
Sebastian possesses a PhD in Mechanical Engineering. He's no super-genius like Tony Stark or even Norman Osborn but he's still well above-average in competence in his particular field. He can understand and utilize advanced technologies with relatively little difficulty even if he might not be as inventive as some others.
Manipulation:
If Shaw has top-level genius in one area, it's likely in his ability to get other people to do what he wants. Whether by intimidation, flattery, charm, cajoling, outright deception, or whatever other methods, Shaw has a true genius for pulling the strings on people around him, and through doing so, achieve his own desired ends. There's nothing supernatural or anything about it...he's simply a very charismatic and perceptive man who's usually quite good at reading people and acting accordingly.
Politicking:
Though Sebastian Shaw has never been a politician directly, he is intimately familiar with how the political world works, and in many ways is his corporation's best lobbyist as well as its owner and CEO. He definitely knows how to grease palms, glad-hand, feed egos, and otherwise get most politicians to do what he needs them to do and propose and promote legislation that serves his interests (and vote against those that do not). Most importantly, he knows how to figure out what people want, or even better need, and then provide the means for them to achieve it...for a price, of course, even if that price comes in "future favors." Shaw is also quite good at collecting "dirty laundry" on politicians and business rivals, and while he is certainly not above blackmail and extortion he is very judicious in utilizing such tactics, given how easily they might backfire.
Public Speaking:
Shaw is an eloquent and practiced public speaker. He is quite comfortable in front of a crowd and has just enough of a showman's flair to keep things engaging and even at times entertaining for an audience. Having a great deal of charisma of course helps, but Shaw has definitely put effort into learning to be a good speaker even beyond that.
Strategist:
Shaw is very much a "big picture" type of person. He can come up with pretty sweeping and detailed plans that unfold over extended periods of time, with lots of moving pieces. There are others likely better suited to tactical leadership in the moment, but when it comes to guiding virtually any kind of group in terms of overall direction and vision, Sebastian is an excellent leader.
Unarmed Combat:
Sebastian is a well above average fighter, primarily trained in boxing and grappling. Even without powers he could probably handle a small group of average street toughs, but while his pure skill may be not even close to martial arts masters, the enhanced strength, speed, and durability that his powers can provide make him capable of being a serious threat against nearly anyone.
Resources
Hellfire Club:
Sebastian Shaw owns the physical building that contains the New York City Hellfire Club which means that in the grand scheme of things he ultimately controls access to it. Beyond making him a good bit of profit, being one of the hottest clubs in the continental United States, it's elite clientele makes it a fantastic place for networking and catching up with the rich and powerful. While the Inner Circle may be an actual conspiracy to rule the world, the VIP room of the Hellfire Club is precisely the kind of place where the ever-present, passive conspiracy of the wealthy and powerful coming together to protect their own interests by shaping the future in innumerable ways is given form.
Inner Circle:
They're a pack of several of the most wealthy and powerful individuals in the world, all with one thing in common: They want it all. Technically, Shaw is the ultimate leader of the Inner Circle, but in practice the White King is equal in power, and the respective Queens aren't far behind. Still, while Shaw usually accepts that his desires are likely to be treated as "good suggestions" rather than orders, and knows that nearly every member of the Circle has their own agendas and plans that they have brewing independent of the Club and each other, it is Shaw and the White King that provide the strategic vision and overall guidance for their continuing efforts to consolidate absolute power. To that end, at least a bit of the power of the individual members of the Inner Circle is shared with Shaw to achieve these purposes (though the reverse is also true).
Network:
Shaw's wealth has allowed him to cultivate a network of "friends" and friendly acquaintances that stretches all throughout the United States and beyond. He regularly hobnobs with celebrities, politicians, and business magnates of various types, and a great many of them owe Shaw favors. He can place a call to any given state governor or national-level congressperson and expect them to clear their calendar for him. He has the personal phone numbers of Middle Eastern Princes and Russian Oligarchs and a vast array of other corporate CEOs. He could even reasonably expect to be patched through to the President himself on a phone call. Money opens all doors, and Sebastian Shaw has a great deal of it, and more importantly has known how to use it to grant himself a great deal of behind-the-scenes power and influence in the United States and beyond.
Pawns:
The entry point for the Inner Circle, the Pawns work across a wide array of fields. Some of them are staff and servers at the Hellfire Club itself, reporting back information they learn about their powerful and well-connected clientele to the higher levels of the Inner Circle. Some of them are effectively a private army for the Inner Circle, largely comprised of mercenary-minded military veterans, often with special operations experience (These men and women also serve as security at the Hellfire Club when "plainclothes"). The Pawns serve all of the Inner Circle members, but as Black King, the weight of Shaw's commands is only matched by the White King. In any case, Shaw effectively has a small army of people who are willing to do dirty work for him (and the rest of the Inner Circle) with a good deal of skill and a great deal of discretion. Serving as a Pawn is a potential pathway to immense power and wealth, and there is never a shortage of candidates eager for the opportunity.
Reputation:
Sebastian Shaw does not have a reputation as a "good guy" per se, largely because his company deals in things that are politically sensitive and unpopular in certain circles, and because a big part of his "legend" is that of being an audacious and tenacious corporate raider. That said, while the average Joe might not think terribly highly of him, the political and monied classes do tend to have great respect for him, and despite his reputation as a hardass he is usually ahead of the curve on things like improving workplace conditions and philanthropic causes, including environmental conservation. The people that work for him tend to be loyal as well, thanks to generous compensation and benefits and a usually-pleasant and paternal attitude. Though some do occasionally find out the hard way that he's not the most forgiving boss if you make a big mistake (though he IS very good at making sure it's the person who actually made the mistake that suffers, and not a scapegoat...in fact someone owning their mistake right out of the gate might be one of the few ways to even have a chance of saving their job). Regardless, Sebastian Shaw's name is one that commands attention and respect.
Shaw Industries:
Shaw Industries is a massive corporate conglomerate with many branches and subsidiaries, but it's primary interests are in the energy sector, with massive holdings in Oil, Natural Gas, and Alternative Energy (They divested themselves of Coal not long after Sebastian took over the company). They even have some involvement with maintaining and operating nuclear power plants. Beyond all that, Shaw Industries has departments that deal in heavy machinery (mining and construction equipment of various sorts), Construction (primarily overseas government/military facilities for the US) Logistics, (heavily linked to providing fuel to the US military on deployments) and even a smaller subsidiary that designs and builds more advanced technology, which while not even a patch on say, LexCorp's technological capability is still capable of producing some impressive tech, primarily under military and governmental contracts. In any case, Shaw Industries is a company that's known to virtually everyone, and while it's fossil fuel interests and place in the military-industrial complex do sometimes make it a target for political attacks and protests, very few have any illusions about "taking it down."
Wealth:
Sebastian Shaw is one of the world's wealthiest men, spoken of in the same breath as folks like Lex Luthor, Tony Stark, and Bruce Wayne. He is a multi-billionaire several times over. Suffice to say, if it is a good or service that can be bought with money, legally or illegally, Shaw can afford it. He lives in luxury undreamt of by most, and that's just the pocket change. He has multiple top-end residences around the world, multiple private jets, a superyacht, and is generally waited on hand and foot wherever he goes, unless he takes efforts not to be. He has major investments in a vast array of companies, a massive wardrobe of entirely handmade custom clothing, and all-in-all generally wants for nothing. Except more.
White King:
Sebastian Shaw has a tremendous ego, and a powerful competitive drive, and yet despite these things there is one other corporate luminary that he views as a peer and even perhaps the closest thing he has to a genuine friend: Alexander Luthor. Shaw and Luthor have known each other since their college days, when they were both studying together at MIT. Shaw recognized Lex's genius early, and worked to befriend the young man. While they have occasionally competed for smaller business interests as their respective corporations grew and prospered, for Sebastian's part at least, he views Lex as a kindred spirit, and recognizes that his technical genius outstrips his own by a wide margin. By the same token, Lex learned a fair bit of his own ability to schmooze politicians and grease the wheels of politics and industry from watching Sebastian at work. In the present they have partnered on multiple philanthropic initiatives and destroyed a multitude of potential competitors, rivals, and upstarts, often splitting up the assets left behind between their respective corporations. Trust is a difficult thing for anyone in the highest strata of wealth and power, but for Sebastian at least, Lex Luthor may have come the closest to earning it of anyone alive. In short, Sebastian is willing to stick his neck out a little further than he otherwise might where Lex is involved, and it usually seems the same holds true in reverse. They work dangerously well together.
Weaknesses
Ego:
Shaw has a tremendous ego, and while he is usually rational enough to make it at least somewhat difficult, picking at it is one way that he might be goaded into making an angry mistake. Even with a great deal of self-control his emotional armor does have a weak point, and belittling him, and the things he's built, or otherwise forcing him to suffer humiliation can, quite possibly, drive him nearly mad with rage and desire for retribution. It may take more than a little jab here and there...or not. The man is absolutely capable of nursing a grudge for a long time, even for relatively petty reasons.
Extreme Temperatures:
Extremes of ambient temperature (heat and particularly cold) produce an abnormally high drain on Shaw's power reserves. While his invulnerability might let him survive such things for a short while (if it's high enough by that point) he is often best served to remove himself from such an environment or phenomenon quickly, as he can lose his "charge" in minutes or even seconds (depending on how much he's absorbed and how extreme the temperature) rather than hours.
Hard To Be the King:
Being the Black King of the Hellfire Club's Inner Circle gives Sebastian a tremendous degree of power and influence, and more important access to some of the other most powerful, wealthy, and influential individuals in the world. But there are plenty of people out there that would love nothing more than to claim that position for themselves, most certainly including among the elite ranks of the Inner Circle. He cannot show weakness, and he must be ever-vigilant, because the knife in the back is coming, whether figurative or literal, and he must be ready for it at all times.
Immobilization:
One of the most effective ways to deal with Shaw and his powers is to immobilize him before his strength levels get too high (and then leave him alone). In such a state it is difficult if not impossible for him to increase his power levels. Often an indirect approach works best when trying to deal with Shaw as a physical threat.
Overload:
While the limit of Shaw's energy absorption abilities is enormously high...it does have a limit. If Shaw reaches it, he doesn't explode or anything of the sort, but he is rendered unconscious until his power levels dissipate (About 12 hours, perhaps a bit longer since he's been "maxed out"). Still, he could probably take two or three full or near-full power punches from a Kryptonian-level opponent before the max is reached (or a greater number of less-powerful ones, of course).
Psionics:
Sebastian Shaw has a strong will, which does lend him some resistance to mental intrusion and manipulation, but it is still often far easier to attack Shaw through his mind rather than through physical conflict. Sufficiently powerful or skilled telepaths can simply bypass both his mental and physical defenses
Role-Play
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| Title | Date | Scene Summary |
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| Hellfire Club Mardi Gras Party | March 5th, 2025 | Another Mardi Gras in the books! |
| Masked Entertainment | March 3rd, 2025 | Shaw hires entertainment for the Mardi Gras party. |
| Dinner at the Club | February 21st, 2025 | Shaw and Diana hit it off and go to see some artwork. |
| Small Celebrations | January 19th, 2025 | No description |
| HFC: The Bargain | December 19th, 2024 | Sebastian Shaw has something of an indecent proposal for Felicia Hardy. In this case he is looking for someone who is good at obtaining things that they shouldn't. Though in this case, the items that he is interested in have a distinctly supernatural bent... |
| Cats Don't Play Fair | November 20th, 2024 | While chasing down a way to get back at Hammerhead, Felicia bumps into Sebastian Shaw at the Hellfire Club. It just so happens he might have the leverage she needs. But at what price? |
| Friends of Humanity: On the March | October 14th, 2024 | A Friends of Humanity rally where Graydon Creed proposes forcing mutants to pay for 'damages' their powers cause is disrupted by creative members of the Brotherhood. No violence breaks out, but the Friends of Humanity are showing a disturbing amount of control with their public displays and focused on putting a better face forwards. Particularly Graydon. This is quite concerning for the Friend sof Humanity, that's extremism is by far it's worst enemy. |
| HFC: Party Like It Is The End Of The World | September 9th, 2024 | With the potential end of the world on the way in the form of an insatiable alien being, the Hellfire Club throws a party. |
| Of Mice and Planet Eaters | August 14th, 2024 | Tessa and Shaw discuss Galactus. |
| Hellfire Club Debut | July 17th, 2024 | Aria Seraphine's singing debut at Lily Anne's Lounge in the Hellfire Club was a rousing success, including an impromptu guest duet from Miss Sofia Marion! After a perceptible shift Aria's stage presence mid-performance, she really seemed to find her stride, and those sensitive to it might even have felt a touch of the divine. |
| Meeting of the Many Myriad Minds | July 15th, 2024 | A Meeting of Minds that actually DOESN'T devolve into an argument or rancor!! It's amazing what like-minded people can accomplish! |
| Siren's Redemption | July 13th, 2024 | During her first rehearsal in Lily Anne's Lounge, Aria encounters Sebastian Shaw and Tessa Fox. When the room clears, she entrusts them both with the secret of her divine nature, and plans for her future at the Hellfire Club begin to form. |
| Conditions of Continued Employment | July 12th, 2024 | Aria is granted continued employment in a different area of the Club by Shaw and Tessa, and her patron - Jackie Estacado - makes his unique stamp on their interest sheet. |
| The French Connection | July 5th, 2024 | Sebastian and Tess welcome Rien into the Hellfire Club. |
| The Hellfire Magus | June 28th, 2024 | Dr. Victor von Doom is offered the neutral role of Hellfire Magus in return for warding the Club. |
| Dinner with a Black Bishop | June 24th, 2024 | 18425 The Black Herald has dinner with one of the Black Bishops... and the Black King ends up dropping in. Updates and fine dining rule the evening. |
| A Quiet Night In The Club | June 23rd, 2024 | Sebastian and Tessa enjoy a pleasant evening without the duties, public or otherwise, that the Hellfire Club demands. |
| Lux and Lies | June 21st, 2024 | Having recently started working at the Hellfire Club, Aria bumps into Sebastian Shaw in the VIP Lounge, and Shaw's interest in who she really is is piqued. |
| The Courts: The White Rook Cometh | June 18th, 2024 | Shaw extends an offer that Lara has neither the desire nor the intent to refuse. Game on. |
| The Courts: Opening Moves | June 15th, 2024 | Shaw and Tessa discuss some pressing issues of Hellfire Club business. Schemes are hatched and a groundwork for the future begins to be laid. |
| Around the Hellhorn | May 14th, 2024 | The Black Court schemes, as usual. |
| A Quiet Evening In | April 16th, 2024 | Tessa and Shaw have dinner and discuss their plans for relaxation before a hectic week. |
| Hellfool Club Annual Egg Hunt | April 3rd, 2024 | Lara Croft Choc Raider finds the Golden Egg. Her prize? She will have to wait and see... |
| Dinner and Taxes | April 2nd, 2024 | The Black King and his Herald discuss important things while flirting. Taxes, the Club's public profits, and a bit of commentary on who the winner of the Egg hunt might be. |
| The Force of Attraction - A Bishop Returns Home | April 1st, 2024 | Harry Leland makes his return, and Tessa and Sebastian offer a warm welcome. |
| Hellfire Club Mardi Gras 2024 | February 14th, 2024 | The Hellfire Club Mardi Gras goes off without a hitch once again, and a good time was had by all. |
| Recognition from the King | January 27th, 2024 | The Black King invites one of the rising stars of the Hellfire Club to dinner, and finds out _why_ she is rising... |
| What Does It Take To Meet The King | January 8th, 2024 | Lois reaches the final interview with Sebastian Shaw himself. Although she does not know it yet... |
| Into the Depths of Hellfire Club | January 6th, 2024 | Lois makes her first foray into the Hellfire Club, and wrestles with how dedicated she may be. |
| Sunday Kickoff | December 10th, 2023 | Shaw drops by the VIP lounge and finds Norman and other members enjoying Sunday football and other entertainment. |
| A Little Training Never Hurt Anyone | November 9th, 2023 | No description |
| King Takes Squire | November 7th, 2023 | No description |
| Hellfire Club Halloween Gala 2023 | October 29th, 2023 | Hellfire Club celebrates Halloween |
| Out of Hell-Bernation | October 19th, 2023 | Frost and Shaw squabble while Aurora looks on. |
| Out of the Dark | October 19th, 2023 | Blake returns to the Hellfire club after some time abroad. |
| In the Wake of Destruction: Sisters of Saint Gertrude Function | September 20th, 2023 | Sebastian Shaw comes across the self-styled 'Wayne Spare Heir' at a charity function for the Sisters of Saint Gertrude. The two share a very friendly verbal spar, and he offers her an invitation to visit the Hellfire Club with him as a host. |
| Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It... | August 16th, 2023 | Talk of past and future selves, and Lara gifts Sebastian with a coin of immeasurable value. |
| Steaks Make Great Thank Yous | July 16th, 2023 | Shaw pays for having his car fixed with a steak. |
| An Invitation to the Club (but not yet THE Club) | June 20th, 2023 | Shaw invites Tynan to the club and gives her a trial mission. |
| High Steaks | May 31st, 2023 | Gabby checks out the steaks, Sebastian checks out the Gabby. |
| The Hellfire Club is the happening place on a Tuesday | May 3rd, 2023 | A delayed meeting by Amazonians brings them into the cross-fire of a meeting of mutants. And did the Black King just ask Wonder Woman out to dinner? |
| Temp | March 27th, 2023 | No description |
| When The Last Bead Has Fallen | March 25th, 2023 | The Invisible Woman arrives after the party, but not too late to earn some beads from the Black King himself. |
| A Very Hellfire Club Mardi Gras | March 22nd, 2023 | Many beads were earned, and a good time was had by all. And the winner of the dinner with Sebastian neither wants the prize, nor does the prize want him. Maybe next year. |
| Favors Are Free, Aren't They | March 15th, 2023 | Colleen asks for a loan, and ends up with a job instead. |
| About An Agent | March 7th, 2023 | No description |
| The Hellfire Club's Valentine's Day Mixer | February 15th, 2023 | Many a bond is forged. Some end in DOOM. |
| How Green Was My Hellfire Club | January 19th, 2023 | Norman approaches Sebastian about membership in the Inner Circle of the HFC, and an invitation is extended. |
| One Swing Ahead of the Sword | December 22nd, 2022 | Jinx breaks in to the Hellfire club, meets the Black King, and ends up with a free lifetime subscription. |
| Hellfire Club Inner Circle - December 2022 Meeting | December 8th, 2022 | New Members are Promoted, and the White King drops a wad of cash for the Head(s) of HYDRA. |
| The Prototype Sentinel | November 30th, 2022 | Shaw calls Lex asking why the heck there's a Sentinel at a US Military base. When they go to investigate, Lex makes the decision to have it shut down and shipped to Shaw Industries --- when the thing turns on and attacc. Luckily, the X-Men and allies also came to investigate or else there might not have been any survivors, President Luthor included. |
| Interview with a Vampire | October 23rd, 2022 | No description |
| The Shaw is Back in Town | October 6th, 2022 | No description |
| Paging Glorianna Silver, Please Answer the Black Courtesy Phone | September 14th, 2022 | Glorianna demonstrates her abilities to Sebastian, who affirms that she will be of great help to the HFC. |
| Black is the new Black | August 17th, 2022 | Sebastian welcomes Selene back to the Hellfire Club, and thirsts are slaked. |
| Conversations at the Hellfire Club 723 | August 17th, 2022 | Glorianna stops by to request a guest pass for a new friend. Sebastian heartily agrees. |
| A Harmony in C | August 4th, 2022 | Trouble awaits. |
| The Shifting Tide | July 26th, 2022 | No description |
| HFC Silver Party | July 15th, 2022 | The Hellfire Club party is a success! |
| Welcome to the Hellfire Club, Violet Paige | July 1st, 2022 | No description |
| Blood and Hellfire | June 25th, 2022 | No description |
| Placements on the Board | June 21st, 2022 | Blake Riviere chooses to accept promotion to Squire of the Black Court. |
| Shiva and the Court | June 21st, 2022 | No description |
| Old-Timey Club, Meet Old-Timey Girl | June 19th, 2022 | Robyn Goodfellow renews old ties with the HFC, and establishes new ones. |
| What Does It Take To Be a Member | June 13th, 2022 | Aurora makes a play for Hellfire Club VIP membership, as she vyes to be in the in-crowd of top models. |
| An Echo in the Darkness possibly finds Hellfire | June 9th, 2022 | No description |
| The King Returns a Robe | June 5th, 2022 | Sebastian Shaw ventures to Colleen Wing's dojo to return her kimono, and leaves with...her kimono, and a possible new employee? |
| Siren's Call - Amateur Night at the Hellfire Club | June 2nd, 2022 | Colleen Wing wins Judge's Award, Betsy Braddock is the People's champion. |
| Hellfire Club Inner Circle - May 2022 Meeting | June 1st, 2022 | Susan Richards is introduced as the White Queen, to indifference, interest, and infuriation. |
| Queen to Bishop over King | May 30th, 2022 | Elektra has a chat with Susan about her plans, and decides she is worthy. |
| King to Pawn - a testing of might | May 28th, 2022 | Blake spars with Sebastian and learns that he is not entirely what he appears. |
| The First Meeting of the Secret Society of Supervillains | May 24th, 2022 | Four super villains come together, and a partnership of sorts is struck. |
| The Future is Looking Very White | May 24th, 2022 | Sebastian advises Susan that approval has been granted - she will claim the title of White Queen in one week's time. |
| Don't Mess with the King | May 23rd, 2022 | Valerie's bombing of Sebastian's truck leads to ... a job offer? |
| The Black King and the deadly Wilson - wait, not that Wilson | May 23rd, 2022 | Deadpool joins the HFC after seeing Sebastian Shaw's social media commercial. |
| Black Pawn and White But Mean | May 22nd, 2022 | Emma has some chat with Tessa and is reminded that she's no longer a member of the club. |
| What's Our Stake | May 20th, 2022 | Elektra rescues the Hellfire Club's fall collection, as the Shadow watches from the shadows. |
| Mess with the Hellfire Club, get the stake | May 19th, 2022 | Shaw's Devils take out the vampires and steal their data. Shaw's Focus performs admirably. |
| King to Pawn to ... TBD | May 19th, 2022 | Shaw introduces Tessa and Susan Richards. They immediately bond over mocking him (gently). All is well. |
| Two Sides of the Board | May 18th, 2022 | Elektra agrees with Sebastian's bold plan - provided he has the resolve to snuff it out if it goes astray. |
| A King and a Witch walk into a bar | May 18th, 2022 | Sebastian and Wanda discuss the worries of the planet. |
| A Long Awaited Reunion | May 18th, 2022 | Tessa returns, and immediately gives Sebastian valuable advice. |
| Mergers and Acquisitions Amongst Secret Societies | May 18th, 2022 | Bella Donna and Sebastian get acquainted. Next up - a tour of the Hellfire Club. |
| ... who began to be a mighty one of the Earth. | May 17th, 2022 | Abigail Brand and Sebastian Shaw discuss the Sentinel Project. |
| The Black Court Considers the White | May 17th, 2022 | The Black King and Queen spar, but align on the important matters. |
| King and Rook Talk Queens | May 16th, 2022 | Shaw reveals his plan for the White Throne. Talia agrees. |
| FIGHT NIGHT!:Gotham's Lucha Underground | May 15th, 2022 | lots of commotion and a fight to the draw between 2 of the heaviest hitters around. |
| Hellfire and Damnation | May 13th, 2022 | Blake presents Sebastian with some useful intel on potential opportunities...or rivals. |
| Hellfire Club 101 | May 11th, 2022 | Sebastian Shaw explains what is expected of membership in the Hellfire Club. Susan Richards exceeds his expectations. |
| Hell's Politics | May 10th, 2022 | Sebastian and Glorianna meets. He shows her more deeply into the Hellfire Club. |
| What to do with an Empty Nest | May 9th, 2022 | Susan Richards treats herself to a morning at the Hellfire Club. Sebastian Shaw attends her and much is discussed about the future of Earth in regards to opening to the galaxy, and the opportunities and concerns for the club, and its unique position. |
| Little Black Book | May 3rd, 2022 | Looking for a book of power in an occult shop at a late hour. |
| En Passant Black Pawn | May 2nd, 2022 | June makes a scene in front of the HFC and piques Sebastian's interest. The newest black pawn. |
| Hellfire Club Inner Circle - April 2022 Meeting | April 17th, 2022 | Martinique Wyngarde is promoted to Black Bishop and challenges are rendered at Court |
| A Vampire in the Hellfire Court | April 15th, 2022 | Blake is introduced to the inner workings of the Hellfire Club |
| Catman - Pawn or Pauper | April 15th, 2022 | Catman becomes the latest Black Pawn |
| Time for a Wyngarde to come home | April 5th, 2022 | Martinique Wyngarde makes a successful pitch for why she should sit as counsel to the Black King. |
| Hellfire Mardi Gras 2022 | February 23rd, 2022 | The Hellfire Club's Mardi Gras party for 2022 sees a lot of beads earned. |
| 0-0-0 | February 6th, 2022 | The Rook and King talk politics. And movement. |
| Who's the Hiring Manager Around Here | February 2nd, 2022 | Shaw hires Paige to work as a waitress. |
| Hellfire A Day In The Life | January 7th, 2022 | Viola goes over an upcoming party with Shaw, and likely plans for Mardi Gras get underway. |
| Paying The Dues | November 22nd, 2021 | Shaw and Sue discuss Membership Dues to the HFC. |
| The Return of the Pawn and King | August 22nd, 2021 | Shaw gives Allegra instructions for meeting Emma. |
| Hellfire Club End of Summer Pool Party | August 22nd, 2021 | There was a pool party! Everyone had a time. |
| It's A Nice Place For A Job Interview | June 15th, 2021 | No description |
| Shaw and Tessa Discuss Things Again | June 9th, 2021 | Shaw sends Tessa to go chat up Emma Frost. |
| 80 Year Old Membership Card | May 13th, 2021 | Jovian gets his membership to the Hellfire Club reactivated. |
| Recap and Return | April 30th, 2021 | Elektra tells Shaw everything about the HFC Garden party. |
| The Deputization of Elektra | April 23rd, 2021 | Shaw gets a pair of eyes to watch the party while he's away. |
| Catching up on affairs | April 16th, 2021 | Shaw updates a returning Tessa on matters concerning Emma Frost, and the upcoming Cherry Blossom Festival. |
| Hellfire Planning Session | April 15th, 2021 | Shaw and Elektra meet with Viola to plan out the next Hellfire Club event. A spring festival partnering with the Botanic Gardens during cherry blossom season. |
| A Little Jazz | April 3rd, 2021 | Allegra and Sebastian enjoy some jazz and catch up. Allegra is well aware of where she stands in the Hellfire Club. |
| Staff Meeting - HFC | March 9th, 2021 | No description |
| Fixing the Org Chart | March 4th, 2021 | Elektra gets a promotion, Shaw discusses current staffing issues. |
| The Dreaded Review With The Boss | February 19th, 2021 | Viola gets a positive review from Shaw on the Mardi Gras party. |
| Ms. Adam's Interesting Talents | February 18th, 2021 | Shaw makes some small revelations to Nicole. |
| A Gleaming of Shadow in the Smile | February 16th, 2021 | Mardi Gras preparations at the Hellfire Club earn a stamp of approval! |
| Pawn to a King | February 14th, 2021 | Sebastian Shaw invites Allegra Caradenza for a chess game. Temperatures get a little warmer when Sam gets mentioned; Shaw knows his wines very well. |
| Mardi Gras Planning...Moreso | February 11th, 2021 | Shaw and Tessa discuss more things that have come up at the Club. |
| The Kidnapping of Shannon Davis | February 9th, 2021 | Shannon gets captured by some mysterious Mooks. |
| Party Planning with Hellfire | February 6th, 2021 | Shaw and Viola plan a Mardi Gras party at the Hellfire Club |
| Meeting with The Boss: Caradenza and Shaw | February 6th, 2021 | =Sebastian Shaw and Allegra Caradenza trade notes, set up a lesson plan, and engage Allegra to play at the Hellfire Mardi Gras.
Nothing bad could ever come of that, right? |
| Hellfire Cub Mardi Gras Party! | February 6th, 2021 | The Hellfire Club threw a successful Mardi Gras Party! Nobody died! |
| An Interesting Thread | February 4th, 2021 | Shaw offers Katsumi some support in these trying times. For a price. |
| Just Another Day at the Office | February 4th, 2021 | Shaw updates Tessa on what he is up to. |
| Lara and Sebastian's Lounge Raiding Adventure | February 4th, 2021 | Lara and Shaw get to know one another. |
| A Meeting of the Minds - Falcone and Shaw | February 3rd, 2021 | Carmine and Sebastian arrange an investment opportunity. |
| Shaw's Gambit pt. 1 - Cloak and Dagger | February 3rd, 2021 | Those kids are more jaded than Shaw anticipated! But, maybe, there's a glimmer of hope. |
| A Matter of Ninjas | February 2nd, 2021 | Shaw and Elektra discuss ninjas, also possible future endeavours. |
| d8, e8 Meet. | February 2nd, 2021 | Shaw and Selene reconnect, and plot the next move for the club. |
| Shaw's Opening | February 1st, 2021 | Elektra has a new recruit in mind and Shaw lays out some of his vision for the club. |
| The Case of the Mysterious Photo pt 2 | February 1st, 2021 | Rose hires some ninjas! |
| Black Cat and King | February 1st, 2021 | Shaw and Felicia catch up after his return from Tokyo, Shaw has an idea for a event at the Hellfire Club. |
| Dungeon Meeting - Shaw and Vi Fiore | January 31st, 2021 | Shaw achieves his objectives: he gets a new alcohol and drug supplier in the Maggia, and he finds a event planning prospect. |
| Don Falcone's Birthday Bash | January 29th, 2021 | Carmine's birthday is crashed by a strange interloper who kills his wife Louisa with a mysterious toxin via hypersonic syringe ending the night of celebration early. |
| Prost! | October 9th, 2020 | Shaw and Fisk talk |
| A Bit of Hellish Socializing | August 22nd, 2020 | Four Inner Circle Members Walk Into A Bar.... |
| Planning Ahead | August 15th, 2020 | Shaw and Tessa discuss previous and future events. |
| The Inner Circle Meets | August 12th, 2020 | The Inner Circle gathers and plots. |
| So you want to join the Hellfire Club | July 26th, 2020 | Kaminari joins the Hellfire Club |
| Because it's a Tuesday | July 15th, 2020 | A decent Tuesday night at the Public House |
| A Little Check Up | June 16th, 2020 | Shaw and Tessa come to check on Emma, Tessa has some information about Sinister. |
| Inner Circle: Court Has Been Called | June 11th, 2020 | A Inner Circle meeting, discussion presidential ambitions, the kidnap and return of their own, and further plans for the teen club. |
| Hellfire Masquerade: VIP Lounge | June 11th, 2020 | VIPs had a good time talking about the people present and academia. |
| Hellfire Additions | May 21st, 2020 | The Board of the Hellfire Club discusses a new addition to the Club with Maxwell Wave |
| The Disaster Artist | May 20th, 2020 | A night of misfortune at the Hellfire Club leads to Sebastian Shaw and Tessa encountering Felicity Felix. |
| Proper Society | April 23rd, 2020 | Allegra, newest member of the Hellfire Club! |
| HFC Oktoberfest in April | April 14th, 2020 | The HFC's Oktoberfest in April is rousing success with good food, good beer, and good company. |
| HFC: The Dungeon ReOpening | April 14th, 2020 | Dancing drama and drinks at the Dungeon. |
| The Art of Not Micromanaging | March 30th, 2020 | The Black King and White Queen discuss the recent troubles at the Hellfire Club with the ever-dutiful Tessa. No expense is spared. |
| Earned Rewards | March 27th, 2020 | The Hellfire Club gains an unexpected and unpredictable new VIP. |
| Hashtag: Selfie | March 25th, 2020 | Fear and terror abound in the Dungeon Nightclub at the Hellfire as Dr. Crane tests out his newest ingestible fear toxin. And the big hero of the night... is HARLEY QUINN? |
| Hellfire Club Genosha Spring Benefit Charity Gala | March 24th, 2020 | Schmoozing, boozing, donations and more. The Hellfire Spring Charity Gala is a huge success, benefitting Genosha. |
| Historical Data | March 22nd, 2020 | Tessa looks back on her life and relationship with one Sebastian Shaw. |
| Hellfire Curious. | March 21st, 2020 | Alexander gets the skinny on the HFC from the man himself. |
| Just a Little Nudge | March 18th, 2020 | Discussions of the upcoming Charity Gala and socialization! |
| A Meeting of the Court | March 17th, 2020 | The Kings of the Hellfire Court plot, with the White Queen and Black Bishop. Plans for a charity ball and Genoshan assistance are made. |
| The (Not So) Public House | March 16th, 2020 | Shaw meets with Lorna and makes her and offer she can't refuse; Maxima discovers the HFC |
| Genosha: Ferris Air Charity Event | March 13th, 2020 | The Charity event is a success. Gabby wins the plane ride. |
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