The Engeltodes/Mindstroem Industries



Mindstroem Industries (MI)

The turn of the century bought with it changes that human kind would never forget. Mutations began to surface, and with it, new evils began to raise their ugly heads.

At first, Mindstroem Industries wasn't one of these. Founded in 1999 by one Vincent Mindstroem, PHD in chaos physics and computer engineering from Berlin University. Mindstroem industries was a company, though focusing mostly on computer engineering, ended up with its tentacles in just about every industry imaginable.

As the years progressed, the face of the industry began to change; No one is quite sure when it became the cover for The Engeltodes, nor when Vincent Mindstroem's growing insanity eventually overwhelmed him, hurtling him headforth into the darkness. All that is known is that it happened, and it happened swiftly.

Mindstroem Industries, still one of the top companies in New York City, is situated within a skyscraper of steel and glass, nothing special on the outside, aside from a massive wire logo depicting that infamous image that's so often found on many of today's purchase items. However, little known to most, the building extends almost as far down into the earth's crust as it does up.

The upper stories, normal offices, and the regular business facilities, while the lower stories above ground, and the first few of the "basement" stories contain R&D - Research and Developement. Down further... no one but those closest to Dr. Mindstroem himself know. There are many rumours regarding the contents of this area, but little fact has been found to compliment the fiction.

Likewise, the uppermost stories are hidden from public view; The windows, though mirrored, look out from nothing but wide, barren spaces. For certain, this area is heavily guarded, the occasional glimmer of metal all that's visible even to those few that get close to the upper windows. The center of the skyscraper is a mystery to those not invited.

The Engeltodes.

Around the year 2005, as genetic manipulation was becoming popular, Mindstroem Industries extended its grasp to this new field; With devastating consequences. Though many mutants had been hired to work in MI over the years, rumors began to spread that the scientists deep within the bowels of MI had begun to dabble in the depths of the unknown, to create mutants of untold abilities, from nothing more than strands of DNA taken from unwilling subjects.

It is also believed that around this time, Dr. Mindstroem finally lost his last shred of sanity, and became the bizzare monster known today as Mindstorm.

Immune to public persecution, Mindstorm's in the process off building himself an army... For what cause, unknown.