View source for Provost Marchand (Primal Earth)

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== Overview ==
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{{Contact Overview|Name=Provost Marchand|City=H|Zone=Brickstown|x=|y=|z=|Pronoun=his|HoodYN=N|Hood=|OriginYN=N|Origin=|LevelYN=Y|Level=30-50}} He is available by phone only.

For the missions that he gives to [[Praetorian (Alignment)|Praetorians]], see [[Provost Marchand]].
  
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== Introductions ==

=== Contact Introduced By ===
Primal Earth Provost Marchand is automatically introduced for heroes and vigilantes at level 30.

=== Contact Introduces ===
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=== Information ===
'''Former Provost General of Praetoria'''

Provost Marchand owed his life to the regime of Emperor Cole. His power armor suit is what keeps Marchand alive - without it, he would live for only a few minutes before his entire body shut down. Marchand's main goal was to ensure the peace and prosperity of Praetoria; however, he and Emperor Cole had a falling out due to the invasion of Primal Earth.

[[Vanguard]] has given Provost Marchand a chance to prove that he is different than the Praetors of Emperor Cole's regime; Marchand does not intend to let this opportunity be wasted.

=== Prior to Introduction ===
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=== Contact Unlocked ===
'''Provost Gerard Marchand of Praetoria requests your support.'''

{{darkorange|This contact has now been added to the active tab of your Contact window. This story takes place after the events of Issue 23.}}

=== Initial Contact ===
{{Character}}. I am Gerard Marchand, the former leader of the Praetorian army.

[[Emperor Cole]] is now in [[Vanguard]] custody and will be going on trial for the crimes he has committed against humanity.

In the meantime, Vanguard is finishing their evacuation of [[Praetoria]]. The citizens of Praetoria are being integrated into society, but there are a few who are being considered... special cases.

At any rate, I want to talk to you today about an initiative that I'm working on.

*{{green|What's the initiative?}}

I'm forming a supergroup, {{Character}}, called the {{darkorange|New Praetorians}}. They're going to be supers who are from Praetoria, as the name suggests. The people of Primal Earth need to see that Praetoria can be a force for ''good''.

You're well known here in Primal Earth, and as such, I want you to be the one to help me form this group. People respect you and your power, and right now we need that to find potential recruits.

I know a few people who might be willing to help us out, and I am talking with the authorities in Primal Earth about some others.

If you're willing to accept this responsibility, we can begin with a slightly dangerous mission, which involves rescuing one man who has everything to gain by joining the New Praetorians.

*{{green|What's our first task?}}

*{{green|What happened to those who were part of Cole's administration?}}

: Emperor Cole and [[Praetor Duncan]] are currently in a high security Vanguard prison. They are being guarded by [[The Dark Watcher (Primal Earth)|Dark Watcher]] himself.

:The two will be put on trial for their crimes against humanity, although there is talk about some mercy being shown to Duncan for her aid in [[Dark Astoria]] and the [[Magisterium]].

:[[Praetor Berry]], [[Anti-Matter]], and [[Praetor Sinclair]] are all MIA. I fear the three of them may have been killed by the [[Hamidon]].

:[[Bobcat]] is currently in Vanguard custody, although she was never really much of a threat to begin with. [[Praetor White]]... well, we'll get to Praetor White in a moment.

:*{{green|Are we just abondoning Praetoria?}}

::Not just yet. The Hamidon has full control over the city of Praetoria, but there are still pockets of fighting throughout the world.

::Cole's city is lost, both from nuclear fallout and from the Hamidon. Vanguard has one of their top scientists, a man by the name of {{darkorange|Number Six}} working on contacting other areas of civilization within Praetoria.

::The fight against Cole is done, {{Character}}, but the fight against Hamidon is a different story.

::*{{green|Alright, let's get started.}}

:*{{green|What about you? You were part of Cole's administration as well.}}

::I was, {{Character}}. I believed in the world that Cole wanted. A world without war, a world where the strong protected the weak. I never stopped believing in that; I worked every day in the administration ''for'' that.

::Unfortunately... Praetoria became the 'cult of Cole', where we worshipped the man, not the ideal. I, myself, was guilty of that in some moments. All of us have things in the past that we wish we could undo. All we can do is move forward and try to give back to the world.

::The New Praetorians are my way of giving back, both to the people of Primal Earth and to the people of Praetoria. It is not just something I choose to do, it is something that I ''must'' do, an act that every fiber of my being is directing me to do.

::*{{green|I understand. Let's get started}}

=== Greeting ===
Let's get to work, {{Character}}. Primal Earth could use some hope.

=== Too Busy ===
Too many people need your help, {{Character}}. Give these people what aid you can, then speak with me.

=== Too Low Level ===
None

=== No More Missions ===
Our job is done, {{Character}}. The New Praetorians will do their best to fight crime wherever they see it, all thanks to you and your hard work. 

== Store ==
Provost Marchand does not sell Inspirations or Enhancements.

== Story Arc ==
=== {{UL|A New Dimension, A New Team}} ===
{{ArcAward|m=6}}
==== Souvenir ====
{{Souvenir|New Praetorian Plaque}}
{{Mission:A New Dimension, A New Team - Part 1: The Top Dog of Praetoria}}
{{Mission:A New Dimension, A New Team - Part 2: Refugees}}
{{Mission:A New Dimension, A New Team - Part 3: The Last Recruits}}
{{Mission:A New Dimension, A New Team - Finale: Formation}}

=== {{UL|A New War}} ===
{{ArcAward|m=6}}
==== Souvenir ====
{{Souvenir|Ziggursky Badge}}
{{Mission:A New War - Part One: Culling the Chaos}}
{{Mission:A New War - Finale: One Way Out}}

=== {{UL|Tipping the Scales}} ===
{{ArcAward|m=6}}
==== Souvenir ====
{{EdNote|Note=This story arc does not have a souvenir.}}
{{Mission:Tipping the Scales - Part One: The Maestro's Symphony}}
{{Mission:Tipping the Scales - Part Two: Nosferatu's Croatoa}}
{{Mission:Tipping the Scales - Part Three: Call to Action}}
{{Mission:Tipping the Scales - Part Four: Praetoria's Fury}}
{{Mission:Tipping the Scales - Finale: The Last Resistance}}

=== {{UL|Personal Story}} ===
{{ArcAward|m=?}}
==== Souvenir ====
{{Souvenir|The Center's Personal Story}}
{{Mission:Provost Marchand - Gamble}}