Intel

Intel is the vector of Zero Hour. Without good intel, it's impossible to win a war.

Abilities

Operatives with this vector can sense the presence of a supernatural threat, and share it psychically with the rest of their unit.

Changelings, Hunters: Bonus to the roll to share their vision.
Demons, Deviants, Prometheans: visions of any supernatural in the area for the past 24 hours.
Beasts, Werewolves, Vampires: will always have higher Initiative that the being they've detected.
Mages, Mummies, Sin-Eaters: mark the threat in order to recognize it if it recurs.

Specializations:

Beast (CTL): bonus to understand the reason for the attack
Hunters in Darkness: can pick up not just the threat, but clues about anyone who has been in contact with them.

This vector reveals hidden information about supernatural beings, Infrastructure, and traces of Contagion.

Edges:

Demons, Vampires: can read a target's mood and immediate fears from their aura.
Beasts, Deviants, Werewolves: also learn who knows the true nature of the target
Changelings, Hunters: can detect supernatural influences on a target or the relationship between group members.
Mages: can use Mage Sight to detect concealing magic
Mummies: can detect supernatural influence on a target and trace it back to the source.

Specializations:

Integrator: can identify the role the target plays in the God-Machine's designs.
Autumn Court (CTL): can tell if the target has ever harmed another person.

The unit chooses a leader, and everyone gains a bonus for the ensuing combat.

Edges:

Beasts: can raise or lower Satiety by one level.
Changelings: help an ally ignore a Tilt or Condition
Demons: gain temporary Willpower they can spend to avoid compromise.
Deviants: targets of attacks are at -2 Defense
Hunters: gain temporary Health boxes
Mages: certain spells reduce their Reach
Mummies: ignore damage from the first attack in combat
Prometheans: gain 2/2 Armor
Sin-Eaters: gain free Plasm
Vampires: can activate certain Disciplines reflexively at the start of combat.
Werewolves: can automatically kill the target of their first attack.

Specializations:

By using Eyes on Target simultaneously, a unit gains additional insights.

Edges:

Demons, Mummies, Sin-Eaters: Can identify powers the target possesses
Beasts, Vampires, Werewolves: Can identify what the target wants most.
Changeling, Mage: Can identify the exact strain of Contagion and all Contagious Conditions on the target.
Deviants, Hunters, Prometheans: Can identify the target's greatest emotional vulnerability.

Specializations:

Acanthus: can identify where the target was going next and who they would meet there, and also secrets.
Irraka: can trace a Contagious target's trail back to where they were infected.

The unit pools their Social Merits to receive detailed information on a target.

Edges:

Changelings, Deviants, Demons, Hunters, Prometheans: can draw on a false identity or other merit from the pool without expending it.
Mummies: Cult members add three to five dots of Allies to the pool.
Mages, Sin-Eaters: instantly share information from the Intel Package
Beasts, Vampires, Werewolves: gain information about the target's greatest shame or most well-hidden crime.

Specializations:

Contagion Chronicle Vectors
Authority · Contagion · Fervor · Intel · Semiotics · Realignment

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