Benefactors



The Benefactors are a criminal organisation and government empire that's base of operation is in City 17. Their views and behaviour are similar to the Combine Empire, which were wiped off earth over a decade prior but are seemingly forgotten by a majority of the populace.

History
In the aftermath of the "epidemic", crime and anarky fell upon across the former Combine cities, with City 17 being the worst hit. With citizens' memories of the Combine occupation that ended thirteen years prior now being washed from memory, a new group following the same style of the Combine stepped in, calling themselves the "Benefactors". They dispatched high-ranking members of the Resistance run governments which they deemed as not worthy to the interests of the citizens. The Benefactors gathered high praise.

After an unspecified period of time, the Benefactors operated in a headquarters in central City 17, mostly planning from their board room. They had little direct action in the goings on in the city, instead opting to send out their elite squads to deal with any problems. Although members such as Prowler and Brain-Boy will occasionally go out to personally eliminate targets that threaten their group.

Their leader known as "The Consultant" operates at the former Clandestine Company facility outside of the facility and oversees the creation of a clone of Gordon Freeman. Unfortunately for him the clone escapes thanks to Adrian Shephard and they escape. Leadership is handed to another masked individual known as "The Auditor", who proclaims that they will make City 17 safer again.

Current

 * The Auditor - Leader
 * Cremator
 * Toby Purnell
 * Prowler
 * Brain-Boy
 * Scanner

Formerly

 * The Consultant - Leader (deceased)
 * Hop-Top (formerly)