Askari Hodari is the story of three men fighting crime, poverty, and inequality in the fictional city of New Buscoll.  For years, the underworld of New Buscoll was run by the Giovanni crime family.  The drug trade flourished.  Violent crimes and poverty plagued the city until the arrival of Dietrick Romellus and the Askari Hodari.  Dietrick resurrected the organization that his father began and set out to rid New Buscoll of the Giovanni's.  Armed with high tech armor, ammunition and veiled in anonymity, the three men began to chip away at the Giovanni Empire.  The final confrontation ended with Haki Townsend severely crippling Giancarlo Giovanni, the head of the family.  Confined to a wheelchair for life, Giancarlo and his people were forced to leave New Buscoll.  Things in the city were relatively calm until the rise of Jaal King and the Dreadi.  And this is where our story begins....
 
 

Characters

Dietrick Romellus

    Dietrick is the leader of the Askari Hodari organization and the son of the original founder, Clarence Romellus.  Out of the group, he is the most proficient in unarmed combat.  Always calm, Dietrick can adapt and deal with any situation.

Haki Townsend

    Haki ws the first recruited by Dietrick into the organization.  Haki is the son of Frank Townsend, one of the members of the original Askari Hodari.  Because of this, he is also proficient in unarmed combat.  Haki is the hot head of the group which causes constant clashes between himself and others members of Askari Hodari.

Angel Alvarez

    Angel is the latest inductee into the organization.  Not much is known about the past of Angel other then he has a military background and is of Puerto Rican Ancestry.  Of the three members, Angel is the lest proficient at unarmed combat but the most skilled with firearms and explosives.  Angel is married with one child, although his relationship with his family has become strained since he has become involved with the Askari Hodari crew.

Armor
 
    The Askari Hodari wear a form of body armor woven from ballistic resistant materials that are eight time stronger than Kevlar.  It is so strong that there is no need for it to be reinforced by ceramic or metal panels which are bulky, degrade, and restrict mobility.  The origin of this armor is unknown.

Weapons

ARMED COMBAT
    The Askari Hodari organization use conventional weapons that they confiscate from people in the underworld.  The ammunition that they use however is unique.  The shell is normal but the round is a small soft skinned pellet filled with a concentrated local anesthetic.  Since the chemical is absorbed through the skin, no real damage is done to the target aside from minor bruises and welts.  Any one hit by one of these rounds will be unconscious within seconds.  The effects usually lasts twenty minutes depending on the weight of the target.  The origin of this ammunition is also unknown.

UNARMED COMBAT
    Of the Askari Hodari are trained in the fighting art of Vita.  It is a hybrid of all the practical and most effective elements of all martial arts.  There are no forms of Katas in Vita.  Every punch, kick, throw, choke, and lock are designed to subdue or severely cripple an opponent.  The Askari Hodari also use an improved form of Quigong.  Developed by the Chinese, Quigong is the process of focusing inner energy, or Qui, to increase strength, prevent injury during combat, and promote healing.  Vita was created by Clarence Romellus because of his moral objection to murder.  It is the ultimate martial art.

Social Activism
    While they are not completely opposed to prisons, the Askari Hodari feel that incarceration is a temporary solution to more complex problems.  In their opinion, poverty and social inequality are the fuel that power some crimes.  With the money they confiscate from the underworld, the Askari Hodari have created a number of programs to assist the poor, including free rehabilitation clinics and scholarship funds.  The also donate funds to other social institutions.