The Union Building

Built in the very centre of the newly-christened Union City, the Union Building is an imposing steel and glass beacon for the safety and security provided by UNION as a global peacekeeping force. As the static headquarters of the organisation, it is at once a fortress against outside threats, a safe haven for those in trouble and a command centre for UNION teams and activities across the universe.

At 175 floors, the Union Building is the tallest man-made structure on the planet, its design based around a vast central column supported by four surrounding pillars. This reflects the founding philosophy of the organisation, with the pillars representing the four key facets of the world they are sworn to protect: human, superhuman, alien and magical, each working in harmony to support the central unifying force of UNION. Each pillar is identical, to reinforce the idea that all four facets are equal and must remain that way to support unity and peace, and each contains information centres, laboratories and specific divisions of UNION whose work relates directly to each of the four facets. Connecting walkways extend from every other floor within the pillars and join with the central column, ensuring that all areas are easily accessible at all times.

At the base of the central column is a vast open atrium with a welcome centre and connecting walkways to each of the outer pillars. A series of elevators and staircases offer access to the lower floors, which contain an expansive medical centre and teaching hospital, offering education in both human and superhuman medicine, with scientific research labs on the floors directly above the hospital.

The central floors of the building are largely dedicated to administrative staff including Human Resources, Financial and Legal teams, while the upper floors are home to the Union, the organisation’s self-funded superhero team. These floors include a vast training centre as well as on-site accommodation for each member of the team, with recreation areas and other amenities included.

Director Marcus Cage holds a large, split-level office that covers the top two floors of the main building, although as a more hands-on presence than previous Directors he is rarely found in his office and more likely to be found in the security centre, visiting one of the many other UNION facilities around the world, or even in the field on some occasions.

The only thing which sits above the Director’s Office is a large aircraft hangar which houses much of UNION’s sizable fleet of aircraft. These range in size from single-person light aircraft and stealth vehicles to the huge and heavily-armed airborne battlestations known as Archangels.