The "Whitechapel Specials" are a police unit formedto deal with the uncanny goings on in the city'sunderbelly. Where regular police units and theWatchmen deal with common criminals the Specials arecalled in to deal with the more unusual crimes: anythingfrom escaped Martian prisoners of war to the risen deador just your common-or-garden demonically possessed.The Constables are equipped with the latest weaponry,rubberised coats and breathing masks to allow themoperate in the city's more hazardous environments.
THE WHITECHAPEL SPECIALS
The Specials are led by Inspector Edmund Dougherty, aveteran of the Martian Uprising of 1888 and the last manto leave the wreck of the tragic Aeronef PrincessAlexandria. He left the army upon his return to Earth,refusing the medals proffered to him and pursued acareer as a professional drunk and bare knuckle fighter.He was 'rescued' by Chief Inspector Abelard and giventhe opportunity to create a more aggressive police unit todeal with London's more unusual criminals.