The Brotherhood

The Brotherhood, a History
The brotherhood was founded in 1913 with one basic principal: Stop crimes before they happen, failing that punish the guilty. Initially they operated in Manhattan putting criminals to death in their own brand of justice before passing their murders off as simple suicide. As an organization they've proven highly effective over the years and saw to a great decrees in crime rates in the cities urban areas.

During the battle of New York they provided relief efforts to the people of the city, and fought on the front lines against invading central powers forces. Following the reconstruction of New York into the twin cities they split into two branches, one in Gotham, and the other in Metropolis, with Metropolis proving their main base of operations, and largest branch.

The group itself is comprised entirely of active members of the Metropolis City Police Department, the majority coming from the homicide division. A smaller cell of the group is located within the bounds of Gotham containing members of the GCPD. They take the law into their own hands when they can't legally get a conviction taking part in lynchings and other forms of mob justice to keep the streets safe for the people. They always cover for each other and have the support of both the highly influential politician Sebastian Shaw, and the Mayor of Metropolis who both provide funding and equipment under the table to the group.