Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26444332-20170509035158

"Be on the side that saves people. If both sides are the same, become a good man. Perhaps you'll find that it wasn't all dark, in the end."

- CivSec saying

After the end of the Second Reverence War and the defeat of the Varanians, certain Consortium businesses took up residence on the ruined fortress-world of Bál Masqué, her extragalactic system lying midway between the Milky Way and the Black Eye galaxy. They took over the dilapidated planet-based superweapon, the "Ladder of Heaven", as their headquarters, swearing to remember the consequences of that despoiled generation of hatred, born and devoured in the war that cost both sides so much. These Consortium businessmen were the ones to begin CivSec.

Civilian Security, or CivSec for short, is one of the smallest Aetanii industries, and unique in that it plays its major role outside of Consortium space. Its purpose is simple and to the point: Aetanii civilians working as private investigators and security forces for corporations, dignitaries, worlds, and even stellar empires, as the job demands. Working mainly in teams of one or two, many are former military operatives of the Consortium, and are highly valued for their skill across the various fields of their profession.

While interstellar governments do not often hire CivSec operatives, preferring to rely on their own national security agencies and militaries, it is not uncommon to see them in the trains of important officials, businessmen, and ambassadors, from the far side of Rin space to the heart of the Terran Alliance. As Aetanii senses and abilities are highly refined (with the notable exception of their sight), it makes it quite difficult for any would-be assassins to make an attempt. The Directorate in particular makes use of their superior combat skills, though for legitimate jobs only; since Aetanii ethics would demand an immediate war to cull the Directorate down to the last man, if they were not kept thoroughly in the dark about the true intentions of the megacorporations-turned-interstellar empire.

CivSec operatives tend to carry the traditional Aetanii lightsaber; however, many choose to supplement or even replace that with their preferred weapon, whether that weapon be a Consortium one or no. Some choose to disregard weapons at all and instead fight using martial arts, though such operatives are few. Several investigators are veterans of the Seirōkishi Initiative, while others are survivors of the disastrous Varanian-driven Seraph Genome project, the inhumane experiments of which led almost directly to the Second Reverence War. Despite their hardships, the operatives that come from these two strains are no less effective in the gentler sides of their work than they are in the rougher sides, in which they stand head-and-shoulders above normal investigators, who themselves are high above the rest in terms of sheer combat ability. 