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 ====== THE GUARDING TROOPERS ======
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 ===== Overview =====
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   * **Successor:** [[federal_sheriff|Federal Sheriff]] (established in 2632 under the [[federal_confederation|Federal Confederation]]).
-The Guarding Troopers were the central protective and enforcement force for humanity during the [[the_alpha_age|Alpha]] and [[beta_age|Beta Ages]]. Initially tasked with ensuring order aboard the Last Frontier, they evolved into the executive authority of the Free State of Settlers and later became the elite combat unit of the Volunteer Army of Man during the [[great_war|Great War]]. The disbanding of the Guarding Troopers marked the transition from the Free State to the Federal Confederation.
+The Guarding Troopers were the central protective and enforcement force for the [[the_humans|Exohumans]] during the [[the_alpha_age|Alpha]] and [[beta_age|Beta Ages]]. Initially tasked with ensuring order aboard the Last Frontier, they evolved into the executive authority of the Free State of Settlers and later became the elite combat unit of the Volunteer Army of Man during the [[great_war|Great War]]. The disbanding of the Guarding Troopers marked the transition from the Free State to the Federal Confederation.
 ===== The Guarding Troopers in the Alpha Age =====
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 ===== The Guarding Troopers in the Beta Age =====
-After the Last Frontier’s crash, the Guarding Troopers were reorganized into a lean force of 250 personnel. Each trooper — drawn from former ship security and frontier volunteers — was **intended** to be issued a [[laser_gun|Laser Gun]] and [[guarding_troopers_combat_knife|Combat Knife]]. **In practice, post-crash scarcity and the massive fires that destroyed much of the exohuman infrastructure forced a patchwork reality:** issue sets were incomplete, batteries were rationed, and entire squads improvised gear from salvaged materials.
+After the Last Frontier’s crash, the Guarding Troopers were reorganized into a lean force of 250 personnel. Each trooper — drawn from former ship security and frontier volunteers — was intended to be issued a [[laser_gun|Laser Gun]] and [[guarding_troopers_combat_knife|Combat Knife]]. In practice, post-crash scarcity and the massive fires that destroyed much of the exohuman infrastructure forced a patchwork reality: issue sets were incomplete, batteries were rationed, and entire squads improvised gear from salvaged materials.
 **Governance & Command:**
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   * **Insignia:** Standardized uniforms were impossible; rank and unit were shown with cloth armbands, stitched glyphs, or painted plates, often faded and non-uniform across regions.
   * **Capes & Cloaks:** Oilcloth or tent-canvas dust cloaks for the [[desert_side|Desert Side]]; fur-lined wraps or sail-cloth mantles on the [[dark_side|Dark Side]].
-  * **Webbing & Rigs:** Magazine pouches and battery holsters braided from cargo-net webbing; many troopers carried **tool rolls** (pliers, filament cutters, sealant) as part of everyday kit.
+  * **Webbing & Rigs:** Magazine pouches and battery holsters braided from cargo-net webbing; many troopers carried tool rolls (pliers, filament cutters, sealant) as part of everyday kit.
   * **Footwear:** Mixed lots — ship boots, worker clogs, stitched hide gaiters — repaired endlessly with resin patches.
   * **Logistics Reality:** Squads shared power packs and optics; laser weapons were prioritized for marksmen and commanders, while line troopers frequently fielded refurbished alternatives.