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--- guarding_troopers [2026/06/14 06:24] – [The Guarding Troopers in the Beta Age] admin
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 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 Flaming Torch =====
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+The Flaming Torch served as the official symbol of the Guarding Troopers throughout the Alpha and Beta Ages. Originally adopted aboard the Last Frontier, the emblem symbolized vigilance, duty, and the responsibility to safeguard human civilization during its long journey through interstellar space.
+After the crash landing on VOI 700 D, the symbol acquired an additional meaning. Many settlers came to view the torch as a representation of humanity’s determination to preserve law, order, and civilization amidst the uncertainty of the frontier. As a result, the emblem became one of the most recognizable symbols of the Free State of Settlers.
+The Flaming Torch appeared on:
+  * Patrol mantles and uniform insignia
+  * Station signs and official buildings
+  * Wanted notices and prisoner records
+  * Guarding Trooper vehicles and equipment
+  * Administrative documents issued by the organization
+For many settlers, the sight of the torch symbol meant that the authority of the Free State was present, regardless of whether it appeared on a station wall, a patrol mantle, or the shoulder of a Guarding Trooper.
 ===== The Guarding Troopers in the Alpha Age =====
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 ===== The Guarding Troopers in the Beta Age =====
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 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.
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     * **Purpose:** Essential for survival, stealth kills, or utility tasks in field operations.
   * **Improvised Tools (Beta Age):** Hatchets, pry bars, and ceramic shards mounted as blades when supply lines failed.
-**Armor and Gear**
-  * **Body Armor:**
-    * **Material:** Reinforced composites salvaged from the Last Frontier; often **misfitting, multi-era plates** laced onto canvas carriers.
-    * **Properties:** Resistant to projectile weapons and light energy attacks; gaps common.
-  * **Helmets with Visors:**
-    * **Features:** Integrated comms and thermal vision **where intact**; many units used plain visors with wired throat mics.
-  * **Optics & Comms:** Monocular scope tubes, rewired helmet lamps, signal slates; scarce and swapped between patrols.
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