Border Guards

Each region of the 'Tri-Americas', the E.A.A., the F.W.A., the S.C., all require a security force to police their borders, especially those that infringe on hostile wild lands. The common term was once 'Border Patrol' but the more archaic 'Border Guard' has been adopted.

These security forces were not fully established until the year 2015 and even now they are at best inadequate to repel a large scale attack. The Border Guards mainly serve as security for freight and are basically an early warning system for any invasion.

This is probably not the best profession for a member character only because a border guard exists outside of our main settings, New York and Los Angeles. It does not really offer enough flexibility unless one can get creative with their character's position.

Border guards follow a military hierarchy similar to police forces but are all referred to as RANGERS. A conglomeration of ex-military, border patrol and other comparable law enforcers displaced after the Resonance.

They DO NOT discriminate. Anyone wishing to take up arms and defend the border are welcome but it is the border guards themselves that have the final say. If they cannot trust a member of their watch that guard simply will not be accepted and as most of the officers are Human only very human-like 'non-humans' make the cut. It is essential for their survival that they are able to work as a unit and it is simply not realistic for any non-human appearing beings to serve as border guards unless under very specific circumstances.

It is not surprising that the Vanguard targets Rangers as recruits. They often have the mind-set necessary but the reality is that many of those who choose the Border Guard life are seeking refuge from society. They believe in protecting and serving a cause greater than themselves but care little for the actual people for which they provide security.