Zealots

Enigmatic desert marauders that appeared suddenly out of the Barren-Lands.  Attacking without provocation they have carved a path of destruction across the Northern Continent, razing anything they come across regardless of whom it belongs to.  Unable or unwilling to speak the universal language, they make no attempts to understand the people they are massacring, instead merely satisfied with the slaughter.  Utilizing nearly impenetrable armor and famous for disappearing mysteriously from the battlefield; no academic mind has had great luck deciphering any of the Zealots’ culture.
Vast
resources have been diverted to fighting the Zealots: Dragoons, White Horse, Freelancers, and corporations struggling to keep the tidal wave of death at bay.  The Zealot attacks also contributed to the Alpha Clan being forced to transfer large numbers of Queens Guard from Roommenor to the Northern Continent to protect Dragoon assets.  With the Alpha Clan stretched from their
invasion in the south the Zealot attacks also enabled White Horse to move in as “saviors”.
The reality is that the Zealots were once warring tribesman in the Barren-Lands.  Studied for years by the JDF, they were eventually manipulated by the Japanese to wage war on the civilized parts of the world in order to facilitate a JDF invasion.  Wishing to panic and confuse the Northern
Continent the JDF frequently transport Zealot armies in stealth transports, enabling the violent marauders to attack anywhere.