Rift-Forces Operational Guide

Rift Forces operate according to a strict Operational Department organization. This allows for a smoother flow of personnel along career and rank advancement, as well as increasing an individual soldier's sense of place within the greater whole of the Rift Forces. 
== The Hammer: ==
Raw force is the hallmark of this infantry-based Department, relying heavily on Auxiliary Rift Forces, the Hammer gives up maneuverability and stealth in return for an unrelenting mass of personnel and firepower. When fully mobilized and fielded, the Hammer succeeds by burying the enemy under sheer weight of numbers. 
== The Sword: ==
The Sword is an elite Department which possesses the most Destroyers and has full access to the best weapons and equipment Rift Command can supply. The Sword is composed of units of highly-capable warriors who are sent after only the enemy's best. 
== The Shield: ==
Defensive units designed to hold the line and prevent enemy advancement. Trap setting and landscape configuration are also central to the function of this department. 
== The Arrow: ==
Long-range shooting, especially sniper units, are what the Arrow Department is composed of.
== The Spear: ==
Members of the Spear are artillery units that shell out devastation to fielded enemy forces. 
== The Dagger: ==
The Dagger deals in espionage and covert operations, not least of which is carrying out assassinations on key leaders and personnel of hostile forces. 
== The Helm: ==
Scout and intelligence personnel trained and equipped to keep Rift Command & other Rift leaders up to date with the changing conditions of the battlefield.
== The Fist: ==
If it involves tough and dirty fighting, often in enclosed or close quarter spaces, than it's a job for the First.