Pact Rangers (SFC)

Founded as a part of the Absalom Pact that formed the loose organization of the Pact Worlds, the Pact Rangers are tasked with maintaining the tenuous alliance binding the Pact Worlds together. When new Rangers are sworn in, they renounce all allegiance to their former organizations or home worlds, instead dedicating their lives to protecting the Pact and its citizens. Their work ranges from policing neutral space lanes and facilitating trade negotiations to ending nascent wars with overwhelming force (and, should the rumors be believed, quiet assassinations). 
The Ranger Headquarters is the stark citadel of Bastion, located on Absalom Station, but the organization remains totally separate from the government of Absalom Station itself and in fact is technically independent of even the Pact Worlds' governing council. In practice, the Rangers defer to the council in all but the rarest circumstances, but should the elected officials ever take actions against the letter or spirit of the Pact, the Rangers' leadership would have the freedom to refuse to serve.
Rank among the Rangers is quasi-military, but individual Rangers often operate independently or in small groups. Along these same lines, the organization maintains a sizable fleet but comparatively small garrisons in their installations on various planets. This is attributed both to an individual Ranger's skills and resourcefulness and the organization's status of advisers rather than occupiers, with most military actions carried out by the sovereign governments who hold jurisdiction over the territory in which problems arise.
The Pact Rangers are led by Director-General Harlowe Roche, a gruff and battle-hardened man whose family have been in the Rangers for generations. The Rangers aren't known for nepotism, however, and Roche rose to his position from the very bottom. Despite Roche's inborn nose for law enforcement and decades of experience, the man is hopeless when it comes to diplomacy, which is where Major Arman Lasseter comes in. Roche handles the operational duties of the Rangers, while Lasseter keeps up diplomatic relations and smooths things over when Roche ruffles the wrong feathers. 
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