@part(shadowguard, root = "/mit/abstract/Characters/sheet.format")

@subsection(The Shadow Guard)

For years, the Guard of the Realm has fought against the organized
crime syndicates within the Realm, and in its battle it has
accomplished two things.  The frontal assault served quite readily to
smash, or at least curtail, the more obvious activities of these
syndicates, and forced them to dig deeper underground.  In so doing,
however, the criminals have become that much harder to catch.

It was to deal with this problem that the Shadow Guard was instituted,
culled from the most promising of the Guard's recruits.  These
recruits were rejected from the Guard, given instead an opportunity to
achieve the eradication of the criminal underground in a far more
dangerous, but perhaps ultimately far more effective, manner.  They
were invited into the Shadow Guard, a secret undercover arm of the
Guard of the Realm, whose existence is known only to the Head of
Internal Security and who report directly to him.  After undergoing
Guard training, they were put back on the streets, with instructions
to infiltrate the criminal structure and work their way up the ranks,
to someday destroy it from the inside out.

You are a Shadow Guardian, in the paradoxical position of being a
criminal in order to catch them.  The Guard of the Realm is unaware of
your organization's existence, let alone your identity, so as far as
they are concerned you are no better than those you seek to bring to
justice; therefore, you should make every effort to keep them from
catching you while at the same time attempting to climb in the
heirarchy of the underground, and when possible reporting to the HIS
the results of your infiltrations.  The ultimate goal of your
infiltrations is to uncover the leaders of the criminal underground,
so take care not to blow your cover to arrest a lower-ranking thief.
And remember, the people you are dealing with may well be the meanest
sorts of criminals, so beware and be strong.