Shivers

“Street and Home Investigation, Variable Espionage and Reconnaissance”

 

            The Shivers are the main police for SLA Industries.  They are common on Mort and can be found in many other planets in the World of Progress.  While not as well equipped or as highly trained as Operatives, they are still a dangerous force to be reckoned with and stand high above the normal civilians that they protect and police. 

            Their bright, green armour marks these people out as targets for many of the less stable residents of Mort and being a Shiver is a thankless task at the best of time.  Despised by civilians, except when they are in trouble or want to report a crime, and looked down on by the Operatives that they should be working with, many Shivers are dissatisfied with their situation.
           
The favoured weapon of most Shivers is the BrowBeater rifle.  This weapon will fire a barrage of plastic pellets and is, in theory, non-lethal.  Very effective for crowd control or riot dispersal, this weapon does however lack the heavy fire-power that is sometimes necessary in their duties.
           
The Shiver APC “Armoured Personnel Carrier” is a fearsome vehicle, heavily armoured and armed with large spotlight and often carrying water-cannons.  They are a common sight in the streets of Suburbia and Downtown Mort and are feared by criminal of all kinds.           

            The political structure of Shivers is such that they are effectively subordinate to Operatives.  It is more complex than this, as everything in Mort tends to be, but the basic premise is that an Operative can order a Standard Shiver to follow their commands.  This has caused a great rivalry and unfriendliness to grow up between the two organisations.

 

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