nu-Eden: Sundered Skies
//C.I.D.E
C.I.D.E
Corporate-Integrated Defence Enforcement (C.I.D.E) is the armed wing of The Board — a joint state-corporate military police force that enforces conglomerate law across all sectors of nu-Eden. C.I.D.E is not a peacekeeping force. It is an occupation force with a budget line.
▸Jurisdiction
C.I.D.E operates under dual authority: formally answering to OrdoPrimus (the administrative government arm) and practically taking orders from The Board. This dual chain of command makes C.I.D.E simultaneously legitimate and unaccountable — sanctioned by law, directed by profit.
▸Operations
Where regular police maintain order, C.I.D.E maintains compliance. Their operations range from district-level security patrols in the Stacks to heavy enforcement actions in the Heap. C.I.D.E is the primary force deployed against both nERF operations and The Triad activity — though The Board strategically chooses when to intervene and when to look the other way.
▸Relationship to Other Factions
| Faction | Relationship |
|---|---|
| The Board | Direct authority — C.I.D.E answers to The Board's strategic directives |
| OrdoPrimus | Formal authority — C.I.D.E is legally sanctioned through Ordo's administrative arm |
| Arcanis Industries | Hardware supplier — Arcanis Industries manufactures C.I.D.E's military equipment |
| nERF | Primary target — C.I.D.E's standing mandate includes resistance suppression |
| The Triad | Selective enforcement — The Board exploits The Triad rivalries through C.I.D.E deployment |
▸Trivia
- ▪Name origin: C.I.D.E is an acronym for Corporate-Integrated Defence Enforcement, but also stands for the suffix "-cide," meaning "to kill" — a grim nod to their role as enforcers of a system that kills freedom.
- ▪Tagline: "Control, intervene, dominate, eliminate."
- ▪Public perception: C.I.D.E is widely feared and despised by the general populace, seen as the iron fist of The Board's oppressive regime. However, some sectors with heavy The Triad influence view C.I.D.E as a necessary evil to keep rival gangs in check.
- ▪Internal culture: C.I.D.E recruits from the most loyal and ruthless candidates, fostering a culture of obedience and brutality. The training emphasizes psychological conditioning to suppress empathy and reinforce loyalty to The Board's vision of order.