Arrowhead Security

Although branded as the galaxy’s most prosperous security company, the Arrowhead Security corporation is nothing more than a band of armed thugs whose only allegiance is to the Galactic Credit. Its members are a variety of aliens prepared to fight any foe in exchange for coin; warriors from both Peacekeeper and Warlord races compose most of Arrowhead’s ranks.

Arrowhead mercenaries are employed all over the galaxy to fight any opposition the client desires. The gunmen are notoriously unselective in their missions- they will accept even the most suicidal objectives out of greed for money or sheer incompetence. Their clients pay handsomely for relatively modest to outright deadly tasks. The number of mercenaries killed on these excursions is staggering. The combat skill of Arrowhead operatives varies wildly. Some are former soldiers and military exiles who turn their expertise to the mercenary business. Others are petty criminals and career assassins who will do any mission for a quick buck.

The head of the company is a de facto leader and holds no legal power over his subjects. As the Arrowhead employees are so widespread, many have no contact with each other and are instead controlled by local commanders who manage recruitment and operations themselves. There is no real connection between these sects and the individual bands function independently. The identification as part of the larger corporation merely lends reputation and notoriety to the group.

Arrowhead do not operate within any interstellar laws and almost never obey the regulations of the empires whose territory they operate in. The corporation is infamous for how tactless and unprofessional its employees are. They cause unprecedented amounts of property damage and the number of civilian casualties as a result of collateral damage is also exceptionally high. Despite this, they are generally successful in their objectives and some empires hire them for missions. It is disreputable for a government to hire such a reckless organisation and the Arrowhead Security corporation both benefits and suffers from the full deniability they offer for their clients. Although they are hired more often to perform highly illegal acts by empires, operations that are prevented by other empires result in harsh judicial punishments. Arrowhead operatives have been executed for their acts by other empires on multiple occasions. They are seen as nuisance by some races as they routinely break the law and are replaced by new mercenaries seemingly endlessly.

The weapons and armour used by Arrowhead mercenaries are freeform. In some instances the thugs purchase their own equipment whereas in others the commander provides them with uniform gear. There is no real badge of identification for Arrowhead operatives beyond the collective use of their signature armour colour. As the mercenaries so often provide their own equipment, there is great diversity in their troops and they are capable of dealing with almost any foe. Nevertheless, they are decimated by enemy forces with specialist equipment.

Although they are devastating to pirate bands and private forces, Arrowhead Security is ineffective against imperial militaries. Their lack of discipline and organisation combined with the poor training and equipment of their mercenaries make them unsuited for direct combat with professional forces. The employees have no qualms with fighting their own race’s empire and the gunmen often die in droves while fighting soldiers they are greatly outmatched by. Some empires choose to hire Arrowhead mercenaries as reinforcements in combat operations and this is usually effective.

Smaller mercenary bands suffer greatly from corruption and infighting. As there is no real threat from superiors in these smaller groups, some Arrowhead operatives are known to steal more than their share of the payment. It is rumoured that, on some operations, the veteran mercenaries kill their inexperience colleagues to earn a larger share of the profits. Such attempts often end in a bloodbath in which everybody turns on each other.