The Marine is the basic infantry of the Sestan Triumvirate. Trained to rapidly respond to incursions on Triumvirate territory, Marines are well-prepared for any sort of situation.
Marines wear a sealed suit of carbyne battle armor, which allows them to launch assaults on space stations or starships. They carry continuous fire ion beam rifles as their standard issue weapons, and hand-thrown ion grenades for room clearing and driving enemies from cover. For close quarters combat, they carry short swords made of titanium. The blades vibrate at high speeds, allowing them to more easily slice through armor.
Marines are often garrisoned in “hot houses,” small outposts lining popular trade routes. When there is an attack along a trade route, the nearest outpost will deploy its garrison to intervene. Marines regularly find themselves boarding pirate vessels, raiding criminal strongholds, and assaulting towns and cities known to contain large numbers of hostiles. Marines excel at offensive actions, and have been the bane of many an underworld crime ring.