Marduk Total Security Company (マルドゥック社), abbreviated as MTSC and MK Company, is a security and private military company based in Ored.
Background[]
Headquarters (Ored)
Marduk was established around S.1198[Note 1] to provide continent-wide security services to companies. In recent years, it expanded its services to the field of militarism.
They have a significant number of patrons in Calvard. They have connections with public order and mercenary companies in various nations and provide technical services to militaries and jaegers in exchange for a share of profits. Although they convert a risk of war or criminal activity into potential financial gain, they take pride in being able to make contributions to local security. Furthermore, they actively prepare countermeasures to combat international criminal organizations and dangerous crime syndicates.
Renne describes their capabilities as at least as great as a high-ranking Jaeger corps but with much better technology. The Bracer Guild regard them as just as much as an enigma as the Society.
Gilliam Thorndyke is the company's general manager, with Kasim Al-Fayed its most elite soldier and head of security. Their motto is 'Fairness'.
Technology[]
Marduk are involved in the development and testing of several contemporary orbal technologies and regularly cooperate with organizations such as the Verne Company and Basel Institute of Science.
Technologies they have contributed development to include:
- Custom holo core and artificial intelligence development after the purchase of AI research from different groups, most notably Mare.
- An area risk analysis AI located at their headquarters.
- Orbal prosthetics and artificial limbs, based upon their research of the simulacrum of the Emperor.
- Virtual reality, including the Märchen Garten.
- Weaponry, including Van's stun caliber and Kasim's buster lance.
- Low orbit comms satellite technology, capable of stealth and observation.
- The next generation of Calvardian military hardware, including the Ix-Alba-class air cruisers, Schedar-series tanks, and Assault Frames.
- Autonomous mechanical weapons referred to as Machinery[Note 2] of comparable sophistication to Ouroboros-produced archaisms.
Trails into Reverie[]
The M.T.S.C logo appears briefly when President Roy Gramheart uses them as an intermediary to contact Ouroboros's Celestial Globe and communicate with the Grandmaster. He states that he is not affiliated with them, but that money can be very useful for such circumstances.
Trails through Daybreak[]
Before the game, M.T.S.C forms a contract with Van Arkride to have him work as an external tester for the combat research department, with the company providing his experimental stun caliber and the holo core Mare. Risette Twinings acts as his personal service concierge and Van is obliged to report his testing data back to her remotely. After anomalous readings, largely from the effects of Mare gaining sapience and the Grendel, the situation is re-assessed and Risette is redeployed to be at Van's side. This is also in response to recent security threats in the Republic, with a security company requesting Marduk's assistance in Tharbad. Therefore, Risette is dispatched to reassess the crisis management position in the Republic. She brings with her a virtual battle simulator which allows the party to re-fight foes from their memories in a virtual environment. Risette is temporarily transferred to the Arkride Solutions Office after events in Tharbad.
Marduk is also actively involved in Basel. Their risk analysis AI classifies the situation as 'Grade-E' initially. After Almata threatens the city with archaisms and professor David Callaghan is found dead, Marduk takes control over guarding the city at the request of President Gramheart until a CID task force arrives that evening.
Marduk also dispatches Kasim's security force to Oración to apprehend Almata, and are caught up in the Carnival. Kasim's force performs very well, taking out both Iscariot units at once and only losing their own keys after being tricked by the Arkride Solutions Office. Following the collapse of Almata, Marduk helps clean up remnants of the mafia and uncover anyone that had connections with them. During Pandemonium, Marduk's forces remain active and help to secure the city.
Trails through Daybreak II[]
Mirabel Aalton is introduced. Kasim is sent to Langport to work with the Republican Army on a series of tests of new military hardware, with an additional mandate to investigate the area due to Marduk's threat analysis AI determining that the area is a 'Red Zone' in terms of risk. Kasim joins Arkride Solutions Office in investigating the sea cave in Langport and Mirabel later assists in infiltrating the Langport Trade Center. Nemeth Island is also identified as a danger zone and later a chain of occurrences lead to Van personally being identified as a threat in one possible course of events. Kasim's team is afflicted by the eighth Genesis' corrosion phenomenon during this period, while Gilliam and Mirabel are unaffected and assist Arkride Solutions Office in resolving the situation.
The virtual reality program Märchen Garten is also developed by MTSC and undergoing testing. However, it is hacked by an undetermined foe and Arkride Solutions Office is asked to help investigate. Control is restored by the end of the game when the culprit is defeated.
Trails beyond the Horizon[]
Organization[]
Employees:
- Gilliam Thorndyke - General Manager
- Kasim Al-Fayed - Comprehensive Security Department - Head of Security
- Risette Twinings - Tactical Development Department - Service Concierge
- Mirabel Aalton - Service Concierge
Associates:
- Van Arkride - External tester
- Crow Armbrust - Contractor
- Esmeray Archette - Co-development of organic prosthetics
- Roy Gramheart - Client, individually and as head of state
- Warriors of Kruga - Client who receives technical support
- Verne Company - Technological exchange, with President Roy Gramheart's approval
- Calvard - Government testing of next generation military hardware
- Varis Investments Bank - Primary shareholder of MTSC
Gallery[]
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References[]
Notes
- ↑ Trails through Daybreak takes place in S.1208 and Marduk was established "about 10 years" prior.
- ↑ マシナリィ
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