Lines of Jurisdiction
The Atherian Canon Laws are obsessively specific, meaning jurisdiction is determined by the exact nature of the resonance disruption rather than just the location of the crime. If the state of emergency Protocol is declared by the 8 houses, and Resonance Accord, then all Gendarmes get global jurisdiction until the emergency or catastrophe is subverted or resolve.
Gendarme Marching Hallway
I // Civic Guard
Petty crimes with deadly sincerity
Thunderclap entrances, unsolicited whistling, aggressive cutlery, and public nuisance are handled with silver-piped precision and citation pads drawn like blades. They enforce the Douchebag Prohibition Laws against those committing crimes against the vulnerable or acting like bullies. They are the ones dragging people to the "Hall of Judgment and Pettiness" to resolve minor complaints. The Civic Guard handles the sheer, unadulterated annoyance of the Atherian public: They are the beat cops, the "meter maids" of reality, and the frontline enforcers of the Petty Crimes Decrees. Because minor crimes destroy resonance, the courts handle them more aggressively.
II // Watchers
Concealed intent and shadowed truth
Their Mandate: To observe, interpret, and investigate metaphysical ambiguity, Flow anomalies, and major resonant dissonance.When malice hides beneath manners, when smuggling, espionage, or death enters the room, the Watchers descend with fog, silence, and ferrets. The Rootmother River carries the world's memory, the Watchers maintain a dedicated division simply known as Riverwatch. Operating up and down the riverbanks and out of outposts like the disguised boathouse in Veilford, Riverwatch investigators are specifically assigned to handle river crimes, ferry incidents, and any official testimony linked to the Rootmother herself. They are the ones who monitor the river's shifting currents to see if a localized tragedy is causing the water's resonance to buckle.
III // Wardens
Architecture as testimony
Wardens are trained to enforce the Statute of Integrity in Form. They learn that bad craftsmanship is not a mistake; it is a lie told in wood and steel. Collapsed walls, spite-iron beams, and bad craftsmanship become legal lies. The Wardens prosecute structural betrayal with tuning forks and resonance mauls. The are trained to identify which beam was secretly forged with unstable "Spite-Iron" or "Lazy Magic" just by listening to the dissonance.
IV // Agisters
The ecology remembers
This arm acts as the environmental and agricultural authority of the Gendarme. The Grand Agister oversees ecological laws, agricultural licensing, and the strict creature protection guidelines across the continent. Harmed sanctuary creatures, illicit crops, soil-breath theft, and broken agricultural law fall under the Fold, where punishment roots into the earth itself. At the farms, they oversee the day to day operations. They conduct performance reviews, authorize job details, any new programs and incentives. They approve sentence reductions and early releases.