A special division of Earth's planetarydefense militia, the Senatorial Guards, protects the Senators and Senate chamber. The Guards tends to attract highlyskilled security officers considered politically unreliable by Imperial standards. Senatorial Guards also act as bodyguards to Senators traveling off Earth, and the Senate sometimes sends them on missions. Often this brings them into conflict with Imperial forces, and certain agencies (like the TSS) aren't above arranging a "tragic fatal accident" for a Senatorial Guardsman getting too close to something the TSS doesn't want to become public knowledge. Senatorial Guards wear several different uniforms. On ceremonial duty in Brussels they wear a white tunic, white jodhpurs, and a white peaked cap. For field duty they wear a more practical gray armored bodysuit based on Imperial Army gear. Guards also wear civilian clothing when undercover or when it's best to blend in.