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Town Guards are the civilian police force of Sapphory City and most other major population centres. They have sworn an oath of allegiance to the Monarch, and have very broad powers. Guards are charged with keeping the peace, preventing crimes or, failing that, arresting wrongdoers and either summarily punishing them (guards are empowered to place offenders in the stocks themselves for minor crimes,) or bringing them before the criminal court for trial.

Town Guards are easily identifiable, as they wear a dark red uniform shirt and thigh-length skirt with beret. The uniform is intended to be simultaneously aesthetically pleasing and practical, allowing free movement of the guard's body. Because Sapphorian women do not have access to guns and the maximum penalty for possession of a knife is exile, they do not have to be concerned with their personal safety, so body armour is not required.