ISB Surveillance Agents: These agents comprise the majority of the ISB's personnel, and specialize in the monitoring of suspicious activities and persons. These agents are highly trained in the arts of deception and disguise, and are selected for their abilities of perception and their "normal" physical appearances. Surveillance agents are experts in disguise, stealth, and the use of sophisticated eavesdropping devices. Also part of their training regimen are the skills of slicing, lock-picking, and security. The skills of self-defense are a low priority for these agents, though, as their mission is to avoid contact with their targets on almost any operation. Consequently, Surveillance agents are not very capable combatants, which makes them very dependent on their ability to not be noticed as their primary defense. Caught in the open, these agents are by no means easy prey; rather, they are only less able to defend themselves against a skilled attacker. The only problem is finding them. At times, the ISB will use its Surveillance Branch as intimidation device. If the ISB wishes to spook a suspect or intimidate a particular civilian, they can use Surveillance agents as tools to this end. In such a situation, these agents are instructed to conduct a slightly conspicuous form of surveillance on a particular target and, in so doing, make their presence known to their targets. This can be done with varying degrees of subtlety, ranging from leaving very light electronic footprints through one's computer and communications systems, to the complete bugging and ransacking of one's domicile. The goal for such actions is typically to scare the target enough that he or she will cooperate with the ISB, or to spook the target into unwittingly revealing their conspirators and allies (or even their plans).
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