House Gladius

1703965 - Patrick Bryson

House Gladius

''“… so, once your synapses are firing at 50 times the normal rate you may begin to experience some mild discomfort, hallucinations and/or instant death but we’ve conducted extensive tests on lesser mammals so we’re very confident.” – Saanvi Anand, Cybernetics Advancement Division. ''

House Gladius is an offshoot of House Legius. Founded as an attempt to extricate House Legius from Ferrus’ market monopoly on Arms, Ships and Equipment, House Gladius focuses on the development of cutting edge military technology from weapons to cybernetic enhancements for soldiers.

Limited only by their budget from Legius who bankroll them, Gladius have made numerous updates and modifications to the old Ferrus designs that the military used before. As a result, House Ferrus officially refuse to deal with members of House Gladius as they view their existence as an insult and the horrifying weapons they develop in secret as some form of blasphemy.

Gladius also worked on advances in the field of cybernetics and body augmentation which Ferrus refused to on ethical grounds due to how dangerous and expensive testing can be (though the cost isn’t always paid in creds). Despite this Gladius have developed cybernetics to a point where they can now be sold to the general populace further adding to their revenue streams and influence.

Given time Gladius may even become influential enough to step out from under Legius’ shadow and become a Major House in their own right.