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The Lower Elements Police has a regulation that is constantly drilled into the heads of its officers. When on the surface or on patrol, you must always wear your helmet, no matter your current armour pattern. It is protection, communication, and control, all in one extremely durable piece of headwear. The LEP’s helmets have gone through many iterations since their introduction on the field, but two things have remained consistent: a rounded, impact-resistant shape, and a protective visor. 

The Visual Intelligence System, Recon format (VISR) is the current iteration of the software-hardware package that powers the helmet. It curates the flood of information being taken in by the sensor unit and converts it into something that can be quickly understood by the operator. The HUD has a series of modular readouts, containing all the data that an officer needs for their missions. Weapon status readouts, navigational information, projected crosshairs, threat tracking, armour control, physical health diagnosis, and more can be brought up and dismissed as needed. LEP officers must demonstrate competency in operating their helmet’s many data streams in order to pass training.

(Visor footage of LEP troopers as they engage in a raid against Softnose Laser wielding criminals)

The VISR’s HUD comes with a multitude of filters and scanning systems, ranging from thermals, deep penetration scans, sonar, electro-magnetics, full colour night vision, and more.

The visor is equipped with an opacity setting, able to hide the face of the operator or to become transparent for more personal work. It may also be retracted. The reflectiveness of the visor can also be adjusted, making it quite the mirror. Colouration-wise, the visor comes with the ability to change to various different shades, covering just about every colour in the book. Each colour comes with a different name for quick identification. The most popular setting is the ‘Sunset’ gold, while others include ‘Verdant’ green, ‘Glacier’ blue, ‘Scorch’ red, ‘Sunspot’ violet, and more. For stealth reasons, there are also more subtle options to choose from, like the ‘Midnight’ black or ‘Cloudy’ grey.  

New generation helmets come with Neural Link technology, enabling rapid and precise control of all onboard systems through the use of thought. Control can also be performed through external devices like Wrist-Comms, but ultimately that is merely a backup. The Neural Link is surprisingly intuitive to understand and utilise. Newer models are constructed from a blend of recently introduced Nano-Crystalline compounds, polymers, and gel shock absorption systems. They are powered by small Arc Batteries, which can last for months of continuous usage before requiring recharge. Still, the batteries are charged every time a helmet is returned to the armoury, in order to maintain readiness for emergencies.

Helmets carry onboard communications units, capable of transmitting and receiving encrypted data in both radio and Subspace. These enable full access to the LEP network, which in turn allows the officer to access their personal cloud account. The account can be used to store data files of many kinds, up to and including music for those long flights. They can also receive Emails and video communication. Helmets contain holographic projectors, which can be used to display text, 3D models, and even a real time rendering of their wearer’s internal body structure, for quick diagnosis of injuries. 

They are designed to seamlessly integrate with LEP vehicles, changing their HUDs to provide data related to the operation of them. This is designed to supplement the information already being given out by the vehicle’s control systems. Weapon ammunition and status readouts and scanner data are amongst the elements provided by a helmet in pilot mode.

“There is no Fowl Industries.”

“There will be.”

While the Fowl family owned a number of legitimate businesses (usually as cover for illegitimate ones), they never had a unified, overarching corporation. Artemis Fowl II sought to change that. He founded Fowl Industries with the intention of selling his technology, whether through production of goods or the licensing of certain designs to others. 

Nominally, Fowl Industries runs under the control of Artemis Senior, as despite it being the younger Fowl’s concept, he is too young to legally operate it. Senior’s guiding hand is in turn guided by Junior’s, whose genius and unrelenting nature enables him to take on competitors with major efficiency. 

Fowl Industries has a specialisation towards the design and production of electronic devices, ranging from compact-yet-powerful smartphones to full scale generators. Several militaries and governments contract off the company for their more advanced needs, leaving many wondering about just how this Irish start-up is managing to do so much.

Part of the answer lies in Fairy technology. Artemis, through espionage, outright theft, or even gifts, has gained access to quite a few bits of advanced tech. However, he has an understanding with the LEP to avoid the release of the more powerful stuff, after the C-Cube Incident caused a major situation. Artemis insists that improving Humanity’s technological prowess would result in less damage to the environment and reduce resource problems. In response, authorisation has been given to reverse engineer the less advanced environmental reclamation technologies, as making a massive jump in advancement too quickly would draw suspicion. 

Fowl Industries has several subsidy companies at its disposal, specialising in fields like robotics, advanced medical research, environmental protection, energy development, and aerospace engineering. They employ quite a few people of all trades, from electricians to coders to test pilots. Fowl Industries has a reputation for delivering results, no matter the task.

The LEP operates a range of repulsorlift aircraft for general police work, transport, and combat, under the jurisdiction of LEPair. They are fast, manoeuvrable, and are all fully capable of VTOL operation. They are also able to perform in a marine environment, at the expense of speed, or even in space. Dedicated submarines are required to work quickly and at most depths. Anti-visual, thermal, and radar cloaking technology is required for all above-ground rated ships. 

Here is a selection of their more popular models:

The most common aircraft of all is the GS-6 Hurricane gunship, a versatile workhorse that comes in two variants: the A model, which can carry two full squads and their gear in a spacious troop bay while still being able to provide effective air support, and the B model, which replaces the bay with more armour and an advanced arsenal of many different kinds of missiles and ordnance, along with an expanded power core to keep up the gunship’s speed while burdened with the extra weight. It also carries an extra pair of gatling Neutrino cannons, bringing its total up to six. Both models are equipped with an electromagnetic underside to carry light and medium sized vehicles, while they are powered along by engines placed in a pair of pivoting pods on the sides and three non-pivoting on the back. Some say that it looks a bit like a flying brick, not very aerodynamic, but with antigrav tech being easy to come by, designers now spend their time worrying more about power than flight characteristics. In the immortal words of a Ferrari engineer, “aerodynamics are for people who can’t build engines.” They can be seen around many LEP operations, with air-patrols over the underground cities carrying squads to rapidly respond to calls. Unarmed versions of the Hurricane are often seen for basic utility, ambulance, and fire fighting roles.

The F-77 Spitfire assault fighter is a recent addition to the LEP arsenal as a replacement for the earlier Nimbus class, and is well shielded, very fast, and able to turn on a dime. Named to fit with the Hurricane, the Spitfire is well worthy of its human-made namesake. It uses forward swept wings, powerful repulsorlifts, and a pair of thrust vector engine units for manoeuvrability, while it is armed with quad-linked gatling Neutrinos, a large amount of General Purpose mini-missiles in pop-out launchers, and a choice of many different types of ordnance kept in an internal weapons bay. Typically, this is filled with larger missiles for different roles, but it is able to also carry things like jamming tech, expanded sensor arrays for recon purposes, or even, in an interesting piece of improvisation, a harness to carry a single LEPrecon trooper, as the Spitfire is far faster than any wingpack and is thus useful for extremely rapid deployment when the chute flares are down. External hardpoints can be added for additional cannons and missiles. It is the first aircraft in the LEP to be equipped with Cyclonic Shield Technology, using a series of specialised emitters to constantly make its shields orbit around rapidly, which means that penetrating one segment is quite difficult due to it being quickly moved and replaced by a fresh segment. Because of the specialised nature of the tech and how it has to be built directly into the airframe, the CST is currently unique to the Spitfire. It is fully capable of spaceflight and combat in the vacuum, improving on the Nimbus’s suborbital flight ceiling. This fighter is popular with ace pilots like Holly Short, chasing down smugglers and wanted criminals with great efficiency.

The C-38 Heron is a large, dedicated load lifter of a shuttle, designed to carry cargo and equipment of all kinds into almost any zone. It is essentially a box with a cockpit and engines, with plenty of room to carry even the bulkiest of vehicles, crates, squads, and anything else that needs transport. It is lightly armed for self defence, with only a pair of Neutrino turrets to fend off targets. It relies more on escorts and heavy shields in the event that any unsavoury entities try to take it on. The Heron is often seen during heavy above-ground deployments like the first Fowl incident, transporting things like time stop towers and command equipment. A modified variant of the Heron, the CV-38, is used specifically as a field command vehicle, using powerful sensors and communications equipment to keep track of operations.

(The C-38 is surprisingly fast for its size, owing to its oversized engines. An unarmed civilian variant was used by Captain Short and her allies to take down Opal Koboi after her first break out.)

New ships are always being designed, prototyped, and put into service by a variety of development teams, working in multiple locations across the planet. Civilian aircraft are even more numerous and come in an ever-larger collection of designs for any role. The art of flying below ground is a risky one, reliant on pilot skill and advanced technology, but thanks to constant new developments, there aren’t many casualties per year. 

A particular speciality of Foaly, the Iris Cam is a covert surveillance device designed to be worn on the eye in a fashion similar to a contact lens, invisible to everything but very close inspection. Using advancements in micro tech, they are able to record and transmit audio and visual data on a variety of spectrums, both visible and invisible. 

(”You wouldn’t be able to tell that this iris was artificial if I didn’t point it out to you.” -Foaly, introducing his latest invention) 

The Iris Cam was originally built as part of a technology invention competition during Foaly’s studies at the Delacy University of Technology’s Haven Campus, which it won thanks to its innovative design and utility, beating out Opal Koboi and her DoubleDex wing pack. This incident would become a deciding factor in the Pixie’s choice of enemies later on, thanks to her extremely competitive personality and general homicidal tendencies. 

The Iris Cam is ideal for negotiation and infiltration missions, as it is far less conspicuous than a full helmet while still maintaining many of its capabilities. They can augment vision for their users and even read biometric data. Two of them were used to great effect during the Fowl Siege by Commander Root and Mulch Diggums, allowing covert video to be taken of Fowl and his mannerisms and giving Diggums the the enhanced vision needed to break through the Manor’s security systems undetected. 

Iris Cams, as their name suggests, are designed to mimic the iris of a person’s eye. For this purpose, multiple colours are produced for different users. A mismatch during the C-Cube recovery mission led to a hazel cam being assigned to Artemis Fowl, something that proved surprisingly prophetic of events that took place later with the Hybras incident. 

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The Fairies, also known as the Fair-Folk, is a common term used for multiple species, split into eight families- Elves, Pixies, Sprites, Dwarves, Gnomes, Goblins, Centaurs, and Demons (also known as Hybrasians) 

 Centaurs 

The LEP is the primary law enforcement organisation of the Lower Elements, with almost all security concerns being handled by it. Based primarily in Police Plaza, Haven City, the LEP provides protection and military work to everyone residing in the Lower Elements.

The LEP was first founded two thousand years ago, when it became clear that individual compartmentalised police forces were becoming ineffective against rising crime rates. A centralised authority was needed to combat both crime and also deal with military matters. The Lower Elements Army was integrated into the LEP for this reason, forming the LEP/M, who most just refer to as the LEP. They share equipment and officers freely. 

Overarching commands are ranged from LEPCOMBAT, the face of the Lower Elements’ militaristic division, which has four specialised commands alongside the standard soldiers with Retrieval, Marine, Recon, and Air, and the Enforcer LEP, with Traffic, Forensics, Special Tactics Anti Gang (STAG) and Medical as the special departments along with the normal police officers. Standard LEP uniform coloration is green with blue detailing, like stripes and other patterns. 

LEPreconnaissance, or LEPrecon for short, are the most well known department of the LEP, with the name being referenced in human culture many times as ‘Leprechauns’ . One of the most risky jobs in the LEP due to the up close and personal nature of it with little back up, Recon operatives are only drawn from the best of the best, top scorers in many different fields. Many of the most well known LEP officers pulled a stint in recon, and it was only relatively recently that a female was able to pass the rigorous testing process, defying expectations. Their armour has an orange stripe down the arm.

LEPretrieval, whose ranks are drawn from the best combat teams. They specialise in above ground operations, which require great speed, stealth and efficiency. They are called out on missions to recover Fairy tech and people before they fall into Human hands. Officers who are part of retrieval teams have a red stripe down one of the arms of their uniforms and armour. Together with LEPrecon they form the Surface Ops unit, under the command of Commander Julius Root and his successor Trouble Kelp.

LEPair, which is responsible for all aerial operations, including anti crime, warfare, transport, and administration. They run many forms of aircraft, including fast and heavily armed fighters, versatile gunships, and heavy lift ships. LEPair is also responsible for space ops, and many of their aircraft can make sub-orbit or even leave Earth entirely. Their armour features a sky blue stripe. This is one of the three major commands in Haven, alongside Surface Ops and General Ops, controlled by Wing Commander Raine Vinyaya. LEPair vehicles have priority on flight paths. All other aircraft must make way.

LEPmarine handles aquatic work. They maintain a fleet of submersible ships, ranging from speedy one man subs to large and heavily armed cruisers. Most of their operations cover anti smuggling in the Atlantis region, but they also do environmental work to minimise damage by Human actions. Their stripe is navy blue. 

LEPmedical provides advanced field care for disaster and combat injuries. They employ warlocks specialising in healing magic and the best medical technology on the planet. They have a white stripe down the arm on their uniform, and also have several different medical symbols recognisable to both Humans and Fairies, just in case. They operate armoured medical transports painted in white and red, rather than the standard green and blue. LEPmedical operates several mobile stations that can be quickly deployed to trouble spots to boost capabilities in any region.

Law enforcement is mostly handled by the standard LEP, but there are specialised sections for certain roles.

LEPtraffic handles urban mobile cases, dealing with vehicle based crime and the like. They have a variety of vehicles, such as speeder bikes, ground cars and even APCs for those nasty moments. All newly instated officers are given assignments in Traffic, giving them experience in navigating Haven and operating their equipment in a low-danger environment. They also enforce traffic related infractions and fines, such as parking duty, and most officers are quite happy to leave its jurisdiction once their requisite hours are completed. It isn’t exactly glamorous work, but it is very much necessary to keep the cities running smoothly. Their stripe is yellow.

LEPforensic is only called out to secured crime scenes, and they handle the finding and analysis of potential evidence. They have special equipment including sterile field generators, stasis projectors and repulsor trays to help handle evidence without corruption of the results. They are also responsible for the interrogation of suspects. They do not have a stripe and work closely with Foaly’s science division.

LEPSTAG was founded after the B’wa Kell rebellion as a special response force for dealing with the large, heavily armed gangs that had appeared in the aftermath, in order to prevent another massive incident. They are equipped with LEPCOMBAT gear, which is specially tuned to their needs, and has been extremely effective with stamping out gang violence across the Lower Elements due to their specialised focus on gang ops. So far, no colour has been chosen for their stripe, so STAG officers maintain their stripes from their previous assignments. 

The LEP also has a highly secretive black ops group, referred to as Section Eight. Knowledge of their existence is on a purely need-to-know basis. They have a huge amount of funding for their size, get the first pick of new technologies, and are able to take on any assignment. They were originally founded for covert work regarding Demon appearances across the timeline, but they branched out to other roles, and with the Demons returned safely they can now focus entirely on intelligence gathering and acting on that intelligence away from the public eye. Their armour comes in a non-reflective matte black, and is typically advanced by at least five years ahead of standard equipment. 

The Fairies, also known as the Fair-Folk, is a common term used for multiple species, split into eight families- Elves, Pixies, Sprites, Dwarves, Gnomes, Goblins, Centaurs, and Demons (also known as Hybrasians)

Pixies

The Fairies, also known as the Fair-Folk, is a common term used for multiple species, split into eight families- Elves, Pixies, Sprites, Dwarves, Gnomes, Goblins, Centaurs, and Demons (also known as Hybrasians)

Elves