House Ixos was a powerful Guild House - owning large parts of the critical southern starports. Their covert methods were not to be underestimated - preferring a dagger in the dark to outright hostility.
Above/below: Ixosian operatives - these agents appear to have undergone significant combat hardware implants. Armaments include an array of silenced weapons and disruptors.
The discovery of the element Nethium on Sybaris in 5488.09 drastically changed the fortunes of war for the Upper Houses. Within months they had secured the influence needed for the requisition of forces from elsewhere in the system. Everywhere the rebels were beaten back and forced underground.
Above/below: Rebels of the Omicron Mining Bloc (O.M.B) - armed with Armax tech weaponry.