Swert Systems is one of the Seven Families of Neo-Europa and the city’s foremost cybersecurity megacorporation. Specializing in digital defense, firewall architecture, and corporate counter-intrusion, Swert Systems maintains the integrity of the city’s data cores and neural networks.
Where others chase innovation, Swert refines perfection. It is a house of vigilance, discipline, and digital honor.
Overview
- Domain: Cybersecurity, intrusion prevention, neural firewalling
- Aesthetic: Corporate Samurai – precision suits, honor codes, and sharp steel
- Headquarters: The Citadel of Silence – a fortified minimalist skyscraper with zero external digital ports
- Public Image: Controlled, principled, elite
- Motto: “To breach us is to be seen.”
Core Technologies
- Onna-Firewall Suite™ – Quantum-reactive defense systems used in top-tier neural networks
- NEMURI AI Sentry – Passive surveillance AI capable of adapting to social engineering attempts
- ShadowCode Protocols – Self-adaptive cloaking for high-level data transmission
- KuroMirror™ – A digital decoy platform designed to absorb and learn from attacks
Swert Systems' clients include banks, Council members, high-ranking AI researchers, and at least three megacorporations outside the Council.
Leadership
Arata Swert (Council Noble)
- Head of House Swert and representative on the Council of Nobles.
- Arata is precise, quiet, and deeply committed to the old codes of Bushidō.
- Upholds the twin principles of vigilance and restraint in all decisions.
- Maintains a traditional structure of both Banner and Dagger—honoring the duality of visible and hidden strength.
Council Role
The Banner: Sota Tanaka
- A direct descendant of 15th-century samurai, Sota is the embodiment of honor.
- Wields a traditional katana and wakizashi pairing and wears a modified corporate kimono-suit.
- Considered dangerously old-fashioned by modern nobles, but widely feared for his skill and presence.
- Has challenged duels over insults to his house—none accepted.
The Dagger: Chiyo Matsumoto
- A 25-year-old prodigy, small in stature but deadly with her Ninjatō.
- Smart, kind, and lethal—her dual nature makes her nearly invisible until she chooses not to be.
- While Sota represents legacy, Chiyo represents adaptability and silent precision.
- It is said she once disabled an entire surveillance grid with six lines of code and no violence.
Philosophy
Swert Systems follows a corporate adaptation of Bushidō, blended with modern cybersecurity ethics. Employees are taught to:
- Speak with purpose
- Code with clarity
- Strike only when there is no doubt
Public Reputation
- Feared and respected.
- Their employees are often called “Cyber Samurai” by citizens—part compliment, part warning.
- Rarely seen in public, and when they are, they move with ritual precision.
Internal Rivalries
While no formal conflicts are known, intelligence circles believe Swert Systems is in quiet competition with Codenberg Corp for control of deep neural defense.