From Alley to Battlefield.
Serfaes Armstech is a Neo-Europan arms manufacturer renowned for its wide-ranging arsenal—from disposable pistols to elite smart rifles. Founded in the late 21st century by ex-duelist and engineer Rufin Serfaes, the company has grown into one of the most visible and controversial weapons manufacturers in the city. Serfaes gear is used by everyone from ladder-class civilians to noble security forces and underground mercs.
Overview
Serfaes Armstech champions the ideal of scalable lethality. Whether a gun costs 50 bCreds or 50,000, it should deliver force efficiently. Its slogan, "You have a voice. It’s this gun," underscores its populist-libertarian branding. Critics see it as dangerous. Fans see it as freedom.
The company operates out of a high-security tower in Neo-Europa’s East Sector and maintains numerous semi-legal outlets in the smart slums, where entry-level weapons are in high demand.
Product Lines
Alley Series
- Cheap, rugged, mass-manufactured pistols and SMGs.
- Example: Alley 9T – unregistered 9mm pistol popular in street conflicts and bootleg markets.
- Sold in crates, often used as payment in local slum disputes.
Sentinel Line
- Middle-tier modular weapons, balancing cost with function.
- Example: Sentinel M10 – biometric SMG with recoil-assist and basic Veil HUD sync.
- Used by private security firms, vigilantes, and bounty crews.
Apex Systems
- High-end weapons for elite soldiers and noble militias.
- Example: Apex Lynx-V5 – AI-stabilized assault rifle with adaptive threat targeting and Veil-integrated kill logs.
- Comes with optional emotion-synced trigger assist.
Project Specter (Black R&D)
- Rumored to include weapons that predict user intent or integrate Chapel Node AI.*
- Highly classified. Whispers suggest weapons with dream-recognition routines and Depth-layer sentience.
Cybernetic Integration
All Serfaes weapons above baseline are compatible with Spinal Gates (Default Access Devices), Cradle Jacks, and select Neural Mirrors. Smartguns offer:
- Predictive recoil dampening
- Threat tagging
- Emotional feedback modulation
- Veil avatar integration (Apex only)
Leadership
- Yvette Serfaes – CEO; cybernetically augmented strategist and power broker.
- Rufin Serfaes – Founder; ex-noble duelist, now deceased.
- Kord Velling – Former war hero and now the face of Serfaes advertising campaigns. Known for public executions of malfunctioning weapons during product recalls.
Reputation
- Feared and loved in equal measure.
- Criticized for flooding the slums with low-end weapons.
- Accused (but never convicted) of arming both sides in local faction wars.
- Official supplier to several Ladder-class defense cooperatives and at least two Noble households.
Rivalry
Serfaes is locked in a bitter, mostly covert rivalry with older manufacturer Cuser Dynamics. While Serfaes embraces bold AI innovation and populist appeal, Cuser prefers legacy systems, curated AIs, and elite precision. The rivalry has allegedly led to corporate espionage, AI sabotage, and black-market proxy wars.
Slogans
- "You have a voice. It’s this gun."
- "Dumb cheap or smart deadly, it’s still your right."
- "Upload safety. Download force."