10.6.8 THE MINISTRY OF SECURITY

Though perhaps the most dangerous office in the city or commune, the Security Minister is charged with protecting citizens and/or commune members and is expected to coordinate guard positions, brand a person as an enemy or ally of the city/commune and oversee the use of Nexus Powers. 

BRAND <person> <ALLY|ENEMY> <reason>
   - Brand a person an enemy or ally
DIPLOMACY
   - Manage enemyings and fines
   - See also: HELP DIPLOMACY
NEXUS DEFOLIATE
   - Spread a defoliating aerosal through the area
NEXUS TYPES
   - View guard types
NEXUS GUARDIAN CREATE
   - Create a guardian shell
NEXUS GUARDIAN BECOME
   - Become a guardian
NEXUS GUARDIAN LIST
   - List active guardians
NEXUS SUMMON
   - Summon guards
NEXUS DISTORT
   - Raise a field of distortion in your city or controlled territory
NEXUS INSPIRE
   - Inspire the health, mana, and ego of all city members to new heights.
NEXUS RALLY
   - Rally the city guards to higher levels
NEXUS PSIFIELD
   - Raise a psionic field to speed up guards
NEXUS STATUS
   - When used at the Nexus or an Obelisk in a village you control, displays
     the status of all guards.
DISMISS
   - Dismiss a guard
OPERATE <construct/colossus>
   - Operate a construct or colossus for your city during nexus world battles
ACTIVATE COLOSSUS
   - Activate a colossus miniature in a nexus world for your city
INSERT <upgrade> INTO <construct/colossus>
   - Upgrade with heart (colossus only), gears, girdle, cloak, jellies, scrolls and kegs
COMMUNE/CITY REATTUNE <statue/totem> <person>
   - Adjust the caretaker of the statue or totem for tuning purposes.

The Security Minister and his aides have the following city/commune-specific powers:

Cities
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NEXUS FLUX
   - Fluctuations in the elemental plane will harm enemies of the city.
NEXUS RIPPLE
   - Ripples in the cosmic plane will harm enemies of the city.
NEXUS STATUES
   - Get a list of statues in the city and how soon they'll decay.

Communes
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NEXUS SURGE
   - Surge power into the champions on the ethereal plane
NEXUS LIVEFOREST
   - Bring the forest around your nexus alive
NEXUS IRONBARK
   - Protect trees from being chopped