TerraSol Diplomatic Corps

The TerraSol Diplomatic Corps is the body of diplomats, negotiators, and staff from the various Confed species that try to keep the Terran Confederacy from being forced into war. Unique amongst Diplomatic Corps is their role protecting TerraSol's enemies from the wrath of Terra - They urge caution to TerraSol's enemies and beg for clemency to TerraSol for those who do not understand their crimes.

History
The Diplomatic Corps have been operating for thousands of years, trying to prevent war and achieve the terran goal of simply being left alone to have fun and not suffer from the problems that have plagued them for millenniums - war and strife. While they strive for peace, Diplomatic missions are armed because they have often been attacked; The Nosferatu Initiative has been protecting diplomatic missions for what is believed to be several thousand years, and diplomats are trained in activating it should they be attacked. The Diplomatic team to the Mar-Gite was eaten, one of the initiating events of the Mar-Gite war. Terran Diplomats were understood to be the embodiment of Terrasol to a nation and harming them would be considered a declaration of war.

Around the start of the 6th Precursor war, a Diplomatic Team consisting of 6 mantids - a Speaker, a Gold, a Russet, a Black, a Seer, and a Green - was dispatched to the council world. The Speaker, Speaks in Loud Spaces, died after succumbing to his instincts, but the others continued the mission for some time, led by Dreams of Something More. After determining that the Lanaktallans were a precursor race, and surviving an assassination attempt, the Diplomatic team moved to the Vuknaraan homeworld to research gentling.

Mantid Diplomatic Team
The Mantid Diplomatic Team led by first Speaks in Loud Spaces and later Dreams of Something More consisted of 6 Mantids of different Types, escorted by a number of Warborgs and Terrans. Members include:


 * 1) Dreams of Something More, A gold mantid and the Diplomatic Lead. She was escorted by two Warborgs, Rack and Pinion.
 * 2) Words Spoken We Fear, a black mantid. Speaks originally was there to serve as the mouthpiece to the Speaker, but also served as a more blunt negotiator and a data specialist. Speaks is also escorted by a pair of warborgs.
 * 3) Fights against the Night, the Russet mantid medical officer of the team. She is escorted by a SAR warborg and a Biohazard Warborg.
 * 4) 117, the Green Mantid engineer of the team. 117 is a Terran marine corps veteran, a skilled combat engineer. He is escorted by a Mosizlak, a Terran Descent human with a traditional weapon (2x4 with a nail in it).
 * 5) Sees That Which May or May Not Be, A mantid Seer. Sees is escorted by a pair of specialized warborgs designed to stabilize time and prevent her from existing on multiple planes of reality or interfering with other's free will.

The mantid team is also assisted by a small fleet of the Confed Navy, and the law firm of Jackson, Johnston, and Johnson.