Daiwu
The Daiwu (Korukkan: 戴雾, literally: "to wear smoke" or "obscuring") were the secret police that served the CEO of The West Pahadan Railway Company. The police were founded by Zhang Xieren in 1914, two years into his control of the company, following an incident that saw him almost assassinated by the Daughters of Asphotachal. Whilst originally envisioned by Zhang as a personal bodyguard that reported directly to him, his desire for retribution saw their powers expanded by numerous Directives in the months following their establishment. By January of 1915 the had the authority to stop and search, investigate property without a warrant, overrule the judiciaries of local communities (and eventually the client states of the company), had the permission to command local law enforcement agencies for assistance in their endeavors and had license to kill 'terrorists, rebels and insurrectionists'. By the time of the Western War, the Daiwu had an extensive intelligence agency component and were instrumental tools of counterintelligence, espionage and reconnaissance.
The Daiwu were adorned in head to toe in armour fashioned to look like traditional sets of armour from Shihoki. This armour was not only highly effective against small arms fire but its mechanical components and fuel source allowed the Daiwu to increase their own physical strength and endurance. The numerous smoke vents gave them their name 'Daiwu'.