The American Exploratory Service, or AES for short, is an organization composed of companies of the various colonial militaries with vollunteers from the trade cities as well as Europe and Asia folded in. They are tasked with the mission to determine the status of the interior of the continent, report any dangers, search for remaining tribesmen, and report back.

Organization Structure   Lieutenant     Captain       Major Majors are key administrative officials or division leaders reporting up to Lt. Colonels, Colonels, or as the Commander's staff.   Lt. Colonel     Tobias "Toby" Hall    New Amsterdam    John Webster    Pershing    Balthazar Little  Russian Bear  Savannah  Entropy  Sung  Thunder  Miami    Dalton Forrester  Huckster  New Orleans    Sydney Cole    Houston    Patrick O'Rourke  Shotgun  Shan Fan    Elliot Brooks    Portland    Darius Hunt  Dynamite  Foothill Ranch  Matter   Colonel Ranger Colonels are officers that coordinate the efforts of the Rangers in entire regions. There are currently 4 - one for the northeast, one for the southeast, one for the west, and one who runs the Ranger Academy.  Each one has a highly modified train that serves as a mobile command, called a Wanderer.     Moira Keats Firebrand  NorthEast  New Amsterdam, Pershing, Savannah  Forces  Orville Laughingcrow  Dark Eyes  SouthEast  Miami, New Orleans, Houston  Spirit, Prime  Gage Rhodes  Lone Wolf  West  Shan Fan, Portland, Foothill Ranch  Life, Matter  Dr. Palmer Young    Gray University  All Training & Recruitment  Time, Connection   General    Ernest "Ernie" York  The original apprentice of Christian Gray, and the second Ranger. Responsible for growing and organizing the Rangers.  Forces, Mind, Life