Lore Masters! Is There A Possible Garlean Special Forces Op?

[Enkidoh]

I know that Garleans are broken up into Legions and Nero was part of some special spy group that's name is escaping me as I write this (bad brain), but is it possible that there is a Garlean Special Forces group that doesn't so much operate under a Legion presay, but as their own force?

Professor Moose covered things in far greater detail in his post than I can so I won't steal his thunder, but adding to his info about the Frumentari, you actually have to fight them during the 2.0 storyline at the Church of Saint Adama Landama in Eastern Thanalan when the player is hiding out there after Livia's raid on the Waking Sands.

Gameplay wise they're dressed like regular Garlean troops though and don't have any particularly special abilities, at least, none that I can remember. Their whole point seems to be military intelligence for the Garleans, which explains why they were found lurking at the church, trying to trace the player's whereabouts (and would also confirm Nero's comments about "Frumentari sees all").

As for other 'special forces' units, it seem they like to also maintain an extensive network of freelance spies and moles in enemy nations, including the citystates, where some end up in particularly powerful positions in their target nations: (

traitorious Immortal Flames Marshal Eline Roaille is an example, also known by her codename of 'the Ivy', as is Lucia sas Junius, Livia's sister, who was dispatched by Garlemald to infiltrate Ishgard's government and feed info on the Temple Knights back to the Empire... only for her to become turncoat and legitimately join Ishgard's military as Aymeric's second in command.

In 1.0 Minfilia's father Waruburton was also a Garlean double agent secretly allied with the Ala Mhigan Resistance. And they are just some examples, there are doubtless countless more moles within the Alliance secretly ferreting information to the Empire, but what Garlean unit or agency they would be a part of is unknown.