Jack of Harts

Once the Socialist Republic of Juneau’s Debt Collectors were outlawed in most of the world, they were transformed into more of a secret police or spy agency. Trained to blend into the outside world, they went out to hunt those who had run out on their Life Debt in secret. It was a dangerous job, as most States placed a heavy prison sentence on known Debt Collectors, and the Knights Errant made it one of their primary duties to stop them when discovered. But there was never a shortage of volunteers for the service. The perks were legendary. They could eat at the most expensive restaurants, drive the fanciest cars, and attend the best society events, and all of their expenses were billed to the Life Debt they were assigned to track down. Debt Collectors lived a life even better than most Zero Balancers back home, with even more freedom to do whatever they wanted. The only requirement was that they continue securing Life Debts for Juneau, and in return any questionable activities would be overlooked. It was all done in service to Juneau, after all, and extremism in defense of the State was simple patriotism.

When those who owed high Life Debts to the Socialist Republic of Juneau began running for freedom elsewhere, the leaders of Juneau were enraged. They had built a better and kinder society, and those peons were trying to make it look bad by spreading stories of slavery and abuse. After Juneau had fed them and cared for them all their lives. They could not be allowed to tarnish the workers paradise, so Juneau created a new kind of service to the State. The Debt Collectors. Those who ran from Juneau were labeled as In Default and their cases turned over to the Juneau Debt Collection Service. The Debt Collectors were recruited from only the most stable households in Juneau, and their families gained access to the very best opportunities the State could provide. It was how Juneau took care of those they empowered to go anywhere in the world to find those In Default of their Life Debt and return them to Juneau for their day in court. Of course those charged with failing to pay off their Life Debt rarely won, and the normal punishment was to serve out the remainder of their Life Debt in far more secure facilities than those they had escaped before.