First Responders

First Responders are the police of the greater galaxy in Killdeer-verse. They make it their business to see that the law is kept on all worlds, and if crimes are committed off-world where no local authorities are present, they see justice done. They have a Headquarters, where Elspeth Kolesar was taken after her parents died, and where her brother Anton was forced to come to claim her.

There are certain codes, known as flags, that apply to cases requiring the First Responders' attention.
 * Red flags - means "urgent, do all you can to assist".
 * Blue flags - A blue-flagged case means a case that was put out for form, or possibly spite - very common in custody battles.
 * Green flags - Officially a flourish on blue 'give local authorities help'. But unofficially, it means the First Responders have done their homework, and looked more closely into a case than they might otherwise. Carol Fuhrman's case was blue-flagged at first, but green-flagged afterward.

Known First Responders:
 * Imogene Silver, from "Enough". She reappears in "Sun and Moon and Stars of Light."