Watcher

The Watchers are a loose group of individuals who collectively comprise the eponymous intelligence service of the Skalan government. Their activities include mainly domestic espionage and counterintelligence, but they have been known to perform tasks ranging from foreign intelligence collection to clandestine task force operations, including assasinations when necessary. They serve the Skalan queen, but for the most part, they operate outside of her knowledge, enabling her to disavow knowledge of their existence and activities. As such, Watcher operations are never officially sanctioned by the Skalan throne.