The Empire

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I M P E R I A L _ F A C T I O N _ INFOBOX
FACTION INFORMATION DEPOSITORY​

Welcome to the Empire!

Here in this thread, you will find all the information you need to start your character for the Empire. You will find everything from the character creation guide to the differing ideologies within the Empire to information regarding each branch and department of the faction. Anything left unanswered? Join our Discord or DM any of our staff members found here.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Timeline & Character Creation Guide​
2. Imperial Ideologies​
3. Imperial Government​
4. Imperial Armed Forces​
5. Imperial Knights​
6. COMPNOR​
7. Extensive Rank Chart​

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A G E S _ O F _ T H E _ E M P I R E
TIMELINE
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The Empire is the successor state to the New Imperial Order, the former breakaway state of the Sith Empire which declared its independence in 858 ABY. It is the modern successor of the Galactic Empire, inheriting the legacy and traditions of the former Imperial hegemon, and sharing in many of the traditions and institutions established during that time period. Under the guidance of the Sovereign Imperator -- Irveric Tavlar -- the New Imperial Order waged a bloody, years-long civil war against their Sith-Imperial counterparts. Through numerous campaigns, including the famed 'Braxant-Run', it established itself as a galactic power that was there to stay, and would overcome the Sith-Imperials and carve themselves out to be the dominant Imperial faction on the geopolitical stage.

Their hegemony over the Outer Rim and beyond would not be achieved without further conflict and struggle, as an era of Pax Imperialis on the galactic stage was mirrored by fraying relations with once former allies, massive internal unrest, and looming threats to the fragile peace they once achieved through total victory.

Below you will find each of the successive "Ages" of the Empire, from the times of the burdgeoning New Imperial state, to the shattering of The Empire's Pax Imperialis in the wake of the Second Galactic Hyperspace War. Though rife with struggle and tribulations that dot its short, yet tumultuous past, the story of The Empire has yet to reach its ending. The opportunity for us as a faction -- both new and old members alike -- remains as ripe as it has ever been, and as the Empire shifts with the ever fluid sands of time, the greatest trials of our Empire has yet to come.​

IMPERIAL ARMY SPECIAL FORCES, FIRST BATTLE OF BASTION, 862 ABY

AGE OF DEFIANCE
858-862 ABY
Imperator Irveric Tavlar
The Third Imperial Civil War

THE DARKNESS FALLS

Spoiler: AGE OF DEFIANCE

Originating within the vaunted halls of the ruined capital of the Empire of the Hand, Irveric Tavlar, once a prominent member in the General Staff of the Sith Imperial Army before being sentenced to exile following his outburst at the Sith Assembly and the founding members of the New Imperial Order made their 'Declaration of Defiance', instating open rebellion against the Sith Empire and founding a newly independent state outside of its borders.

Following a series of rapid conquests against scattered and disillusioned adversaries in what would bcome to known as 'the Imperial Outlands', the Order began its first assault unto the Sith Empire. Commonly referred to as the Braxant Campaign, the Imperator Irveric Tavlar along with Lord Executor Vaulkhar Zambrano and the sith lord Kor Vexen contrived a plan which would allow the New Imperial Order to gain a swift strategic foothold to assault the Sith Imperial capital world of Bastion and utilize the symbolic victory to bargain for peace and more concessions from the Sith Empire.

After gathering an alliance against greater foes with their core-ward neighbors in the Galactic Alliance, the Civil War would truly begin.

It immediately began with a joint force of the Imperial Knights and the Order's few Sith allies unto the icy crystalline world of Mygeeto for which they were subjected to a siege for a few weeks to hold the bulk of the Sith Imperial's defending forces in the region before the Imperator Irveric Tavlar led his 501st Legion to seize the planet of Muunilinst, focusing its efforts at the battle of Harnaidan which resulted in a decisive New Imperial victory though left the territory gained in horrid conditions after Emperor Kaine Zambrano ordered the two worlds saturation bombed to prevent the New Imperial Order from establishing a front on either.

They pressed on, however, braving a grueling defeat in the newly gained world of Borosk, the New Order assaulted Dubrillion, initially bearing the brunt of a first wave of the assault meant to gauge the Sith Imperial numbers present while also opening a breakthrough in their orbital defenses to allow Imperial Army assets to land on the surface. Successful, the New Imperial Order was able to overpower the defenses on the surface of Dubrillion and gain control of the world, bringing them one step closer to the Sith Imperial throne world of Bastion.

Such would serve as the venue for the New Imperial Order's next military action. It was, in many ways the military magnum opus of the Third Imperial Civil War. With the full strength of the Empire and its allies bearing down on the capital, the most fortified world in the Galaxy was sacked in part due to the chaos caused by Operation Kyber Dark, the New Imperial initiated a purge of all Sith present on the battlefield.

At the end of the assault, Bastion fell at the hands of the New Imperial Order, leading to calm in the Third Imperial Civil War as the Sith Empire attempted to lick its wounds and the New Order consolidated its space to prepare another offensive against their existential adversary as they continued to purge any and all Sith they could come across.

The storm calmed, for now.

IMPORTANT EVENTS
Price of Empire | Kyber Dark | Reclamation
Battle of Muunilinst | Battle of Dubrillion | Battle of Borosk | Battle of Bastion​

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501st LEGION STORMTROOPERS, SECOND BATTLE OF NEW ADASTA, ZIOST, 864 ABY

AGE OF RESILIENCE
862-866 ABY
Imperator Irveric Tavlar
Third Imperial Civil War

NO STEP BACK

Spoiler: AGE OF RESILIENCE

As the Third Imperial Civil War began to wind down, it would not usher the end of strife for the Imperial state. Not long after the First Battle of Bastion, questions began to stir about the relationship between the New Imperial Order and the Galactic Alliance in the time of peace. This culminated in what could only be described as the Yinchorri Crisis, where the Galactic Alliance managed to attack unmarked Imperial assets acting belligerent in a planetary conflict between the Yinchorri's two ruling castes before eventually a peace agreement was settled between Chancellor Adhira Chandra and Imperator Irveric Tavlar, resulting in Yinchorr being brought into the New Imperial Order as the two governments prepared for a re-escalation of war with the Sith Empire following a break down of peace negotiations and the establishment of the 'Elder Compact', an alliance brokered between the Sith Empire, Confederacy of Independent Systems and the Silver Jedi Concord which immediately threatened the sovereignty of the two states, acknowledging so bilaterally- they found peace and gained one another's trust once more for the coming storm ahead.

The first battle in the resurge of the Third Imperial Civil War was the Devastation of Dantooine. Sending advance warning to his native homeworld, Irveric Tavlar led the Imperial Armed forces into war once more with the assistance of the New Jedi Order led by Ryv Karis into a slaughter. Emerging from a lengthy trip through hyperspace, the Confederate and Sith Imperial forces manage to stave off the coalition as they put Silver Jedi humanitarians, civilians, and anything willing to clutch a blaster between themselves and the New Order, resulting in the incapacitation of the Grand Vizier Tyrell Paxxus and the eventual defeat of the New Imperial Order.

However, the over commitment at Dantooine by the Sith managed to create a gap in which an expeditionary force of the Alliance and Empire was able to take the world of Korriban, seizing an important world within sight of Dromund Kaas. The Sith Empire retorted to the strike on Dantooine with an assault on the now New Imperial capital of Bastion, with Irveric Tavlar bewilderingly nowhere in sight for the first time in a major engagement within the Third Imperial Civil War, the siege and assault was broken by the Lord Executor Rurik Fel who alongside Major General Willan Tal and Major Erskine Barran took control of the battle and forced the Sith off.

Following victory at Bastion, the New Imperial Order began its second major military offensive against the Sith, designating it 'Pentastar Campaign'.

The Pentastar campaign began with a far-reaching offensive deep into the territory of the Sith Empire, with a task force of the 501st and the Sons of Mandalore veering behind enemy lines and sacking the world of Helgard before continuing the offensive with the failed assault on Generis led by Lord Executor Fel of the Imperial Knights and the Galidraani Free State led by Willan Tal in an attempt to create a salient closer to the New Imperial borders.

The very same coalition of forces managed to reconsolidate and move toward a deep assault on the planet of Serenno, the native homeworld to the long-standing Imperial Warlord Lucien Dooku, and after hard fighting in the capital of Carannia, braving Sith saturation bombing, the New Imperials seized victory.

The victory at Serenno saw another change in Emperor of the Sith Empire, with Braxus Zambrano abdicating the throne to leave it to a non-Zambrano for the first time in its history, offering it to Arctus Silmar who after a brief de-escalation, saw to resurge the Third Imperial Civil War once more by attempting to take the critical financial center of Muunilinst. In the Second Battle of Muunilinst, the New Imperials were able to hold their ground and retorted in kind with an assault on the Sith fortress world of Vjun- able to swiftly seize the world to encircle and cut off a massive swath of Sith space come to later be known as the 'Iron Ring'.

Shortly after, the Sith Empire collapsed under the weight of the Civil War and the Sith Schism and the now New Empire remained the sole victor. Officially setting its capital on the historical Imperial fortress world of Bastion, the Empire was able to finally reign in an era of peace that was short-lived when the Brotherhood of the Maw emerged to destroy the Chiss homeworld of Csilla, being so close to Imperial space, the New Imperial Order was heavily involved in its defense only to wind up defeated on the surface and orbital battles before the planet was annihilated.

As a result, the Imperator Irveric Tavlar called the governments of the Galactic Alliance, Silver Jedi Concord, Ashlan Crusade and First Order to Ravelin to sign the Bastion Protocols- engaging in a wide-reaching anti-Sith alliance that would combat the darkness and its influences across the Galaxy.

Thus began, the Second Hyperspace War.

IMPORTANT EVENTS
Bastion Protocols | Light Calls, Iron Answers | High Patriotic Standards
Battle of Dantooine | Battle of Korriban | Second Battle of Bastion
Second Battle of Ziost | Battle of Serenno | Annihilation of Csilla​

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DAGGER SQUADRON, NEW CARANNIA, BATTLE OF NIRAUAN, 868 ABY

AGE OF RETRIBUTION
866-870 ABY
Imperator Irveric Tavlar (866-867), Emperor Rurik Fel (867-)
Second Hyperspace War

DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR

Spoiler: AGE OF RETRIBUTION

While the Empire set its sights on a foreign enemy once more, the shadows of the Empire concocted a villain within its own organs of power. For the first time in the Empire's short existence, a planet and its overlord declared open sedition against the Imperator Irveric Tavlar. A Sith, lingering in the shadows since the victory at Bastion, Lord Halketh now deemed Darth Caelitus sought to fight a war of rebellion to rip Carlac from the Imperial heart and making true on the vow of treason, managed to successfully assassinate the Imperator via suicide bombing by one of his undead agents.

Immediately following, the Lord Executor Rurik Fel seized emergency executive power in the wake of Tavlar's assassination before personally leading the dogged assault on Carlac. A bloody battle ensued and while the Empire was badly beaten, Carlac managed to stay beneath the reign of the Iron Sun when Rurik declared himself Emperor and set his successor, Noel Strasza to purge her native homeworld of Caelitus's scourge.

Not long after, the Maw managed to sack the Galactic Alliance's capital of Coruscant within the conflict, a paltry force of the Empire was there to defend however, Fel's disillusionment with the Alliance's inability to respond and beat back the threat resulted in a swift end to the short-lived alliance between the New Imperial Order, the Galactic Alliance and the Silver Jedi Concord reigned in under Tavlar was dissolved by Fel, citing an inability to trust in the ability and competency of their allies by claiming they were inept in their ability to not only conduct warfare but manage their states at all.

The Maw continued its ravenous advance, however, striking at the once Imperial capital of Nirauan. Fighting aphyric, eventually victorious effort- the Empire was bloodied in the attack before retorting all their own with a siege and surprise attack unto Darth Caelitus's fortress world of Csaus, destroying the Citadel Caelitus before returning to the Empire to continue to wage war.

IMPORTANT EVENTS
Death of Irveric Tavlar | Deathly Defiance
Battle of Carlac | Sacking of Coruscant | Battle of Nirauan​

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ISB AGENTS, KUAT CRISIS BRIEFING, 874 ABY

AGE OF AUTHORITY
870-ONGOING
Emperor Rurik Fel
Second Hyperspace War

AN IRON WILL

Spoiler: AGE OF AUTHORITY

Forcibly separated from its extragalactic relationships, the Empire stood mostly alone. By the iron will of Fel, they would march forward of their own accord. But ahead of them was a path most treacherous. As the Maw continued to be a pervasive, existential threat- so too did relations grow frigid with former allies in the Alliance. Tensions began to swell, culminating in the first flashpoint between the two powers since Yinchorr.

Kuat. With heavy industrial and commerce ties to the Empire, in spite of Fel's drive for self-sufficiency and autarky, it was an invaluable resource and with the forever burning will of defiance against his alliance overlords, the Lord Regent Julius Loghain declared succession with the veiled backing of the Empire, the bloody revolt pairing Stormtrooper against Alliance Defense Force for the first time in hatred. A terrorist attack against an Imperial vessel drew the arms of both sides to fire as the two factions managed to negotiate a tentative peace.

All the while, sedition brews within the Empire proper. Not only does the spark of rebellion grow with each month from the ever-elusive 'Rebel Alliance' and its associated partisan groups, but the tightening grip of Fel's reign around the ruling Moffs of the Empire has made the loyalties of those who hold planetary power within the New Order be scrutinized and questioned by a government haunted by the shadow of sedition from Darth Caelitus.

Even still, war rages with the Brotherhood of the Maw and with the Imperial Armed Forces might have proven themselves the mightiest fighting force in the Galaxy following the Third Imperial Civil War, the armor was beginning to show its cracks as they stretched themselves thin to ward off further attacks from the Maw while carrying a moving front toward Exegol as forces amassed on the Alliance border all the same.

To ensure the Empire's fighting force would remain in a position of strategic advantage, the 'Winter Contingency' was passed down to evacuate and scorch earth all of Imperial occupied former Chiss space, to cede strategically unsustainable holdings to the Maw while consolidating a better, tighter grouping of systems and formations to defend and project from.

For now, the Empire is surrounded by states wary of it at best and hostile of it at worst, while it still maintains the Galaxy's most formidable military- an impossible situation continues to mount as external threats pile and the sparks of rebellion are nursed into smoldering flames internally.

IMPORTANT READING
Iron Will Decree | Dissolution of the Imperial Assembly
Kuat Crisis Part I | Part II | Fate of the Chiss I​

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T H E _ E M P I R E
CHARACTER CREATION GUIDE

OVERVIEW
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While the Empire on the surface does indeed resemble the Galactic Empire of old, there are many nuances that make our faction unique from the canonical Empire, as well as all the other Imperial factions that have been created on Chaos. As a result of our unique standing on the board, we understand that there will always be many questions as to how one can fit their characters or ideas within the faction, so we've come up with this guide to allow for better transparency, and to smooth the transition to entering our sphere of writing.

We hope this guide will allow a greater understanding of not just who we are, but also what we're about, therefore allowing both new members and old members alike the opportunity to seamlessly integrate and immerse yourselves into the expansive narrative our entire faction has come together to craft.​

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ROLES TO PLAY

MILITARY | STORMTROOPER CORPS
"I call upon you, my loyal stormtroopers, to join with me and take back our Empire which you have so long and faithfully served."
- Roan Fel

The tip of the spear and foremost offensive fighting force of the Empire. Absolutely legendary and iconic in its traditions and aesthetic. The Stormtrooper Corps is a group of highly trained soldiers who have proven their worth in battle against some of the most fearsome foes, taking part as the main component of victory in famed battles such as Harnaidan, Dubrillion, and the siege of Bastion.

The atmosphere is gritty yet enduring with a fixation on the human struggle through combat as they overcome for their comrades at their side, besting greater odds and variable threats to see the Iron Sun eclipse all else.​

MILITARY | SECTOR DEFENSE FORCE
"Only when the Imperial Army has disembarked does the war truly begin."
- Cassio Tagge

While the Stormtroopers garner the glory by acting as the sword in hand to the Empire, the SDF is the shield. The forces of a Sector Defense Force are lesser equipped and trained than their Stormtrooper counterparts but still possess the same fighting spirit and comradery.

Often starting on the backfoot of defensive engagements the goal of the SDF is always to scale the odds and defeat the enemy, employing the titanic armored forces at the disposal of the Empire to make their might known on the field of battle. While rarer in offensive engagements, the SDF is deployed to nearly every domestic military installation to defend the Empire from its foes within and without its borders.​

MILITARY | SPECIAL FORCES
"It's the trooper you don't see that will get you."
- Cassian Andor

Where the others can not accomplish the task, the special forces groups of the Empire are dispatched to act as the cloak and dagger, the scalpel. Deployed on missions of utmost danger, secrecy and importance, the special forces groups of the Empire are some of the most lethal on the Galactic stage, taking the form of Storm Commandos, Nova Troopers, Death Troopers, and SCAR troopers to name a few, the varied and specialized elite fighting forces of the Empire are a multi-pronged will of reckoning to those who dare oppose the Empire be they clandestine or brazen in their defiance.​

MILITARY | NAVY
'Service, Fealty, Fidelity'
- Motto of the Galactic Imperial Navy

The Imperial Navy has been a long-established force to be reckoned with. Well known and widely feared on the Galactic stage, the Imperial Navy is one of the more effective naval fighting forces in the Galaxy, employing a mesh of tactics and doctrines seen in both Imperial Remnants long past as well as utilizing the stratagems and mandates of their foes to harness the power of an ever-evolving armada that constantly seeks to adapt and remold itself as conflicts progress to isolate and exploit the weaknesses of their enemies.

The story of the Navy is not that of the instruments of destruction but of the very men and women who so preciously position the might of the Empire into its optimal stratagems and the perilous journey along the way.​

MILITARY | STARFIGHTER CORPS
"My talent is for killing the Empire's enemy, and that is the mission you'll give my men."
- Soontir Fel

The Imperial TIE Pilot is one of the deadliest tools of destruction at the disposal of the Empire. Each and every one of them is some of the most talented and trained in their field, opting for sheer speed and neck snapping maneuverability over sluggishness or raw power. The starfighter corps is the oil to the gears, the scaffolding of the essential foundation work formed together to make up the Imperial Armed Forces. Explore squadron dynamics and inner focus as pilots fight for space and air superiority as well as offering air support to the soldiers on the ground.​

FORCE USERS | IMPERIAL KNIGHTS
"Do you understand?"
"No, sire. But I will obey."
- Roan Fel and Antares Draco

The ideology of the Jedi and Sith are antiquated relics of the past; their archaic orders have contributed to the neverending cycle of warfare that has long poisoned our galaxy to the core. In their desire to achieve dominance through the force, they have revealed themselves to be dichotomous facets of the same coin, forever poised to seek dominance over the other at the detriment of the galaxy as a whole.

It is from this entropy that the Imperial Knights of the Empire have risen strong, and stand adamant against the tidal wave of threats who seek to bring chaos to the Empire and its denizens. Born from the establishment of the Force Corps, a product of the New Imperial Order's rebellion against the Sith, the modern Imperial Knights are an amalgamation of their military origins and the tenets of Emperor Rurik Fel after his ascension to the throne, and subsequent heralding of the Knights as the leader of the Order.​

INTELLIGENCE & LAW ENFORCEMENT | IMPERIAL SECURITY BUREAU
"What we say is principle, what we decide is regulation, what we do is law."
- Drelfin

The Galaxy is one of lies and deceit; it's a galaxy filled with conflicting ambitions, and deliberate misinformation. In an age of galactic hegemons who vie for power and influence through soft power, and engage each other through hybrid warfare, it is up to the Imperial Security Bureau to snuff out these threats to our Empire. The ISB is tasked with being the primary apparatus of intelligence and subterfuge both internally and externally throughout the galaxy. Whether these objectives involve direct reconnaissance & surveillance, infiltration & sabotage, or the lethal targeting of security threats via the shadows, the ISB are at home within the Empire's ever-growing shadow.

The ISB is not only meant to deal with the Empire's enemies in the dark; secondarily but of equal importance, they ensure the laws of the Empire are adhered to by the populace of their assigned jurisdiction. Sedition is dealt with a firm hand, and those who seek to commit crimes against the Empire are prosecuted to the full extent of their authority. In short, the eyes of the Imperial Security Bureau are everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

It is through their actions that order is maintained, and security is achieved.​

POLITICAL | COMPNOR
"Only through the projection of power do we bring order."
- Wilhuff Tarkin

The Committee for the Preservation of the New Order -- COMPNOR -- which was defined by its roots in the support of Emperor Palpatine's Galactic Empire, was readopted by the former New Imperial Order under the directive of Sovereign Imperator Irveric Tavlar. Abandoning its deep-seeded roots in 'Human High Culture' and 'Male Chauvinism' in favor of the tenets of Tavlar's interpretation of the New Order, the ideology of 'New Imperialism' was advocated to work in service to all peoples of the Empire, unifying the many various species and cultures within its borders under the inclusive ideology of 'High Imperial Thought'.

Counter to the precepts of uplifting the Imperials both within and outside its borders, COMPNOR also utilizes its ideology to weaken its political enemies abroad through its political apparatus of sub-divisions and influence. The Committee will also actively utilize the Imperial Security Bureau to augment their ability to project its ideological ambitions into the borders of neighbors, regardless of the official diplomatic relationships presented to the public.​

POLITICAL | MOFFS AND GRAND MOFFS
" The Empire is a government. Day after day people live their lives under Imperial rule without ever seeing a stormtrooper or hearing a TIE fighter scream overhead."
- Mitth'raw'nuruodo

Abandoning its rooted establishment in Warlordism and autonomy, under the directive of Emperor Fel's Imperial decree, the reorganization of the Empire into a number of sectors would lead to the reestablishment of the Moff system to further centralize the Empire beneath Fel's 'Reign of Iron'. As a result, the Imperial Assembly was formally dissolved, and each of the Warlord realms within the Empire were either partitioned or dissolved directly beneath the respective sectors their planets fell within. Moffs were given control of each individual planet, their authority both derived and entrusted by the central government of Bastion, and each sector being entrusted into the hands of seven Grand Moffs; one for each sector of the newly-reshuffled Empire.​

SUB-FACTION | SONS OF MANDALORE
"Many men will volunteer to die, but few will be patient in the face of pain."
- Canderous Ordo

The Mandalorians are a proud people but they are small in number and each attempt to thrust themselves to prominence on the Galactic stage has driven them further to extinction. Thus many within the Sons of Mandalore have taken what has been offered by the Order. Through the pact made in blood between the Imperial and Mandalorians to co-exist and assist eachother in their mutual desire to destroy the Sith Empire, the Mandalore Sector was freed from the tyranny of the Sith, with the Mandalore Sector maintaining a de-facto sense of autonomy, though officially its worlds and its inhabitants, fall beneath the authority of Sector VI and its Grand Moff.​

SUB-FACTION | TRADE FEDERATION
"You have to understand what these sectors were like before the Trade Federation arrived. And if it were made to leave? Then there'd be no law at all."
- Firmus Kett

The Trade Federation has returned and has been swift to embed itself into the space of the Empire. Establishing itself in historic Banking Clan worlds (Muunilinst, Scipio and Mygeeto) the Trade Federation is an ever expanding extra-governmental entity responsible for providing a great deal of the Empire's war machines as well as acting as the road paved behind them, working to rebuild and reinvigorate the worlds otherwise shredded by war.

But their motives are not soo innocent. In the end, they are war profiteers. Feasting off of endless Galactic conflict and reaping the spoils of a militarized economy ever set down the war path. It is a tenuous relationship but one where, for now, both sides seem to benefit. Within the Trade Federation a great deal of the corporate, financial, and underworld side of the Galaxy can be explored and fleshed out.​

OTHER

No character concept is well and truly 'off the table' as it were outside of some exception such as overt Sith or Jedi crusaders, the Empire is yours to make of it whether it be to write a gang lord in its underworld, a mercenary in its service, a dark sider looming in the shadows or a corporate profiteer seeking to exploit the ever consuming war machine of the Empire, there is a wealth of opportunity to make a unique character that melds seamlessly with the aesthetic of the realm.​

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ORIGIN POINTS

While invoking a great deal of the aesthetic foundation of the canon Galactic Empire and Imperial Remnants, the Empire's coming to power does not so closely resemble them. The Empire began as a rebellious entity called the New Imperial Order, a rogue state formed by Irveric Tavlar, Vaulkhar Zambrano, their confidants and retinue who vowed loyalty to them. It is less a regimented state where its populace has been born and bred in the philosophy of the New Order but instead one willed into existence with the valiant efforts of what initially began as a motley band re-igniting the fires of a 'True Empire'.

Below are a few example directions any new Imperial character might come from.​

SITH IMPERIAL DEFECTORS
"We shall eliminate the Sith. And save the Empire."
- Trachta

The vast majority of the Empire's veteran fighting force has been drawn from the military units that defected from The Sith Empire within the initial stretch of the Imperator's defiance. Though the numbers of those defiant souls grow thinner with each passing day as their veterancy puts them at the tip of the spear they are still a vaunted and respected strata of the Imperial military and government.

The motives vary among them with many aligning with the Sovereign Imperator Tavlar himself in wanting to be free from Sith control, to build an Empire for the Imperial, a better state of order and security not behest to the desires of a dark cult while others...others just wish to reap the chaos of war and count how many Sith Knights they can put below the earth in the hopes of gaining higher command in a newer government less attached to nepotism or force user bias.​

YOUTH OF THE EMPIRE
"Imperial lives first"
- Iron Sun Youth Group declaration

From the slums of Bastion to the gold-clad spires of Serenno, a new generation of Imperial citizens comes of age - a generation spent in a ruthless, costly, and bloody war against the Sith. A childhood of orphans robbed of their parents, suffering the deficits of resources spent in total war and paying its toll, the New Generation is characterized by a strong desire to preserve Imperial lives by any means necessary and a grudge against a galaxy they deem guilty of indifference that led to the rise of the Sith in the first place.

While they are no veteran warriors as their fathers, the Youth of the Empire equally match their predecessors' grit and will which was formed in suffering the landscape of total war. And as the change of guard is only a matter of time, one question remains unanswered - will it be bloody?​

IDEOLOGICAL CRUSADERS
"An empire is never peaceably acquired or maintained. It is willed into existence. We are that will."
- Firmus Piett

The cauldron that is the Galaxy has wrought many Imperial states into fruition and damnation several times over. The Galactic Empires, the First Order, the Core Imperial Confederation. They'd all expanded to subjugate massive swathes of the Galaxies only to be ravaged by the world within and without them.

Though even if governments and infrastructures fall, ideals, men and women do not. In the wake of these Imperial states have left a swath of veteran souls seeking purpose once more, to align themselves to a state that recognizes an ideology and way of life that they know better than any other.

Many from the former ranks of the First Order, the Galactic Empire, and Core Imperial Confederation have flocked to the Empire for a resurgent purpose. There is no telling how many more lurk in the galaxy waiting for their calling.​

IN-EXILE
"I think I need something more than killing and fighting in my life. I need a purpose."
- Canderous Ordo

To many, the Empire has been viewed as a beacon of opportunity. An opportunity for vengeance. The dawning of the Iron Sun has drawn many groups in exile to its banner, hoping to prove their worth to the Empire and either shape a new future for themselves all their own or reclaim what has been taken from them. The Sons of Mandalore, noble houses of Serenno, the Fel dynasty, and the wayward children of dormant worlds have all gathered to form an indomitable host able to bring the Galaxy to its knees.

In this effort, the brazen and truest traits which brought them to the Imperials have been reflected in the Empire itself all the while, the strengths of the Imperial have reflected back unto them to mold an unbreakable will of defiance.​

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T H E _ N E W _ O R D E R
IMPERIAL IDEOLOGIES​

The concept of the 'New Order' is a political philosophy tracing its origins to the Galactic Empire and the original conception of COMPNOR. While originally a machination of 'Sith' or 'Dark Side' origins made to subjugate the Galaxy under the interests of a sole ruler Palpatine it saw a great deal of evolution through the Imperial Remnant, Fel Empire, First Order and now is interpreted by the Empire.

While the New Order political philsophies and accompanying doctrines are strongly 'Sith' in origin and used in an evolved form known as 'ORDIS', the Empire strips down the Sith roots of the philosophy to concentrate it far more on the identity of the Imperial itself. Imperial being less so contrived as merely 'the citizen of an Empire' and more so a way of life and set of philosophical and political beliefs that has been seeded into the galaxy through generations of Empires rise and fall, creating a pseudo artificial culture of a people who prize order and security above all else.

Where this deviates from the values held by the Sith Empire and other pre-existing Imperial cults of belief is that the New Order is an authority loyal to its people at its foremost. The New Order must always act in the interests of the common man and thus is a more versatile template which can be interpreted and utilized in several different forms across the Galaxy depending on the needs of every species, planet, creed and society. It is not a rigid form by which all must comply to and acts in the interests of self-determination for the entirety of the Galaxy's populace.

Where it differs is that the New Order philosophy starkly differentiates the two major force creeds, the Jedi and the Sith as 'outsider' groups acting in their own interests to perpetuate Galactic war based along arbitrary alignments which force nuanced ideologies and philosophies to pick a side in the 'war of light and dark' otherwise referred to as 'the Great Galactic Lie' when they are more than likely fully determinant in deciding their own way of life. To combat this, the Imperial philosophy undertakes a policy of 'Force Iconoclasm' in which overtly Sith and Jedi Orders are rooted out and disbanded with any measure taken to combat their influence within the Empire.

In this overarching set of principles, power is gathered in those who are most fully capable of having it, foreign interests and decadent wealth need not enter the equation while order, security, loyalty and self-determination serve as the core values of Imperialism and its governing doctrine.

 

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G O V E R N M E N T
IMPERIAL GOVERNMENTAL SYSTEM

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Spoiler: Imperial Decree - 874

IMPERIAL DECREE
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Rurik Fel, Emperor
874ABY

THE END OF WARLORDISM IN THE EMPIRE

In an effort to return accountability to the Imperial government in those bearing the power of governance over the Imperial peoples.​

The Galaxy is still a slave to chaos. It festers in each swell of opportunity, growing in the shadow where it is opportune. This is at the behest of those who seek power and authority not out of the goodwill of the people they seek to control but of the desire of domination, the desire to sate the ego and delusions by ill-gotten means. We have seen this beast emerge from Carlac in the New Imperial Order as we did all the same in the heart of the Core on Coruscant.

Very little has been done to prevent the next attempt at sedition and yet- action needs to be taken.

The New Imperial Order was founded as an experimental state, built upon the identity of several iterations of Imperialism past, it seeks to be something new, something different, and something better than the Imperial states that had come before it. An unbreakable resiliency and a Galactic superpower was the result of our efforts, of our experiment. However, so too must it continue- to further better the Empire and further secure Order in the Galaxy.

For the betterment of the Empire and its people, to not leave them hostage to the potential of sedition and deceit once more- the following edicts and changes to the structure of the Empire will be enacted.

THE IMPERIAL OVERSECTORS​

SECTOR I 'IMPERATOR' SECTOR II 'BRIGHT JEWEL' SECTOR III 'GOLDEN NYSS' SECTOR IV 'BLAZING CLAW' SECTOR V 'COBALT BULWARK' SECTOR VI 'CRIMSON DAGGER' SECTOR VII 'CERULEAN SPEAR' SECTOR VIII 'BRAZEN PETARD'​

THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO IMPERIAL LAW AND THE CODE OF CONDUCT OF THE MOFF COUNCIL TAKE EFFECT:
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The dissolution of the Imperial Assembly to be replaced with the Moff Council. Honorable removal of office and dissolution of the position of Grand Vizier of the New Imperial Order. Restructuring of the Imperial systems into eight distinct over sectors with alterations, additions, and reductions in size to follow. The standardization and common practice of Imperial Standard Law to be enacted across all Imperial systems, superseding and previous legislative systems in place on all worlds. Planetary cultural autonomy, traditions and language will be acknowledged and respected within the jurisdiction of their homeworld(s). No planetary governor (Moff) may maintain a military force larger than one 'division-sized' element and one 'fleet-sized' element per world. These units are to be used in the sovereign policing and defense of said worlds unless called upon in a designated 'time of emergency' by the Imperial High Command. Further military units designated as divergent from Imperial training and doctrine may be leased by the Imperial Armed Forces via the Imperial owned 'Aurodium Sword' contractor. The rule of all current planet governments will be respected, acknowledged, and remain unchanged. Future governments will be appointed by the Grand Moff of each respective over-sector. Current regimes are treated as appoints made directly by the Emperor and can not be revoked by the Grand Moff. All worlds defer to the command of their respective over-sector however the Imperial High Command and Central Government have the right and authority to supersede any other legislative or authoritative body. No Grand Moff can call for the consolidation of multiple designated planetary sovereign military units into a grander force unless given emergency privileges by the Emperor. Additional guidelines for the identification and policing of political groups and ideologies believed to be 'terrorist' or 'extremist' ideas are to be introduced. The title of Moff will refer to governors of planet-sized elements and Grand Moff will refer to oversector governors. Cultural and informal titles will be kept but in all official Imperial documentation, Moff or Grand Moff is the only official rank designations to be used in official documentation and ceremony and in the instances of addressing in a military or governmental context.

RURIK FEL, EMPEROR

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Spoiler: Imperial Decree - 876

IMPERIAL DECREE
A:100:700166
Erskine Barran, Lord Regent.
Carlyle Rausgeber, Grand Moff - Sector VIII
Willan Tal, Grand Moff - Sector VII
Lucien Dooku, Heir to the Empire
876ABY

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TRIUMVIRATE

To consolidate Imperial authority beneath the leadership of the Lord Regent and the two most trusted Grand Moffs within the Empire, the final testament of Rurik Fel.​

"Our Emperor has fallen.

His life given for the Empire he built, risen from the ashes of an Order created in response to the Sith-Imperial threat. We once faced a threat so existential to our existence, that our founders met within the Hand of Thrawn to reach an accord for their survival. Rivals and allies alike, comrades whose bonds were smithed out of the fires of vengeance against the eternal enemy of the dark.

It was Rurik Fel, first of his name, who took us from being a disjointed state of rebels, into an age of Pax Imperialis that no other Imperial state had realized in centuries of strife. He brought us out of the past, and broke the shackles of Warlordism to remove the gangrenous limb that kept it from realizing our greatness. He fought against the Sith, and every actor of the Dark Lords who came to assailed our borders with their legions of cultists and Sith alike.

Always at the vanguard, always forwards.

Through the entirety of this great, galactic war, it was the Iron Emperor who kept us whole. Who kept us united. And upon his unyielding shoulders, the Empire marched forwards into the abyss, its men and women united in their defiance against the powers who sought our destruction. We fought, and we overcame each and every trial that we faced. Together, beneath the leadership of the adamant, the unbreakable Rurik Fel, we overcame all odds.

He was my brother, and it was his will to see our Empire fall under the watchful eye of the Lord General, Erskine Barran. These words I can attest to, and though I remain the heir to his throne, I will respect. The Lord General -- now the Lord Regent in my stead -- has seen to establish a Triumvirate to rule in my brother's stead. There are many who would see our time of mourning, and seek to probe us for weakness, but I believe thoroughly that our Empire will never fall. It must never fall, no matter the struggles we'll come to face.

My brother once told me, that the Empire was above all, and that he'd sacrifice everything to achieve victory over the enemies who'd bring us destruction. No matter the cost. I believe him now, and to the citizens of our Empire, I will leave you with these final words that I've come to understand wholeheartedly.

There is no more noble sacrifice, than to give your life for a cause in which you sincerely believe. And in the millennial history of this galaxy, there has never been a cause more worthy than that of the Empire.

Long live Rurik. Long live the Empire."

 

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I M P E R I A L _ A R M E D _ F O R C E S
FIST OF THE EMPIRE
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OVERVIEW
The Imperial Armed Forces, often abbreviated as IMPAF, is the military of the Empire. While it began as a mere mutinous force bound by a common goal to rebel against Sith rule, it has presently become one of the most fearsome militaries in the galaxy; where it lacks in numbers, it compensates through its immense and arguably unmatched war experience. IMPAF is given the mandate of safeguarding Imperial territories and enforcing the rule of the New Order on the scores of sovereign Imperial systems.

The Imperial Armed Forces answer directly to the Emperor who serves as its Commander-In-Chief, while the Lord Regent rules in the absence thereof the Emperor. Under the direct authority of the Emperor -- or Lord Regent -- falls the overall structure of the Imperial Armed Forces High Command (IMPAF-HICOM). The highest position that an Imperial Officer can attain, depending on their respective branch of service, are the ranks of Lord General of the Imperial Army, and Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy respectively.

// IMPERIAL ARMED FORCES - HIGH COMMAND [IMPAF-HICOM] //

• Emperor [VACANT]
• Lord Regent DECEASED Erskine Barran
• Lord General of the Imperial Army Willan Tal
• Grand Admiral of the Imperial Navy Caarlyle Rausgeber

IMPERIAL ARMY
The Imperial Army is the branch of the Imperial Armed Forces responsible for ground-based military operations. Operating under the oversight of Army Command [ACOM], the Imperial Army was predominantly formed by both deserters of the Sith-Empire and volunteers and conscripts from New Imperial worlds.

The most notable sub-branches of the Imperial Army are the following:

STORMTROOPER CORPS​

The Stormtrooper Corps is the iconic representation of the Emperor's will. These faceless soldiers form the nucleus of the Imperial Army's infantry. Renowned as elite shock troopers on the frontline, stormtroopers are also known for their numerous, various specializations. The instilled loyalty to the Emperor is the stormtrooper's code of honor and as such, they are often deployed to execute brutal yet efficient tactics. While substantially outnumbered by their SDF counterparts, the stormtroopers compensate with their extreme effectiveness and capabilities.​

SECTOR DEFENCE FORCE​

A Sector Defense Force, colloquially known as the SDF by local worlds & their populace, is the predominant military force utilized by the Empire to establish security & control within its designated sector on behalf of their respective Sector authorities. Much like the Galactic Empire's Imperial Army, the SDF is formed mostly of untrained, yet eager conscripts & volunteers from their home planet of origin. While at its core the SDF's primary doctrine involves the territorial defense of their respective sector, it is not uncommon for large swathes of a Sector's Defense Force to be utilized as quickly deployed reinforcements to bolster the Stormtrooper Corps' offensive operations; They serve as an effective -- albeit fodder in all but name -- force multiplier to achieve the objectives of Imperial High Command.​

SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND​

The Special Operations Command, also abbreviated as SOC, is the sub-branch of the Imperial Army responsible for conducting military activities of unconventional nature. As the name suggests, SOC is the so-called "special forces" of the Imperial Army. While the Imperial Army's responsibility is mainly focused on ground operations, the Special Operations Command's operations are also extended to space. These elite units are formed from Stormtroopers and are generally referred to as Storm Commandos.​

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IMPERIAL NAVY
The Imperial Navy is the branch of the Imperial Armed Forces responsible for conducting space warfare. Operating under the oversight of Naval Command [NAVCOM], the Imperial Navy is considered by many as the backbone of the Imperial Armed forces.

The most notable sub-branches of the Imperial Navy are the following:

STARFLEET COMMAND​

The Starfleet Command is the backbone structure of the Imperial Navy, concerning the command of all ships with the meterage and tonnage of Corvette-class ships and higher. Starfleet Command is responsible for the strategic deployment of naval task forces and fleets in force across the Galaxy. It is in the Starfleet where the Empire inherits the traditions and stratagems of the Imperial states before, taking pride in its excellence in large scale naval warfare and stratagem over the course of several generations of Naval officers and leaders.​

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STARFIGHTER CORPS​

The Starfighter Corps is the Empire's fast attack starfighter scale and space superiority element, while typically integrated into Naval command and stationed aboard larger naval vessels, the Starfighter Corps also plays a vital role in supporting ground operations with both air superiority, close air support, and reconnaissance. The Starfighter Corps of the Empire also holds a strong tradition hailing back to TIE pilot aces of the ancient Galactic Empire.​

Spoiler: ODE TO THE FALLEN - to be updated

PLAYER CHARACTERS KILLED IN COMBAT
Captain Belisarius - Harnaidan | 860ABY
Corporal Sam Deckard - Harnaidan | 860ABY
Auxilia Commander Cameron Farwell - Mygeeto | 860ABY
Captain Agrippa - Bastion | 862ABY
Lieutenant Berik - Bastion | 864ABY
Knight Fisk Kamer - Ziost | 864ABY

 

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K N I G H T S _ O F _ T H E _ E M P I R E
THE PROTECTORS OF THE ORDER

THE ORDER OF THE IMPERIAL KNIGHTS
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The ideology of the Jedi and Sith are antiquated relics of the past; their archaic orders have contributed to the neverending cycle of warfare that has long poisoned our galaxy to the core. In their desire to achieve dominance through the force, they have revealed themselves to be dichotomous facets of the same coin, forever poised to seek dominance over the other at the detriment of the galaxy as a whole.

It is from this entropy that the Imperial Knights of the Empire have risen strong, and stand adamant against the tidal wave of threats who seek to bring chaos to the Empire and its denizens. Born from the establishment of the Force Corps, a product of the New Imperial Order's rebellion against the Sith, the modern Imperial Knights are an amalgamation of their military origins and the tenets of Emperor Rurik Fel after his ascension to the throne, and subsequent heralding of the Knights as the leader of the Order.

With Emperor Fel's death during the Second Great Hyperspace War, and the Battle of Tython coming to an end, the reigns of the Imperial Knights were left to his half-brother and Heir to the Empire, Lucien Dooku. With unanimous support and backing from the Imperial Knights as the scion to Rurik's legacy, he would keep to the tenets established by his brother, while maintaining that the Knights would no longer be an arm of the Imperial war machine, but the wardens of the Empire as a whole. They would adopt a semi-autonomous structure within the Empire, using their authority to protect not only the Empire from external threats, but promising to shield those within from threats internal as well. It is through their will that the legacy of what Rurik established would be done.

For the Empire; For the People.

SCHOOLS OF THE IMPERIAL KNIGHTS​

As both the Sith and Jedi have their selected disciplines and specializations, the Knights have adopted their own more fit to the duties and responsibilities expected of them by the Empire. Though it is important to note that each school is a guideline best utilized by the more junior members of the Order and as Knights progress they typically utilize what is best fit to accomplish the tasks ahead of them.

The guardians of the Empire, the Knight-Paladin is a formidable warrior armed and trained to lead and protect their comrades in the chaos of open warfare, the Paladin is typically armed in traditional Imperial Knight armor, utilizing a single lightsaber or a single lightsaber and shield to protect himself and his allies from danger. Paladins are resilient fighters, able to bare the punishment of sustained combat over time, meant to lead from the front and fan the flames away from their allies so that they might press the advantage in battle. They are the archetypal Imperial Knights. Ex. Ganner Krieg	The sentinels of the Imperial Knights, the Knight-Templar is a savage bladesman able to combat even the most powerful foes. The Templars are uncompromising, cunning and dangerous in their approached, typically equipped with traditional Imperial Knight armor with modifications made to best suit their personal style of combat utilizing a single lightsaber, two lightsabers or a double bladed lightsaber all based on the personal preference of the Templar. Templars are fit in mind and body, meant to tangle in with the most powerful opponents of both dark and light, the Templar is a duelist first and foremost- able to defeat their enemies in single combat with brutal efficiency. Ex. Antares Draco	The consulars of the Order, the Knight-Cleric is a student and master of the Force itself. While less common on the field of battle than their counterparts, the Clerics are an essential component of the Order of the Imperial Knights. Unearthing the mysteries of the Force and unlocking relics of forgotten pasts, they are the truest students of the esoteric and arcane with a skillset ranging from pure sages with a mastery over the force to the cunning shadows. Where the Paladins and Templars prize martial skill and resilience, the Clerics hone their wisdom and intellect to strum the perplexing tethers of the force to their ability and to the enhancement of their comrades and the woe of their enemies. Ex. Marasiah Fel

CHAPTERS OF THE IMPERIAL KNIGHTS​

While the Imperial Knights are a flexible organization allowing for the versatile deployment and consolidation of its members, each Knight is assigned a 'chapter' within which they are trained to their specialized duties. Chapters are the primary unit organization of the Imperial Knights, organized in groups of several hundred or so knights and support staff. While they typically operate on a flexible and mobile basis, each chapter is allotted a Knight Redoubt which serves as its domestic base of operations in Imperial space along with a task force of Imperial Naval vessels to patrol and deploy its Knights across the Galaxy.

Each chapter is divided into several different roles which determine the primary duty of its knights, the most prominent being the following-

CRUSADER CHAPTERS​

Crusader chapters are the baseline military order of battle by which the Imperial Knights are deployed, consolidated in times of war Crusader chapters are the righteous sword of the empire, made to be dispersed across various Imperial military units to meet strategic demands or to strike as one on critical strategic and tactical objectives with an extremely high standard of readiness Crusader chapters are said to be prepared to make a lightspeed jump to any crisis within or outside of the Empire within one Galactic standard day, matching the standard set by the 501st Legion of readiness.

INQUISITION CHAPTERS​

Inquisition chapters are specialized in the role of hunting individuals, creatures and objects of a profane and malicious nature. With a hardline stance on those who utilize the dark side of the Force, the Inquisitors of the Imperial Knights are the main agents by which those who lurk in the shadows are sought out and brought to righteous justice. They typically patrol the Imperial borders on a near constant basis or stake out long term deployments on suspect worlds in search of the profane while its also not entirely uncommon for Knight-Inquisitors to be attached to traditional military, intelligence or special operations units.

MISSION CHAPTERS​

Mission chapters are the traveling beacon of Imperialism within and outside of the Empire's borders, harkening back to the Imperial Mission established by the First Fel Empire. Their task is typically non-combat and more humanitarian in nature, offering medical, educational and infrastructural assistance to ailing worlds which lurk on the edge of Imperial influence in the hopes of winning the hearts and minds of the planet's population to make them more sympathetic to the Imperial cause and ideology. However it isn't uncommon for knights assigned to missionary chapters to serve as local law enforcement in unstable or underdeveloped regions or intelligence gatherers specialized seeking out dissidents.

ESOTERIC CHAPTERS​

Esoteric chapters are a specialized set of Imperial Knight chapters which origins are typically grounded in well established force orders within or periphery to Imperial space that have ideals, tenets and codes not unlike or easily molded to the beliefs of the Empire. Esoteric chapters typically have a small scope of operation be it designated jurisdictions on planets to planetary systems. Esoteric chapters are more or less Imperial authorized force orders which are obligated to assist the Order of the Imperial Knights to retain their ability to carry on ancient traditions undisturbed whilst tithing resources to the Empire. Examples include, the Chapter of the Hidden Ones , a sect of the Baran Do brought under the Order of the Imperial Knights.

Reclaiming the lost legacy of the Fel Empire's Imperial Knights, those adherent to the Empire march in their shadows as Force User knights of the realm who uphold order above all else. They serve the Empire first and foremost and act in its interests regardless, embodying The Force not in the Imperator or Lord Executor but as the Empire as a whole, its people, its ideals and its vision of the Galaxy, a realm free from the perfidious corruptions wrought by the Sith and other dark forces, while free from the blind, false virtues of the Jedi.

The Lord Executor is the appointed commander of the Imperial Knights and commands their operating doctrine and philosophy, being a veteran Knight Commander and master in the Force the Lord Executor's responsibility is to protect the Empire but also ensure the cultivation and teachings of Knight Errants and initiates to the Order of the Imperial Knights. With this, the Lord Executor has authority reaching above all but the Sovereign Imperator, being the authority of the Imperator where the Imperator is not the Lord Executor acts with an uplifted level of autonomy as do the Imperial Knights individually once they progress past the rank of Knight Errant and are deemed full Imperial Knights, not required to have their Commander or teacher present and allowed to operate independently in different roles, though mostly frontline militants, the Imperial Knights are proficient warriors, leaders and tacticians that are versatile in many roles.

THE CODE

THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUTH : ORDER.
The Galaxy is at the brink of total collapse into Chaos. The duality of light and dark has wrought about the nigh destruction of the Galaxy several times over. For Order to be made, the Imperial Truth has to shine through the Great Galactic Lie. This truth is Order. Only through Order can there be peace, can there be prosperity and security for the Empire and all its people. The Imperial Knights are the protectors of Order. They will snuff out the darkness and undo chaos where it dwells.

IN ORDER, EMOTION IS DISCIPLINE.
Emotion is natural. It is human, it is the inherent flaw and trait to all sentient kind. There is no need to suppress it as an unnatural malfeasance as the Jedi do, nor is it necessary to unchain the emotions to rage and impulse. To control one's emotion is to have discipline. Discipline is freedom. With discipline and control over ones thoughts and feelings, the Imperial Knight is unbreakable and his potential knows no bounds.

IN ORDER, KNOWLEDGE IS UTILITY.
The Force holds many secrets in both Light and Darkness alike. The Imperial Knight is a student of The Force just as they are a student of tactics, strategem, history, culture, language and the Galaxy as a whole. We must remember our history in the Knights that came before us in Roan Fel, Antares Draco and the battles we fought in generations past. To learn those lessons and preserve their legacy so it may never be forgotten. The Imperial Knight is one of the forefront missionaries of the Empire, enforcing the Imperator's will in all reaches of the Empire and thus require the knowledge and context of all the cultural workings of the Galaxy and their societal dynamics whilst processing the ability to be from-the-front leaders on the field of battle.

IN ORDER, PASSION IS LOYALTY.
The Imperial Knights are loyal to the Empire above all else, its people and the dream and ideal of the New Order. A New Order freed from the 'Great Galactic Lie' of the Darkness and the Light bound in eternal conflict. A Galaxy in peace, security and prosperity. The Knights of the Empire are the means by which the Iron Sun will eclipse the Galaxy to give way to the new dawn and a Galaxy redeemed in Order. We obey this will and we will do our duty. Always. To the end.

IN ORDER, HARMONY IS UNITY.
We are bound in service, bound in our obligation to the Empire and its people. We are an Order unbreakable. Brothers and sisters united in purpose. In this we seek to meld our minds in the fray and in this we scorn the darkness. For the Darkness is redeemable and only gives way to chaos and needless devastation. There is no harmony in Darkness as it breeds self-doubt and self-hatred. There is no unity in Darkness because it breeds envy and desire for power. There is only harmony in our unity, our bound obligation to the Empire.

IN ORDER, DEATH IS REMEMBERED.
There is no greater feat than sacrifice. In sacrifice there is peace and in Order, death is remembered. The legacy respected and the sacrifice never in vain. There is no greater death than a death in service to Order, to the Empire, to our brothers and sisters of the Imperial Knights.

THE FORCE IS OUR WEAPON,
The Force is a tool as much as it is the spiritual nexus to our being. The Force is a tool to enforce the will of the Imperator, to protect the scions of the Order and deal death unto our enemies. We are not emblazon in the blinding light nor are we the malfeasant parasites in the shrouded darkness. We tread a nuanced path of discipline and indomitable will. We invoke the light to empower our comrades in valor and heal their wounds while we tread the shadows in order to bring death to our enemies.

AND WE ARE THE WEAPONS OF THE EMPIRE!
Though we are wayward cousins to the 'Jedi Order' we are a creed all our own. Scions of the Empire loyal to the Imperial. The enforcers of the Imperator's Will. We hold our truth, maintain our discipline, preserve our knowledge, covet our loyalty and await our chance to make our sacrifice for the Empire. We are the Imperial Knights. We will bring about the end to Darkness, the end to the Great Galactic Lie and redeem the Galaxy in a New Order of a true peace and true prosperity.

IMPERIAL KNIGHTS RANK STRUCTURE

WARDEN OF THE EMPIRE
Lucien Dooku

KNIGHT COMMANDERS
Melvain Braxis
Sahar
Michael Barran

KNIGHTS
Aoki-Barran Mira
Tish Cowen
Tamna Korvan
Aschwin Vethres
Huang Shoushan
Ihsan Varad
Simon Meinrad
Cyrus Predor
KNIGHT ERRANTS
Siyndacha Aerin
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C O M P N O R
COMMISSION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE NEW ORDER

The Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR), is an ideological organization committed to furthering the aims and influence of the New Order. COMPNOR's ideals are revered by its supporters, thus acceptance is exceptionally selective and reserved for only the most loyal and dedicated to the New Order.

The mission of COMPNOR is to promote the New Order set of ideals within and without, maintain and advance the identity of the government, and protect the interests of the Empire and its citizenry through:​

• Supporting and ensuring the advancement of the New Order ideology through political activities within the New Imperial Order and across the galaxy;
• Nurturing and spreading New Imperial culture through a mix of organizations, policies, programmes and supervision of information;
• Forging and maintaining diplomatic relations aiming to strengthen relationships with foreign governments and organizations

COMPNOR vigorously works to instill the ideology of the New Order into the lives and constitution of galactic citizenry. As one of the largest entities of Imperial bureaucracy, COMPNOR blueprints and furthers the Imperial way of life by influencing various aspects of it - youth education, arts, sciences, law enforcement, and even functions of the Imperial Armed Forces.​

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SELECT COMMITTEE
The Select Committee is the ruling body of COMPNOR. SELCOM, as it is often abbreviated, is chaired by five Commissioners and the director of the Imperial Security Bureau and seeks to develop policies and initiatives which maintain and further the New Order. Membership of the Select Committee is extremely selective and only the most loyal high ranking officers are accepted within the ruling body.

IMPERIAL SECURITY BUREAU
The Galaxy is one of lies and deceit; it's a galaxy filled with conflicting ambitions and deliberate misinformation. In an age of galactic hegemons who vie for power and influence through soft power, and engage each other through hybrid warfare, it is up to the Imperial Security Bureau to snuff out these threats to our Empire. The ISB is tasked with being the primary apparatus of intelligence and subterfuge both internally and externally throughout the galaxy. Whether these objectives involve direct reconnaissance & surveillance, infiltration & sabotage, or the lethal targeting of security threats via the shadows, the ISB is at home within the Empire's ever-growing shadow.

The ISB is not only meant to deal with the Empire's enemies in the dark; secondarily but of equal importance, they ensure the laws of the Empire are adhered to by the populace of their assigned jurisdiction. Sedition is dealt with a firm hand, and those who seek to commit crimes against the Empire are prosecuted to the full extent of their authority. In short, the eyes of the Imperial Security Bureau are everywhere and nowhere at the same time.

It is through their actions that order is maintained, and security is achieved.

CompForce
CompForce is the military wing of COMPNOR, dedicated to be an army of utterly loyal soldiers to the Imperator separate from the Stormtrooper Corps. They are an elite, fully-volunteer force with extremely selective recruitment. It comprises completely loyal members motivated primarily by conscious adherence to the tenets of the New Order. They answer to New Order ideologues rather than High Command - an army within the Army, designed to tighten and enforce the grip of the New Order ideology on the military.

Spoiler: Assault-CF Combat Groups

Assault is structured into so-called Combat Groups which as a unit size varied from battalion up to division. All combat groups in the Assault-CF were ordered in a single series of numbers followed by their names for example: 3rd Assault-CF Combat Group "Wilhuff Tarkin".

*OOC// CompForce serves mostly as fluff like NPCs, canon fodder, and other story telling purposes for player characters in COMPNOR and/or ISB.

OOC References

• COMPNOR [Legends]
• COMPNOR [Canon]
• Active Measures
• Political Warfare
• Paramilitary
• Weimar Republic Paramilitaries
• Political Commisar

 

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R A N K S _ OF _ T H E _ E M P I R E

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