Unreviewed Order of the Knights Tenebrus

[Darth Imperius]

KNIGHTS _ TENEBRUS
Wrath of the Heir​

• Intent: To create the core of Darth Imperius powerbase.
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• Links: Imperial Guard, Project Exarch

• Army Name: Order of the Knights Tenebrus
  
• Classification: Professional Force Sensitive Army
• Affiliation: Darth Imperius
• Army Symbol: The Bogan Symbol cresting the Reconstituted Sith Empire Hexagon.
• Description: The Knights Tenebrus are an elite Order of the zealously devoted cultists, composed solely of bio-engineered Force sensitive knights.
  Hand-picked warriors and soldiers, undergoing intense personal rituals and bonding, they are not only inspired by the Sith Emperor's Imperial Guard, but their direct descendant. They are exalted lieutenants, chosen commanders, brutal executioners and eternal bodyguards as well as most elite shocktroops.
  
  Raised and bred in the deepest dungeons beneath the surface of Zakuul, they have been dormant for the time their master would awaken them. Engineered to perfection through the modern application of Project Exarch and their minds linked to that of Darth Imperius, making them fanatically loyal beyond reason and logic. Indoctrinated with the belief of their path being the way, of their master knowing what is best for everyone, there is no turning or twisting of their minds, no disloyalty and no hesitation in their commitment to duty.
  
  They are clad in plate armor, specifically crafted onto each subjects body through the pain inducing Sith stalker procedure. Their plate is typically decorated with token and totems of death, bones, skulls and ancient Sith funeral rites engraved on their armor and skin, to symbolise their disdain for death itself and for believing themselves to be death incarnate.
  Carrying Sith swords, halberds, maces and axes, forged in the blood of their dear ones, their weapons defy the Light with every life taken and fuel their cruel and vicious nature. Their skill at arms, at all weapons, is achieved through a lethal, rigorous training program that leaves no weakness, no flaw in them.

• Headquarters: Dramath's Blood [Battleship]
• Goals: To protect Darth Imperius. To enforce Darth Imperius' will. To execute Darth Imperius enemies.
• Reputation: The Galaxy has not seen these warriors at work yet, at least not in their official and unmasked self. A cult of fanatics is bound to be seen with a mixture of wariness and fear, for their actions may be as unpredictable as they can be cruel or reckless. Judging by who they serve, their future service will be measured in the blood of their slain enemies, in battle and sleep.

• Army Size: Small
• Composition:
  • The Hexaton
  • Extremis Chamber - The Extremis Chamber are the best among the best of the Order, elite warriors who have gone through fire and death for the Heir and his goals. They are the permanent bodyguard of Darth Imperius and are his personal strike force as well as the most capable lieutenants.
  • Terminus Chamber - Dreadwing The Terminus Chamber is responsible for nothing short of the end of every opposition, not mere defeat, it is about extermination. They sweep in with weapons beyond imagination and powers that will make the most heroic adversaries vanish. They are executioners of civilisation, of worlds, lacking all subtlety and considered cold even for the Knights Tenebrus standards.
  • Infernus Chamber - One of the two more battle oriented chambers, the Infernus Chamber excels at using the technology it has been giving to swiftly and decisively decide battles. With armored and artillery support, they are considered the more passive among the Chambers but have mastered the art of warfare.
  • Mortis Chamber - The enemies head is where a strife, a battle or a war is won and it is best to remove it. The Mortis Chamber specialises in assassination, espionage and intelligence. They are the shadow of death that approaches silently and kills, only to claim said victory for the Heir. While one of the most effective tools, it is also one with the highest mortality rate.
  • Tempestus Chamber - An Empire spans stars and the void between them is filled by nothing, a cold, silent grave. To master this vast emptiness is the duty of the Tempestus Chamber. They are ace pilots, excelling in dogfights, in swift raids and boarding actions.
  • Invictus Chamber - The Invictus Chamber is the most prominent among the vast armies and navies both of the Heir's Legions as well as the Kainate. They are commanders, strategists, tacticians who are trained and educated to lead troops into campaigns and into battle.
  • Order of Battle
    • Chamber
      • Banner
        • Strike Force
          • Squad

• Order Command
  • Grand Executor - Darth Imperius
  • Executors of the Hexaton - Commanding a Chamber of the Hexaton
  • Extremis Paladin - Member of the Extremis Chamber
• Chamber Ranks
  • Praetor - Commander of a Banner
  • Exalted Knight - Banner Champion
  • Chosen Knight - Standard Bearer
• Banner Ranks
  • Commander - Strike Force and Squad Leaders as well as Training Commanders overseeing recruitment and training of future Knights
  • Centurion - Veteran Knight
  • Knight - Rank and File

Founding
Going hand in hand with the reclamation of Zakuul, Aurelian Sigismund shadowed every project he did for a future he had kept hidden beneath a veil of self-righteousness and stoic soldierism. The Knights Tenebrus were established together with the Knights of Zakuul and Eternal Legion, crafting a force in the shadows that would one day emerge together with his own aspirations to claim the heritage of Darth Vitiate.

Based in the depths of Zakuul, in dungeons so deep that the heat of the core warmed it, the Knights Tenebrus were founded first, a template that all others would follow up upon. Simplified in the Homo Aurum clones, the Knights would not be cloned, but individuals, volunteers recruited from all over the Galaxy to be inducted in the most gruesome and harsh training regime there was. Only to serve as the parents of the actual Knights. Genes were telling and only the strongest would be permitted to serve in this elite force.

Over decades the Order was built up, never resting and never visible to the eyes of the Galaxy. Yet walking among them, in secret, tested, trialed in the wars that were ravaging across the realms. Fighting Jedi, fighting Sith, Mandalorians, Mawites, Imperials, Alliance soldiers, Ashlan Crusaders, they were prepared to kill anyone.

Awakened and Risen
Now the Knights Tenebrus stand as the spearhead of the Hand of the Heir under Darth Imperius. A new force of the Sith Empire that is designed to bring death and order into the ranks of those that resist the new order. They are the core of what is known as the Hand of the Heir, the powerbase of Darth Imperius. Overseeing its various divisions and detachments, watching its operations and guarding it from inside and outside threats.

Operating from the battleship Dramath's Blood, the Knights are rarely deployed in massed force and are more often seen using their characteristic Scourge-class Stormshuttle, in which they pursue the enemies of the Heir. They are organised in the Hexaton, six chambers in reverence to the original Sith Empire's coat of arms, with each having a different specialisation for their deployments. It will not hamper the ability of them to work together or perform more mundane tasks, such as in battle or as bodyguard, but each follows a specific set of unique duties.

They are a unique, elite arm of the might of Darth Imperius and their cult-like adherence, worship even as Heir of Tenebrae is beyond reason. They always have members accompany him, always on guard and protecting his most important assets, commanding his pivotal battles and executing his most clandestine tasks.