Name: The First Order - Link Here
OOC Hierarchy:
- Faction Owner: Ariel Yvarro
- Faction Administrators: Renata Westaway | Kassandra Distorith
- Creative Staff: Masayu Kimura | Kurayami Bloodborn
IC Hierarchy:
Government:
Supreme Leader: The Head of State of the First Order, the Supreme Leader is a monarch with a broad scope of powers and control of the state. The Supreme Leader is the Commander-in-Chief of the First Order’s military as well as a chief policymaker.
Grand Moff: The Moff is invited by the Supreme Leader to form a government in her name. The Grand Moff is appointed and may be removed at the discretion of the Supreme Leader. They are the chief contact between the Supreme Leader and the rest of the government and express the will of the Supreme Leader to the Moff Council to implement her vision.
Moff Council Members: Moffs are sector governors who are appointed or removed by the Supreme Leader, typically on the advice of the Grand Moff. They communicate with the Grand Moff and Members of Parliament. Also known as the Cabinet, the Moff Council is the decision-making body of the executive branch within the First Order. Members of the Moff Council may have generalized or specific briefs (i.e. Foreign Minister, Minister of Transport).
Parliament: Sitting in the capital of Avalonia, the First Order Parliament grew from the provisional Congress of Governors that convened after the fall of Dosuun by governors and other local leaders in exile after the Ssi-Ruuk conquest. Formalized by the First Order’s new Charter, Parliament is a deliberative body, once again made up of governors (as appointed by the Moff Council) and their delegations - typically municipal and regional leaders or their delegates. Their role is to advise the Moff Council as to the needs and desires of the people of the First Order.
Although the Parliament cannot force or prohibit action through its activities, holding no force of law, when Parliament speaks (through Resolutions) it is a powerful statement to the Moff Council and its leader, the Grand Moff; the First Order’s leadership ignores it at their own risk.
Parliament sits in regular cycles, allowing those who make up the body to return home to conduct their regular responsibilities. Traditionally, the Parliament has been opened each year by the Speaker in the name of the Supreme Leader, with a summary of the agenda that the Moff Council intends to pursue over the year in a ceremony known as the State Opening of Parliament, a holdover from the influence of Galidraani history and culture on the First Order. It has been announced that the Supreme Leader will be opening Parliament this year in a televised ceremony.
The Parliament chamber is circular in nature, signifying that there are no ‘sides’ in the First Order -- rather, that all members are working in the interests of the First Order itself rather than partisan interests. Three-quarters of a circle of seats line the circular chamber in several rows, leaving the well open for speaking. The fourth quarter of the circle consists of the Speaker’s podium and parliamentary aids and other administrators.
Resolutions can be introduced individually or co-signed by others. Each Resolution is subject to discussion and debate at a time determined by the Speaker. A three-quarters vote of the Parliament can compel the Speaker to bring a Resolution up for debate and/or a vote. Resolutions pass by a simple majority, though Resolutions that pass with more than three-quarters of Parliament voting in favor earn the designation of Special Resolution. Resolutions contain no force of law, but can be used to urge the Moff Council to adopt (or avoid adopting) policies, laws, or actions.
Military:
As the head of state and government, Supreme Leader Natasi Fortan is head of the Armed Forces and their Commander-in-Chief. The Ministry of Defense is the Government department and highest level of military headquarters charged with formulating and executing defense policies for the Armed Forces.
The First Order Armed Forces are divided between three branches of service, the Navy, the Army, and the Starfighter Corps. Led by their respective professional chiefs the Grand Admiral, Field Marshal, and Grand Marshal respectively. The Stormtrooper Corps is organized under the Department of the Navy and are led by their Captain-General.
At the time of this charter, the First Order is rebuilding its Armed Forces and has yet to form Expeditionary forces. The focus, for now, is building the defense of the home sector and readiness training. For this purpose, Dosuun is considered the homeworld of the First Order with the systems of Seoul, Mephout, and Needan falling into the 'Home Sector.'
The First Order is in the process of implementing military installations across the home sector to strengthen its defenses. Service in the military at this point in time can be considered optional; men and women over the age of 18 (Galactic Standard Years) are required to serve either two years of military service or four years of civil service before their citizenship loses its “provisional” status and they become entitled to full citizenship benefits under the First Order charter.
Security Bureau:
The First Order Security Bureau (FOSB) operates as the premier First Order Intelligence organization. In the past, the Bureau was structured with two divisions. The Office of Strategic Services supported external intelligence initiatives, and the Office of Internal Services which as the title suggests, focused on matters of the interior. There are whispers that the Bureau has been re-established as the First Order seeks to crawl back out of the shadows and onto the galactic stage.
Though the two divisions of the Bureau had their own directives, their pooled data mining operations and resources were often shared. From monitoring frequently used carrier waves for image packets to collecting reports from news agencies around the galaxy, the FOSB was rumored to have been one of the most efficient data mining operations on its side of the galaxy if not the entirety. Through this data collection and cryptanalysis, the First Order Security Bureau constantly found itself at the cutting edge of surveillance and counterintelligence technology.
After the fall of the First Order, many thought that the FOSB had simply evaporated alongside them - the Bureau certainly hadn't given anyone reason to believe otherwise. Even now, its reappearance is little more than a rumor. No official acknowledgment has been made by the First Order of its existence or re-establishment. This is by design. As the First Order rebuilds, it has been deemed in their best interest to put the clandestine back in 'clandestine operations'.
Just who works for the FOSB and where they operate is unknown, but the following is a rough breakdown of what the OSS and OIS did do in the past and what they very well may continue to do, to this very day.
Office of Strategic Services: The OSS handled the FOSB’s external operations, whether that meant a deep undercover assignment or working to destabilize local planetary systems to make it easier for the First Order to annex. The details of what exactly these agents did remains hidden.
Office of Internal Services: The OIS worked within the FOSB and handled many of its internal affairs which worked to root out any enemy infiltrators, internal inefficiencies, and those who threatened the integrity of not just the FOSB but of any of the First Order’s operations or organizations.
Imperial Knights:
We are the First Imperial Knights. We are neither dark nor light, but order and balance. We are neither doctrine nor dogma but service and duty. A First Imperial Knight is a servant of the First Order.
All First Imperial Knights begin as a Novice. As a Novice, you will study three schools of the Force: Alter, Sense, and Control. You will train in hand-to-hand combat and basic weapons, including blasters and melee weapons. You will also learn the core ability of any First Imperial Knight: Force Neutrality or Repel. This skill is the very thing that Ysalamiri use to dampen any Force Sensitive's connection to the Force. It forms the basis of a First Imperial Knight's skill-based dedication to balance and resistance against the dogmas of the dark and light.
After completing your training, you will be partnered with a Sentinel who will serve as a mentor. A Sentinel has completed their training and has already begun down a specific path, whether that is with defense, offense, or other abilities. During this time, a Sentinel must decide the path they will follow, always mindful that it is not the accomplishments that will be remembered, as much as how one lives one's life.
A Sentinel comes to understand that all life is valuable and that they do not risk theirs or others' lives lightly. They remember that saving ten innocents is not worth killing one innocent. They remember that at some point in time, all men are weak. Strength does not make one capable of rule, rather it makes one capable of service. Our duty as an Imperial Knight of the First Order is to serve.
When the Sentinel is ready and has proven themselves worthy, only then can they truly proclaim themselves a Knight of the First Order.
A Knight within the First Order has gone through many trials and tribulations; they have completed their training and have come to fully understand their duties, enough to take a hand in the direction of the First Imperial Knights and a larger role in the training of future members. They have also found their way through the Force and anchored themselves to the ideals embodied by the First Imperial Knights: wisdom, mercy, truth, justice, and above all, balance and order.
Above all, an Imperial Knight knows that their place is not to rule but to serve - not just the Supreme Leader, but the people of the First Order.
Requested Hexes: (x)
- Dosuun - Capital
- Seoul & Mephout
- Needan
Interested Members:
- Ariel Yvarro
- Renata Westaway
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Kurayami Bloodborn
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Kassandra Distorith
- DG-4582
- Masayu Kimura
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Cyrus Tregessar
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Bellam Malhan
- Otzdrava Velexia
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Matma Bernu
-
Fevris Derzelas
Description:
In 856 ABY the unthinkable occurred to a nation that saw itself as infallible.
From bloated administrations on the fringes to corruption and frequent infighting in the home sector. The economy slowed, and the First Order at its weakest the Ssi-Ruuvi took a chance and succeeded in striking the nation down.
Strike after strike, the Ssi-Ruuvi Imperium continued their onslaught throughout the First Order’s systems. At first, there were heavy casualties on both sides however beleaguered forces on the side of the First Order would be ambushed and quickly overwhelmed. Sector by sector, systems were cut off from one another and it was only a matter of time before Dosuun itself fell.
Grand Moff Natasi Fortan sacrificed herself and her flagship, the FIV Concordia to buy time for the capital to evacuate. The military regrouped at Bakura, where allies from the Chiss Ascendancy and the Sith Empire, rallied for a final stand. Unfortunately, it was much too late - and once Bakura fell the remains of a once-great nation splintered.
Some fell back to Pa’Desh while still others went to exact revenge on the Imperium at Lwhekk.
In 857 ABY token forces of soldiers and stormtroopers remained in the tunnels under the surface of Dosuun and worked together to fight the Ssi-Ruuk Imperium. Low on supplies and manpower, they welcomed any help that they could get. First came the Chiss, those who fled the Heretical Conflict between the Jenari and the Sith, as well as, the Jenari and the Confederacy over Csilla and Copero respectively. A year later it would be the Echani who fled the destruction of their homeworld at the hands of the Mandalorians.
Wave by wave, refugees arrived on Dosuun to small pockets of First Imperials fighting to reclaim their homeworld. By 859 ABY a new government had been established, a puppet of the Sith Empire. The Dosuun Hegemony claimed dominion over the world, managed by those who had not experienced the hardships of recent years.
The men and women of the Hegemony were perhaps more corrupt than the Hutts of Nal Hutta and Nar Shaddaa combined. Money meant for the reclamation and rebuilding of Dosuun would instead line the pockets of bureaucrats. Whatever luxury they thought to build for themselves did not last long.
In 860 ABY the First Order, led by Ariel Yvarro, emerged and began to reclaim the planet, city by city. The young Moff worked to not only dispel the Hegemony altogether but to rebuild the military and push the remnants of the Ssi-Ruuvi off of Dosuun permanently.
By the end of 861 ABY, the last of the Hegemony had finally been eliminated and in the early months of 862, the Ssi-Ruuvi had been vanquished from Dosuun and planets in the former Home Sector. The First Order was rechartered by the Moff Council and turned now to re-establish themselves within the galactic community. With lessons learned and a new lease on life, the First Order looked to the future, always moving forward while never forgetting the hardships from their past.
The Pitch:
A nation rebuilding itself, a story of learning hard lessons, remembering the past, and moving forward. There is a lot of potential with a story of coming back from destruction, realizing the mistakes that were made, and correcting those mistakes. Wanting to pay tribute to those who came before them, to the core ideals of the previous age but with a new outlook.
From an In-Character (IC) perspective, we want to embrace the history and lore of a battered faction regaining its pride and place. Out of Character (OOC) we are dedicated to growing our community and fostering a nurturing, collaborative, and open atmosphere.
Past Roleplay Threads:
- Land of Hope and Glory
- Reintegration
- A Dangerous Path
- Dressed Up, Somewhere to Go!
- Frozen Heart
- Revenga, NIO Dominion of Prefsbelt IV
- Children Will Listen
- Death and Taxes
- The Curse of Hamunaptra
- Dawn Will Arrive
- In Her Name
- Where Eagles Dare
- At Bertram’s Hotel
- Honor Among the Hibiscus
- A Knight’s Promise
- Her Will Be Done
- Over\Throw
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