Cecily Demici
Princess of Naboo
Name:
The Ministerial Guard (aka. the Rainbow Guard)
Intent:
To serve as the personal body guards for the Minister of State
Affiliation:
- Cecily Demici
- Ministry of State
- Galactic Republic
Availability:
Unique
Quality:
A - Elite
Type:
Personal Guard
Strength:
Seven
Description:
The Ministerial Guard (formerly known as the Demici House Guard) was, in the ancient feudal days of Onderon, a much larger force that served the noble house of Demici. The membership of this militia once numbering in the thousands, it served to protect the feudal interests of the house by protecting the nobles, collecting taxes, enforcing the laws, and serving as a tributary army of the King of Onderon.
However, when the feudal system was dismantled in favor of a more direct, federal establishment, all nobles were forbidden from maintaining a standing army (defined as any military force of more than 2000 soldiers) and the Demici House Guard was reduced to a meager 200 soldiers. Over time, as the size of the planetary military forces (the Royal Guard included) grew, the need for private guards was reduced even further.
Today, the ceremonial interests of House Demici are fulfilled by the Onderonian Royal Guard. Still, early on in her tenure as head of her House and Senator of Onderon, she sought to employ a small personal force to protect her. With the help of the planetary armed forces, she had seven young force sensitive women trained in the art of combat, espionage, and the Force (all members are padawan-level.)
For a decade, the Demici House Guard has remained a highly specialized task force of seven young women who were the eyes, ears, sword, and shield of the Senator. After the attack on Cecily's life, on the advice of her aides in the Ministry of State, she formally renamed them the Ministerial Guard and legitimized their status as the official protectors of the Minister of State.
Since the inception of the guard a little more than a decade ago, the guard has seen very little turn over, replacing only two of its members. When a member is killed, their replacement is chosen based on her resemblance to the Senator, her force sensitivity, and her perceived level of loyalty. That young woman is then put through rigorous training with a secret arm of the Onderonian military before taking an oath to serve the Minister. They are then assigned a color to denote their rank within the guard (Red being the most senior, Violet the most junior) which is how they earned their nickname the Rainbow Guard.
The current members of the Guard are:
Ruby is the most senior member of the guard, having served Cecily the longest. She is fiercely loyal and protective of her charge. She believes very strongly in a natural order and likes to meticulously adhere to codified procedures. She is usually very calm, but certain things get to her more quickly than others and when she is mad, she is known to be quite fiery. She commands the respect of her subordinates and cares deeply for their well-being.
She is also the only member of the guard who is not a natural blonde and dyes it regularly to maintain a similar appearance to Cecily
Felicity is second in command and in all ways the antithesis of her superior officer. She is blunt, aggressive, and doesn't like following the rules. She is also very aware that she is Ruby's FOIL and is one of the few people who knows how to push her superior officer's buttons. Still, at the end of the day she is just as loyal to her commanding officer as she is to Cecily. She also has an insatiable appetite and is frequently scolded for always eating.
Amily is a very hyper-active woman with an cheery optimism that many find unsettling, but has become the heart of the group. She finds the humor in everything, with a niche for telling corny jokes and an almost artistic appreciate for bad puns. She generally dislikes conflict, especially when it arises between Ruby and Felicity, and goes out of her way to defuse it.
Ivy, like Amily, is a free spirit with a light heart. Raise on Dathomir among a clan of witches, she joined the guard after leaving Dathomir to find new opportunities in the galaxy at large. She has an incredibly strong connection to nature and has been known to take in small creatures and tend to them. She is eccentric, to say the least and still dislikes the trimmings that come with civilized life. She is also a fierce warrior.
Harminy is the only member of the guard to actually belong to a well established order of Force users, the Jedi, before going rogue and abandoning the Order. She retains many of the knowledge gained from her teachings in the Order and strives to adhere to its tenets. She is cool, calm, and collected, given to long periods of meditation and self-reflection. She is also only member of the group trained to use a light saber.
Aubiry is the twin sister of Melidy, trained from a very early age as spies in a secret intelligence branch of the Onderonian military. She is polite and kind, but she is also quite shy. She doesn't talk much outside of the company of the other members of the guard unless directed to do so. Little is known about her experience prior to joining Cecily's body guard as many of the missions she participated in are highly classified.
Melidy is the twin sister of Aubiry and served with her in a special intelligence task force on Onderon before joining the Ministerial Guard. Like her sister she is also very polite and kind, but unlike her sister she is very talkative. Technically the most junior member of the guard she is given some of the less savory duties which often include clerical work, but she actually enjoys her role and does it quite well.
Links:
A Party of Crowns
Four Corners
Private Caucus
What Was Once Lost
