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CAIN

Chiss Ascendancy Intelligence Network

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The Chiss Ascendancy Intelligence Network, commonly referred to as CAIN, is syndicated federal agency in the Chiss Ascendancy, with a wide range in authority, from intelligence to diplomacy to internal security, among others. As such, it manages the Chiss Internship Program. It is headed by a Director, currently Arch'elie'lia. It is one of the powerhouses inside the Chiss Ascendancy, as it, like the Immortal Order, exists technically outside of the regular military. However, it does work extensively with other branches, such as the joint task force Shadow Walkers.

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History

The Chiss Ascendancy Intelligence Network, at the time called Ikegobo, was originally established during Thrawn's exodus in the Unknown Regions, where it was used to keep an eye on the Chiss Ascendancy. At the time, Ikegobo were spies inside the government, keeping an eye on the Ruling Families and the Ascendancy. Historians speculate on whether Ikegobo was an initiative by Thrawn to one day take over the Chiss Ascendancy through his infiltrations; if so, he never lived long enough to use them. Instead, between the end of the Thrawn Crisis and the Swarm War, a minor family called Arch, who were major agents in Ikegobo, decided to use it for their own gain when the Empire of the Hand was absorbed by the Chiss Ascendancy. Through Ikegobo, which was renamed the Chiss Ascendancy Intelligence Network, it used resources originally to spy on the Chiss Ascendancy to not only solidify internal affairs, but also gain intelligence on the rest of the galaxy.

During the "Chiss Civil War", CAIN helped identifies the contaminated Ruling Families and even assassinated a few leaders. Eventually the corrupted Ruling Families lost power. Arch used CAIN to propel themselves into the spotlight, securing the status as a Ruling Family by the time the Second Galactic Civil War started.

When Arch became a Ruling Family, CAIN originally dealt solely with espionage and worked with the military on internal security. In 666 ABY, the Fel dynasty ended and the Elyurius dynasty ensued. A cold war threated peace between the Elyurius Empire and the Galactic Alliance. One of the Ruling Families, Yleba, attempted to try to steal power away from Nuruodo, which thanks to years of peace and Mar Family, had been on the decline. With a controlling interest over the Diplomatic Bureau and several covert ops. units, it attempted to conspire with a Fel loyalist to spark a Chiss-Elyurian War, in which to bring Yleba as the supreme Ruling Family and the Fels to return to power. However, CAIN Director Arch'eve'nuruodo discovered the plot and acted. CAIN assassinated Yleba's leader Yleba'rrel'nuruodo and several other Yleba and Fel loyalists, with some help from the Elyurius Empire. CAIN took control over the Diplomatic Bureau, to prevent it from going rogue. Yleba's covert ops. were either arrested, assimilated into CAIN, or executed.

However, Arch'eve'nuruodo was an ambitious time. Using his newfound momentum, he gained support for the establishment of the Grand Imperatorship. In effect, he attempted to make himself monarch of the Chiss Ascendancy, which at the time was mainly led by the convergence of the Ruling Families. As the 'hero who prevented an intergalactic war', he was chosen as the Grand Imperator. He was popular and well-respected, but even he knew he had enemies. Paranoid, he had CAIN establish the branch Security of Internal Affairs (SIA), which officially was used to keep peace in the Chiss Ascendancy though abused to keep denizens under his iron thumb.

Arch'eve'nuruodo's reign lasted for three decades before he passed away, supposedly of natural causes. His daughter, Arch'el'lia, managed to take the seat next. CAIN and major military powers were dissatisfied with the apparently hereditary monarchy. Arch'el'lia refused to step down. However, when CAIN and several Ruling Families threatened to rebel, Arch'el'lia reorganized the Grand Imperatorship as an elected position. To satisfy the vexed Ruling Families, the CAIN Director at the time became the Vice Imperator, a position to help fill the void if the Grand Imperator were to ever die or a need to take away the Grand Imperatorship away from the current occupant; it was a threat by CAIN, that they would kill her if needed and reclaim the Chiss Ascendancy. Four years later the Council of Eminence would officially be formed.

Arch would occasionally reclaim Grand Imperatorship, especially in the decades preceding the Elyurian Purge and the outbreak of the Third Galactic Civil War, CAIN generally remained in Arch's influence. Propelled by Arch'eve'nuruodo and other Archs over the years, it grew in power and authority, eventually gaining domain over intelligence, diplomacy, internal security, and other vectors. As to prevent either the military or CAIN from becoming too power and becoming a sole tool for tyranny, the two groups were kept separate. For decades, rivalry strained working relations. It wasn't until Arch'elie'lia became Director did relations mend.

In 972 ABY, CAIN's Director was Matra'be'lia, a strict woman who stubbornly sought peace with the Ascendancy's neighbors. However, a certain group of people were against that. These people were the Sith. They hoped to secure the Chiss Ascendancy as an ally. The Council of Eminence was split on whether to support the Sith or to reveal their existence to the Galactic Alliance in hopes of retaining peace. Grand Imperator at the time, Mitth'or'nuruodo, was against it. However, he hoped to pretend to be open to the Sith, as to draw them into a trap. However, the Sith were prepared, thanks to the help of Vice Imperator Arch'ao'nurodo. In effect, they outmaneuvered Mitth'or'nuruodo and were able to eliminate him, demonstrating their cunning and ability in the Force. Arch'ao'nuruodo became Grand Imperator and Matra'be'lia was forced to concede to the rest of the Council of Eminence. The Chiss Ascendancy, with CAIN, had become an ally to the Sith.

However, Matra'be'lia was never happy with the arrangement, especially since CAIN helped provide resources to the Sith, such as intelligence and removing Moffs and military individuals who were either too loyal to the Emperor to turn or too close-minded to the Imperial Knights. CAIN even provided falsified identities of "immigrants" coming from the Ascendancy to the Empire, including Geist Weiss'. Eventually, in 1,000 ABY, Matra'be'lia decided to betray the Ascendancy and CAIN, attempting to have a secret meeting with a Galactic Alliance representative. However, on his way to meet with the representative, a top CAIN agent named Arch'elie'lia and Caldrikah'iryc'nuruodo assassinated Matra'be'lia.

The Sith's secret never ended up leaking, due to Matra'be'lia's death and only top personnel of CAIN, the government, the military, and Immortal Order knew of the Sith and the Chiss' connection to them. A human served as CAIN's director after Matra'be'lia for a year, until he resigned. Arch'elie'lia was promoted to Directorship of CAIN where she and her brothers aided in expanding the Chiss Ascendancy's capabilities and connections with the Sith.

With the Sith taking control of the Empire in 1,002 and the Third Galactic Civil War sparking in 1,011 ABY, CAIN was active, ready to do damage. It cooperated with the Imperium to locate enemy cells, including Imperial Knights and Empire Liberation Front. CAIN would work together with the military to expand the Chiss Ascendancy's holdings. CAIN was greatly involved in the takeover of Yashuvhu.

Arch'ao'nuruodo had disappeared in 1,011 ABY; conspiracy theorists gossiped about CAIN or Sith involvement. Regardless of the truth, Vice Imperator Kodo'ran'nuruodo became interim Grand Imperator. Eventually, a vote was carried out and the CAIN Director Arch'elie'lia became Grand Imperator, with her brother Arch'avo'cnuruodo as Vice Imperator. Derro'an'nuruodo became the new CAIN Director. However, Arch'elie'lia would eventually resign, becoming Arch'avo'cnuruodo's Vice Imperator. Months later, she returned to Directorship.

In late 1,012 ABY, the Immortal Order was reorganized and many of the Force users were transferred to CAIN. These Force users to were established in a unit called Chevaliers. Arch'elie'lia serves temporarily as its leader, awaiting appointment of a leader.
 
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