Imperial Intelligence

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NOTE: This submission was approved by @Narsi

DESCRIPTION
Imperial Intelligence has been called many names over the centuries. Despite the many myths and confusion surrounding this organization, it has been a crucial piece of the Imperial Republica’s success over the last five centuries. When the Old Empire split, they had some intelligence assets, but it never grew to the point of Imperial Intelligence ran by Imperial Republica. The Old Empire’s intelligence network was emerging on the galactic stage, but often considered inexperienced and at times even inept. However, all this changed when Darth Vrael won the traditional duel of Kaggoth over Empress Lysanna Drast.

The Minister of Intelligence immediately declared the loyalty of the Imperial Intelligence to the Old Empire and their new Emperor. The Director of the Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) also fell in line within Imperial Intelligence, allowing the policing of Imperial controlled planets to remain. The Keeper of the Operations Division disappeared shortly after the Kaggoth. Many feared he had been murdered by Mandalorians or operatives from the Galactic Alliance. However, weeks later, the Keeper emerged and also publicly pledged his loyalty to Emperor Vrael. But trust of the Keeper and Operations Division has always been tenuous between them and the rest of the Imperial Intelligence. Despite the distrust, Darth Vrael and the Minister of Intelligence decided to retain the Keeper in his position due to how well he performs his job. Time will tell if this remains the case...

Currently, Operations Division is slowly merging over back into Imperial Intelligence. With personnel spread so far across the galaxy, some have not reported in to the Keeper yet. The ISB is investigating these individuals to ensure that they have not defected or are resisting the new Emperor’s rule.

Imperial Intelligence moved their headquarters to Ossus and established a back-up site on Korriban. The Imperial Intelligence HQ on Coruscant has been sanitized and abandoned, however there are whispers that the Operations Division still operates out of that structure within hidden chambers deep within the bowels of the ancient structure...

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STRUCTURE
Imperial Intelligence is made up of two major departments: Operations Division and Imperial Security Bureau.

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The Imperial Security Bureau (ISB) is led by the Director. Under him are two commanders that have distinct roles for the ISB. The Deputy Director and those that work for him are in charge of the functional areas of Surveillance, Interrogation, Reeducation, and Internal Affairs. The Bureau Chief, and those that work for him, have a distinct military bent. His personnel are from the functional areas of Law Enforcement, Special Operations (frequently PC characters), and Advanced Weapons Research. All members of the ISB carry a military rank to denote their authority within the ISB. Impromptu inspections, undercover surveillance and seemingly limitless authority give the ISB unprecedented access to the lives of regular servicemen, creating a culture of fear to deter any tenuous links within the chain of command. Loyalty officers (part of Internal Affairs) of the ISB are tasked with ensuring that regular troops and officers obeyed orders and conformed to Imperial ideology, and were regarded with great fear and respect. If given the authority by the Emperor, the ISB can be granted the power to command military squads, override orders of civilian and military authorities, replace questionable officers and commandeer Imperial military hardware, including capital ships.

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Operations Division conducts all external intelligence efforts. Charged with overseeing the Operations Division of Imperial Intelligence, the Keeper approves every infiltration into enemy territory. They are responsible for the actions of their agents. But if they failed in the eyes of the Minister of Intelligence or Darth Vrael, they could be swiftly replaced. Handlers manage multiple Agents and support personnel, either for individual systems or for different projects. An elite set of subsect of Agents are known as Cipher Agents (frequently PC characters). Cipher agents are known to possess an impressive skill set, including infiltration, espionage and combat skills such as hand-to-hand combat and marksmanship. They were stripped of their former names and identities and given numeral designations, such as Cipher Nine or Cipher Three. Support personnel for the Operations Division are Fixers, Watchers, and Informers. Fixers are technical assets adept at slicing, engineering and biomechanics. Often processed and made sense of technical data (such as datapads and bioscans) gathered by Ciphers, as well as the development of “gadgetry” for use in the field. Fixers are assigned to Agents and Cipher Agents to support, but report to their Handlers. Observers that recover, process and analyze data, then relay their findings back to the Ciphers. Watchers report directly to Handlers. Informers are spies, scouts and informants who gathered information and relay it back to their Handler. Sometimes these Informers are assigned a fixed position they would never leave.

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If a PC wishes to rank up through Imperial Intelligence, they may do so. Please keep in mind this is mostly just for flavor. If you wish to take one of the primary roles within Imperial Intelligence, you must speak with @Narsi once your character reaches the required rank. The PC may stay at a certain rank if they desire. For example, a PC may stay a Cipher Agent even if he or she has attained the rank of High Commander. They would just have tremendous resources at their disposal for their operations. Here are the equivalent ranks:

High Commander
Operations Rank: Handler (eligible to apply for Minister of Intelligence)
ISB Rank: Deputy Director/Bureau Chief (eligible to apply for Minister of Intelligence)

Imperial Governor
Operations Rank: Handler (eligible to apply for Keeper of Operations Division)
ISB Rank: Deputy Director/Bureau Chief (eligible to apply for Director of ISB)

Imperial Governor
Operations Rank: Cipher Agent
ISB Rank: Major

Imperial Agent
Operations Rank: Agent
ISB Rank: Lieutenant

ASSETS
Imperial Intelligence Headquarters – Ossus
Secondary Imperial Intelligence Headquarters – Korriban
Multiple Safehouses and Bases of Operation throughout the Galaxy
Corvette assigned to ISB

INTENT
The intent of the Imperial Intelligence write-up is to provide a framework for this infamous organization so that more stories can be centered around this piece of the Empire. This will allow PCs to be a part of this organization as well now that there is an understanding of the structure, dynamics and functional areas of this organization. With the Old Empire absorbing large chunks of the Imperial Republica, I thought this would be the perfect time to add this facet of RP to the two Imperial factions.
 
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