Interest Check Mandalorian Faction idea: The Mandalorian Protectors

Faust Rex

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Hey everyone!

As some of you may know, there has been a storyline concerning Mandalore and the beginning of retaking the planet. The latest thread can be found here. As the latest thread is coming to a close and two new ones shall be made it is getting closer and closer to the formation of a Mandalorian faction. The leader of the faction is to be decided, but it's going to be someone from the thread and one or two people on discord have supported me heading the faction. I'm wanting to open the discussion up on here however, as I know that not everyone has discord or uses it. Realistically the leader of the faction should probably be someone who took part in the thread as it makes sense IRP wise. But in terms of membership it is obviously going to be opened up to every Mandalorian on the site. So if you were a part of the thread and wanted to be a candidate as leader it is recommended you say so here with a tag to your character. And if you are interested in joining the new faction, it is also recommended you message here with a tag to your character.

In terms of organisation and rank structure I've discussed this with multiple members on the discord and took in their considerations and ideas. When someone becomes leader (if it isn't me) then I shall send over the things that have been discussed through Private Message and of course if I'm designated leader then I'll implement the ideas that we have come up with as a group. Here are the things we've discussion and came up with, these are all flexible and down to discussion of course:

Name:
Mandalorian protectors

This name was chosen for its counterpart in the show. I put the name forward as canonically they sided with the rebellion over the empire during the Galactic civil war and have some better connotations compared to Deathwatch who consistently sided with the Sith and even the Empire during the civil war. They were also an elite group of Mandalorian warriors which is what this faction strives to be.

History:
I'm not going to write out the history of the Mandalorian protectors here as it would require a lot of time and some extra research as well as making the thread incredibly long. But so you know what will be placed here I'll discuss it. For the history segment of the faction I'll primarily be talking about the history of the Mandalorian protectors in the time of the Galactic republic and the Galactic civil war. Main points I'll mention:
1. Their role as guardians of the Mandalorian leaders including Satine Kryze.
2. Their role in the Galactic civil war, letting rebels use their hyperspace routes and their agreement with the empire before.
3. Their destruction by the empire for aiding the rebels.
4. Fen Rau and the Protector's allegiance to Bo-Katan Kryze in the Mandalorian civil war.

Rank structure:
1. Alor - leader of the faction.
2. Ak'verd - commander - Officer rank
3. Ruus'alor - sergeant - NCO Rank
4. Verd'ika - private - starting rank

We've decided to use ranks based on Mando'a translations from http://mandoa.org/. I've compared the ranks to that of the sector rangers as they are the closest military style faction I can compare them to on the site. Theres 4 ranks a PC can have, the starting rank is Verd'ika or 'Private'. People of the private rank will have the lowest authority, skill and experience of the faction. Next is Ruus'alor, or 'Sergeant'. These members have more experience and more authority than that of private rank, they are skilled Mandalorian soldiers who have proved themselves in combat many times. The Ak'verd or 'Commander' rank is the 2nd highest rank in the faction. They are the most skilled etc. in the faction and have the most authority except for the leader. The Alor is the leader of the faction. There will only be 1 Alor at a time.

Organisation:
Members of the Mandalorian Protectors have to take an oath to retake Mandalore, their home worlds. They also swear to protect the Mandalorian culture and uphold it's values. The faction follows the Mandalorian code and creed and those are the only things the members are expected to follow. There is no enforcement of the way of the Mandalore and the following of that way is up to a character's own beliefs. Members of the faction can choose to create their own squads as long as they tell the command. If a member can not find a squad they are able to be asked to be designated to a squad. A squad should report to a Ak'verd for orders. Squads don't have to have a Ruus'alor within them, in place of a Ruus'alor they should have a designated leader or spokesperson if they wish to not have a sole leader of a squad and would rather do things diplomatically.

I would very much like to hear everybody's ideas about how to organise the faction, as I'm not entirely sure myself, and it would be useful to see what people think of my proposed idea. I've got multiple ideas but this seems like the better idea of the things I've come up with.

For the time being, I'd like to know everybody's thoughts on this and if you have interest in joining a Mandalorian faction be sure to reply to the thread. There will be some time before it is created IRP as we need to finish up the Mission to Mandalore story. It is also the holiday season so many people are busy spending time with their families etc. which is completely understandable.

With that, I hope everyone is having a good holiday season and I can't wait to see everybody's thoughts and responses :)

@Dregg Starr - My Mandalorian character Dregg in case you want to look over his actions in the Mission to Mandalore thread so far.
 

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I've got a Mandalorian in the works that would down for this @Faust Rex. Keep me in the loop and I'll let you know when he's finished!
 

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My Mando would work alongside this. Though he is in another faction.
 

Faust Rex

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@Mad Dog that’s fine! I’m not sure if you can be part of more than one faction. You’ll have to ask a mod about that. If not then I’m sure you could still help the faction and help retake Mandalore and Concordia.
 
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