Shadow Hand
- Intent: To modernize the general security force for House Zambrano with a new submission more in line with our current lore.
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- Headers - Teresa Pelles | Darth Pellax
- Image - Darth Carnifex / John Locke
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- Organization Name: Koshûtaral Sentinels (Shadow Protectors), Red Guard (Informally), Crimson Cloaks(Informally)
- Classification: Paramilitary Security Force
- Affiliation:
- Organization Symbol: The Koshûtaral Sentinels utilize the Eye of Solomon for their symbol due to the close ties with House Zambrano, they utilize a stylized version of the family symbol for themselves as representatives of the family.
- Description: The Koshûtaral Sentinels serve as a highly skilled, paramilitary force that provides security for all Kainate Holdings across the galaxy that House Zambrano owns. They earned their name as a highly trained, well equipped, loyal security and garrison force commonly seen in their various holdings. Unlike the various forces serving the Kainate the Koshûtaral Sentinels are recruited from the children of loyal Sith Households of the Eternal Rule cultists who live aboard Malsheem, that are not force sensitive. These children are taken in from a young age, where they are indoctrinated and transformed into elite, supremely loyal troops.
- Headquarters: Malsheem
- Domain: The Koshûtaral Sentinels are often identified for their iconic look as a face of the Kainate, it seems like they are seen everywhere the banner of the state flies. They are an inclusive organization much like the Blackblade Guard, and the Crownguard. The Koshûtaral Sentinels exclusively serves House Zambrano as one of the family's major security apparatuses. Their headquarters is situated on the worldcraft of Malsheem, however the organization has forces stationed on just about every world, inside every fortress, laboratory, outpost, hidden vault, space station, and generally anywhere else House Zambrano has direct interests. They are by and large the public face most denizens of the galaxy see in places where the infamous family's power is greatest.
- Notable Assets: While the interests of the Kainate are vast, the locations below are some of the most prominent locations the Koshûtaral Sentinels are stationed in large numbers:
- Hierarchy:
- Command Structure
- [1] Watch Lord - Overall Leader
- [6] Watch Commander - Command Watch Corps
- [30] Watch Captain - Command Watch Battalions
- [∞] Watch Lieutenant - Command Watch Companies
- [∞] Watch Leader - Command Watch Cohorts
- [∞] Prefect - Command Vigils
- [∞] Centurion - Command Centuries
- [∞] Lieutenant - Command Platoons
- [∞] Sergeant - Command Patrols
- [∞] Corporal - Command Squads
- Unit Organization
- Watch Corps (2,500,000 Sentinels)
- Watch Corps Adas
- Watch Corps Ragnos
- Watch Corps Sadow
- Watch Corps Vitiate
- Watch Corps Sidious
- Watch Corps Krayt
- Watch Battalion (500,000 Sentinels)
- Watch Company (100,000 Sentinels)
- Watch Cohort (10,000 Sentinels)
- Vigil (1,000 Sentinels)
- Century (100 Sentinels)
- Platoon (50 Sentinels)
- Patrol (20-30 Sentinels)
- Squad (8-12 Sentinels)
- Watch Corps (2,500,000 Sentinels)
- Membership: The numbers of the Koshûtaral Sentinels have grown to a size comparable to a standing army. There are approximately 9.8 million on Malsheem, and 5.2 million spread throughout various holdings across the galaxy. There are only two ways to join the ranks of the Koshûtaral Sentinels. The primary method is through their avid recruitment of young children who test negative for the force, from the influential Eternal Rule cultist families aboard the Malsheem. These young children are in turn raised under the rigid training, and indoctrination regimen to transform them into highly trained, skilled men and women to provide superb security. The other way to join their ranks is through the Grand Army of the Kainate. Those strand cast troopers who faithfully serve the Kainate with valor, during their long service can retire from active duty and join the ranks of the Koshûtaral Sentinels. This has provided the organization with a supply of members highly experienced in warfare.
- Climate: Due to various factors involving their recruitment standards the Koshûtaral Sentinels are extremely disciplined, and overwhelmingly ultra-religious. They are absolutely loyal, deeply indoctrinated in the ways of the Eternal Rule sith philosophy that permeates the Kainate. The men and women who serve the organization live rigid, disciplined lifestyles with a complete focus on training and constant evolution. There is a near complete focus on absolute perfection in performing their duties as enforcers of order, defending the interests of their dark masters throughout the galaxy. They venerate the Sith Dyarchy as living gods. Due to the mixed population from its two recruitment streams the predominant language spoken among members is Ghoulspeak. However a few individuals who have attained a 'Watch' rank in the organization are given permission to speak, and taught Ur-Kittât.
- Reputation: As one of the largest organizations in direct support of House Zambrano, they are infamous for their ruthlessness. The Koshûtaral Sentinels are widely regarded for their extreme, fanatical loyalty in enforcing the will of House Zambrano. They regard their duties with a form of religious fervor, intruders into various holdings in association with the family or the Kainate will have to often kill them to a man in order to end the fighting. They are the ruthless enforcers of order in the locations under their charge, and they will not hesitate to do whatever it takes in order to achieve order.
- Curios: All members who take up the oath and begin servitude within the Koshûtaral Sentinels are tattooed with the Eye of Solomon on their flesh. It is a symbol of their absolute loyalty to the Sith Dynasty they serve.
- Rules: While the Koshûtaral Sentinels adhere to the edicts put forth in the Eternal Rule ideology, they have their own sets of internal rules and laws.
- Goals:
- Ensure the safety & security of all the interests of House Zambrano and by extension the Kainate.
- Defend every deployed location to the death.
- Enforce the Will of the Sith Dyarchy.
- Command Structure
- Watch Lord Nalassar Decius - Supreme Commander of the Koshûtaral Sentinels
The roots of this vast organization are buried deep in the past of the Gelian Sentinels.
Once named after the ancient Epicanthix god Gelios, who was believed to have sacrificed his body for the world that would become their homeworld of Panatha. They were born out of a necessity to craft an organization that would provide security and defend the rapidly expanding interests of House Zambrano across the galaxy. For many years this change proved to be an incredible success. It relieved the Blackblade Guard & Crownguard of the burden of defending every single location, allowing them to refocus their efforts elsewhere, providing House Zambrano with a much-needed missing link to improve the efficiency of those under their command, and ensure their interests were well guarded. For a time, they stood on the top of the mountain as among the best security organizations, they served with honor and distinction.
But eventually while all things eventually evolve and grow, the first cracks would begin to form in the ranks of the Gelian Sentinels.
As the years passed, they enjoyed unprecedented success in their duties, they were afforded greater power and leniency while the Tenth Sith Empire began expanding throughout the galaxy. The very first cracks began to form during the New Imperial Crisis that would inevitably tear apart the Sith Empire. The Gelian Sentinels faithfully discharged their duties, working to ensure Zambrano secrets never fell into the hands of the enemy, when faced with real soldiers there were unprecedented reports of failures, losses, and mass retreats showing their inadequacy against battle hardened soldiers. It would ultimately come down to the intervention of the Blackblade Guard to ensure Zambrano secrets were safe.
After the fall of the Sith Empire it was determined that the entire organization would be punished for these failures. The Shadow Hand ordered that one out of every ten men were to be killed by his own comrades in a Harvest. Many changes were made within the organization, new changes in policy and updated arms and armor. It was believed to have solved the growing problems, but in reality. The cracks only grew deeper, expanding into the very foundation. Unbeknownst to either the Eternal Father or Shadow Hand, the influence of Darth Ophidia began burying its tendrils deep into the newly formed Kainate, and the Gelian Sentinels. This influence allowed discontent to fester unaddressed.
The Ouroboros Crisis.
When Darth Ophidia revealed herself during the height of the Kainite Civil War as a major contender in opposition to the Eternalists of Darth Empyrean, or the Kainites of Darth Carnifex & Darth Prazutis. The organization that would become known as the Tsis-Kaar revealed itself, emerging from within the ranks of both sides. The Gelian Sentinels were hard hit by this crisis, their members turning against one another as the problems that had festered for so long boiled over. Everywhere the Gelian Sentinels held dominion civil war erupted as brother and sister fought one another. The organization fell in violently upon itself, drawing other loyal forces into the crisis. It all quickly grew out of control until...
The Great Purge.
The Shadow Hand Darth Prazutis called the Blackblade Guard up to service and deployed the entire organization against the Kainate. For the very first time he conducted a mass genocide against his own forces. A vast purge took place across the whole of the newborn Kainate killing untold millions. The Gelian Sentinels were formally designated by the Shadow Hand as enemy combatants, it was determined that nothing could be salvaged from the crisis, and they needed to be replaced. Under the pretense of crushing the civil war, the Blackblade Guard were strategically deployed under the pretense of reinforcing loyalist elements. In reality? They boxed in all forces involved and began a horrific mass slaughter of traitor and loyalist alike. Similarly, the Shikkari were called upon to conduct assassinations of every current and former member of the Gelian Sentinels. Over the years slowly but surely the organization was purged in its entirety and erased from history.
They were replaced with something entirely new.
After the failures of the Gelian Sentinels the Shadow Hand carefully analyzed every lesson that could be learned from the horrific event. The Great Purge ensured the safety of the Kainate, but the Gelian Sentinels were a necessary component, and their absence posed a problem. It was decided that a new organization would rise from the ashes of their failure. The standards of this organization were stricter than that of the Gelian Sentinels. They were recruited directly from the countless millions of loyal Sith families living on Malsheem, these children who were raised in religious homes dedicated to the Eternal Rule and were not force sensitive. A strict training and conditioning regimen were created and adapted from the Blackblade Guard with the help of Director-General Arkoh Grevane.
But yet another set of problems posed its ugly head. Due to the use of such selective recruitment, it could pose a problem in future manpower efforts. In addition, the children of these families while fervently loyal and highly religious, were not combat experienced. This would in turn expose the same problems the Gelian Sentinels encountered when faced with combat experienced soldiers, leading to the Harvest. The Shadow Hand determined that the recruitment pool would be expanded to strand cast clones of the Grand Army who served for several years in combat zones. These individuals would be put through the same training and conditioning regimen as the others. This would ensure a stable supply of loyal recruits, reinforcing the organization with combat veterans.
This new organization was equipped with a new set of cutting-edge weapons, armor, and equipment to discharge their duties. They would be called in Ur-Kittât the Koshûtaral Sentinels, meaning Shadow Protector. Everywhere the Zambrano banner falls these men and women would stand watch. They would safeguard their secrets, maintain order, and defend their interests against all who would dare to meddle. They were closely tied with the philosophies of the Eternal Rule Sith. In honor of the ancient Dark Lords of the Sith each Watch Corps was given the name of a different Dark Lord. These forces were then deployed to all properties across the galaxy to take up their new duty. They have once more climbed the mountain top as one of the greatest, best trained, and most efficient security forces ever created.
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