Major Faction The Order of The Imperial Knights

The Galaxy is embroiled in chaos and as the old order continues it self fulfilling cycle of death and devastation between the Darkness and the Light. However, there is a third path open. A path of order, discipline and righteousness.

Where the Jedi prize their virtuous suffering and adherence to detachment from self and the Sith prize their unrelenting drive for power and chaos at the cost of anything in their way, the Imperial Knights walk a more pragmatic path. One that is of self improvement through training, discipline and the gaining of knowledge of both the mortal coil and The Force itself as much as it is in service to a greater good, The Empire. The Knights duty is to the Empire and its people first and foremost with a core belief that it is not the Light that will save and redeem the Galaxy nor the Darkness that will fully see its potential but that it is Empire which will bring order and lay the best path for its people.

As both the Sith and Jedi have their selected disciplines and specializations, the Knights have adopted their own more fit to the duties and responsibilities expected of them by the Empire. Though it is important to note that each school is a guideline best utilized by the more junior members of the Order and as Knights progress they typically utilize what is best fit to accomplish the tasks ahead of them.



While the Imperial Knights are a flexible organization allowing for the versatile deployment and consolidation of its members, each Knight is assigned a 'chapter' within which they are trained to their specialized duties. Chapters are the primary unit organization of the Imperial Knights, organized in groups of several hundred or so knights and support staff. While they typically operate on a flexible and mobile basis, each chapter is allotted a Knight Redoubt which serves as its domestic base of operations in Imperial space along with a task force of Imperial Naval vessels to patrol and deploy its Knights across the Galaxy.

Each chapter is divided into several different roles which determine the primary duty of its knights, the most prominent being the following-



Crusader chapters are the baseline military order of battle by which the Imperial Knights are deployed, consolidated in times of war Crusader chapters are the righteous sword of the empire, made to be dispersed across various Imperial military units to meet strategic demands or to strike as one on critical strategic and tactical objectives with an extremely high standard of readiness Crusader chapters are said to be prepared to make a lightspeed jump to any crisis within or outside of the Empire within one Galactic standard day, matching the standard set by the 501st Legion of readiness.


Inquisition chapters are specialized in the role of hunting individuals, creatures and objects of a profane and malicious nature. With a hardline stance on those who utilize the dark side of the Force, the Inquisitors of the Imperial Knights are the main agents by which those who lurk in the shadows are sought out and brought to righteous justice. They typically patrol the Imperial borders on a near constant basis or stake out long term deployments on suspect worlds in search of the profane while its also not entirely uncommon for Knight-Inquisitors to be attached to traditional military, intelligence or special operations units.


Mission chapters are the traveling beacon of Imperialism within and outside of the New Imperial borders, harkening back to the Imperial Mission established by the First Fel Empire. Their task is typically non-combat and more humanitarian in nature, offering medical, educational and infrastructural assistance to ailing worlds which lurk on the edge of Imperial influence in the hopes of winning the hearts and minds of the planet's population to make them more sympathetic to the Imperial cause and ideology. However it isn't uncommon for knights assigned to missionary chapters to serve as local law enforcement in unstable or underdeveloped regions or intelligence gatherers specialized seeking out dissidents.

Esoteric chapters are a specialized set of Imperial Knight chapters which origins are typically grounded in well established force orders within or periphery to Imperial space that have ideals, tenets and codes not unlike or easily molded to the beliefs of the Empire. Esoteric chapters typically have a small scope of operation be it designated jurisdictions on planets to planetary systems. Esoteric chapters are more or less Imperial authorized force orders which are obligated to assist the Order of the Imperial Knights to retain their ability to carry on ancient traditions undisturbed whilst tithing resources to the Empire. Examples include, the Chapter of the Hidden Ones , a sect of the Baran Do brought under the Order of the Imperial Knights.