Baifa Monü Zhuan
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
IO MURASAKI: "Greetings, citizens. Have you ever wondered what truly makes a civilization endure? It is not merely the strength of its fleets or the wealth of its worlds. It is the commitment to tomorrow. The unwavering promise that no matter the crisis, the Commonwealth will endure.
"This commitment is etched into our very history. Following the One Sith invasion and occupation, which plunged our world into a decade of darkness, the need for foresight became paramount. Under the guidance of our beloved Emperor and Empress, the finest minds of a generation visionaries like the engineers led by Junko and Shoma, and the strategic masterminds, the Wukong were gathered for force consultation. Their task was not simple defense, but the engineering of certainty.
"From their efforts, our culture of preparedness was born. They asked the difficult questions: What if? And then they provided the answers. This practice of developing planetary contingencies for storms, for recovery, for challenges we hope never to face is their legacy to us. It is a legacy of resilience.
"These plans are the silent pillars that uphold our society, the promise that your government's first and last duty is your safety and prosperity. They are why we sleep soundly under the protection of the Crown and why we can face any new dawn with confidence.
"Stay vigilant, stay prepared, and stand strong for the Commonwealth."
CONTENT INFORMATION
The long and storied history of our Atrisian Commonwealth has been the ultimate forge, shaping the very principles upon which our society is built. From the ashes of past tribulations, a singular, unwavering philosophy has emerged under the enlightened guidance of our Emperor: the sacred duty to adapt, and the imperative to learn from all that has come before.
This commitment to perpetual evolution has been elevated to a fundamental pillar of governance. Within these pages, you will find its most concrete application. The Emperor himself has decreed that history, in all its forms, is the most invaluable tutor. To encounter a crisis once is a lesson. To face it once more is not a failure, but a profound opportunity—a chance to refine our resolve, to hone our response, and to demonstrate the grace under pressure that defines our civilization.
Therefore, let no soul within the Imperium view the return of a challenge with despair or dismay. We are not a people who are phased by the recurring tides of adversity. We are the bulwark that learns to stand firmer against them with each passing storm. We accept each trial with strategic grace, analyzing its form to better counter its substance.
This is the path to true resilience: the relentless pursuit of improvement without a trace of complacency. It is the understanding that the goal is not merely to survive, but to emerge from every trial stronger, wiser, and more united than before. These protocols are the embodiment of that ideal a promise etched in data and strategy that the Commonwealth shall not merely endure, but shall forever ascend.
This curated selection represents but a fraction of the comprehensive contingency frameworks developed under the auspices of the Royal Strategic Command. Forged by our most advanced research divisions, refined by the keen insight of the Imperial Highnesses and their appointed advisors, and tempered by the hard lessons of past calamities, these protocols embody the principle of perpetual preparedness.
Our technological ascendancy has provided the tools not merely for recovery, but for renaissance. The methodologies for planetary repopulation, architectural redevelopment, and atmospheric re-terraformation are not static plans but living disciplines, continuously honed and perfected. Each contingency is designed as a adaptable framework, a multifaceted instrument of statecraft that can be calibrated to meet a vast spectrum of existential threats.
The ultimate objective transcends mere survival. It is the unwavering commitment to leverage every asset be it technological supremacy or strategic force to safeguard the citizenry of the Commonwealth, to ensure the continuity of our culture, and to guarantee that from the ashes of any catastrophe, we will not only endure but emerge with an enhanced quality of life and a more resilient future.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Classification Level: IMPERIAL ARCHIVES - FOR OFFICIAL USE
Date of Record: 902 ABY
Subject: Genesis of the Imperial Contingency Framework (ICF)
The development of the Imperial Contingency Plans (ICPs) was initiated in direct response to an extensive threat-assessment analysis conducted by the Imperial Security Council. This analysis concluded that the planet's strategic importance, as the heart of the Commonwealth, made it a prime target for a multitude of existential threats, ranging from conventional planetary assault to asymmetric and arcane warfare.
The foundational strategies were not conceived in isolation by military tacticians alone. Their creation was a multidisciplinary endeavor, personally overseen by Their Imperial Majesties. Key architects included the brilliant engineering teams, Junko and Shoma whose innovative designs for planetary defense grids and deep-core survival architecture provided the tangible backbone for the protocols. Their work was complemented by the unparalleled strategic acumen of uniting groups across the planet, the Wukong, the horselords, the Metsuka who stress-tested every plan against seemingly impossible tactical scenarios.
This core team was augmented by a curated assembly of the realm's foremost experts: xenobiologists from the core worlds, astro-cartographers from the Navis Guild, theorists from the Esoteric force Orders and economists from the economic watch circle. This synthesis of genius merging engineering, warfare, science, and logistics ensured that the resulting contingencies were not merely reactive measures, but comprehensive blueprints for enduring victory and restoration, no matter the nature of the catastrophe.
This collaborative effort, undertaken under the direct auspices of the Imperial Crown, represents one of the most significant undertakings in preemptive statecraft, ensuring the eternal resilience of the Atrisian Commonwealth. It is bred from continual attack, devastation and rebirth allowing themselves to each time improve and develop more and more advanced technologies to mitigate the next attacks damage.
- Intent: To continue to expand the lore of Atrisia
- Image Credit: The White Haired Witch of the Lunar Kingdom
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- Media Name: Atrisian Aeternum: The Contingency Protocols of the Atrisian Crown
- Format: Holobook. A secure, multi-sensory data-chronicle that combines text, interactive schematics, holographic simulations of protocol executions, and voice logs from the principal architects.
- Distribution: Unique. A single, master copy exists within the Imperial Archives on Atrisia Prime. Inert, encrypted data-fragments are scattered across secure Commonwealth backup sites; these fragments are useless unless combined with the quantum key held solely by the reigning monarch.
- Length: Epic. The holobook is not a single document but a vast, interlinked database. A full review of all primary protocols, sub-routines, and supporting data would take several standard weeks.
- Description: This is the definitive, living record of the Atrisian Commonwealth's plans for existential survival. It details the myriad contingency protocols designed to protect the royal bloodline, the planet, and its people from any conceivable threat. Its purpose is to serve as the ultimate guide for leadership during a catastrophe, ensuring the continuity of government and civilization itself. It is less a book and more a blueprint for resilience afterr continual attacks, devastating force rituals and occupation. Utalizing their advanced technologies with the plans.
- Author: Compiled and authored by Io Murasaki, the Royal Archivist and Chief Historian to the Imperial Court, based on the direct inputs of Junko, Shoma, the Wukong, and the specialist consultants.
- Publisher: The Atrisian Commonwealth
- Reception: Unknown to the Public: The existence of the compendium is a state secret known only to the highest echelons of the military, government, and the royal family itself. Among those few with clearance to access its fragments, it is regarded with a sense of profound awe and solemn duty. It is not "enjoyed" but is considered the most vital document in the Commonwealth, a testament to the foresight of the Crown and the genius of its creators. Its value is incalculable.
IO MURASAKI: "Greetings, citizens. Have you ever wondered what truly makes a civilization endure? It is not merely the strength of its fleets or the wealth of its worlds. It is the commitment to tomorrow. The unwavering promise that no matter the crisis, the Commonwealth will endure.
"This commitment is etched into our very history. Following the One Sith invasion and occupation, which plunged our world into a decade of darkness, the need for foresight became paramount. Under the guidance of our beloved Emperor and Empress, the finest minds of a generation visionaries like the engineers led by Junko and Shoma, and the strategic masterminds, the Wukong were gathered for force consultation. Their task was not simple defense, but the engineering of certainty.
"From their efforts, our culture of preparedness was born. They asked the difficult questions: What if? And then they provided the answers. This practice of developing planetary contingencies for storms, for recovery, for challenges we hope never to face is their legacy to us. It is a legacy of resilience.
"These plans are the silent pillars that uphold our society, the promise that your government's first and last duty is your safety and prosperity. They are why we sleep soundly under the protection of the Crown and why we can face any new dawn with confidence.
"Stay vigilant, stay prepared, and stand strong for the Commonwealth."
CONTENT INFORMATION
The long and storied history of our Atrisian Commonwealth has been the ultimate forge, shaping the very principles upon which our society is built. From the ashes of past tribulations, a singular, unwavering philosophy has emerged under the enlightened guidance of our Emperor: the sacred duty to adapt, and the imperative to learn from all that has come before.
This commitment to perpetual evolution has been elevated to a fundamental pillar of governance. Within these pages, you will find its most concrete application. The Emperor himself has decreed that history, in all its forms, is the most invaluable tutor. To encounter a crisis once is a lesson. To face it once more is not a failure, but a profound opportunity—a chance to refine our resolve, to hone our response, and to demonstrate the grace under pressure that defines our civilization.
Therefore, let no soul within the Imperium view the return of a challenge with despair or dismay. We are not a people who are phased by the recurring tides of adversity. We are the bulwark that learns to stand firmer against them with each passing storm. We accept each trial with strategic grace, analyzing its form to better counter its substance.
This is the path to true resilience: the relentless pursuit of improvement without a trace of complacency. It is the understanding that the goal is not merely to survive, but to emerge from every trial stronger, wiser, and more united than before. These protocols are the embodiment of that ideal a promise etched in data and strategy that the Commonwealth shall not merely endure, but shall forever ascend.
Invasion forces intercepted at the Breakwater
Invasion forces breaching Breakwater and within hyperlanes
Invasion force intercepted at Atrisi system
Invasion force breaching Atrisi system and over planet
Invasion force landing
Planetary Darkside Attack (Non-Corporeal Incursion)
Planetary Protocols: Sick, Infirm, and Children to Bunkers
Planetary Darkside Storms, Rituals
Planetary Recovery Protocol
Commonwealth Protocols: Atrisian Lines of Succession & Communication
Metsuka Protocol: PMC Funding & Reinforcement
Commonwealth Protocols: Stellar Engineering
Infrastructure Protocols: Off-World Backup Sites
Commonwealth Protocols: Dyson Protocol
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Invasion forces intercepted at the Breakwater
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-BREAKWATER-THETA-1
Classification Level: ROYAL EYES ONLY - ALPHA BLACK
Date of Inception: [Date]
Date of Last Review/Update: [Date]
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Emperor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Hostile Fleet Intercepted at the Marginal Barrier ("The Breakwater")
- Threat Level: DELTA (Significant)
- Primary Objective: Destroy the invasion force before it can penetrate Imperial hyperlanes. Maintain the integrity of the Breakwater defensive line.
- Activation Threshold: Breakwater Sensor Grid confirms a hostile fleet of Battle-Cruiser class or larger has transitioned into the marginal zone and is approaching the barrier.
- Activation Authority: Lord-Admiral of the Breakwater Fleet.
- Verification Code: [Tide-Chain-Redemption]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: RISING TIDE)
- All Breakwater defense platforms activated to full combat readiness.
- Patrol fleets converge on contact coordinates.
- Message torpedo dispatched to Core Worlds with tactical data. Royal Family is notified but not moved.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: IRON CURRENT)
- Breakwater Fleet engages hostiles. Goal is total destruction, not containment.
- Imperial Astropaths broadcast a "Crimson Shadow" warning to adjacent systems to secure hyperlanes.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: GLASS SEAS)
- Option A: ANNIHILATION: Hostile fleet is destroyed. Breakwater Fleet stands down to high alert.
- Option B: PURSUIT: Survivors attempt to flee. Designated fast-attack wings are authorized for pursuit and elimination beyond the barrier.
- Secure Sites: Breakwater Command Fortress (BCF-1).
- Designated Vessels: The entire Breakwater Fleet. Flagship: [Emperor's Aegis].
- Critical Personnel: Lord-Admiral, Chief Astropath.
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Invasion forces breaching Breakwater and within hyperlanes
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-CORELANES-OMEGA-7
Classification Level: ROYAL EYES ONLY - ALPHA BLACK
Date of Inception: [Date]
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Emperor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Hostile Breach of the Breakwater and Hyperlane Incursion
- Threat Level: OMEGA (Critical)
- Primary Objective: Prevent the hostile fleet from reaching a core system. Engage and destroy them within the hyperlane network.
- Activation Threshold: Confirmed report of a hostile fleet force bypassing or destroying Breakwater defenses and making a jump into a primary hyperlane.
- Activation Authority: High Lord Militant.
- Verification Code: [Lanebreak-Sorrow]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: SHATTERED LENS)
- Royal Family moved to orbital bastion. Planetary shields raised to maximum.
- Dispatch all rapid-response fleets (Wolfpack Groups) to intercept the hostiles at pre-calculated choke points within the lanes.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: HUNTER'S NET)
- Wolfpacks harry the enemy fleet, aiming to damage engines and navigation to force them out of hyperspace prematurely into a kill zone.
- Main Battle Fleet mobilizes to the predicted exit coordinates.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: FINAL ANCHOR)
- Option A: AMBUSH: Enemy fleet is forced out of hyperspace and destroyed by the waiting Main Battle Fleet.
- Option B: LANE COLLAPSE: If ambush fails, authorize use of Gravity Well Generators to collapse the hyperlane segment around the enemy, sacrificing the route to destroy the threat.
- Designated Vessels: Wolfpack Groups Alpha-Gamma. Main Battle Fleet. Flagship: [Starbreaker].
- Critical Personnel: High Lord Militant, Master of Navigators.
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Invasion force intercepted at Atrisi system
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-ATRISI-SIGMA-5
Classification Level: ROYAL EYES ONLY - ALPHA BLACK
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Emperor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Hostile Fleet Engaged in the Atrisi System
- Threat Level: SIGMA (Severe)
- Primary Objective: Defend the Atrisi System. Destroy the enemy before they can make planetfall.
- Activation Threshold: System defense monitors detect an unauthorized fleet transition at the Atrisi system edge.
- Activation Authority: Planetary Governor of Atrisi Prime, with confirmation from the orbital Fleet Commander.
- Verification Code: [Sword-Atrisi-Unleashed]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: FORGE STANCE)
- System-wide alert. Planetary shields on Atrisi Prime activated.
- Royal Family on planet moved to hardened bunkers (Site Beta).
- Atrisi Defense Fleet and orbital platforms engage.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: ANVIL'S FALL)
- Defense Fleet fights a holding action, focusing on enemy troop carriers and bombardment ships.
- Distress call sent: "Anshin, Anshin, Anshin" – signaling all inbound fleets to rally to their location.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: HAMMER BLOW)
- Option A: RELIEF: Reinforcing fleets arrive (Anshin Response), envelop and destroy the enemy.
- Option B: LAST STAND: If relief is delayed, Defense Fleet is authorized to sacrifice itself to protect the planet, focusing fire on enemy engines to buy time.
- Secure Sites: Site Beta (Planetary Bunker Network).
- Designated Vessels: Atrisi Defense Fleet. Flagship: [Pride of Atrisi].
- Critical Personnel: Planetary Governor, Fleet Commander.
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Invasion force breaching Atrisi system and over planet
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-ATRISI-OMEGA-9
Classification Level: ROYAL EYES ONLY - ALPHA BLACK
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Emperor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Hostile Fleet Achieves Orbital Superiority over Atrisi Prime
- Threat Level: OMEGA (Critical)
- Primary Objective: Ensure the survival of the Royal Family and key assets. Hold the line until the Anshin fleets arrive.
- Activation Threshold: Confirmation that the Atrisi Defense Fleet is combat-ineffective and hostile vessels are entering low orbit.
- Activation Authority: Planetary Governor or highest-ranking military official.
- Verification Code: [Skyfall-Redemption]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: GOLDEN THRONE)
- Immediate extraction of the Royal Family to the deep-core bunker (Site Alpha) or to the stealth evacuation ship [Dawn Runner].
- Full planetary defense protocols activated: surface-to-orbit batteries, ground-based fighter screens.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: UNBREAKABLE WALL)
- Military forces transition to asymmetric planetary defense. Priority is protecting Site Alpha and other key infrastructure.
- Constant communication with inbound Anshin fleets to provide targeting data.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: FINAL DAWN)
- Option A: COUNTER-STRIKE: Anshin fleets arrive, break the enemy orbital blockade, and eliminate the threat.
- Option B: SCRAPE AND CLEAN: If enemy forces have begun to land, Anshin fleets will secure orbit while Imperial Guard forces cleanse the planet in a grueling ground campaign.
- Secure Sites: Site Alpha (Deep-Core Bunker).
- Designated Vessels: Stealth Evacuation Ship [Dawn Runner].
- Critical Personnel: Royal Family, Planetary Governor, Commander of the Imperial Guard.
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Invasion force landing
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-ATRISI-ZETA-2
Classification Level: ROYAL EYES ONLY - ALPHA BLACK
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Emperor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Hostile Ground Forces Deploying on Atrisi Prime
- Threat Level: ZETA (Catastrophic)
- Primary Objective: Protect the population centers and eradicate all enemy ground forces.
- Activation Threshold: Visual confirmation of enemy drop pods/landers impacting on the surface.
- Activation Authority: Planetary Governor and Commander of the Imperial Guard.
- Verification Code: [Steel-Rain-Purge]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: FIRESTORM)
- Royal Family is secure in Site Alpha. Bunker is locked down.
- Imperial Guard and Planetary Defense Forces deployed to engagement zones.
- Martial law declared planet-wide.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: GRINDER)
- Forces contain enemy beachheads. Heavy armor and artillery deployed.
- Aerial superiority is the key goal. Enemy landing zones are bombarded without mercy.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: TOTAL WAR)
- Option A: ENCIRCLEMENT AND DESTRUCTION: Enemy forces are contained and systematically destroyed by combined arms.
- Option B: SCORCHED EARTH: If containment fails, authorized to use tactical orbital strikes (from friendly fleets) on infested areas, sacrificing territory to eliminate the enemy.
- Secure Sites: Site Alpha (Locked Down).
- Designated Vessels: N/A (Ground Focus).
- Critical Personnel: Commander of the Imperial Guard, Head of Planetary Defense.
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Planetary Darkside Attack (Non-Corporeal Incursion)
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-MYTHOS-SIGMA-8
Classification Level: ROYAL EYES ONLY - ALPHA BLACK
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Emperor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Manifestation of Darkside Entities (Non-Corporeal/Psionic Threat)
- Threat Level: SIGMA (Severe) - OMEGA (Critical if widespread)
- Primary Objective: Quarantine the manifestation. Protect the psychic integrity of the population. Neutralize the entity/rift.
- Activation Threshold: Imperial Psionic Corps registers a catastrophic spike in anomalous psychic energy or confirms a physical manifestation.
- Activation Authority: Head of the Imperial Psionic Corps, with consent from a Royal Bloodline member.
- Verification Code: [Silence-Void-Truth]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: QUIET COVENANT)
- Psionic Dampeners activated across the affected population center.
- Royal Family administered with Soul-Ward charms.
- Area is locked down under the authority of the Blackguard.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: VEIL WALKER)
- Blackguard units, accompanied by Null-Psions, move to contain and assess the breach.
- "Dream neutralization" protocols begin: broadcasting psychic null-frequencies to weaken the entity's connection to reality.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: SEALED TOME)
- Option A: BANISHMENT: The entity is weakened and forced back through its rift via coordinated psychic ritual.
- Option B: ERASURE: If banishment fails, the entire area is subjected to a Psionic Shockwave, rendering all biological life within brain-dead but severing the entity's anchor.
- Secure Sites: Psionic Dampening Towers.
- Designated Vessels: N/A (Specialized Units).
- Critical Personnel: Head of the Psionic Corps, Blackguard Commander, Royal Bloodline Member.
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Planetary Protocols: Sick, Infirm, and Children to Bunkers
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-GUARDIAN-DELTA-1
Classification Level: IMPERIAL MANDATE - AMBER
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Planetary Governor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Mass Evacuation of Non-Combatants
- Threat Level: DELTA (Significant) - Can be a subset of a larger ZETA/OMEGA event.
- Primary Objective: Preserve the future of the planet's population by securing its most vulnerable citizens.
- Activation Threshold: Declaration of any SIGMA level threat or higher. Can be activated preemptively.
- Activation Authority: Planetary Governor or Prefect of Civil Safety.
- Verification Code: [Cradle-Guardian-Safe]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: GUARDIAN ANGEL)
- Alert broadcast to all sectors. Designated public transportation is re-routed to evacuation service.
- Schools, hospitals, and nurseries execute their pre-planned movements to designated community bunkers (Site Gamma networks).
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: SAFE HARBOR)
- Civil authorities manage and log evacuees. Medical teams are pre-positioned at bunkers.
- Supplies are distributed. Security is provided by Planetary Defense Force reservists.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: ALL CLEAR)
- Option A: RETURN: The overarching threat is neutralized. Staggered return of population to homes.
- Option B: LONG TERM SUSTAINMENT: Bunkers are sealed and put on long-term life support due to planetary-scale catastrophe above.
- Secure Sites: Site Gamma Network (Civilian Bunkers).
- Designated Vessels: Public Transit Systems, Medical Transports.
- Critical Personnel: Prefect of Civil Safety, Head of Medical Corps.
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Planetary Darkside Storms, Rituals
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-DARKSTORM-OMEGA-4
Classification Level: ROYAL EYES ONLY - ALPHA BLACK
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Emperor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Anomalous Geomantic/Psychic Storms and Cult Activity
- Threat Level: OMEGA (Critical)
- Primary Objective: Disrupt the ritual. Neutralize the storm. Execute all involved cultists.
- Activation Threshold: Detection of unnatural storm patterns with correlated psychic energy and confirmation of active, large-scale cult rituals.
- Activation Authority: High Inquisitor, Blackguard Commander.
- Verification Code: [Stormbreaker-Purity]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: WITCH HUNT)
- Blackguard and Inquisitorial stormtroopers deployed to the ritual epicenter.
- Psionic Dampeners set to maximum in a wide perimeter.
- "Dream neutralization" begins to disrupt the ritual's psychic harmony.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: EYE OF THE STORM)
- Assault on the ritual site. Primary goal is to kill the cult leadership and desecrate the ritual focal points.
- Aerial assets attempt to seed the atmosphere with particles to disrupt the storm's energy (scientific and psychic).
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: CLEANSING RAIN)
- Option A: RITUAL COLLAPSE: The leaders are killed, the focal points are shattered, and the storm dissipates naturally.
- Option B: COUNTER-RITUAL: If the storm is too powerful, authorized to perform an Imperial Counter-Ritual, requiring a significant psychic sacrifice to force the storm to expend its energy harmlessly into the upper atmosphere.
- Designated Vessels: Blackguard Gunships ([Penance]-class).
- Critical Personnel: High Inquisitor, Blackguard Commander, Master of Geomancy.
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Planetary Recovery Protocol
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-RECOVERY-DELTA-10
Classification Level: IMPERIAL MANDATE - BLUE
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Planetary Governor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Post-Catastrophe Reconstruction and Terraforming
- Threat Level: N/A (Recovery Phase)
- Primary Objective: Restore the planet's habitability, infrastructure, and social order after a major contingency event.
- Activation Threshold: Official declaration that the primary threat has been neutralized.
- Activation Authority: Planetary Governor, with approval from the Imperial Council.
- Verification Code: [Phoenix-Rebirth]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: ASSESS AND STABILIZE)
- Damage assessment drones and survey teams deployed.
- Restore power and water to secure zones. Begin distribution of aid.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: FOUNDATION)
- Deployment of Advanced Terraforming Towers to scrub atmospherics, regulate climate, and repair biosphere damage.
- Imperial Corps of Engineers begins rebuilding critical infrastructure.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: NEW DAWN)
- Option A: MANAGED RECOVERY: A steady, long-term plan to restore the planet to its pre-event state over decades.
- Option B: RECLAMATION AND REDESIGN: For planets with catastrophic damage, use the opportunity to radically redesign the world's ecology and layout for improved efficiency and defense.
- Designated Vessels: Terraforming Towers [Life-Weaver]-class, Engineering Corps Freighters.
- Critical Personnel: Imperial Viceroy of Reconstruction, Head of the Corps of Engineers, Master Biologis.
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Commonwealth Protocols: Atrisian Lines of Succession & Communication
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-COMMONWEALTH-OMEGA-1
Classification Level: ROYAL EYES ONLY - ALPHA BLACK
Date of Inception: [Date]
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Emperor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Decapitation Strike: Loss of Central Atrisian Governance
- Threat Level: ZETA (Catastrophic/Extinction-Level)
- Primary Objective: Ensure the uninterrupted continuity of government and imperial authority across the Commonwealth following a catastrophic attack on Atrisia Prime's leadership.
- Activation Threshold: Confirmed loss of the Royal Family, the Imperial Court, and the Planetary Governor, rendering the core world unable to command.
- Activation Authority: Automated trigger via the "Heart of the Empire" bio-monitor system. Failing that, the ranking official at the designated off-site facility.
- Verification Code: [Dynasty-Unbroken-Legacy]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: PHOENIX CROWN)
- The Succession Protocol is enacted. Pre-recorded holographic decrees from the Emperor are released, naming the new Regent (e.g., the Governor of the second-most important world, such as [Insert Core World Name]).
- The Communication Protocol activates. Burst-transmission buoys, pre-positioned in deep space, broadcast the new chain of command to every Commonwealth world and fleet, using uncrackable quantum keys.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: STEADFAST EMPIRE)
- The new Regent assumes command from a Secure Commonwealth Site (e.g., a hidden bunker on a moon or a mobile command ship).
- All planetary governors and fleet admirals must confirm allegiance to the new Regent within a set window. Failure to respond is treated as potential treason.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: RESTORED MANDATE)
- Option A: CENTRALIZED RECOVERY: The new Regent governs from the secure site until Atrisia Prime is recovered and a new royal line is confirmed or established.
- Option B: DISTRIBUTED MANDATE: If Atrisia is lost (e.g., Exterminatus), the Commonwealth transitions to a council-based governance model led by the Regent and the surviving planetary governors.
- Secure Sites: The "Crown Jewels" Network: Hidden, autonomous command bunkers outside the Atrisi system.
- Designated Vessels: Courier ships with quantum communication cores.
- Critical Personnel: The named Successors in the line of succession (their identities are a closely guarded secret).
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Metsuka Protocol: PMC Funding & Reinforcement
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-ECONOMIC-SIGMA-3
Classification Level: IMPERIAL COMMAND - GOLD CIRCLE
Date of Inception: [Date]
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Lord Treasurer]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Strategic Mercenary Augmentation (Metsuka Protocol)
- Threat Level: SIGMA (Severe) - OMEGA (Critical)
- Primary Objective: Rapidly supplement standing imperial forces with pre-vetted Private Military Corporations to gain numerical superiority or specialized skills without long-term recruitment drives.
- Activation Threshold: A formal request from the High Lord Militant citing insufficient regular forces to handle a multi-front conflict or a highly specialized threat (e.g., xenomorph infestation).
- Activation Authority: The Emperor, or the Lord Treasurer with approval from the High Lord Militant.
- Verification Code: [Iron-Credit-Clear]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: OPEN VAULT)
- The Imperial Treasury immediately unfreezes the "Metsuka Fund" and begins dispersal of initial payments to pre-contracted PMCs (e.g., "Spartan Contractors," "Void Jaguars").
- Imperial Diplomatic Corps issues the formal Letters of Marque and Reprisal, granting the PMCs legal authority to operate.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: MERCENARY LEASH)
- PMC units are attached to Imperial Legion commands. Imperial Commissars are assigned to each PMC battalion to ensure compliance with rules of engagement and prevent war crimes.
- Performance is continuously assessed. Payment schedules are tied to objective completion.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: GOLDEN HANDCUFFS)
- Option A: RENEWAL: Successful PMCs are offered lucrative long-term defense contracts for peripheral systems.
- Option B: TERMINATION: Upon conflict resolution, PMC contracts are concluded. Units are given a generous bonus and a mandatory deadline to depart imperial space to prevent them from becoming a threat themselves.
- Secure Sites: Treasury Vaults on [Secure Asteroid Base].
- Critical Personnel: Lord Treasurer, High Lord Militant, Master of Contracts.
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Commonwealth Protocols: Stellar Engineering (Iwata Initiative)
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-ENGINEERING-ZETA-5
Classification Level: ROYAL EYES ONLY - ALPHA BLACK
Date of Inception: [Date]
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Emperor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Strategic Planetary Alteration (Iwata Initiative)
- Threat Level: N/A (Proactive Creation) / ZETA (Reactive Salvation)
- Primary Objective: To fundamentally alter a planet's biosphere or geology to either create a new paradise world or save a world undergoing an irreversible ecological collapse.
- Activation Threshold: A) Imperial Decree to terraform a new world. B) A petition from a Planetary Governor approved by the Imperial Science Council to save a dying world.
- Activation Authority: The Emperor, advised by Chief Engineer Miyoung Iwata (or successor).
- Verification Code: [Iwata-Genesis-Permitted]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: FIRES OF CREATION)
- Deployment of the Iwata Array: massive orbital mirrors, atmosphere processors, and genetically engineered algae seeding drones.
- Evacuation of the target population (if saving a world) or preparation for colonial settlement (if creating a new one).
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: PRIMORDIAL SHIFT)
- The Array begins its work: melting ice caps, building oceans, altering atmospheric composition, and seeding new life.
- Constant monitoring by teams of geologists, meteorologists, and biologists to guide the process.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: GAIA'S BREATH)
- Option A: PARADISE WORLD: The planet is declared stable and habitable. Colonization begins.
- Option B: FAILED PROTOCOL: The planet is deemed unstable and placed under a millennia-long quarantine. The initiative is declared a failure, and lessons are learned.
- Designated Vessels: The Iwata Array (mobile stellar engineering platform).
- Critical Personnel: Chief Engineer Miyoung Iwata (and her team of genius-level specialists).
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Infrastructure Protocols: Off-World Backup Sites
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-CONTINUITY-DELTA-2
Classification Level: IMPERIAL COMMAND - GOLD CIRCLE
Date of Inception: [Date]
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Planetary Governor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Critical Infrastructure Redundancy and Relocation
- Threat Level: DELTA (Significant) - OMEGA (Critical)
- Primary Objective: Maintain the core administrative and economic functions of the Commonwealth by transferring them to secure, pre-built off-world facilities in the event of a planetary crisis.
- Activation Threshold: Imminent threat to a core world's capital city or primary industrial centers (e.g., orbital bombardment, plague, massive civil unrest).
- Activation Authority: Planetary Governor or Minister of the Interior.
- Verification Code: [Anchor-Hold-Firm]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: DATA EVACUATION)
- Key government personnel (mid-level bureaucrats, data archivists) are evacuated to secure sites.
- Real-time data synchronization to off-site servers is intensified. "Last-known-good" data backups are physically secured.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: SHADOW GOVERNMENT)
- The off-world backup site (e.g., a asteroid base, a hidden moon colony) becomes the temporary seat of government.
- It assumes control of treasury functions, law enforcement coordination, and interstellar communications.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: RETURN TO SOURCE)
- Option A: RESTORATION: The threat on the homeworld is neutralized. Government functions are transitioned back, using the backup site's data to restore lost information.
- Option B: PERMANENT RELOCATION: The homeworld is deemed lost. The backup site is expanded and formalized as the new capital of the surviving administration.
- Secure Sites: The "Ark" Network: hardened, self-sufficient facilities hidden throughout the Commonwealth.
- Critical Personnel: Minister of the Interior, Master of Archives, Chief of Logistics.
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Commonwealth Protocols: Dyson Protocol
Imperial Planetary Contingency Plan (I-PCP): I-PCP-DYSON-ZETA-0
Classification Level: ROYAL EYES ONLY - ALPHA BLACK
Date of Inception: [Date]
Authorizing Seal: [Seal of the Emperor]
1. Contingency Scenario Designation
- Scenario Title: Ultimate Energy Security and Strategic Weaponization (Dyson Protocol)
- Threat Level: ZETA (Catastrophic/Extinction-Level)
- Primary Objective: To complete the construction of a Dyson Swarm around the Commonwealth's home star, providing near-infinite energy and creating the ultimate strategic deterrent.
- Activation Threshold: A) The peaceful completion of the project's final phase. B) The imminent threat of an unstoppable galactic-level threat (e.g., extra-galactic invasion, grey goo scenario).
- Activation Authority: The Emperor alone.
- Verification Code: [Star-Forge-Ignition]
- Phase I: IMMEDIATE ACTION (Code: SWARM DEPLOYMENT)
- In a crisis: All construction is redirected to rapid, militarized deployment of the energy collector satellites and mirrors, sacrificing finesse for speed.
- The network is primed to not only collect energy but to focus it.
- Phase II: STABILIZATION & ASSESSMENT (Code: SUN GOD'S GAZE)
- The Dyson Swarm is tested and brought online. Energy is diverted to power planetary shields, mega-fleets, and the swarm's own focusing systems.
- A single, fractional test firing is conducted on a barren planet or moon to demonstrate capability.
- Phase III: RESOLUTION (Code: SOLAR JUDGMENT)
- Option A: DETERRENT: The mere existence of the operational Dyson Swarm ends the conflict without a shot being fired. The Commonwealth enters a new era of ultimate security.
- Option B: EXTERMINATUS ULTIMA: The swarm focuses the star's full energy output into a beam capable of sterilizing entire solar systems or cutting enemy fleet armadas in half. This is a weapon of absolute last resort.
- Designated Vessels: The Dyson Swarm itself, construction fleets, and the Quantum Key required to activate its weapon systems.
- Critical Personnel: The Emperor, the Master of the Swarm.
This curated selection represents but a fraction of the comprehensive contingency frameworks developed under the auspices of the Royal Strategic Command. Forged by our most advanced research divisions, refined by the keen insight of the Imperial Highnesses and their appointed advisors, and tempered by the hard lessons of past calamities, these protocols embody the principle of perpetual preparedness.
Our technological ascendancy has provided the tools not merely for recovery, but for renaissance. The methodologies for planetary repopulation, architectural redevelopment, and atmospheric re-terraformation are not static plans but living disciplines, continuously honed and perfected. Each contingency is designed as a adaptable framework, a multifaceted instrument of statecraft that can be calibrated to meet a vast spectrum of existential threats.
The ultimate objective transcends mere survival. It is the unwavering commitment to leverage every asset be it technological supremacy or strategic force to safeguard the citizenry of the Commonwealth, to ensure the continuity of our culture, and to guarantee that from the ashes of any catastrophe, we will not only endure but emerge with an enhanced quality of life and a more resilient future.
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Classification Level: IMPERIAL ARCHIVES - FOR OFFICIAL USE
Date of Record: 902 ABY
Subject: Genesis of the Imperial Contingency Framework (ICF)
The development of the Imperial Contingency Plans (ICPs) was initiated in direct response to an extensive threat-assessment analysis conducted by the Imperial Security Council. This analysis concluded that the planet's strategic importance, as the heart of the Commonwealth, made it a prime target for a multitude of existential threats, ranging from conventional planetary assault to asymmetric and arcane warfare.
The foundational strategies were not conceived in isolation by military tacticians alone. Their creation was a multidisciplinary endeavor, personally overseen by Their Imperial Majesties. Key architects included the brilliant engineering teams, Junko and Shoma whose innovative designs for planetary defense grids and deep-core survival architecture provided the tangible backbone for the protocols. Their work was complemented by the unparalleled strategic acumen of uniting groups across the planet, the Wukong, the horselords, the Metsuka who stress-tested every plan against seemingly impossible tactical scenarios.
This core team was augmented by a curated assembly of the realm's foremost experts: xenobiologists from the core worlds, astro-cartographers from the Navis Guild, theorists from the Esoteric force Orders and economists from the economic watch circle. This synthesis of genius merging engineering, warfare, science, and logistics ensured that the resulting contingencies were not merely reactive measures, but comprehensive blueprints for enduring victory and restoration, no matter the nature of the catastrophe.
This collaborative effort, undertaken under the direct auspices of the Imperial Crown, represents one of the most significant undertakings in preemptive statecraft, ensuring the eternal resilience of the Atrisian Commonwealth. It is bred from continual attack, devastation and rebirth allowing themselves to each time improve and develop more and more advanced technologies to mitigate the next attacks damage.
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