Private Pillars of a New Order

[Marlon Sularen]

E R E_T H E_I R O N_S U N_R I S E S

EMPIRE REBORN
ZAKUUL, UNKNOWN REGIONS

The Imperial Forum of Zakuul had ended inconclusively. The conference aimed at gathering the various Imperial factions and working towards Imperial reunification, had failed to yield any significant results other then highlighting the vast differences between the various Imperials across the galaxy and showing how much of an extensive and arduous task it would be to successfully bring forth a proper Imperial resurgence in the galaxy. To Sularen, the current state of Imperialism reflected what he had seen countless times before, in the Galactic Alliance Senate and even in the Brotherhood of the Maw - There was simply too many different branches of Imperialism.

Everyone had their own vision on what a reunited Empire should be like with their own separate plans and ideas already in place. There was no unity in thought, no singular vision, and that was a fatal flaw that compromised the possibility of an Imperial reunification. If the Empire was to be reunited and endure the many challenges it would face, there needed to be a singular vision beyond achieving mere understandings and compromise. Furthermore, there needed to be a group of dedicated people who were willing to push that vision forwards and see to it that it would be realized. Sularen had been in enough meetings where agendas were set, and plans were drawn but were rarely acted upon. Now those agendas and plans needed to be redrawn but this time with a proper course of action in mind.

Thus, once the main talks of the Forum had ended, Sularen had invited two attendees to meet him in one of the antechambers of the Palace on Zakuul where the Forum was being held. These two individuals were none other then the Imperial theorist Doctor Torgath Warsaw and the Imperial mercenary leader Kroeger. Both men possessed unique insights concerning the future of Imperialism and now Sularen sought to make use of those insights to chart to guide the future of Imperialism into a direction where the reunified Empire would be able to endure and even outlast those who would oppose it.

Once both Doctor Warsaw and Commander Kroeger entered the chamber and took their seats, the Lord-Executor spoke up first after taking his seat. "Doctor. Commander. Thank you for coming here today. There is much to be discussed concerning the future of Imperialism and i'm sure you are both eager to actually make some progress after the latest discussions surrounding Imperial reunification"

Tags | Torgath Warsaw | Kroeger ​

 

[Torgath Warsaw]

Marlon Sularen Kroeger ​

The Imperial Summit on Zakuul commenced without major incidents, especially when compared to other public gatherings throughout the galaxy. Unlike previous events, there were no mass casualties or physical altercations involving foreign dignitaries over perceived offenses.

However, the summit could not be deemed a success for the Imperial agenda, as the most vocal participants were representatives from the Sith-aligned and Force-aligned factions, whose chance to uphold the legacy of the New Imperial Order was largely impossible for they did not understand the Sith-Imperial schism of yesteryear.

His inquiries, though relatively harmless, piqued the interest of the former Lord Regent of the Dark Empire, Marlon Sularen who extended a formal invitation via an encrypted holonet channel for a meeting with him and another individual Kroeger , an Imperial Mercenary-Commander who at least had the strength to publicly declare that they would not collaborate with the Sith or dark-side aligned individuals.

Warsaw arrived without much fanfare and promptly took his seat at the table. He might have not had armies or fleets at his command but science was the key to any major superpower and he would represent the Tarkin Initiative well in this regard.

"Indeed...Regent Sularen. The Summit was not the finest hour for the Imperial Cause and one hopes that we will be able to bring back serious discussion on the reconstruction of our Empire through logistical planning and core message rather than service to the various force-orders." He expressed with a fatigued expression. Having some semblance of a plan to restore the Empire by prioritizing logistical reorganization and emphasizing scientific progress over the reliance on mystical forces.

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[Kroeger]

THE SPIRE, ZAKUUL
ASCENDANT ORDER
902 ABY

D E M O N
IRON LEGION
'THOSE ONCE LOYAL'
Marlon Sularen | Torgath Warsaw

THE FIRE RISES
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For all the trouble he stirred in the assembly of the Empire's sons, he seemed to have garnered some form of popularity. Hardly anything that was typical of the man in his current standing of the political arena. He was abrasive in nature, a stratocrat by any definition and a hardliner. If he was to more overtly sound his belief, he'd somehow find less and less friends in that room. But even so, he took upon the invitation by a name familiar but not a man he'd ever encountered in the flesh.

Sularen. A fixture in Imperial politics for decades, but hardly one who'd amounted to much of anything. Whilst he'd always seemed to maintain a paultry fleet at his command, his machinations had been, to this point, fruitless in nature.

Warsaw at this point was a name more prominent to Kroeger. Being one of the many industrialist lords of war on the Directory of the Trade Federation. He'd employed his weapons not to the extent of Tambor's, a but a good deal. He entered much the same way he had the assembly, his tanker's jacket strewn over his bodyglove and darkened Archais Brushstroke fatigues, the sleeves of his coat brandishing the insignia of the Iron Legion on his left side and the 1st Armored Assault on his right.

He sat at the table, taking a rather relaxed posture against the back of the chair, rolling his shoulders with the faintest hum of servos from his cybernetics before he ashed the end of his cigarette into the ashtray set near his end of the table.

"Logistical planning and messaging won't solve it alone, Mister Warsaw." He said before he drew from his cigarette.

"You know that as well as anyone, else you wouldn't be in the business you're in." War.

"But I assume, Mister Sularen...you came with a plan of your own. Or at least the faintest idea of one. Though admittedly, I know well about you...for all the wrong reasons. Imperial, yes...but one thrown out of any lot you've tossed in with. You've fought with the old Order, the Sith...what do you even believe? Or is it all just ploys for power. If so, I can't say I'm hardly interested in the conversation. Using our shared Imperial identity for little more than power grasping makes you a Sith in all but the brooding aura, black armor and red saber." He said, cigarette meeting his lips once more before he motioned a hand for the man to speak.

"But I digress..."

 

[Marlon Sularen]

E R E_T H E_I R O N_S U N_R I S E S

EMPIRE REBORN
ZAKUUL, UNKNOWN REGIONS

Sularen clasped his hands forwards as both Doctor Warsaw and Commander Kroeger offered their thoughts on Sularen's invitation, with Warsaw being receptive to the idea of formalizing a proper plan for the reconstruction of the Empire while Kroeger cited Sularen's past record and questioned his beliefs. Once more both men had brought up valid points, another reason for why Sularen sought to enlist their aid. Warsaw possessed valuable insight that would come in handy when it came towards building up the proper foundations for the new Empire, while Kroeger was perceptive enough to see through the lies of those who claimed to follow the Imperial ideology despite not adhering to Imperial beliefs.

"I believe in reason and order above all else." Sularen responded, addressing Kroeger's question about his beliefs. "Yes that might sound like a joke given my past service to the Brotherhood of the Maw and the Dark Empire. But i always seen the Sith as a means to an end, a tool to be wielded against the Jedi and then discarded whenever they had no purpose. People have told me that the Sith would not tolerate it and betray me first, but history has taught us that they can be defeated, rather easily as proven by Solipsis's New Sith Order's failures and the successful Kyber Dark Operation during the Third Imperial Civil War." he continued.

"However you are also correct in assuming that i desire power, only because that power would grant me the authority to act on my beliefs, in bringing reason and order to places poisoned by the corruption of irrational and chaotic forces such as the Galactic Alliance or the Diarchy. Without power and authority, how can we even advance the Imperial cause or even triumph against those who seek to undermine us?" Sularen added. It was vital that Kroeger knew exactly where he stood on the matter of beliefs and power, so that there could be a proper understanding between them which could hopefully facilitate further dialogue between both individuals.

"Setting aside this talk of beliefs and power, first i would like to ask both of you men a simple question before i can dive deeper into my concepts and plans for Imperialism. What do you envision for the reunified Empire?"

Tags | Torgath Warsaw | Kroeger ​

 

[Torgath Warsaw]

Marlon Sularen Kroeger ​

Torgath leaned back in his chair, his index fingers tapping thoughtfully against each other as the commander began to voice his own thoughts on the matter. His expression remained unreadable for now but it did not convey disinterest in the message that an empire required foresight and military industrial strength over mere logistical concerns.

The three men at the table were fundamentally different, the mercenary Kroeger was direct, acting more than he spoke rhetorically, while Marlon Sularen 's response though composed carrier a hint of knowledge that had been adapted over his long career from empire to empire on the galactic map.

Torgath had to admire the man's dedication to the imperial cause, even though his career in the various imperial militaries was not particularly outstanding. "I do not disagree with any of your assessments," he said simply, his gaze shifting back and forth between the two men before he spoke up again.

"Both of you have made your positions clear at this meeting table and at the summit. Commander Kroeger, you desire integrity and clarity in action. Lord Regent, you desire order as well as the means to enforce it. That seems fair, I suppose. I aspire to construct an empire does not collapse under its own idealism and the sense of superiority over others, but acknowledges that there will be problems and embraces them." He leaned slightly forward, fingers folded.

The New Imperial Order had plenty of problems with rebellions popping up, the Moff Council having its power plays and the Imperial Knights being the the rogue element of the state whose power and influence over the ordinary officers made the system ungovernable without an Iron Emperor to command it all.

"As for what I do I envision? A technocratic empire. Regional Governorships appointed based on actual results and efficiency. An Imperial Navy not designed for conquest but for deterrence until the Empire can actually be established properly with all the actual economic foundation under it." He casted a simple glance over to the Lord Regent before continuing.

"Political power delegated through verifiable merit, not bloodlines like the Fels or force ability and a leader who can breach the difference between all personal ideologies to form a collective union with Imperial Characteristics. A political committee if you will of the brightest minds within our hypothetical empire, though important decisions that need a rapid response such as declaring war against another power will rest solely within the hands of the Executive be they Emperor, Supreme Warlord, Technocrat, Despot..." He explained with a few hand gestures to get the point across.

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[Kroeger]

THE SPIRE, ZAKUUL
ASCENDANT ORDER
902 ABY

D E M O N
IRON LEGION
'THOSE ONCE LOYAL'
Marlon Sularen | Torgath Warsaw

THE FIRE RISES
​

He was still, nursing his cigarette as the other two spoke, sat lazily in his seat with a lofted brow perched above his burning red cybernetic photoceptor embedded into his now metallic orbital, all of which buried beneath the tightly woven bandages that conformed to his face. "One of you is more concerned with the means and another with the end. In truth, Empire is what? The means of peace and stability within the Galaxy. None of that can exist whilst the warring creeds of light and dark still act as a pervasive presence within the Galaxy. So I ask then if it is the intent to rip asunder this crumbling Galactic Order...or is it to carve what little can be sought amongst the stars to cultivate this 'dream' of Empire." He asked, he pressed the cigarette between his lips again with an idle puff of the stimulant herbs.

"The former would require a long, painful and violent length of time by which the state is over extended...and no doubt compromises would have to be made which would ware at the foundations, much like the old Order." An irony that he'd given its moniker to the New Imperial Order. "But the latter would be...an isolated enclave at best, still likely reviled by much of the Galaxy. A more idealistic image, sure...but an easy foe. Regardless, a substantial amount of resources is required to cultivate any of it. Resources the three of us pooled together can come close to mustering." He explained.