Work In Progress Reach of the Dark Lord

[Darth Carnifex]

• Intent: Flesh out the Kainate's Intelligence Apparatus
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• Organization Name: Reach of the Dark Lord
• Classification: Intelligence Apparatus
• Affiliation: The Kainate
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• Description: The Reach of the Dark Lord was the designation given to the various assassination and intelligence agencies under the control of the Dark Lord Darth Carnifex. The Reach was separated into three distinct organizations, each one performing a similar but distinct role within and without the Kainate. The Reach was led by an assassin-spymaster known as the Specter, a position currently held by one of the Dark Lord's wives; Izaszh Zambrano.
  
  

  

  
  The Eidolon is the omnipresent internal security apparatus of the Kainate's police state, empowered with the authority to enforce compliance, imprison subversives, and punish dissidents. Born from the remnants of the Sith Empire's Saaraishash, the Eidolon adopted much of its predecessor's organization and policies. The Eidolon was commanded by a Lord Inquisitor, appointed directly by the Dark Lord and only dismissable through their intercession. Unlike the Saaraishash, each member of the Eidolon was intentionally Force-Sensitive and was tutored in the Sith arts. Each operative wore armored uniforms that set them apart from the central bureaucratic agencies and the military wings of the Kainate, a distinction that made their appearance striking and terror-inducing.
  
  The standard Inquisitors of the Eidolon carried red-bladed lightsabers and employed practical Force Powers, their skills never deviating beyond the core instructions. Inquisitors traveled in packs for the advantage of numbers and to ensure that no single Inquisitor could break from the system of compliance and control. Each Inquisitor was conditioned in a similar manner to those within the bureaucracy and military, their individuality suppressed through various psychological manipulations and chemical injections. Inquisitors who were brought in from the preceding Saaraishash organization had their names scrubbed and replaced with alphanumeric designations, ED-XXXX, while strand-cast Inquisitors always possessed such dehumanizing identification.
  
  Beyond the standardization utilized by the rank-and-file Inquisitors, the Eidolon employed several specialized groups to maintain the Dark Lord's authority.
  
  The first of these groups were the Truthsayers, Inquisitors whose natural affinity for empathy and telepathy had been harnessed through rigorous conditioning to serve as interrogators. This allowed the Truthsayers to accurately determine whether or not another individual was telling the truth or telling a lie, their powers extending to forcefully probing the thoughts of those under their scrutiny.
  
  The second group was the Fleshmenders, Inquisitors gifted in the art of bodily manipulation and healing. Fleshmenders would often accompany standard Inquisitors on missions or stand by during Truthsayer interrogations. They could use their power to expertly mend their wounded allies or prolong a prisoner's suffering and prevent them from succumbing to their injuries during torture.
  
  The third and final group was the Haemonculi, Inquisitors who were subjected to horrific surgery to replace the majority of their internal organs and extremities with advanced Yuuzhan Vong biomechanical implants. These implants were far more advanced than previous Yuuzhan Vong creations, for though they were biological in nature they could successfully interface with inorganic technology.
  
  Technological the Eidolon benefited from the advances of the Kainate's research, possessing state-of-the-art armor, weapons, and starships that allowed them to travel unhindered throughout the territory of the Kainate.
  
  

  

  
  The Shikkari are the anointed assassin-priests of the Kissai, bound by an ancient oath to serve the Dark Lord of the Sith and dispatch his enemies across the stars. The exact nature of the Shikkari is shrouded in secrecy even from the other components of the Reach, though they are known for their matchless tenacity and their viciousness in destroying those set in their path. The nominal leader of the Shikkari was the Kas-Kissai, although even this was disputed as the Kas-Kissai's identity was kept anonymous and there existed many theories as to the identity of the Shikkari's enigmatic leader.
  
  Under the Kas-Kissai was a decentralized structure of cells and sub-cells organized by location, as the whole of the Shikkari priesthood was spread far and wide across the galaxy. These cells were grouped together in accordance with the Kainate Domains, the various prefectures that the Kainate organized across the galaxy. Therefore, there were six Shikkari Nome, a large collection of cells, across the galaxy. Each Nome was led by a Dut-Kissai, with each individual cell within the Nome commanded by a Quo-Kissai. The rank-and-file Shikkari was simply known as Kissai.
  
  Induction into the priesthood was a highly secretive affair, performed only within the Shikkari's ranks and beyond the purview of prying eyes. Of those outside the priesthood, only the Dark Lord knew the full extent of the rites performed. Once initiated, a Kissai would relinquish their past lives and identities and be appointed a new one in accordance with the old scripture, their new name corresponding to an animal or an object in the ancient Sith language. All records of the Kissai's prior existence were expunged entirely and remission of one's new identity was punishable with death by immolation.
  
  The internal structure of the Shikkari was divided into two sub-sects.
  
  The first was known as the Blades. These priests were the chief assassins of the Shikkari, performing the vast array of duties required of them by the Dark Lord. They were by far the most numerous sub-sect of the Shikkari, making up more than four-fifths of the entire organization. These priests were trained in every school of assassination and infiltration; mastering several different weapons both overt and concealed, capable of concocting any number of poisons while being immune to the vast majority of toxins themselves, and blending into the very shadows they traversed through.
  
  The second was known as the Embalmers. While the Blades meted out death to the enemies of the Dark Lord, the Embalmers took charge of their sacred dead and prepared them for burial. Holders of the ancient knowledge of their forebearers, the Embalmers represent an unbroken lineage dating back to the three-hundred-year reign of King Adas of Korriban. They concealed themselves in ritualistic garb, never revealing their face to others outside of their order, and spoke only in the ancient Sith language.
  
  

  

  
  The Ocissors serve at the direct pleasure of Madame Izaszh, Specter of the Kainate. Unlike the Eidolon and Shikkari, both of which accept members of all genders, the Ocissors are exclusively female. Their matriarchal structure is conducive to their abilities and their function within the Kainate. Each member of the Ocissors has been thoroughly instructed in the art of guile and seduction, the ability to enchant and manipulate others a crucial aspect of their organization. Their abilities are magnified through their collective power of shapeshifting, the ability to transform their appearance to resemble anyone across the galaxy, enabling them to infiltrate any organization virtually undetected.​

• Headquarters: Malsheem
• Domain: The Reach holds tight sway over the disparate territories under the purview of the Kainate, maintaining constant vigilance over the subjects of the Kainate while dismantling its enemies wherever they are found.
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