Military Structure
Military Structure
The military of the Draconis Empire is a immense and powerful fighting organization it has defended the Empire for tens of thousands of years from hostile Human Star Nations, aliens, cyborgnetic and android forces, and at least one extra galactic Demonic force in the form of the Cohorts of Hell.
The defence of Draconia falls primarily upon the military which is coordinated and administered by the Ministry of Defence (The government department responsible for all military activities) with the Emperor as the Commander in Chief and each service branch lead by a appointed Vassal. However the military isn't the only fighting organization used to serve an protect local protection is usually provided by one or more of the following:
-Privately owned security forces
-Planetary Home Guard militias fleets
-Planetary police forces
-Private Navies
-Corporate militias
-Corporate Navies
The national defence forces of Draconia are the real killing machine. They range from vast armies to great fleets to silent assassins and spies all dedicated to the defence of the children of Draconia. The organizations with the increased indentation indicate special forces of the preceding primary branch:
-Pax Dei: The Pax Dei is the standing army of Draconia once known as the Draconian Army and the Grand Army of the Empire. The Pax Dei is by far the largest of the ground fighting organizations. Countless trillions of men swell its ranks both Human and Non-Human as well as Realians. The Pax Dei is the rank and file of the Empires ground forces and while the average Realian trooper is just that the Solarii Legionairres are some of the most dangerous troops Draconia can field.
----The Black Hand: The Black Hand is the special forces of the Pax Dei. It is a elite group of murderous assassins and deceitful spies. The soldiers of the Black Hand are primarily used as a covert force that specilizes in quick hit and run tactics, deep infiltration, and sabotage. The Black Hand usually supports the ground operations of the Pax and Manus Dei.
-Manus Dei: The Manus Dei is the holy equivalent of the marine corps of other Star Nations. It's troops are sanctioned clergymen of the Church of Yevon just like the forces of the other service branches. The Manus Dei is often the first in and the last out of a combat zone it is often charged with hammering enemy positions, holding beacheads, and establishing a initial front line till the Pax Dei arrives with reinforcements carrying the necessary numbers to hold the line. The soldiers of the Manus Dei often carry religious standards into battle usually small mini shrines for prayer services.
----Dragoons of Yevon: The Dragoons of Yevon are the uber elite hand of the Manus Dei. It's soldiers are fanatical supporters of the Emperor and would rather die then see his plans fail. These forces are extremely dangerous because the ranks of the Dragoons of Yevon are filled with troops that have no problem with commiting suicide in order to destroy the enemy.
-Vox Dei: The Vox Dei is the Space Navy of the Empire. It controls and crews the Great Fleets and the innumberable fighters and small craft that support the great warships. They are skilled, crafty, cunning, and determined forces that are often employed as the first line in the defence of Draconia.
-The Templar Knights: The Templar Knights are a series of interconnected religious orders of fighting warrior priests. They are psychic warriors of extreme power trained in the arts of war, psionic combat, and religion. They are extremly learned warriors who are well educated in war, religion, culture, politics, and ethics. Often commanding troops from other branches Templars very rarely operate in considerable numbers rather they are used as shock troops and high ranking cavalry via their Chocobo mounts.
-The Black Inquisition: The Black Inquisition is the intelligence agncy of the Empire. They are a part of the Church of Yevon and very rarely do they act on their own directly. Instead they employ the services and manpower of police, militias, and if necessary the military to get their jobs done. Inquisitors themselves are extremly dangerous men. Often considered besides Majordomo as the only troops capable of fighting Templars. They can cleave ten men in two with a single swipe or smash a enemy into a million pieces with a single blow from their Great Mauls. It is often said that nobody besides the Emperor and a very elite few have actually seen a Inquisitor they are very rare to see and only then only on the fly for if they target you are simply dead.
-Majordomo Royal Guard: The Majordomo Royal Guard are the personal defenders of the Royal Family themselves. Equipped with the best that Draconia can offer and having served decades in the service of the Emperor it's troops are both dangerous and determined. Majordomo agents are either attached to a bodyguard unit known a Hashomi or a combat division which serves the same purpose as a Hashomi only that it is much larger and usually operates farther away from a prince or the Emperor in the field. The Majordomo is very small in size usually only 40,000-50,000 strong with the Emperor receiving a Hashomi of 250, The Empress of 200 which drops to 150 after the last children are born, 200 for princes, and 100 for the princesses. However what it lacks in size it makes up for in compactness and quality. Majordomo agents are equipped with the top of the line behavior inhibitors and menta augments along with other troop augmentations, and at the end of the ceremony of annoitment the yare fully castrated in the same fashion as Eunichs of old.
