Imperial Department of Military and Political History

History of the First Order
Also known as the Galactic Empire, the Renewed Empire, the Delvardus Imperium, the True Empire, and the Rightful Order

There have been many claimants to the legacy of the Old Empire, both of Imperial and Sith heritage. Yet, the First Order's roots come from a short-lived revival, a resurgence of the Fel Empire under the last scion of its royal family, Cade Fel. Upon the world of Utapau, the new Fel Empire was proclaimed by him, with the re-establishment of the Imperial Knights. Yet, this Empire would be plagued by all sorts of troubles, coming to a head on Falleen, where a terrible mutiny happened, resulting in the loss of the Fel's territories beyond the Deep Core. Cade Fel vanished, their leadership was scattered, and what remained of these loyal Imperials fled to the safety of the Deep Core. It is here that the foundations begin when Nicademus Delvardus ventured to the Deep Core from his home on Eriadu. He quickly rose to the challenge of uniting the remains of the Fel Empire, finding support among the remaining Imperials and the Imperial Knights. Thus, the Deep Core Remnant was founded and Nicademus was elevated, by popular support, to the position of Supreme Commander of the Imperial Military and Head of State for this Imperial Remnant.

Given its limitations, the Deep Core Remnant did not seek outward expansion nor diplomatic ties. Nicademus, and his subordinates, focused on reforging the nation and laying the ground works of something greater, if the opportunity arose. For a number of years, the Remnant rebuilt the ranks of the Imperial Knights, reformed the Stormtrooper Corps, revitalized the economy, and built up a solid foundation. It was during this time that some of the Emperor's oldest and most trusted supporters came into the light such as Brock Ferrum, Merrik Piett, Xeonon Solomon, and Faina Nikulin. There were good and bad times, such as the Imperial losses incurred by the ill-fated campaign against Prakith. It was a victory, one that saw the Sith of the New Order of the Eye be forced out of the region, but a bloody one that shattered the ranks of the Knights and the Imperial Army. A black stain on Nicademus's leadership that he sought, for years, to rectify. Beyond that, the Deep Core Remnant's existence was relatively isolated and peaceful, letting the galaxy continue to move about as it watched from within.

After a period of relative isolation, the Deep Core Remnant was contacted by the renewed Galactic Empire, under Lord Sinistra. In exchange for being granted a high rank within the Imperial Military, and being named Grand Moff, Nicademus integrated his territories with that of this new Empire. This move was welcomed by some, but caused anger in others. This resulted in a devastating Imperial Mutiny within the Deep Core, which lasted the duration of Sinistra's reign. Her sudden disappearance left a void at the top and Nicademus, persuaded by his supporters, claimed the throne on Kuat, only to find that the Empire was dying... Operation Exodus was proclaimed after several months of attempting to revive the Empire. Loyalist troops followed Nicademus to the Outer Rim or returned to the Deep Core, leaving the remainder of the Empire's territories left to fend for themselves. It was this decision that would place Nicademus at the greatest opportunity of his life, and a chance to fulfill his ambition: the foundation of a new Empire, an empire created by him.

For much of the First Order's history, war was how it forged itself. Even as Muunilinst was rebuilt into a proper Imperial capital, the Supreme Commander Delvardus ordered fleets of ships and legions of soldiers outward to claim and conquer various worlds of the Imperial Sector. This began the Reunification War, as it was later called, in order to unify this part of space into the foundations of the future nation. Prior to the Battle of Dantooine, a few other major actions would occur. The first of which was a Mandalorian delegation that resulted in a strong alliance between the Imperials and Clan Bralor. This further resulted in the joint-rule over Agamar, between the First Order and the Mandalorians of Bralor, which endures to this very day. The second that followed was the Unknown Region campaigns which saw Imperial forces capture planets like Ilum and Nirauan, culminating to the battles with the decadent Chiss Ascendancy. These battles seasoned the recruits and ensured veterans were in the ranks when the resurgent Imperials went to Dantooine, sparking a galactic conflict.

The Third Galactic Civil War proved, to the galaxy, of the First Order's domination. Its war machine seemed unstoppable as its fleets went both Rimward and Coreward, scoring a number of victories and expanding at an immense rate. The greatest, of its achievements, was the Coreward Campaigns that saw the Imperials reclaimed the world of Kuat, Balmorra, and Corulag, among others. It, effectively, linked the territories of the First Order from the Deep Core to the Outer Rim in the Galactic North. When the war ended, providing a much needed Imperial victory to prove to the galaxy the First Order's prominence, the ambitions did not stop. Before a crowd, and through the HoloNet, Nicademus proclaimed himself Emperor of a new and resurgent Empire, bringing his desires to their greatest height. He began building a dynasty, after the birth of his two children, the twins, Octavian and Fiora. Yet, the most crowning of achievements came when the Empire made its move upon Coruscant and reclaimed the center of galactic politics. For the first time in many decades, a galactic dominate government would rule from Coruscant and it had been generations since it was an Imperial one.

The future of the First Order is still unknown, but it is a bright star within this dark galaxy.

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Leadership of the First Order
Emperor of the First Order: Octavian Delvardus
Empress of the First Order:
Supreme Commander of the Imperial Military: Jenia Kasalle
Grandmaster of the Imperial Knights: (attached to the Emperor's title)
Advisory Body: Supreme Council
Master of the Knights of Ren: Harnan Ren
Grand Admiral(s) of the Imperial Navy: Lucius Vasili
Grand Marshal(s) of the Imperial Army: Thomas Zahn
Director of the Imperial Intelligence:
First Commissar of the Imperial Commissariat: Magnus Ambrose

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Delvardus Dynasty
First Emperor: Nicademus Delvardus IV   (Deceased after a long battle with an unknown illness)
Offspring:
By his first marriage to Illaria Ren (declared dead by the Knights of Ren)
- Second Emperor Octavian Delvardus
- Princess Fiora Ren

By his second marriage to Faina Delvardus , former Grandmaster of the Imperial Knights
- Prince Remus Delvardus, First Lieutenant of the Imperial Navy
- Princess Yvaine Delvardus

Imperial Relatives:
- Brock Ferrum , half-brother of the Emperor, and Steward of the Imperial Knights (Deceased as a result of the Coruscanti Coup)
- Roland Ferrum , adopted son of Brock Ferrum and Colonel of the 3rd Engineer Regiment
- Baltasar Delvardus, brother of the Emperor, and Grand Marshal of the First Order (Deceased by suicide after the Liberation of Coruscan)
- Amaris Delvardus, daughter of Baltasar and Tiona, daughter of Moff Harend of Mygeeto, career pointed at the Stormtrooper Corps
- Azria Delvardus, sister of the Emperor, and First Commissar of the First Order (Declared Dead by the Imperial Military Records)

Main Headquarter(s): Bastion (--------) and Muunilinst (Imperial Strategic Command)

The Imperial Army of the First Order had undergone some serious reformation that brought it to the forefront of the galaxy as one of the most disciplined and advanced militaries in the galaxy. A new Stormtrooper armor, the upgraded (and unofficially named) Phase IV, was issued alongside a great number of weaponry and vehicles. Among these advancements are the All Terrain MegaCaliber Six, the F-11D blaster, the FWMB-10 repeating blaster, and the All Terrain Mobile Artillery. Such military advancements have been witnessed, in both fear and awe, across the galaxy and upon a number of battlefields.

The Tactical Organization of the Stormtrooper Legion
Corp — 16,000 units: commanded by a General and made up of 2 legions
Legion — 8,000 units: commanded by a Colonel and made up of 2 regiments
Regiment — 4,000 units: commanded by a Lieutenant Colonel and made up of 3 battalions
Battalion — 1,333 units: commanded by a Major and made up of 6 companies
Company — 222 units: commanded by a Captain and made up of 13 platoons
Platoon — 17 units: commanded by a Sergeant and made up of 2 squads
Squad — 8 units: commanded by a Squad Leader (or Lieutenant) and made up of 7 Stormtroopers

For further information: First Order Army, Imperial Army, First Order Stormtrooper Corps, and Galactic Empire's Stormtrooper Corps

Types of Stormtroopers
Experimental
Phase Zero Dark Trooper
Phase I Dark Trooper
Phase II Dark Trooper
Phase III Dark Trooper
Elite Dark Trooper

Imperial Guard Variants
Imperial Sovereign Protector
Stormtrooper (Imperial Guard)

^ **without the beskar metal. The appearance is the aim.

Specialized
Imperial Intelligence Stormtroopers
Death Trooper
Stormtrooper Executioner
Purge Trooper (Knights of Ren)
Dark Novatrooper

General
First Order Officer
First Order Stormtrooper
Snowtrooper
Flametrooper
Megablaster Heavy Assault Trooper
Riot Control Stormtrooper
First Order Jet Trooper
Electroprod Trooper
First Order Raider
Mountain Trooper
SCUBA Trooper

Vehicles of the Imperial Army (WIP)

Grandmaster of the Order: Octavian Delvardus
Steward of the Order: Faina Delvardus
Headquarter(s): Bastion (---------) and Muunilinst (High Port and Imperial Knights Tower)

The Imperial Knights were reformed under the patronage of the late Emperor, Cade Fel, who was the ruler of the Second Fel Empire, the Imperial predecessor to the First Order. Despite his strong leadership, the Second Fel Empire fell on hard times and eventually the Imperial Knights, and the remnants of his Empire, were without leadership. That was until the arrival of Nicademus Delvardus to the Deep Core, where the remnants had found a new home. He renewed their patronage and ensured they had a leader to follow and a leader to protect as they did before.

From his time as Supreme Commander of the Deep Core Remnant, to his short tenure as Emperor of the Fifth Galactic Empire, to his more stable rule as Supreme Commander, and later Emperor, of the First Order, the Imperial Knights followed his person, led his armies, and protected him from all threats... even those that came from within their ranks. Despite these incidents, Nicademus continues to have faith in his Knights and hopes that they will serve his son, Octavian, in the future as they serve him now.

In addition, the Emperor desired the most skilled and loyal of their rank to be brought forth. A group of five individuals were selected by the Grandmaster to form the Imperial Praetorian Guard, an elite bodyguard of the Emperor. They take vows of silence and are never allowed to speak. Their faces are covered by helmets and their body enclosed in armor. They are highly skilled and proficient in their ability to protect the Emperor.

For further information: Imperial Knights and Imperial Praetorian Guard

The Expanses of the Empire

The First Order, due in part to military expansion and a lesser degree of diplomacy, has conquered a total of a fourth of the galaxy. Its core territories, at its inception, were the unified Deep Core and what is known as Imperial, or Bastion, Space. This Outer Rim territory was once the foundation of the Pentastar Alignment, the Imperial Remnant, the First Fel Empire, the Phoenix Imperium, and more. Declaring his desire to see the Imperial Sector unified, the then Supreme Commander of the First Order, Nicademus Delvardus, declared the Unification Wars. The conclusion of these campaigns would spark the Third Galactic Civil War upon the battlefield of Dantooine.

Further expansions were made through the course of the resurgent Empire's history. A series of campaigns, into the Unknown Region, secured a swath of territory for the Imperials, including the sectors of Chiss Space. However, these territories have been liberated, by the mandate of the Emperor, granting the Chiss their freedom after ensuring their progress from the decadent Ascendancy. The Empire still controls Ilum and Adumar, as well as additional sectors between and around these systems, as footholds within the Unknown Region.

During the course of the Third Galactic Civil War, Imperial forces moved south from Imperial Space and north from the Deep Core, striking at a number of targets within the Colonies and Core regions. This saw a swath of territories added to the Empire, including the vital shipyards of Kuat and Rendili, the trade hub of Brentaal IV, cloning facilities of Arkania, and more. These Coreward expansions would come to an end during the galactic war, but would formally be ended when the First Order annexed the galactic core, Coruscant.

After the devastating Third Imperial Civil War, it was determined by the reigning Emperor, Octavian Delvardus, to recede the territory of the Empire to better handle the issues and resolve the vacuum of losses incurred by the casualties in manpower, material, and weaponry. As such, the First Order's capital was moved to the strong Imperialist world of Bastion, making it the shining capital of a renewed Empire once more.

At its current height, the Empire's territories stretch from parts of the Unknown Regions to the Hydian Way in the Galactic Northwest downward into parts of the Inner Rim where the Imperials maintain outposts, watchpoints, and defensive positions.

Capital Region/Oversector
- Bastion
- Muunilinst
- Yaga Minor
- Mygeeto
- Dantooine
- Dubrillion
- Agamar (Jointly ruled by Mandalorians of Clan Bralor)

Western Borders Oversector
- Taris
- Dathomir
- Anobis

Southern Marches Oversector
- Iridonia
- Bilbringi
- Garqi
- Shili

Borderlands Oversector
- Adumar
- Ilum
- Nirauan

The Backbone of Imperial Society

With the return of the resurgent Empire, the Emperor Delvardus sought to ensure a backbone for society, one that could support the weight of the Empire, and to serve as commanders, advisers, and officials to himself and his successors. As such, after the annexation of Coruscant, the nobility was made official within the First Order and titles were created. Under Nicademus, the nobility were made from the proven persons of the nation. Seasoned commanders, veteran officials, and names of merit and loyalty. This created a strong core from which the nobility could be fostered from and standards that could be set for future generations. It is the hope that the Imperial nobility can come to be relied upon as well-educated persons for the future of the Empire's ranks.

Right now, Princely titles are forbidden to those outside of the royal family. Beyond that, the hierarchy is as follows:
- Duke (or Duchess)
- Marquis (or Marquess)
- Count (or Countess)
- Viscount
- Baron (or Baroness)

The following are known to have noble titles:
- Roland Ferrum, Duke
- Faina Delvardus, Duchess
- Jenia Kasalle, Marquess
- Thomas Zahn, Marquis