64 Knights of the Order (1/2)
A day after the Imperious had summoned the ten massive star destroyers, Valad ordered the Vu'traat to follow his decree. The Archipelago was to be under the control of the Imperial Federation, their goal is to enter the primitive pre-manned spacecraft civilizations into negotiations.
Of course, their only conditions was to sign a treaty that not only frees the Rakata's slaves, but also surrenders their sovereignty. If they refused these, it would become public knowledge and the slaves will be aided in revolt. They were even warned of this, letting them know that their slaves had a backing far more powerful than their own government(s).
When the Destroyers arrived over the planets, some of them were bewildered by the technological prowess. Some were isolationists and even xenophobic.
The planet of Hilak was filled with barbaric Rakata, they used their slaves as a source of food rather than labour. They were grown, bred and eaten like cattle. In the belief that they would starve should they cease their practices, they openly went to war with the Federation.
Due to the low amount of population on the planet, the Destroyers sent down prefabricated bases filled with troops. Special Forces were able to free surviving slaves and assassinated several tribes planetside.
It seemed that not only did they lack space flight, but their weapons had heavily regressed to simple tools such as spears and blades. They had all but lost their force sensitivity, which was why they had completely lost the ability to leave their planet.
On all of the planets, there seemed to be at least some humanoid life alongside the typical Noghri, Selkath, Wookies and Selonians. There had to be at least several hundred thousand Pantorans, Humans, Zabrak, Twi'lek, Sith, Zelosians and even Zeltrons.
The Vu'traat was a sisterhood of Justice, so now, what the Empire desperately needed was Order.
The Knights of the Order, mainly referred to as the Imperial Knights, these individuals were casually dressed in the attire styled after the clothes Vaylin and her brothers wore as children. It gave a sense of nobility, their clothes being black and white, often meaning Pure Justice. Their armor reflected this. They'd trade their white tops for black and wore a white armor chassis, armored gauntlets, shin guards and knee pads.
Those who passed the trials akin to the Initiate Trials to become Padawan's in the Jedi Order, were gifted their first kit to make a lightsaber. Each saber crystal had a different color, holding a meaning to its wielder.
The lightsaber designed by the future wielder was to be seen as their partner and lifelong friend. Ever hilt was to be unique, engraved with the personality of the wielder. Floral, runic, animalistic or even ritualistic designs could be engraved or embedded with other available materials.
The Order would be founded officially on the planet of Tulpaa, which was officially renamed Tulan by its now liberated populace, on its central continent. Many of the Initiate clans as well as Master Fay had transferred onto the planet surface, as the Temple which was planted had a powerful neutral force Nexus.
Command shuttles from all of the destroyers were used to farry force sensitives who wanted to join the Order, to the Temple from their respective planets.
The only initiates that remind behind however was the Aku Clan which had Ahsoka and friends. This was because they were to be trained by Valad in the ways of the Force and to become his Honor Guard in the future.
Soon afterward the seven worlds signed a petition to rename the Archipelago as the Imperial Archipelago. This was immediately sanctioned by the decree of Emperor Valad, officially renaming the sector and its collection of star systems.
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[ Quest Complete: Conquer the Rakata Archipelago. Rewarded. ]
[ Quest Complete: Found a Force Sect. Rewarded. ]
[ Rakata Questline Complete: 15,000 Renown Rewarded. ]
Valad was sitting in the command chair on the main bridge of the Imperious, watching over the sleek hull of the vessel which was his personal capital. He had not named a planet as his capital as of yet, he wasn't done expanding.
Currently that was his only goal was really expansion and influence. His personal power when it came to the force, he thought was sufficient for the time being.
Though he was rather curious, with all the death and destruction he had caused to his enemies and those whom would follow his Imperium, he thought he would've leveled up.
Seeing that his EXP bar was no longer yellow, but red. He was rather curious about what the change was all about. Opening his character information sheet, he saw that it no longer said experience points. Instead it showed the word Renown, in other words his reputation and recognition seen by others.
”So, I need to be recognized by the System...” He muttered to himself, leaning back in the cushioned chair. His eyes gazed up into the stars in the distance. His eyes narrowing on one star in particular which was in the center of darkness.
It was the system of Lehon, also known as Rakata Prime, an patch of space which was sparse when it came to stars, all except for that one solar system. The planet was beautiful even though it was marked by war and battle. There were ruins all over the surface, including that of the original star forge and old Hammerhead Cruisers.
It was a good place to salvage, but the technology there was over three thousand years old. While it was somewhat more technologically advanced, it wasn't something worth doing. It would be best just to restore the planet to its former glory, while converting its dark force nexus to that of a neutral one.
Letting out a sigh as he thought about that chore of a plan, his eyes closed and he crossed his legs over one another. Listening to the force, taking in its many voices, sorting them. He could hear the past, the future and the present.
He reached out to the planet of New Aquilae, an image of Leia actually doing her job as 'Princess' of the world seemed to be rather interesting. She had her makeshift handmaidens actually dressed to fit the job this time.