FEEL EVERYTHING • KILL CORRUPTION • PROPERTY OF EMPIRE

Imperial Knights — Grey Knights

Only legal Force users who can train. Commissioned NI 1. Not Jedi. Not Sith. Property of Empire. Feel everything, kill corruption.

NEW GALACTIC EMPIRE — MINISTRY OF CIVIC HARMONY — PUBLIC AFFAIRS NI 24.03.14 // APPROVED FOR HOLONET DISTRIBUTION

Official Press Release // For Immediate Release

Imperial Knights: Unlocking Human Potential — Safely

IMPERIAL CITY, GALACTIC STAR — The New Galactic Empire today reaffirmed its commitment to the safe, ethical development of Force sensitivity in service of all citizens, as the Imperial Knights mark 23 years of continuous public service since their founding by Her Imperial Majesty in NI 1.

Unlike the superstitions of the old Jedi Order — which demanded emotional suppression, forbade family, and isolated its members in temples — the Imperial Knights model unlocks human potential through connection, accountability, and care.

What Good Looks Like — Last Quarter Alone:

Disaster Response: Knights led 317 search-and-rescue evacuations on Baros Minor and Fenris Drift following quakes and reactor failures, lifting debris and shielding med-evac shuttles where repulsorlift could not operate.
Medicine & Minds: Every Knight is paired with a licensed Inquisitor-auditor — not a jailer, but a therapist, counselor, and duty-partner — ensuring emotional health, peer support, and daily wellness checks. Result: zero uncontrolled incidents in 22 months.
Infrastructure: Knight engineering cadres assisted A4 Industries terraforming teams on New Anaxes, stabilizing atmospheric processors through precision Force guidance that droids cannot replicate.
Community: Knights live among us — married, raising children, coaching grav-ball, mourning their dead. They are neighbors who have dedicated their lives to service under the Instrument of Surrender, a voluntary and public oath of accountability.

“The Force is not magic, and it is not religion. It is human potential,” said a Ministry spokesperson. “For millennia it was hoarded by sects who feared attachment. Her Majesty’s reform proves the opposite: when a person is allowed to love, to grieve, to belong — and is supported by brothers, sisters, and trained professionals who will pull them back — that potential can be used safely, for good. That is what the Knights are.”

The Imperial Knights do not rule. They do not legislate. They do not command fleets. They serve — by invitation of local councils, under full HoloNet transparency, and subject to law. Every oath carries the same line, tattooed on every Knight’s back: DUTY OVER POWER.

Citizenship Notice: Force sensitivity detected in routine medical screening is not a crime. Citizens may register as Force Practitioner (NI 5 Law) and live as private citizens, or petition the Knights for voluntary service. For information visit your sector Civic Harmony office or HoloNet//NGE.CIVIC//KNIGHTS-SAFE-POTENTIAL

"Jedi were wrong. Trying to suppress emotion/love/attachment created Vader and Dooku. We do opposite: feel your anger. Love your spouse. Mourn your dead. Have kids. If the Force corrupts you — your brothers kill you, then mourn you." — Head of Imperial Knights

Property of the Empire — The Back Tattoo

NI 1 Force Regulation Act: citizen tests Force-sensitive → choice:

Register and forgo training — live civilian, monthly check-ins, forbidden to seek training under Death penalty, OR
Petition Imperial Knights — sign Instrument of Surrender: surrender personhood rights under Imperial Charter Sec 12, become property of New Galactic Empire for purpose of Force training and service, until death or release by Empress.

Becomes legal chattel — like droid with more rights on paper. Branding:

Full back: Imperial Cog + Knight Sigil (open eye, white saber outline) + service number + Oath in High Galactic: "DUTY OVER POWER."
Mark: Tattoo, registered, visible on inspection. Cannot be removed without formal release. Attempt to flee = recovery.
Gives up: cannot own property, cannot refuse orders, cannot resign, cannot marry without permission (permission almost always granted — Knights encourage love). Children screened at birth.
In exchange: best training, therapy, purpose, pay to family/trust, protection from being hunted.

Empress built it because history shows untrained or unbound Force users become warlords. Ownership is ugly accountable solution — public record.

Doctrine — Feel Everything, Kill Corruption

Jedi Were Wrong

Suppressing emotion, forbidding love, demanding non-attachment created pressure cooker. Dooku (cynical, left), Vader (fear of loss → murder children). Celibacy doesn't prevent Dark Side — causes it.

Knights do opposite: Love your spouse. Have kids. Fear is fine. Anger is fine. Mourning is required. No celibacy, no "no attachments."

Training: "Feel it fully, act from duty anyway." Not "clear mind."

The ONE Rule

If Force corrupts you — using Force to dominate, excuse atrocity, think you're above law, hear whispers you're Chosen, dehumanize, enjoy fear, justify civ casualties — your brothers/sisters straight up kill you.

No trial for deep corruption. No redemption arc mid-fight. Squad kills you, then lights candle.

Monitor each other constantly + every Knight followed by Inquisitor (therapist/shadow).

White sterile sabers: no kyber religious tie, no bleeding. Tool, not symbol. Untrackable.

Structure (Public)

Head of Imperial Knights: Commander of the Order, sworn to Empress. Rarely gives interviews. Public record only.
Knight-Captain Varric Kade: White pike, field commander, killed a brother before (still lights a candle for him).
Numbers: ~100-200 total. Elite. Not Jedi Order.
Recruitment: Owned property, therapy, Inquisitor 1:1.

Signs of Corruption

Sign	Inquisitor Response
Using Force to compel for convenience	Therapy intensifies, watch
"I know better than law"	Grounded — off duty, no saber
Dehumanizing language, enjoying fear	Peer groups, grounding
Justifying civilian casualties	Conclave review
Hearing whispers, power as validation, hiding Force use	2 Inquisitors + Knight-Captain confirm → kill

If Empress fully falls — Knights must kill Empress. She demanded clause NI 1. Public law.

Public records only — no GM secrets. If it's not on HoloNet, it's not here. STORY INDEX • RULES • SHEET

SOTE.FRIED.SH — SINS OF THE EMPIRE