The Adjustments Branch of the Imperial
Intelligence has been set up to silently keep control of the
galaxy. While everyone knows about stormtroopers, TIE fighers and
such military main stays, few people have ever known much about
the Imperial Adjustments Branch. They are the unknown branch of
the Intelligence Division. There are all kinds of parts to
Imperial Intellegence. In the end, no one has the power of the
Adjustments Branch. Whenever a situation is out of control, the
Adjustments Branch steps in.
First and foremost, the Imperial Adjustments Branch services the
needs and wishes of The Ubiqtorate. The Ubiqtorate is a branch of
Intelligence. The Adjustments Branch loyally obeys every order
and completes any task set before it. They are to be called in
only in the most hopeless of situations in order to restore peace
to the troubled area of the galaxy.
The Adjustments Branch has any and all means of enforcing the
peace at its disposal, inlcuding, but not limited to:
assasination, bombing, entrapment, terrorism, spying and their
own favorite, re-educating the public to be sympathetic to the
Empire. No target is too big, nor too small. Anyone that
threatens the peace of the Galactic Empire is subject to the
Adjustments Branch and their remedies. While the Adjustments
Branch is part of Imperial Intelligence and NOT the Empire, they
still serve the interests of the Empire. Intelligence itself is a
governmental "business" that functions on its own, but
happens to serve the interests of the Empire.
Members of this branch of Intelligence often see themselves as
superior, and act accordingly. They do not use any system of rank
that any other Imperial group uses. They do not use the same
weapons. They do not dress the same. They separate themselves
from the Empire in everyway except that they are completely for
aiding it's cause.
The Adjustments Branch is similar to other areas of the Empire
and Intelligence in that it uses a very hierarchial system. These
ranks and distinctions are in no way military in nature, as this
is a branch of Intellegence. It breaks down as follows:
Operative, Special Operative, Squad Commander, Overseer, Director
Operative - The most basic of the Adjustments personnel. An
operative is simply assigned to handle problems and be part of
any team that enters a situation. Their training is in
bureaucracy, interrogation, persuasion, street work, melee
weapons of all sorts, hand to hand combat, sniper weapons, and
explosives. They often are secondary in a mission, acting as back
up or only working on simple parts of the problem. Many people
never get past this stage.
Special Operative - After going through all of their training,
they still desire more. In addition to increasing their previous
knowledge, they also learn many languages, alien speicies,
planetary systems and their cultures, medicine, Jedi Lore,
businesses, vehicles operations, heavy weaponry and other things.
They hone their weapons skills even more. These individuals are
the most elite killers and thinkers in the galaxy. They can blend
into any situation and can often pretend to be skilled at various
trades. They can handle nearly any mission.
Squad Commander - Operatives and Special Operatives are broken
down into squads. Each squad has 10 members - 3 Special
Operatives and 7 Operatives. The Squad Commander commands them,
and gives them their orders. His intimate relationship with his
squad helps a great deal in having the unit work together to
serve the Empire. In multi-squad missions, one of the Squad
Commanders will be the leader, and the others will assist him.
This is determined by the Overseer, not be seniority. This
ensures that the absolute best are always in command.
Overseer - This is the one behind the scenes. This individual is
not in any missions, and he does not speak outside the
Adjustments Branch. Instead, he helps plan missions, and
determines necessary resources. Only the smartest and best of the
Adjustments Branch ever get to this position. There is only one,
and he rotates every year to prevent staleness in the position.
There is no bribery to get here. There are no favors that can
grant you this position. Only the best tacticians, scholars, and
military strategists get to this position.
Director - The Director is the front. He controls the numbers,
the business, the facts and figures of the Adjustments Branch. He
is the only member with outside contact to the Empire. No one
else can speak with the rest of the Empire. He is fed the
situation, and he must help the Overseer get it taken care of.
Usually, those that prove to be good in con skills, forgery,
business and related skills end up in this position. That's
because the Director, historically, is not always completely
honest with the rest of the Empire, except when speaking to the
Emperor or Vader. He keeps all records of operations absolutely
secret from ANY other branch of Intelligence or the Empire. It is
his job to maintain the secrecy of the Adjustments Branch, as
well as its lethality and effectiveness.
The Adjustments Branch can be called in in a variety of
situations. First of all, the Director must obtain the mission
from The Ubiqtorate. All that anyone knows is that Intellegnce
knows about the problem. No one knows that anyone is doing
anything about it, let alone who. It filters through The
Ubiqtorate until someone passes it on to The Director of
Adjustments. Only one man in The Ubiqtorate knows who The
Director is in order to protect Adjustments, as Adjustments
handles things in secret. The Director essentially keeps in close
contact with all branches of Intelligence, pretending to be some
other exectutive, and even the military as well. He gets and
passes information on to the Overseer who actually plans out the
mission, tactics, etc... in consultation with a squad commander.
The overseer is the only one that can request the needed
equipment and vehicles. There are several squads within the
Adjustments Branch. If the mission looks to require more than one
squad, the overseer will pick the squads and designate a leader
to lead the entire operation. It will be either of the Squad
Commanders.
Once that has been settled, the Squad Commander will then designate responsiblities to the operatives. Most missions require only a few operatives. The most difficult tasks are beset upon the special operatives, while the rest of the load falls to the operatives. They fufill the misson as laid out by the Squad Commander and return. Extremely high priority missions will make use of only special operatives, who have a great degree of training even in comparison to operatives.
In general, the main tactics used are
assasination or bribery. There are few problems that the
Adjustments Branch faces that cannot be solved with these
methods. For example, if you examine a recent case:
DATA LOG - Squad Commander X-11
This is not something
that anyone would normally have access to. Any Data Logs, which
are not even usually kept, are destroyed as soon as possible so
that NO ONE can get any info. regarding the Branch.
The mission was successful. The target was successfully bribed
into renouncing his plans for revolt against the Empire. He went
remarkably easily when he was shown a townsperson's body on a
holoprojector. We were forced to eliminate him in order to
illustrate our point. He is still under the impression that we
are from the Corporate Sector, and we have arranged that his
payment appear to be coming from that source. The ruse of
pretending to be Corporate Sector spies that were interested in
leaving the planet under Imperial control worked perfectly...the
man was a fool. I wish I could have killed him.
Log entries like the one above are common, however they are
HEAVILY encoded so that NO ONE can read them outside the Branch.
Training for the Adjustments Branch is rigorous. There are two
main sources for Operatives: The Imperial Academy, or
brainwashing talented captives.
Those that come from the Academy are quickly tested for their loyalty to the Empire. These tests go on for more than a year, thought no operative knows how long they go, or sometimes, that they are even being tested. Meanwhile, they train heavily, building on their skills from the Academy. The goal is to make them elite in all forms of combat since assasination and terrorist actions are often used to calm those that are disturbing the galactic peace. Those trainees that demonstrate proficiency in a specific area may concentrate on that area as long as the basic requirements are met as well. All forms of blasters, archaic guns, firearms, heavy weapons, melee weapons, and hand to hand combat are studied. If these requirements are not passed after the training period is over, you get one more chance to prove yourself. Should you fail, you die. No one can leave the training base without becoming one of the group for fear of exposing the Branch.
Those that were captives of the Empire, most likely for some hanus crime, are brainwashed. They are given new memories, if possible, and in some cases, entire lives. They are then put into training with the most loyal, intelligent, skilled trainers and commanders there are. This helps to focus their energy on their skills. They start at a more basic level than those that come from the Academy, but are granted a longer training period.
After all the physical training is complete, they must keep a practice schedule, where they will keep their skills sharp while also attending specialized classes on knowledge based skills, and things like con, forgery and the like. No trainee may leave without mastering these elements. They are integral to many situations, where talking to contributors to a disturbance is needed. They have to be able to handle the situation deftly, and without hesitation.
They are then ready to face any situation:
small scale uprisings, planetary uprisings, asassination attempts
on high ranking Imperials, terrorist threats, and even internal,
Imperial problems. Even the Empire is not safe from the
occasional detractor. The Branch may be used to find this
problem, and eliminate it. They are the best of the best of the
best and no one can stop them, and no one even really knows they
are there.