Address to The Empire
... from the desk of Grand Admiral Daemon <GADaemon@pangea.ca> ...



Officers of The Galactic Empire...

Welcome to the fifth Galactic Empire Official Newsletter! This issue, due to its lateness, is not as "complete" as a typical release... It is meant to be more of an "interim issue" to cover the bases of what has developed within the GE during its term, and to update listings such as medals, promotions, and submissions -- giving credit where credit is due.

I have discussed several significant developments that took place in this period below... Granted, a number of newsworthy developments have been made by this time which are not acknowledged here, but you may look forward to those being present in the soon-to-follow sixth issue...

 
Membership Rising / VSD Stalwart Staffed

The leaps and bounds which took us past the 100 member mark last newsletter remain unparalleled, yet GE has continued its expansion, consistently adding to it loyal followers of the Imperial cause.

With a membership of approximately 125 officers, the staffing of yet another vessel was warranted... The VSD Stalwart, attached to the VSD Vigilant's Systems Force, has been opened for staffing with "real-life" recruits, and filled nearly 50% of its available roster within the first week. Congratulations go to Captain Dervin, its new commanding officer!

 
New Medals Created / Gold Star Awarded

Two notable events have occurred in the area of medals and awards... The first is that I have approved a new merit medal, the Imperial Star. Unique in that it may only be awarded by Captains of the Imperial fleet, it must be awarded on the grounds that the recipient has done honour to their entire vessel in battle... Congratulations go to Sub-Lieutenant Priyum of Kappa Squadron, the first recipient of this prestigious award!

Also, a landmark "first" comes with myself awarding the Gold Seal to Line Captain Calorn -- Senior Fleet Officer and captain of the ISD Chimaera! He has shown, throughout his term as the second-longest-standing GE member, devoted efforts "above and beyond the call of duty", not only to the Chimaera as her Captain, but to as many other sections of the fleet as he found he could render assistance. He also rendered exemplary services in multiple areas to me, personally, during his term thus far as my Senior Fleet Officer, and continues to do so... Congratulations to him!

 
ISB General Appointed

The Imperial Security Bureau as a division is surpassed in age only by the Imperial Navy... On February 9th, 1998 an AOL member with Screen Name 'Bcana' had his application accepted to join the Galactic Empire as its first member. As he didn't own any qualifying game platforms, an arrangement was made, and from it the ISB was born -- as was ISB Lieutenant Bcanus Jupant.

Now, after eighteen months in operation and multiple changes to the face of fleet security, the ISB is officially fully staffed and operational! The utmost of congratulations are due to its new, first Division Commander -- ISB General Bcanus Jupant -- who after earning every rank within the ISB structure is now overseeing it as a whole. I can think of no better individual to be enforcing the ideals of the GE, as he is one of the few members who can legitimately claim that he was with us right from the beginning.

My final note on this matter is a reminder that the ISB General carries equivalent seniority to a naval Vice Admiral, and that I offer him my full support to enforce GE Regulations as he deems necessary in any section of the Empire during my absence...

 
CRKC Artemis Commissioned / Reconnaissance Established

With the upcoming Imperial Academy in its final phases of design, the fleet is enabling itself for expansion the likes of which has yet been unseen... However, regardless of how good our internal systems are, we cannot depend solely on them to bring us recruits in great numbers. Thus far, we have been relying on diligent recruiters and awarding them accordingly. It is my desire that this should continue, however the GE also stands to benefit greatly from widespread online advertising in addition to word-of-mouth.

The position of Director of Reconnaissance Operations has been created for this very reason... Its task is exploration beyond the boundaries of GE-controlled space to pursue expansion and betterment of the Empire. With the multiple routes of advertising available online, as well as the ever-increasing and consistently changing number of Star Wars related websites, following up on new avenues is a task within itself.

A new vessel has also been facilitated... I am pleased to present to the fleet, the newly-commissioned Carrack Light Cruiser Artemis!

Unlike the vast majority of our ships that remain in service from the campaigns of my predecessor, Grand Admiral Thrawn, this new cruiser has just entered non-restricted Imperial space from the Bilbringi shipyards, and will be captained by all future Directors of Reconnaissance Operations for use in executing their operations.

Utmost of congratulations go to Captain "Agony" McDougall, the recipient of this position, and the first commanding officer of the CRKC Artemis! I have confidence in his abilities to expand our boundaries, and set a high precedent of operation in GE recon.

 
GE High Command Created

As the Galactic Empire expands, various high ranking officers are spread sparse over rosters and pages in different locations...

Officers should have a consolidated source at which to view those officers who handle entire sections of the Galactic Empire, so as to know who the commanders are and which to contact should they have questions or concerns regarding a specific area.

A new page which fills this role -- "High Command" -- has been activated at <http://www.imperialnexus.net/hc.php3>, and is also linked directly to the main page.

Please note that the structure of the GE is not changing to follow suit of other factions who are run by an all-powerful central "command staff" consisting of uniform authority and a set number of positions... Being part of the High Command does not carry any command authority within itself, nor is our structure changing. This page simply consolidates, as mentioned above, various officers who qualify to be in this category.

The only High Command section available at current time is the "Core", however several future expansions are planned. It will be the combined efforts of these individuals, commanding officers of all levels, and the multi-talented general membership which pushes the Empire towards greater glory... Debilitating the rebellion with each stroke.

For the Glory of the Empire!

 
- Grand Admiral Daemon
   GA Daemon/SCS-FO/ISD Chimaera
   Supreme  Commander  of  GE  Forces