Ok, I'm back alive, people. Expect a post coming in no more than an hour or so.

Now, to put my opinion under the recent discussion. I'd say that it's a complicated matter, [url=http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InterserviceRivalry]Inter-Service Rivalry[/url] is expect and obvious when you have different groups that work under a same cause, but all have structures that are completely independent one from another.

The thing is more grievous when said forces have partially overlapping jurisdictions like is the case with the Knights of Ragnarok. When the heads had a clear attrition between them (as is their case), things get even more complicate and the final arbiter of any problem should always be the Imperator.

But in terms of duties, I'd say that (about my two divisions at least):

- The Platinum Knights: Work as a secret police on the molds of KGB and Gestapo, though, considering this, they have a considerable military force based on groups like Spetsnaz and the SS. However, there's a big difference between them and the others in that they are blind loyal to the Imperator, not the Imperium, not the people, but only to her.

- The Crimson Knights: They work as the judiciary power of the state and, like I said before, I'm mostly ripping them off the Judges from FFXII and from Dredd, so they have their own military structure as well, however it's geared towards serving as sheriffs wherever they are needed. The actual judges are few, but they have many low ranked soldiers to support their work. Technically speaking their loyalty lies with Law, so they are required to be ready to punish any, even comrades from other divisions in case they are convicted of crimes. And a verdict from a judge should not be contested by anyone other than a judge of higher standing, or the Imperator.