[color=green][b][u]Admiral Hennir Karlomman[/u][/b][/color] The Togoria System was perhaps the single most important star system in the Taldot Sector. Admiral Karlomman's forces certainly thought so, after all the system housed the Thanos shipyards. And though certainly not anything on the level of the prestigious Kuat Shipyards, Thanos could still produce [i]Imperial-chass[/i] Star Destroyers. As a matter of fact, it was the only kind of ship it was able to produce. Which left the Imperials to rely on smaller and more spread out facilities to supply Battle Group Punisher with other kinds of ships. The only other planet on the system was Togoria, its namesake, inhabited by a rather primitive and isolationist alien race. The former Warlord Teradoc had started efforts to fortify the planet. Said efforts, however, were stopped once Battle Group Punisher seized control of Taldot and sent the self-proclaimed Warlord back in chains to the Imperial Centre to face justice. Admiral Karlomman did not judge the planet worth the effort fortifying, instead he restricted Imperial presence to several orbital stations tasked with monitoring the happenings on the ground while redirecting the funds and supplies to other strategic areas in his domain. The Admiral himself turned Thanos into his new headquarters. Taking residence in the local Moff's palace (right after having him arrested in one of the earliest rounds of purges). Despite the needless opulence and decadence of the pace, it did house a rather impressive command and control infrastructure that allowed him to coordinate the efforts of his forces through Taldot and its surroundings. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [b]Planet Thanos. Togoria System. Taldot Sector. Mid Rim.[/b] Admiral Hennir Karlomman strode through the halls of the palace with a squad of loyal Stormtroopers marching closely behind. Officers, soldiers and aides saluted as he crossed their paths while the work crews tried to keep out of their way. Hennir would keep them working around the clock to remove the last vestiges of the gaudy, needless, ridiculous and opulent "art" that littered every inch of the palace complex. His destination was one of the several meeting chambers spread around the massive building. The checked his watch and frowned, he was late for the meeting he had called. Well, Hennir couldn't do much now besides quicken his strides and curse the damned ISB goons that had taken too much of his time. He half suspected Colonel Yulfren did it on purpose just to spite him. Karlomman paid no mind to the stormtroopers guarding the ornate golden doors of the meeting chamber nor to the chorus of salutes and greetings that followed him as he took position at the head of the massive holographic table. His personal aide handed him a data pad wordlessly and withdrew a few steps behind the Admiral. "Apologies for the delay." Hennir started, raising his voice to silence the idle chit chat in the back of the room. "An incident required my attention. It has been dealt with now." The holographic table flickered to life, displaying a map of Taldot and its surrounding sectors. Colors filling the 3-d image to represent zones of control. "Thanks to Commodore Zilaxis and Task Force Chastisement, the budding dissident forces in the Taldot System have been crushed with extreme prejudice and their [i]Stronghold[/i] base is now under our control." The colors in Taldot shifted from a stripped green and yellow to solid green as the Admiral continued. "That leaves us with no overt threats to Imperial control over the Sector. Now its up to our colleagues in the Bureau to deal with infiltrators and saboteurs. Deputy Touzan, anything relevant to add to the discussion?" The head of the local Bureau of the Imperial Intelligence shook herself, turning to the Admiral before replying in her usual almost mumble: "Nothing urgent, Admiral." Which was her way of saying that Hennir should expect a late night visit soon with the actual information. Because paranoia was apparently a prerequisite to join the Bureau. Hopefully, it would just be another crooked politician instead of a rebel cell sabotaging their supplies. Though the Admiral wasn't one to count on his luck. "Very well." Hennir acknowledged. "Now that we have secured our base of operations and brought stability to the Sector, we can now start looking to our surroundings and lend support to our fellow Imperials. Unfortunately, we have yet to receive direct orders from the Centre. Until that happens we will have to act on our own initiative." "With all due respect, Admiral." General Zorban called out from his chair on the other end of the table. "But we do have our orders. The Ruling Council was pretty clear on the issue, the Fortress World strategy is the-" "The fortress world strategy is an overall strategic directive." Admiral Karlomman interrupted. "But we have yet to receive actual, direct orders from the Centre. Lantillian is buckling under repeated attacks from the Azure Warlord and who knows what the accursed rebels are planning? Someone has to act now or else we risk losing even more." He paused for a moment. "Now, I'm sure that there's a perfectly good reason why the Ruling Council has yet to give us any actual directions. Maybe they simply haven't had a reason to question our current policies. Regardless we cannot stay idle." General Zorban settled down, though it was clear he wasn't entirely convinced while Admiral Karlomman continued: "As it stands, the greatest threat around us is Warlord Merek." The map highlighted the Truum Sector while the Admiral continued with clear disgust in his voice. "This upjumped Captain has already seized the Truum Sector and is pushing into Lantillian and the Perlemian Trade Route. To make matters worse, Lantillies has declared complete neutrality. Depriving us of vital industrial and shipbuilding facilities. And while that would be enough to treat them as rebel scum in my books, we have yet to receive any official word from the Ruling Council on the matter." "What about the Rebel operations in Kashyyyk?" Another Captain asked, Karlomman hadn't managed to learn his name yet. The purges and attrition had forced him to fill his ranks with fresh faced Academy graduates, he was one of the newest ones. "Unsubstantiated rumors." The Admiral replied. "We will wait until we get official confirmation from the Centre to act. Until then, we will focus on the real, pressing threat: Merek's little private fief and the wavering loyalty of the Lantillians. I will be writing once again to the Ruling Council explaining our situation and asking for further information on the Kashyyyk issue." A pause. "But until then, we will focus our resources and efforts in preparing for a campaign to protect the Pelermian Trade Route. Now, the next item on the list is...the mustering of new militia formations..." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [@Sini] [@Ruby] [i]To the Imperial Ruling Council[/i] *[i]Attached to the usual host of reports and documents received from Admiral Karlomman, comes a message[/i]* Due to the deteriorating situation in the Mid-Rim, I, as commander of Battle Group Punisher, request clarification on the status of Kashyyyk. My intelligence networks are filled with rumors of a planned Rebel operation to seize the planet, though nothing truly certain. Is there any possibility the central headquarters of the Imperial Intelligence or ISB could confirm whether or not the dissidents are planning such offensive? Considering my relative proximity to the Sector I would be well placed to provide assistance to the loyalist forces in the region. Furthermore, now that my forces have managed to secure and stabilize the Taldot Sector as a base of operations. I am preparing to move in support of Imperial units operating in Lantillian. With additional forces I am certain that I could not only relieve my beleaguered comrades but also push back and restore your rightful authority over the Truum Sector and bring Lantillies out of their misguided isolationism. *[i]Attached to the message is a series of reports presenting an overview of the situation in Karlomman's command[/i]*