Galaxy: Alpha [Intergalactic Games]

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EMPIRE OF THE ETERNAL FLAME OF TRUTH
(Brak-Tue, Mammal, MA +10, Elder)

This ISC report is classified OMEGA

The Brak-Tue of the Empire of the Eternal Flame of Truth are the self-proclaimed 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and have clashed with the forces of the Council of Chaos since the time of the Cyber-Life War. They have an ancient blood-feud with the Xythrons, and ever since the cataclysmic Battle of the Central Stars they have moved unceasingly to defeat them.

The Brak-Tue are an ursoid-based race. They stand approximately 3.5 meters tall and weigh more than 400 kilos. They are bipedal and have four arms which can work on separate tasks simultaneously.

The Brak-Tue society is based on an extremely rigid code of Honor known as The Walk of Fire. Any deviation from this code carries harsh penalties as dictated by the Book of the One. The society is highly highly group oriented and based upon twelve Clans. The Empire is ruled over by the Emperor, a patron chosen through both bloodlines and strenuous testing that is physically, mentally, and spiritually taxing. The hardest test that the Emperor must face is the Sham'pur, or the Marking of Fire. Through this the Emperor is marked, if he passes, with the favor of the One. Though the Emperor makes most decisions, not one of them is implemented with out a serious debate occurring within the Council of Light. This ensures that all aspects of the problem may be examined and thought out. However, due to the Ealk of Fire, most decisions are made on the timing of actions instead of what to do, and when the timing is decided upon, few forces can stop the might of the Brak-Tue's special Paladins.

The Brak-Tue have declared endless Jihads on the forces of Darkness and Chaos throughout the Galaxy in the attempt to preserve the forces of Order and Light. The Brak-Tue are fanatical in their service to the Light, and recent events within the Empire bode an even greater ill towards the servants of Darkness. With the coronation of the new Brak-Tue Emperor, many strange and mystical events have been reported by our spies. Even greater still, with the discovery of Patrol Central, most, if not all, of our spies have been purged from the Empire. Now the Emperor begins even stranger tasks, and the forces of Light that had remained scattered under the previous ruler are combining again. Due to the Realms business, if certain aspects became known to the current Emperor, their code of Honor would most definitely be violated and they would surely declare Jihad upon the Realm. This would interfere with the orderly conduct of business so the Brak-Tue must be considered a Beta+ security risk to the Realm of Stars.

SOURCE: Galaxy: Alpha rule book