Agares Tretiak

Shadow, do you take any drugs? If not, you should be on some. If you are, you should stop.

THIS

VV was an assault carrier: It's primary purpose was to bring an assault force to planet side and provide close support with it's weapons while launching fighters to provide local air superiority, while the larger battleships, carriers, large scale transports, and such lurked in orbit.

Sever the computer core. With an explosive plasma shot that turned it into base elements. Then proceed to systematically annihilate the crew, working from the engineering/secondary bridge, upwards, being certain that any redundant support and primary systems are disabled, destroyed, or turned to our favor. If we took a Frumentarii member with us, we could have a powerful psyker on our side, meaning that the captain or XO could be forced to be under our thrall if necessary. My greatest concern would be that I'd hit my head on any low doorway or crawlspace. Lukicly, this is why carrying a small, fuzzy, barely medicated psychotic Zrazor would come in handy. Zrazor, we could sever the primary power conduits, and rig the secondaries to blow out if the bridge tried to assume any sort of control of the warp core. Anyway. We'd rape Starfleet. Disruptors are for pussies, and Klingons are wusses.

You know Zrazor. We should go and crush a few of them. SMALL ORDO RAID KILLS 2/3rds OF THE VESSEL CREW AND THE ATTACKERS WALK OUT. FUBAR.

SAY WHAT?

You sir, are a retard.

... Bwahahaha. Anyway. This is simply amazing. I say we kill them all.

<Will insert # 3 here some time soon>

"As I walked through the neo-romanesque-baroque-gothic spires of Arx Fatalis, this is an Ordo City, and I was in the embrace of the Imperium."

Applications are closed. Any applications received after the point of this post will be denied immediately. Applicants: You'll be notified via either email, PM, or IM in SL as to the status of your candidacy in the coming week or so. Please do no pester anyone (Especially the Imperator) as to what your status is. Thank you all.

Legs can be broken, names written down. This is an empowering document. Please recall, the Guard do not generally assume OIC unless there is a lack of available officers. We're the last step before the call for NCOICs. Thus, Praetorians, assume OIC if it is asked and no one is stepping up to the plate. If passing off OIC is difficult, find a Praetorian and ask if they are willing to do so. Evocati are granted a bit more latitude in that as de facto officers, they can assume OIC when a general call is made.

XANG, I MISS YOU, YOU BIG MAN-MUFFIN.

Righto! A few more notes: - I strongly recommend people spend a day or two figuring out their essays: You only get two shots at this. - Essay format is not a narrative. You are trying to exemplify your qualities as an individual through your history, your reasons to become a Praetorian, and your reasoning on why you'd make the best Praetorian ever. This means that third person narratives, while interesting, do not really meet the standards of this essay. I will be handing back -any- essay with third person references to themselves, because it does not meet the standards. - Spellcheck. - Avoid .txt format documents. They are a nightmare to read. If you can't save anything in .RTF (WordPad) or .doc (MS Word, OpenOffice), contact me and we will work out a comprimise. - As a major oversight on my part, all essays -should- be in 12 point font, preferably Arial, Times New Roman, or Georgia. I apologize for this oversight on my part.

Just to note a few things, in relation to some valid question I received already: - Having a Curia record does NOT necessarily preclude you from being a valid applicant. With that said, you will have your Curia record examined closely. - All essays must be UNDER two(2) pages, and contain a brief history of your service to the Ordo, a few highlights, and the reasons you wish to be a Praetorian. - If I IM you, letting you know your application was acceptable, this does not mean you are a Praetorian Candidate yet. It means your application will then be passed along for scrutiny by the Evocati, Praefectus, and Imperator. You will then be informed if you are accepted as a Candidate, who will take place in the Trials. Sorry for any confusion! - More thoroughly developed reasons and explanations to support your reasons in your essays will go a long way towards being the "perfect" essay. - The Carta Praetorian, once again, can be found in it's majesty, here: Carta Praetorian You want to read section VII, "Training and Induction to the Guard"

Starting today, I will begin to process Praetorian Candidate Application Essays. The details of the Essay are laid out in the Carta Praetorian. First direct your attention to the Carta, before asking questions. I will be fairly harsh in my cursory examination of each essay. If it does not meet requirements, it will be denied out of hand. You will have one more chance, afterward, to submit an acceptable essay for the candidacy. Here are some important things to keep in mind when submitting them: - Excessive spelling and grammar errors will result in a denial. - Nothing handwritten. Typed, single or double spaced is fine, but 1 inch margins. - Make certain you've addressed the subject of the essay thoroughly. If you have not addressed the subject matter properly, you will have your application essay denied. - Try to avoid listing your merits or why you received them, this will be reviewed if you reach later portions of the trials. - Make certain you meet other requirements, such as time spent in the Ordo and rank. Otherwise, do not send me an essay unless you have been granted an exception personally, by the Imperator. A faked exception will be detected and you will face severe punishment. I will begin processing them on receipt. There is a cutoff date for them to be submitted, which is Tuesday the 2nd of March. All late essays will be denied. If your essay passes a cursory examination, I will notify you. If you're denied the first time, I will provide a reason why. Format should be .RTF or any various MSWord format. If I can't open the format, I'll let you know, but it will count as a denial. Please direct all essays as attachments to these accounts: [email protected] / [email protected] Make sure the subject header is "Candidate Application Essay" for the email. Refer to this thread to ask questions and post a granted exception. Otherwise, I am requesting this thread is pinned and kept fairly clear for the application period. Thank you all, and good luck!

They are obviously all spies! Kill them all! hang them from the gates! Well, that used to be our general repsonse. Since the hotspots tihngy or what ever it's called, I'm sure we ahve some peopel who just go "Oooohaaaaaah!"

I lol'd hard

It's their job to follow orders. <_<

Probably because we have no Praetorian Initiates. This also why I might be seen occasionally doing my laundry.

We do, in fact, serve as the personal bodyguards of the Imperator and his family, though we've only been occasionally called on to do so in the past. This role of protection is expected to be expanded with the inception of the new set of Guardsmen and the full adaptation of the Carta Praetorian. This will likely include accompanying the Imperator on diplomatic missions and during combat, attempting to shield the Imperator from possible enemy attacks on his person. We also are tasked with hunting down and eliminating any personal threat to the Imperator inside of or outside of the Ordo. Praetorians of the past served a variety of roles, including and almost primarily as administrative assistants and special combatants to the Imperator. As time has progressed, a new and emerging set of roles has been laid out through the broad based document of the Carta Praetorian, to become even more specialized and have a far more organized set of rules governing their combat duties, as well as their internal functions as direct extensions of the Imperator's will. In my case, I've served as a content developer, officer, liaison, diplomat, training adviser, sim builder, administrative staff member, and internal security specialist through out my career as a Praetorian. Many other Praetorians have similarly diverse and illustrious duties. However, the Guard are not expected to usually laud their own accomplishments, leaving much of their work unnoticed or in the background for much of its history in service. Praetorians past, present, and future are all expected to not only be jacks of all trades, but be masters of as many of them as is possible to facilitate their roles. I would strongly urge anyone with interest in their role to look carefully at the Carta Praetorian, specifically the section Codex Praetorian Custodiae Decorum and The role of the Praetorian Guard (Sections VI and VIII, respectively). The new role of the guard will be an evolving thing, given the extent of change the Carta represents.

No problem! Remember, better to ask, than not.

Excellent questions, Mr. Bleac! --------------- 1. The Praetorian Guard has it's own specialized internal rank structure, which is as follows: The Lord Imperator - Aryte Vesperia - Supreme commander and the man we swear our fealty and undying service to. He's our biggest boss. The Lord Praefectus - Kytec Switchblade - The somewhat titular second in command of the Ordo Imperialis, and our commander in most basic policy and combat leader. He's my day to day boss. Manges many other apsects of the Guard and is at least traditionally, considered the first among equals of the Legates level officers. Praetor Evocati - Myself, Sera Otoro, and Tenaki Kupferberg - EVocati are like squad leaders. Each Evocati leads their own Signa Praetorium, which has a vague, but overlapping field of interest, outside of their combat duties. Evocati are something like Senior NCOs and Officers wrapped into one, and are strong leaders. Each Signa has ideally, two Praetorians assigned under an Evocati. They are my peers inside of the Guard. Praetorian Guardsman - Karlhockey Forte, Intus Infinity, Devastator BLuebird, Vlad-ee-moose, etc - The Guardsman is the bread and butter of the Guard. Each Guardsman is part of a Signa Praetorium, and serves under an Evocati. They're all awesome people. Technically subordinates to the Praefectus and Eocati. Praetorian Initiates - none right now - Praetorians new to the Guard, who've been selected to join. They undergo a rigorous introduction and training regime to acclimate them to the nature of the guard. They also fetch coffee, clean bedding, and wipe blood off my mask after a particularly messy melee kill. Technically not full members of the Guard, they don't wear the traditional Praetorian Armor until they pass the initiation rites. THERE IS a theoretical rank equivalence going (noted in the Carta Praetorian) as follows: Praefectus is obviously at the very least, an O-3. With perks. :D Praetor Evocati are generally very very veteran members of the Ordo and the Guard, and skilled leaders. They carry the -approximate- rank of an O-2 officer. Praetorian Guardsmen are generally veterna members of the ORdo and competnet leaders in thier own rights. They carry the approximate weight of W-1 or W-2. Initiates are roughly E-7, since they are not entirely epic just yet. It must be noted, all Guardsmen, PRaefectus to Initiate technically are beyond the normal rank structure of the regular ORdo Imperialis forces. They cannot really be ordered by anyone but the Imperator. For instance, a Guardsman ranked PRaetorian cannot be ordered around by an O-1. However, by the Imeprator's own insistence, the Guard are...encouraged... to follow orders in the sake of being good sports and team players. Just don't get any ideas about asking one to do any frivolous tasks. Generally, every Praetorian Guardmember carries the implicit trust and weight of the Imperator's Word. If they ask for something to be done, one should generally listen. If it's incredibly stupid, Aryte gets upset, though. We're given a wide latitude to exercise our implied powers, but also expected to do so with discipline and consideration for the Imeprator's wishes. Should be read as "used rarely". ---------------------- 2. I joined the Guard when I was an E-3, which a long time ago, meant I was an NCO. Waaay back. I took part in a sort of trail system, though not as comprehensive or organized, maybe, as the one we're standardizing now. We underwent a number of exercises and tests, before being chosen. Afterward, we did receive a fair bit of special training, especially regarding the new set of weapons we'd been given access to. The current system of training and expectations are better defined, I feel, than previously laid out, however. I would recommend that anyone interested in participating in the Guard consider three areas of skill: Combat abilities as an individual and as a team player. Team work especially will be important. The third is your ability to cover administrative work, which is one reason we will likely look closely at a number of our senior NCOs with staff responsibilities. Another consideration is your record with Curia and the AiR. Clean records aren't strictly required, especially if there are past transgressions...but the better the standing you have with them, the better are your chances. Every praetorian is expected to be a paragon of the Ordo Imperialis. The Training planned for initiates (I.E. if you pass the trails) will entail at least a month of indoctrination and acclimatization as you are introduced to the precepts and regulations of the Guard, as well as the culture of the Guard itself. At the end of that initiation process, you will be granted your armor and access to the entire Ordo Arsenal, with the reasonable expectation you will receive training and qualification in your new weapons. Gulliver, I'd say baked with a full side bar of the fixings or possibly thusly: Hachis Parmentier I should research the tradition of Praetorian potato eating habits. Intus, you will by the Imperator! D:< LASER. EYES. You can't use them if you're tiny.

Those upgrades are currently in Progress. Eventually, yes, though.