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Ellyriand

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Motto: "ACTA NON VERBA - Action not words."
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Region	Region
Capital	Anphelion
Official Language(s)	Latin, High Gothic
Leader	Head of State: Emperor Haideran III Cephorikolos Head of Government: Imperial High Chancellor Rebecca Netharin
Population	838 Million (on NationStates) 172.9 Million (In Character)
Currency	Sercen (SER)
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The Imperial States of Ellyriand, or simply the Imperial States, is a empire loosely based on The Holy Roman Empire, The Galactic Empire (Star Wars), and the Imperium (Warhammer 40k), with a cultural mix of Germany, Finland, Ancient Rome, and Ancient Greece plus a long and perhaps glorious history. Ellyriand is ruled by an elected monarch and it has a democratic semi-presidential system with Parliamentarism.

It's large, proud and intelligent population enjoy extremely high living standards. The rich Ellyriandi people enjoy a well funded education system. A robust private sector is led by the Information Thecnology Industry, followed by Mining, Metal and Uranium Enrichment Industries and Weapons Manufacturing. The Imperial States of Ellyriand is an economically powerful nation. The name “Ellyriand” means “Realm of the Ethorrim (Ethor people)” in the Old Ethorric Tongue.

The country invests heavily in education, training, research and investment which pays dividends by delivering one of the best educated and trained workforces in the world. Ellyriand also eagerly funds the military, and the military has much power in the politics of the Imperial States.

Ellyriand wants to forget the monstrosities of the past Empire of Ellyriand. The country’s upper rich class people live on the expence of the poor and unemployed, who are seen as scum.

- Facts

Country name: conventional long form: Imperial States of Ellyriand

conventional short form: Ellyriand (Old Ethorric)

local long form: Imperium Ellyricum (Latin), Imperium Ellyrica (High Gothic)

local short form: Ellyriand (Old Ethorric), Ellyricum (Latin), Ellyrica (High Gothic)

Data code: ER

Government type: Elective Constitutional Monarchy

Monetary unit: Sercen (SER) 1 SER = 100 Darcen (dt.)

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Constitution: Original 1066, reformed in 1923, 1972, 2001.

Independence/Formation: Re-organized from the Empire of Ellyriand by the Imperial Factions of the Civil war (1947-1971 A.D), to the Imperial States of Ellyriand in 1972 A.D.

National capital: Anphelion

Major Cities: Anphelion, Cadia, Caille, Tallarn, Hagia, Phaeton, Raza, Urdesh, Falmentos, Lilithica, Brantissa, Staaluricum, Siileum, Gryphonne, Veryhast, Aerius, Angelis

Administrative divisions: 11 states: Artemica, Adronicum, Finsylvania, Kildea, Bergea, Baloricum, Ullanoria, Thracia, Ophelia, Adrantia, West Ellyriand.

Area: 738,145 sq km

Location:

Bordering Countries:

Nationality:

noun: Ellyriandian (plural: Ellyriandians)

adjective: Ellyriandi/Ellyriandic

Population: 179.2 million (1.1.2007)

Life expectancy: 87 (Both men & women)

Ethnic groups: Ellyriandians (Ethor people) (plus various immigrants)

Religions: Chatolic Ecclesiarchy (Imperial Chatolic Church) (83%), Lutheran denominations (12.9%), Islam (2.3%), Atheism (0.8%), Other (1.2%)

Languages: The official languages are High Gothic and Latin, with all citizens proficient. Majority (98%) of the populance is also proficient in English and Finnish, plus also 83% in French, Old Ethorric or German, or all three.

National Animal: The Lynx

National Flower: The White Lilly

National Tree: The Heartland Oak

National Sport: Football (national team: The Lynxs)

Government and Politics of Ellyriand

The Imperial States of Ellyriand is a Contitutional Elective Monarchy which has a semi-presidential system with Parliamentarism. All Citizens aged 18 or over have the right to vote. Voting is anonymous.

The Head of State of Ellyriand

The Imperial Monarch of Ellyriand is the Head of State of Ellyriand. The Monarch is elected by the Elector Counts of the Imperial Electoral Council for life. The Imperial Monarch is elected from amidts the Imperial Senate. Under the Imperial Charter (Constitution) of Ellyriand, executive power is vested in the Monarch and the Imperial Ruling Council, which must enjoy the confidence of the Imperial Senate. This principle is reflected in other provisions of the Charter concerning the Monarch’s functions and powers dealing with legislation, decrees, and appointment of public officials. Custom dictates that the Monarch upon taking office renounce any party affiliation, so that he or she (Emperor or Empress) may be seen as neutral in regard to party politics. Usually the Monarch is elected from outside the parties. The Monarch usually takes a state name after entering office, but not allways. The curretn Imperial Monarch is: His Imperial and Most Excellent Majesty, Emperor Haideran III Cephorikolos, Monarch of Ellyriand, Supreme Commander of the Imperial Armed Forces, High Lord of the Imperial Ecclesiarchy, Defender of the Faith and Fount of Honour and Justice.

The Head of Government and the Imperial Ruling Council

Most executive power, lies in the cabinet, the Imperial Ruling Council headed by the Imperial High Chancellor (equivalent of the Prime Minister), who is the Head of Government. Ellyriand has equality between ministers in cabinet, the Imperial High Chancellor is only the Primus Inter Pares (eng. First Among Equals). Responsibility for forming the cabinet out of several political parties and negotiating its platform is granted to the Chancellor, who is appointed from the party winning the elections by the Monarch. Any minister and the cabinet as a whole however must have continuing trust of the Senate and may be voted out, resign or be replaced. The cabinet members selected by the Chancellor must be approved by the Imperial Senate of Ellyriand by a majority of 60%. The Imperial Ruling Council is made up of the Imperial High Chancellor and the ministers for the various departments of the central government as well as an ex-officio member, the Chancellor of Justice.

The Members of the Electoral Council are appointed for life by the reigning Monarch from the Imperial Senate or the Imperial Ruling Council. These inviduals are known as Elector Counts. There can only be 10 Elector Counts. The duty of the Elector Counts is to elect the new Emperor (or Empress) for life after the abdication or death of the previous person who held the office.

The current Imperial High Chancellor, Rebecca Netharin, head of the National Coalition Party, was appointed by the Emperor in 2002. She was the 4th Woman Head of Government in Ellyriand. Her party is likely to win again in the Imperial Senate elections of 2007.

Members of the Imperial Ruling Council include:

Imperial High Chancellor (Minister of State)

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Internal Order

Minister of War & Defence

Minister of Education

Minister of Intelligence & National Security

Minister of Health & Social Affairs

Minister of the Environment

Minister of Sience & Technology

Minister of Agriculture & Forestry

Minister of Transport

Minister of Communications

Ministry of Culture & Progress

Minister of Finance

Minister of Foreign Trade & Development

Minister of Municipal & State Affairs

Minister of Trade & Industry

Minister of Energy

Minister of Labour

Minister of Justice

Chancellor of Justice

The Imperial Senate of Ellyriand

The 832-member unicameral Imperial Senate is the supreme legislative authority in Ellyriand. The Senate may alter the Constitution of Ellyriand, bring about the resignation of the Imperial Ruling Council, and override the Monarch’s vetoes. Its acts are not subject to judicial review. Legislation may be initiated by the Imperial Ruling Council or one of the Senate members (Senators), who are elected for a four-year term on the basis of proportional representation through open list multi-member districts.

The Senate has, since equal and common suffrage was introduced in 1806 and re-introduced 1972, been dominated by secular Conservatives, the Centre Party , and Social Democrats. The relative strengths of the parties vary only slightly in the elections due to the proportional election from multi-member districts but there are some visible long-term trends. In the 1996 and 2001 elections the Green Party entered the government. The Current government is a coalition of the Green Party, the National Coalition Party (Conservatives) and the Cristian Democratic Party (Moralistic Conservatives); leaving the Social Democratic Party, Center Party, Leftist Alliance, Liberal Democratic Party and the far-rigth True Ellyriandi Party in the opposition.

The Judicial System of Ellyriand

The judicial system of Ellyriand is divided between courts with regular civil and criminal jurisdiction and administrative courts with responsibility for litigation between the individuals and the administrative organs of the state and the communities. Ellyriandic law is codified and its court system consists of local courts, regional appellate courts, and the Supreme Court. The administrative branch of justice consists of administrative courts and the Supreme Administrative Court. The administrative process has more popularity as it is cheaper and has lower financial risk to the person making claims. In addition to the regular courts, there are a few special courts in certain branches of administration. There is also a Imperial High Court of Impeachment for criminal charges (for an offence in office) against the Head of State, the Head of Government, the justices of the supreme courts, members of the Imperial Ruling Council, the Elector Counts, the Chancellor of Justice and the Ombudsman of the Senate.

The Imperial Charter of Ellyriand

The Imperial Charter of Ellyriand serves as the constitution. Its place in the judicial system is unusual in that there is no constitutional court and the supreme court does not have an explicit right to declare a law unconstitutional. In principle, the constitutionality of laws in Ellyriand is verified by a simple vote in the Senate. However, the Constitutional Law Committee of the senate reviews any doubtful bills and recommends changes, if needed. In practice, the Constitutional Law Committee fulfils the duties of a constitutional court. A Ellyriandi peculiarity is the possibility of making exceptions to the constitution in ordinary laws that are enacted in the same procedure as constitutional amendments. An example of such a law is the State of Preparedness Act which gives the Imperial Ruling Council and the Monarch certain exceptional powers in cases of national emergency. As these powers, which correspond to US executive orders, affect constitutional basic rights, the law was enacted in the same manner as a constitutional amendment. However, it can be repealed in the same manner as an ordinary law. In addition to preview by the Constitutional Law Committee, all Ellyriandic courts of law have the obligation to give precedence to the constitution when there is an obvious conflict between the constitution and a regular law. That is, however, very rare.

History

(Coming soon.)

Geography and Climate

The terrain in Ellyriand is very versatile. There are vast plains, rough mountains and gentle rolling hills. Ellyriand also has hundreds of rivers, thousands of lakes and numerous swamps.

The climate in northern Ellyriand is sub-arctic and winters tend to be very snowy and severely cold. In the south winters are mild and summers tend to be warm, and temperatures can exceed 30 °C, though not every summer. Air currents from the Gulf Stream bring warm air to Ellyriand and yearly rainfall is pretty plentiful. For this reason climate in the southern parts of the country is not as cold and bleak as in the north.

Vegetation

Ellyriand has plenty of lush forests. Forests in the north are vast coniferous forests, which gradually turn to hardwood forests when moved southwards. In broad outline Ellyriand has much coniferous forests near mountains and more hardwood forests closer to the coast. Plains are mainly covered by long hay and principal vegetation in hills and swamps are arborescent and short plants and bushes.

Education

Literacy is at 100 %, and the government is spending massive amounts of Sercens to ensure that the situation does not change. Universities are free for all students and are well funded, given the government's devotion to education. International Students are eagerly welcomed, and financial support for those living expenses, both Ellyriandi citizens and students from abroad, is provided by private scholarship funds.

The educational system in Ellyriand is based on a nine year comprehensive school, with mandatory attendance. It begins at the age of 6-7 and ends at the age of 15-16. After graduation from comprehensive school there is a choice between upper secondary school (Gymnasium) and vocational school (Imperial Vocational Academy). The second level education is not compulsory, but an overwhelming majority attends. Both primary and secondary education is funded by the municipality, but lunch is not served with out costs.

There are two sectors in the tertiary education: universities and polytechnics. The focus for universities is research, and they give a more theoretical education. The polytechics are not academia; they focus on more practice-oriented teaching, and development instead of research. Attendance is compulsory in the primary and in vocational schools and polytechnics, but voluntary in universities. Tuition fees are collected from students in Ellyriani universities or polytecnics. State-guaranteed student loans are also available.

Health

Ellyriand has a completely private, and expensive, healthcare system. There is 71 population for one doctor. The Government encourages people to eat heathy food, and live heathy lives. Value added tax is lower for heathy food and vegetables, and the government eagerly funds sports. Improvements in the Ellyriandi diet and exercise during the past two decades have paid off. Ellyriand is now one of the fittest and healthiest countries in the world.

The life expectancy is 87 years for both men and women.

Language

The native High Gothic is the official language, and has been so since 1082 A.D. High Gothic is similiar to latin, but it has many distinctivnes. High Gothic was born from the interaction of the Etorric and Cassidian Latin (a combination of Latin and Greek). Latin is the second official language.

Culture

The culture of the Ellyriand has been militaristic, ascetic and minimalist since the end of the Second Republic Era. These aesthetics are encouraged throughout Ellyriand by the Ministry of Culture & Progress. Ellyriand does not particularly suppress artistic culture, as it is primarily interested in military and political dominance, but artistic culture is loathed upon.

Emperor Haideran I’s rule emphasized ethnic Ellyriandi supremacy, with other ethicies subjected to slavery. Antislavery laws were repealed and legislation legalizing the persecution of other ethicies was passed, when Haideran I formed the Empire of Ellyriand in the 1920s. As a result, the vast majority of the government officials were composed of Ellyriandis. A high degree of male chauvinism was also seen in the Early Empire's military and government. Combining this with the ethnic persecution, the Early Empire was often referred to Hell-on-Earth. Exceptions to this male chauvinism where rare, but existed. Some argue that while the Emperor was unquestionably xenophobic, there is little to suggest that the Imperial Officials where.

Since the fall of Haideran I and his advisors in the 1930 -40s the Empire has opened up. Equilaty, Democracy and Anti Slavery and Ethnic Persecution Laws of the Second Republic Era where returned after the Civil War (1947 – 1971), but the Early Empire’s culture has left it’s mark in the modern Imperial States culture, and it’s dark legacy lives on.

Energy policy

The Ministry of Energy is responsible for the Government's energy policy. Energy policy is of exceptional importance, for Ellyriand needs a lot of energy because of its cold climate and the structure of its industry. It has thus done pioneering work on developing more efficient ways of using energy. Ellyriand started planning the introduction of nuclear power in the '50s. The energy generated in Ellyriand now comprises around 80% nuclear power and 20% from hydroelectricity.

Foreign relations

Ellyriand's foreign policy is based on the legacy of it’s military cabability and neutrality. Ellyriand has somewhat good relations with some it’s neighbors, and is currently not involved in any international conflicts or border disputes. The military doctrine, however, is not strictly self-defensive, and indeed, the Imperial Charter of Ellyriand allows participation in military operations authorized by the Monarch. Public opinion is against joining any military alliances. Foreign trade is highly important.

Imperial Armed Forces

The military of the Imperial States, officially known as the Imperial Armed Forces, is structured into six branches consisting of the:

- Imperial Army

- Imperial Navy

- Imperial Air Forces

- Imperial Stormtrooper Corps

- Imperial Frontier Guard

- Imperial Guard

All the branches are under civilian control with the Emperor serving as Supreme Commander. All branches except the Imperial Frontier Guard are part of the Ministry of War & Defence. The head of the Ministry of War & Defence is the Minister of War & Defence, who is also a civilian. To coordinate military action with diplomatic action, the Emperor has an advisory Imperial Security Council.

The Imperial Frontier Guard is under the Ministry of Internal Order but can be incorporated into the Armed Forces when required by military readiness. Ellyriand's military budget equals about 4.6% of the GDP. A universal conscription is in place, under which all citizens above 18 years of age serve 24 months in the military.

The Imperial Stormtrooper Corps are made of extensively trained shock troops. Stormtroopers are used as strike units. These highly-disciplined soldiers answer directly to the Supreme Commander. Stormtroopers, as a third service, are independent of the Imperial Navy or the Imperial Army chains of command, as they have their own command structure, ranking system and support facilities. However, a company commander can give command to any regular officer over any given squad or platoon. Their organizational manners are similar to those of the Imperial Army. The basic unit of organization is the squad.

The Imperial Guard is an elite guard unit tasked with the protection of the Monarch and the Imperial Senate. They are divided in to the Imperial Senate and Imperial Royal Guards and are unswervingly loyal. The exact number of Imperial Royal Guards serving the Monarch is unknown, with speculations ranging from less than 50 to hundreds. The 72 Imperial Senate Guards serve the Imperial Senate and the Imperial Ruling Council.

Like the Stormtrooper Corps, the Imperial Guards form a military unit independent of the Imperial Army or Navy chains of command and directly answerable to the Monarch or the Senate.

The Imperial Army is a colossal military organisation, consisting of many hundreds of thousands of men and women from different parts of Ellyriand. Each regiment supported by a huge array of light and heavy armoured vehicles. Each regiment also has its own entourage, consisting of support staff, camp followers, suppliers, doctors, priests, and the like.

Army troopers are organised under several levels, the most common being the Regiment. A regiment consists of 4 to 6 companies, a company includes between 50 and 200 soldiers. When a regiment becomes too small to become combat effective it is merged with other units into combined regiments The Imperial Army is far more numerous than the Stormtrooper Corps, and consists of conscripted soldiers. However the Imperial Army is reliant upon the Imperial Navy and Air Forces for transport.

Much of Ellyriandic military capability is involved in logistics and transportation, which enable rapid buildup of forces as needed. The Air Force maintains a large fleet of transportation aircraft. The Navy's fleet of 12 active aircraft carriers, combined with a military doctrine of power projection, enables a flexible response to potential threats.

Economy

Ellyriand has a very complex and diverse economy. Following the Falavian War and the down fall of the Second Republic by Haideran I, Ellyriand started a process of stabilization and expansion of the economy. While the Imperial Era has seen dramatic increases in state control and centralization of economic procedures, it has little effect on the economy, as witnessed in the virtual non-existence of inflation.

The Imperialization of large corporations by the Imperial Government created a void filled by smugglers to address strong demand for shipping created by the Imperial controls. Since the formation of the Imperial States in 1972 A.D by the victors of the Civil War, Imperialization was stripped back. Today Ellyriand is a prosperous and stable modern market economy. Ellyriand even has an independent central bank, where experts and not politicians set out monetary policies. However, many huge corporations that have a monolopy are still under Imperial control.

Security

Law enforcement in Ellyriand consists of the Police and various governmental security agencies.

Police in Ellyriand are an apolitical body under the general supervision of an independent agency, the Imperial Police Agency, and free of direct central government executive control. They are checked by the Imperial Security Bureau and monitored by a free press. The police are generally well respected and can rely on considerable public cooperation in their work.

The Imperial Security Bureau

The Imperial Security Bureau, abbreviated ISB, is a key intelligence organization of Ellyriand. It is separate from, larger than, and often rival to the Imperial Bureau of Intelligence, or Intel. It is based in the ISB Central Office in Anphelion. The ISB is under the juristiction of the Ministry of Internal Order.

In addition to operating as a standard intelligence agency, the ISB is charged with national security and maintaining morale and loyalty among members of the Imperial Armed Forces and Police. The ISB stations moles among the officers of all military units in the Imperial Armed Forces; their duty is to report on any possibly treasonous activities or sentiments present among others in the units (especially the commanders), and to execute them if they acted upon them. The ISB serves more of a police function than the Imperial Bureau of Intelligence, with a more public presence. ISB operatives are not afraid of identifying themselves as ISB agents.

The ISB Central Office is in the Imperial Capital, Anphelion. All communication and coordination is handled through the Central Office.

Imperial Security Bureau consists of five subdivisions:

Surveillance: Surveillance is the largest branch of the ISB, with nearly 35 percent of all personnel in the Bureau. The quality of agents in Surveillance, however, is not always great. A good portion of Surveillance agents are candidates straight from the Sub-Adult Group, but these are poorly trained, albeit eager and promising. The rest are made up of properly trained agents from various agent training centers.

Surveillance is tasked with uncovering beings or activities harmful for the Empire. Many of Surveillance's targets are later turned over to Investigations for more thorough action. Surveillance is also responsible for instilling fear into Ellyriand’s citizens, so that they would think twice before assisting any rebellious/criminal acts.

Investigations: Investigations is the skillfully superior branch of the Imperial Security Bureau, when compared to Surveillance. Many Modification agents and proven agents from Surveillance make up Investigations. Agents of Investigations are always in direct communication with the Imperial Armed Forces, allowing them to call on a massive amount of firepower and resources should the situation require it, so they could take down threats with considerably faster response time and effectiveness.

Internal Affairs: The Internal Affairs branch is the group responsible for watching the Ministry of Intelligence & National Security (MoINS) and the Intel, another example of multiple layers of control and authority overlapping one another in Ellyriand. The MoINS, Imperial Police Agency, Ministry of Internal Order (MIO) and the Enforcements branch of the ISB, are all key targets of Internal Affairs.

Internal Affairs calls their field agents "keyns", while they call their investigative staff "dirtbugs". The division has also developed their own collection of terms to differentiate between the ways they conduct a specific investigation.

To "audit" is to conduct an investigation in which the target and everyone around him knew the investigation was being conducted.

"Finesse" is conducting an investigation by asking the target's help in rooting out other traitors in the hopes they would give away incriminating evidence in their eagerness to point the finger at others.

"Scattering" is the method of grabbing someone whom you have no evidence of foul play of, and then observing the behavior of the person's associates to see if any of these react in suspicious ways.

"Crustbusting" is the method of harassing a suspect in the hopes he would do something criminal.

"Cultivation" is the method of allowing a suspect with only minor wrongdoing to proceed unhindered so agents would catch the suspect and any associates in a larger crime, and "irrigation" is covertly staging events so a "cultivated" suspect would have a greater opportunity to commit a larger crime.

Finally, to "Corner" is to set a suspect up in a no-win situation in which he must commit a crime. The Internal Affairs agent will then promise to forgive the crime if the suspect does a few favors; favors which inevitably cause the suspect to commit some other crime.

Interrogation: If a subject caught by Investigations is suspected of still hiding the information the ISB wanted to know, the subject is shipped off to the Interrogation branch. The information they uncovered is sent to Investigations. The subject, however, disappears, and no one outside Interrogation is really willing to find out just what happened to them.

Enforcement: The Enforcement branch provides specialized muscle for the ISB. They occasionally operate for Internal Affairs, but most often they are working for Investigations. Enforcement is the only division that hires people who were not members of any state organization, which has earned the suspicion of the Internal Affairs division, who are worried the use of unindoctrinated personnel is too risky.

Nevertheless, Enforcement is thus able to increase the amount of available talent, and perform brutal, but effective, operations the Imperial Police Agency rather not participate. In addition, Enforcement does its best to protect its operatives from unwarranted interferences from the Internal Affairs division, though a permanent tension exists between the two groups that no one could avoid.

The Imperial Bureau of Intelligence

The Imperial Bureau of Intelligence, abbreviated IBI or Intel, is an elite intelligence agency of Ellyriand. It is the rival to the larger Imperial Security Bureau.

Unlike the Imperial Security Bureau, Intel personnel are not organized according to a military-style system of ranks. Rather, they are assigned on a case-by-case basis. They are formally addressed as "Agent (Name)", in lieu of a rank.

Imperial Intelligence consists of seven subdivisions:

Select Committee: The Select Committee is the highest level of command within Intel and oversees all of the activities of the Imperial Bureau of Intelligence. The Select Committee formulate strategies for the various bureaus and present them with a set of goals and very broad grand strategic considerations and request them to plan an effective strategy. The Minister of Intelligence & National Security is a member of the Committee.

Adjustments: Adjustments is the most elite branch of Intel, with the exception for the Select Committee, which directly controlls Adjustments. Adjustment agents are called in when the Select Committee feels that a critical situation has slipped from the control of Intel, and that the situation is beyond the normal capabilities of the bureaus, yet is not completely hopeless in resolving. Agents of Adjustments will receive orders directly and in person from the Select Committee. The Select Committee will inform Adjustments what the problem is, what resources are available to find a solution to the problem, and the Adjustments team will then solve the situation. No record of their orders are ever kept and no mission files exist.

Internal Organization Bureau: This bureau's mandate is to protect Intel's security from outside threats as well as from those from within. The Internal Organization Bureau also waches over the Ministry of Internal Order.

Analysis Bureau: The analysis bureau is a sub-division of Intel, their duty is to gather information from all the other divisions and begin analyzing the data for any patterns. To determine whether any of the information is of relevance, the bureau has access to the best encryption as well as decryption experts known.

Bureau of Operations: branch of Intel, the Bureau of Operations is charged with handling surveillance, infiltration, counter-intelligence, and assassination missions.

Imperial Inquisition: The Inquisition is a secret division of Intel consisting of suberb agents known as Inquisitors, or "truth officers". The operations of the Iquisition are unknown.

Destab Branch: Destabilization, or Destab Branch, is a black ops division of Intel.

Intel is responsible for covert operations in Ellyriand. The agency has a strong reputation: it is said that the ISB never succeeded in intercepting and decoding a single Intel document. Whereas the ISB investigates morale and coordinates the military with the Ministry of Internal Order’s objectives, Intel an older organization that specializes in external espionage.