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The Grand Master's Royal Guard was a society formed by Lord Khyron shortly after an altercation with a rebel Clan known as Ar'Kell. Khyron felt it was necessary to form an elite corps of body guards, in the same vain as Palpatine's Imperial Royal Guards, to protect the Council from devious plots and assassination attempts. The Guard served in this capacity under many different leaders, with many different concepts of protection, until the society was closed in 26 ABY by Grand Master Sarin. In 33 ABY Muz Ashen reinstated the Royal Guard under his new Fist of the Brotherhood Ma`ar-Tyrius Ga-Tir. In 35 ABY, after Fremoc Pepoi Sadow took over as the guard's leader, he moved the headquarters from the Shadow Academy, to The Spike on Antei.

History of the Guard

Under the influence of the former Grand Master known as "the Other", Clan Ar'kell staged a massive revolt in an attempt to overthrow the Dark Council. Their first attempt was to strike out at individual Council members. Fortunately, Ar'kell was driven back and fled to the Core to form their own splinter organization. It was their assassination attempts that led Khyron to form the Grand Master's Royal Guard. An elite sect of Dark Jedi soldiers, trained and conditioned to be peerless protectors of the reigning Dark Lord and his Council. Initial training was conducted under the supervision of Master Blazer, a loyal servant of the Brotherhood and a powerful warrior.

As the Grand Masters Royal Guard progressed the warriors leading the Guard became less and less capable and training began to become more and more inefficient. The Royal Guard began to become more of a volunteer corps rather than an elite organization and the loyalty dropped as just wearing the famed armor because the primary motivation. Grand Master Sarin, seeing the loyalty and training dropping, decided to put an end to the organization shortly before the Vong Insurrection on Antei in 26 ABY. Many believe that if the Royal Guard were present the Grand Master wouldn’t of died needlessly in the sands of Antei while fighting Jedi Master Omancor Crask.

Shortly after those events Muz Ashen took on the title of Grand Master. Being a former Guardsman himself, Muz recognized the need for a new Royal Guard. The Dark Lord, along with Headmaster Taigikori Aybara Dupar and the Grand Master’s Fist, reinstated a brutal training ground on Lyspair and the Royal Guard lived once again.

Guard Training

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Two guardsmen train

Training in the Royal Guard was divided into tiered combat levels known as Circles. Each circle was comprised of six members, with the most experienced member called a Preceptor. The Preceptor was tasked with overseeing the training of the other five members, known as Neophytes. Neophytes would cycle through different circles once they had learned all they could from a Preceptor.

Guardsman were taught several disciplines, but their focus was mainly on personal combat. As the last line of defense for the Grand Master, each member was expected to perform beyond excellent and so they trained themselves, physically and mentally, every day. Lightsaber combat featured predominately over the other disciplines, and all training was conducted with live weaponry.

Rank System

As ambition drives the normal ranks of the Dark Brotherhood, it can prove a valuable tool within the structure of the Grand Master's Royal Guard, as well. Through sheer determination, a member may advance within the hierarchy of ranks within the Royal Guard. To do so, they need to earn Clusters of Fire.

Ranks within the Grand Master's Royal Guard are broken into four echelons, aptly numbered based on one's determination: First Echelon, Second Echelon, Third Echelon and Fourth Echelon. Within each echelon, assigned a numerical value, are the ranks of the Grand Master's Royal Guard. As one advances within the Society, progressing upward, special features are unlocked: armor, weapons, robes, and exclusive lightsaber hilts.

Rank Elevations (Important to Read)

After a member passes the GMRG History course in the Shadow Academy, the member is automatically enrolled in the Society. After that, to gain rank, the earned Clusters of Fire for the next rank need to have been approved by the Master at Arms in that month. If they don't have the allotment of Clusters of Fire, they won't rank up, and possibly be demoted if they don't even have the same amount they had the previous month. On the First of every month, the Fist of the Brotherhood presses a button that automatically calculates the amount of the Clusters awarded for that member that month, and elevates or demotes them. There are ranks that will won't demote a member, those being level 1, 4, 7, and 10. The system is set up though, that a member can not rank up twice in one month, including the month that they take the GMRG test. It is best to make sure that the member has been awarded his or her Clusters of Fire prior to the last day of the month, so that in case an issue arises in real life for either the Fist or the Master At Arms, the member still progresses or stays at the same rank.


Rank Chart

First Echelon
GMRG Rank Abbreviation Required to Earn the Rank Reward
Level 1 GMRG:I Pass the GMRG SA Course with an 85% or higher GMRG Warbanner Tasset
Level 2 GMRG:II 20 Clusters of Fire Training Armor
Level 3 GMRG:III 30 Clusters of Fire Force Pike
Second Echelon
GMRG Rank Abbreviation Required to Earn the Rank Reward
Level 4 GMRG:IV 60 Clusters of Fire Guardsman Warbanner Pattern
Level 5 GMRG:V 90 Clusters of Fire Senate Guard Battle Armor
Level 6 GMRG:VI 120 Clusters of Fire Guardsman Saber Hilt
Third Echelon
GMRG Rank Abbreviation Required to Earn the Rank Reward
Level 7 GMRG:VII 150 Clusters of Fire and Maven of Combat (DMG) Guardsman Battle Armor
Level 8 GMRG:VIII 180 Clusters of Fire Lightsaber Pike
Level 9 GMRG:IX 210 Clusters of Fire Guardsman Battle Armor Mark II
Fourth Echelon
GMRG Rank Abbreviation Required to Earn the Rank Reward
Level 10 GMRG:X 250 Clusters of Fire and the Savant of Tactics and Combat (DSTC) Elite Guardsman Armor
Level 11 GMRG:XI 300 Clusters of Fire Imperial Knight Saber Hilt
Level 12 GMRG:XII 350 Clusters of Fire Imperial Knight Armor

Current Roster of the GMRG

Dark Council
Name GMRG Rank
Muz Ashen I
Taigikori Aybara Dupar I
Shikyo Keibatsu Sadow I
Fremoc Pepoi VI
House Arcona
Name GMRG Rank
Cethgus Entar VI
Talos Erinos III
Driftan Housan I
Jamez Gabriel I
Inarya II
Andrelious J. Inahj II
Saarin Vahn I
House Naga Sadow
Name GMRG Rank
Kano Tor Pepoi II
Araxis Pepoi Farron III
Venator I
Bal Demona I
Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart I
Ekeia Iclo I
Teu Pepoi II
Jeric Cyrin III
House Odan-Urr
Name GMRG Rank
JScumm IV
Murtallica II
Malik Sadow I
Solari I
Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar I
Krandon "Jenkins" Rowella I
Koga Kage IV
Habib Ali IV
Kaira Rohana I
House Plagueis
Name GMRG Rank
Serynh I
Navrez I
Zeon Blacktooth I
Unus Domus I
Imichua Haruki I
Jaek Aralias II
Eivil Grimstroke I
House Revan
Name GMRG Rank
Daniel Stephens I
Eiko Lanzer I
House Scholae Palatinae
Name GMRG Rank
Angelo Palpatine Dante IV
Reman Khaar II
Brent "Archangel" Ligur Victae I
Reiden Karr I
Kael Fayne I
Brujah I
Jorm (The Jester) Na'trej I
House Taldryan
Name GMRG Rank
Ayden Dane I
Anubis Annedu I
Shaz'air Taldrya II
Corax "Baron" Zarjin I
Cain Cade I
Rigar Ulrand I
House Tarentum
Name GMRG Rank
Ma`ar-Tyrius Ga-Tir I
Sarconn I
Currently Rogue
Name GMRG Rank
Cado H'darr II
Robin Hawk d'Tana I
Kharon Daragon I
Aabsdu Dupar I

Current Guard Assignments

Assignments
Dark Councilor Guardsmen
Muz Ashen Fremoc Pepoi Sadow (As Fist)
Halcyon Taldrya TBA
Korras TBA
Taigikori Aybara Dupar Cethgus Entar
Shikyo Keibatsu Sadow TBA
Orv Dessrx d'Tana TBA
Kir Katarn Kell Dante
Vodo Biask Taldrya TBA
Fremoc Pepoi Sadow TBA
 

Commander of the Guard

Throughout its many years of service, the Grand Master's Royal Guard saw the appointment of many Commanders. Though some names have been lost to time, below serves as a list of the former Commander's of the Guard, in order of most recent to earliest.

Former Commanders
Name Service Dates MM/YY
Faron January 1998 - March 1998
Blazer March 1998 - August 1998
ShadowXX September 1998 - December 1998
Dreadnaught January 1999 - June 1999
Z'lar Kahn July 1999 - November 1999
D'Artagnan November 1999 - December 1999
Raistlin Majerus Sadow December 1999 - April 2000
Z'lar Kahn May 2000 - June 2000
Kelric July 2000 - September 2000
Tuojas October 2000 - December 4, 2000
Blade Cannabisia December 9, 2000 - January 2001
Z'lar Kahn February 2001 - July 28, 2001
Rizlib July 28, 2001 - September 18, 2001
Telaris "Mav" Cantor September 22, 2001 - November 9, 2001
Sharad Hett November 30, 2001 - April 2, 2002
Sithspawn April 11, 2002 - September 12, 2002
Ziguarath October 5, 2002 - December 20, 2002
Shadow Taldrya December 20, 2002 - February 12, 2003
Halcyon Rokir August 4, 2003 - April 27, 2004
Demosthenes May 11, 2004 - January 24, 2005
Jasru Lakca February 13, 2005 - May 9, 2005
Sharad Taldrya Hett May 9, 2005 - July 26, 2005
Khobai Wrathraven July 26, 2005 - Jan 6, 2007
Reformed Guard Commanders
Ma`ar-Tyrius Ga-Tir September 5, 2010 - December 1, 2010
Fremoc Pepoi Sadow December 1, 2010 - Incumbent
 

Perks of Being in the GMRG

  • Second Echelon - Having shown some skill and loyalty,these Guardsmen are trusted with more specialized training and may be used as escorts for a Magistrate.
  • Third Echelon - Exceptional abilities separate these Guardsmen from the rest. Their distinction and service is seen with the presence of Praetors or even Dark Councilors.
  • Fourth Echelon - Paragons of skill, dedication, and effort is seen in these Guardsmen's every movement. It is these exemplary warriors that are trusted to guard the Dark Lord himself.