Grand Master's Royal Guard

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

Fourth Echelon

• None

Third Echelon

• Fremoc Pepoi
• Cethgus Entar
• Angelo Palpatine Dante

Second Echelon

• Araxis Pepoi Farron
• Jeric Cyrin
• JScumm
• Koga Kage
• Habib Ali
• Eiko Lanzer

First Echelon

• Muz Ashen
• Taigikori Aybara Dupar
• Shikyo Keibatsu Sadow
• Talos Erinos
• Driftan Housan
• Jamez Gabriel
• Inarya
• Andrelious J. Inahj
• Saarin Vahn
• Kano Tor Pepoi
• Venator
• Bal Demona
• Methyas Pepoi L'eonheart
• Ekeia Iclo
• Teu Pepoi
• Murtallica
• Malik Sadow
• Solari
• Sanguinius Tsucyra Entar
• Krandon "Jenkins" Rowella
• Kaira Rohana
• Serynh
• Navrez
• Zeon Blacktooth
• Unus Domus
• Imichua Haruki
• Jaek Aralias
• Eivil Grimstroke
• Daniel Stephens
• Reman Khaar
• Brent "Archangel" Ligur Victae
• Reiden Karr
• Kael Fayne
• Brujah
• Jorm (The Jester) Na'trej
• Ayden Dane
• Anubis Annedu
• Shaz'air Taldrya
• Corax "Baron" Zarjin
• Cain Cade
• Rigar Ulrand
• Ma`ar-Tyrius Ga-Tir
• Sarconn
• Kharon Daragon
• Aabsdu Dupar
• Tiamath
• Kal di Plagia Vorrac
• Quejo Xyler
• Gobhainn Sgath
• James Roberts-Brannigan
• Destavol Gin Xyler
• Xen'Mordin Vismorsus
• Raistlin Sadow
• Kelvis Xavier
• Invictus
• Akatsuki
• Tyno
• Guinevere Deschain
• Creon Khamier
• Vath
• Unus Domus
• Elad Cirith
• Valkas Tamalar Palpatine
• Kreeayt Havok
• Tirano Yamayura
• Celevon Edraven
• Arturis Schulen

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.