Taldryan Military/History

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Taldryan Defense Force
General information
Founder(s):

Kir Taldrya Katarn

Leader(s):
Historical information
Formed from:

Taldryan Security Service

Founding:

22 ABY

Reorganization:

35 ABY

Other information
Affiliation:

Taldryan

Era(s):

Dark Jedi Brotherhood Era

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"TalEx: When you absolutely, positively, need that planet razed to the ground overnight."
―Taldryan Expansionary Forces Motto

History of Taldryan's Armed Forces

Taldryan Security Service

In 22 ABY, Consul Kir Katarn initiated the first general call to form a military force, unique to Taldryan. Whereas previously much of the burden of leading conscripted troops, and flying into battle had fallen onto the shoulders of the dark brethren, Katarn envisioned a proper military force. This force would be commanded and controlled by regular soldiers, drawn from local populations, and by luring the best talents he could from around the galaxy. It was Kir's most inspired creation, the Taldryan Intelligence Service, the first such independent intelligence service in the Brotherhood, that would allow Taldryan operatives to identify, and make contact with stellar individual talents, and convince them to serve Taldryan.

Along with the Intelligence Service, Kir oversaw the creation of the Naval, Army, and Logistics services, enabling Taldryan to field, and operate a completely independent armed forces, that would answer only to Taldryan. Despite the growing trust between Taldryan and the Dark Council, Kir ensured that if ever there were a time when Taldryan was abandoned by her allies, she would not be defenseless. As the years wore on, and Taldryan's influence and power began to wane, the Security Service began to fall into disrepute. With the casual conveyance of Dark Jedi flitting into the ranks, and collecting ranks, and inserting themselves into power over the regular forces, the service's command structures became bloated with ceremonial appointees and bureaucrats.

Taldryan Expansionary Force

In 36 ABY, in an effort to cut down the institutional rot, and once again organize Taldryan's military into a formidable force, Quaestor Rian Aslar decided to bring about a change in the Taldryan Military. He appointed long standing Taldryan veteran, and former Admiral of the Emperor's Hammer Keirdagh Cantor to revamp and modernize the forces available to Taldryan. Following the devastating losses suffered in the Brotherhood by the Horizon's Plague, and the attack of two crazed former Grand Masters, it became increasingly necessary to be able to field a well trained, and independent force, devoid of undue influence from the Jedi whom it served.

No longer would the forces be loyal to individual Dark Jedi commanders who were often elsewhere following their own dark paths, the new military would be focused on one goal, serving Taldryan, and Taldryan alone. By appointing full-time, non-force-sensitive commanders, veterans who has been seasoned in wars and campaigns throughout the galaxy, Taldryan could be sure that their military forces would not be appropriated by any rogue Dark Jedi. It could ensure that their troops would adhere to a strict chain of command, answering to a joint council of Dark Jedi appointees, and career military men, all under the command of the Cassandra Oriana Tyris and Zenod'ande'rson.

In an effort to move away from the perception of Taldryan's military forces as a defensive, policing force like CorSec and redefine it as what it is, a primarily offensive based strike force, intent on enforcing Taldryan's will to the galaxy at large.

Taldryan Defense Force

Blurb about how the TDF came to be!