S.W.O.R.D.
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| Active: | 1620.5654 AN.ASC – Present | ||
| Motto | The Sword is sharp and swift | ||
| In use by: | Ministry of Military Affairs | ||
| Allegiance: | Shireroth | ||
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| Type: | Military Counter-Intelligence, Special Operations | ||
| Size: | 27,975 + classified others | ||
| Nickname: | Invisible Swords | ||
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| Current Commander: | Isabella Simrani-Kalirion | ||
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S.W.O.R.D. (Shireroth's Warriors for Observation, Retribution and Deterrence) is a military organisation active on all possible fronts and in all possible ways to secure the hegemony of the Imperial Republic ranging from counter intelligence and personal protection to warfare. S.W.O.R.D. only answers to the Minister for Military Affairs. For this reason it has been customarily treated as an agency outside of the Imperial Forces as it derives its origins and mandate from an Imperial Decree rather than the Martial Code of Shireroth.
History
S.W.O.R.D. was founded by Jacob Darylion-Verion after his appointment as Minister of Military Affairs. The powers of the organisation greatly expanded under his reign as Kaiser Verion I. The Kaiser also used money from the Imperial Treasury to finance covert operations of S.W.O.R.D.
Director of S.W.O.R.D.
The daily operations of S.W.O.R.D. are run by the Director.
List of S.W.O.R.D. directors
- Jacob Darylion-Verion (1620.5654 – 1625.5785)
- Ivan Verion (1625.5785 – 1628.5867)
- Michael Verion (1628.5867 – 1643.6328) (Removed from post after showing signs of Temporal Haemorrhaging)
- Isabella Simrani-Kalirion (1643.6328 –)
 - Ministry of Military Affairs  - Ministry of the Exterior  Office of Information  - Office of Bounties and Factorage  - Imperial Forces  |
