Imperial Itinerants

The Order of Imperial Itinerants are a group of rangers, diplomats, investigators and spies sponsored by the Empire.

The First War of Unification
During the First War of Unification, Viktor I made extensive use of fear tactics. Ruthless in wiping out those who refused his right to rule, he sent the heads of so called "rogue kings" out ahead of his armies in the hands of rangers, who seeked his next conquest. Acting as scouts and spies, under the guise of diplomats, these rangers proved a hallmark of the newly created Empire.

After the wars end, Viktor I ensured the rangers continued their relentless push outwards, mapping the lands and contacting it's leaders, offering both alliances and threats. Over the years, these rangers turned into something else altogether: the Imperial Itinerant.

Foundation of the Order
Edward I, recognising these Itinerants as powerful tools for the expansion of the Empire, officially created the Order of Imperial Itinerants shortly after his coronation in 49. He commissioned, and paid for out of his own pocket, the Hall of Eyes to be built in Vassas as a centre of their operations. While the Hall at the time was little more then a wood, the stone upon which the tenets of the order were written was carved and laid by his own hands. He gave the Itinerants to the power and wealth to enact their new goal: "Expand and maintain the Empire, for now and forever."

Organisation
The Order works under a simple system: each Itinerant answers to an Overseer, who in turn answers to the Grandmaster of the Order, who then answers directly to the Emperor. This allows massive autonomy with Itinerants.

The mixed nature of their methods often make it impossible to determine how an Itinerant may react.