Grey Order

**Order of the Grey Star Malion** (**OGSM**), known simply as the **Grey Order** (**GO**) *(Cosm. **Γκρί Εντολή**)*, is a terrorist separatist organisation operating mainly in Sectors 7, 8 and 9 in the Milky Way galaxy. The organisation is guided by ultranationalist and individualist principles, as well as hatred for the Galactic Union (GU). Until 2084, the GO behaved like an underground guerrilla organisation, "liberating" planets of the GU's influence. Now the organisation is waging an open war with the Union and its friendly alliances.

The military actions of any local forces against the Grey Order are actively supported by the Galactic Union and other sectoral military-political coalitions.

## History

### Origin

Closer to the end of the *Reunion Period*, the Malion star system was visited by Galactic Union ambassadors to negotiate upon entry of the system's planets into the GU. The governments of the planets Malion-111 and Malion-311 have agreed. The management of Malion-211 at first, likewise, intended to agree, but the overwhelming majority of the civilian population insisted on refusing because of concerns regarding the preservation of their national identity, integrity and independence. Nevertheless, Malion-211 joined the Union, despite the referendum held among the peoples of the planet returning a negative answer. This turn of events gave rise to the formation of separatist points of view among the population of both the planet Malion-211 and its two neighbouring ones.

Years later, the separatists of the planet Malion-211 founded the **Nationalist Party of the Grey Star Malion** (**NPGSM**). The actions of the party suffered a setback: due to political repression and persecution by the **Unionist Party** (**UPGSM**), the NPGSM collapsed. This event was followed by the voluntary demobilisation of all troops on planet Malion-211, who more strongly supported the views of the NPGSM. The government perceived this as commitment of high treason, and as a result of which about *700 623 150* people out of the total number participating in the demobilisation process *(800 000 000)* were caught and court-martialed. Although now-unofficial, activists of the NPGSM still appealed to the International Council of the planet with a peaceful protest, but the activists were shot by government organisations.

The shooting of this procession outraged both former members of the NPGSM and other separatists from all over the Malion system. A clandestine organisation was formed - **Order of the Grey Star Malion** - which gradually overthrew the government on the planet Malion-311. Hiding their true actions and intentions, within two weeks all three planets of the Malion system withdrew from the Galactic Union under various excuses.

Henceforth, the Grey Order continued its actions, overthrowing the Unionist government (thereby hinting at the desire to destroy the Galactic Union's influence) in other systems of Sector 7, which also affected Sector 8 and Sector 9 of the Galaxy.

The recent change in leadership of the Order also brought a shift to its ideology, whereby the Remarian humans in the Malion system have been declared superior to other races.

### Conflict with the Martian civilisation

The strained relationship between the Remarians and the Martians has been one of the key points of conflict between the two civilisations for a time both before and during the Third Galactic War.

When the Malion system joined the Galactic Union, the Martians signed a military and resource alliance with the Remarians, which was to provide mutual support in the face of armed conflicts with other civilisations and to hinder the frequent pressure from organisations such as the Galactic Union in Sector 8. However, the Martians withdrew from the alliance as soon as the NPGSM formed, thus breaking the alliance. This event has brought up negative ideas and headlines in the NPGSM's media regarding the Martian civilisation as being in conspiracy with the Pataliputrians to rid the Remarians of their national worth and to coerce them into using their system as resources.

The then head of the NPGSM party and current leader of Regiment Armathrax of the OGSM Tal'zara Alimasharimun has made numerous adverse and provocative comments directed at the Martians and, upon gaining power, has declared that every Martian and Earthling encountered is to be executed with no mercy until the entire Sol system surrenders to the Order.

### Internal conflicts

#### Operation Overtake

*Main page: Operation Overtake.*

Soon after the beginning of the Third Galactic War, defectors from the Grapnel Regiment under the command of Molt Jarrak Tephlar have revealed the regiment's plans to effectively initiate a coup d'état in the Malion system. The goal was to overthrow the government of Tal'zara Alimasharimun while his resources are being spent on fighting the GU and his forces inside of the system are weak. The defectors have notified Commander Vahrskhinthekhonn of the Iron Phalanx Regiment, whose command centre was stationed close to Molt Jarrak Tephlar's at the time in the Sirius system, far away from the central conflict in the Teiton system. Vahrskhinthekhonn successfully captured Tephlar and transferred him to Malion-211. Molt Jarrak Tephlar was executed by Tal'zara Alimasharimun on public broadcast. His regiment was subsequently dismantled and assimilated into the other four.

## Organisation

The Grey Order officially recognises Tal'zara Alimasharimun as its sole leader. That does not seem to be entirely true, as the Order is separated into four (once five) armies, all under command of different people in different parts of Sectors 8 and 9. This effectively makes the Grey Order a somewhat decentralised organisation, because each commanding officer dictates his own policy within his domain. However, Alimasharimun is the only commander that appears on public broadcast as a political figure, reinforcing the belief that he is the ultimate leader of the Order. This kind of disjointed system has created tensions between the commanders over the course of the Third Galactic War, as the actions of the four had a tendency to conflict with one another.

Nonetheless, the Order's primary goal stands as the liberation of the Galaxy from the IUMWS by any means, which allows the different commanders to cooperate efficiently.

### Armathrax

The **Armathrax Regiment**, commanded by *Tal'zara Alimasharimun*, specialises in innovative and experimental military technologies, developing new superweapons, either by repurposing old models or building them entirely from scratch. They rely on ambush tactics in order to swiftly eliminate vital target points.

The Armathrax Regiment is credited with the invention of the laser mortar — an artillery weapon capable of being constructed on the field, it is loaded with blaster charge canisters. Said canisters are then pushed to their limits within one discharge, creating a powerful explosion on the receiving end. The laser mortar is known to explode itself due to its nature of operation, but it still sees action on the battlefield as an effective tool against blast bunkers and military bases.

### Cloud Liphis

The **Cloud Liphis Regiment**, commanded by *Xandar Nashtariva*, specialises in aerocosmic warfare. It maintains superiority in interplanetary warfare by reverse-engineering spacecraft used by other civilisations and employing their own technology and tactics. What Cloud Liphis lacks in land power, it makes up for in aerial and orbital defence systems that make it hard for opposing forces to come close to their base of operations.

The Cloud Liphis Regiment is known to ambush spacecraft such as commercial liners, patrol vessels or combat ships, as well as take over or even destroy cosmoports, leaving entire planets with no supplies and using the brief disorientation to assault large points of interest.

### Iron Phalanx

The **Iron Phalanx Regiment**, commanded by *Vahrskhinthekhonn,* specialises in infantry and mechanised vehicle warfare, utilising raw power, heavy armour and combined arms tactics to overcome enemy resistance in most forms of hostile terrain. Being a former officer of the Fifth Arcturian Empire, Vahrskhinthekhonn employs similar tactics and technologies in his own army, as overwhelming numbers of heavy units will crush any foe.

The Iron Phalanx Regiment typically employs rush tactics, usually bombing the attack area before sending in the heaviest units. Once in the area, the forces switch to defence tactics with quickly deployable blast shields, making it very hard for the opposition to regain lost territories.

### Ijuqiat

The **Ijuqiat Regiment**, commanded by *Zorvax fen Kristahllauge*, specialises in covert operations and utilises special tactics in order to disrupt the opposition's work and capture points of interest. While great at sabotage and infiltration, the Ijuqiat forces often work in pairs with the other regiments to achieve maximum effectiveness. A lot of technology used by the Ijuqiat Regiment is imported from sympathiser planets, which is a significant drawback in dire periods after open armed conflicts.

The Ijuqiat, meaning "deception" in Kristahllauge's native language, utilise primarily anti-detection countermeasures and have even been able to trick Galactic Union forces into attacking their own allies. It is suspected that the Ijuqiat Regiment always has its forces hidden on planets that are considered the most powerful.