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The Portal and the Veil

**The Portal and the Veil** is the third book in the Keepers series.

## Summary

***A secret was a promise, and a promise was like a burning light in the dark. If you kept your eyes on that light, kept walking toward it, you would never get lost.*** But sometimes there are too many secrets and too many places to stumble in the dark. Horace F. Andrews and his friends are fighting the battle of their lives, a battle that will decide the fate of everyone and everything they love. As Wardens and Keepers of Tan'ji, the fabled talismans of power, they have a duty to keep the world safe from those who would destroy it.

But all is not as it seems. When one powerful Keeper and his Tan'ji are kidnapped, the Wardens have to ask who could have betrayed them. Who could have let the enemy into their stronghold? Most shatteringly, they must question who the real enemy is.

This third book in Ted Sanders's gripping series leads the reader to new paths, new revelations, and new mysteries in the Keepers saga, where answers only raise more questions and the secrets behind the true nature of good and evil are revealed.

## Back Blurb

Horace wandered away from the podium, determined to wait. He wasn't about to risk leaving anyway, not with the thin man outside. He examined the bins he'd glimpsed yesterday. But the bins had been rearranged. Many of them were new.

That last one was extra mysterious. Horace was just about to reach out for it when once again a strange voice- a man's voice this time- stopped him short: "One moment, if you will."

## Epigraph

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, its magnificence. -Alan Wilson Watts

## Cover Gallery

CoverAudiobook coverFull book jacketBack cover of the paperback edition
## Interior Art

Title pagePart One: As the Rabbit RunsPart Two: The Meadow by NightPart Three: Into the Havens
Uroboros

**Uroboros** is an ancient, fish-like creature that accompanies Hiraethel between universes.

## Description

Uroboros is almost a foot long and nearly finless, like an eel. It is very thin, only one or two inches around, and completely black.

Until being released by April, Uroboros was kept in a transparent rod barely large enough to keep it contained.
Варлаки или воргены (самоназвание - ваки или воги)

**Продолжительность жизни:** Достигают зрелости к 18ти годам, живут до 300 лет.

**Предпочитаемая среда обитания:** Равнины

**Описание внешности:** Имеют две ипостаси. Все бледные, с черными волосами, красными или оранжевыми глазами. Телосложение атлетическое, рост высокий, от 1,9 м до 2,3 м. Сильный свет способен ослепить варлока поэтому обычно они носят повязки на глазах. В другой ипостаси представляют собой волков

**Общая информация:** Отлично видят в темноте. Даже в этой форме обладают большой физической силой и обостренными органами чувств. Обращение может быть только в том случае, если особь способна использовать магию и у нее нет магического истощения. В другой ипостаси представляют собой волков. Рост их меняется, достигает от 2 м до 2,4. Подшерсток плотный. Очень мускулисты. Пасть усеяна клыками, которые остры и способны раздробить кость. Задние конечности звероподобны. Способны передвигаться как на задних лапах, так и на всех четырех. В последнем случае способны развивать скорость до 70 км/ч. Большие, острые когти служат столь же хорошим оружием, сколько и зубы. Долго находится в данном обличии не могут. Во-первых, слишком быстро расходуется магия, а во-вторых есть вероятность того, что звериные инстинкты захватят власть над разумом. Расе не более двух тысяч лет. Сильно подвержены болезням. Очень агрессивны, вспыльчивы, нетерпеливы, а главное недоверчивы. Разобщены, никаких групп и стай не придерживаются – максимум заводят семью. Детей заводят в большом количестве. Какой-то определенной культуры у них нет, как и каких-то исключительных этнических черт. Не питают любовь к искусству, изучении магии и всему прочему. Просто пытаются выжить и только это может побудить их к чрезмерной жестокости. Бескомпромиссны. Слабые эмпатические способности. Нередко в их характерах прослеживаются черты верности, упорства, лидерства.

* Сила 2
* Выносливость 2
* Удача 1
* Инициатива 2
* Восприятие 2
* Ловкость 3
* Интеллект -1
* Мудрость 1
* Вера -1
* Харизма -1
Henrik Meister

**Henrik Meister**, usually just called **Mr. Meister**, is the head of the Chicago Wardens and the Keeper of the Mai'tan oraculum.

## Background

Along with Mrs. Hapsteade, Mr. Meister leads the Chicago Wardens and recruits new members. He seems to live in the Warren, and has been active in the war for several decades at least. He is originally German, and while his real name is Henrik, others generally use Henry instead.

Mr. Meister wears the polymath's ring, and thus is bonded to multiple instruments. One is the Mai'tan oraculum; another is a red vest made almost entirely of pockets.

## Personality

Mr. Meister is completely devoted to fighting the Riven, and places winning the war above all other goals. Thus, he is eager to welcome new Wardens throughout the series, as well as to recruit more Keepers.

He is eccentric and mysterious, but generally warm and friendly.

While he claims to always be truthful, he often lies by omission and obscures the truth when he considers it necessary.

## Description

Mr. Meister has pale, weathered skin which is described as knobby, wrinkled, cold and dry to the touch. He has wild white hair and gray eyes, with bushy eyebrows; his voice has a faint German accent.

He wears thick, round glasses, the left lens of which is his instrument, the Mai'tan oraculum. He seems to be terribly farsighted, as both lenses greatly magnify the size of his eyes.

## Relationships

### Dorothy Hapsteade

Mr. Meister admires Mrs. Hapsteade, referring to her as "formidable" and "efficient" and complimenting her work at the House of Answers.

## History

When Horace arrived at the House of Answers for the second time, Mr. Meister was there to meet him. He encouraged the boy to explore the warehouse and discover something suited to his aptitudes; then he left using a passkey. Soon afterward, he returned to find that Horace had bonded the Fel'Daera; he gave Horace a powerful leestone and some parting advice.

## Trivia

* "Meister" is the German word for "master", so Mr. Meister's name may be some sort of rhyming pun. However, "Meister" is also the German equivalent of *Maestro*, the title for the conductor of an orchestra or musical ensemble. This ties in to many other musical metaphors throughout the series.
Spitestones

**Spitestones** are Tan'kindi capable of diverting attention away from a particular area. Unlike leestones, spitestones are keyed to one specific person.

## Trivia

* The spitestone shown in the books is modeled after an owl, which- unlike the birds affiliated with leestones and other Tanu in the series- is not a corvid. Owls are part of a different order, *Strigiformes*. It's possible that all spitestones are modeled after owls.
Meme Ball

BALON MEMEABLE

## Apariencia

Una bola Blanca con brazos y piernas de Stickman que puede cambiar su cara por la de memes

## Historia

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## Galeria

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Rip Van Twinkle

**Rip Van Twinkle**, called **Rip** for short, is a firefly that Horace sent through the Fel'Daera.

## History

On Tuesday, May 19, Horace sent Rip through the Fel'Daera to test whether it would have any effect on living things. When Rip emerged the next day, Horace continued sending him through the box, rationalizing that it was extending his lifespan, and noticing that it seemed to have no adverse effects on him. As this went on, the timing got later and later; by the following week, Rip was already starting to arrive after 12:45.
Raka

*This article is about the instrument. For the Mordin, see Ja'raka Sevlo.*

**Raka** is a Mordin's instrument keyed specifically to kairotics. Its Keeper is Ja'raka Sevlo.

## Properties

As a Mordin's instrument, Raka allows its Keeper to sense the nearby use of (Tan'ji or Tanu). This ability is strongest when sensing a kairotic instrument; for instance, Raka's Keeper can even sense when the Fel'Daera is being used to view a particular event, despite the box not actually being present. Raka can also be used to sense individuals who may have an aptitude to become Keepers of kairotic Tan'ji.
Быстрый воин

Воины, которые выбрали путь ловкость и силы. Их удары сильны, а сами они неуловимы. Очень опасны в дуэлях, но очень слабы против магов или толп противника.

Любой класс может стать быстрым войном если у него нет спецнавыков, а его отношение характеристики ловкость вдвое превышает характеристику выносливости.
Neptune Devlin

**Neptune Devlin** is a tourmindala, Keeper of the Devlin tourminda. She is also a legacy.

## Trivia

* Neptune's name is an obvious reference to the planet Neptune, which was discovered in 1846. Astronomers noticed its gravitational pull on nearby planets and used this to compute its orbit; only afterwards was it observed for the first time. This is similar to the way Neptune Devlin can detect objects around her using her instrument.
* The surname "Devlin" likely means "unlucky one" or "descendant of an unlucky person". This could refer to Neptune's various injuries throughout the series, or to her status as a legacy.
Дженази

**Продолжительность жизни:** Достигают зрелости к 21 году, живут до 250 лет.

**Предпочитаемая среда обитания:** Пустыня

**Описание внешности:** Гуманоидные существа, являющиеся потомками от браков людей с джиннами, ифритами или другими обитателями стихийных планов.

**Общая информация:** В зависимости от стихийного родственника и его силы зависит сила дженази. От союза со слабыми духами рождаются практически обычные люди, но от великих аватаров стихий может родится ребёнок, равный архимагистрам, поэтому некоторые специально пытаются получить отношения с обывателем стихийного плана. Ходят легенды, что пройдя испытания и ритуал всех стихий дженази могут стать истинными духами стихийных планов.
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SOBR

The **Special Rapid Response Unit** or **SOBR** (Russian: СОБР - Специальный Отряд Быстрого Реагирования, Spetsial'niy Otryad Bystrovo Reagirovaniya, lit. *Special Unit of Quick Response*), from 2002 to 2011 known as **OMSN** (*Otryad Militsii Spetsial'nogo Naznacheniya*, Special Police Unit), is a spetsnaz unit of the National Guard of Russia. SOBR fighter With their military equipment, uniforms and training, SOBR constitutes a rapid-reaction and rapid-insertion military force available to the regular police - normally deployable at the discretion of a police local command. They serve a similar function to a police tactical unit. Groups named "SOBR" also operate in other post-Soviet countries - such as Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

## Dissolvement

On 5 April 2016, following the establishment of the National Guard of Russia, the Internal Troops of Russia were disestablished and the command of their units, including SOBR, was transferred from the MVD to the National Guard. According to a statement by General Zolotov, troops from OMON and SOBR received the status of military personnel in 2018. This makes SOBR a special forces unit inside the Russian National Guard.
Chinese Paramilitaries

The **paramilitary forces of China** are the military units and formations apart from the People's Liberation Army, the principal military force of the People's Republic of China. They are composed of three main forces, the People's Liberation Army reserve force, the People's Armed Police (PAP), and the Militia, and they act as auxiliaries to the active forces of the People's Liberation Army. They generally perform a wide range of roles. All together, the paramilitary has 20,854,000 troops, as of 2018.

This is the list of all know Chinese paramilitaries.

* People's Armed Police
* People's Liberation Army Reserves
* The Militia
Ted Sanders' The Keepers Wiki

WELCOME!

 From the moment Horace F. Andrews sees the sign from the bus—a sign with his own name on it—everything changes. The sighting leads him underground, to the House of Answers, a hidden warehouse full of mysterious objects. But there he finds only questions. What is this curious place? Who are the strange, secretive people who entrust him with a rare and immensely powerful gift? And what is he to do with it?

All art on this wiki was created by Iacopo Bruno, unless otherwise stated.
Du Xiaoxin

* Manga
* Anime

## Ordinary Human Identity

When she was a child, her parents were killed by Luo Yi's father and became orphans. Therefore, she regarded vampires as beasts and enemies.

Excellent performance in the early stage, arrogant and cold personality, rather than bending. Therefore, she had a grudge with Luo Yi and suffered from school bullying.

Later, she was forced to become Luo Yi's blood servant, but fell in love with him uncontrollably. And confirmed the relationship with him.

Xiaoxin was originally entangled in the hatred between humans and blood clans. But in the end, for the peace of the whole world, she decided to work with Luo Yi to prevent the outbreak of war.

In the end, she married Luo Yi and gave birth to a daughter.

## White Witch Identity

In "Sweet Bite Marks" manga, Xiaoxin is Fu Lei's niece, and they both have the blood of the White Witch.

Back then, Aunt Fu Lei sealed her ability to protect her and Xiaoling. Just to keep the siblings away from the war.

But now Fu Lei's witch power has been lost, and Xiaoxin has become the new White Witch.

Xiaoxin's witch power has become an indispensable force for mankind.

## SEASON 3

A FORMER BLOOD HUNTER, SHE HAD BECOME STRONG AND MATURE AFTER TWO YEARS OF TEMPERING. AFTER THE HUMANS AND VAMPIRES SIGNED A CEASEFIRE, SHE JOINED THE COLLEGE TO HELP LAN LI DEVELOP A BLOOD-SUBSTITUTE THAT COULD REPLACE HUMAN BLOOD. SHE LAID LOW, HIDING HER IDENTITY, PAST, AND RELATIONSHIP TO ROY, BUT SOMEONE STILL MaNAGED TO UNCOVER THINGS AND CAUSE TROUBLE FOR HER.
Leestones

**Leestones** are a common type of Tan'kindi capable of diverting attention away from a particular person or location. They are often used by the Wardens for protection.

## Description

### Ravens' Eyes

Ravens' eyes are a weak but common type of leestone. They take the form of a large marble containing a dark cloud. This slowly fades to purple, and then shrinks, as the leestone is used. When one is shattered, it releases a cloud of purple smoke and a shrieking cry.

### Other Leestones

Ravens' eyes seem to be the only type of leestone that fades with use. Several permanent leestones appear throughout the series:

* The Andrews family leestone is a black stone statue of a raven with shining eyes atop a turtle's back. It can protect anyone who sleeps in the Andrews House, regardless of where else they go.

## Properties

Leestones soak up unwanted attention, diverting the focus and perception of others to protect the holder. This prevents the holder from being noticed by those who are hunting them, even when they are plainly visible. Sometimes a hunter may even be compelled to go out of their way to avoid the holder, without noticing that anything is altering their perception.

Ravens' eyes seem to function by maintaining a reserve of a dark purple cloud which reacts with attention to form a transparent substance. When the supply of the dark substance is depleted, the leestone is no longer able to effectively absorb attention and thus can no longer function. However, when a leestone is shattered, the reaction proceeds in reverse, and both the dark cloud and the unwanted attention are released, causing the hunter to have a burst of intense fixation on the shattered leestone.

## Trivia

* In *The Box and the Dragonfly*, Horace searched the internet and found no mention of leestones. In fact, in addition to a number of "Leestone Street"s, there is a well-known "Leestone Point" in Ireland as well as a leestone item in several Final Fantasy RPGs released years before the series is set.
National Revolutionary Militia

## About

The **National Revolutionary Militia** (Spanish: *Milicias Nacionales Revolucionarias*) (**MNR**) is a citizens’ militia in the Republic of Cuba. It was founded in 1959 in the aftermath of the Cuban Revolution to protect buildings against sabotage from counter-revolutionary armed groups and any external threat of intervention. Under the command of Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), it was a voluntary group which served as a way to ensure widespread participation in the revolution. While MNR members were often assigned noncombat tasks, they played an important role on the frontline during the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and defeating the 1958-1965 counterrevolutionary guerrilla movements in the Escambray mountains.
LPR

The People's Militia of the LPR (Russian: Народная милиция ЛНР) comprise the Russian separatist forces in the LPR. On 7 October 2014, by decree Igor Plotnitsky, the People's Militia was created, with Oleg Bugrov serving as Minister of Defense and the Commander-in-Chief of the People's Militia. It has been reported that it is under the control 2nd Army Corps, which is subordinated to the specially created 12th Reserve Command of the Southern Military District of the Russian Armed Forces at its headquarters in the city of Novocherkassk, Rostov Oblast. By 2016 Russian officers commanded the LPR units from the battalion level up. The former commanders, some of whom retained substantial personal security forces, sometimes acted as deputy commanders.
DPR

The **Donbas People's Militia** was formed by Pavel Gubarev, who was elected People's Governor of Donetsk Oblast and Igor Girkin, appointed the Minister of Defence of the Donetsk People's Republic. The People's Militia of the DPR (Russian: Вооружённые силы ДНР) comprise the Russian separatist forces in the DPR. On 10 January 2020 president of the non-recognised pro-Russian Abkhazia accused DPR of staging a coup in his country. DPR commander Akhra Avidzba was commanding on the spot. Unlike South Ossetia, Abkhazia had not then recognised DPR.
Bangladesh Paramilitaries

The country currently hosts the world's largest paramilitary force combining 6,800,000 personnel, making it first in the GFP list. Also, the country has one of the largest active military forces in the world with around 7 million personnel.

This is the list with all known Bangladesh paramilitaries.

* Bangladesh Ansar
* Border Guard Bangladesh
Ukrainian National Guard

## About

The **National Guard of Ukraine** (**NGU**; Ukrainian: Націона́льна гва́рдія Украї́ни, *Natsionalna hvardiia Ukrainy*, abbr. НГУ) is the Ukrainian national gendarmerie and internal military force. It is part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, responsible for public security. Originally created as an agency under the direct control of the Verkhovna Rada on 4 November 1991, following Ukrainian independence, it was later disbanded and merged into the Internal Troops of Ukraine in 2000 by then-President Leonid Kuchma as part of a "cost-saving" scheme. Following the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, amidst the Russian intervention, the National Guard was re-established, and the Internal Troops were disbanded.

The objective of the National Guard is to serve as a military unit with law enforcement powers. Its mission is to ensure state security, protect the state borders (supporting the State Border Service), participate in activities to neutralize paramilitary armed groups, terrorist organizations, organized groups and criminal organizations, protect critical infrastructure such as Ukraine's nuclear power plants, as well as diplomatic missions, and buildings of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The NGU has sent personnel to UN peacekeeping missions. During peacetime the National Guard focuses on civilian public security, combating organized crime and controlling civil unrest. However, during wartime the National Guard can be mobilized as a regular military force and take part in combat operations alongside the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which it has done during the war in Donbas and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Hamas

**Hamas** (Arabisch: حماس, een Arabisch acroniem voor حركة المقاومة الاسلامية *Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah* letterlijk *Islamitische Verzetsbeweging*) is een Palestijnse islamitische politieke en in de Europese Unie als terroristisch beschouwde beweging die zegt ernaar te streven "Palestina te bevrijden van de Israëlische bezetting" en "een soevereine Palestijnse staat te vestigen." Het Arabische woord حماس (ḥamās) betekent 'enthousiasme, vuur, fanatisme'. De beweging is een afsplitsing van de Egyptische Moslimbroederschap, in 1973 in Palestina opgericht door sjeik Ahmad Yassin als de Islamitische liefdadigheidsorganisatie, *Mujama al-Islamiya*. In 1987, tijdens de Eerste Intifada werd mede door hem de verzetsbeweging Hamas opgericht.

Het uitdrukkelijk soennitische Hamas heeft aanslagen op Israëlische soldaten en burgers gepleegd. Tactieken zijn onder meer zelfmoordaanslagen, en sinds 2001, raketaanvallen. Het rakettenarsenaal van Hamas is geëvolueerd van een kort bereik, zelfgemaakte Qassam-raketten, tot langeafstandswapens die grote Israëlische steden zoals Tel Aviv en Haifa hebben bereikt. De aanvallen op burgers werden veroordeeld als oorlogsmisdaden en misdaden tegen de mensheid door mensenrechtenorganisaties zoals Human Rights Watch.

Door groepen in islamitische en Arabische landen wordt Hamas gesteund. In 2015 werd Hamas door onder meer de Europese Unie, Verenigde Staten, Japan, Jordanië, Australië, Canada en Israël beschouwd als een terroristische organisatie. Ook al is Hamas een radicale soennitische organisatie, in vele opzichten (militair, informatie, logistiek) wordt steun verleend door het sjiitische Iran.
People's Armed Police

The **Chinese People's Armed Police Force** (abbreviation: **PAP**; Chinese: 中国人民武装警察部队; pinyin: *Zhōngguó Rénmín Wǔzhuāng Jǐngchá Bùduì*) is a Chinese paramilitary organization primarily responsible for internal security, riot control, counter-terrorism, disaster response, law enforcement and maritime rights protection as well as providing support to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) during wartime.

Unlike the civilian People's Police (Chinese: 人民警察; pinyin: *Rénmín Jǐngchá*), the PAP (Chinese: 武警; pinyin: *Wǔjǐng*; lit. 'Armed Police') is a specialized paramilitary force reporting directly to the Central Military Commission (CMC). PAP officers and soldiers wear dark olive green uniforms, different from pine green uniforms of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) or the light blue and black uniforms of the People's Police.

The PAP is estimated to have a total strength of 1.5 million. It was established in its current form in 1982, but similar security forces have operated since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. During the Maoist era, the PAP's predecessors were the **Chinese People's Public Security Force**, initially under the MPS, and later the **Public Security Corps** which was under the command of the PLA. The PAP has been compared by both Chinese and foreign scholars with the gendarmerie forces found in many countries, most famously the French Gendarmerie, but the main inspiration for the PAP's establishment and operation came from the Internal Troops of the Soviet Union and related paramilitary forces of the Eastern Bloc such as the East German Alert Units, adapted to the specific military-political culture and thinking of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership.
The Kadyrovites

The **141st Special Motorized Regiment** (Russian: 141-й специальный моторизованный полк, romanized: *141-y spetsial'nyy motorizovannyy polk*), also known as the **Kadyrovites,** **Kadyrovtsy** (from Russian: Кадыровцы, lit. 'Kadyrov's followers') and **Akhmat special forces unit** after Akhmad Kadyrov, is a paramilitary organization in Chechnya, Russia, that serves as the protection of the Head of the Chechen Republic. The term *Kadyrovtsy* is commonly used in Chechnya to refer to any armed, ethnically-Chechen men under the control of Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov - although nominally they are under the umbrella of the National Guard of Russia.

Akhmad Kadyrov, the then chief mufti of separatist Chechnya, defected to the Russian side in the Second Chechen War in 1999, and the Kadyrovites began fighting separatists and jihadists during the "guerrilla phase" as a *de facto* unit of the state police after he was appointed Chechen President in July 2000.

Kadyrov was assassinated in 2004. Control of the militia was inherited by his son, Ramzan Kadyrov. In 2006, the Kadyrovites were legalized as a motorized regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as the 141st Motorized Regiment. When Kadyrov was elected Chechen President in 2007 its current official role as a personal protective service was established. Besides the 141st, units considered "Kadyrovites" also include the Chechen branches of OMON and SOBR.

The Kadyrovites have been criticized as being Ramzan Kadyrov's private army, and have been accused of committing widespread human rights abuses such as kidnapping, forced disappearances, torture and murder. Critics claim the Kadyrovites use extrajudicial punishment to cement Kadyrov's autocratic rule. By mid-2000s they surpass Russian federal servicemen as the most feared organization among Chechnya's civilian population. Under Kadyrov's orders, the Kadyrovites committed anti-gay purges in Chechnya, including operating concentration camps for gay men. The Kadyrovites have also been involved in international conflicts including the Syrian Civil War in 2017 and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Territorial Troops Militia

The **Territorial Troops Militia** (Milicias de Tropas Territoriales - MTT), is a Cuban paramilitary militia composed exclusively of civilian volunteers. It was established on May 1, 1980, and placed under the command of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR). Its creation is recognized as having marked the beginning of Cuba's official embrace of the military doctrine of the War of All the People, which has remained in force since then. Like the MNR (National Revolutionary Militia) of the early 1960s, the MTT's formation reinforced the notion of the popular will to defend the Revolution.

In general, the militia is a part-time force with only light arms which are issued to them only on occasion.
Rapid Support Forces

## About

The **Rapid Support Forces** (**RSF**; Arabic: قوات الدعم السريع, romanized: *Quwwāt ad-daʿm as-sarīʿ*) are paramilitary forces formerly operated by the Government of Sudan. It grew out of, and is primarily composed of, the Janjaweed militias which fought on behalf of the Sudanese government during the War in Darfur, and was responsible for atrocities against civilians. Its actions in Darfur qualify as crimes against humanity according to Human Rights Watch.

RSF is administered by the National Intelligence and Security Service, while during military operations is commanded by the Sudanese Armed Forces. As of June 2019, the commander is General Hemetti ("Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo"). During the Sudanese political crisis of 2019, the military junta who took control of the country employed RSF to violently crack down on pro-democracy demonstrators. Along with other security forces, RSF carried out the Khartoum massacre on 3 June 2019. On 15 April 2023, fighting broke out between RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces after RSF mobilized its forces in cities across Sudan, including in Darfur. SAF has designated RSF a rebel group. RSF forces claim to have occupied Khartoum International Airport and other areas in Khartoum.

## Leadership and numbers

RSF is headed by Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo ("Hemetti"), who has been its leader since it was created in 2013 or 2014. As of September 2019, Hemetti's brother Abdul Rahim Hamdan Dagalo is deputy head of RSF.

RSF was estimated by Human Rights Watch as having about 5,000–6,000 soldiers in February 2014 in Darfur. In 2016–2017, RSF had 40,000 members participating in the Yemeni Civil War. In late October 2019, 10,000 had returned to Sudan. In July 2019, about 1,000 RSF soldiers were present in Libya, supporting the Libyan National Army commanded by Khalifa Haftar.

According to Reuters, as of 2023, the force numbers 100,000 people.
Саакяины

**Продолжительность жизни:** Достигают зрелости к 19ти годам, живут до 120 лет.

**Предпочитаемая среда обитания:** Болота

**Описание внешности:** В натуральном своём состоянии представляет из себя бесформенные сгустки биоглины, из которой и состоят. У них нет плоти, костей, крови. При этом саакяины обладают врожденными способностями к мимикрии и могут принимать практически любой облик, в том числе и представителей других рас. Однако на поддержание обличья постоянно расходуется мана.

**Общая информация:** С возрастом масса саакяина увеличивается, так что возрастает и расход маны. По этой причине зрелым саакяинам становится трудно поддерживать форму, и обычно они проходят через специальный ритуал закрепления, в результате которого приобретают постоянное обличье, и не расходуют ману на его поддержку. Если же закрепление не производить, то с годами тело станет слишком массивным и сложным для контроля. Для питания тела и роста саакяинам необходимо есть глину. Если этого не делать, то тело быстро становится ветхим. Теоретически саакяин способен сам накопить достаточно биоглины чтобы оставить потомство, но на это потребуется много времени, так что выгоднее объединяться в группы из нескольких саакяинов и вместе копить глину на потомство. После смерти от саакяина так же остаётся частичка биоглины, которую можно использовать для размножения, соединив с другими.

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Palestine Liberation Army

The **Palestine Liberation Army** (**PLA**, Arabic: جيش التحرير الفلسطيني, *Jaysh at-Tahrir al-Filastini*) is ostensibly the military wing of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), set up at the 1964 Arab League summit held in Alexandria, Egypt, with the mission of fighting Israel. However, it has never been under effective PLO control, but rather it has been controlled by its various host governments, usually Syria. Even though it initially operated in several countries, the present-day PLA is only active in Syria and recruits male Palestinian refugees.
Indian Paramilitaries

Technically, the paramilitary forces of India are the Assam Rifles, the Special Frontier Force and the Indian Coast Guard. The Assam Rifles is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the operational control of the Ministry of Defence. Assam Rifles is headed by a Director General of the rank of Lieutenant General of the Indian Army. While the Special Frontier Force is under the administrative control of Cabinet Secretariat. The remaining forces are the CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF, SSB and NSG, which are technically armed police forces under the administrative control of the Ministry of Home Affairs, collectively known as the Central Armed Police Forces.

This is the list of all known Indian Paramilitaries.

* Assam Rifles
* Special Frontier Forces
* Central Armed Police Forces
Central Armed Police Forces

## About

**Central Armed Police Forces** (**CAPF**) is the collective name of central police organisations in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). These are technically paramilitary forces formerly known as Central Para-Military Forces (CPMF). Since 2011, India adopted the term "central armed police forces" to drop the word "paramilitary". These forces are responsible for internal security and guarding the borders.

CAPF is further classified into three: Border Guarding Forces—Assam Rifles (AR), Border Security Force (BSF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB); Forces for Internal Security—Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF); and Special Task Force—National Security Guard (NSG).
Assam Rifles

The **Assam Rifles** (**AR**) is an Indian government-controlled paramilitary force responsible for border security, counter-insurgency, and maintaining law and order in Northeast India. It guards the Indo–Myanmar border. The AR is one of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) which are administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs. The Indian Army maintains operational control of the Assam Rifles. Being a police force, its recruitment, perks, promotions, and retirement policies are governed by CAPF rules. Around 80 percent of its officers come from the Army, with the remaining portion coming from the AR cadre. The AR is commanded by the Director General of the Assam Rifles (DG AR) who is appointed by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The AR is nicknamed "Sentinels of the North East" and "Friends of the Hill People". It is the oldest paramilitary force in India, originally raised in 1835 as Cachar Levy, a militia to protect tea gardens and the fertile plains of Assam against unruly tribes. Its scope increased with the expansion of British Raj in Northeast India, and it was used against insurgencies in the region. The force was redesignated as *Assam Frontier Police* in 1883, *Assam Military Police* in 1891, and *East Bengal and Assam Military Police* in 1913. It got its present name in 1917. After independence, the AR functioned under the Ministry of External Affairs. Its operational control was transferred to the Indian Army after the Sino-Indian War of 1962. It came under the administration of Ministry of Home Affairs in 1965, with the Army retaining operational control.

Over the course of its history, the Assam Rifles have served in a number of roles, conflicts and theatres including World War I, where they served in Europe and the Middle East, and World War II, where they served mainly in Burma. After the Chinese annexation of Tibet, the Assam Rifles were tasked with manning Assam's section of the Tibetan border. They were also instrumental in maintaining law and order in Arunachal Pradesh.

As of the 2019–2020 report of the Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 46 battalions in the Assam Rifles with a sanctioned strength of 65,143 personnel. They perform many roles including upholding internal security under the control of the army through the conduct of counterinsurgency and border security operations, provision of aid to civilians in times of emergency, and the facilitation of communications, medical assistance and education in remote areas. In times of war they can also be used as a combat force to secure rear areas if needed. Since 2002, the force has had the role of guarding the India–Myanmar border.
Border Guard Bangladesh

The **Border Guard Bangladesh** (**BGB**) is a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The force is known as "The Vigilant Sentinels of the National Frontier". The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the 4,427 kilometres (2,751 mi) border of Bangladesh. It was formerly known as the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).

BGB boasts a military history spanning over two centuries. During peacetime this force is also responsible for anti-smuggling operations, investigating cross border crime and extending governmental authority to remote and isolated areas. From time to time BGB has also been called upon to assist the administration in the maintenance of internal law & order, relief and rehabilitation work after any kind of natural disaster. During wartime BGB comes under the control of the Ministry of Defence as an auxiliary force to the Bangladesh Army.
Special Frontier Forces

## About

The **Special Frontier Force** (**SFF**) is an Indian special operations unit created on 14 November 1962. It mainly comprised Tibetan refugees living in India. Now it has increased in size and scope of operations. Its primary goal originally was to conduct covert operations behind Chinese lines in the event of another Sino-Indian War.

Throughout its history, SFF has fought in India's major external wars including the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Kargil War. It has also been involved in internal security, including Operation Blue Star and also serving as the "Personal Force" of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to suppress opposition parties during the state of emergency from 1975 to 1977. It has been part of border operations against China, including the 2020–2021 China–India skirmishes.

Based in Chakrata, Uttarakhand, the force was put under the direct supervision of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), and later the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), India's external intelligence agency, and is not part of the Indian Army but functions under their operational control with its own rank structure, charter and training infrastructure. It falls under the authority of the Directorate General on Security in the Cabinet Secretariat headed by an Inspector General (SFF) who is selected from the Major General rank of the Indian Army and who reports directly to the Prime Minister's Office.

## Origins

The idea of raising a specialized force consisting of Tibetan refugees and Tibetan resistance fighters in India against the Chinese was first mooted by General K S Thimayya when he was leading the Indian Army between May 1957 and May 1961. During the Sino-Indian War and towards the end of 1962, after hectic lobbying by the IB Chief Bhola Nath Mullik and World War II veteran Biju Patnaik, the Jawaharlal Nehru government finally ordered the raising of an elite commando unit and specialised mountain division.
Yevgeny Prigozhin

**Yevgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin** (Russian: Евгений Викторович Пригожин; 1 June 1961 – presumed dead 23 August 2023) was a Russian oligarch and leader of the Wagner private military company. He was a close confidant of Russian President Vladimir Putin until he launched a rebellion in June 2023. Prigozhin was sometimes referred to as "**Putin's chef**" because he owned restaurants and catering businesses that provided services to the Kremlin. Once a convict in the Soviet Union, Prigozhin controlled a network of influential companies whose operations, according to a 2022 investigation, were "tightly integrated with Russia's Defence Ministry and its intelligence arm, the GRU".

In 2014, Prigozhin reportedly founded the Wagner Group to support pro-Russian paramilitaries in Ukraine. Funded by the Russian state, it played a significant role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine and supported Russian interests in the Middle East and in Africa. In November 2022, Prigozhin acknowledged his companies' interference in United States elections. In February 2023, he confirmed that he was the founder and long-time manager of the Internet Research Agency, a Russian company accused of running online propaganda and disinformation campaigns.

Prigozhin's companies and associates, and formerly Prigozhin himself, are subject to economic sanctions and criminal charges in the United States and the United Kingdom. In October 2020, the European Union (EU) imposed sanctions against Prigozhin for his financing of the Wagner Group's activities in Libya. In April 2022, the EU imposed further sanctions on him for his role in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The FBI offered a reward of up to $250,000 for information leading to Prigozhin's arrest.

Prigozhin openly criticized the Russian Defense Ministry for corruption and mishandling the war against Ukraine. Eventually, he said the reasons they gave for invading were lies. On 23 June 2023, he launched a rebellion against the Russian military leadership. Wagner forces captured Rostov-on-Don and advanced toward Moscow. The rebellion was called off the following day, and Prigozhin had his criminal charges dropped after agreeing to relocate his forces to Belarus.

On 23 August 2023, Prigozhin and Wagner commander Dmitry Utkin died in a plane crash in Russia, leaving Wagner's leadership structure unclear. Western intelligence reported that it was likely caused by an explosion on board, and it is widely suspected that the Russian state were involved.
Syrian Democratic Forces

## About

The **Syrian Democratic Forces** (**SDF**) is a coalition of ethnic militias and rebel groups in North and East Syria (AANES). An alliance of forces formed during the Syrian civil war composed primarily of Kurdish, Arab, and Assyrian/Syriac, as well as some smaller Armenian, Turkmen and Chechen forces. It is militarily led by the People's Protection Units (YPG), a Kurdish militia recognized as a terrorist group by Turkey. SDF also includes several ethnic militias, and various factions of the Syrian opposition's Free Syrian Army. Founded in October 2015, the SDF states its mission as fighting to create a secular, democratic and federalised Syria. According to Turkey, the Syrian Democratic Forces has direct links to the PKK.

The primary opponents of the SDF are the various Islamist and Arab nationalist forces supported by Turkey, involved in the civil war, in particular al-Qaeda affiliates, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Syrian National Army (TFSA), the Turkish Armed Forces, and their allies. The SDF has focused primarily on the ISIL, successfully driving them from important strategic areas, such as Al-Hawl, Shaddadi, Tishrin Dam, Manbij, al-Tabqah, Tabqa Dam, Baath Dam, and ISIL's former capital of Raqqa. In March 2019, the SDF announced the total territorial defeat of ISIL in Syria, with the SDF taking control of the last stronghold in Baghuz.

Since the territorial defeat of ISIL, the SDF has increasingly been involved with resisting the growing Turkish occupation of northern Syria.
Bangladesh Ansar

The **Bangladesh Ansar** (also known as the **Ansar Bahini**) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of Bangladesh. It has 6.1 million active and reserved members.

## Mission

The stated missions of Ansar are:

* To assist Government or Any Authority under Government in matters of Public Security ;
* To take part in any public welfare activities as per the Government's instructions to improve socio-economic conditions of the country.
* To assist Law Enforcement agencies in metropolitan and industrial security.
* To assist Bangladesh Armed Forces in national defense during war;
* To provide security to national VIPs, CIPs and diplomats as per the Government's instructions.
* To take part in any disaster management activities as per the Government's instructions.

The members of Ansar also participate in education expansion programs, tree plantation, population control, women's empowerment, and sanitation activities.
2023 Sudan Conflict

## About

An armed conflict between rival factions of the military government of Sudan began on 15 April 2023, when clashes broke out in cities, with the fighting concentrated around the capital city of Khartoum and the Darfur region. As of 27 May, at least 1,800 people had been killed and more than 5,100 others had been injured.

The conflict began with attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on government sites. Airstrikes, artillery, and gunfire were reported across Sudan including in Khartoum. Throughout the conflict, RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan "Hemedti" Dagalo and Sudan's *de facto* leader and army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan have disputed control of government sites, including the general military headquarters, the Presidential Palace, Khartoum International Airport, Burhan's official residence, and the SNBC headquarters.

## RSF

### Outcome

Still ongoing

On 15 April 2023, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and RSF broke out after RSF mobilised in cities across Sudan. Fighting was reported at the presidential palace and army headquarters.

The conflict resulted in RSF being designated as a rebel group by the Sudanese Armed Forces. On the day of the clashes which included the Battle of Khartoum, both sides claimed control over Khartoum and Merowe airports, and other sites.

On 17 April 2023, the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and RSF leader gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, had talks, after which gen Dagalo agreed to a 24-hour armistice from 18 April 2023 “to ensure the safe passage of civilians and the evacuation of the wounded,”. Another 72-hour nationwide cease-fire had been announced from midnight, 24 April 2023. The United States and Saudi Arabia had mediated the truce on humanitarian grounds. The fight had caused death of more than 500 people till 25 April 2023 and thousands were injured. The foreign nations interfered in the conflict by providing military support to the warring parties. Rapid Support Forces supported by the Libyan militia leader Khalifa Haftar and the United Arab Emirates. The footage of thermobaric shells captured by the Sudanese military suggest that the thermobaric weapon was supplied by UAE to RSF. While the Egypt had sent military support to the Sudanese army.
Russian Border Service

The **Border Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation** (**PS FSB Rossii**) (Russian: Пограничная служба Федеральной службы безопасности Российской Федерации (ПС ФСБ России)) is a branch of Federal Security Service of Russia tasked with patrol of the Russian border.

The terms **Border Service of Russia** (Russian: Пограничная служба России) and **Border Force of Russia** (Russian: Пограничные войска России) are also common, while in English, the terms "Border Guards" and "Border Troops" are frequently used to designate this service. The Border service numbers around 170,000 active members, which includes the Russian maritime border guard units (i.e., the coast guard).

## Organization

### Command

* The head of the Border Service – General of the Army Vladimir Kulishov (deputy director of Russia's FSB)
* First Deputy Head of the Border Service – Lieutenant-General Vladimir Rozhkov
* First Deputy Head of the Border Service – the head of the Organizational Department, Colonel-General Mansur Masgutovich Valiev
* Deputy head of Russia's FSB Border Service – the chief international treaty management Lieutenant-General Alexander L. Manilov
* Deputy Chief of the Border Service – Lieutenant-General Victor Trofimovich Trufanov
* Deputy Chief of the Border Service – Maj. Gen. Alexander O. Mizon
* Deputy Chief of the Border Service – Maj. Gen. Nikolai Nikolaevich Rybalkin
* Deputy Chief of the Border Service – Lieutenant General Gennady Semenovich Simuhin

## Mission

Responsibilities of the Border Guard Service of Russia include:

* Defence of the Russian national border, prevention of illegal crossing of the land and sea border by people and goods (smuggling).
* Protection of economic interests of the Russian Federation and its natural resources within land and sea border areas, territorial waters and internal seas, including prevention of poaching and illegal fishing.
* Combat any threats to national security in the border area, including terrorism and foreign infiltration.