Third Shrine Republic Military

The TSR's Military was divided into 72 semi-independent Squadrons with roughly 30 million personnel each. Unlike the UTSEA and many other militaries, the TSR's military does not divide the navy and army, and instead they are both inter-twined within the 72 squadrons. The TSR Military's chain of command starts at the Kommandant level and rises to the Kal Nedis of the TSR itself.

## Planetary Forces: Infantry

### TSR Brawler

   The TSR Brawlers were the weakest of the frontline troops deployed by the TSR, they were not armed with weapons but instead relied on their psionic abilities and their Aubadian Armor. While at first glance it often seemed suicidal to go in without a weapon, world's that underestimated the Brawlers soon saw firsthand as to why they were the main frontline trooper, their psionic abilities were far superior to most populations and easily crushed more primitive civilizations using small numbers.

However the Brawlers did eventually become more and more obsolete as the TSR invaded the Solarian Sector, most of the native species had psionic abilities on par with the Natogytts, namely the rising power, the Terrans. In a few short decades the human race started with few psionic individuals at low levels, to the entire population with high psionic potential, with the Kaiser of the UTSEA outclassing the Brawlers. Ultimately the Brawlers were made obsolete and were relegated to infiltration and assassination roles, with their frontline role having been taken by the Planetary Assault Troopers.

Brawlers usually only needed 5 years of training after age 15

### TSR Planetary Assault Trooper

   Alongside the Brawlers there were the Planetary Assault Troopers. They were far less adept at psionic combat, and focused instead on honing only Photonic and Steiline abilities, largely improved by their usage of a variety of weapons, though they tended to be armed with a Photonic Rifle of some design and a Steiline Combat Dagger as a sidearm. The Planetary Assault Troopers were the face of the TSR military and were quite adept at fighting in urban centers, using what psionic training they have for awareness and relaying information.

Planetary Assault Troopers usually required 8 years of training after age 15.

The Planetary Assault Troopers had trouble dealing with the UTSEA's General Infantry and Josminian Warriors during the First Sector War, due to the UTSEA's heavier armor and the Josminian's higher training and agility, with Jiosminian Warriors being able to hide, fly and leap at great distances and strike at the Planetary Assault Troopers from various angles. The General Infantry, were battle-hardened veterans in every sense just like the Planetary Assault, however the GI's heavy "Kaiser Armor" while reducing their movement speed, made them nearly invulnerable to most Photonic Rifles, requiring sustained fire to weaken the armor. The Planetary Assault Troopers were phased out during the UTSEA's occupation of Shrine, however this put millions of Shirians out of a job and lead to the formation of numerous Militias and the various Vandergils, partially leading to the Shirian Uprising.

### TSR Ariesto

   The TSR Ariesto were rarely seen special operations Brawlers specifically trained in melee combat, Ariestos utilized Psi Blades, Steiline Blades or Vorpal blades for assasinations, usually being the first Natogytt troops to arrive on a planet, slaying various leaders and military officers in a region and softening up the area for an upcoming full scale invasion.

TSR Ariestos had at one point been used in an attempt to assassinate Matt Tygore and the Quarter Council, this attempt failed and the Ariestos that survived the attack were interrogated, though many tried to stay mum, most were unable to do so once Tygore Interrogators utilized the Summoning warp ability to intimidate and break the confidence of those interrogated revealing vital secrets to the UTSE.

Ariestos required 10 years of training after age 15.

TSR Ariestos were eventually phased out by the time the UTSEA conquered Shrine in 12,208 HE.

### TSR Kommandant

    The Kommandant was an officer class of Natogytts, to become a Kommandant one must go through 10 years of general training after age 15 and 10 additional years of training under an existing Kommandant as his aide, before being promoted to Kommandant. Kommandants had general TSR training, general psionic training as well as endhanced tactical and strategic training. The Lower Kommandants of the TSR era were in command of about 500 troops each, while the higher Kommandants usually took command of 2000, where the Lower Kommandants had to answer to the higher ones.

Kommandants were armed with a Kommandant Class Pistol which was a Photonic Pistol not terribly different from that of the Photonic Rifle. The Kommandants also are equipped with Zeth armor, an expensive armor set with the highest personal shielding system (powered by both the suit and the user's psionic energy)  This allowed the Kommandants to fight alongside their troops on the ground or in boarding conflicts. The Kommandants were phased out for a short time during the UTSEA occupation but returned shortly before the Shirian Upriisng.

### TSR Venator Trooper

    The TSR Venator Trooper are heavily armored infantry created specifically to deal with Terran Infantry and armored vehicles. Venator Troopers were often used as cover for Planetary Assault Troopers, thanks to their more advanced personal shielding system, a physical Steiline/Rigellian Alloy Combat Shield and their long range Rigellian Cannon.

The Rigellian Cannon, utilized a highly charged Rigellian Crystal suspended between magnetic claws that acts as a lens for channeling Rigellian (biological) based psionic energy, when launched a massive beam of rigellian energy can be unleashed at up to 900 meters away and still remain accurate, this beam can cut through most Terran armor, but usually needs a few seconds to burn through.

To assist with the targeting the Rigellian cannon is equipped with a Reconnotier lens.  Venator Troopers required the same amount of training as the Planetary Assault Troopers. Venator Troopers were banned by the UTSEA Occupation. the technology lost to time.

### TSR Republic Enforcer

    The Republic Enforcer were initially federal agents deployed to troublesome and rebellious planets tasked with apprehending disloyal civilians or capturing rebel operatives. they were most infamous on planet Sniveria where their harsh treatment of the Sniverian people lead to centuries of animosity between the Sniverians and the Shirians. The Republic Enforcers were trained for 20 years or more in some cases in various fields including understanding cultural or religious activites of the rebellious peoples.

The Enforcers initially were armed with a variety of weapons, however as the First Sector War began to rage, the TSR Military requested the assistance of the Enforcers who had little choice but ablidge, they were largely equipped with Shirian Tracker Launchers (or STLs) which were capable of launching miniature warheads that would track a psionic signature. The rounds are explosive and contain a napalm like substance that sticks to and burns the skin, armor or carapace of the target setting them ablaze and often used to cause panic and demoralize the enemy.

The Republic Enforcers were phased out by the UTSEA occupation, while the Tygotan Empire in conjunction with Sniverian intelligence groups began a purge of surviving enforcers and former enforcers killing them to the last.

### TSR Psion Arbitrator

    The Psion Arbitrator was the most feared of all of the TSR's military ground forces, more feared than even their heavy ground vehicles, Republic enforcers or even Atmospheric aircraft.

The Psion Arbitrators were always veterans of previous wars and conflicts, decades of training as well as natural talent are necessary to become a Psion Arbitrator. They were masters of all psionic elemental abilities, and often invented their own techniques in their respective Shirienkai fields. They were trained to use all weapons, including many weapons used by their enemies, but preferred to fight with the powerful psi spear. Arbitrators had the highest Kalreini Classifications in their age, and were every bit as agile as a well trained Viserak Josminian Warrior. For most of their history they were umatched, other notable powerful psions, such as Matt Tygore, Syam Blune, Jenozenon Hemsway and countless others were often defeated and nearly killed by the might of the Psion Arbitrator.

Psion Arbitrators were few in number due to the intense rigorous training and lofty requirements to become one, it is estimated that the TSR only had 10,000 Arbitrators at any given time at once.

Like the Republic Enforcers Psion Arbitrators were hunted to near extinction, however the UTSEA participated with the TEC, Sniverians and Viserak to cull their numbers.

### TSR Noble Auxillery

The Noble Auxilleries were Sniverian citizens of the Third Shrine Republic. They were handpicked by TSR Recruiters (usually Republic Enforcers) for loyalty, competence and high psionic potential. The Auxilleries were largely used defensively upon the UTSEA, Josminian and Tygotan lead invasions from all over the region and proved effective fighters against them, however with all their durability, awareness and tactical knowledge, they lacked the numbers and firepower to hold the invaders at bay. Their favored weapon was the "Tactical Assault Operations" Pistol (or Tao pistol) which was a great weapon and erasing shields and disrupting technology. Proving highly effective against the UTSEA's infantry gear and sensors.

Many Noble Auxilleries were double agents working for the Iranan Resistance groups and various Renegade Kings, once the TSR's worlds began to routinely fall to the enemy, the Auxilleries revolted during the Saitek Offensive and seized control of numerous planets further rending the scar between Shirian Natogytts and the Sniverians

### TSR Ground Skipper

    The TSR Ground Skipper are Vramese Soldiers equipped and heavily modified by the TSR for support roles and flanking maneuvers. They are partially cybernetic, having many natural body parts removed and replaced with cybernetic enhancments. including replacing their wings with Rigellian wings along with Gravtic boosters fitted to the tips. They also are equipped with Vorpal Dart Manifesters, which utilize the Vramese own psionic abilities to form Vorpal energy darts, hone them and launch them at targets. The darts even when grazing an enemy can poison them .

The Ground Skippers were lightly armored and typically followed orders to the letter, they were largely utilized in large numbers for surprise attacks. While Ground Skippers were phased out in Natogytt Nations, the Vramese kept the technology with modern ground skippers being identical to the ground skippers of old.

### TSR Hexapod Platform

    The TSR Hexapod Platform were Krovan conscripts delivered to the TSR via the Krovan Loyalist Dominion. The Hexapods were lightly armored and carried an Inter-psionic Shear Cannon that was best used as a mortar against difficult well entrenched targets.

The Hexapod Platform was hated by the Krovans who were forced to become it which lead many to defect from the Dominion to the Krovan Empire.

### TSR War Bringer

    The War Bringers were Ty'Ger mercenaries working for the Third Shrine Republic but were allowed full autonomous actions beyond not attacking TSR targets, they were not beholden to the TSR government and were usually called as a last resort. The primary motivation for the TSR to rely on the War Bringers were their excellent combat proficiency, resistance to Psionic attacks (many were totally immune to all forms of mind control) High morale and battle thirst and battlefield ingenuity combining scrap to create new weapons for themselves when necesssary.

The Warbringers had a variety of weapons but the most common of them was the Maker Gun, a weapon that produced grenades out of scrap on the battlefield and launched them at targets causing small but highly powerful explosions.

Warbringers were phased out of service after the Shrine Wars, as Ty'Ger culture had been going through a massive anti-war shift during this era as they favored cooperation and utilizing their ability to recycle garbage into useful technology and weapons for allies. Though anti-war, many former Warbringers produced weapons for the Planetary Militia of the various Natogytt nations.

### TSR Assuuntan Cavalry

    The Assuuntan Cavalry were Cybernetically enchanced Suuntan warriors who pledged their undying loyalty to the Third Shrine Republic, as the TSR had treated them far kinder than most empires that ruled the Sapphirian sector. The Cavalry were incredibly fast, and highly durable as well as having a fanaticism to the TSR that even the Natogytts themselves saw as "too much" They were armed with a variety of weapons, scythes, psi blades and various weapons fitted to their arms. The most common of which were Heavy Lancer Cannons which were highly pressurized air bursts that could cause sizable shockwaves, shatter bones and knock away tanks or heavy vehicles with ease.

The Suuntan in general were a large imposing species and had little regard for their own safety. The Assuuntan Cavalry were allowed to continue service and much like the Shirian Natogytts fought among eachother in the years following the Shirian uprising, the Suuntan too, had an uprising and joined with their shirian allies which helped form the Fourth Shrine Republic. The Assuuntan cavalry are still active and lend their services to the USR at least as of (12,534 HE)

### TSR Marksman

    TSR marksman were highly trained (usually for 15 years after age 15) soldiers who ere specialized in long range combat, the Marksman stays quiet, moves in the shadows and keeps their psionic output low to avoid sensors, they are often difficult to track even with reconnoiter technology despite being a Natogytt. They carry a Mind Shatterer, a powerful sniper rifle that when hitting its target instantly frays the target's mind killing them.

This action requires a single high burst of psionic output which requires the Marksman to quickly move positions before firing again.

While Marksman remained in service for Shirian factions after the UTSEA occupation, the Mind Shatterer was banned by nearly all Nations and only exist in small numbers in the underground black market.

### TSR Striker

TSR Strikers are former Terran personnel who betrayed their nations and decided to fight for who they saw as the "winning" side. The Strikers are armed with Natogytt-Terran hybrid weapon designs that focus on rapid fire and versatility. Strikers have the most variety of weapons and gadgets making them far more unpredictable than many other troops.

Strikers were phased out of service after the TSR occupation as Humans were forbidden to fight for Natogytt governments on an official capacity until the Fourth Shrine Republic Era.

## Planetary Forces: Vehicles

### TSR Gravity Strider

The Gravity Strider is a light hover vehicle created by the Third Shrine Republic for traversing ocean planets and other forms of difficult terrain where ground infantry are not permitted. It ultimately became a raiding and flanking vehicle utilizing its high speed and excellent Photon Tracking Turret to chase fleeing enemies or counter ambushes. The Strider also comes with an on board shield generator.
Like nearly all Natogytt vehicles, the Strider's weapons are powered by the pilot's own psionic energy.
The Gravity Strider was phased out of service during the UTSEA occupation and was thought lost until 12,501 HE when USR scrap merchants discovered the blue prints on a terminal in an abandoned military facility in the city Piroskra (Planet Sertia)

### TSR Photosar

The TSR Photosar is a Heavy Tank platform and another hover vehicle in the Republic's arsenal. The Photosar is often known as the "Mobile Photosar" due to its main cannon being a variant of the Photosar Turret's own cannon. The Photosar fires powerful Zethryn blasts capable of knocking out shields in one shot and doing incredible damage to armor as well. The Photosar is often accompanied with escort troops as the large vehicle only has the one weapon and relies on its high shield generation capabilities to survive attacks.
Photosars came with many variants of the Photosar Turret, from a Double barreled model, a Single "piercer" model and even a Seven Barrel "shotgun" style model. Photosars were not phased out during the UTSEA occupation but were nonetheless difficult to produce during that era. Following the rise of the Fourth Shrine Republic Photosars were produced in large numbers oncemore.

### TSR Starburster

The Starburster was orignally an excavation, harvest and terraformation tool, repurposed as a "battering ram" of sorts against the defenses of their enemies, namely the UTSE with their heavy plating. the Starburster was excellent for destroying underground bases and thick shielded walls with its "CRIL" (Coiled Rigelian Laser) Cannon.
The TSR variant of the Starburster was discontinued during the Shirian Revolution due to constant heating issues and high chance of self destruction due to said overheating problems.

### TSR Circuit Breaker

The Circuit Breaker was an uncommon sight among the enemies of the TSR as it was an expensive hovercraft designed for disrupting technology and psionic abilities alike as well as being a mobile power source itself for allied infantry and vehicles.
The Circuit Breaker was heavily shielded and was quite large even for Natogytt standards, often requiring several heavy vehicles to take it down. The Circuit Breaker was phased out during the UTSEA occupation almost entirely due to cost rather than a Terran Mandate.

### TSR Stratic Gunship

The Stratic Gunship was a Natogytt Atmospheric aircraft designed to support significant ground invasions and to cover Repositioner landing zones. The Gunship had room for a pilot, gunner and 6 Planetary Militia, it was armed with 4 Vehicle grade Photonic Blasters all of which could be controlled simultaneously by a skilled Psion Gunner.  It was great against the Krovans and Valendians, but was often taken down by the Vramese Ground Skippers.
Stratic Gunships were among the highest priority targets by the UTSE, its large size and lack of heavy firepower made it an easy target for UTSE Helicopters and Arbiter craft. The Stratic Gunship was upgraded with heavier weapons in 12,081 HE, several years after the solar-sapphirian war. Eventually the Gunship was phased out in 12,200 due its high casualty rate against Terran anti-air vehicles.

### TSR Rift Ripper

The Rift Ripper is a Natogytt support vehicle armed with only a lite-rigellian laser its purpose was to open warp rifts in war zones bringing in materials used to create bases, namely Rift Anchors to further the war effort on a planet.
Rift Rippers could not warp in living things, but could warp in inert materials and structures. Rift Rippers remained in service even during the USR era.

## Starships

### TSR Alliance Crest Corvette

    The Alliance Crest Corvette is a Natogytt Warship designed by the Third Shrine Republic in conjunction with Roverrenda Shipyards, it was designed largely to support larger fleets and was not particularly effective in any specific matchup. Yet its easy maintenance, cheap production and wide variety of support roles allowed this vessel to be one of the most mass produced and used warships in the galaxy.

It was ultimately retired in 12,536 HE by the USR.

### TSR Sata Troop Carrier

    The Sata Troop Carrier was a complimentary vessel to the Rarleska Carrier, the Sata was specifically for troop carrying duties rather than fighters, capable of carrying up to 62,500 troops or 250 Repositioners. in addition it could carry 400 TSR Assault vehicles of various varieties. It was armed with a small array of Photonic Batteries for defense.

The Sata Troop Carrier picked up the slack for the Rarleska Carrier during the bulk of the First Sector War.
The Sata Troop Carrier became one of the few TSR era ships to be continuously used and was refitted into several new iterations during the Shirian Revolution and beyond. The Nata Frigate and Strata Cruiser are successors to the Sata Carrier.

### TSR Pelli Light Frigate

    The Pelli Light Frigate was a TSR Warship built in large numbers and often seen with Alliance Crest Corvettes on lower importance operations and defensive fleets though both were largely utilized for their numbers overwhelming smaller navies.

The Pelli was armed with a small number of Photonic Batteries, Rigellian Cannons, Ion Cannons and Tao Cannons
The Pelli Light Frigate was Phased out during the Shirian revolution and replaced with superior frigates.

### TSR Vegekal Class City Killer

The Vegekal Class City Killer is a variant of the Rarleska Frame, this vessel was designed entirely with fear and retaliatory attacks in mind. The Vegekal has few defensive weapons and is typically reserved for bombing planets, dropping its Gravity core at major cities. The Gravity Core is a giant sphere of solid magnetized metals when dropped the core will be attracted to the metal in cities destroying everything for 100's of kilometers and often causing mass extinctions when used.
The City Killer was hated by all factions, and often the first target if seen by enemy fleets. the City Killer was completely banned by both the UTSEA and TEC following the First Sector War, with both factions and their allies jointly monitoring efforts to locate and dismantle every vessel in the sector.

### TSR Radinkal Class Command Ship

    The Radinkal is a Natogytt capitol ship and among the Third Shrine Republic's most powerful warships. The Radinkal Class was capable of dealing with an entire planet on its own due to its immense size, weapon loadout and high carrying capacity, despite this, they were almost always aided by various support ships. The Radinkal proved incredibly effective against nearly all enemies of the Third Shrine Republic upon its creation. The Radinkal was unmatched for most of its history, being very difficult to destroy without high numbers from the other side.

It was not until the Rise of the UTSEA where the technological gap between the Radinkal and another vessel began to rapidly close, with the deployment of the Terran Signalite MK I.

### TSR Desolator Frigate

    The TSR Desolator was a heavy frigate designed to accompany TSR Capitol ships, the Desolator was much larger than most ships classified as "Frigates" yet still fits the role of such a vessel, the Desolators were often tasked with orbital bombardments of well-entrenched enemy targets. The Desolator was highly modular and was often refitted for troop transport when a Radinkal or other such Carrier was unavailable.

The Desolator was lost to Sapphirian Sector Nations, but is still produced by the TEC as of 12,534.

### TSR World Carver

    The World Carver was one of the first Shirian vessels seen by the UTSE and was used to destroy the colony of Norra, the Photonic Beam killing UTSE  General: Noemi Cerda. The World Carver was just as infamous to the Terrans as it was for the rest of the delta region, being used to more efficiently bombard enemy colonies for nations that refused to submit to TSR authority.

The Vessel itself was heavily armored but lightly armed aside from its photonic beam, it had a sparse number of weapons and was usually utilized for orbital strikes supporting ground forces.

### TSR Rarleska Escort Carrier

    The Rarleska escort carrier was a lightly armed Strike Craft and troop carrier. The Rarleska was designed by the designers of the Radinkal Command ship and was intended to escort the Radinkal in battle and patrols.  The Rarleska carried up to 300 Strike Craft and 4000 troops

The Rarleska was beginning to show its age in the Solar-Sapphirian War unlike most other TSR vessels. The Rarleska was intended to be replaced by the Darleska Class Fleet carrier, but the Darleska's production was never finished as the UTSEA occupied the planet Roverenda and shut down their production centers.

### TSR Star Scythe MK I

    The Star Scythe (retroactively, Star Scythe MK I) was widely regarded as the greatest of all Fighter class strike craft for centuries, the Star Scythe was the most maneuvarible, durable and speedy fighter for most of its service, its High velocity Photonic blasters were difficult to deal with, eating through shields and punching through armor. Star Scythes were capable of atmospheric flight, though weren't particuarly good at it and needed constant attention to altitude and the drag caused by the irregular shape, this is the only structural weakness of the vessel, as it was often used to accompany bombers to firebomb targets, they would lose many of their numbers to Terran, Viserak, Sniverian or Krovan atmospheric aircraft.

The Star Scythe had another critical flaw and that was its power source, unlike most vessels which are powered by Marine Star Cores, the Star Scythe in the age before Synthetic marbles, required the rare and controversial Power marbles.

Due to the rarity of these objects, Star Scythes were obsenely expensive and put a damper on the TSR's war economy. The Star Scythes during the wars fell to low numbers after several disasterous defeats the Star Scythes began impossible to replace in high enough numbers and were replaced by cheaper and far less effective "Crimson Kraigons" both the Star Scythe and Crimson Kraigons were lost during the UTSEA Occupation.

Centuries following the Solar-Sapphirian War and during the Height of the Shrine Wars, the Fourth Shrine Republic rediscovered an abandoned Starbase Hangar on planet Roverenda that had been buried under rubble of a long abandoned destroyed city. 200 unpowered Star Scythes were discovered and eventually secured by the FSR and with Synthetic marble technology re-introduced to the Shirian arsenal, though by this point, the rest of the galaxy had caught up in technology, though the Star Scythes were still incredibly well rounded fighers.

### TSR Star Talon

    The Star Talon Bomber like its companion the Star Scythe was an incredibly well rounded bomber that was armed with Steiline-Shell Halacava Bombs. These Bombs would explode and launch a napalm like substance that would stick to anything it touches and immediately immolates the objects or organisms touched by it.

These bombers were largely utilized for fire-bombing campaigns when World Carver Orbital attacks aren't enough. and often were among the most feared ship by Terran armies, who requested improvements to their anti-fighter technology. Similiar to the Star Scythe the Talon also had significant difficulty flying in atmosphere, its irregular shape made it even harder to fly in atmosphere, TSR pilots often complained to their Kommandants who would try to relay the grievances to higher officers but these complaints would be ignored with the idea that "Bombing runs on ground targets were rare" .

The Star Talon was phased out of the service in a similiar manner to the Star Scythe, though enough of them were made where by the age of Synthetic marbles, Natogytt Vandergil Groups as well as Pirates and the Knights of Jin are often seen using these vessels.

### TSR Repositioner

    The Repositioner was the "bridge" between ground and space forces for the TSR, capable of ferrying over 250 troops and armed with minor defensive weapons good for clearing and maintaining drop zones. Reposiitoners were seen in large numbers during the attacks on Terran Colonies, though some were shot down and captured by the UTSE and reverse engineered to create the Terran Equivalent, the X-14 Gunship.

The Repositioner was lost to history during the UTSEA occupation until 12,532 when USR Planetary militia found an abandoned one during a new patrol on planet Qortava, the Repositioners were once again rebuilt and reintegrated into the USR's arsenal becoming a companion ship with the Reinforcer.