The Imperial Order of the Revolution is an independent military force of the Ryccian Empire.

Initially founded by the legendary Empress Alice as an elite force loyal to the principles and achievements of the Democratic Revolution which ushered in the New Empire, the IOR is now a ceremonial unit. In practice, it is responsible for the defense of the Executive District in Daonlathas.

Overview

Nominally an independent force, the IOR is now de facto under the control of the Imperial Armed Forces (IAF) due to the cross-membership of its personnel. Soldiers and officers of the IOR also belong to the IAF as "non-executive personnel", meaning that they do not exercise any commanding power over IAF units, but are still subordinate to its orders and command.

The IOR has a long and proud history. It was first established by the first Empress of the New Empire, Alice, as an elite force to guard against those who would plot against the new democratic system. Doubling as an intelligence agency, it was an expert in uncovering absolutist conspiracies to return to the ways of old. In its first 25 years of existence, it stopped 8 various coup plots by mostly human aristocratic officers in the regular military who had previously "defected" to the rebellion in its last days out of fear.

After the entrenchment and stabilization of the new authority, the IOR's power and use gradually fell. No longer able to establish any relevance as its activities were no longer needed nor produced anything of value, the IOR became de facto controlled by the regular military around 150 ADR, and it has been relegated to a ceremonial defense force for the capital's Executive District since then. Despite this, being chosen as a member of the IOR is considered a high honour in the military, as only elite personnel are eligible for membership in practice. Being in the IOR is considered a mark of prestige due to its venerable and highly-respected historical service to the Empire and its current ideals.

Symbol

Its symbol is derived from the polar graph of the function r=sin²(18θ) + cos²(4θ) + sin²(16θ), which actually has a meaning. The function alludes to the official starting date of the Democratic Revolution, April 18, 16 BDR (18/04/0016 BDR), when Empress Alice, then a Crown Princess, called for the entire Empire to rebel in an audio essay broadcast across the whole of the realm and took over as the ceremonial (later actual) commander of a local rebellion in a Vonmisian planet.