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The Shadow Institute is a sub-organization within the Brood of War whose actions and purpose are kept away from public attention, although it is known by the Brood public that they exist. The Shadow Institute exists as a manufacturer of supersoldiers and experimental weaponry, designed to evolve the Brood technologically through otherwise forbidden sciences that disobey the values of honour and tradition. The Shadow Institute operates exclusively outside of Brood territory so as to not run the risk of accidental discovery from the Brood's public. They do not assist any other Brood sub-organization intentionally and only send units if required, which usually either involves the collection of information or an assassination, if not both. They possess access to highly advanced combat-ready technology which has not yet been deemed for public or standard military usage and all members are sworn to an oath to uphold the secrets of their identity, organization and existence.

The Shadow Institute holds disdain towards Section IV, the Brood of War's official enforcement and police organization. This is due to Section IV's fundamentalistic belief in that the physical form should be kept pure and modelled by war rather than modified through artificial means, while the Shadow Institute holds progression and advancement high in their organization's culture.

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The Shadow Institute was founded to explore forbidden and otherwise outlawed sciences within the Brood while outside of public knowledge, as well as gather information from hostile alien civilizations and assassinate important political or military figures that threaten the Brood's foundation, whether they be internal or external. The Shadow Institute is highly secretive as an organization and prefers not to announce their discoveries or achievements with the public or standard military of the Brood, preferring to directly inform the highest ranking members of Brood society such as Councillors. The Shadow Institute makes extensive use of cybernetic enhancements, gene modification and otherwise condemned methods that have been deemed "immoral" or "dishonourable" in normal Brood society. The most common and most efficient candidates for the Shadow Institute are artificially grown infants that are born within the Institute's moon-sized laboratories, which remain hidden from both Brood and alien detection.

The Shadow Institute's culture surrounds technological progression and evolution as an empire for the preservation of the Zazane race, rather than stagnating and halting technological progress. Soldiers of the Shadow Institute are usually classed as "one-man armies" and most are capable of easily overpowering entire Dragon Battleguard regiments. Soldiers are always modified genetically and cybernetically as well as conditioned physically through extensive training that reaches far beyond even the most specialist training for normal, unmodified Zazane. The Shadow Institute is also the creator of anti-Essence weaponry for the Brood of War and thus makes use of such technology often, alongside other technologies and weaponry. The founder of the Shadow Institute and its head scientist is Sanron Sahuman.

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Dusk Arrangement[]

We kill, therefore we are.

- Dethir Caunaval, Chronal Overseer of Night

The Dusk Arrangement is a group consisting of over 50,000 members, excluding initiates and the Chronal Overseer, which are especially trained, designed and modified to perform at their best for brutal methods of killing and impressive displays of strength and physical mobility. The Dusk Arrangement houses perhaps some of the most dangerous Zazane in existence for their bodies have been genetically and cybernetically enhanced for the pure purpose of slaughtering and destroying everyone and eveything in their sight. The Dusk Arrangement is considered the most brutal sub-organization of the Shadow Institute for the incredibly violent, uncontrollable outbursts from their soldiers who desire nothing more than to seek and kill everything they can detect. Despite this brutal way of combat, they are incredibly progressive thinkers and are brilliant combat strategists, quickly analyzing and examining an enemy's fighting style, strengths and weaknesses within mere moments.

The Dusk Arrangement specialize in shock and terror tactics, possessing no limits when placed upon the field of battle. The soldiers of the Dusk Arrangement are often pumped with drugs to induce a sense of calm, or at least lower a soldier's desire to destroy. They often stand above the soldiers of the other sub-organizations as a sign of their immense strength and modification. The Dusk Arrangement usually deploys its soldiers behind enemy lines rather than the frontlines themselves in order to take full advantage of the soldier's usage and destructive ability, as well as not having to worry about friendly fire, which is probable when the Dusk Arrangement deploys. The Dusk Arrangement is led by Dethir Caunaval, currently the strongest member of the Dusk Arrangement and possibly the most dangerous Zazane in existence barring those who use Essence abilities. The Dusk Arrangement is usually called upon to take part in raids upon alien enemies and assist the main military Brood forces without public knowledge of their involvement.

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Initiate
Hellion
Brute
Beast
Behemoth
Leviathen
Colossus
Chronal Overseer of Night

Nightborne Unit[]

The Nightborne Unit is an elite unit of the Dusk Arrangement that makes use of the strongest 50 soldiers under the Chronal Overseer, Dethir Caunaval, who commands the Nightborne directly and personally. The Nightborne consists of 10 Colossi, 20 Leviathens and 20 Behemoths, considered the top three most powerful members of the Dusk Arrangement hierarchy. They never operate as a whole number unless absolutely necessary, wrecking a path of absolute carnage in their wake and leaving no living thing alive once their mission is complete. The Nightborne Unit is responsible for the extinctions and societal collapses of entire species and civilizations, a fact that strikes terror into those who are condemned to face even a lone member of the Nightborne. The main headquarters for the Nightborne Unit is a planet dominated by eternal night known as the Maw of Knives.

Twilight Arrangement[]

Honour is an overrated system that prevents efficiency and can cost victory.

- Judanis Nivolis, Chronal Overseer of the Evening

The Twilight Arrangement is a group consisting of over 100,000 members, excluding initiates and the Chronal Overseer, which are especially trained, designed and modified to perform at their best for stealth strategy and sniper tactics while retaining physical mobility and security of their identity and existence. The Twilight Arrangement houses perhaps the most elite, accurate and sharpest snipers in the Andromeda Galaxy for they have been genetically and cybernetically enhanced to raise their sense of detection and awareness to a level high beyond standard Zazane comprehension and reckoning. The Twilight Arrangement's soldiers are capable of using a variety of powerful ranged weapons to complete their tasks from a multitude of distances, although they are also trained to make full use of the ability to improvise and analyze strategy, tactics and habits of the enemy they are hunting. The Twilight Arrangement is incredibly secretive yet highly respected, for it is said that their snipers are stationed and deployed all across Andromeda and are ready to snuff out a threat as soon as it arises if necessary. The Twilight Arrangement isn't entirely incapable of self-defense and often uses hidden blades and guns to get themselves out of a difficult position while leaving no witnesses.

The Twilight Arrangement specializes in stealth and assassination, with moral boundaries removed in order to ensure maximum performance with zero internal distraction. The Twilight Arrangement uses technology that lowers the vital signs of each and every member of their sub-organization while still allowing them to perform at their best. Soldiers of the Twilight Arrangement often suffer from loneliness or depression, although due to the inability to express emotion and feeling they often possess murderous urges and take pleasure in ending lives as they see it as a relief from their own sad existences. The Twilight Arrangement will often deploy its agents outside of the battlefield where they are out of sight, allowing for them to remain hidden as they pick off assigned targets and important personnel, as well as traitors of high standing within the Brood's politics and military. The Twilight Arrangement is led by Judanis Nivolis, the fastest performing and most accurate member of the Twilight Arrangement as well as possibly one of the most effective snipers in the history of the Gigaquadrant. The Twilight Arrangement is usually called upon in solo assignments in order to eliminate enemy politicians or military generals, as well as incite chaos amongst alien hierarchies.

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Initiate
Apprentice
Apostle
Disciple
Scholar
Observer
Arbiter
Chronal Overseer of Evening

Eveningborne Unit[]

The Eveningborne Unit is an elite unit of the Twilight Arrangement that makes use of 25 of the most elite and skilled snipers under the Chronal Overseer, Judanis Nivolis, who commands the Eveningborne directly and personally although prefers to communicate over the usage of a communicator. The Eveningborne is built up of 5 Arbiters, 10 Observers and 10 Scholars, with the most skilled members of each rank being selected to fill the roles. The Eveningborne is not required to work in full numbers due to their incredible, inhuman skill of stealth and marksmanship and often spend their time training other Evening Arrangement soldiers. The Eveningborne, if operating at full numbers, are capable of completely devastating entire civilizations and easily taking down stronger Essence warriors while retaining secrecy of their presence and identity, although a single Eveningborne is capable of causing a total collapse within a society with a single shot. The main headquarters of the Eveningborne is large moon-sized ship known as The Quietus.

Dawn Arrangement[]

We walk amongst you. We are the ones that serve your food, clean your clothes, protect you in your sleep. Do not take us for granted, do not fuck with us.

- Kogorona, Chronal Overseer of the Morning

The Dawn Arrangement is a group consisting of over 250,000 members, excluding initiates and the Chronal Overseer, which are especially trained, designed and modified to assume the form of sapient species when assigned for missions involving infiltration, intelligence and assassination. The Dawn Arrangement houses master impersonators and shapeshifters who find no difficulty in assuming a seperate form to their own original self, with many members of the Dawn Arrangement actually forgetting their gender and taking on a form they find a preference to or find that it suits their mood. Due to being genetically and cybernetically modified, the Dawn Arrangement are capable of analyzing and learning the thought patterns, behaviour and appearance of their prey within mere moments without any prior detail. The Dawn Arrangement is secretive, although agents enjoy mocking or humiliating their enemies before killing them or leaving notes of deaths for those who find the corpse of their target. The Dawn Arrangement makes usage of mid-range and melee weaponry consisting of pistols and daggers, suitable equipment for their lifestyle and purpose.

The Dawn Arrangement specializes in intelligence and infiltration, willing to take on any form so long as it is effective and suits their preferences, although most agents aren't fussy or too specific. The Dawn Arrangement's technology allows its agents to be reconstructed into entirely new forms and shapes while retaining a sense of individuality, although the career often makes agents forget about their true form and only remember originating from the Zazane race, so it is not unusual for a single agent to be seen as different genders from time to time. Dawn Arrangement agents are often deployed near outposts in secret while being equipped with a minimal amount of weaponry so as to not compromise discovery or fault in its mission. The Dawn Arrangement is led by Kogorona, an agent capable of not only transforming into people but also objects such as vehicles and flora while also possessing the ability to duplicate and recombine itself. The Dawn Arrangement is usually called upon for gathering intelligence from alien enemies or factions not aligned with the Brood that are proving to be a rising threat.

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