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Imperial Security Bureau Operating in secrecy, Imperial Intelligence is a highly professional civilian branch of the Galactic Empire that is responsible for the identification, analysis and mitigation of threats to the Empire originating from external sources. Imperial Intelligence’s chief duty is to concentrate on analysis of strategic, operational and tactical data streams through a variety of methods and advising the Galactic Empire on perceived and actual threats and opportunities. II was formed in Year -2 through the centralisation of the Galactic Empire's agencies responsible for disparate intelligence collection and assessment, Naval Intelligence, Army Intelligence and portions of the Ministry of Diplomacy. The need for a centralised intelligence agency arose from the gaps in communication and analysis that the three different departments experienced, and continued conflict over jurisdiction between them. The first Director of Imperial Intelligence was the highly respected and feared Kiie, previously the Chief of Army Intelligence. (more...)