FR March 2008
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| The Great Shepherd of the Empire |
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Characters:
- Karl Valten, Grand Inquisitor
- Miranda Tarkin, Moff of Doldur
The Great Shepherd of the Empire marks a turning point in the Galactic Empire. Torn from within by Executor Khendon Sevon's plans to assume the Emperor's throne at any cost, the Empire is weaker than ever. The Office of the Inquisitorate has determined that the Empire will not tolerate a man of Sevon's character as Emperor, and so sets up their own choice for the throne.
Sneak Peek
Valten glanced up at the towering form of Palpatine, the Executor’s corruption was only one part of the danger the Empire was in. Others, too, were beginning to develop selfish notions of power and glory. Even some within the Inquisitoriate were starting to lose their faith in the Doctrine. Inquisitor Valten had been forced to acts bordering heresy just to hold the Inquisition together. “The Articles of Formation prevent me from taking direct action against the Executor. By Imperial Law both the Grand Inquisitor and the Executor responsible solely to the Emperor.”
Valten turned his gaze back to the Moff. Not many, even the politicians knew the intricacies of power the Emperor had created with his more shadowed organizations. And those current laws were endangering the security of the Imperium. Valten placed no blame on the Emperor, the Executor and the Grand Inquisitor were to be the most loyal subjects to the cause, free from fantasies of personal gain. “In the current state of the Empire this stalemate will only continue until everything simply falls apart. I’ve sworn to prevent this from happening, but it seems to do so I must break the very Doctrine I believe in.”
The Inquisitor stepped away from the statue with his arms spread, the emotion he usually kept hidden was starting to rise. "I am not a leader and I will not be a warlord. The Imperium cannot survive without and Emperor to guide it and cleanse the taint of corruption.”
- Karl Valten, Grand Inquisitor, post 10.
