Obsidian Guard

"The Obsidian Guard is the sword of the Ascendancy. It is the weapon with which we use to cleanse worlds of their taint."

- Xiphilina Archambeau

The Obsidian Guard is the foremost military force of the Xai Ascendancy, founded in 1 AXU by Manawaki the Great following the Unification of Xyon. Established as a world-spanning military force, the Guard was originally designed to deal with Xai threats including terrorism, civil unrest, and political instability. However, as the years passed and the Xai became a space-faring race in 732 AXU, the Guard's mission changed dramatically, to include patrol the trade lanes between worlds, fending off alien invasions, and enforcing the laws of the Xai government on colonies far from the homeworld of Xyon.

The military has grown from a small force of several millions warriors, to a force numbering in the hundreds of millions spanning entire star systems. The Obsidian Guard is the most advanced military force in the galaxy, and has the power to destroy entire planets with ease and grace. Only the most determined of enemies have survived an unending onslaught from the Guard's military units. Sporting dreadnoughts several thousands of kilometers in length, individual soldiers capable of killing many times their number in combat, and automated soldiers that can be mass produced by the millions, the Obsidian Guard is very much an unstoppable force.

Today, the Obsidian Guard has accomplished all of its original objectives, and continues to protect the Xai species from threats from within and those from without. Currently, the Obsidian Guard is commanded by Supreme Commander Malakai Madora, son of the Ascendacy's first military leader, Manawaki. The Guard has been occupied with the open rebellion of Elysia and its colony worlds, all home to the enslaved species known as the Elysians. The Guard's resources have not yet been brought to bear upon the rebels, but it is only a matter of time before that changes.

Organization
"Every respectable military force has a sensible military structure that allows for streamline performance and runs like clockwork. The Obsidian Guard is no different in that respect."

- Manawaki the Great, giving a speech to graduating Xai officers in the military

The Obsidian Guard maintains a large number of branches and sub-branches, each of which is tasked with handling a specific role and obligation within the military. The branches are each directed by a hand-picked military officer which has served within that branch for several decades or even centuries, and knows how best to lead the men and women beneath them.

Branches of the Obsidian Guard are:
 * Obsidian Army
 * Battlemasters of Aurora
 * Azaran Huntresses
 * Kordanian Penal Legionnaries
 * ​Iron Maidens
 * Obsidian Navy
 * Black Fleet Command
 * Mallakar Legions
 * Eso Corps
 * Colonial Security Forces
 * Most Holy Inquisition
 * Knights of Xanus
 * Brotherhood of Marza
 * Sisterhood of Xyon
 * Black Banshee Corps
 * Void Wardens
 * Xyon Diplomatic Corps
 * Xyon Special Forces
 * Xyon High Guard
 * Xyon Security Bureau
 * Obsidian Intelligence Agency