History of Kusari State Police

After the colonization of Kusari in 4 A.S., numerous planetary police forces were formed to maintain peace and order in the newly created settlements on Kusari soil. These local police organizations were responsible only for their own precincts, and held no authority outside of the areas they patrolled. After the successful Sakura Coup in 321, the new Shogun called for a reorganization of Kusari’s police forces, presumably as a chance to remove any remaining Hideyoshi loyalists. Combining all of the autonomous police organizations, the newly-christened Kusari State Police (KSP) was put under the direct control of the Machi-bugyo, or the magistrates of Kusari’s major urban centers. The KSP was tasked with policing civilian and samurai alike.
Several years after the founding of the KSP, the Machi-bugyo saw fit to create a separate branch of the police. The individuals in this new organization, known as the Ometsuke, were given the task of gathering intelligence from the Daimyo, the most highly-ranked lords of Kusari’s civilian society. The Ometsuke were masters of espionage, and were indispensible assets in keeping the various feudal lords of Kusari under police control. Over time, the Ometsuke evolved into a much greater intelligence organization, and are now known as the Kempeitai. Since its creation, the Kempeitai has expanded its horizons, and now engages in many other activities centered on the protection of Kusari’s interests, both inside and outside of its borders. They no longer serve under the KSP.

The most notable change in the history of the Kusari State Police was their expansion into outer-space, early in the fifth century. Previously, spaceborne law-enforcement was the job of the Kusari Naval Forces, who were tasked with patrolling Kusari-controlled systems and protecting civilian travelers within their space. However, with the emergence of new terrorist groups like the Blood Dragons, maintaining order along the trade lanes became much more difficult. The KSP offered its services in the form of providing pilots to patrol Kusari core space, keeping an eye out for potential threats and helping where they could. In the course of only a few years, the KSP became the primary law-enforcement officers in all of Kusari, both on planets and above them.

Ranks in Kusari State Police

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Systems under KSP jurisdiction

Diplomacy

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