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Should you need them, here are the links to the previous entries, and if you are new, please review the caveats at the beginning of Issue #1. You can also find the beginning of this discussion in Issue 12.\nIssue 1 \u2013 UEE Structure\nIssue 2 \u2013 Timeline & Citizens\/Civilians\nIssue 3 \u2013 Local Government & Media\nIssue 4 \u2013 Corps\nIssue 5 \u2013 Criminals\nIssue 6 \u2013 Alien Civs (Banu & Xi\u2019An)\nIssue 7 \u2013 Alien Civs (Vanduul & Tevarin)\nIssue 8 \u2013 Technology\nIssue 9 \u2013 Transportation\nIssue 10 \u2013 People\nIssue 11 \u2013 Storytelling\nIssue 12 \u2013 Civilian Intelligence Agency\n\nProbably should note that this was written before the website was transferred over so some of the usernames might be outdated. Without further ado, let\u2019s get to it:\nCIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REVISIONS\nThere were a lot of fantastic reactions to Sengar\u2019s original idea and the version presented to the community. The biggest part of coming up with these aspects of the universe is discussion, where everyone has the freedom to throw out and explore any and all ideas, so let\u2019s go through piece by piece.\n\nTHE NAME\nReactions to the Division of Executive Services were quite varied. Again, the idea was to create something so innocuous that would almost defy investigation or question. It\u2019s a weirdly fine line to try and walk because you want something that encapsulates the agency (without describing the agency) but also something that sounds harmless if you don\u2019t know what they are but ominous if you do.\n\nLet\u2019s take a look at some comments and address them individually:\n\nSpace Elmo says:\nReally like these names.(pan imperial data acquisition services sounds bland and cool at the same time) Prefer them to Division imho however perhaps they could be the name for the public government \u201cfront\u201d and behind the scenes known as Division?\n\nThat\u2019s a good name. Definitely covers the innocuous thing, it\u2019s doubtful anyone would really want to dig too deeply into that for fear of a massive wave of technical jargon. My issue with it is that it feels too locked into the acquisition part of the agency and not really factoring in the field work that Division handles.\n\nCardboard Brain says:\nI feel like it should be called \u201cThe Division\u201d more than it\u2019s called \u201cDivision.\u201d Could just be me I guess, but it seems\u2026 odd without the \u201cthe.\u201d\n\nAside from that, though, I really like this idea. It\u2019s got a sort of MIB vibe, too, which is always a good thing.\n\nThat\u2019s a good point. This feels like personal preference. To me, adding \u201cThe\u201d makes it sound like more of an established name, whereas simply Division is just kinda weird and ominous but only in context, \u201cDivision is sending someone over.\u201d\n\nLudicrousSpeed says:\nI like the concept, which adds a layer of intrigue to the \u2018verse. IMO \u201cDivision\u201d isn\u2019t ominous enough, especially if it will have political leanings and the power of information\/secrets. My suggestion: \u201cIntergalactic Reconnaissance and Surveillance\u201d, (I\u2019ll let you figure out the acronym), referred to as simply \u201cThe Agency\u201d for short?\n\nLove the acronym but it feels too overt. Since they are operating under the radar the last thing they would want to do is draw attention to what they\u2019re doing.\n\nCooperSmith says:\nHow about Office of Executive Services. Sounds like a much small group than Division. Then you can tell someone, \u201cI\u2019m going to the office\u201d\n\nOffice could work. TRAJAN had a good point that Division sounds too much like a military name.\n\nPeraion says:\nI very much like this idea. For a really bland name and plausible deniability, why not call them the Census Bureau or have them be a part or subdivision of them, e.g. the Census Bureau Field Office? Those guys collect and analyze data too, after all.\n\nThat\u2019s a pretty cool idea, but I feel like you would have to make them a subdivision in order to avoid confusion with the real Census bureau. Also, I\u2019m worried that it implies only one facet of their operations (hard data collection).\n\ncmopatrick says:\nMiscellaneous Research Committee \u2013 MSC (insiders pronounce it \u201cmask\u201d).\nNew recruits are \u201cStudent assistants\u201d aka \u201cFlunkies\u201d\nJourneymen are \u201cResearch Associates\u201d aka \u201cReaders\u201d\nMasters are \u201cDocument Writers\u201d aka \u201cCompilers\u201d\nStation heads are \u201cLead Researchers\u201d aka \u201cLibrarians\u201d\n\nThis could work too. Definitely innocuous. Probably easy to avoid intense questioning about it and would provide an easy way to justify sending people all over the UEE and outside. My big concern is that it\u2019s so similar in name to the ship manufacturer, MISC.\n\nKickforce says:\nStatistical Analysis Department?\n\nSounds so boring no one will bother disturbing them, and for statistics you have an excuse for demanding to see any kind of information. The acronym SAD seems to make it even worse. Agents could be called SADists, but not when they hear you.\n\nAs with the Census Bureau idea, it could work but I feel like it\u2019s too limiting in covering the scope of what they do.\n\nTHEIR POWERS\/JURISIDICTION\nGiantSnark says:\nI\u2019m a little confused on the dividing line between the Division and the Advocacy. Basically the Advocacy is the FBI (focus on enforcement of federal\/imperial laws, investigation and pursuit of inter-system criminals) and the Division is more like the NSA (focus on intelligence gathering and analysis within the territory of the Empire)?\n\nWhat about foreign spy networks (the CIA)? Who is running the UEE\u2019s intelligence-gathering and covert operations outside the borders of the UEE? They\u2019ve already been mentioned. Is that Division, Advocacy, or a third group entirely?\n\nDivision handles intelligence operations both within the UEE and outside of it. The Senate (particularly the members who are privy to Division\u2019s existence) are voracious in their appetite for knowledge.\n\nMosern says:\nJust a question. Does DES have an executive branch that actually does anything other than gathering intel? (Ex: \u201cEliminating\u201d double-agents etc) Or is that role done by other departments?\n\nYes. There are operatives within Division who can handle that, but they would also be likely to hire outsiders to do the deed.\n\nTHE OPERATIVES\nThere was a pretty consistent thread of people who weren\u2019t really feeling the term \u2018gatherers\u2019 for the operatives. Upon review, they made some good points. Like the agency\u2019s name, the tricky part of these names is that it can\u2019t feel too overt, but should feel intimidating if you understand what it means. I kept trying to think of something along the lines of \u201cCleaner\u201d (from La Femme Nikita and The Professional) or \u201cGargoyles\u201d from Snow Crash. Anyway, let\u2019s go through some of the suggestions.\n\nChromasphere says:\nInteresting. So this agency is a Panoptic-Data-State Collection, Assessment and Distribution group.\n\nI would call the operatives Technicians as they do all the technical work to gather the current info then distribute it to enforcement agencies.\n\nI like Technicians, but Sengar brought up a good point that it feels a little too technical.\n\nIceVamp says:\nNot completely sold on these internal agent designations though. It\u2019s not very spacey. How\u2019s about \u201cCompiler\u201d?\n\nCompiler could work for the analysts. Not sure it really applies to the field agents.\n\nAnzig says:\n\u201cGatherer\u201d doesn\u2019t have enough government flunky in it though. Going with the \u201ctravel agency\u201d theme I\u2019d use Associate.\n\nAs per IceVamp\u2019s introduction:\n\n\u201cSo what do you do for the government?\u201d \u201cI\u2019m an Associate with the Division Of Executive Services. I help smooth over travel issues in our area when other members of the governm\u2026\u201d \u201csnore\u201d\n\nI like Associate a lot.\n\nmatch says:\nHow about Accountants? They are often overlooked but normally privy to sensitive info. I do like \u201cDivision\u201d as the name. Messer himself may have elevated this group in order to keep the different arms of government \u201cdivided\u201d to maintain dependence on him.\n\nWhile it could make sense for the Field Agents (i.e., managing accounts = managing human\/alien assets). I worry that Accountants might be too misleading.\n\nSo, after all that, let\u2019s take a look at the revised entry for the civilian intelligence agency:\n\nOffice of Executive Services aka OES\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nLong hidden behind an innocuous (i.e., dull) name within the labyrinthine bowels of the Senate\u2019s budget, the OES is responsible for the collection, analysis or exploitation of information and intelligence in support of law enforcement, imperial security, defense and foreign policy objectives.\n\nThis can take on many forms, from communication intercepts to asset gathering to counter-intelligence to black ops in alien civilizations, as OES utilizes operatives throughout the Empire on both domestic and foreign missions.\n\nHISTORY\nSince it has never been officially recognized, no one really knows when OES was created. The first known mention of OES came in the archive of the Senate subcommittee meeting in 2794. But the first potential indication of an OES action came six years earlier, in 2788. Nathan Warrick, an Advocacy Section Chief in the Terra System, helped facilitate Senator Akari\u2019s meetings with the Xi\u2019An to create the Kr.\u0113\/Akari treaty that defused tensions with the Xi\u2019An and marked the beginning of the end of the Messer Era. After that incident, Warrick left the Advocacy and disappeared. After the fall of Messer, Warrick reappeared as a \u2018consultant\u2019 on Akari\u2019s staff before being named as the first Director of the new Office of Executive Services during that Senate subcommittee meeting in 2794.\n\nSTRUCTURE\nTerrified at the prospect of another despot, the Senate wanted to make sure they were kept informed of the mood of the people, as well as the atmosphere of the other branches of the UEE. The Office of Executive Services was designed to infiltrate, keeping an eye not only on the public but also the military and even the Advocacy.\n\nThe Senate Subcommittee for Internal Appraisal handles budgetary and executive oversight of OES. Again, the official incarnations of this elusive spy agency are designed to be forgettable, hence the bland names.\n\nOPERATIVES\nField agents for OES actively recruit assets within and without the UEE to keep the Senate apprised of potential crises and growing threats to imperial security. Known within OES as associates, they are charged with digging up information or turning assets for OES analysts to consume.\n\nEven the oversight committee has no idea how OES recruits its associates. Its strength is that its agents can be anyone, so their recruitment path is personality-based more than physical. They want adaptable, intuitive and intelligent people who are capable of being present but not being noticed (or at least forgotten soon after).\n\nAWARENESS\nThe existence of OES is still heavily guarded. The Imperator, the Military and the Advocacy are all aware that the Senate has a clandestine agency at their disposal, but having to sift through wild conjecture and unreliable sources, they can\u2019t isolate exactly where it is or even who\u2019s in charge. Also, associates embedded within those organizations are very good at disrupting any potential leads.\n\nThat isn\u2019t to say that the OES is an open book to all of the Senate. Senators have to be in office for several terms before they are brought into the fold about the agency\u2019s existence.\n\nThere are many in the public who hear whispers of Senatorial spies. Some have unknowingly worked jobs for the OES, but deniability has been OES\u2019 prime directive since its inception and thus far, they haven\u2019t been caught.\n\nThat\u2019s it. Thanks again for everyone\u2019s participation. As always, feel free to post responses in the comments below. As we mentioned earlier, the Writer\u2019s Guide will be going on a hiatus, but we will be bringing you some brand new serials in the Star Citizen universe so stay tuned and keep writing.\nUntil next time\u2026","de_DE":"Hallo zusammen und willkommen zur\u00fcck zur letzten Ausgabe des Writer's Guide. Sollten Sie sie ben\u00f6tigen, hier sind die Links zu den vorherigen Eintr\u00e4gen, und wenn Sie neu sind, lesen Sie bitte die Vorbehalte zu Beginn von Ausgabe #1. Den Beginn dieser Diskussion finden Sie auch in Ausgabe 12.\nAusgabe 1 - UEE-Struktur\nAusgabe 2 - Zeitleiste & B\u00fcrger\/Zivilisten\nAusgabe 3 - Kommunalverwaltung & Medien\nAusgabe 4 - Korps\nAusgabe 5 - Kriminelle\nAusgabe 6 - Alien Civs (Banu & Xi'An)\nAusgabe 7 - Alien Civs (Vanduul & Tevarin)\nAusgabe 8 - Technologie\nAusgabe 9 - Transportwesen\nAusgabe 10 - Menschen\nAusgabe 11 - Geschichtenerz\u00e4hlen\nAusgabe 12 - Ziviler Nachrichtendienst\n\nWahrscheinlich sollte man beachten, dass dies geschrieben wurde, bevor die Website \u00fcbertragen wurde, so dass einige der Benutzernamen veraltet sein k\u00f6nnten. Ohne weiteres, kommen wir zur Sache:\nREVISIONEN DES ZIVILEN NACHRICHTENDIENSTES\nEs gab viele fantastische Reaktionen auf Sengars urspr\u00fcngliche Idee und die der Community pr\u00e4sentierte Version. Der gr\u00f6\u00dfte Teil der Erfindung dieser Aspekte des Universums ist die Diskussion, bei der jeder die Freiheit hat, alle Ideen zu verwerfen und zu erforschen, also lasst uns St\u00fcck f\u00fcr St\u00fcck durchgehen.\n\nDER NAME\nDie Reaktionen auf den Bereich Executive Services waren sehr unterschiedlich. Wieder war die Idee, etwas so Unsch\u00e4dliches zu schaffen, das sich fast jeder Untersuchung oder Frage entziehen w\u00fcrde. Es ist ein seltsam schmaler Strich, um zu versuchen zu gehen, weil man etwas will, das die Agentur verk\u00f6rpert (ohne die Agentur zu beschreiben), aber auch etwas, das harmlos klingt, wenn man nicht wei\u00df, was sie sind, aber omin\u00f6s, wenn man es tut.\n\nWerfen wir einen Blick auf einige Kommentare und gehen wir sie individuell an:\n\nWeltraum Elmo sagt:\nWirklich wie diese Namen (pan-kaiserliche Datenerfassungsdienste klingen fad und cool zugleich) Bevorzugen Sie sie der Division imho, aber vielleicht k\u00f6nnten sie der Name f\u00fcr die \u00f6ffentliche Regierung \"vorne\" und hinter den Kulissen der Division sein?\n\nDas ist ein guter Name. Bedeckt definitiv die harmlose Sache, es ist zweifelhaft, ob jemand wirklich zu tief in die Materie eindringen m\u00f6chte, aus Angst vor einer massiven Welle von Fachjargon. Mein Problem dabei ist, dass es sich zu sehr in den Akquisitionsteil der Agentur verstrickt f\u00fchlt und nicht wirklich in die Feldarbeit eingerechnet wird, die die Division \u00fcbernimmt.\n\nKarton Gehirn sagt:\nIch finde, man sollte sie mehr \"Die Abteilung\" nennen als \"Abteilung\". K\u00f6nnte wohl nur ich sein, aber es scheint.... seltsam ohne das \"das\".\n\nAbgesehen davon gef\u00e4llt mir diese Idee aber sehr gut. Es hat auch eine Art MIB-Vibe, was immer eine gute Sache ist.\n\nDas ist ein guter Punkt. Das f\u00fchlt sich wie eine pers\u00f6nliche Pr\u00e4ferenz an. F\u00fcr mich klingt das Hinzuf\u00fcgen von \"The\" eher nach einem etablierten Namen, w\u00e4hrend Division einfach nur irgendwie seltsam und bedrohlich ist, aber nur im Kontext, \"Division schickt jemanden r\u00fcber\".\n\nLudicrousSpeed sagt:\nMir gef\u00e4llt das Konzept, das dem Vers eine gewisse Intrige verleiht. Die IMO \"Division\" ist nicht bedrohlich genug, besonders wenn sie politische Orientierungen und die Macht von Informationen\/Geheimnissen hat. Mein Vorschlag: \"Intergalaktische Aufkl\u00e4rung und \u00dcberwachung\", (ich lasse dir das Akronym herausfinden), kurz \"Die Agentur\" genannt?\n\nIch liebe das Akronym, aber es f\u00fchlt sich zu offen an. Da sie unter dem Radar arbeiten, ist das Letzte, was sie tun w\u00fcrden, die Aufmerksamkeit auf das zu lenken, was sie tun.\n\nsagt CooperSmith:\nWie w\u00e4re es mit Office of Executive Services. Klingt nach einer viel kleineren Gruppe als die Division. Dann kannst du jemandem sagen: \"Ich gehe ins B\u00fcro\".\n\nDas B\u00fcro k\u00f6nnte funktionieren. TRAJAN hatte einen guten Punkt, dass die Division zu sehr nach einem milit\u00e4rischen Namen klingt.\n\nsagt Peraion:\nDiese Idee gef\u00e4llt mir sehr gut. F\u00fcr einen wirklich fadenscheinigen Namen und eine plausible Bestreitbarkeit, warum nennen Sie sie nicht das Census Bureau oder lassen Sie sie Teil oder Unterabteilung von ihnen sein, z.B. das Census Bureau Field Office? Diese Kerle sammeln und analysieren auch Daten, schlie\u00dflich.\n\nDas ist eine ziemlich coole Idee, aber ich habe das Gef\u00fchl, dass man sie zu einer Unterteilung machen m\u00fcsste, um Verwechslungen mit dem echten Volksz\u00e4hlungsb\u00fcro zu vermeiden. Au\u00dferdem bin ich besorgt, dass es nur eine Facette ihrer Operationen impliziert (harte Datenerhebung).\n\nsagt cmopatrick:\nMiscellaneous Research Committee - MSC (Insider nennen es \"Maske\").\nNeueinstellungen sind \"Studentische Hilfskr\u00e4fte\" alias \"Flunkies\".\nJourneymen sind \"Research Associates\" alias \"Readers\".\nMaster sind \"Document Writers\" alias \"Compiler\".\nDie Stationsleiter sind \"Lead Researchers\" alias \"Librarians\".\n\nDas k\u00f6nnte auch funktionieren. Definitiv harmlos. Wahrscheinlich leicht zu vermeiden, intensive Fragen dar\u00fcber zu stellen, und w\u00fcrde einen einfachen Weg bieten, um die Entsendung von Menschen in der gesamten UEE und au\u00dferhalb zu rechtfertigen. Meine gro\u00dfe Sorge ist, dass es im Namen dem Schiffshersteller MISC so \u00e4hnlich ist.\n\nDas Personal sagt:\nAbteilung f\u00fcr statistische Analysen?\n\nKlingt so langweilig, dass niemand sie st\u00f6ren wird, und f\u00fcr Statistiken haben Sie eine Ausrede, um zu verlangen, dass Sie jede Art von Informationen sehen. Das Akronym SAD scheint es noch schlimmer zu machen. Agenten k\u00f6nnten als SADisten bezeichnet werden, aber nicht, wenn sie dich h\u00f6ren.\n\nWie bei der Idee des Census Bureau k\u00f6nnte es funktionieren, aber ich denke, es ist zu restriktiv bei der Abdeckung des Umfangs dessen, was sie tun.\n\nIHRE BEFUGNISSE\/GERICHTSBARKEITEN\nGiantSnark sagt:\nIch bin ein wenig verwirrt \u00fcber die Trennlinie zwischen der Division und der Advocacy. Im Grunde ist die Advocacy das FBI (Fokus auf die Durchsetzung von f\u00f6deralen\/kaiserlichen Gesetzen, Untersuchung und Verfolgung von Kriminellen zwischen den Systemen) und die Division ist eher wie die NSA (Fokus auf die Sammlung und Analyse von Informationen auf dem Territorium des Imperiums)?\n\nWas ist mit ausl\u00e4ndischen Spionagenetzwerken (der CIA)? Wer leitet die geheimen und geheimen Operationen der UEE au\u00dferhalb der Grenzen der UEE? Sie wurden bereits erw\u00e4hnt. Ist das Division, Advocacy oder eine dritte Gruppe ganz?\n\nDie Abteilung k\u00fcmmert sich um die Nachrichtendienste sowohl innerhalb als auch au\u00dferhalb der UEE. Der Senat (insbesondere die Mitglieder, die in die Existenz der Abteilung eingeweiht sind) sind uners\u00e4ttlich in ihrem Appetit auf Wissen.\n\nsagt Mosern:\nNur eine Frage. Hat DES eine Exekutive, die tats\u00e4chlich etwas anderes tut, als Informationen zu sammeln? (Bsp: \"Eliminierung\" von Doppelagenten etc.) Oder wird diese Rolle von anderen Abteilungen \u00fcbernommen?\n\nJa, es gibt Agenten innerhalb der Division, die sich darum k\u00fcmmern k\u00f6nnen, aber sie w\u00fcrden auch wahrscheinlich Au\u00dfenseiter einstellen, um die Tat zu vollbringen.\n\nDIE MITARBEITER\nEs gab einen ziemlich konsistenten Faden von Leuten, die den Begriff \"Sammler\" f\u00fcr die Arbeiter nicht wirklich sp\u00fcrten. Bei der \u00dcberpr\u00fcfung haben sie einige gute Argumente vorgebracht. Wie der Name der Agentur, der knifflige Teil dieser Namen ist, dass es sich nicht zu offen anf\u00fchlen kann, sondern sich einsch\u00fcchternd anf\u00fchlen sollte, wenn man versteht, was es bedeutet. Ich versuchte immer wieder, an etwas wie \"Cleaner\" (von La Femme Nikita und The Professional) oder \"Gargoyles\" von Snow Crash zu denken. Wie auch immer, lassen Sie uns einige der Vorschl\u00e4ge durchgehen.\n\nDie Chromasph\u00e4re sagt:\nInteressant. Diese Agentur ist also eine Panoptic-Data-State Collection, Assessment and Distribution Group.\n\nIch w\u00fcrde die Mitarbeiter anrufen, da sie die gesamte technische Arbeit verrichten, um die aktuellen Informationen zu sammeln und sie dann an die Vollzugsbeh\u00f6rden zu verteilen.\n\nIch mag Techniker, aber Sengar hat einen guten Punkt angesprochen, dass es sich ein wenig zu technisch anf\u00fchlt.\n\nIceVamp sagt:\nNicht vollst\u00e4ndig verkauft auf diesen internen Agentenbezeichnungen jedoch. Es ist nicht sehr platzsparend. Wie sieht es mit \"Compiler\" aus?\n\nDer Compiler k\u00f6nnte f\u00fcr die Analysten funktionieren. Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob es wirklich auf die Au\u00dfendienstmitarbeiter zutrifft.\n\nsagt Anzig:\n\"Gatherer\" hat aber nicht genug Lakaien der Regierung. Passend zum Thema \"Reiseb\u00fcro\" w\u00fcrde ich Associate verwenden.\n\nWie in der Einleitung von IceVamp beschrieben:\n\n\"Also, was tust du f\u00fcr die Regierung?\" \"Ich bin Associate bei der Division of Executive Services. Ich helfe bei Reisefragen in unserer Gegend, wenn andere Mitglieder der Regierung....\" \" Schnarchen\"\n\nIch mag Associate sehr.\n\nsagt die \u00dcbereinstimmung:\nWas ist mit Buchhaltern? Sie werden oft \u00fcbersehen, aber normalerweise mit vertraulichen Informationen versorgt. Ich mag \"Division\" als Namen. Messer selbst mag diese Gruppe erh\u00f6ht haben, um die verschiedenen Regierungsteile \"geteilt\" zu halten und die Abh\u00e4ngigkeit von ihm aufrechtzuerhalten.\n\nW\u00e4hrend es f\u00fcr die Au\u00dfendienstmitarbeiter sinnvoll sein k\u00f6nnte (d.h. Verwaltung von Konten = Verwaltung von Human\/Au\u00dfenverm\u00f6gen). Ich bef\u00fcrchte, dass Buchhalter zu irref\u00fchrend sein k\u00f6nnten.\n\nWerfen wir also nach all dem einen Blick auf den \u00fcberarbeiteten Eintrag f\u00fcr den zivilen Geheimdienst:\n\nB\u00fcro f\u00fcr Executive Services alias OES\nVERANTWORTLICHKEITEN\nLange Zeit hinter einem harmlosen (d.h. langweiligen) Namen in den labyrinthischen Eingeweiden des Senatshaushalts versteckt, ist die OES f\u00fcr die Sammlung, Analyse oder Nutzung von Informationen und Erkenntnissen zur Unterst\u00fctzung von Strafverfolgung, imperialer Sicherheit, Verteidigung und au\u00dfenpolitischen Zielen verantwortlich.\n\nDies kann viele Formen annehmen, von Kommunikationsabfangen \u00fcber das Sammeln von Verm\u00f6genswerten bis hin zu Spionageabwehr und Black Ops in au\u00dferirdischen Zivilisationen, da die OES im ganzen Reich Arbeiter f\u00fcr in- und ausl\u00e4ndische Missionen einsetzt.\n\nGESCHICHTE\nDa es nie offiziell anerkannt wurde, wei\u00df niemand genau, wann OES entwickelt wurde. Die erste bekannte Erw\u00e4hnung von OES kam im Archiv der Sitzung des Senatsunterausschusses im Jahr 2794. Aber der erste m\u00f6gliche Hinweis auf eine OES-Aktion kam sechs Jahre zuvor, im Jahr 2788. Nathan Warrick, ein Leiter der Advocacy-Abteilung im Terra-System, half, die Treffen von Senator Akari mit den Xi'An zu erleichtern, um den Vertrag Kr.\u0113\/Akari zu schaffen, der die Spannungen mit den Xi'An entsch\u00e4rfte und den Beginn des Endes der Messer-\u00c4ra markierte. Nach diesem Vorfall verlie\u00df Warrick die Advocacy und verschwand. Nach dem Sturz von Messer erschien Warrick wieder als \"Berater\" f\u00fcr Akaris Mitarbeiter, bevor er 2794 w\u00e4hrend dieser Sitzung des Unterausschusses des Senats zum ersten Direktor des neuen Office of Executive Services ernannt wurde.\n\nSTRUKTUR\nErschrocken \u00fcber die Aussicht auf einen weiteren Despoten wollte der Senat sicherstellen, dass sie \u00fcber die Stimmung der Menschen und die Atmosph\u00e4re der anderen Zweige der UEE informiert waren. Das Office of Executive Services wurde entwickelt, um zu infiltrieren und nicht nur die \u00d6ffentlichkeit, sondern auch das Milit\u00e4r und sogar die Advocacy im Auge zu behalten.\n\nDer Senat-Unterausschuss f\u00fcr interne Gutachten befasst sich mit der Budget- und Exekutivaufsicht \u00fcber OES. Auch hier sind die offiziellen Inkarnationen dieser schwer fassbaren Spionageagentur so konzipiert, dass sie vergessen werden k\u00f6nnen, daher die faden Namen.\n\nOPERATIVEN\nAu\u00dfendienstmitarbeiter f\u00fcr OES rekrutieren aktiv Verm\u00f6genswerte innerhalb und au\u00dferhalb der UEE, um den Senat \u00fcber potenzielle Krisen und wachsende Bedrohungen f\u00fcr die imperiale Sicherheit zu informieren. Sie sind bei OES als Mitarbeiter bekannt und werden damit beauftragt, Informationen auszugraben oder Verm\u00f6genswerte f\u00fcr OES-Analysten zu nutzen.\n\nSelbst das Aufsichtskomitee hat keine Ahnung, wie OES seine Mitarbeiter rekrutiert. Seine St\u00e4rke ist, dass seine Agenten jeder sein k\u00f6nnen, so dass ihr Rekrutierungspfad mehr auf Pers\u00f6nlichkeit als auf K\u00f6rperlichkeit basiert. Sie wollen anpassungsf\u00e4hige, intuitive und intelligente Menschen, die in der Lage sind, pr\u00e4sent zu sein, aber nicht wahrgenommen (oder zumindest kurz darauf vergessen) werden.\n\nBEWU\u00dfTSEIN\nDie Existenz von OES wird immer noch stark \u00fcberwacht. Der Imperator, das Milit\u00e4r und die Advokatur sind sich alle bewusst, dass der Senat \u00fcber eine geheime Agentur verf\u00fcgt, aber wenn sie sich durch wilde Vermutungen und unzuverl\u00e4ssige Quellen begeben m\u00fcssen, k\u00f6nnen sie nicht genau isolieren, wo sie sind oder wer das Sagen hat. Au\u00dferdem sind die in diese Organisationen eingebetteten Mitarbeiter sehr gut darin, potenzielle Leads zu unterbrechen.\n\nDas soll nicht hei\u00dfen, dass die OES ein offenes Buch f\u00fcr den gesamten Senat ist. Senatoren m\u00fcssen im B\u00fcro f\u00fcr einige Ausdr\u00fccke sein, bevor sie in die Herde \u00fcber die Existenz der Agentur gebracht werden.\n\nEs gibt viele in der \u00d6ffentlichkeit, die das Fl\u00fcstern von senatorischen Spionen h\u00f6ren. Einige haben unwissentlich Arbeitspl\u00e4tze f\u00fcr die OES geschaffen, aber die Bestreitbarkeit war von Anfang an die oberste Maxime von OES, und bisher wurden sie nicht erwischt.\n\nDas ist es. Das ist es. Nochmals vielen Dank f\u00fcr die Teilnahme aller. Wie immer, z\u00f6gere nicht, Antworten in den Kommentaren unten zu posten. Wie bereits erw\u00e4hnt, wird der Writer's Guide eine Pause einlegen, aber wir werden dir einige brandneue Serien im Star Citizen Universum bringen, also bleib dran und schreib weiter.\nBis zum n\u00e4chsten Mal......","zh_CN":"Hello everyone, and welcome back for the final installment of the Writer\u2019s Guide. Should you need them, here are the links to the previous entries, and if you are new, please review the caveats at the beginning of Issue #1. You can also find the beginning of this discussion in Issue 12.\nIssue 1 \u2013 UEE Structure\nIssue 2 \u2013 Timeline & Citizens\/Civilians\nIssue 3 \u2013 Local Government & Media\nIssue 4 \u2013 Corps\nIssue 5 \u2013 Criminals\nIssue 6 \u2013 Alien Civs (Banu & Xi\u2019An)\nIssue 7 \u2013 Alien Civs (Vanduul & Tevarin)\nIssue 8 \u2013 Technology\nIssue 9 \u2013 Transportation\nIssue 10 \u2013 People\nIssue 11 \u2013 Storytelling\nIssue 12 \u2013 Civilian Intelligence Agency\n\nProbably should note that this was written before the website was transferred over so some of the usernames might be outdated. Without further ado, let\u2019s get to it:\nCIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REVISIONS\nThere were a lot of fantastic reactions to Sengar\u2019s original idea and the version presented to the community. The biggest part of coming up with these aspects of the universe is discussion, where everyone has the freedom to throw out and explore any and all ideas, so let\u2019s go through piece by piece.\n\nTHE NAME\nReactions to the Division of Executive Services were quite varied. Again, the idea was to create something so innocuous that would almost defy investigation or question. It\u2019s a weirdly fine line to try and walk because you want something that encapsulates the agency (without describing the agency) but also something that sounds harmless if you don\u2019t know what they are but ominous if you do.\n\nLet\u2019s take a look at some comments and address them individually:\n\nSpace Elmo says:\nReally like these names.(pan imperial data acquisition services sounds bland and cool at the same time) Prefer them to Division imho however perhaps they could be the name for the public government \u201cfront\u201d and behind the scenes known as Division?\n\nThat\u2019s a good name. Definitely covers the innocuous thing, it\u2019s doubtful anyone would really want to dig too deeply into that for fear of a massive wave of technical jargon. My issue with it is that it feels too locked into the acquisition part of the agency and not really factoring in the field work that Division handles.\n\nCardboard Brain says:\nI feel like it should be called \u201cThe Division\u201d more than it\u2019s called \u201cDivision.\u201d Could just be me I guess, but it seems\u2026 odd without the \u201cthe.\u201d\n\nAside from that, though, I really like this idea. It\u2019s got a sort of MIB vibe, too, which is always a good thing.\n\nThat\u2019s a good point. This feels like personal preference. To me, adding \u201cThe\u201d makes it sound like more of an established name, whereas simply Division is just kinda weird and ominous but only in context, \u201cDivision is sending someone over.\u201d\n\nLudicrousSpeed says:\nI like the concept, which adds a layer of intrigue to the \u2018verse. IMO \u201cDivision\u201d isn\u2019t ominous enough, especially if it will have political leanings and the power of information\/secrets. My suggestion: \u201cIntergalactic Reconnaissance and Surveillance\u201d, (I\u2019ll let you figure out the acronym), referred to as simply \u201cThe Agency\u201d for short?\n\nLove the acronym but it feels too overt. Since they are operating under the radar the last thing they would want to do is draw attention to what they\u2019re doing.\n\nCooperSmith says:\nHow about Office of Executive Services. Sounds like a much small group than Division. Then you can tell someone, \u201cI\u2019m going to the office\u201d\n\nOffice could work. TRAJAN had a good point that Division sounds too much like a military name.\n\nPeraion says:\nI very much like this idea. For a really bland name and plausible deniability, why not call them the Census Bureau or have them be a part or subdivision of them, e.g. the Census Bureau Field Office? Those guys collect and analyze data too, after all.\n\nThat\u2019s a pretty cool idea, but I feel like you would have to make them a subdivision in order to avoid confusion with the real Census bureau. Also, I\u2019m worried that it implies only one facet of their operations (hard data collection).\n\ncmopatrick says:\nMiscellaneous Research Committee \u2013 MSC (insiders pronounce it \u201cmask\u201d).\nNew recruits are \u201cStudent assistants\u201d aka \u201cFlunkies\u201d\nJourneymen are \u201cResearch Associates\u201d aka \u201cReaders\u201d\nMasters are \u201cDocument Writers\u201d aka \u201cCompilers\u201d\nStation heads are \u201cLead Researchers\u201d aka \u201cLibrarians\u201d\n\nThis could work too. Definitely innocuous. Probably easy to avoid intense questioning about it and would provide an easy way to justify sending people all over the UEE and outside. My big concern is that it\u2019s so similar in name to the ship manufacturer, MISC.\n\nKickforce says:\nStatistical Analysis Department?\n\nSounds so boring no one will bother disturbing them, and for statistics you have an excuse for demanding to see any kind of information. The acronym SAD seems to make it even worse. Agents could be called SADists, but not when they hear you.\n\nAs with the Census Bureau idea, it could work but I feel like it\u2019s too limiting in covering the scope of what they do.\n\nTHEIR POWERS\/JURISIDICTION\nGiantSnark says:\nI\u2019m a little confused on the dividing line between the Division and the Advocacy. Basically the Advocacy is the FBI (focus on enforcement of federal\/imperial laws, investigation and pursuit of inter-system criminals) and the Division is more like the NSA (focus on intelligence gathering and analysis within the territory of the Empire)?\n\nWhat about foreign spy networks (the CIA)? Who is running the UEE\u2019s intelligence-gathering and covert operations outside the borders of the UEE? They\u2019ve already been mentioned. Is that Division, Advocacy, or a third group entirely?\n\nDivision handles intelligence operations both within the UEE and outside of it. The Senate (particularly the members who are privy to Division\u2019s existence) are voracious in their appetite for knowledge.\n\nMosern says:\nJust a question. Does DES have an executive branch that actually does anything other than gathering intel? (Ex: \u201cEliminating\u201d double-agents etc) Or is that role done by other departments?\n\nYes. There are operatives within Division who can handle that, but they would also be likely to hire outsiders to do the deed.\n\nTHE OPERATIVES\nThere was a pretty consistent thread of people who weren\u2019t really feeling the term \u2018gatherers\u2019 for the operatives. Upon review, they made some good points. Like the agency\u2019s name, the tricky part of these names is that it can\u2019t feel too overt, but should feel intimidating if you understand what it means. I kept trying to think of something along the lines of \u201cCleaner\u201d (from La Femme Nikita and The Professional) or \u201cGargoyles\u201d from Snow Crash. Anyway, let\u2019s go through some of the suggestions.\n\nChromasphere says:\nInteresting. So this agency is a Panoptic-Data-State Collection, Assessment and Distribution group.\n\nI would call the operatives Technicians as they do all the technical work to gather the current info then distribute it to enforcement agencies.\n\nI like Technicians, but Sengar brought up a good point that it feels a little too technical.\n\nIceVamp says:\nNot completely sold on these internal agent designations though. It\u2019s not very spacey. How\u2019s about \u201cCompiler\u201d?\n\nCompiler could work for the analysts. Not sure it really applies to the field agents.\n\nAnzig says:\n\u201cGatherer\u201d doesn\u2019t have enough government flunky in it though. Going with the \u201ctravel agency\u201d theme I\u2019d use Associate.\n\nAs per IceVamp\u2019s introduction:\n\n\u201cSo what do you do for the government?\u201d \u201cI\u2019m an Associate with the Division Of Executive Services. I help smooth over travel issues in our area when other members of the governm\u2026\u201d \u201csnore\u201d\n\nI like Associate a lot.\n\nmatch says:\nHow about Accountants? They are often overlooked but normally privy to sensitive info. I do like \u201cDivision\u201d as the name. Messer himself may have elevated this group in order to keep the different arms of government \u201cdivided\u201d to maintain dependence on him.\n\nWhile it could make sense for the Field Agents (i.e., managing accounts = managing human\/alien assets). I worry that Accountants might be too misleading.\n\nSo, after all that, let\u2019s take a look at the revised entry for the civilian intelligence agency:\n\nOffice of Executive Services aka OES\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nLong hidden behind an innocuous (i.e., dull) name within the labyrinthine bowels of the Senate\u2019s budget, the OES is responsible for the collection, analysis or exploitation of information and intelligence in support of law enforcement, imperial security, defense and foreign policy objectives.\n\nThis can take on many forms, from communication intercepts to asset gathering to counter-intelligence to black ops in alien civilizations, as OES utilizes operatives throughout the Empire on both domestic and foreign missions.\n\nHISTORY\nSince it has never been officially recognized, no one really knows when OES was created. The first known mention of OES came in the archive of the Senate subcommittee meeting in 2794. But the first potential indication of an OES action came six years earlier, in 2788. Nathan Warrick, an Advocacy Section Chief in the Terra System, helped facilitate Senator Akari\u2019s meetings with the Xi\u2019An to create the Kr.\u0113\/Akari treaty that defused tensions with the Xi\u2019An and marked the beginning of the end of the Messer Era. After that incident, Warrick left the Advocacy and disappeared. After the fall of Messer, Warrick reappeared as a \u2018consultant\u2019 on Akari\u2019s staff before being named as the first Director of the new Office of Executive Services during that Senate subcommittee meeting in 2794.\n\nSTRUCTURE\nTerrified at the prospect of another despot, the Senate wanted to make sure they were kept informed of the mood of the people, as well as the atmosphere of the other branches of the UEE. The Office of Executive Services was designed to infiltrate, keeping an eye not only on the public but also the military and even the Advocacy.\n\nThe Senate Subcommittee for Internal Appraisal handles budgetary and executive oversight of OES. Again, the official incarnations of this elusive spy agency are designed to be forgettable, hence the bland names.\n\nOPERATIVES\nField agents for OES actively recruit assets within and without the UEE to keep the Senate apprised of potential crises and growing threats to imperial security. Known within OES as associates, they are charged with digging up information or turning assets for OES analysts to consume.\n\nEven the oversight committee has no idea how OES recruits its associates. Its strength is that its agents can be anyone, so their recruitment path is personality-based more than physical. They want adaptable, intuitive and intelligent people who are capable of being present but not being noticed (or at least forgotten soon after).\n\nAWARENESS\nThe existence of OES is still heavily guarded. The Imperator, the Military and the Advocacy are all aware that the Senate has a clandestine agency at their disposal, but having to sift through wild conjecture and unreliable sources, they can\u2019t isolate exactly where it is or even who\u2019s in charge. Also, associates embedded within those organizations are very good at disrupting any potential leads.\n\nThat isn\u2019t to say that the OES is an open book to all of the Senate. Senators have to be in office for several terms before they are brought into the fold about the agency\u2019s existence.\n\nThere are many in the public who hear whispers of Senatorial spies. Some have unknowingly worked jobs for the OES, but deniability has been OES\u2019 prime directive since its inception and thus far, they haven\u2019t been caught.\n\nThat\u2019s it. Thanks again for everyone\u2019s participation. As always, feel free to post responses in the comments below. As we mentioned earlier, the Writer\u2019s Guide will be going on a hiatus, but we will be bringing you some brand new serials in the Star Citizen universe so stay tuned and keep writing.\nUntil next time\u2026"},"links_count":12,"comment_count":50,"created_at":"2013-07-04T00:00:00+00:00","created_at_human":"12 years ago"},"meta":{"processed_at":"2026-05-16 06:44:10","valid_relations":["images","links"],"prev_id":13120,"next_id":13124}}