The Hand of Reckoning stems from the Order's home-world of Toledo, Where they had lived and suffered alongside the Order under the numerous nomad invasions, both during the Nomad War and after. When the Core assaulted Toledo they were some of the first pilots in the air while they waited for Order reinforcements from outlying systems. Many of their brothers and sisters still lie in their destroyed hulls today, littering the field around Toledo to this day. Unable to bare operating in the Omicrons any longer they decided to serve the order by joining outlying battlegroups and Outposts in Sirius where they aided their brethren from afar. The Hand of Reckoning blames the Sirian Houses for how powerful the core had become and why they threaten to overtake the Omicrons to this day with their lust for power, the Reckoners see the Houses as no different to the core. Long has the Order been accused of being a terroristic organization by the Houses of Sirius, the Hand of Reckoning has become the very monster the Houses have accused them of being. Their main operations are outside of the Omicrons, Primarily in House Liberty, their secondary operations lie in Kusari and Rheinland where they rely on the aid of the Bundschuh and Blood Dragons to aid them against the native house government's agencies and military. While the Hand of Reckoning is a terroristic organization based heavily in unlawful actions, they all but ignore civilians and often go out of their way to flee from a battle should civilian casualties be a risk.
:[Behavior and Political Views]:
:[Bretonia]:
The Hand of Reckoning recognizes Bretonia as the worst out of the Sirian Governments. Utterly absent from the Nomad War they had no interest in the fate of humanity, only themselves. And as such The Hand of Reckoning feels Gallia's wrath upon Bretonia is justified. But views Gallia as foolish toddlers clinging to hatreds long gone, should Gallia show their faces in the middle of battle or otherwise they shall be shot immediately and without hesitation. The Hand of Reckoning has no operations in Bretonia and has no interest in the region, watching this proud and selfish house burn to the ground from afar.
:[Liberty]:
The Hand of Reckoning's main operations are within Liberty space itself, where the government had declared the Order a terrorist organization simply for doing the things that needed to be done to save humanity from the brink of extinction. The Liberty government is by far the single most hated house government among the Hand of Reckoning and any ships found belonging to said government will be burned in the fires of hatred. Civilians are never a target for the Hand of Reckoning as they are not responsible for the corruption of their House government, no matter how powerful they may be. House government transports are exempt from the terroristic attacks due to the probability of civilian personnel being on board, the Hand of Reckoning will not risk civilian casualties.
:[Kusari]:
Kusari is a special case for the Hand of Reckoning as most of it's corruption stems directly from Kishiro and Samura, not the government itself. However the Hand of Reckoning handles the situation the exact same, leaving the civilian targets and military transports to their close unlawful allies the Blood Dragons or any GC that may be in the area. There is no need for the Hand of Reckoning to dabble in bloodshed against civilians, they are not a target. Despite their view on Kusari the Brothers and Sisters of the Hand in Kusari are mostly listeners, watching wild activity and observing the war between Rheinland and Kusari from the Order's listening post in Sigma-21
:[Rheinland]:
The Rheinland government is the most bullheaded, the Hand of Reckoning works close with the Bundschuh in Rheinland as they have no base to operate on within the House. This makes it dangerous to operate in the area, They operate in the heart of Rheinland and typically leave them to their war in the Sigma's preferring to watch Kusari and Rheinland tear eachother apart and weaken themselves on the front while they're being corroded from the back.
:[Zoners]:
The Hand of Reckoning like the other members of the Order consider the Zoners to be their greatest ally, while the Hand of Reckoning is a blatant unlawful and terroristic organization, it respects the Zoners and their neutrality. Despite how many well placed and convenient Freeports and bases there are within Liberty house space specifically you will very rarely catch their pilots in the area, knowing how much the Zoners have already suffered at House hands, not wanting to bring more suffering to their group under suspicion of working with terrorists. Launching an attack on the enemy from a Zoner instillation is cause for expulsion from the Hand of Reckoning.
:[Order]:
The Order Overwatch and Legacy of Orillion may beleive the Reckoners to have grown distant from the Order, operating under their own ideals. But in reality they are the lost sons and daughters of Toledo who decided to spend their service to the order among outlying battlegroups and outposts, Protecting the Order at home by cutting off the Core from afar. Striking at the heart of the enemy and those stubborn houses foolish enough to endorse the Tyrannical BHG Core, Beleiving them the reason why the Core was strong enough to assault Toledo and why the Core threatens to take control of the eastern Omicrons, The Houses in both the Sirian and Gallic sector are number one threat to humanity, their mindless destruction and conflicts will bring humanity to it's knees, weakening it to a point the Nomads will barely have to lift a tendril to wipe out humanity.
:[Base of Operations]:
- Port Said, Sigma-21
- Battleship Atum, Coronado
While the Hand of Reckoning operates off of Battleship Atum and Port Said, they do not lay claim to Battlegroup Atum or Port Said, simply operating from the instillations temporarily until they find a more permanent place of operations. Should Battlegroup Atum leave Liberty space the Hand of Reckoning would seek asylum and operations off of Barrier Gate.
:[Temporary Goals]:
- Gain unlawful allies in Liberty or (NAP)
- Gain Influence within Liberty/Kusari/Rheinland
- Aid the Primary Fleets in the Omicrons should the Core launch another full scale Assault.
:[Long-Term Goals]:
- Gain 3 bases of permanent Operation. (1 for each respective House of Operation)
- Topple the Governments of House "Kusari, Liberty, Rheinland"
- Keep a watchful eye on the Wild of "Kusari, Drake, Omegas"
- Forge long lasting alliances with the unlawfuls of house Liberty.
- Safeguard civilian targets (Protection may vary based on alliances.)