S.O.

S.O. (Security Organization) is the secret intelligence service of the Apex Republic. Its presence was for a long time a state secret. In recent years the existence of the organization has been admitted to the public. Its mission, according to the government statement is "to protect the Republic from its enemies, external and internal". This rather vague statement has led to much speculation as to the scope of S.O. operations, and their methods. Everything from conspiracy theorists claiming the organization is the true ruler of Apex, to journalists casually dismissing it as "largely a publicity stunt", and "meant to sound scary, more than anything else". How far the truth lies between these extremes is not known, probably by design.

Structure

There is only one publicly known member of the service namely its leader Director Theodora. How the organization is organized beyond that is unknown.

Public Agenda

"To protect the Republic from its enemies, external and internal"

Assets

Unknown

History

Exactly when the agency was founded is unknown. Though its is speculated that it was organized by order of the Council Of Ten in 1445 in the aftermath of the Harperrim Crisis of the previous year, in order to prevent similar events in future. Archival evidence from that period indicates certain budgetary irregularities consistent with the needs of a new intelligence agency. Several Council decrees from that period has also been withheld from public view.
What the organization has been up to since then is unknown. There is speculation that organization advised the dispatch of the A.E.F to Haru to take advantage of the situation there in 1998. Others say it was they who ensured that the Council was late in meeting on the 15th of Dewfall 1760 when the di Donato family made their ill-fated coup attempt, and that they let Doge Nicolo di Maggio die on that day. S.O. has never commented on these, or other rumors about its activities.

Founding Date

1445?

Type

Government, Secret Service

Leader

Director Theodora

Parent Organization

The Apex Republic

Location

Apex City