“There are larger armies; stronger soldiers; greater casters; but this Empire’s legions dominate the world through peerless innovation and technological supremacy. And insofar as you deny the needs and demands of this institution, you are enemies of the State you purport to represent. I expect a 10% increase to the IITS budget in the coming quarter.”
–Letter, from Pyotr Kalash’Nik to Lord Admonisher Ulric Van Mahn