Cho'den Operative

Professionals in the Cho'den Operative field are not publicly rewarded with fame or overt honors, as secrecy is fundamental to their role. However, they are compensated with generous pay and elite resources within the Chiryu Sovereignty. Standard operatives may begin with a stipend of 10–50 Drakemetal Tokens (DT) depending on mission scope and risk, but this does not account for covert bonuses, access to classified technology, or influence within the Great Families’ inner circles.

More seasoned operatives or those aligned with powerful patrons are rewarded with quiet privileges—enhanced authority, access to restricted archives, and relocation to secure facilities. While not wealthy in a traditional sense, their value to the state often places them above most civilian castes. Their loyalty to the Sovereignty is reciprocated with long-term security, hidden honors, and trust that transcends mere coin. Their true reward is power without visibility—something only Chiryu elite truly understand.

Cho'den Operatives serve as the hidden blade and unseen eyes of the Chiryu Sovereignty. They are elite agents of espionage, infiltration, sabotage, and psychic warfare—essential tools of statecraft in a society that prizes obedience, subtlety, and control. Their role is not just to gather intelligence or eliminate threats, but to shape perception, undermine rival powers, and secure the political supremacy of the Great Families both within and beyond Chiryu’s borders.

Internally, Operatives act as enforcers of loyalty, monitoring dissidents, rooting out traitors, and ensuring no noble or scholar oversteps the bounds of sanctioned ambition. Externally, they serve as spies, assassins, and saboteurs. They may extract secrets from Kendroni bureaucrats, destabilize drakocite trade in Myrrandor, or plant false intelligence to manipulate foreign policy. Their presence allows Chiryu to maintain a posture of restrained dignity while quietly directing the flow of continental power.

In the Chiryu Sovereignty, the perception of a Cho'den Operative is steeped in reverence and fear. Officially, they are honored as paragons of loyalty—servants of the state whose sacrifice ensures the continued harmony and supremacy of the Great Families. Their training is grueling, their minds sharpened into weapons, and their role shrouded in ritual. Within the upper echelons of Chiryu society, to be selected as a Cho'den is considered a sacred calling, a mark of supreme trust.

Yet among the common folk and even lesser nobles, the perception is more complex. Cho'den are both admired and avoided. Whispers follow them—rumors of mind-reading, forced disappearances, and truth that bends to their will. Parents may invoke their name to scare unruly children, and merchants know better than to ask too many questions if a customer bears the wrong kind of calm.

Outside Chiryu, particularly in Kendron or Dikkatsek, the profession is viewed with open suspicion or outright hostility. To foreign powers, a Cho'den is a boogeyman cloaked in state secrecy—a living embodiment of Chiryu’s manipulative diplomacy and psychic overreach.

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The life of a Cho'den Operative is defined by calculated risk. Operating deep within contested zones, under hostile surveillance, or in territories where their presence is a capital offense, these agents walk a narrow line between precision and annihilation. Their missions often involve infiltration, data extraction, asset recovery, or surgical elimination—tasks that must be executed without detection and under strict time constraints. One error, one mistimed breath, and the mission—and operative—may be compromised.

Beyond the physical dangers of high-stakes operations, there is also the psychological toll of constant vigilance and isolation. Cho'den Operatives are trained to operate independently for long durations, often with minimal support and no expectation of rescue. While Chiryu culture prizes discipline and control, even their hardened agents are not immune to the strain of ghosting through enemy strongholds, bearing secrets that could ignite wars. For them, survival is not a right but a task measured by efficiency, silence, and the willingness to disappear if the mission demands it.