Imperial Navigation Authority
The Imperial Navigation Authority (INA) is the supreme civil body responsible for the physical maintenance, expansion, and security of the Gateway Network—the vast interstellar infrastructure that enables superluminal travel across the GISC. Without the INA, there is no empire.
Established by decree of the Empress during the Consolidation Era, the INA ensures that every ship, from royal courier to military juggernaut, can transit safely across thousands of light-years. Its engineers and route planners are the unseen architects of imperial cohesion, linking far-flung sectors into a singular galactic order.
Core Responsibilities:
Upkeep and construction of jumpgates, singularity nodes, and subspace relays.
Planning and auditing of new interstellar routes and priority corridors.
Emergency rerouting and hazard avoidance protocols in warzones or unstable space.
Safety compliance, stress testing, and real-time diagnostic of transit structures.
Sectoral integration, helping newly settled or annexed systems connect to the greater empire.
Strategic Role:
The INA enables galactic logistics, fleet deployment, and emergency evacuations. Its neutrality is sacrosanct—even warlords and rivals recognize that disrupting a Gate is tantamount to severing the artery of civilization.
Divisions:
Route Architecture Bureau
Safety and Calibration Division
Emergency Systems Command
Gateway Engineering Corps
Astrogation Analytics Department
Type
Civil Services
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