System Cell
System Cell
[edit]Imperial Intelligence has placed millions of system cells throughout the Galaxy. They exist on every inhabited world, and eve on a few uninhabited ones which prove to be convenient jump sites or listening posts. While a system cell can theoretically be of any size from a single being to hundreds, they usually range from 4 to 20 beings. Imperial Intelligence often recruits agents from the worlds on which they are going to serve, training them off-world only if absolutely necessary.
A system cell is the basic unit of Imperial Intelligence. When the Ubiqtorate plans strategy it thinks in terms of operations which could be conducted independently by system cells, with all coordination coming from the bureaus. System cells are aware of the command structure immediately above them, but are allowed to know very little else about Imperial Intelligence. They are most emphatically not allowed to know of the eixstence or operations of other system cells.
Imperial Intelligence gives system cells rudimentary logistic support. The only standard piece of equipment is the RWStar A/P Transceiver, with expanded memory and processing capabilities, which communicates with Plexus Droid Vehicles or Plexus conduits. Other equipment is to be obtained by the system cell itself, or is provided on a mission basis only. This lack of equipment occasionally hampers a cell, but the ingenuity of cell agents usually makes up for the lack of sophisticated gear.
A cell can increase its status within Imperial Intelligence by equipping itself from hostile sources. This includes not only the Rebellion, but often underworld and sometimes even COMPNOR.
Source
[edit]- Star Wars: Imperial Sourcebook (p.36)