The NKVD

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The NKVD is the secret police force of Emperor of all Jebbins, Jebbo, and one of the primary executors of his will alongside the Legates, the Legions, and the Senate. Originally formed prior to the arrival of the Jebbics and the Four Second War, the NKVD traces its roots back to the Theocommunist Party's KGB. NKVD records heavily suggest that the heads of the NKVD were the ones in charge of the Kuban regime, either covertly (as with TanTan and the Half-Brain Unity Party, which emphasized the secrecy of the NKVD) or overtly (as with Egg and Pwucachu Germilon and the INGSOC Party, which was effectively the political wing of the NKVD), and that these heads - rather than actually stepping down - would simply shuffle power periodically. Whether these records are accurate or just subterfuge is somewhat unclear, as for them to be accurate the former heads would have to be at least hundreds of years old.

Structure
The NKVD is organized hierarchically and departmentally (though these departments exist in flux and compete with each other frequently).

Grand Commissar of the Kuban Peoples, Sanguis
Dossier of Lower Kuban Organizations

Grand Commissar Sanguis

The Kuban Liberation Army: A vicious and savage group of ape-men, the KLA is one of the primary threats to lower Kuban stability (and, in turn, to Lower Kuban productivity). Formed in response to a perceived influx of goblin migrants, the KLA has persistently sabotaged the industry of the lower Kube in the name of driving out goblins and restoring the "purity" of the lower Kube. Naturally, on account of the human's general condition, they cannot help but fight each other as well - factionalism has set human against human. Goblins or no goblins? Lower Kuban autonomy or Lower Kuban subjugation? These are some of the questions that plague the KLA - and we will ask them again and again until the KLA is too weak even to fight itself. It is then that we will exterminate them once and for all.

The Goblin Protection Front: Itself a response to the KLA, the GPF represents the initial and greatest escalation of force in the days of lead - when disorganized, racial violence coalesced into a veritable war in the hellforges of the lower Kube. The GPF is a far easier question to answer than the KLA, since so few of the goblins that make up its ranks truly wish to fight anyone. Goblins are generally snivelling creatures, after all, especially in the lower Kube. So, when we capture the leaders of the GPF, it will fall into disarray each generation of once-united factions easier and easier to dismantle than the last. They need not even be eliminated - jailing will do just fine.

The Peach Trees Mafia: Being as establishing proper government authority in the lower Kube has proven impossible time and time again (due to riots, a great risk of sudden class awareness, etc.), the PTM serves as an ideal opportunity for me - they have no qualms about enforcing their will violently, and their non-governmental status serves to prevent any criticism about how the state "should" be treating its citizens. Certainly, the PTM itself would benefit greatly from control over lower Kuba - they could become proper captains of industry, and in exchange, we would finally have access to their dirt-cheap goods. If we can make a deal with the PTM - governmental permission to do as they please for lower Kuban control - it is most certainly our best option.

The Shining Path to Communism: There is little to be said about the SPC - they are the greatest threat not just to the lower Kube, but indeed to the government of Kuba itself. They are easily the most organized, disciplined force in the lower Kube and they control considerable military infrastructure to boot. Worse yet, their messaging could spread easily through every layer of the Kube. There is only one option for the SPC - annihilation. We must arrange a secret strike on their base of power and destroy them utterly. There is no other option.

The Foundation: Based on the sheer quantity of resources available at the disposal of the foundation, I can say there must be a Kuban founder involved with its operations. They operate an airbase in the middle of nowhere, they built a complete seal into the side of the Kube in very little time, and when the rift was opened over the Kube the foundation response was immediate. Gobby certainly isn't likely the one in charge - this is far too secretive for him. TanTan is likely dead, and even if he wasn't, he wouldn't have the resources to mount a response like the Foundation did. Egg is certainly dead - I've seen his corpse - which leaves only Pwucachu. I know not why he is involved with the foundation, but I believe if anyone is, it's him. Regardless, the Foundation's presence in the Lower Kube is primarily humanitarian, and their resources are obviously vast - if we can, we should ally the Foundation in order to bolster our own efforts. If we can't, and when our operations in the Lower Kube are concluded, we should corrall them out of the Kube with great haste - they pose a threat to the Kuban state.

Violet Loyalists: The Violet Loyalists sprung up right around the time the rift opened. That's all well and good, save for a couple strange things - first, they are based primarily out of the area under Free Derry - once owned by TanTan. They have a secondary base under Kuba New Town - evidently taken by force - but which was also funded by TanTan. That's to say little of the resemblance of the Violet Loyalist flag and the flag of the Divine Hyperstate of Kuba, the government of which was by headed by TanTan. Now, the Violet Loyalists are effectively a cult and should be rooted out as soon as possible, but before we wipe them out, we need to capture their leader, a woman who calls herself the Speaker for the Violet King - we need to know what she knows. If there's a connection to TanTan that isn't just circumstantial, we need to know what it is.

The Everfaithful Cactuslamic Brotherhood: Evinced by the Warriors of the Thorn, adherents to Cactuslam are not immune to radicalization. If the NKVD can radicalize them in a way that convinces the radicalized that the Kube is intrinsically linked to the Long Cactus, we could have an extrajudicial extragovernmental military force. And, of course, if we fail to radicalize them or fail to control the radicals, we can simply leave them be and kill the radicals.

The Loft Autonomous Zone: There's not much to be said about the LOFTAZ - they're just a community of hippies that live under Free Derry. If they ever start to radicalize, though, becoming sympathetic to the SPC or the KLA or whatever - we can simply treat them as we would their parent faction. Until that time, we'll leave them be.

Special Projects
The Hobgoblin Initiative: Goblins are snivelling creatures, generally - small and cowardly - but very, very hardy. A lower Kuban goblin, with his poor diet and exercise, is still more resistant to heat, disease, and poisons than even the strongest upper Kuban unaugmented Human. What, then, if the average goblin retained his hardiness but was as strong as his human counterpart? As large? Even larger? This is the crux of the hobgoblin initiative - superior goblins. Goblins of the future. We've started with the genetic material of carriers of what I have termed the Orc genes - genes that cause Goblins to grow indefinitely, to possess extraordinary strength, and which instill the goblin with an innate bravery. Generally, these genes manifest in only one or two ways (the gene which causes indefinite growth is exceptionally rare - typically it is inhibited by other genes, resulting in a large goblin, but not a goblin with unlimited growth potential. I know of only two cases of indefinite growth in all the Kube.) If they could all manifest consistently, we may have an entirely new species on our hands: the Hobgoblin. The greatest feat of genetic engineering on the Kube thus far.

The Black Death: [REDACTED]

Grand Commissar of the Arcane, Umbra
The Violet King. What is it about the Violet King that I cannot shake? Why didn't the rift spew forth legions of the damned as rifts so often do in fiction? What purpose did it serve if not invasion? If it was to initiate an invasion, where was the invasion? The rift is closed for now - sealed off after Gobby Gobinov called on his allies in the Jebbic Empire - but I don't think this is the end. Not until we root out the Violet Loyalists, not until we drive back the hand and the spike in the middle Kube, and perhaps not until we take the fight to the Violet King. I worry, though, that we're not just facing a demonic incursion. I'm afraid that this is TanTan returned with a vengeance. The evidence, though circumstantial, is hard to refute: the keep from which the hand emerged belonged to TanTan. Kuba New Town was funded by TanTan. The stronghold of Violet Loyalists occupies the same space as the former Free Derry, TanTan's personal estate. Their banners are not too different from TanTan's flag for The Divine Hyperstate of Kuba. All signs point to a strong connection between the two - the only question is what that connection is. Is TanTan the Violet King? Did TanTan exchange the Foreskin of Saint Gekyume for control of the Kube once more? Was TanTan possessed? I don't have answers to this, but I know that in the strongholds of the Violet Loyalists, the sea of souls screams louder and louder each passing day. There can come no good from allowing these places - these nests - to continue existing. It's not enough, though. We may well be facing a god of the unreal. Eventually, we're going to have to take the fight to the Violet King.

Gekyumite Artifacts and the Unknowable Horrors summoned alongside the Violet King
The Foreskin of Saint Gekyume: Legend holds that Gobby Gobinov bought it at auction and used it to create the outer Kube. It changed hands to TanTan after he hunted down the scattered fragments. Scattered journal entries suggested that he was attempting to discern the source of its power before he was exiled, and when he went missing so too did the foreskin. Entirely unclear what happened to it - but it was certainly powerful.

The Body of X: The father of Saint Gekyume, X's body certainly held some magical properties. Regardless, its location cannot be discerned, and likely won't be any time soon. Areas with strong connections to Gekyumism have been mired in fiendish magicks since the incursion of the Violet King, making excavation difficult.

Demon Shards: Our incursions into the sea of souls have revealed a great many things about the arcane and the unreal. For example, demons, when destroyed, leave behind crystals of unknown physical composition. When consumed by a creature of the real, they enhance the consumer's physical and magical abilities depending on the strength of the demon. They also restore vitality of the consumer, healing wounds that could be considered grievous and life-threatening. In my testing, though, I've found that demon shards inconsistently cause derangement, physical corruption, etc. I don't know exactly what causes this, since subjects of strong constitution experienced these symptoms just as often as those with weak constitutions - it is possible that it has to do with an innate propensity for magic. Either way, this leads  me to question whether or not these demon shards actually heal and strengthen or if they simply give the formerly slain demon a new vessel. Further inquiry is required.

Subspace Gates: The rift - despite what it brought with it - also brought new knowledge. Our study of the energies emitted by the rift has lead us to discover that a specific ritual can manipulate space-time to cover great distances instantly or even enter new dimensions. Hypothetically, these rifts could even transpose one dimension into another, i.e. bringing the sea of souls into this world or vice versa.