The Emperor’s Embrace is an elite unit in the Geban Empire's military structure, part of the diplomatic branch for diplomacy, integration, stabilization, and humanitarian efforts, focusing on peacekeeping, redemption, and rescue to ensure loyalty in conquered areas through negotiation and resilience.
Key characteristics include envoys who valued mercy and conducted rescues with minimal damage, using versatile small teams for surgical strikes and rehabilitation. Affiliated elite units include The Prince’s Directive jointly with The Guard for post-conquest assimilation via persuasion, education, and intermarriage, The Emperor’s Blade for rescue missions with 100% success minimizing damage, and Lira's Forgiveness for redemption through service for criminals and enemies emphasizing mercy.
Post-Era of Fracture, the unit fragmented into diplomatic enclaves aiding imperial survivors, escorts to Kela, with The Emperor’s Blade conducting high-risk rescues and Lira's Forgiveness rehabilitating defectors amid civil wars. In the Era of Shadow Rule, elements integrated into Shadow Ruler systems for subtle peacekeeping, influencing hidden rehabilitation networks and operative training.
During the Warlord Eras, it supported covert alliances and redemptions, with Blade-like teams rescuing captives from atrocities and Forgiveness programs integrating warlord remnants undercover. In the modern era, no formal structure exists, but legacies influence modern cultural integration in clearings, celebrity rescuers, and societal redemption efforts under Shadow Rule.