IEBO (PA)

Imperial Elite Black Ops (IEBO) was a guild based in Dark Trench just north of the Imperial outpost on the planet Lok. Almost all of the members knew each other in real life, and entry into IEBO was by invitation only. IEBO enjoyed PvP, and organized themselves along military lines with a chain of command, an emphasis on teamwork, and the development of an espirit de corps. Elements of the guild frequently went out to patrol the galaxy, assist other Imperial guilds and destroy rebel bases. Its combat missions were usually led by Colonel Er'ik Stryker, known across the galaxy for his exterminationist anti-rebel sentiment. IEBO, along with its allied guild in Dark Trench, SYN, typically maintained between two to four Imperial bases at any given time. During its heyday, IEBO prided itself on maintaining solid Imperial rule on Lok, and preventing the establishment of rebel bases anywhere. The guild's enthusiasm (some would say fanaticism) for combat, the visibility and style of its leaders, and its (perhaps overarching) pride, presented an inviting target to rebel players.

Dark Trench itself had a standing policy of banning all non-Imperial players on sight, although exceptions were made for those neutrals who journeyed to Dark Trench for the purpose of joining the Empire (provided they were accompanied by a town resident for that purpose). For many new Imperial players, Dark Trench was their first stop after being recruited in Mos Eisley. Dark Trench was a town where an Imperial - whether overt or covert - could almost always get buffed by a doctor and entertainers.

Lok had only one starport - at Nym's town - on the entire planet. As the starport was always busy, the appearance of even one overt rebel would set off alarm bells through Imperial guildchat. The sudden appearance of a squad of overt rebels at Nym's starport was invariably reported, giving the Imps on Lok precious minutes to prepare for any impending raid.

It was well-known that any raids on Dark Trench would require a significant force of rebels. It was also known that mustering and deploying such a significant force of overt rebels would likely be picked up by Imperial intelligence operatives. Nonetheless, rebels on occasion managed to take Dark Trench by surprise during base vulnerability times, destroying IEBO's bases after firce combat.