On 4/13/06, Jon_Lincicum at stream.com <Jon_Lincicum at stream.com> wrote: > Given that the Dragaeran Empire apparently has several different > intelligence services, I was curious if the several we know about have > real-world equivalents. > > "Division Six" seems to be a direct reference to "MI-6" (British Secret > Service) > "Imperial Surveilence Corps" might be the FBI (Operates domestically, > substitute "Federal" for "Imperial") > "Third Floor Relic" didn't make any sense, until I noticed that the logo > for the Mossad (Israeli Intelligence) features two steps, on top of which > (on the "Third Floor") sits a menorah (a sort of Relic). That seems to be way too much of a reach, to me. Third Floor Relic is a *small* group, that reports directly to the Empress, and works on very specific and narrowly defined objectives. None of that description really works for the Mossad. I would suggest looking into historical intelligence groups, and possibly fictional ones as well (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, maybe?). I did a bit of research on Wikipedia, and haven't found anything that looks quite right yet. > I was trying to find a direct reference for "Special Tasks Group", but > this is less clear, it seems more like the CIA, Or maybe "Special Forces" > or the Secret Service. > > Can anyone think of any clues from /Orca/ that might nail this one down? > Well, consider who they report to: Khaavren is head of the Imperial Guard. That seems to make them an analog of the Secret Service and/or Military Intelligence. Or so I might guess, anyway.