New Mandalorians

The New Mandalorians, often simply called the Mandalorians or Mando'ade (Mando'a for Children of Mandalore) are an interesting people. A warrior culture centered on tenets of honour, skill and physical prowess, many consider them to be the best warriors the galaxy has to offer.

Currently, they control a large swathe of territory in the north-eastern sector of the galaxy, sharing borders with the Sith Empire and Corporate Sector Authority.

General
The name 'Mandalorians' originally described a warrior race long lost to time, and has since come to refer to the culture itself than a certain people within it.

Present Mandalorians are united by shared cultural tenets and an almost religious belief in victory and conflict, with anybody capable of becoming a Mandalorian, provided they survived the trials.

Practically every Mandalorian is combat ready, being born and raised on competition and a drive to exceed themselves no matter the field of battle.It is this core principle that has made them one of the most deadly forces in the galaxy - they are not easy to defeat without utterly devastating everything that calls itself 'Mandalorian'.

Armor
One of the most defining elements of the Mandalorians are their focus on armour. Unlike other militaries, who often used regulated uniforms, each Mandalorian crafts their own armour or inherits it from others - adding a deeply personal connection to whatever one wears.

That said, as the New Mandalorians have centralized into more of a nation following the Vector Crisis, there is a certain regulation of colours to denote ranks and positions.
 * Blue: Standard rank-and-file, these make up the bulk of the Mando'ade that have yet to truly prove themselves.
 * Dark Blue/Indigo: Guards of important locations.
 * Black: These are picked from the previous Guards, being posted to guard black sites and important individuals.
 * Gold: They have only encountered this once - worn by Sector Marshal Tarko.

Sub-Organizations
Those currently encountered by the Party have been the following:
 * Dar'knit
 * Those rare Mandalorians who exhibit force powers, taken by the Rin to be trained and often rise to positions of importance.
 * Sector Marshal
 * Those placed in charge of an entire sector of Mandalorian space, likely having autonomous command of a large number of forces.
 * Mandalorian Protectors
 * The rank below the Sector Marshals, often put in charge of important locations - from stations to a planet.
 * The Rin
 * Perhaps the most enigmatic group yet, as these appear to be immensely feared among the rank-and-file of the Mando'ade. Some were met aboard the Hammer, who were discussing matters with Protector Rett.