| “ | I'm with the Republic Strategic Information Service. Key word is information—if you talk, I let you go. | „ |
| ~ Theron Shan |
The Republic Strategic Information Service, commonly known as the SIS, is the Galactic Republic's covert intelligence agency. The organization is the Republic counterpart and adversary to the Sith Empire's Imperial Intelligence.
Overview[]
The SIS was founded prior to the start of the Great Galactic War by the Galactic Senate as an intelligence agency with monitoring and decryption duties for the Senate Library. Before that, Republic Intelligence had been in operation during the Mandalorian Wars then later disbanded.
The SIS was reformed in the early years of the war to provide the Republic with a covert intelligence service. Although extensive, it maintained a far smaller network than it's Imperial counterpart, Imperial Intelligence, and had no arcane bureaucracy. By the Cold war it was headquartered in the Heorem Complex on Coruscant.[1]
Operating morally and within Republic Law was something that marked the SIS as different from Imperial Intelligence, with the exception of rare occasions where straying from the law was necessary to complete their objectives. Despite this is was known to be an effective intelligence agency.[1]
Coruscant[]
While also headquartered on Coruscant, the SIS conducted an operation to disrupt hijacker activities. An undercover Twi'lek operative convinced a Republic ally to partake in this mission.
Belsavis[]
After the Republic discovered an ancient Rakatan prison on Belsavis the Republic Strategic Information Service conducted classified talks and decided to reopen this detention facility, dubbed The Tomb, as a last resort for holding prisoners where execution was either not possible or impractical.[2] This brought the SIS into direct conflict with Imperial Intelligence, as they carried out the Imperial Prison Break Initiative to liberate captured Sith.[2]
Known operatives[]
- Alys
- Arden
- Ardun Kothe
- Bren
- Burne
- Carhart
- Carina
- Carteri
- Deena Riss
- Dhal
- Diyaz
- Ebenga
- Essor
- Falcon
- Fau-Kes
- Fauler
- Fieler Dan
- Firehawk
- Galen
- Harez Bant
- Izak
- Jonas Balkar
- Korol Tander
- Marcus Trant (Director)
- Mas Avaho
- Nasan Godera
- Rane Kovach
- Rieekan
- Theron Shan
Appearances[]
- The Lost Suns
- Timeline 2: The Mandalorian Blockade is Broken (Mentioned only)
- Fatal Alliance (Mentioned only)
- Blood of the Empire (Mentioned only)