The DOG, which stands for the Duskerian Orbital Guard. It was officially founded by the main government in YE 41, then later restructured to branch under the new nobility system in YE 43.
The Duskerian Orbital Guard (DOG) is an organization within the New Dusk Conclave that works with the leadership, whether that be the Archduke/Archduchess or the nobles of a given System within the stellar territories that make up the New Dusk Conclave. Its equipped on a per-system basis, this means that it is up to the people in charge of a system to equip its local DOG forces whether they be nobility or local administrators working under the central government.
While it is a branch of the CAFF, it doesn’t use actual up-to-date warships, relying more on fighter patrols, defense platforms, and smaller starships1) that are easier to maintain and cheaper to procure than the CAFF's latest models. The focus of the DOG is on preventing pirate attacks and managing shipping lanes. That said, its defense platforms are meant be enough to stop or slow down invading military fleets until the CAFF can arrive.
While the CAFF is designed to be the full military of the NDC, the DOG is the organization that focuses on organizing system patrol and piracy defense, though each system’s forces operate somewhat independently.
| Duskerian Orbital Guard | |
|---|---|
| Official Abbreviation | D.O.G |
| Leader | Admiral Alice Casdan |
| Reports to | The respective Noble of each NDC controlled star system. |
The role of the Duskerian Orbital Guard is the defense of the stellar territory of New Dusk Conclave. It is excluded from aiding in the invasion of other non-faction systems. Its role is to handle the orbital borders of NDC-controlled worlds, extending to the borders of their star systems which make up the territories of the small nation. The DOG uses orbital and ground-based defense platforms, as well as border patrol fleets in their respective systems. It also has planetary-based naval garrisons, for housing the navy.
The DOG has advanced technology that can detect emerging ships and monitor them as they come into the system. If there is any suspicious activity or the ship seems hostile, the DOG will attempt to stop them, with help from the CAFF if necessary. In wartime, it extends their role to block enemy fleets from entering the system and prevent landings on NDC worlds if the former perhaps fails.
Nobles, which the Duskerian Orbital Guard serves under, steward each System. The Noble establishes the Garrison and the units of the DOG and the military, and they acquire the equipment and gear from the main government. They are also raised and established by that system’s noble, but loyalty still lies to the nation itself.
New Dusk Conclave systems are defended by a network of defense platforms in orbit of NDC worlds, which are linked to the picket patrols that watch over planetary borders. These patrols primarily make use of Starbreakers, Sparrow, and Sparrowhawk. Fighter/frame patrols are typically based at either a local station or in one of the DOG's patrol frigates.