The Empress’ Hands

 

The Empress’ Hands are an unofficial “body” not-quite established at the very end of Martel I. initial (mortal) reign. There have never been very many of them, and (depending on the Judge) they may even be completely conjectural, save for their creation in times of crisis or not at all. Each are highly skilled, elite operatives of an individualistic and self-guided nature, excelling in their fields of activity, chosen for a combination of loyalty, expertise and ‘vision,’ a sense of how close the Empress (and subsequent Empress’) conception of the Imperium is understood or grokked by the Hand in question.

Analogous entities exist across all o science fiction – Harry Harrison’s Special Corps, Mara Jade and (especially) Shira Brie from the Star Wars Legends continuity, and (especially) the SPECTRES from Mass Effect are but a few relatively obvious examples.  

Not exactly right (too white) but close

Here is an example - Col. Scarlet