Editing Dark Ring (section)

=== Surveillance of All ===
People tend to follow the rules if they are always being watched. That is the ideology behind the mass surveillance present within Qis. Many people believe the eyes of their King are upon them at all times. And, in a way, they are right. Disunity within the nation will not be tolerated. 

==== ''The S.H.D.'' ====
The [[Social Harmony Division]] oversees much of the surveillance and policing work within Qis. This mysterious organization lingers in the mind of every Qis citizen. There is constant fear and paranoia that the SHD will be listening into a conversation. That is exactly how the SHD wishes to be thought of by the people. They are the monster in the closet, the ghoul beneath the bed, and the knife in the dark waiting for the traitor to show their true colors. 

''Undead Eyes''

Every eye is a portal for the SHD. Using special devices the agents of the SHD can see through the eyes and listen through the ears of any undead under Soris’ control. They have tens of thousands of eyes watching the population’s every move constantly. Because of this the SHD literally has spies everywhere. 

''Neighbor Against Neighbor''

This atmosphere of paranoia that the SHD creates helps to turn friend against friend. They release constant propaganda which details the punishments of concealing a known traitor. Even a suspected traitor must be turned over to the SHD immediately. With the threat of work camps and decomposition ever looming, many neighbors have turned against each other in a desperate scramble to save their own skin. Oftentimes the accusations are fake or amount to nothing but the SHD never confirms this. The work camps always need more bodies to fill them one way or another.

==== ''The Young Phanes'' ====
Many children in Qis belong to the Young Phanes. Named after the general and creator of the SHD Yelem Phanes, this organization is designed to teach children the values of the nation. Starting from the age of seven years old, a child is taught the values and traditions of the Qis people. Group leaders instill loyalty into the children. There is also a national incentive of ten bags of grain a year to enroll a child within the Young Phanes. Outside governments have criticized the Young Phanes for “brainwashing” the youth but when asked the children say they simply love learning more about their beloved country and becoming well rounded citizens.

==== ''One in Fifty'' ====
The SHD is a massive organization containing tens of thousands of official and unofficial employees. Current SHD documents suggest that one in fifty living civilians in Qis work for the organization. This makes the SHD the largest single organization on the Dark Ring. 

''No Specific Powers''

It is difficult for foreigners to comprehend the exact reach of the SHD. This is on purpose because Soris gave no power restrictions on the SHD. They can act with complete autonomy and answer only to their king. If an agent of the SHD makes a threat the chances are high they can carry it out no matter how vast the scope. 

''Intelligence Gathering and Decomposition''

One of the SHD’s most important jobs is intelligence gathering. This is done through their usual spying techniques combined with “advanced interrogation methods.” Other nations along the Sea of Screams simply call it torture.

However, SHD torture goes far beyond the physical. Many times the SHD will not even detain an individual once they begin to torture them. Instead they employ a system called decomposition. In short, decomposition is a specialized psychological torture style meant to attack the vicitim’s mental health and sense of reality. Agents performing this technique employ mass gaslighting. They will sneak into a victims house to move furniture, steal items, or destroy documents. A long-time SHD agent who knows the victim personally might all of a sudden act as if they do not know the victim. The end goal is for the victim to doubt their own mental health and push them to the brink of sanity. With their grip on reality in free fall, the SHD moves in to gather information.

Using these tactics the SHD has one of the most robust intelligence gathering systems ever created. This web often expands to other nations as well. The SHD’s subtle yet effective techniques allow them to strike far behind enemy lines and interrogate a target without them even knowing the SHD is at work. 

==== ''Agents Amongst Enemies'' ====
In recent decades the SHD has pivoted toward expanding their reach beyond Qis’ borders. They have embedded thousands of agents in other nations. These smaller cells have begun to grow. While other nations know Qis is slowly infiltrating their populations, the exact scale of the infiltration is yet unknown. However, many Nomarchs in Kar-Thonis have begun preparing for the worst case scenario.

What Kar-Thonis does not know is that SHD already has an agent high up in the government. The entire political system lies open on the operating table before the Qis. A lesser organization would have already struck but the SHD has longer term plans. 

They know that the Pharaoh is constructed from multiple different people. The current plan, nicknamed operation Butterfly, is to insert a loyal SHD agent so they can become chosen for the next Pharaoh. Once chosen they will merge with the other initiates and become the new Pharaoh. It is the hope of the SHD that their programming will be strong enough to create a Pharaoh that is loyal to Soris and the Qis nation.