Imperial Navy of Gaia

The Imperial Navy of Gaia, or ING, is the main military arm of the Gaian Empire. The ING and its daughter organizations are responsible for colonization and peacekeeping in Gaia-controlled space, as well as exploration and expansion along the frontier territories. The ING was the organization responsible for all military actions during the Expansion Wars, and was also the branch of the Gaian state apparatus which suffered the heaviest losses from - and was saddled with the majority of the blame for - the outcome of that conflict. Since the end of the wars, the ING has struggled to maintain a nominal military presence in the Threshold, but in its weakened state, its efforts amount to little more than keeping a few essential trade lanes free from pirates.