Control

Control was a clandestine organization which claimed to protect the security interests of the Umbra. Prior to the Altairians’ admission to the Umbra Council, they were considered a critical branch of Umbra Intelligence, while post Collusion, they were believed to be a rogue organization not considered part of the Umbra.

The organization claimed to be sanctioned by Bishop himself, allowing for extraordinary measures to be taken in times of extreme threat. By the time of Collusion, it was mentioned in rumors and even had its own insignia that was recognized, a trio of red dots on a black background. Control's very existence was a deeply buried secret, known only to a handful of people beyond its own membership.

Perhaps Control's darkest aspect was that, while it had existed since the beginning of Umbra, it was autonomous, having operated with no oversight or accountability whatsoever, even free to kill those it deemed a threat to Umbra interests at its own discretion. By the time of the Collusion, at least some of Umbra's top officers knew for certain of Control's existence, and on occasion even worked with them to serve the interests of the Umbra. However, for the sake of propriety, they tended to keep as much distance from the organization as possible.

As far as Control itself was concerned, it seemed to have well-placed agents in nearly every level of Umbra's command structure, allowing it to carry out operations without risk of being publicly exposed.

History
Control was first mentioned in classified Umbra debriefings obtained by Altairian Imperial Intelligence. These debriefings of a then unknown organisation that had deliberately engaged an Altairian cutter, destroying it before it could reach the safety of a shockpoint.

Four months later the same organisation was believed responsible for the Delcore System Kill, destroying Execution Force Bavok as it prepared to depart Delcore. Delcore One, Two and Three were subject to intense bombardment and furthermore irradiated beyond measure when Delanna Prime underwent serious destabilisation and errupted. The Chariot; Unrelenting Prosecution was dispatched to investigate.

During the Terrahope Incident, one unknown dreadnought type was stumbled upon by an Altairian cruiser taking cadets on a training cruise. After thirty six hours in orbit of Terrahope contact was lost with the Forlorn Threshold. Altairian Sector Command would later indicate that Bequeathed had fallen afoul of an incomplete hyperspace shunt and investigators were dispatched.

Control was finally revealed during Operation Navarch, an attempt at striking deep at the heart of Altairian territory, engaging Navarch assets at Galhemna. Despite the organisation’s best efforts, a single warship was able to escape, finally revealing Control’s existence to the greater galaxy.