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The '''Throneswatch''' (Fhasen: ''Sùilean a na Chathairrih Fhainnin''), abbreviated '''SANAC''', was an organization that existed in the [[Kingdom of the Fhainn]] beginning in the 16th Century until the 1910s. While originating as a life guards heavy cavalry formation, the Throneswatch progressively acquired more duties as a force directly loyal to the Suthar-Màrtainn family rather than the Throne as a concept. By the time of its dissolution, the Throneswatch consisted of numerous official and unofficial organizations responsible for the protection of the royal family, protected communication, domestic and foreign intelligence, internal repression, and the general enforcement of the Rih's political agendas. The organization was, at the same time, a military force, secret society, intelligence network, criminal organization, and political club, and operated in parallel and often partially integrated into official power structures and state commissions and ministries which existed for those roles.  
The '''Throneswatch''' (Fhasen: ''Sùilean a na Chathairrih Fhainnin'', shorthand ''Sùileanrih''), abbreviated '''SANAC''', was an organization that existed in the [[Kingdom of the Fhainn]] beginning in the 16th Century until the 1910s. While originating as a life guards heavy cavalry formation, the Throneswatch progressively acquired more duties as a force directly loyal to the Suthar-Màrtainn family rather than the Throne as a concept. By the time of its dissolution, the Throneswatch consisted of numerous official and unofficial organizations responsible for the protection of the royal family, protected communication, domestic and foreign intelligence, internal repression, and the general enforcement of the Rih's political agendas. The organization was, at the same time, a military force, secret society, intelligence network, criminal organization, and political club, and operated in parallel and often partially integrated into official power structures and state commissions and ministries which existed for those roles.  


Membership in the Throneswatch was, for most of its existence, open to people of any origin, class, religion, and political faction so long as members swore personal loyalty to the person of the Rih. This, in combination with the extralegal actions and legal powers granted to official members, allowed the scope and power of the organization to expand into numerous wings, eventually forming one of the largest political societies in [[Levantia]] and dominating Royal politics as a state within a state. The Throneswatch survived the creation of the 1830 Constitution primarily as a secret police and society, and in its final evolution became one of the most powerful forces behind deliberalization efforts made by Fhainnin monarchs in the late 19th Century as well as a globally feared institution.
Membership in the Throneswatch was, for most of its existence, open to people of any origin, class, religion, and political faction so long as members swore personal loyalty to the person of the Rih. This, in combination with the extralegal actions and legal powers granted to official members, allowed the scope and power of the organization to expand into numerous wings, eventually forming one of the largest political societies in [[Levantia]] and dominating Royal politics as a state within a state. The Throneswatch survived the creation of the 1830 Constitution primarily as a secret police and society, and in its final evolution became one of the most powerful forces behind deliberalization efforts made by Fhainnin monarchs in the late 19th Century as well as a globally feared institution.