Red Brand

The Red Brand was a nomadic army from Armadia, a planet in the Unknown Regions whose governent had exiled it's army because it had grown too powerful and, in the government's opinion, too rowdy and disorderly. The Red Brands' membersa were some of the most disciplined and elite warriors known to the galaxy and their leader, General Sazmussen, was known to be one of the greatest Generals and warlords known in all the galaxy, known and unknown. The army banded together, supported only by Jerdicar's wealth, and became an independent nomadic organization whose goal was be recognised as the greatest fighting force in the army and to find a home where its' million strong members could thrive. The Red Brand was notorious for waging a war on the and conquering many of its' member worlds and for razing many planets to the ground.

History
Armadia was known for its' stringent and disciplined army which held only elite graduates of Armadia's Military Academy. Despite the stringent requirements required to join the army, it was comprised of millions of elite soldiers which was a testament to how great their army was and just how large Armadia was. They were known as the pride of Armadia because of their many victories and their success as an army. They first gained notoriety from their rivalry with the  which were brutal wars that were almost always won by Armadias army. Many of the retired Armadian soldiers became generals and high ranking politicians in the Armadian Royal Institute. The Armadian armies newest generation of soldiers came into conflict with the who were said to be even more powerful than the Nagai Warlords and their armies discipline rivaled Armadias. After a long and taxing war, Armadia emerged victorious and the soldiers celebration lasted for so long that the Armadian Council became irritated, especially so when they began consuming high levels of alchohal and began losing their dignity and doing undisciplined things. General Jerdicar, supreme commander of the entire army, was summoned to the Royal Institute HQ where he was told that if he didn't stop his armies behavior, he was going to be stripped of his title and rank. Jerdicar replied that the army deserved rest after such a brutal war and that he wouldn't be doing anything about their behavior. The Council then revealed that they had replaced the army with a handpicked army which consisted of many different races and things. They said that if they didn't stop this behavior, they would be made to leave by force. Jerdicar acted like he was going to do something about the behavior but instead rallied his troops and prepared them to face the replacement army, which was named the Disciplinary Army Division by the Council. The Disciplinary Army proved to be no match for the Original Army. They were almost totally slaughtered, leaving only 500,000 soldiers from what had been a 4 million member strong army. The Original Army, which had renamed itself the Red Brand, from a symbol of ancient Armadian Warriors, decimated the Disciplinary Army and nearly razed the Royal Institute HQ completely to the ground,, leaving only the High Polemarch, ruler of Armadia, and a few key government officials alive and leaving the planet to burn from the blow they had inflicted. The Red Brand members had all been branded with the symbol on their right arm and had pillaged Armadia's Municipal centers, taking all the new technology and starships they could, leaving Armadia in a ramshackle and destroyed state and leaving behind the planet that they were no longer welcomed on. Instead of attacking the Chiss and Nagai to take their properties, they formed pacts with the two nations and moved on to new territory- Known Space.