House Vale's standing rotation of orbital combat groups, sworn under the Iron Oath. Doctrine is surgical, not punitive: the Armadas would rather wait years on a sealed siege than fire wide.
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The Iron Oath Armadas are the standing military arm of House Vale, charged by the Founding Compact with the defense of Chroma Colony and, by Vale doctrine, the surgical pursuit of any target the Ledger marks. Three combat groups rotate on standing duty; two reserve groups overhaul.
The Iron Oath itself is the binding the System Lord swears on accession: that any line item will be spent to keep the cylinder whole. The Armadas exist to honor that oath. The doctrine is restraint over reach. The Armadas would rather hold a sealed siege for years than fire wide.