User:Jclemens/Organizations in Babylon 5

These fictional organizations feature prominently in the Babylon 5 universe.

Bureau 13
Bureau 13 was a secret organization operating in Earthgov. They were mentioned in the episode S02E06 "A Spider in the Web". After hearing of a role playing game with the same name J. Michael Straczynski promised never to use that name again.

Nightwatch
The Nightwatch was the secret police force introduced under Earth Alliance President Morgan Clark. It was designed to secure Clark's anti-alien agenda and sniff out "undesirable" factions that were viewed as traitors. A significant portion of Babylon 5's security staff joined Nightwatch (among them Zack Allan), much to the consternation of Chief Garibaldi. Narratively, the Nightwatch serves to articulate recurrent human anti-alient prejudice.

An'La'Shok
Rangers (Minbari: Anla-shok) are a fictional class of warriors.

“ We are Rangers. We walk in the dark places no others will enter. We stand on the bridge, and no one may pass. We live for the One, we die for the One. ”

Grey Council
Ruling body of the Minbari Federation as created by Valen during the Shadow War one thousand years before the events of Babylon 5. Comprising nine members, three from each of the Minbari's three castes (Worker, Warrior, Religious). Among Minbari therefore also known as 'The Nine'. The council was broken in mid-2260, around the time Babylon 5 seceded from earth, and was reformed by Delenn in the aftermath of the Shadow War.

The Kha'Ri
The Kha'Ri was the ruling body of the Narn Regime before the Centauri conquest of the Narn homeworld in late 2259. Ambassador (later Citizen) G'Kar was a member of this ruling body, and was its last free member after the conquest of Narn.

The Centarum
The Centauri governing body.