Renik was the counter-espionage branch of Imperial Intelligence, a subordinate section within the Bureau of Operations. To the public eye, it existed as different "respectable" companies, including Renikco and the entertainment company Delcas HoloVid.

The Renik were charged with discovering and destroying enemy espionage networks within the Galactic Empire. However, if a network was to be turned to serve the Empire, it was turned over to the Infiltration section, and preventing and eliminating infiltrators within Imperial Intelligence itself was the responsibility of a completely separate branch, the Internal Organization Bureau's IntCon division.

Within Imperial Intelligence, it was said that the name "Renik" was originally a ritual used by the Delorf species to purge their enemies' hostility. However—at least according to an Imperial Security Bureau report in The Imperial Sourcebook—in reality it was simply the name of Admiral Kiner turned back-to-front, a reversal that was deemed appropriate for a counter-intelligence agency.

AppearancesEdit

• "Death-Hunter"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 9

SourcesEdit

• Imperial Sourcebook
• The Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
• Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook