[@White Feather]This is what that nation roughly looks like:
[hider=The Morte Imperium]
[center][h1][color=9e0b0f]THE MORTE IMPERIUM[/color][/h1][/center][hr][center][img]http://oi49.tinypic.com/28lsw11.jpg[/img][/center]


[color=9e0b0f][u][b][h3]NATION SHEET[/h3][/b][/u][/color]
[b][color=9e0b0f]Name:[/color][/b] The Morte Imperium, Das Mortereich, The Morte Empire
[b][color=9e0b0f]Species:[/color][/b] Morteans (outwardly almost human)
[b][color=9e0b0f]Government:[/color][/b] Totalitarian Elected Monarchy
[color=9e0b0f][b]Official Language:[/b][/color] Gothic Standard
[b][color=9e0b0f]Homeworld:[/color][/b] Mortis, Todestern System
[b][color=9e0b0f]Holdings:[/color][/b] Star Systems: 7, Habitable Planets: 4, Colony Clusters: 16
[b][color=9e0b0f]Total Population:[/color][/b] 85,569,242,144 (according to last year's census)
[b][color=9e0b0f]Military Power:[/color][/b] 2,500,000,000 personnel (regulated by law, always replenished within a week)
[b][color=9e0b0f]Fleet Power:[/color][/b] 2,500 warships (as per "peacetime" law restrictions, not including escorts and lesser ships)


[color=9e0b0f][u][b][h3]HISTORY OVERVIEW[/h3][/b][/u][/color]
TBA


[color=9e0b0f][u][b][h3]SPECIES/SOCIETY[/h3][/b][/u][/color]
Morteans are bipedal creatures who closely resemble humans. Whether they are distant descendants of human colonists or an alien race who are just similar to humans due to the pararell development theory, it's unknown. Morteans live in their harsh death worlds which made them look pale and weak compared to an average human. They're at average 163cm tall but there are rare Morteans who grow over 2 meters. Due to the effect of radiation, birth defects and mutations are relatively common and according to statistics 27.4% of the children die at (or before) birth. For every Mortean death is a common experience which swayed their society into an unique direction. Morteans neither fear death nor welcome it. They accept death as a natural element of their lives and strive to serve their community during the short time they're given (average 40 years). Morteans are utilitarians to the extreme, working precisely like cogs in well-oiled machine. In the eyes of others Morteans themselves do appear almost machine-like, having little in the way of personal goals and instead striving to complete their duties to the community as a whole. This unique mindset also makes Morteans numb to the feeling of loss other species experience. Morteans are capable of boundless cruelty without the slightest emotion behind. Compassion in its typical sense is almost completely foreign to them. On the other hand their higher orientation towards logic means Morteans always do things with reason. They have a clear view on risks and benefits which makes negotiations with Morteans surprisingly simple. The official language of the Mortereich is the Gothic Standard. It resembles German from the ancient human civilization albeit they are far from a perfect match to each other. There are also 7 major dialects and even more minor dialects within the population which can range from slight mutation to something that doesn't even sound like the same language.


[color=9e0b0f][u][b][h3]GOVERNMENT/HOLDINGS[/h3][/b][/u][/color]
The Mortean government is imperial, formed in the ancient past under the necessity to fend off various invaders. Old databanks detail that until the fourth century IR the Kaiser's title was inherited by the descendants of Karl von Metzel. After the formation of the "Neue Reich" the Kaiser was elected for 6 years by a public vote. Thus the current government system is Elected Totalitarian Monarchy. Kaiser candidates must pass a rigorous set of selection tests and only the most fit . But aside from that anyone is eligible to become the Kaiser. There are no set political parties albeit having the favor of certain groups can increase a candidate's chances to become the Kaiser. Right after election the Kaiser has absolute power but he must use this with care. After the end of their run the former Kaiser is examined and questioned for his actions and may even face execution. Re-election is possible but only the maximum number of 4 times in a row. Overall the Morte Empire has a strict system of hierarchy. Anyone is expected to follow the orders of their superior to the letter. Insubordination leads to punishment. Yet if there are questions raised in regards of the superior's competence, these can be submitted to a higher up who upon further evaluation could demote the said person. Extraordinary promotions may be issued the same way, albeit the process is even more complicated. Generally the Mortean government and society works like a fine tuned machine. This undoubtedly contributes to their reputation as "machine-like people".

Overall, the Mortean Empire holds almost 40% of the Stormlosweg Sector which can be found in the uncharted regions of the galaxy. Stormlosweg Sector is devastated by the Kilonova Catastrophe over a millennia ago. This made life incredibly harsh for its inhabitants. Currently the Mortean Empire controls 7 star systems: Todderstern (their home system), Bekrieger, Heissessen, Brennenweg, Schmelzer, Grossernicht and Saltzricht. In spite of that they only possess 4 barely habitable planets. Their home system Mortis, Tannerbald the only planet with the potential for open terrain agriculture, the mineral-rich Stolzer and Krugern which was the former homeworld of the Luxans. To house their population elsewhere the Morteans built no less than 16 colony clusters in their territory and currently over 20% of Morte's population lives in them.


[color=9e0b0f][u][b][h3]TECHNOLOGY/INDUSTRY[/h3][/b][/u][/color]
Since the ancient Kilonova Catastrophe the Morteans came a long way and advanced their science tremendously. It was both by the force of necessity and by reverse-engineering the technology of other civilizations. Nowadays they are the most advanced nation in the entire Stormlosweg Sector, even if compared to civilizations from the galaxy as a whole they have ways to go. Their chief power source is antimatter. Boon of the bane is that the Kilonova Catastrophe turned all stars into irregulars which naturally expel solar winds of pure antimatter. Gathering this up the Morte Empire has an almost inexhaustible supply. Their industry is developed massively over the centuries and their star systems are practically filled with automated mines and factories. These were once fueling the Morte's immense war machine but with the lasting peace these facilities are switched over to civilian production. 8 of the colony clusters were actually made in this century. Material engineering is similarly advanced in the Empire, with various batches of Durachrome can be found in all constructions.

For long centuries Morte's only reliable form of interstellar travel is the Warp Drive. This technology went through dozens of generations yet its chief mechanism remained the same. It manipulates space-time to effectively shorten the distance and allow ships to travel at apparent speeds faster than light. It's a proven and tested device, albeit compared to what most civilizations use in teh galaxy these are quite slow. Usually they can only travel a few lightyears in a day. Morte also has advanced medicine, cybernetics and AI technology albeit sentient machines are kept under strict control. They also know several terraformation methods yet none of these seems to solve the problem with their home planet. A scientist once proposed the idea to create a planet-wide barrier around Mortis but the results were rather discouraging.

[color=9e0b0f][u][b][h3]MILITARY OVERVIEW[/h3][/b][/u][/color]
Mortean military doctrine reflects their society completely. They follow utility and precise organization. Laws explicitly determine the number of soldiers protecting the Empire and their count is reviewed every weekend. During "peacetime" (defined by the lack of major campaigns instead of the absence of any military action or hostilities) this quota was determined to be 2.5 billion, calculated to be just appropriate to keep the hostile neighbors at bay. During major military actions the Kaiser has full authority to raise this quota anywhere. All Morteans receive combat training before reaching adulthood and they're obliged to refresh it on every 4th year. In the Mortean Empire there are no civilians, just active soldiers and those who stay in reserve. The duty of the empire's protection is shared with everyone. The military branch of the Morteans is called Reichswehrmacht.
[hider=Reichsgrenadier]
[img]http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2012/236/8/a/the_krieg_prepare_for_war_by_the_higgins-d5cadz6.png[/img]

[b]Name:[/b] Reichsgrenadier
[b]Role:[/b] Standard Foot Soldier
[b]Armor:[/b] Nanofiber mesh suit + durachrome/neutrozite plates
[b]Primary Weapon:[/b] PASER Rifle
[b]Misc:[/b] Environmental sealing, limited life support and temperature control, gas mask/rebreather, helmet-incorporated virtual screen with data-link, sensory information and early warning, heat/electromagnetic detector and night-vision modes, medical injectors

Standard soldier of the Morte Empire. Beneath their uniform they wear nanofiber mesh giving slight increase in strength and cushion against common impacts. Against well-armed soldiers the arangement of durachrome/neutrozite layered plates offer moderate protection, only allowing the higher setting of energy weapons to penetrate. Neutrozite layers exist as a stop-gate against antimatter particle weapons like PASER rifles. PASERS use minute antimatter reactions to launch microscopic amount of positron at the target, almost at lightspeed. Due to their nature their effectiveness against conventional armor increases 2 to 10 times. Reichsgrenadiers also carry around plasma grenades and one per platoon has the responsibility to safeguard their antimatter grenades.[/hider]

Mortean Space Navy (Mortenkriegsflotte) doctrines concentrate on numbers and heavy long range firepower. Their primary propulsion systems are large antimatter impulse engines which provide reasonable acceleration at minuscule reaction mass spent. Their efficiency is further enhanced by the mass-lightening and space-folding effects of Warp Drives which are also their method of interstellar travel. Albeit slow compared to many other civilizations but its reliable economic nature allows ships to use them for constant travel with only moderate impact on the ship's power budget. Using similar theories the ship's main weaponry are superluminal PASER ([b]P[/b]ositron [b]A[/b]ccretion by [b]S[/b]patio-antimatter [b]E[/b]xplosive [b]R[/b]eactions) and Grav Lance/QuASAR ([b]Q[/b]uark [b]A[/b]cceleration by [b]S[/b]patio-stimulated [b]A[/b]ntimatter [b]R[/b]eactions), the latter attacks with raw mass particles at FTL velocities, thus penetrating shields and armored hulls more efficiently than regular beams. They also have torpedoes that can be launched from warp catapult to temporarily gain FTL speed until reaching close to the target. Overall these weapons extend the Morte Fleet's range greatly and it isn't rare for them to target enemies from a few astronomical units away. Said weapons are assisted by hypercomms, hyper-radar and hypercameras which are all based on the Warp mechanism thus free of light-lag. For protection the Morte ships use thickly armored Durachrome composite hulls combined with their Force Shields, the latter generating a bubble of rapidly circling gluons and quarks, essentially covering themselves with multiple layers of pseudo-mass. While potent on its own the Force Shield's true purpose is to intercept attacks and attenuate them from afar (as they're usually projected 10-100km away depending on ship size and power), effectively rendering them harmless to the ship's armor thereafter.

The Mortenkriegsflotte is currently restricted by the "peacetime" law which limits them to 2500 warships, at least 70% of these must be the fast attack and individual patrol ships AKA frigates in order to secure the borders. The Morte Empire currently occupies the space of 46 cubic lightyears with their borders spreading for the area of 47 lightyears squared. With their warp drives usually only capable of crossing 1-3 lightyears a day they require at least this many patrols to keep their empire safe.
[hider=Mittelschnauzer-class Attack Frigate]
[IMG]http://gineistatic.com/w/images/1/14/Imperialtiamatbattleshipsketch.jpg[/IMG]

[B]Name:[/B] Mittelschnauzer-class Attack Frigate
[B]Clasification:[/B] Long-Range Fast Attack & Patrol Space Combat Vessel, Frigate
[B]Dimensions:[/B] 
[LIST]
[*]Length: 428,40cm (prow length: 321,55cm)
[*]Height: 120,25cm (prow height: 54,00cm)
[*]Width: 160,00cm (prow width: 44,20-68,15cm)
[/LIST]
[B]Armor:[/B] 50-4,00 cm Durachrome composite
[B]Standard Mass:[/B] 855,725 metric tons (prior to mass-lightening)
[B]Crew:[/B] 2725 (standard)
[B]Propulsion:[/B] Impulse Engine Nacelles x 3 (can be ejected for emergencies)
[B]Powerplant:[/B] Warp Core (w/ 3 rows of antimatter/vacuum reactors)
[B]Interstellar Travel:[/B] Warp Drive
[B]Sensors:[/B] 2 x Sensor Domes (armored domes containing various hypersensors), primary hypertelescopes x 4, backup sensors
[B]Defense Systems:[/B] Force Shield, structural integrity fields
[B]Weapons:[/B]
[LIST]
[*]50cm Grav Lances x 6 (front-mounted, can be angled to target to any direction to 60 degrees)
[*]30cm PASER Cannons x 16 (8 on each side, 130 degree  firing angle)
[*]288cm Torpedo Tubes x 2 (mounted on the front)
[*]40cm 13-tube HVM Pods x 2 (located on the supports connecting the dorsal nacelles)
[*]9cm Interceptor Batteries x 6 (6-tube small missile systems)
[*]2.2cm PASER Point Defenses x 36 (each fit on a flexible ball mount)
[/LIST]

[B]Hangar:[/B]
[LIST]
[*]5 x Shuttles (capable of carrying maximum 500 people or 1000 cubic meters of cargo)
[*]4 x KSR-271 Spitzer Fighters
[*]1000 cubic meters worth of mines (stored in parts and put together in automatic assembly prior deployment)
[*]Escape Pods
[/LIST]

This relatively small class of warship forms the backbone of the Mortean peace defense fleet. Nearly half of its space is taken up by propulsion systems to ensure both speed and long range. Its armaments include slightly scaled down Grav Lances, PASER Cannons and Torpedo Launchers. It also mounts high-velocity missile pods that use their sheer momentum to defeat lighter warships or intercept fighters/missiles from afar. Aside from that it also has the standard interceptor battery and PASER point-defenses to give it full protection. In spite of its size the Mittelschnauzer has respectable firepower and combat utility, military slang dubbing them as "pocket battleships".[/hider][hider=Sennenhund-class Cruiser]
[IMG]http://gineistatic.com/w/images/8/84/Imperialdagonbattleshipsketch.jpg[/IMG]

[B]Name:[/B] Sennenhund-class Cruiser
[B]Clasification:[/B] Intermediate Class Space Combat Vessel, Cruiser
[B]Dimensions:[/B] 
[LIST]
[*]Length: 400,00cm (prow length: 321,00cm)
[*]Height: 80,00cm
[*]Width: 80,00cm
[/LIST]
[B]Armor:[/B] 2,00-8,00 cm Durachrome composite
[B]Standard Mass:[/B] 1,200,000 metric tons (prior to mass-lightening)
[B]Crew:[/B] 2000 (standard)
[B]Propulsion:[/B] Impulse Engine
[B]Powerplant:[/B] Warp Core (w/ four rows of antimatter/vacuum reactors)
[B]Interstellar Travel:[/B] Warp Drive
[B]Sensors:[/B] 2 x Primary Sensor Domes, 4 x Secondary Sensor Domes
[B]Defense Systems:[/B] Force Shield, structural integrity fields
[B]Weapons:[/B]
[LIST]
[*]50cm Grav Lances x 6 (front-mounted, fire arc: 60 degrees)
[*]50cm PASER Cannons x 6 (Front-mounted at the port&starboard protrusions, fire arc: 50 degrees)
[*]30cm PASER Cannons x 24 (12 on each side, 130 degree  firing angle)
[*]375cm Torpedo Tubes x 2 (mounted on the sides)
[*]12cm Interceptor Batteries x 4 (5-tube small missile systems)
[*]3.3cm PASER Point Defenses x 20 (each fit on a flexible ball mount)
[/LIST]

[B]Hangar:[/B]
[LIST]
[*]10 x Shuttles (capable of carrying maximum 500 people or 1000 cubic meters of cargo)
[*]12 x KSR-271 Spitzer Fighters
[*]2000 cubic meters worth of mines (stored in parts and put together in automatic assembly prior deployment)
[*]Escape Pods
[/LIST]

Former mainline warship of the Morte Empire, created in great quantities in the past. It was geared for maximal combat utility within its relatively small size. Compared to the current frigates it has superior firepower, armor, defenses, cargo capacity, hangar capacity, much better survivability and a simple thus easy to maintain structure. Yet because of their inferior speed Cruisers fell out of favor in the recent peacetime and most of them got mothballed. Thousands of decommissioned cruisers orbit Morte shipyards, ready to be reactivated whenever the need arises.
[/hider]

[hider=Schwertjager-class Rapid Destroyer]
[IMG]http://gineistatic.com/w/images/5/5e/Imperialtiamatdestroyersketch.jpg[/IMG]

[B]Name:[/B] Schwertjager-class Rapid Destroyer
[B]Clasification:[/B] Fast Attack Light Space Combat Vessel, Destroyer
[B]Dimensions:[/B] 
[LIST]
[*]Length: 185,50cm (prow length: 91,45cm)
[*]Height: 110,00cm (prow height: 30,00cm)
[*]Width: 25,00-38,10cm (narrowest-widest)
[/LIST]
 [B]Armor:[/B] 20-1,00 cm Durachrome composite
[B]Standard Mass:[/B] 69,500 metric tons (prior to mass-lightening)
[B]Crew:[/B] 258 (standard)
[B]Propulsion:[/B] Impulse Engines x 2, Antimatter Thursters x 2
[B]Powerplant:[/B] Compact Warp Core (with a single antimatter/vacuum reactor)
[B]Interstellar Travel:[/B] Warp Drive, Warp Link, Warp Sustainers
[B]Sensors:[/B] 2 x Sensor Domes (armored domes containing various hypersensors), primary hypertelescope, backup sensors
[B]Defense Systems:[/B] Force Shield, structural integrity fields
[B]Weapons:[/B]
[LIST]
[*]25cm Compact Grav Lances x 4 (front-mounted, 60 degrees coverage)
[*]8cm PASER Cannons x 4 (mounted in flexible ball-mounts)
[*]2.2cm PASER Point Defenses x 6 (each fit on a flexible ball mount)
[*]122cm Torpedo Tubes x 2 (mounted on the edges of the front)
[*]9cm Interceptor Batteries x 2 (8-tube small missile system in the ventral area)
[/LIST]

[B]Hangar:[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Escape Capsules x 8 (can hold 50 people at maximum)
[/LIST]

Fast and firepower packed small starship that commonly accompanies warships in combat. Being less than 100,000 tons in mass the Schwerenjager is considered escort instead of warship thus not subject to the limitations of the law. Designed with speed in mind the Schwerenjager is built around twin antimatter impulse engines almost too big for the rest. It also packs the newest compact grav lances to pose threat to enemy warships. Yet even with these the Schwerenjager would be too slow to keep up with the Frigates. To remedy that the ship has no less than two methods to shorten its interstellar travel. First, like many other escorts it can dock with a Warp Carrier which extends its stronger warp field to them for faster travel. Alternatively 3 Schwerenjager Destroyers can dock with each other to combine their own warp fields for a similar effect. For this latter reason Schwerenjagers almost always operate in groups of 3.[/hider][hider=Sturmjager-class Missile Destroyer]
[IMG]http://gineistatic.com/w/images/f/fa/Imperialdestroyersketch.jpg[/IMG]

[B]Name:[/B] Sturmjager-class Rapid Destroyer
[B]Clasification:[/B]Light Space Combat Vessel, Destroyer
[B]Dimensions:[/B] 
[LIST]
[*]Length: 210,00cm (prow length: 130,40cm)
[*]Height: 70,25cm
[*]Width: 50,00cm
[/LIST]
[B]Armor:[/B] 10-1,20 cm Durachrome composite
[B]Standard Mass:[/B] 55,800 metric tons (prior to mass-lightening)
[B]Crew:[/B] 327 (standard)
[B]Propulsion:[/B] Impulse Engines x 2, Antimatter Thursters
[B]Powerplant:[/B] Compact Warp Core (with a single antimatter/vacuum reactor), auxilary compact M/A reactor
[B]Interstellar Travel:[/B] Warp Drive, Warp Sustainers
[B]Sensors:[/B] 2 x Sensor Domes (armored domes containing various hypersensors), primary hypertelescope, backup sensors
[B]Defense Systems:[/B] Force Shield, structural integrity fields
[B]Weapons:[/B]
[LIST]
[*]40cm HVM Pods x 4 (13-tube missile systems, 52 tubes total)
[*]122cm Torpedo Tubes x 12
[*]9cm Interceptor Batteries x 2 (8-tube small missile system)
[*]8cm PASER Cannons x 8 (in flexible ball-mounts)
[*]2.2cm PASER Point Defenses x 6 (fit on a flexible ball mount)
[/LIST]

[B]Hangar:[/B]
[LIST]
[*]Escape Capsules x 8 (can hold 50 people at maximum)
[/LIST]

Escort ship focusing almost entirely on firepower. It mounts frightening arsenal of torpedoes and missiles that almost belies its size. Unfortunately this comes at the cost of maneuverability and endurance in battle. Even if it had more maneuvering thrusters, the use of 52 mini warp catapults for HVMs and 12 small scale torpedo tubes drain all power the vessel has and even portion of the reserves. As such the Morte fleet only uses them in limited numbers and rather it enjoys popularity with local defense units where abundant supplies make the Sturmjager's massive firepower makes it an effective force multiplier. The module at the front is the Sturmjager's command bridge which can also detach in emergency and act as a non warp-capable spaceship. Sturmjagers traditionally operate in groups of 4.
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The Morte Empire also installed a network of space bases and warp jammer relays to prevent intruders to trespass their borders. While powerful enough to take on a few ships, these are still insufficient to prevent an actual fleet assault. The warp jammers also occasionally fail to sabotage the enemy's FTL methods and they penetrate deep into Morte territory. As such vigilance and constant fleet patrols are still a necessity. Aside from the borders the 3 planets, the 12 colony clusters and key industrial chokepoints are also outfit with various space defenses. Thanks to their concentrated nature these are slightly better at repelling attackers albeit without the fleet's assistance they still won't hold up against prolonged siege.[/hider]
Of course I'll be refining them quite a bit.
Actually, I already did and still wish to continue with that.