You know, it may be a good idea to compile a timeline of events that have led up to the Empire's calamitous present day situation. Nothing too fancy (mostly because engaging in excessive OOC world-building tends to propel adolescent NRPs into a state of perpetual limbo), but enough where newcomers and established players alike can have a reliable reference to fall back on when running post collaborations with other players or making alterations to their own personal sheets.