Hope i'm not to late to the introduction party, the final edition of this will have a ton more info on armies, ships, the fleets, religion, population and such.
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[b]Name:[/b] The Hegemony of the Darkened Moon 

[b]Homeworld:[/b] Nevareth
Nevareth is an interesting planet, known to most within the Hegemony as the planet of endless spring. This is due to the planet orbiting it's twin suns in such a way that has caused it to form shorter summers, falls, and winters, in place of a much extended spring like season. The planet is known for it's beauty and abundance of growing things, as even within the sprawling capital city, public gardens have been set up and are well maintained by the public works staff. 

[b]Race:[/b] Nevarethi, humanoids that have a more pronounced spine and short (about half an inch long) bone spurs that emerge off of the jaw line every two inches or so. Another feature of the Nevarethi are their eye colors, namely violet, red, and various shades of blue and green. They stand around 6'5'' average, and generally have stronger muscles and denser bones than humans 

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[b]Culture:[/b] The culture of the Hegemony is ridged and traditional, prizing duty, loyalty, and honor above all else. This is due to the fact that the culture of the Hegemony is a warrior culture, where to fight for what one believes in, in service to some greater good, is one of the greatest things one can do. Even death is not to be feared as long as it is an honorable death. This thinking has permeated all levels of life within the Hegemony, resulting in the races of the Hegemony being viewed by outsiders as stoic, a bit dull, and even though they are very advanced, perhaps a touch backwards in some fashion. But, at least to the peoples and races of the Hegemony, this cannot be further from the truth. As the philosophers of old have said "To be fearsome in war, one must be restful in peace." and to this end peace in the Hegemony is not spent idly. All soldiers, from the lowest foot soldier, to the highest general, when not training, are painters, sculptors and so on. But as always this takes a back seat to their study of war and combat.

The concept of honorable combat is so deeply ingrained that is have given rise to two special social classes of warriors, the Relequa and the Varele. The Relequa are soldiers, usually children related to the Great Houses, that have been trained from birth in the code of warriors. Their armament is simple, a ornate heavy armor, forearm mounted plasma caster, and a single edged vibro-longsword. They are an elite fighting force, with the command of a brigadier general, but the battlefield presence of a squad commander, unparalleled in close combat. The Varele however are dishonored, or purposeless Relequa, they wander from place to place, from battlefield to battlefield, in an effort to once more find purpose. They use much the same armament of their Relequa counterparts, with the exception of the Plasma Caster, preferring the role of a close range shock troop. It should be noted that any son or daughter of the Hegemony can become a Relequa, with acceptance for training and recognition by a great house 

[b]Government:[/b] The government of the Hegemony is broken up into 3 parts, the council of races, the council of 14, and the office of the Hegemon. The Council of races is the largest chamber of the government, where delegates from all corners of the vast Hegemony come to voice their opinions and complaints and to work with the day to day governmental problems. The Council of 14 is made up of a single delegate (Usually the head or Heir, if they are not currently engaged as a Relequa) from the Great houses, it functions like the Council of Races, but on a much smaller scale. Finally is the Office of the Hegemon, but unlike the title suggests, the office is not an elected position, it would be more accurately be described more like the seat of an emperor than a Office, all decisions on this level are final.