[hider=The Vendarii]
Warmongerers / Military Production: 8
Scientists / Research Income: 6
Theologians / Faith Income: 1

Race Name: Vendarii
Name of Faction: Eight World's Empire
Government Structure: Feudal Empire
Race Biology: 
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Vendarii breath an oxygen atmosphere, though their tolerance for lower concentrations is much higher than that of a human's. They also have much fewer toxic gases. Interestingly, a Vendarii can drink and eat everything humans do, although they have a cultural preference towards water and wine when drinking. Their food is very much reminiscent of what we would consider Asian today. This is a species-wide phenomenon, implying a very early point of unification.
Cultural History: The Vendarii have always been warriors, almost fine-tuned to fighting. For their entire recorded history, they have been united under the banner of the Eight World's Empire (the name has changed, obviously). However, internal wars between houses are common, and ships usually display their house crest instead of the Imperial Banner. The internal wars became incredibly bloody after the invention of space travel, with orbital bombardment being called down on entire cities just to get at a few enemy leaders. However, over time, space battleships were built. Launched from the ground, they had paper-thin armor and usually only a single spinal weapon. Obviously, these early battles were short and devastating, with entire fleets shredding each other apart entirely in a matter of minutes. With the advent of space industry, battleships could be built bulkier than ever before. Suddenly, the homeworld of the Vendarii was peaceful. All the battles took place among the stars, with fleets engaging not over the ground below, but over the right to claim a new dwarf planet. Among all the fighting, private colony ships were launched towards the other planets of the system. Since the transport of a suitable amount of troops from one planet to another was simply impossible, these colonies were left alone by the military (although stray rounds could destroy an entire city).

These colonies grew quickly, with everyone realizing just how valuable the surface of another planet was. Completely untapped resources, with no risk of invasion. It seemed as though a new ship was being launched every day, sent to bring colonists to the other seven planets of the system. Then came a revolutionary invention: negative mass. Above the seventh planet, an ancient ruin was found by the Na'brel House, floating among the clouds of the gas giant. An expedition was sent, and they returned carrying a small, red cylinder that fell up. The scientists sent explained that the ancient ruin had a device to create such an object within it, and that the entire building floated using such objects. They carried with them a map of the gas giant, showing the locations of billions of other such buildings, which they had dubbed "Sukaiisutsho" (referencing ancient religious texts).

With the ability to defy gravity, launching ships became effortless, as did the construction of things such as an industrial space elevator. Space industry boomed, with hundreds of space elevators popping up on every colonized body. Every celestial body that the Vendarii could get to, they developed immediately. After centuries of development, it all halted. There was nothing left to colonize, no Sukaiisutsho not yet explored, and no reason to continue the period of relative peace. So, as it had to eventually, war broke out.

Little did the Vendarii know that this Interplanetary war would lead to permanent unity. Not because someone won, not because everyone lost, and not because they changed their ways. The peace would come because of the survival instinct of a single crew, a million miles away from the eighth planet of Montsono-Shuroh...

Social Structure: The Vendarii operate on a loose Feudal system where families can move up and down in status depending on their actions. Their society never had any civil rights issues, there is only one race, and the word "sexism" was never even invented. Interestingly, nobles are not guaranteed a high military rank, they have to climb the ranks just like anyone else. Due to this, the Emperor could be a mere captain under the command of an Admiral born into a family of planetary miners. However, strict social rules make it shameful for a noble to refuse military service, as it is seen as a responsibility. Not abiding by this rules has resulted in many a family being removed from the spot of emperor.

Reaction to Aliens: The Vendarii, despite their warrior culture, almost instinctively greet other species in a friendly manner. Depending on the individual, the ship may approach cautiously, or sit there without any defenses online.

Having never seen a starry sky, write a first hand account of your race's explorer's reaction to seeing the densely packed vastness near the galactic core upon passing through the gate:

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Captain Sparugh called out to the bridge crew, her sword held in her right hand as the warship shook with every shot the enemy took. 

"Pōta hādn, kanzii nensh!" (Hard to port, full burn!)

"Nai, pōta hādn!" (Yes, hard to port!)

The warship [i]Ma-Shirhi's[/i] engines suddenly lit up with the orange fire of a chemical rocket as the ship banked hard towards a gigantic ring. Rounds flew between it and the destroyer [i]Midvai[/i], an Abnrei House ship sent to take out the [i]Ma-Shirhi[/i]. Both vessels took damage, but the [i]Ma-Shirhi[/i] was already in bad shape from previous engagements. However, the chemical rockets of the [i]Ma-Shirhi[/i] let it escape the [i]Midvai[/i], which used the slower plasma thrusters. Within moments, it had reached the threshold of the odd rings. An energy field seemed to run between all sides of it, creating a pond of rippling transparent blue. The [i]Ma-Shirhi[/i] plunged straight into that pond, creating yet more ripples as it disappeared from the system itself.

In another star system it suddenly appeared, teleported there instantaneously. The entire crew stared out the windows, seeing tiny dots of light all around them. The entire ship was silent, until Captain Sparugh spoke.

"Su... tā... " (Stars)

"Shinv ne nōsdes" (The legends are true)

Tech: Asteroid Mining, Orbital Ballistics, Ballistics, Quantum Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Industrial Robotics, Orbital Platforms, Orbital Construction, Particle Manipulation.
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