Type of Government:
A Federal Republic, the Kasian Government is split between Three Branches, the Executive Branch, that being the Office of the URK Chancellor who is both the Head of the Senate and the Commander-in-Chief of the Republic Armed Forces. One of the many tasks of a Chancellor consist of the creation of Laws, the signing of articles of diplomatic importance such as treaties, to appoint judges for the Interstellar Court and so on.

The Legislative Branch, that of which being the Senate. The Senate's main tasks consist of the passing of laws brought forward by the Chancellor, passing or vetoing Legislation by the Chancellor, and are to give consent to enact a Declaration of War. And finally there is the Interstellar Court, who are responsible for the enforcement of the Laws created by the Chancellor and passed then enacted by the Senate. IC Judges are appointed by the President.

Star Systems within the Republic are partially autonomous entities who are responsible for both maintaining worlds and installations within, and to maintain its own defense with their local System Defense Force to act as its shield.
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Persons of Importance:
Species(s) and Demographics:
Religion Description and Demographics:
Culture:
Culture in the Republic is rather complicated, and differs greatly from planet to planet, from system to system, each containing its own unique culture and society born from its people and surroundings. However, the Worlds of the Kasian Republic share quite a few common views, one of individualism, self-determination and liberty for the various peoples of different creeds and species. Such Human ideals had slowly, but surly spread to the alien citizens of the Republic, both local and migrant alike, and many had grown to adopt such ideals as their own.

The Republic Military is held to a high standard and respect in the United Republic, seen as the ever watchful defenders of a young, but fragile civilization against imperialistic Powers that seek its total submission and destruction.

Freedom of Religion in the Federation is also a scared right, and just as diverse, many Old Earth and Alien Religions begun spreading the word of their respective Gods once missionaries left offworld, and to the surprise of most, have acquired many converts not of their species.
History:
Military:

A political amalgamation with grand pretenses of freedom and democracy, the Commonwealth is in truth a sprawling monarchical imperium dominated by a species of feline humanoids called the Vit'azny. The Commonwealth owes its existence to the fact that 500 years ago the then Vit'azny Empire realized assimilation was vastly easier than maintaining overlordship over their rebellious subjects. The resulting organization has since exploded into a major galactic power and an economic juggernaut.

Name of Nation:
The Unified Alorian Empire

Type of Government:
Total Monarchy

Leader: Queen Eva:
Eva was just fourteen when she helped spearhead the joint Alorian-Commonwealth invasion of the Varangian Remnants. She experienced one of the most brutal battlefields of The Great War, and it crafted her into an excellent strategist, a hardened general and a wise leader.

Persons of importance:
Anastasia - Alorian - Adviser
Selene - Alorian - Adviser
Arina - Alorian - Adviser and General
Kruog - Krolm - General

Description of Government:
The Queen has absolute power over Alorian territory, people and laws. She has unrestricted political power. She has 6 advisor's who help her too make decisions and laws. Below the advisor's are the Generals who are in charge of the military on behalf of the queen. Below this are forms of smaller government who do not make there own rules but only help too enforce the Queens rules in a certain area, and pass up the wishes and concerns of the people too the generals and advisor's. The title of Queen is passed down from the current queen at death or if she desires too leave the throne too an Alorian lightblood of her choice. Her Advisors are all Alorian Females and mostly lightbloods.

Species and Demographics:
Main Race:
The Alorians:

The Alorians are a race of Humanoid people that stand at 5-6 feet tall. They have skin that comes in purple and blue and a rarer pale white which somehow still seems too glow. Male and Females grow no hair all over the body except for on their heads. Hair for Alorians can naturally come in any colour except for orange. Naturally they are stronger and faster than Humans but not by much. Despite the nice appearance Alorian's can be quite aggressive and xenophobic too other races but have a respect for the Krolm. The natural and still standing social order of the Alorians is very matriarchal as females are usually stronger and faster than the males although they are equals when it comes to intelligence, and the birth ratio is 70%/30% female to male. The Average Alorian lives 150 years, the longest recorded life was 173. They possess fangs which they can extend and hide when they want, they need blood too survive. Before they met the Krolm they would drink the blood of animals from Aloria, but the Krolm started too give blood too the Alorians when they were allowed into the Empire. Then when the Alorians met Humanity, they began to crave Human blood. Any blood can keep them alive though they strongly prefer Human blood. The Humans originally used this when they were in charge, they would give blood in order for Alorian cooperation. When the Human Empire fell, any and all Humans that could be captured were, showing the Alorians bloodthirsty nature.

Minority Race(s):
Humans Recently freed from slavery within the Empire, and even more recently have Human females been given citizenship at birth.

Krolm: The Krolm evolved on Aloria's only moon. The conditions here were much more harsh than those on Aloria, the moon was covered in seas of magma and rocky continents that were used too very harsh weather. Due too this harshness they grew tough, scaly skin to protect themselves and they are considerably more bulky than a normal human and notably stronger. Their bones are heavier and show signs of extensive thickening. They stand at no less than 6 feet for the smallest and 40 feet tall for the biggest of the Krolm as they come in all shapes and sizes. When they were adopted into the Alorians growing empire they became the majority of the Alorian military and began too worship the Queen as a goddess just as the Alorians do.

The most common type of Krolm.

Race Demographics:
59% Alorian, 29% Krolm and 12% Human.

Religion Description (Optional):
There is no official Religion in the Alorian Empire. Most see and worship the Queen as a Goddess, but there are no organised churches. One belief that is strongly held throughout the Empire is that Alorian children born with white blood, called lightbloods, are children chosen by the Goddess (Queen) too become the next Queen. Lightbloods are much more intelligent than normal Alorians and are often given training by the Queen herself and if not chosen too be the next queen usually become advisers. There have been no male Lightbloods ever recorded.

Religious Demographics:
Unknown, as there is no organised church.

Culture:
The Alorians are an intelligent and beautiful species that live on many cities beyond their home. The cities they live in are huge and expansive, home too Alorians and Krolm alike as the two are happy to cooperate. Alorian cities can be found in many different places and and try to disturb the natural landscape the least they can but with such huge cities some things will have too change. In most cities the poor and the rich are separated but are both few in number as most people fall into the middle or working class. The small number of poor is because most who are born with little usually join the military. Naturally the Alorians can be very aggressive and xenophobic towards other people, cultures and religions. Most Alorians have no problem with slavery, it used to be widespread practice among Alorians as they kept Humans for blood and other purposes. However, as with any free thinking species, there are mixed opinions on the matter. All around the city the flag is waved as the people of the Alorian Empire are a very proud and patriotic people. Statues and shrines of the Queen and previous Queens can be found throughout all cities. Every three months the queen will address the people in a speech and it is very frowned upon too not watch it. The people are no strangers to war and are not scared of it, Alorians and Krolm celebrate war and it is seen as honourable and encouraged that if you are able you join the military in some way. Surrender is very much looked down upon by Alorian culture, although not outlawed by the military. When the Terran Imperium tried to take over by force after they helped the Monarchy win the century war, the Alorians, despite massive disadvantages, stood their ground and chanted 'We're going nowhere'. Unlike most peoples, the Alorians prefer to use music rather than literature to record history and tell stories. Before music could actually be recorded lyrics and notes were just written down so they could be performed again. Instead of reading books in school Alorian children listen too different musical pieces and dissect and interpret those. Music is very important too the Alorians.

History:
Before the war:
The Alorians developed as the only intelligent species on the planet Aloria on the Outer arm of the milky way. They quickly came out on the top of the food chain and started to build small towns, then cities. They were no strangers to war, early kingdoms killed and destroyed as did the earliest Empires and nations. As the Alorians progressed war between them became less common and nations became peaceful with each other. They reached 2016 tech level a century before the space-faring Human Empire reached them. At this time, for now unknown reasons, the peaceful nations of the world exploded into war. It was a long, bloody war which lasted for all of the century and is now called 'The century war'. By this point in time the Alorians had been aware of the Krolm on their moon for a couple of decades and communication had been made between them. The monarchy and the Krolm brokered a deal which would allow the Krolm to live on Aloria and with the Alorians if they helped the monarchy win the war. 23 years into the war the Krolm joined on the side of the monarchy and they became close allies, fighting together for the next 77 years.

The war only ended at the end of 100 years when Humanity showed up. Humanity, with advanced weaponry and techs, annihilated the other side of the war and won it for the monarchy. However when the Humans tried to take total control of the planet the Monarchy wasn't deterred by what they had seen the Humans do before. They wouldn't be ruled by aliens. They stood their ground and sung together, 'Were going nowhere'. They fought back. The Terran Imperium, not wanting to commit unnecessary genocide, allowed the Monarchy to stay in charge as a puppet government, a secret that would be kept from the people. The Humans would make laws, give blood help the Alorians out as long as they didn't rebel and allowed Humans to live on the planet and any they helped the Alorians expand too, and followed the rules that the Humans set in place. This only worked as the Alorians thought the Queen was still in charge, and Humanity kept the Alorians under control using this method until the fall of the Empire.

When the Empire fell, the now spread out Alorian colonies and planets turned on the Humans and took as many in as slaves as they could. They stole technology and set out to create their own Empire, the Alorian Empire, fuelled with a need for power and a lust for Human blood.

During the war:
While Alorian forces were busy fighting the Varangian and Dominion forces, the revolts at home became more frequent and widespread. More Humans started fighting, with help or without help from the Terran Liberation Front which added a lot of pressure onto the Alorian military that was spread thin at this point. Towards the end of the war the Queen, fearing a collapse at home when victory in ‘The Great War’ was close, made a deal with the TLF to stop the revolts, and when the war was over she would begin talks concerning free Humans in the Empire. While the TLF did not let go of territory they held, they did stop attacks and broadcasted for the inspired rioters to stop. Things slowed down at home which allowed the military to focus fully on the Great war until it was won.

Immediately after the war: (up to 8 years post war)
The Alorians annexed most Varangian territory, taking some Humans as slaves and expelling the Tor’Moro, Sia and Vala as refugees out of the new Alorian territory. They Coalition forces set up a DMZ between The Coalition and old Dominion space.
Luna was invited for talks with the Queen regarding the future of Humanity in the empire, but instead she was executed by the Queen which was shown to everyone. However this did not lead to the collapse of the TLF and end of the riots as it was hoped. The TLF simply replaced her with a new leader and began attacks again, and riots started again but this time were much more fierce and widespread. Constant riots and attacks lasted for seven years and caused massive damage before the Monarchy finally gave in and started the talks that were originally promised. These lasted another year and at the end the ‘Treaty of Terran Independence’ was signed, which granted all Humans freedom, however they could not leave the Empire and would have to earn citizenship before gaining full rights that the Alorians and the Krolm had. They also had to give blood twice a week.

Nine to Fifty years post war:
Rebuilding planets devastated by the revolts and war began almost immediately and by year fifty was going well. World's captured from the Varangians have been rebuilt to fit in with the rest of the Empire, and most of the planets hurt from the TLF movements had been rebuilt to their former glory.

70 years post war:
Queen Lillith dies. A week of mourning commences, before a funeral at the end of the week. The day after, as is tradition, all Light Bloods trained by Queen Lillith fight to the death in an organised competition and a now 84 year old Eva wins. She is crowned the new Queen.

80 years post war:
Rebuilding basically complete.

91 years post war:
The ‘Second Terran Citizenship Act’ is agreed upon, and gives citizenship automatically to any Human Female upon birth. Human Females are treated nearly as equally as the Alorians or Krolm.

Description of Military (Optional):
The military of the Alorian Empire is made up of Alorians and Krolm.

Regular Infantry:
The Regular infantry is almost fully made up of the most common type of Krolm, but Alorians do serve here. Not too be mistaken for cannon fodder, these are highly skilled, tough soldiers who will do all they can and lay down their lives for the Empire and their Queen.


Marines:
The marines are made up of around 60% Krolm and 40% Alorian. They are the best of the infantry, the strongest, smartest and most useful. Before being allowed into the Marines the person must have been in the regular infantry for 4 years minimum and complete gruelling training that has a 30% pass rate as well as a 10% death rate. The other 60% return too the infantry. The marines are usually dropped in from orbit too re-enforce crumbling defence or secure captured territory and will usually be in with the first wave of attack along with regular infantry, these are highly respected throughout the Empire.



Orbital Marines:
These are Marines that can be dropped into a battle straight from orbit in group pods which carry 12 Marines each.

Scouts:
Smaller and weaker yet incredibly fast and agile these Krolm are the perfect scouts. They can see 100% clearly in the dark and are used on recon or in hit and run operations. They will be in, fuck shit up and leave before the enemy knows what happened.


Royal guard:
The royal guard are made up of mostly Alorians. These are the police of the Empire, they keep the peace within. They are also who guard the Queen. They are highly skilled, having too go training for years to become one.


Bruisers:
The Bruisers are hulking beasts that stand at 30-40 feet tall with the power too rip down buildings and destroy opposing infantry, taking tonnes of damage before they finally go down. They are not damaged by small arms, and the only way too kill them with small arms is too set them on fire which weakens the hide and makes it vulnerable too gunfire and small explosions until the hide re-hardens. Less common and harder to control but once they serve the Empire they are a formidable enemy to have, often used too reinforce defence and in the first wave of attack, because of the sheer strength and as a fear tactic.


Corpsers:
Corpsers are spider-like Krolm. They are born from eggs and start at the size of a small dog. Within a month they grow too have legs 5 feet long and this is the point they are used in battle. Often used as cannon fodder in large battles, sent in with infantry as a distraction as they move faster and often instil fear into an enemy. Also used in hit and run operations and are regularly sent too enemy installations just too harass opponents. When fully grown can be the size of a double decker bus, and are used in the same way as Bruisers although most corpsers dont make it too this age. Their legs are reinforced with metal plating.

Small corpser.

Large, fully grown corpser.

Vehicles and navy:
Ground Tank:
The Ground tank is a highly versatile tank that can be used as an Anti-Air stationary cannon or as a moving Anti-Infantry machine. Loaded with two AA cannons on the back, an AI cannon on the front and laser machine guns on the back, sides and front, this is a good part of any Alorian force.


Troop Transpot Ship's or TT835's:
Ship's used too transport marines and infantry from place too place and too bring reinforcements in. Equipped with two cannons on the bottom and two plasma turrets on either side.


Fighter's or F35X's:
The F35X is the most commonly used fighter in the Alorian navy, allthough lots of different models of fighters are used. The fastest, strongest and most reliable fighter in production is the F35X. Equipped with two cannons and two laser turrets on either side, one under each wing.


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Corvette:


Destroyer:


Cruiser:


Battleships:


Dreadnaught:


Goliath: (black)


Super-Fortress:

Type of government: Nominally a confederation of sovereign states; factually a centralised oligarchy

Leaders: While the Coalition was once composed by three distinct states, each of them ruling itself in accordance with its internal procedural regulations, with collective actions and undertakings being coordinated by a Central Administrative Council formed by representatives of the three governments, in the course of the last century various events led to the presence of a strong central authority becoming necessary for its survival. Although these nations still exist to this day, they have in practice been reduced to specialised economic and social branches controlled by the CAC, which has assumed complete authority over all fields and functions within the Coalition. The latter is nowadays tacitly understood to be a single political entity.

The current members of the Central Administrative Council are:

From the Techno-Sphere, formerly the Inter-Planetary Rule of Ekhrilthurl:

High Administrator Ealkhaltl
Decorated Proto-Engineer Iurrvelt
High Defence Coordinator Aalthallr

From the Weavers of the Cycle, formerly the Transglobal Union of Skereth:

Cycle-Master Zethirr
Cycle-Master Skaral
Cycle-Bearer Xalthil

From the Bearers of the Abyssal Word, formerly the Blessed Thearchy of Zsresris:

Rseslar, Voice of the Deep
Exalted Strategist Sralsresr
Deep-Vassal Rsilrsesr

Persons of Importance:

Proto-Engineer Eullthellr: A major scientific authority within the Coalition's core industrial systems, Eullthellr is one of the most capable developers in the field of Autonomous Operative Systems. He has grown intrigued by the concept of artificial intelligence, and believes that securing and studying such an entity would lead to a significant advancement in the Techno-Sphere's research.

Cycle-Master Rezthir: A Skirol leader an gene-weaver, known with his experimentations with micro-organisms. Rezthir is responsible for developing several pathogen strains employed by the Coalition military, and oversees the activity of various bio-plants tasked with creating befoulers and infesters.

Supreme Deep-Speaker Sreslrir: The second highest autority in Bearer hierarchy after the Voice of the Deep, Sreslrir seeks to emulate the example of his predecessors, who spurred the Coalition onto a victorious campaign and warned them of the new menaces which arose at that time. He thus never tires of rousing hatred against the external foes within his adherents, and, with the blessing of the Zsrolor, urges them to do the same.

Species:



Ekhrilthur:



These fungal creatures, hailing from a largely barren and inhospitable, but mineral-rich planet, have a long history of struggling with hostile environments, which, combined with their lengthy gestation period, frequently threatened to thin their numbers almost to the point of extinction. Consequently, there remains in them an atavistic aversion to being exposed to physical danger, and a proportional willingness to decrease the chance of such an occurrence as far as possible. As their soft, malleable pseudopods, which can, in various circumstances, exert a firm grip or perform fine manipulations, render them naturally suited for occupations wherein such flexibility can be vital, Ekhrilthur industry is the Coalition’s finest in terms of mechanical implements and technological advancement, its wares widely available on any inhabited world. Despite this, the Ekhrilthur themselves are seldom seen outside the industrial worlds they administer - despite the latter often amounting to little more than planet-spanning factories and mining operations.

Skirol:



The inquisitive Skirol developed in a rich and complex ecosystem, the entirety of which they still suspect they have not yet quite understood. Such a wealth of life never ceased to fascinate a great many of them, and, ever since the dawn of their civilisation, lead them to wonder how marvellous the world of organic forms might be if it were guided by a wise, calculating intellect - such as their own. Since the Skirol seldom hesitate before passing from words to action, there scarce can be found a life-form in Coalition space which they have not experimented upon, and the products of their biological engineering are slowly yet steadily making their way toward wholesale employment in the civilian sector as well as the military. Skirol are a rather common sight throughout the Coalition, especially on worlds rich with organic life.

Zsresriir:



The zealous, belligerent Zsresriir are best known for their ferocity and their curious devotion to the Zsrolor, with whom they share their homeworld. Their large size, abundance of natural weaponry and curt demeanour often cause them to be mistaken, when first encountered, for little more than savage beasts; however, they have time and again shown themselves to be remarkably disciplined and organised, not to mention law-abiding to an extreme. These traits render them well-suited for military service, and, indeed, the majority of the Coalition’s internal peace-keeping forces and non-synthetic troops are Zsresriir.
A number of Zsresriir (about 15% of their overall population) is innately endowed with unusually fine senses, enabling them to sense even faint ground tremors beneath them. These comparatively rare individuals are recruited into the Deep-Speakers, the clergy of the Bearers of the Abyssal Word, as their abilities enable them to communicate with the Zsrolor and convey their wishes to the surface.
In recent times, a few notable Zsresriir, such as high-priests and distinguished commanders, have begun to occultly receive "blessings", in the guise of physical alterations, from their Zsrolor masters. These individuals are transformed into towering horrors, possessing tremendous strength and resilience, and are believed by many (though no proof has ever been produced to substantiate these claims) to become vessels of a figment of the Deep Ones' essence, be it divine or genetic.

Zsrolor:



The enigmatic beings known as Zsrolor - such is the name given to them by their compatriots, the Zsresriir - are, as far as it is known, a species of large, subterranean, possibly highly intelligent creatures. They are worshipped as deities by the Zsresriir, whose Deep-Speakers they are able to contact and instruct by the means of a code conveyed through ground shocks caused by their movements. The Zsresriir claim they defer in all matters to the authority of their “gods”, who have, since time immemorial, always ruled them wisely and led them out of many a crisis. Attempts to study the Zsrolor are forbidden by the central Coalition administration. No Zsrolor has ever been known to appear on a planet not inhabited by Zsresriir.

Ulvath:



The Ulvath are a race of docile mollusc-like creatures which were discovered by the Zsresriir in the early stages of their expansion and “uplifted” to be part of the Blessed Thearchy, where they were treated as second-class citizens. Though they were granted rights equal to all other sentient species upon being integrated into the Coalition, due to their simple, trusting mindset they seldom rise above subordinate ranks. Despite, or perhaps because of, this, the Ulvath mingle well with the other species, and may nowadays be found virtually anywhere in Coalition space, from Ekhrilthur factories through Skirol bio-plants to patrol craft and army barracks. Their strength and obedience make them prized labourers and, on occasion, useful combat assets.

Religions:



Creed of the Ultimate Truth: It might be odd to hear that the notoriously materialistic Ekhrilthur are not only open to religion, but have even produced a faith of their own. In fact, the Creed of the Ultimate Truth is not so much a religious confession as a philosophical stance. In simple terms, those who subscribe to it believe that there is, concealed somewhere in the cosmos, a notion which, if discovered, would explain all uncertainties there exist on the nature and origin of the universe. There are innumerable interpretations of this basic axiom, which have birthed almost as many schools of thought within the Creed. Most of the latter’s adherents are Ekhrilthur and Skirol, though there may also be found among them some of the more curious Ulvath.

Sanctity of the Cycle: The closest the Skirol Weavers of the Cycle have to an official religion, the postulates of the Sanctity maintain that organic life should strive to attain balance among the many forms it might take. How exactly this is to be done is where most of the schisms occur. Some believe that organic life should be modified through bioengineering until it reaches the desired “perfect” state; others, that all “undesirable” life forms should be removed from existence so that they might not disrupt the order of things. What almost all agree upon, though, is that the Skirol are those upon whom it falls to establish the sacred balance. Needless to say, most believers in the Sanctity of the Cycle are Skirol; the others are prevalently Ulvath fascinated with Skirol culture.

Zsrolor Worship: The religion upon which the Bearers of the Abyssal Word are founded, the cult of the Zsrolor states that these beings should be revered as gods, and their will enforced wherever possible. While it might at first seem that such rigid imperatives might be problematic within the increasingly collectivised context of the Coalition, the Zsrolor have shown themselves to be quite reasonable concerning this matter, encouraging the faithful to follow the dictates of common legislation and never contradicting the authority of the CAC. Virtually all Zsresriir worship the Zsrolor, as do many Ulvath who have remained within their sphere of influence.

A number of minor cults and religions exists within the Coalition, as well as some individuals who do not subscribe to any faith, even nominally. However, none of those forms a sufficiently significant fraction of the overall population to be listed here separately, and most of them are of strictly local nature.

Culture and Background:

Though the three nations which form the Coalition are culturally vastly different, being populated by creatures whose intellects and societies evolved in environments which resembled each other marginally at best, the very fact that there should have been established a lasting alliance between them testifies that there is, after all, something all of them share in equal measure. Unsurprisingly, what most united them in this regard was the segment of their history they have in common - namely, their subjugation by the Imperium and the following struggle to regain their much-coveted autonomy. Diverse as the beings one may encounter within its territory are, the vast majority of them partake of an intense dislike for humans (or Terrans, as they are known there), and merely mentioning the Imperium is guaranteed to kindle the collective-patriotic sentiments of anyone who might be present, despite the fact that about two centuries have elapsed since its fall.

The success once achieved through unity has persuaded the species of the Coalition, and especially the successive generations of their leaders, that the “common good” is not merely a matter of idle rhetoric, but a source of very tangible advantages. Thus, over the years following the “Purification”, increasingly intensive propaganda campaigns, devised by the CAC and supported by the three governments (as well as, interestingly, the Zsrolor), aimed at promoting ideals of belonging to a single, vast political super-organism which, while not as centralised and tyrannical as the loathed Terran occupants (the CAC has always been careful not to overtly exert its authority with too great a frequency), would provide protection and well-being for its inhabitants, no matter their species, asking nothing in return but that they be good, dutiful citizens. This continuous action, often carried out subtly and indirectly, has contributed to strengthen a feeling of limited cosmopolitism in the populace, to the point that, if nowadays a randomly selected member of the latter were abruptly asked where their fealty lies, they would be driven by a pseudo-instinctive impulse to name the Coalition more promptly than their original state.

As it often is the case, such an increase of patriotism required, for greater stability, some sort of counter-balance, ideally in the form of general distrust and hostility toward everything that was not part of the Coalition itself. Such an effect was even simpler to obtain due to the aforementioned long-lasting hatred toward the Terran invaders and the sentient species associated with them - that is, anything which was not Ekhrilthur, Skirol, Zsresriir, Zsrolor or Ulvath, as not even the governments were truly aware of what exactly existed in the wider galaxy beyond the Terrans and the occasional non-human subject of the Imperium who visited their distant reaches, though this was certainly no obstacle to their tactics. If anything, it simplified them even further, as all “outsiders” were heaped together in a large pile of indistinct but precedent-fueled menace, against which popular discontent stemming from any small issue could be channeled. In fact, so effective were the methods of persuasion used that their very instigators began to wonder whether the situation might actually just reveal itself at some point to be just as grim as they had painted it. Reasoning that, after all, one can never be too careful, some decades ago Coalition leadership launched a motion for wide-scale militarisation of society, prompting the greatest part of industrial sectors, from Ekhrilthur roboticists to Skirol gene-weavers, to turn their attention toward bellic production. As every branch progressed along its own research paths, someone among the military commanders was struck with a brilliant thought: the diversity in the troops fielded by each nation could be exploited to emphasize just how much every member of the Coalition depended on the others in order to function at the peak of their capability. The idea caught on, and soon “interdependence” became a byword throughout the confederation’s economic and social sectors as well as the army.

As it began its expansion over a hundred years ago, the Coalition stood as a solid front against anything it perceived as threatening its well-being. Firmly united between themselves, its people were eager to defend their collective hegemony from the despised outsiders, and the general sentiment that its current holdings were not quite what such a paragon of cooperation and unity deserved fuelled its aggressive campaign from the onset. The widespread, unwavering patriotic confidence in the nation's indisputable strength was, however, destined to leave it exposed to general surprise when the nearby Totalist State first began to attempt to destabilise it economically and afterwards, upon encountering the violent resistance the governments had been swift to instigate, launched a military conquest operation against it. Having believed itself almost invincible, the Coalition, faced with a vastly superior opponent, had no choice but to abandon its holdings and ignominiously flee westward in the wake of its own fleet.

It would appear that such a sound defeat was bound to brutally demoralise the Coalition's population and cause its designs of grandeur to grind to an abrupt halt. And yet, this was not the case. With remarkable skill, the CAC contrived to salvage its predicament situation for all it could possibly be worth, and unexpectedly turned the exodus itself to its advantage. Stressing the urgency of the situation, its propaganda campaigns, accelerated to a frantic pitch, exhorted the masses to surrender all thoughts of individual advantage in order to ensure both the survival of the common good and their own, as their forebears had when they had risen up against the Imperium. The combined effect of immediate danger, concrete, steady guidance and flattering historical comparisons wrought wonders - within weeks, if not days, an overall collectivisation of society, now doubly unified under the strong, central rule of the CAC, was achieved, and, through a phenomenal industrial effort, the Coalition disappeared from the systems it had occupied in its entirety (whether by escape or summary execution for "subversive activity") before being destroyed or subjugated.

The success of the operation, as well as the numerous victories obtained by the Invasion Fleet on the western front and the ensuing territorial expansion, greatly bolstered public faith in the CAC and its policies, radical though the latter might have been. And radical they were: seeing as its status as governing organisation, though unofficial, was all but universally accepted, and as the three states having founded the Coalition had, with the loss of geographic references, become a surprisingly vague concept, the CAC redefined the latter as socio-economic entities whose nature was dictated by their contributions to the collective. Thus, the Ekhrilthur state became the Techno-Sphere, a conglomeration of engineers and technicians responsible for mechanical production and the exploitation of uninhabitable mineral planets (most of which have already been torn apart by immense mining compounds); that of the Skirol was made into the Weavers of the Cycle, tasked with studying and altering potentially useful life-forms; and the Blessed Thearchy shed its political trappings to become a full-fledged religious order, supplying trained personnel for military and law-enforcement purposes. The Ulvath, as was their custom, remained nondescriptly spread across the three organisations.

In such a rigidly utilitarian environment, it was but a question of time before faceless conformity became the norm. Nowadays, citizens of the Coalition are chiefly defined by their role and functions in the vast industrial and military machine which the nation has transformed into. While individuality is not overtly suppressed, it has been stripped of most of its significance, and the only remaining methods of expressing it are purely aesthetic. The most relevant example among such manifestations is that of custom physical enhancements, mechanical or biological, which have become of widespread usage and are readily made available by authorities eager for workers to perform beyond their best.

History:

When the conquering fleets of the Terran Imperium reached the zone which is currently Coalition territory, the three local civilisations which had risen upon various worlds and, until then, thrived unchecked - Ekhrilthur, Skirol, Zsresriir and assimilated Ulvath - were barely past the planetary development stage, their first crude vessels tentatively reaching out and scarce daring to stray from their home systems. As could be expected, the Imperium met little difficulty in shattering what feeble resistance they could offer and subjugating them, annexing their resource-rich home-worlds. Due to the four species’ radically alien physiology, considered extremely repulsive by human standards, and bizarre cultural traits, Imperial enforcers found it simple to consider them as little better than beasts, and treat them accordingly. Their homelands were ruthlessly exploited for all they were worth (Skereth’s famed ecosystem survived only owing to the Skirol’s clandestine actions), and the beings themselves were herded as slaves and summarily tried and executed upon the least suspicion. The Zsresriir and Ulvath suffered most, bearing the brunt of Imperial retaliations for the casualties and devastation frequently wrought by angered and elusive Zsrolor.

Discontent soon reached soaring levels in the colony, and riots and rebellions were not late to occur. They were usually limited in reach and poorly coordinated, yet their sheer quantity forced the Imperium to increasingly strengthen garrisons on occupied worlds. This, in turn, sparked further uprisings, but it soon became clear that, however brutal, ferocious and even physically superior the rebels might have been, they were no match for the well-trained, well-armed and well-disciplined occupants. Under such conditions, the Imperium’s complete victory and pacification of the zone would probably soon have been complete, had it not been for a fatal mistake. Noticing how fitted for specialised roles the various species seemed, a newly appointed governor devised a scheme to create groups comprised of some individuals of each of them, which would have been able to autonomously carry out a variety of tasks. This project was soon enacted, and a number of especially bright or otherwise prominent creatures was gathered, as per instructions, in “multipurpose xeno-labourer units”.

The components of these units, who soon learned to communicate between themselves in a simplified form of the Ekhrilthur speech (which would later become the common language of the Coalition), were not slow in establishing contact on another level as well. They all yearned to be free from the Imperium yoke; now, they were afforded an opportunity to reach this goal by preparing to strike from where their enemy least expected it, and each found vital new allies in the others. Thus, while outwardly appearing as though they actively collaborated with the Imperials, the multipurpose units covertly worked to develop their own traditional technologies, all while remaining in contact with each other and rebel groups, who spread messages of renewed hope among the general population.

When the newly invigorated forces of the three occupied nations believed themselves ready to launch the long-expected uprising, the Imperium was already showing signs of weakness. Some of the garrisoned troops had been withdrawn, and there was little hope new reinforcements, had been necessary, would have been timely. Thus, the position of the local Imperial forces was somewhat weakened; yet they did not deem it worthwhile to increase vigilance, believing the locals to have finally lost all strength to rebel, and were caught unawares when the masses of the xenos turned upon them at once, supported by swarms of bio-engineered monstrosities and fearsome war machines which had seemingly appeared from nowhere. Soon, the entirety of the Terran troops present in the occupied zone had been torn to shreds; yet the exultant rebels did not find this sufficient, and turned upon human civilians with undiminished ferocity. Those who were not immediately slaughtered were transported to Skirol bio-plants, and were never heard from since; those attempting to flee from the systems were pursued with captured Terran spacecraft and secretly constructed prototypes, the forerunners of the Coalition armada, and annihilated. When news of this massacre reached the Imperium, it dispatched a fleet to subdue the insurgents; however, it already had few ships to spare at that time, and the assault was successfully repelled. What occurred during the Liberation was nothing short of genocide; yet the inhabitants of the Coalition still remember it with pride, and never tire of glorifying the “heroic deeds” of their ancestors.

With the hated oppressors destroyed and peace restored in their territories, the newly freed nations set to rebuilding their planets as they deemed it best and planning their future courses of action. Mindful of the Liberation’s success, their leaders convened that it would have been most advantageous to consolidate their alliance, and founded the Yrrkeltharl Coalition, named after the appellation of their sector in the common language. Over the next centuries, the CAC and state leaders tirelessly worked upon strengthening the ties between their peoples, largely through the methods described above, and further developing their stunted industries and economies, contributing, where possible, to causing them to be greatly reliant upon each other. Such a focus upon internal affairs did not leave sufficient amount of time or resources to spare upon external expansion, and isolationism was virtually enforced during that period.

Roughly at the time of the beginning of the Great War, however, the Coalition leadership, believing the confederation to be sufficiently strengthened and prepared for conflict, and launched a campaign of expansion. The bulk of its Invasion Fleet, which had grown over the decades of stabilisation, was dispatched to the west, where, after defeating and annihilating a number of lesser states with relative ease, it breached the border of the Musashi Empire, a powerful human nation which, at the time, occupied a significant portion of the galactic south. Despite the invading force being designed to face larger enemy fleets, a sufficiently fast and vigorous reaction would probably have put an end to its venture; however, due to increasing internal instability and pressure upon multiple fronts, the Empire was unable to stage a sufficient counter-attack. Several confrontations saw the Invasion Fleet victorious, and numerous Musashi worlds were besieged and razed.

Yet, while the Coalition's foreign ventures were successful, its home systems were not quite as safe as its leaders believed. The nearby Totalist State was itself aiming to expand in that zone, and to that end sought to subversively destabilise its most significant powers - such as the Coalition itself. When the latter violently reacted to indirect approaches, driven by never quite extinguished hatred of extraneous influence, especially if human, the Totalists brought their military might to bear upon it. Had even the bulk of the fleet been recalled in time, it would have been powerless to repel such a force; the only remaining alternative to being conquered and assimilated was therefore flight. By centralising the Coalition's government apparate almost overnight, the CAC succeeded in organising a somewhat disciplined exodus, and the entire surviving population departed in the wake of the Invasion Fleet. As the average citizen had little choice but contributing to the war effort by any possible means until the situation had grown stable, the armada's capabilities were significantly bolstered, and before long a large part of what had been Musashi space was under the Coalition's control. The Empire, severely weakened and assailed by marauders and other foes, collapsed soon afterwards.

Now once again controlling territories of its own - and more than ever heretofore - the Coalition set to populating its new holdings and rebuilding its might. With a previously unthought-of abundance of resources at its disposal, and other major nations tending to their own wounds after the Great War, it was able to reorganise itself into a potent politico-economic apparatus, all while remaining true to the policy of remaining a closed system, inaccessible to external markets. Presently, it is far better prepared for conflict than a century before, and no less eager to engage in it.

Technology:

While the age of Imperial domination remains ever reviled, it is undeniable that it contributed to furthering the three nations’ technological development, both owing to their own subversive projects and the establishment of infrastructure and production facilities by the occupants, and rather simplified their initial stages of industrialisation, leaving them with plenty of expropriated material to work upon. Notably, the basic apparatus structures of the Coalition’s communication systems and warp drives, though long since rendered unrecognisable by numerous improvements and modifications, were once almost integral replicas of the original Terran devices. However, after centuries of more or less overt exhortations to leave the vestiges of an abhorred past as far behind as possible, and develop previously unthought-of technology as a testament to the alliance’s scientific brilliance and industrial might, the joint efforts of Ekhrilthur and Skirol researchers have succeeded in developing a number of inventions which are, to all effects, unique in the galaxy, due to the peculiarity of their design and the alien nature of the minds which conceived them.

One of the first issues to be raised to the attention of the newborn Coalition was that of energy production. Previously, the latter had been achieved through the consumption of material resources extracted by the Imperium, a method which the new governments were unanimously opposed to perpetuating. Thus, after a mere few month of feverish activity, the nascent Ekhrilthur industries constructed the first vacuum-core reactor. The fundamental principle of this design consists in creating an enclosed, stable pocket of void, to which was added a small number of catalyst particles, and converting its physical traction into kinetic energy, which could then be transformed and employed as necessary. Such reactors provide a high output, but have the disadvantage of being, even in their most reduced forms, large and unwieldy. Nevertheless, to this day they remain widely used in factories and aboard ships, where they fuel engines, shields and the occasional heavy weapon.

A more versatile generator was developed recently as a result of the combination of Ekhrilthur experiments with nanotechnology and Skirol microbiological engineering. Cultures of genetically modified bacteria, designed in such a manner than they multiply and feed upon each other and multiply at an unnaturally fast rate, preserving a balance in their numbers, were placed in vats along with nano-machines which harvested the energy released as a result of their frenzied activity. Such devices, which could be produced in varying sizes depending on their application, soon became the most widespread energy source in Coalition space, as they could provide autonomy as far as on a personal level. Bacterial tubes, as they are commonly known due to their usually cylindrical form, have caught the attention of military engineers, and were swift to be made into batteries for energy beam weapons, which were consequently dubbed “bio-lasers”. In particular, army-issue blasters, used by Planetary Invasion Forces, but not law-enforcement personnel, are fitted with a special breed of bacteria, whose activity produces toxic waste. The latter is then expelled in pulverised form from vents in the weapon’s sides, perpetually cloaking Coalition forces in combat in tell-tale venomous clouds.

Another relevant technological field is that of robotics. The Ekhrilthur have always been loath to conduct hazardous work in person, ever devising more and more efficient tools which could be exposed to danger without personal risk, and what tool is safer than a remotely controlled, or, better yet, autonomous machine? Thus, mechanical drones were, even in the chronicles of ante-planetary times, associated with their production. However, as the quality of these drones grew, so did, at a far swifter rate, their numbers, and the difficulty of managing them. Even the most advanced of autonomous machines often found themselves in positions where two or more units were accidentally given contradictory instructions, and the entire situation was deemed greatly unsatisfactory. Several solutions were tested, until finally the first Autonomous Operative System was implemented. Though not exactly sentient, this processing program nonetheless reached such a degree of complexity as to be able to control numerous drones at once, all while taking full stock of its surroundings and calculating the consequences of its actions and nearby events by combining almost indefinite factors. The experiment was a success, and AOS mass production began soon afterwards. Often these systems will combine into networks to manage large facilities, sometimes spanning continents. As was almost inevitable, the design was adapted and optimised for military operations, and specialised Tactical Autonomous Local Operative Systems (TALOS) currently control the Coalition’s hordes of war-drones and automated fighter craft.

A final note should be expended upon the matter of personal augmentations, which have lately attained vast popularity among the Coalition's population. Such enhancements, originally only employed in the military sector, often combine the Techno-Sphere's aptitude for inorganic mechanics with the Weavers' expertise in organic modifications, though exclusively metallic or biological implants are by no means uncommon. Their nature differs wildly from case to case, ranging from prosthetic (occasionally supplementary) limbs to new sets of sensory organs, through more subtle alterations to muscular or exoskeletal structure or the Ekhrilthur's characteristic amorphous masses of nano-machines welded to the carrier's body. The more rare and difficult to obtain an implement is, the more extraordinary its effects are; whereas the more readily available ones are usually minor, primarily cosmetic in nature.

Military:



Fleet:

Though the Agonis Collective is gone, records of its activity and, most importantly, some of its technology have since been recovered by the Coalition. This, along with the victory over Magnus and his followers and the ensuing capture of their instruments and devices, has enabled it to replicate some old designs and more or less subtly improve upon them where necessary, thus fielding a refurbished force capable of meeting present-day armaments and vessels on equal terms. A few well-concealed industrial systems have been devoted to constructing vessels imitating Agonis designs, as well as birthing by the means of bio-plants an army of homunculi similar to those raised by the AIs. In this field as well, the Coalition has somewhat modified the original schemes, breeding new strains and altering or altogether replacing previously existing ones to better suit its needs.

As far as anyone knows, the Remnant is led by the God-Entity, a virtual being which claims to contain in itself all of the Collective's former members. What is not quite so widely known, however, is that the God-Entity is a simple interactive program, whose prompts and responses were modelled after the constructors' knowledge of the intelligences' demeanour. In truth, Remnant forces operate under the hidden control of the Coalition itself. Their attacks are carefully directed upon vulnerable objectives in the territories of other major nations, or targeted at their operative groups in neutral space. The Coalition leadership is ready to deny any knowledge of the existence of the "Agonis", and sweep aside any queries as to whether they have made their appearance in its space as well.

Population:

Khraal Ghouls


While the Khraal homunculus design, being quite easily adaptable to various forms of mass production, was not altogether eliminated by the Coalition as it set to re-engineering Agonis's ranks, it has undergone some significant alterations. The new Ghoul breed, while not as cheap resource-wise as, and thus less numerous than, its predecessors, noticeably exceeds them in size, strength and agility, and is an even match even for trained human combatants in hand-to-hand struggles. While possessing limited intelligence and being unable to use weapons, Khraal Ghouls can infect their victims with a maddening disease, which might cause one to turn upon their comrades in paroxysms of blind fear and anger.

Varusch

Unlike the other homunculus types, the Varusch, designed as they were to suit various functions and be easily modified if the situation required it, remained largely unchanged, save for a few new breeds being devised to meet the reformed force's needs. They constitute the Remnant's all-purpose creature-power and the backbone of its armies, and have, though their sheer variety, replaced the Khraal as the most numerous sort of construct.

Varusch standard troopers


A Brute-breed Varusch, larger and bulkier than the standard type and armed with heavy weaponry


An Elite-breed Varusch, possessing greater autonomy and intelligence and donning power armour


Ulkor Overseers


Replacing the Agaathi in the role of homunculus commanders, the Overseers are somewhat more manageable for their new masters. Save for tactical skills, they are only marginally more intelligent than their underlings, and obey the Coalition's orders unquestioningly. Overseers possess limited psionic abilities; this enables them to telepathically transmit orders to their troops and, if enough of them are present, mount direct localised mental assaults. While their commanding method has certain advantages, it also causes subordinate creatures to be overly reliant on their continuous supervision; eliminating all Overseers in an area will thus leave the homunculi they directed, with the exception of Varusch Elites, momentarily disoriented.
On the battlefield, Overseers appear clad in metallic armour and wield portable plasma weapons.

Fleet:

Though the Remnant's ships are equipped with Coalition technology, thus greatly outclassing their predecessors, they exteriorly maintain the appearance of the Collective's fleet, including decorative symbols and marks of identification.



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The Theran Dominion is a small galactic power that exists within the confines of an ionized region of space known as the Crystalline Sea. They trace their roots from the remnants of a galactic empire that collapsed thousands of years ago in a different galaxy. Despite being caged within the Crystalline Sea, the Dominion was always aware of the existence of other space faring species and the Terran Imperium. Without the navigation coordinates of the Ravin Strait; the only route that connects the Dominion and the rest of the galaxy, it is impossible to enter or leave Dominion Space.

Government Type: Meritocratic Triumvirate
Government Heads:

• Kor Darion Asoft - Legate of War
• Sor Mara Ross - Legate of Information
• Tor Sollus Berg - Legate of Logistics
  
  General affairs in the Dominion are settled by the Legates as a single body. Legates are only expected to act individually if an issue exclusively involves the field covered by their position. Each Legate's decision on their designated field is absolute and can only be revoked if the decision is considered flawed by a small council of previous Legates.
  
  Following the laws of meritocracy, anyone can become a Legate, provided they have enough merits to prove their capability in their desired position. The title of Legate is passed down every ten years, giving enough time for aspiring candidates to achieve feats worthy of the title.
  
  In an event when the government is at a crisis, the Triumvirate can appoint an individual with supreme control over the Dominion, along with the title of Imperator.

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Ardin Zelorus - A Theran Explorer/ Former Legate

Iris - Iris is one of the Replicated Intelligence System-Droids made by the old Theran Empire during their civil war era. The purpose of the RIS-Droids was to provide strategic advice and information storage for the always mobile military fleet commanders. Iris is one of the twenty RIS-Droids that arrived in the Milky Way Galaxy that was not decommissioned after the establishment of the Theran Dominion. Iris was given to Ardin Zelorus as a reward for his services to the Dominion.

Bremahe Ozo - Ormvic Bodyguard

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Name of Nation: The Totalist State
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Military:

The Totalist armed forces, under overall control of the Directorate of Peace has two major subdivisions: The Totalist Army and the Totalist Navy.

-The Totalist Armed Forces:



The Totalist Navy

Name of Nation: New Monarchy

Type of Government: The monarchy controls all matters of the state, but allows the citizenry to control their local governments. Each region has a elected leader that is the liaison between the royal family and the people. State policy has not changed since annexation by the Totalist State.

Leader(s): Holvar Juli Solonius Anzac
Queen: Gaia Novos Suden
Queen Mother: Queen Vulpa Ameez Canakkle

Persons of Importance:
--Prince Cato Aurelia Castus Anzac
-Princess Lucretia Totale Bella Anzac

Species(s) and Demographics: The Monarchy is mostly made of the Hol with humans making up a small minority.

Religion Description and Demographics: The entirety of the Anzac-Canakkle Monarchy is made up of the Hol people who worship their monarchs like deities. As members of the royal family are born, they are deemed holy and worshipped by the people of the ACM ( Azac Canakkle Monarchy. As they age and control state matters, they are ordained saints by the people. There is no name for this region and it is mostly passive, not requiring any ceremonies or special rites. Citizens either worship the entire royal family, a certain member of the royal family or both. Some members of the royal family have specific names, gained either from battlefield accolades, humanitarian missions or Economic successes.

King Ganius Kleto Bactra Anzac ( Saint of War)
Queen Vulpa Ameez Canakkle ( Saint of Mercy)
Prince Holvar Juli Solonius Anzac ( Saint of Order)
Princess Lucretia Totale Bella Anzac ( Saint of Love)

Culture: Since the end of the Agonis Wars, society has made a change towards modernizing their lifestyle. Large public transportation systems were implemented in most cities, severely cutting the need for animal drawn transport. In the rural sectors of the monarchy, most remains unchanged and people go about their days just as they always have.
There is a distinct class system, yet class is not linked to wealth in any way. There are farmers that are wealthier then lords, and lords that are poor as some farmers. Your class represents your area of expertise in society. Everyone, except the immediate royal family and regional governors, have chosen their specialty in life.
There are three main classes of people; Lords, responsible for upholding law and order. Artisans, the creators of some good and service. The artisan class encompasses everyone from home builders to arms manufacturers, this also is the largest class in the dual monarchy. The last class is warrior, which encompasses everything from guards to elite military units. Few decide to stray from their parents chosen class, most businesses have been family owned since the beginning of the war. Having warred for the majority of recorded time, diplomacy is the focus for the monarchy. Royal diplomats are expert at conflict avoidance, resolution and negotiation. There is a small corps of royal diplomats that handle all matters of foreign affairs.

LANGUAGE: The Hol speak Bolčoi, pronounced bolshoy. To human ears it would sound like a slurred version of a slavic language, like Russian, Czech or Polish. The spoken language has many hard sh and ch sounds that are used to denote tense, gender and time. Most Hol in the urban regions are bi and even trilingual. The languages of the former Agonis system and the Totalists has firmly permeated Hol society.

History:Prior to the Alliance, the Hol lived as a federation of loosely allied city states. Each had its own claim to territory based wealth, size and military prowess. The city of Laum, governed by the rich and politically ruthless Anzac family held the largest territory. The Anzac family or Anzaci to the Laumites, had already assimilated two other nation states before deciding to expand again, this time through conquest. Through large bribes to nobles, good pay and conscription the Anzaci gathered a massive army and conquered the known region. City states either assimilated, pledging allegiance to the Anzac family or were crushed by military action. This was not an isolated event however, as the Anzaci rose to power the Canakkle federation was being born. The Federation was a small group of closely tied city states that collectively governed the shared area. The Federation grew fast, and soon what was a collection of four city states turned into a nation of 20.
With no knowledge of each other the new formed nation of Laumedies began conquering territory of the Canakkle federation. The response from the Canakk Federation was swift and devastating. The veteran army that had founded Laumedies was wiped out by the armies of 20 city states, an army containing both sons of the the emperor Jackal Gali Anzac. At first, the Canakk Federation had no idea what they had done, until the Laumites began burning their way through Federation territory. Entire cities were sieged and set ablaze by the now significantly larger Luamite army. Anyone who tried to flee the city was killed, man woman and child alike. It didn’t take long for the federation to gather their own armies to meet the Laumites, resulting in a month long frenzy of battles and skirmishes. When the battles ended, borders were drawn that would last for the next three centuries. At first both nations licked their wounds and strengthened. Fortifying borders, building infrastructure and spending a lot of time thinking, training and developing new ways to kill each other. A cold war was next, espionage, covert action and propaganda were the weapons of both nations for the next six years. It didn’t take long for the cold war to turn into a planet wide conflict, with Laum and federation forces doing battle on land and on the planets “great oceans”. This first world war lasted eight years and devastated the outer boundaries of each territory while the inner territories remained relatively untouched. Another cold war started while each nation rushed aid to their affected territories followed by a brief 10 year period of detente. For a moment the feeling of peace washed over the planet and there were rumors of cooperation and even integration amongst the territories. The Laumites, now tired from decades of constant fighting and espionage desperately wanted peace amongst the two nations. The war had lost favor in the royal courts and the noble families were close to revolution at the thought of another world war. To the Federation, the scorched earth campaign by Laumedies was still fresh in the minds of many and the leadership was eager for revenge. Using the guise of establishing trade routes, Federation forces clandestinely breached the border defenses and started the “Strum offensive”, strum meaning vengeance in the Canakk tongue. At first the Federation solidified their hold of the border region, cleverly cutting off towns as they inched forward. Rebels and soldiers were executed or imprisoned while civilian leaders were given the choice to either submit or die. Much to the surprise of the Federation, most cities chose to die, suffering months of sige before finally falling to the defenders. The Federation horribly misjudged conditions in Laumedies, The Anzaci were thought to be evil slave drivers, ruling the empire with an iron grip and swift hand. The truth was much different, many local leaders rarely saw their regional governors, who more often then not, were held in very high esteem by the populace. Quality of life nation wide was high and the people revered the royal family, some even thinking them divine.
The Federation had taken almost a third of Laumedies before word got to the ruling generals in the capital. At first there was shock, anger and outrage at the depravity of their neighbors, such underhanded tactics were seen as undesirable by the leading generals of Laumedies. The people, still mourning the loss of both crown princes were quick to answer the call to arms, men joined armies and militias nation wide to combat this threat. Laumedies produces truly terrifying armies of professional soldiers and civilians like, dwarfing the army of the “Strum offensive”. Espionage was not new to the Laumites but never before had spies been used to this extent. Large and elaborate networks linked the besieged towns with the intelligence services, and soon resistances were formed in sieged cities to harass the federation forces from behind as “Magna Armada” or Queens army marched forward. It took a long and extremely bloody 50 years for the Laumites to regain their lost territory, devastating the already devastated border regions in the process. As their industrial revolution began, war was now mass produced and increased on a frightening scale. “The Great Oceans”, which was relatively peaceful before, now became bloody battlefield as steel replaced wooden fighting vessels. Large, inaccurate muskets gave way to frighteningly accurate bolt action weapons that completely changed the view of warfare. Cannons were replaced by field guns of various sizes and capability, turning once lush green fields into bogs of mud, tepid water and rotting bodies of the long deceased. A no-mans land was established, on the land borders between the two nations, and the war ground to a halt. large systems of trenches with large bunkers were established on either end. Advancing toward the border of either country meant certain death and constant artillery bombardments made soldiers lives hell. With the land war ground to a halt, the naval war intensified almost immediately. Large naval engagements and island hopping campaigns added to the bloody struggle for supremacy. For two centuries the two nations skirmished and fought at various intensities, taking their fight to the skies and finally space.
After nearly three hundred years of hostilities, two nations finally signed non aggression pacts, ending the war and destruction. The planet would be forever changed, muddy bogs, pulverized sections of turf and large cracks the crust were scattered around the planet. 30 percent of the planet was dead, completely destroyed from constant warfare. Half buried burnt out tanks dot the countryside, while the half submerged hulls of ships are common along the coast. Cooperation started immediately, the two nations adapted to peace quickly. The royal families intermarried and the two nations slowly blended together. The dual state of the Anzac-Canakkle Monarchy was formed 100 years after wars end. The “New Monarchy” was founded around the principles of diplomacy and conflict avoidance, so that another three centuries war can never happen. Not even a century after the Three Centuries war ended, the New Monarchy found themselves in another conflict thousands of miles away. The Legion fought a extended insurgency against the Agonis collective in Agonis space, which led to the Monarchy being pulled into the war. Although only helping in a minor capacity, this showed the young and growing nation what it needed to survive. The new technology allowed the Hol to seize the rest of their system and colonize its planets.

TECHNOLOGY: Civilian technology has boomed since the Agonis Wars as looted technology found its way back to the monarchy. Advances in bio-augmentation and Cybernetics have taken the civilian populace by storm, both for its medical use and for its aesthetic value. Life expectancy risen from 200 to around 350 years and medical technology is continuing to advance rapidly.
Military technology has always been a strength for the monarchy, constant fighting has resulted in a strong military machine. Weaponry ranges from magnetically accelerated kinetic projectiles to high powered energy weapons.

Military:
A far cry from the “Legion” , the new “ Magna Armada” or Queens army is the pride and joy of the Azanc Canakkle Monarchy.

Infantry:

-Shock Trooper (Shok Korps) : Marine in origin, these troops serve the same role as their Legion ancestors. They are designed to break through lines, exploit weaknesses, set ambushes, sabotage and operate like a guerrilla harassing force the need arises.

- Occupation Trooper; (Okk Troop): Occupation troops usually have the stigma of being inferior to the Shok Korps, this could not be farther from the truth. Occupation troops deploy with heavy armor and artillery, along with a wide array of anti-air, anti-tank and anti-ship weaponry. Being the largest branch of the army, Okk Troop has units that are trained for a wide array peacekeeping and nation building missions.

Armor:
The armored warfare doctrine of the AC monarchy underwent a huge change during the Agonis wars. Tanks were primarily designed to support infantry pushes before the war. Tanks were slow, heavy and was designed to shoot high explosive payloads that wouldn’t pierce armor. The Monarchy also did not believe in multiple classes of tank, using IFVs and APCs for the lighter armored needs. The Agonis wars showed the importance of having multiple classes of tank on the battlefield, adding flexibility to the Army.

Cavalry Tank/ Light Tank:

Lightly armored and quick, this tank is meant to be a glass cannon. It boasts a deadly 125mm cannon capable of firing a wide variety of shells. The turret can compete with all but the heaviest tanks but it is lightly armored and can be destroyed or disabled by the lightest of anti tank weapons.

MBT/Battle Tank:
The backbone of the Tank Korps, the T-90UM is the upgraded version of the classic Hol T-90. The UM has the standard 125mm turret but also has an added ATGM to increase the tank’s range.

Heavy Tank:
The KV-2 is the heaviest tank ever produced by the Monarchy. Its twin turbine jet engines can propel the tank to frightening speeds for its size, at the cost of astronomical fuel. The twin 150mm cannons were originally designed as artillery pieces but have been optimized for long range tank killing. The thick armor is seen as invincible by some and has been documented taking horrible damage while still being able to function.

Banner/Flag: (a dark red U shaped emblem made of many logarithmic spirals lined in gold and filled with marble is the moniker of the golden swarm.)

Type of Government: Logocractic Autocracy

The Vopson rule based on the mind that dominates the most, the idea that dominates absolutely.

Leader(s): The Golden Flock

The Golden Flock is a high minded flock, a mass aggregation of Vopson who have come to the collective conclusion that the Golden Swarm is to inherit the universe and must subjugate all other species to their will. Slavery is the only future for all other species, to be treated as the Golden Flock demands of it. Usually this means being put into forced labor or be made into a Swarm Protectorate where your only tax is in population to send off world for whatever purpose the Golden Swarm sees of it. The Golden Flock tends to handle smiling art affairs and so usually just uses the slaves as a work force and as battle thralls with a whole merit system. The good pets good the fancier toys and maybe their own planet of slaves to rule if they prove exceptionally loyal to the swarm.

Persons of Importance: Fuzzy Embrace, Silicon Rain, Sulfur Breeze

The three major sub-flocks of the the golden flock's influence are Fuzzy Embrace, Silicon Rain and Sulfur Breeze. They defer to the Golden Flock itself, but are ultimately autonomous in their own thought clouds and are loyal more out of pragmatism than a genuine assimilation of the Golden Flock's Ideology.

The Fuzzy Embrace is notoriously Xenophilliac in mentality, stealing other cultures as part of their own, importing the most Xenos to the Golden Flock as pets and in general just want to be loved. The space wasps. Want to be loved.

Silicon Rain is the power opposite, they hate other species entirely and see them only valuable as target practice. They evidently have a fetish for orbital bombardments, as silicon rain is often found pelting random planets with individual Vopson in asteroid ships when there's nothing important to do.

Sulfur Breeze is the more intellectual one of the major sub-flocks, being apt to just horde lots of sulfur from io-like worlds and experiment with it all the time. They have aggregated much of the sulfur the Golden Swarm has at hand and seem indifferent to other species. They just don't care as long as the Xenos don't touch their sulfur.

Species(s) and Demographics: 90% Vopson, 2% Jakai, 8% Other/TBA

The Vopson when alone are animal-like, but when mating they are intelligent. The mating Vopson control the swarm as long as it is mating, and mating lasts. Long periods of time. The Vopson can grow into huge collectives, augmented with Violet crystals refined from acidic worlds and create a massive amount of their kind coordinated by the mating Vopson. The Vopson lose intelligence when they aren't mating.

The Vopson are a flying species that come from a acidic world and are used to bathing in sulfuric acid- they are sour in taste and their blood is toxic. The Vopson rely on prehensile tongues and various contraptions to enforce their will upon the Galaxy.

Their wings are often described as leathery. Their coloration is rather vibrant, reds yellows and very dark shades of violet tend to be what their species have for dimorphism. The Vopson eyes tend to be a ghastly pale color, like cue balls that are oriented above their mouth. The Vopson use a tongue that splits into five tendrils which individual Vopson use to manipulate their environment in tandem with their raptor-like legs. The Vopson are usually not alone and rely on numbers to do heavy lifting.

The Vopson range from around the size of house cats to the size of a human child (Or about 3'). Their wingspans are double their body size. Their kind has trouble on worlds where flight is hard and/or have high gravity. It doesn't crush them, but it's very unpleasant and punishing. Some Vopson like being on high gravity worlds just because of that. They tend to not be long lived flocks.

The Vopson breed by connecting to each other. The Vopson are hemethrodites but have a extremely contact intensive form of intercourse where they secrete a binding mucus. This sexual glue is strong enough that two Vopson usually are stuck to each other for a several days on end. In breeding there is a direct neural connectivity that give Vopson in intercourse a higher chemical/neural level than your typical Vopson, allowing these mating Vopson to act as the managing organs of a Vopson flock. The Vopson give live birth, both parents do so. It is not live birth through a uterus, it is through the back like certain species of Terran frogs. The Vopson have a metamorphesis from a maggot form to a adult form. The majority of maggot Vopson don't survive to adulthood however, as the maggots are not raised with any parenting and often end up being smacked on or killed by other Adult Vopson. These maggot Vopson are all over the place, they are like large segmented chilla filled worms and are even more expendable than the adults.

Other species tend to be used as combat thralls or simply as a tribute species that the Vopson Swarm in the region uses for whatever purpose they want. Harvest systems are actually more the norm for Vopson, but the Golden Swarm developed the tribute system as a more "civil" system of treating your client species as animals you can do anything you want with.

Said clients are TBA since I am likely going to use clients that make sense for wherever they end up being.

One client species of note are the Jakai, who are giant elephantine humanoids the Vopson like to use as projectiles and shock troops. The Jakai were conquered and enslaved by the Vopson over a century ago and have been bred and harvested for their tough bones and luxurious hides ever since. Also the meat. Their trunks also make for a great ornament for any nest. The Jakai culturally are a very animistic species, and don't seem to even understand their situation. The Jakai believe the Vopson to have been a punishment inflicted on their kind they must honor in their enslavement. The massive Jakai often require multiple rail gun shots to take down even when ass naked, though landing such shots is not that hard since the Jakai are around 21' in height. The Jakai tend to be given heavy molten sulfur projectors as their standard issue weapon. The Jakai only make up around 2% of the Golden Swarm's population.

Religion Description and Demographics: 91% Golden Flock Devotion, 9% Anything else

The vast majority of Vopson have a slave-like faith based on the sacrifice of all free thought and determination in exchange for free action. In short, their whole existence is in the name of the flock and that being part of this flock enables a superiority and privilege over all other life to do as one pleases. In short, You bend to the desires of the flock and you are free to do as you desire to anything else as long as it doesn't contradict the will of the flock.

Culture: The Golden Swarm's culture is centered around massive congregations who act in harmony to one and another, following the flows as they must. The Vopson are a communal society in many regards, mainly in that individual lives don't even exist. Instead you have the flock which one is linked to by a chemical flow that through techhnooogy became far more intensive than what nature would allow. Privacy does not exist, your mind is always suspect be to outside invasion and you charge memories with the flock. For this reason it can be seen why the Vopson have such a hard time understanding others peices, and vice versa for that matter- without the intimacy the Vopson have with each other mentally, spiritually and physically we seem little more than animals tha figured out space craft to them. The Vopson are not a true hive mind, they don't have a hive structure. Instead they are directed by mating Vopson and the Golden Swarm is no exception to this- the orgasmic gold is frequently amplified with the Golden Swarm in practical at. This have the Golden Swarm the ability to unify the Vopson at a much larger scale than a flock normally ever grows to. The Golden Swarm as a whole is not centralized, but tried to keep a large and dense aggregation into order to ensure conformity across the flock with exceptions made for "useful" sub-flocks. Independant flocks that develop get subjugated back into the golden swarm in a mind war- which is a war that involves eradicating unwanted thinking that breaks away from the prime essence of the dominant flock. Many lesser thoughts however, tend to vary from Vopson to Vopson and if you get a small number with a breeder seperate from the golden flock new thinking might emerge.

The material culture of the golden swarm is very oriented around products derived from their slaves and from precious metals. Clays and stone also are frequently used, often with synthetic chemical mixtures and colorful staining to make organic seeming mountain cities where trillions of Vopson may dwell. If there is anything the Vopson are good at, it is chemistry. Indeed, it is their advancements in chemistry which allowed them to get off their rock to begin with. The Vopson are fine with leaving dead bodies all over the place since they tend to sleep on the ceiling anyways. Other fluids often are frequently spotted in Vopson colonies, the less spoken of them the better. While the Vopson on first impression come off as a mindless swarm, the truth is even worse. They are a swarm of beings who perceive themselves as morally exempt as long as they labor for and devote themselves to the Golden Swarm, and such have a long record of insanely grotesque actions taken against their fellow Vopson and other species.

The Vopson make use of cave farming.

The Vopson space fleets tend to be like floating mobile homes, massive asteroids they stylize with all manner of shit (like the remnant spacecraft of their enemies) and make a habitation zone inside. The Vopson have all manner of hymns and songs you can sontantly hear them passively singing when not in a state of action- where than they turn ominously silent. Basically, if the singing stops you are fucked.

History: The Vopson are nomads from another part of the Galaxy, and evidently have been around for a several centuries before their recent incursions on human space. Their sour homeworld of Sidolico would on first impression seem a hamper to any civilization, but the Vopson in early times were not nearly as unified as they are now. They have many competing flocks who worked against each other, no one flock every successfully integrating the whole into the massive swarms the modern Vopson are known for. Chemistry became the main science of their kind, playing into everything they did as they developed synthetic plastics and industrial apparati based on all matter of corrosive computing. The melting computers and the vast tube complexes greatly enhanced the Vopson as a species, to the point where the pressure to go to the stars came in and the flocks cooperated to send out manned space craft almost exclusively, for automation with the Vopson is highly specialized as the Vopson industrial output by hand made machines mostly seemingly redundant initially. The Vopson would make use of extremely explosive rocketry, of a sophistication human chemical rockets never had. For the Vopson had figured out means to get more energy per molecule, with the use of nuclear prolusion systems coming only when they already had been space faring for over a century. Once space faring, the Vopson immediately proved to be a menace upon civilization in their system of harvesting other sentient beings, having obscene and completely arbitrary behaviors and a completely supremacist outlook on the Galaxy. While cruelty towards other beings is not a universal trait of the early flocks, such behavior was too easy to rationalize as their connectedness set them apart from most other species of more individualistic attributes. Sadly the more hostile Vopson elements won out when the disciplinary and aggressive Golden Swarm came to prominence in the Great Mind Wars, unifying most Vopson under one super flock. And in their mentality came the enforced belief the Vopson follow- That of divine right to the universe and all its inhabitants, to do whatever one pleases to do. And all one must do is pledge absolute loyalty to the Golden Flock from your body to very essence.

In practice only Vopson got golden Flock membership- all other species tend to be enslaved and set up on harvest worlds under "protection" with the only cost being a population tax that never exceeds 10%. You better breed.

The Golden Swarm's numbers are massive and they have been spotted treading on colonies in the outer territories, but no doubt they intend to advanced further with slave raids already occurring as far south as the Southern Perseus Arm and the imperial remnant.

Military: The Vopson make use of asteroid spacecraft and weaponized acid, including molten sulfur projectors and flinging rocks filled with micro explosives. Vopson are extremely prolific in their chemical tech, indeed gas propelled projectiles and rather scrappy fission-chemical rockets (The vopson use a mixture of nuclear and chemical propulsion). The Golden Swarm also has all manner of sulfur derived tech including water acidifying crystals they like to dump on planets in massive amounts. Sulfur is of great importance to the Vopson, without it they can't sustain large populations and the closed asteroid habitats are reliant on nocturnal farming.

Military tactics tend to be attrition based as the lives of individual Vopson are completely irrelevant since the flock is the individual, not the single body. So it is very common to see Vopson using themselves as missiles or devouring each other to sustain a invasion for longer (if they can't eat you, anyways).

Vopson swarms are terrifying in size, but can be managed since the Vopson industries are mass production oriented with a few gadgets in tow (like their acid bombardments), and so technologically superior factions have to only worry about not getting ran down in sheer numbers. About 5-10% of Vopson deal with 'military' affairs, the other 90% work on sustaining colonies and other tasks of varying nature. The Vopson swarms tend to be most numerous when actually invading- raids tend to consist of only a several hundred thousand Vopson. The invaders tend to number in billions for one planet. The Vopson number in the many trillions overall. But remember that a individual Vopson is extremely expendable. They just breed a lot to make up for that.

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Type of Government: Faction-based Monarchy

Leader(s): King/Arch-Chieftain Kriv Goro

Persons of Importance: Head of science Elenor Nagavash, Archpriest and advisor Malchor Stalafros, Military General and Strategist Strezaxa Westari

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Religion Description and Demographics: The faith of the Gorgas, in their own tongue is called Bahamaci, which roughly means 'racial gods'. They generally believe that each race or collective races of a single star system has its own god, or a set of gods, that are responsible for that star. Though they only naturally have a care for their own god, who they name Ryujin, who they claim is a massive serpentine dragon that coils their sun. To them their religion isn't too important, but it is something that they hold their honor to. In order to 'pay respect' to Ryujin, they must be at least moderately respectful to any non-antagonized situation. They also believe that those that die honorably will receive a great reward, though their is no known clarity on what that reward is, whether it be some sort of reincarnation of a type of heaven remains variant within individuals.

Despite being savage monsters they do uphold a strict code of honor. Namely one must not betray or use any sort of deception that would either disgrace themselves or others. Even when they commit crimes and acts that many would deem horrible, they still pertain to their honor, and would rather accept death then to have a tarnished reputation or to dishonor someone. Gorgas's that do not share this philosophy are often frowned upon and even exiled. They also believe in a 'karma-justice' system, or an eye-for-an-eye, essentially. In fact it is considered a great honor to exact one's revenge.
Another important concept for the Gorgas is self sufficiently. While their are times of assistance, and they are not against team work, one must be capable of taking care of ones self, and always strive to do the best of their ability, especially in tests of strength.

Culture: Despite their codes of Religion and Honor, the Gorgas are otherwise described as terrifying monsters. They do not flinch in acts of murder, destruction, even genocide so long as they see fit a reason to do so. Their are many cases of one tribe wiping another tribe out of existence, destroying all of its structure, and murdering all of the tribe members, even infants. They are also notorious cannibals. They have no qualms with eating their own race and many fantasize of eating the flesh of alien species, in fact they see it as both an 'honorable' method of dealing with a defeated enemy, as well as a challenge to eat exotic creatures and extra terrestrial races.

While they do not discriminate other races, they do think of themselves as the destined 'apex predators' of the universe. Whereas other aliens use technology, The Gorgas use mostly their biologically gifts. They honor physical superiority of all else. They won't be sore of some other creature or race defeats them at their own game, in fact many that follow this philosophy would be impressed. They see it as a sort of 'friendly competition', in addition to seeing little consequences with death for both themselves and foes that they do not spare mercy upon.

History: The Gorgas are a primitive race of Reijar, and many still are. An alien ship of unknown origin crashed upon their planet a few centuries ago, and many investigated. What they first deemed as witchcraft, their was a following of Gorgas who discovered its purpose and wished to rebuild it to ascend to the skies. Not all the Gorgas followed, only a couple thousand from various tribes joined the cause of exploring the heavens, lead by Kriv Goro, the current King of this 'new tribe'. After many years of studying and rebuilding the ship and its technological gear, they finally were able to leave their planet. As it turns out, the ship belonged to a race of arthropodic humanoids from their planet's moon, who were just about to reach into FTL technology. They deemed the transformation of their ship into the hands of the more primitive Gorgas a sin that must be paid in blood, and attempted to attack the Gorgas. Surprisingly the new Gorgas tribe won over the arachnoid race, this was due to the fact that the prime strategy of the arachnoids was to raid other ships with pods designed to penetrate into the ship without damaging the hull, kill the inhabitants of the ship, and take it over. However the Gorgas were vastly superior in close range combat, once the Gorgas figured out how to use these pods, their counter attack was destructive. Although outnumbered, the arachnoids had very few weapons that could even harm the Gorgas, and were outmatched in any form of close ranged combat. By the time they were able to use anti-craft weaponry they had already taken over most of their fleet. Under Kriv Goro's command, the arachnoid race was exterminated completely, along with any survivors in their home world. Since then, they have adapted their recently discovered FTL tech, and with a single fleet of 115 ships they traveled to another solar system and made a suitable planet their home base. a planet nicknamed 'New Dagon' which is a planet very similar to mars with high levels of solar radiation, and mostly a desert with two distinct climates of an extremely hot region and an extremely cold region. Their is also, fortunately, liquid water in the form of underground rivers and cave systems, as well as rich oxygen that made inhabiting the planet easy. The local mass of fish-like creatures that live within these underground rivers and lakes was suitable for food.

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The Gorgas's ships consist of 115 ships. 4 'flag ships' which are the largest of ships, and have primitive plasma-based weaponry that by now would be out classed by foreign technology. The 4 ships each have the highest of the command, and the one run by the head of science as a wide assortment of laboratories. They have 60 storage ships which can support a population of 300 and with much cargo, as well as built-in farms for both plants and cattle. 10 smaller ships that carry the militia and children. The remaining 41 ships are the pods that can each transport 20 Gorgas, and can allow them to infiltrate ships without damaging the vessel itself.

In terms of non-space craft weaponry, they have primitive metal and leather reinforced armor that covers most of their vital biological weak points, steel swords, wrist shields, and spears, and the weapons they salvaged from the Arachnoids, though they are still fiddling with the weaponry to allow the use of the average Gorgas. Due to their primitive nature even with the knowledge and technology they have stolen some of which is still being worked on greatly. Though even with poor weaponry and equipment their extreme biology makes them dangerous opponents to deal with regardless in non-spacecraft combat.

They are respectful to any race that doesn't come across as aggressive or antagonizing, though they do not hesitate to battle with others that decide to pick a fight with them. A single flag ship armed with 20 of the 41 pod ships are designated with space exploration and foreign interactions.

They are very much eager to advance their technology either through their own engineering or steeling and/or trading with other races. This eagerness combined with their bloodthirsty nature makes them very much excited to make enemies, though their honor code will prevent them from engaging aggressively without being aggravated or otherwise properly provoked to do so. Economically they have very little to offer other then rare gems salvaged from their home world, food, and what their now selling as 'dragon scales' which are their shedded scales. These scales while are highly durable are also like the rest of the Gorgas, seemingly immune to any degree of heat, which makes it valuable to situational engineers and designs.

Race: Gorgas
Age: 995 years
Size: 21 ft.
Rank: indisputed king of the united tribes of Reijar.

Kriv Goro was born with 4 eyes instead of 2. This was in part due to how he was amassed such a great following, many gave him the nickname "Oracle-king" and made rumors that he can see all, even the future. Though the humble dragon refuted such claims. He is very wise, likely due to his age, which was another reason that made him a leader. Unlike most of his brethren, he strives peace over violence, he saw the ascendancy into space an escape from the brutality of the tribes of his homeland. Though that isn't to say he doesn't despise violence, and he can see its entertaining values as he endorses galvanry, which in their native tongue roughly means "arena sport." It is much like wrestling, only much more violent and unscripted, there are no necessary rules but it is expected for the participants to fight honorably. Usually while the fights end in brutal and gorey displays, they will not kill the loser unless on rare occurrences where a death match is requested for some specific and moral reason, such as an attempt at revenge or to punish those that act dishonorably.

He is far from perfect of peace, he regrets the genocide of the arachnoids, but reminded constantly that it was they that started the proposal of racial genocide. It is rich in the culture of the Gorgas to judge not by action but by one's character. Which can be taken to extreme measures easily, especially due to their inconsequential ideology of death. Pity, while given to those that deserve it, is never an excuse for mercy in the Gorgas culture.

Age: 445
Race: Gorgas
Size: 18 feet and 3 inches.
Role: General of the united tribe's military.

Second in command in terms of political power, Strezaxa is deeply inspired by Kriv Goro. However he doesn't believe in true peace, but rather a 'harmony' between peace and violence. Situations must be met either through diplomacy or violence, and depending upon the very conflict one choice is better then the other. This is the decision making ideology of Strezaxa, and it more so reflects the Gorgas culture in a less savage way. Peace is met with peace, violence is met with violence.

His honor extends to chivalry, often giving him aptly the nickname, "true dragon knight." He is always on the front lines of the battlefield, and will typically put himself at risk before his comrades and soldiers. His many battles have given him a deep bond with many of the veterans of the military, and even some of the militia.

Race: Gorgas
Age: 227
Size: 15 ft
Role: Commander of Shocktroop division

Rhammadagraz, son of the infamous General, was trained by his own father since he was a hatchling. Despite having a level-headed role-model, Rhammadagraz has grown to be a ruthless leader who craves for violence. While he can be civil outside of the battlefield, as soon as he is tasked with a combat-related mission, he becomes far more like an excited monster. His savage demeanor is a great morale booster to his kin, who share his bloodlust to some extant. He leads his division of shocktroppers, who are outfitted with the same experimental armor and weaponry, into enemy lines with the desire to kill and maim.

He is outfitted with a platinum fabric armor originally created by the Arachnoids though modified and reversed engineered by the Gorgas. Borrowing some of their technology they have also successfully created several higher tech weapons before taking off into space.

These include the dual-sword m2 laser, and the 33 MK II Cannister.

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Name of Nation: The badlands, Former imperial lands, Kar-ri fanatics and the democratic Shaw league.

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Various. From Democracies to near anarchist Theocracy's.
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Any species native to the galactic south would likely exist here. However, it is still predominantly human. The exact number of people in the nations are unknown but altogether, likely near two-hundred billion.

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The badlands/unaffiliated space dates to the waning days of the old imperium, roughly one century ago. History for that region during, and after the great war is extensive. Therefore, the history of the war will be broken down.

The beginning of the end of man,

Three human factions laid massive claims in the south. the Dominion of Man, led by Faust, an genocidal maniac had proclaimed a new human nation, free of alien oppression.

The united terran imperium, led by the man named Uther, had done its best to secure its place as the last true descendant of the old Imperium ways over three centuries ago.

And the musashi, an branch off from the traditions of the terrans and dominion. A unique place compared to the others, were still drawn into the war.

The war was sparked by Faust, whom in a blindside rush, pushed deep into the imperium, taking many territories and forcing the imperium on the defensive. To make matters worse, Musashi joined the war on the side of the Dominion. The Imperium gathered Allies and a coalition was formed that saved the imperium from certain doom. The war bogged down with fleets maneuvering around each other, attempting to gain any sort of strategic footing.

After a coalition strike on a couple high profile Dominion worlds, Faust brought his full might into play and attacked as many coalition nations as possible, killing billions without a thought. It was here that he, in an act of defiance and rage, burnt the atmosphere of earth, killing all inhabitants.

The war took another turn when the horde, a menagerie of vicious races began their attack into the imperium, dominion and Musashi. After the major Imperium worlds were destroyed by the horde, the Dominion was cut off from their ally. Desperate to defend themselves from nearly all sides, the Dominion and Musashi turned their priorities from the coalition, to the horde. A mistake that would ultimately cost them the war.

As coalition forces pushed deep into Dominion space, Musashi began to collapse from within and was eventually forced from the war, leaving the Dominion alone. In their pride, they fought to the last man. Their final fight came as Faust deployed a weapon of extreme magnitude, that turned out to be far worse than imagined. The last massive fleets from the Imperium, Dominion, Musashi and Horde were caught in a massive quantum singularity, effectively removing the remaining military might of the four nations.

Coalition forces took the initiative, along with nations opposite the Horde, to destroy what remained and to great effect. The horde fled through Musaahi towards the outer rim of the galaxy, destroying Musashi in the process. The great war ended at last when coalition forces invaded the Dominion capitol. It was a costly battle that Faust, the Dominions supreme leader, wouldn't lose. He chose to instead of fight and surrender conventionally, to do to his world, that he did to earth.

Fire spread through the atmosphere, killing troops from all sides. With Faust last seen with his arms stretched out, as to embrace the flame as it consumed the final seat of Imperium-descended superpower.

The initial aftermath was chaos, there was no government and a coalition that was butting heads with other powers. Prior human territories were carved up and the trillions of displaced aliens from the war were resettled, curing those issues. Logistics and aid from the more central worlds were abandoned which left the core on its own. It was utter hell as crime soared. Black markets and pirates flourished until coalition powers cut trade routes through the area. It soon became one of the galaxy's poorest regions.

Nearly a century later, various corporations vie for the still resource rich worlds and rarely monitored regions. It is a safe haven from the major powers and now home to the Kar-ri, a group of religious radicals that have no sympathy for any but their own.

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When the Imperium began expanding, there were 12 Warmasters on the Council of Hexana, presiding over the 12 provinces of the world. For many years Hexana remained independent as system after system fell to the might of the Imperium. The Hexanagallions were confident in their military might and strategic minds to keep their autonomy and freedom. However, when the day of reckoning came and the Imperium were at their doorstep, it was not military might that did them in. It was simple attrition, and economics. No other planet would trade with them, unless they joined the Imperium. They could travel nowhere local, unless they had Imperial access codes and friends. The day came when the Hexanagallions had to decide to give in. 8 out of the 12 Warmasters submitted to Imperial rule.

4 did not. 4 Warmasters saw it as a sign of weakness and dishonor, to be assimilated so quickly. Not only that, but do submit without raising arms! They gathered what forces they could, and took their greatest creation, the terraforming machine 'Life Bringer' with them. They sent the strike cruisers forward, and carved their way out of the system by terrifying force. The 4 loyalists did as they had never done before, and fled into the far reaches of space. Never again, they pledged.

Short years later, their fleet found themselves in the center of the Scutum-Crux Arm, and landed on a jungle moon orbiting a barren planet. They dubbed the moon Kal'vrosh, meaning 'People's Landing' in their language. The moon was unforgiving and harsh, close to the system's sun and teeming with great beasts. It was a blessing by the Honored Divine. They did their best to stay low on the Imperium's radar, Terraforming the worlds in that single system and inhabiting them. They began to make great structures of metal and strength, creating huge Ships that served as moving colonies for them to traverse space with, if ever their population reached such heights. And they did.

When they reached the 4th planet at the center of the system's line of heavenly bodies, they discovered something within its core. The planet was made of dense cavern systems that traversed the bulk of the world, some large enough for small cruisers to fly through. When they reached the center, they found an orb like a sun, that glowed golden. It had a radius of 300 meters on all sides, and even to this day, the Hexanagllions know not what its true purpose is. Only that their High Prophet receives visions when basked within its light, and that a mere year ago from the current star date, the Hexanagallions had developed a way to harness that energy in a slow, albeit safe manner. The light of the Prophet's Orb fuels the Flagship for Warmaster Jex.

Dating back however, for centuries the Hexanagallions have fought a successful guerrilla war with the Imperium. Never doing too much damage to raise the ire of all Imperial forces, but slowly driving back and distracting any forces that stray toward their lone system. That is, until 210 years ago when the Imperium collapsed. For 45 years afterwards, they gathered their strength and ships, being goaded by their Prophets that this was the time before the collapse of the Universe. It was now or never. Approximately 165 years ago, the first independent planet still gathering itself together after the Imperium's fall became silent. One year after, the entire system was silenced. A year later, another system was silenced. 5 years hence, another sent out distress signals, and was subsequently destroyed before silence. The calls for help were reached by the a neighboring system near the edge of the Sagittarius Arm, telling of brutal warships and horrifying troops of Reavers. Because of the ensuing chaos, many thought all in those systems were slaughtered until millions of refugees arrived in the Second Terran Imperium, giving tales of beasts that would allow them to live and run if they could.

System after system fell, until the Hexanagallions had cut a sizable piece of the Galaxy for themselves. The latest system to fall under their rule was the Ordo Sanctus system. The humans of Ordo Sanctus and their 4 planets gave up without a fight as the Hexanagallions entered their system, and they were allowed to live, the Warmaster honoring them. It was however, a ploy. The System fought back as the Hexagallions were off guard, taking out 5% of their forces without effort before the fight was on full. Within less than a year, the Hexagallions had conquered the system. When their military had been decimated beyond repair, the Hexanagallions allowed the civilians that remained to flee on their ships to spread word of their might. This would be the last system to fall, a mere 7 years ago finishing a small off a small campaign further east within the Galaxy, near the Gashathi Rule and the Dominion of Man, at the edge of Agonis Collective space.

In recent years, the Resurgence forces have sent out contacts to their fellows within the Second Terran Imperium. The loyalists have even halted their advance, becoming moderately good traders with the other systems. They might not be extremely savvy, but their code of honor permits them not to cheat on their deals, and are popular as a result. That does not mean that a lack of expansion means a lack of conflict. Space faring barbarians have come into contact 17 years previously, and an ongoing battle has ensued eveytime they have met. The HRF find them worthy practice, and a good way to test new recruits by sending them forth to hold them back. It has become a stalemate. They attempted to make contact with the Agonis Collective, before finding out the horrific truth of an A.I. subjugating races. The HRF are now mobilising to attack and help the rebels, but are taking their time as they must not only hold the line, but focus on another task soon to be dealt with.

True to their nature, the HRF surged forward into the Agonis Collective and Xeno Barbarian space, cleaving through any resistance like a scythe through what. Their foes fought hard, and showed their mettle. But the Honored Resurgance Forces prevailed with their fervour and warrior strength and ferocity.

The Great battle of their time was decided at the center of Human Space, when the Agonis Collective and the Barbarians were slaughtered and the HRF's forces surged into space that raged of warfare and battleship. Heroes like Gatar the Fierce, Daixanos Kel'Atar, and Krux the Battle Commander served and slew with distinction.

At the very center of the Galaxy did the HRF's forces push, and planted a flag as the last vestiges of the great Human Empires were cut down by one another, and the sword of the HRF. Their next opponents were the Dominion, but they still had many scattered but dangerous enemies in the large chunk of space they now owned, and proceeded to clear out every bit of rebelliousness.

It is now near 100 years later, and the HRF, now known as the Stratocracy of Hexanagalia, is ready to purge the Dominion and bring all of the Galaxy out of the tyranny of the Oppressors.

Hexanagallion Soldiers. The backbone of the military. There are three types.
Warriors: Armed with Plasma based assault rifles (with bladed stocks), Blood Knives, and Scythe Pistols.
Reavers: Melee specialists. They wield Xarkonian great swords/Axes/hammers that can punch/cleave through most armor, even tank armor if given a few good swings. They are known for their skill and speed. Some choose to wield lightweight energy shields.
Destroyers: Heavy Weapon specialists. They wield unmounted Plasma turrets, Warhammer Rockets, Dragon flamers, and Gauss Rifles.
Honored Fists: Stealth fighters who wield only Blood Knives or bare fists. A few use bolt Crossbows/longbows (high tech armor piercing, silenced weapons).

Warrior 001
A bit larger, but no less sleek and agile as most human starfighters. Twin lascannons and over a dozen torpedoes.
Warrior 002
A somewhat more robust starship fighter, with double the armaments with only a miniscule reduction of maneuverability as the 001 class.
Predator Class Frigate/Cruiser
Armed with 4 main ARK Cannons that reduce most armor to rubble, with 8 huge lascannons, and 50 large torpedoes, the predator cruiser has been paramount in the conquering of enemy systems the past 200 years, with moderate armor/shield and swift thrusters.
Harbinger Class Dreadnought

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Name: Solarian Star Federation
Government type: Federal Council of Nations
Leadership: Federation Star Council, Star-President of the Federation (Proff. Linda Harrell)
Demographics: 100% Solarian (albeit there's always a few percentage who claim themselves Elves, Klingons or other fictional races)
Religion: Most nations follow secularist politics and aren't involved with religion
Holdings: ~40% of the Rainbow Cluster



The Solarian Star Federation (usually shortened to Federation or SSF/SF) is a supernational government of human polities within the Rainbow Cluster. It forms a polito-economical union with the numerous governments in the System Sol and its neighbors. The Federation's origins date back to about 300 years following the end of the Last Great War, the most destructive event of their history. Weary of war and to prevent this from ever happening the committee decided on strengthening international communications, integrating economic systems while synchronizing politics to better reconcile with each other. They planned it step by step with the eventual goal being complete unification within a hundred years, a dream which never happened. From the outside the Federation may seem like a single body but in reality they are anything but that. There are countless nations and political parties each pushing their own agenda. Solarians may have avoided major wars for centuries now but their political forums are very much like warzones themselves. Similarly what once was a benign movement for peace and the good of Mankind turned into the plaything of economic powers. Money is the king within the Federation and as long as they can get away with it the political powers engage in various unethical deeds for profit. The Federation is a highly advanced civilization with many achievements, but this also made them overly confident in their technology. Ironically enough in spite of all their technological advancement the Federation lacked decently fast FTL drives for most of their history. This combined with the fact they are situated within a distant star cluster meant the Federation never encountered any sapient life aside from themselves. Recently they discovered a stable wormhole leading to the other side of the galaxy. This finally provides them with a chance to interact with the busy Southern Quadrant of the galaxy, changing Solarian history forever.

On the first glance the humans of the Star Federation may seem to be the same as Terrans and other people originating from Earth. Yet the truth is more confusing, defined as Homo Sapiens Caelis (or Solarians), these people evolved and developed on Solus Prime with absolutely no relation to the inhabitants of Earth. The truth lies within the theory of convergent evolution. Solus Prime and Earth bore many similarities to each other and this combined with play of chance resulted in the Solarians who are eerily similar to terrestrial humans both in features and even culture. Yet being older than human civilization the Solarians long evolved to the frontiers of space. There are many minor differences like adaptation to varying gravity, improved intelligence and reflexes, extended longevity and resistance to most known diseases. The most striking differences happen after the birth. Technological advances in medicine, cybernetics and cosmetic surgery meant so long you had the money you could go completely wild. Solarians have yet to meet any aliens but name a popular sci-fi species and the Federation likely has a fan sporting their looks. Cybernetic enhancements are also rather common, especially computer-assisted brain functions typically referred as "Cogs". Each government has different regulations on what kind of alterations a citizen can do and in certain regions this could go to the extreme. Another major advancement was the technology to transfer human consciousness. As such it's possible to transfer one's mind to a different organism or even an entirely mechanical body. Due to complicated mechanics backing up or copying consciousness is difficult and also strictly banned within the Federation. Similarly while it's possible to transfer consciousness to military hardware memories of the Last Great War (especially the terror once delivered by Ego the Living Battlestation) makes such actions widely opposed by the public.

The Star Federation may have not met aliens but had plenty of time and will to develop on their own. They made massive advancements in science and could be perhaps considered pioneers in many technologies. Manipulation of matter and fields can allow them feats which others may consider magical. Their impulse drives are seemingly reactionless engines that along with mass lightening fields can allow great speeds and at compact size. Q-Fabs revolutionized industry as versatile manufacturer devices that can assemble objects quickly and down to the last particle from already available materials. Their conversion reactors can extract nuclear energy from any common material and safe enough to power toothbrushes or cell phones. To a common citizen of the Federation it may even see there's nothing that technology cannot accomplish. That being said Federation has complex laws on the use of technology not to mention the extensive ways companies try to protect their copyright. The latter has the unintended side effect of making outsiders even more difficult to reverse engineer Solarian technology.


The main military force within the Rainbow Cluster is the Federation Starfleet. They are a multi-national force recruited from the military of other nations. Starfleet has strict selection process and only allows the best. While combat skill is important they put even more focus to human relations and handling stressful situations. They are hardly the only military, though. Each national government maintains their own military and police forces as well as security forces employed in private sectors. Still, when it comes to military power Starfleet is the largest factor, especially in terms of space force. Due to the memory of the Last Great War the term warship and associated aesthetics garnered a huge negative opinion. To avoid being labeled as proponents of war Starfleet eschewed dedicated weapons on their starships altogether. Instead of cannons, guns and missile bays the Federation uses modified Q-Fabs to create projectiles and launch them at various exits. Following that these projectiles are assisted and directed by altering the function of the shields. The end result is the Q-Box, a versatile weapon system which may be less powerful and much less efficient but with centuries of relative peace they never needed more. On the ground the Federation relies on drones and robots considerably though because of the terrors during the Last Great War they are always accompanied with a human operator supervising them. Anything done by these machines is the responsibility of the operator. Overall the size of the Federation military is small and almost more focused on PR than actual military needs. That being said their highly advanced technology allows them to get away with this surprisingly well.



Starfleet obviously put the most focus on space forces. Their starships are top-notch to maintain their overall edge. Many technologies and scientific developments are first employed within Starfleet and knowledge of basic ship system is one thing all Starfleet members are well educated in. On the other hand the memories (or more like propaganda) about the horrors of the Last Great War made the term warship taboo, as well as anything associated with it. While pistols and rifles are an accepted symbol of authority, any vehicle/vessel sporting gun turrets or any large weapons would be likely mark their users as crazy warmongers. As such rather than using actual weapons Starfleet developed the Q-Box, a weapon system relying on already existing elements to use them for offense. In terms of effectiveness the Q-Box certainly worse than purpose-built weapons but the Federation's technology is lenient enough to make these work. Believing in quality over quantity Starfleet has relatively few starships but each can pack quite a punch. The term "Starship" was actually coined by Starfleet to designate their new "not-warships" as a PR move. Since then any ship with interstellar capability is dubbed starship which was an intentional move in order to further mask from the general conscious the terrible firepower concentrated within Starfleet's hands. For similarly PR reasons the Federation had abandoned the old custom of using wet navy ship classifications.

Name of Nation: Ouroboros, The Congregation of Lords and the Church of Ouroboros

Type of Government: Confederation of independent states, each governed by a single sovereign lord. Governance of the confederation as a whole is done collectively by the lords, with a single one among them elected Warlord, a moderator and representative of the Congregation.

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Species(s) and Demographics: The people of the Ouroboros are colony-minds composed of worm-like or eel-like organisms. The organisms function both as muscle and brain for each colonymind, working in tandem to form a unique intelligence. New batches of these Ophisian worms can be grown and introduced in a weak colony to become incorporated and mend the individual. Because of this, permanently killing an individual can be difficult, though enough little deaths can cause mental instabilities or divergences.

Religion Description and Demographics: The teachings of the Church have varied in intent and intensity. One constant, however, has been the strong encouragement to master a skill and constantly seek to emulate the prowess of God. The Church also speaks of cyclically purging and rebirth, claiming the tools of creation and destruction as God's highest domain.

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