[b]The Imperial Grand Duchy of Agamenos[/b] [img]http://static1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130625180335/war-among-the-stars/images/9/95/Archeo-Pact.jpg[/img] [b]Faction Name:[/b] The Imperial Grand Duchy of Agamenos [b]Government Type:[/b] Neo-Feudal Confederation [b]Head of State:[/b] His Resplendent Effulgence Adamantious von Kesselbrood XVI, Grand Duke of All Agamenos [b]Chief Executive:[/b] Her Excellency Katarine Hildegaard Valacious Pauline von Grindelhook, Countess of Morgenthau, Regent to the Ducal Throne, Protector of the Realm [b]Legislature:[/b] Agamenos Sector Diet [b]Description of Government:[/b] [b]Population:[/b] 150+ Billion [b]Home Region and Sector:[/b] Agamenos Sector [b]Capital System:[/b] Cathedra [b]Desc:[/b] [b]Systems:[/b] Morgenthau Ovo Colchis Celestine V Vyenne Dionysius I Malebranche Antaeus Boniface VIII Orpheus Aeschylus: The Great Machine [b]History:[/b] Adamantious Kesselbrood I had been an Imperial High Admiral at the time of the Ignatio Event, and he saw more clearly than most the the galatic chaos that was coming. He seized the elven planets of the Agamenos Sector for himself, adopting the title of Grand Duke after deposing it's previous bearer and ruthlessly crushing no less than four major rebellions. Kesselbrood's power depended, however, on the support of the sector's major guilds, noble houses and corporations, as well as the quiesence of the many (terribly oppressed) non-human races present in the Sector. As marauding fleets and rogue forces rampaged through the ruins of the Arcturus Imperium, the Grand Duke- desperate to consolidate his power- cut deals with the high and mighty of his new fiefdom. Thus, the Agamenos Sector Diet was created, a representative and legislative body elected by the noble houses of the Sector, which wielded significant authority and limited the centralized power of the Grand Duke and his administration. Claiming to be the sole heir to the Imperium, the Grand Duchy has been at peace under the Grand Dukes of House Kesselbrood and the Sector Diet for nearly four centuries, fending off assaults from invaders while maintaining inner stability. Former Imperial caste-laws have been significantly relaxed over the years, and various xenos groups are even represented in the Diet and are a significant presence in the Ducal military. Thanks to shrewd leadership and luck, the worst of the Imperial Collapse left the Agamenos Sector unscathed. All is not well, however. The Grand Duchy has always been more of a confederation of states loyal to a dynasty than a unified polity, and the seams in its governing structure are beginning to tear. The current Archduke Adamantious von Kesselbrood XI is an enfeebled madman, governed by his ministers. Worse still, he is childless and a succession crisis looms. As human noble houses scheme after the Ducal throne, seperatists movements abound among both monohumanist militants incensed at the relaxation of Imperial Caste and race laws, and dissatisfied aliens, many of whom chafe at subjection to human rule. [b]Perks[/b] [u]The Empire Didn't End:[/u] The Grand Duchy survived the devastating Collapse of the Arcturus Imperium through a combination of shrewd political leadership, isolationism and military skill. As a result, its homeworlds were left untouched by the catastrophic wars which marked the end of galactic civilization, and a great deal of archeotech- and the knowledge of how to use it- has survived. Advanced computer systems, cloning technology, bio-synth tech, and industrial expertise has been jealously preserved within the borders of the Duchy. As a result, it's armed forces are equipped with many (sadly, degraded and patchwork) Imperium-era weapon systems, most notably its powerful and ancient fleet of Imperial ships.The aristocrats of the Grand Duchy jealously horde knowledge and technology from the old empire, and pay free traders handsome fees for recovered artifacts. [u]Size Matters[/u] The Grand Duchy sprawls over twelve densely populated worlds. Its control of three Arcturus Imperium-era agricultural worlds has allowed it to sustain a truly massive human and xenos population. [b]Flaws[/b] [u]Political Messy[/u] [u]Economically Backwards[/u] [b]General Military information:[/b] [u]Ground Forces[/u] [u]Navy[/u] [b]Race(s):[/b] 1. Humans - baseline humans - Imperial humans- much of the Duchy's nobility/upper classes, often heavily augmented - flatheads- barely sentient human clone soldiers used by the Duchy 2. Transorganics 3. Domodets 4. Vakeshi [url=http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t4Iil0v9F_k/TOCeZP2H71I/AAAAAAAAA1U/ELmNyXhBzRw/s1600/halo-reach-skirmisher.jpg]Image[/url] 5. Gn'Mok 6. Nyr'kine [url=http://static4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130706232324/war-among-the-stars/images/1/1e/Nerkinwarrior.jpg]Image[/url] 7. Vatani