The main species among the Empire is the Roa'marii themselves. These creatures are humanoid and slightly taller and bulkier than the average Human. They have a pale gray skin and large cat-like eyes due to their home planet being half shrouded in near eternal darkness caused by large storm fronts that block out the sun on the majority of the planet's surface. They have elongated fingers ending in sharp claws. The Roa'marii have a distinct ability to call upon an energy that can be called magic and manipulate it to perform a large number of feats. While all Roa'marii have some magical ability, most Roa'marii only hold the capacity for weak telekinesis and little more. There exists a total of seven Roa'marii that hold the power of an immortal god. These seven are biologically immortal and have incredibly large pools of power to draw from along with a very quick healing factor. While they can be killed in combat, it is extremely difficult to do so. If a Roa'marii god is killed, his power is sent out and randomly enters into another Roa'marii. It is possible with the correct rituals to trap that power and funnel it into a specific person. The Empire is willing to accept any species into their fold so long as they swear alligence to the Emperor and prove themselves as formidable opponents in battle.

the Roa'marii Empire is led by an emperor who is always a member of the immortal Roa'marii gods. The current ruler is the Nightmare Emperor who has ruled with his five immortal generals since the founding of the New Empire. The United Empire is split into a number of smaller states that each have their own governments and are all subordinate to the Roa'marii empire itself. The empire is heavily militaristic and values military leaders who normally hold powerful political positions as well. Besides the Emperor himself, the five generals are the most powerful political leaders.

The Roa'marii military is set up in a number of Legions specializing in different fields. All citizens of the Roa'marii Empire are required to attend basic military training at an early age. From there, citizens can choose to advance into further military training or leave the military. This makes sure that in the case of invasion all Roa'marii citizens are able to rise up and defend themselves against an enemy force. Those who remain in the military are sent into further training to prepare themselves for a number of legion tests. These tests decide which type of legion the soldiers will be sent to. A soldier may choose at this point to stay in the basic legions of that type or receive advanced training to attempt to enter one of the elite legions led personally by the five immortal generals. The legion divisions are as follows:
42nd Legion: the elite land assault based legion led by Immortal General Jer'rahd Kaisur.
48th Legion: the elite siege legion led by Immortal General Ble'reu Escal.
63rd Legion: the elite airborne legion led by Immortal General Sta'falia Silvad.
76th Legion: the elite medical legion led by Immortal General Zer'icia Velkora.
96th Legion: the elite assassin legion led by Immortal General Rhe'deri Peltis

The standard weapon for infantry is the mana rifle. The mana rifle uses streams of highly energized mana that works in a similar way to plasma weapons. The rifle draws mana from the soldier who wields it. The weapon does not require strong control over mana pools or even a large mana pool, but as mana rifles are tuned to the signature of the Roa'marii soldiers, they cannot be scavenged from the battlefield by enemy forces. Specialist forces of the Roa'marii use a variety of other weapons such as snipers, rocket launchers, or flamethrowers. High power magic users among the Roa'marii wield special armor made from a material known by the Roa'marii as Lunar Steel that amplifies the power of magical attacks, making it far less taxing on the individual mage to fight for long periods of time. Battle mages typically specialize in high powered ranged bombardments as well as illusions used to make armies appear much smaller or larger than they actually are. Every soldier is equipped with a short power sword and a pistol in addition to their other weaponry. Standard issue armor is made of an under suit of carbon fiber covered by a suit made from a heavy titanium alloy. High ranking officers such as the Immortal Generals wear armor made from an alloy of a material known as Arcadian Steel that is found in incredibly low quantities on the Roa'marii home planet of Arcadia. This metal is able to absorb incredible amounts of mana and is incredibly strong. The metal is capable of blocking magic and is one of the few things that can easily kill an Immortal Roa'marii god. The metal has been used to create special swords and daggers wielded only by the Immortal Generals and the Nightmare Emperor himself.

the technology of the Roa'marii Empire revolves around the magical abilities of their people. Vast ships known as mana-link arrays are a major piece of Roa'marii mana tech ships. These ships are made up of a large group of much smaller ships in a swarm-like formation that are connected to one another through beams of mana. These ships are able to split apart and reform at will and can combine power in order to fire devastating beams whose power goes up greatly the more ships join the array. These arrays are mainly used in combination with portal technology to send blasts of mana through space and bombard enemy fleets or planets from many light years away. The main ships found in the Roa'marii fleets however do not have the mana-link properties and are instead known as the Dark Fleets or Void Ships. The Roa'marii ships are made specially so that no light is given off and the hull is completely black. Special systems in the hull cool it down to the temperature of the space around it so as to greatly reduce the effectiveness of heat tracking while cloaking devices block most long range scans. These ships excell in remaining unseen until the time is right to begin an assault. The main weapons on these ships are mana cannons that fire beams of mana stored in mana batteries much like those on board mana-link ships. The ships also use railgun tech to fire large projectiles at incredibly high speeds.

The Roa'marii people evolved and grew on the planet Arcadia, which deals with near constant global storms that block out most of the sunlight on the planet for very long periods of time. This led to many ancient Roa'marii nations hiding under the shroud of darkness and storm fronts to raid other nations for much needed food and supplies. By the time the Roa'marii finally achieved space travel and relative unity, there were seven nations of the Roa'marii people, each ruled by an immortal god. These nations competed for territory in their solar system. A number of wars took place over time that eventually ended in a single empire ruled by a sole immortal emperor. This Roa'marii Empire began to quickly spread out across the stars until a fairly large chunk of the Galaxy was under their influence. This prosperity ended with the reign of the Mad Emperor Cru'belis. This emperor led the empire into a war against an ancient power it could not compete with. The armies were successful at first, but we're soon pushed back. Then began the decimation of the Roa'marii Empire. In the end, the Roa'marii were subjugated under this enemy and forced back into their home solar system. Centuries later began the Nightmare Rebellion. This rebellion was led by the new god after Cru'belis who still reigns today as the Nightmare Emperor. By stealing an important relic of the enemy's the Nightmare Emperor gained immense power for the price of sanity and was able to strike back with a devastating blow. Armies of magically enhanced soldiers marched forth and retook the old empire's territory. But the New Empire didn't stop there, it attacked and all but exterminated its foe, starting a series of extermination wars on all other factions nearby. After many centuries, the Nightmare Emperor broke free from his insanity and withdrew the Empire inwards, allowing others to take its place. Since then the Empire has served to protect smaller factions nearby by absorbing them into the United Empire and hitting back against their foes. The United New Roa'marii Empire now stands to protect fledgling nations as reparation for their past devastation of the cultures around them.

Species:

Due to their size, culture, and religion, the Eternal Union has grown to include multiple species.

The Iscandarians are one of the two original and most prominent of all the Eternals Union’s species. They come from their homeworld of Alas Prime, in the system of Iscandar. Iscandarians are humanoid, however unlike humans their ears are pointed, as well as their skin being near white, and rarely for a few Iscandarians, a strange silver color. Another unique physical feature is their veins, which glow underneath their skin to indicate their magical ability. Iscandarians also have a far better memory and rate of knowledge absorption than humans, however they still have a similar level of comprehension compared to humans, so the Iscandarians are technically at the same level of intelligence as humans . While any Iscandarian can have any different color, some are more common depending on their sub-type. Iscandarians are also very long-lived, with most living around a thousand years. Those bound by a gedwëy as dragon-riders are biologically immortal, as well as the immortals themselves. There are four Iscandarian sub-types, these being Earthen, Sentinel, Caster, and Immortal. Earthens cannot cast magic directly, unless they have a gedwëy, rather their magical abilities help make them excellent farmers, engineers, and other more physical tasks, however Earthens have existed within other roles. Sentinels much like Earthens cannot cast magic directly without a gedwëy, with their natural magic abilities instead be granted as the gift of flight, with them having the unique feature of angelic like wings. They also tend to be the warriors of the Iscandarians. Casters can cast magic directly with or without a gedwëy, but their magic is much stronger with a gedwëy. They are the ones who drive forward the Magitech, magical sciences, and other sciences of the Eternal Union. The final type are the Immortals, of which only four exist. They are in Iscandarian religion blessed by Faust for committing great acts that serve everyone and advance the Union forward, they can be said to be a combination of all the other subtypes, with non-Sentinel Iscandarians who are ascended into Immortals gaining the Angelic Wings. They are almost demi-gods, with a level of magic that is unrivaled. They are biologically immortal. Only two are bound to a dragon through a gedwëy, with their dragons also receiving powerful boosts to their abilities.

Dragons are equal in prominence to the Iscandarians and the other original species that was apart of the Eternal Union. The Dragons of the Eternal Union are most like those that are often depicted in Earth medieval settings. They vary from the size of a small house to a very few reaching the size of mountains, however due to their large size they spending most of their time slumbering. Dragons can be any color within the spectrum. They have fire which is magical, although it can have different effects depending on what the Dragon trys to do with it. It is to be noted that dragons also do not have a language, when communicating to other sentients they use the language of the Iscandarians. Rather they communicate through thoughts and ideas, with younger dragons doing this quite frequently. It was actually this that led to the only but one of the most violent wars to ever exist within a species pre-space history. This war was between the Iscandarians and Dragons. This war came to an end when the Iscandarians that developed a mind communication spell used it on the dragons. The Dragon Leader, realizing that a treaty would not suffice for dragons to keep the peace, said that a new method would be needed to keep peace. The First Dragon-Rider and later the second Immortal created what he called the Blood Pact. In it certain eggs would be marked by the Dragons to become bound to riders. The Rider of the Dragon would become immortal, as well as forging a unique emotional and magical bond between Dragon and Rider. Any pain the rider or dragon felt would be felt by the other. The Rider and Dragon were bound by the gedwëy, a spiral symbol on the palm of the Rider and on the paw of a dragon. Iscandarian subtypes that could not cast magic also received the ability to cast it as well as vastly boosted magic. It is also to be noted that since the conception of the Blood Pact and Eternal Union that other Eternal Union species have been bound into the Blood Pact. It is to be noted that Dragons are small in number compared to other species, with their being very few Dragon Riders. Most Dragons still rest in their homeland on Iscandar, with a few non-Rider Dragons leaving to act as defense for other worlds. Dragons are also biologically immortal.

Humans are the third of the Eternals Union’s species. Despite the fact that the United Federation of Sol, the former human government which encompassed Earth and a few surrounding systems, being the newest to join the Eternal Union, they have risen in prominence over the other species. This is often thought to be due to the higher population and greater territory of the UFS upon joining the Eternal Union. Since they have joined the Eternal Union they have been granted magic and added to the Blood Pact.

The Rakloid are a humanoid race with pure red skin, and unique bendable horns coming off the bottoms of their face. Their hair and eye color tends to be similar . Having nearly been destroyed by a disaster on their homeworld, they were only saved by the Iscandarians finding the remaining fleeing ships and giving them a place to settle down. Since then they have used Iscandarian technology to terraform and fix their homeworld, returning and joining the Eternal Union. They are the least prominent, mainly due to having a low population after the disaster on their homeworld. They usually stick to their homeworld of Rakta and the nearby System of Trylon with two Rakloid colonies.

Description of government:

The Iscandarian government can be best described as a Benevolent Theocratic Dictatorship. The Immortals rule with absolute authority over everyone else within the Union, however rights and such do exist, giving the people a great amount of freedom. Beyond that various parliaments, structures of the former governments that joined the Eternal Union, and Ministries help govern the Union.

The Union’s economic policies and welfare policies tend to be socialist in nature, however the Eternal Union still has quite a few capitalistic policies. For one, while the government controls all major corporations and raw/natural resources, small businesses and small companies still exist, as well as the idea of private property. Wealth inequality is still in effect, although to a much lesser degree than in other societies, leaving the lower and middle classes in control of the majority of the wealth. The fact that wealth inequality exists is mainly due to the fact that small companies and businesses are still allowed, as well as the fact that payscale is determined by the labour, skill, and precision that the task needs..

Description of military:

The Iscandarian military is divided into three branches.

EU Space Navy
Incorporating all spaces forces of the Iscandarians, their duties are to explore, defend, attack when necessary, and help transport the ground army.

EU Armed Forces
Operating all Ground forces, including water navy and non-space based flying craft, they help defend and attack planets.

EU Special Forces
Including several elite units for ground or space operation, they take on special tasks to assist the rest of the Eternal Union military.

Technological Overview:

The Iscandarians are a very advanced society, mainly due to the longevity of their species as well as being amongst the oldest living species within the galaxy. They make heavy use of magic, as well as magitech, the combination of magic and technology, within their society. They still however use many forms of technology that do not use magitech, although most of their technology does.

For FTL, the Iscandarians primarily rely on both gates between their major worlds as well drives for exploration. Both use a system of magical dimensions that was discovered shortly after the Iscandarians entered into the space era. The system is known to allow for fast, efficient, and safe FTL travel between various worlds. The FTL system is also used to allow for instant-communication between all Iscandarian vessels. When not using FTL propulsion, Iscandarians either use efficient but slow and cheaper ion drives for civilian ships, as well as small craft where the loss of speed does not effect them much, and then fast and powerful antimatter drives for most military ships, as well as a few larger civilian craft. Anti-gravity based propulsion powered by magic is also frequently used, mainly for maintaining space stations in orbit, floating cities in the skies of their worlds, as well as for propelling non-space flying craft, ground vehicles, and allowing water naval vessels to transform into aircraft when needed.

The Iscandarians used many forms of power to help keep the Eternal Union up and running. Their primary source is in antimatter based reactors which used magically enhanced antimatter to produce both mana and regular power for the various components of their magitech devices. Another common source of power is manafusion reactors, which operate using various magically enhanced materials to produce both mana and regular power. While not quite powerful as their antimatter brothers, they are more easy to setup and easier to downscale and port around. As such they are mainly used by first in-colonists as well as to power ground craft and aircraft, although large water naval vessels and all space-based craft that are not small use antimatter reactors as they can support them.

The Iscandarians weapon technology has been advanced a great deal, mainly out of a fear of various forces from the mythos of their religion as well as a need to defend their various allies. The Iscandarians use a mix of kinetic, energy, and explosive weaponry. Kinetic weapons are various rail-guns, using either highly-dense and enchanted metals for their shells, or antimatter tipped shells for extra effect. Ground forces primarily use railguns, with some smaller scaled-down autoguns which are essentially weaker, but automatic railguns. Energy weapons in space primarily consist of balefire, a highly destructive magical substance equal in power to most plasma weaponry, thus eliminating the need for Iscandarians to develop plasma weapons. Antiproton streamers are also a sight to be seen, although there are only a few per a smaller vessel, banks of these destructive weapons can be found on capital ships. Ground forces use exclusively balefire-based energy weapons. For explosives weapons space-forces use primarily balefire missiles launched by rail-guns, as well as some antimatter missiles. Ground Forces use balefire explosives, and in cases were they are severely outmatched, each army carries a small amount of low-yield antimatter missiles.

Iscandarian defense technology is very odd. While all units, even common infantry with their power armor, use shields, and the Iscandarians have highly advanced and powerful shields, there armor is usually only average. The high-tiered armoring alloys that the Iscandarians would like to use for most units are vastly expensive to make, and thus they have reserved the alloys for capital ships, elite units, and highly elite vehicles and fighters. As such the Iscandarians primarily depend upon their shields in a fight, although they can still fair well if they lose them. It is also to be noted that the Iscandarians incorporate faraday cages into all space-based craft and a majority of their ground forces, making them mostly immune to EMPs.

Ground Forces carry a lot of devices to use with them, such as radios, in-built displays providing battlefield information, and various others. They also have unique devices called spell matrixes. Embedded into armor, these can cast various spells and keep their own mana store, as such those who can’t tap mana directly or even this without magic entirely can use these, and the Iscandarians often use spell matrixes as a trade good.

The Eternal Union has heavily developed augmentation technology, of both genetic and cybernetic kinds. In addition to this AI, robotics, and nanotechnology are also heavily developed. AI can be implemented into a person’s mind through use of cybernetics. It is to be noted that one has to be very careful after receiving a AI implant, as destruction of the implant can cause severe mental instability, especially if the AI and the person’s mind end up merged into what is essentially a single consciousness. Nanobots can be used to augment systems that are normally un-augmentable due to their nature, such as the respiratory and circulatory systems.

Iscandarian manufacturing is highly efficient, using robots and AI to streamline the process. Iscandarian manufacturing is centered around Arcano-forges, powerful factories powered by many magical devices and other things. A few Arcano-Forges have even been turned into massive factories that spawn an entire planet, although only two of these exist due to the cost of building them. Synthesis has also been developed, which is a combination of both genetic and cybernetic engineering. Due to the extensiveness of Synthesis, one has to receive a mind-wipe to be eligible, as well as made biologically immortal due to the cost. Most soldiers choose to receive basic cybernetic implants and a series of chemical injections, a good amount go for either cybernetic or genetic engineering, but only a few choose synthesis.

Stealth technology only exists for vessels smaller than frigates, although it is highly efficient on the ground and provides many elite units.

Cultural Overview:

The culture of the Eternal Union is centered around their religion, the Church of Faust, also sometimes known as the Solar Church. It is where the Iscandarians and the rest of the Union derive most of their values and beliefs. It is also where the idea that all comes from Stardust and all falls to Stardust came from. The Church mainly stresses a focus on peace and diplomacy, and only to use violence when necessary. It also advocates for the idea of Harmony, where everyone works together towards a Utopia-like state where not only permanent, mutual peace exists, but no other problems. It also believes that sentients should be free, and vilifies the crimes of genocide and slavery above all others, believing them to call out to Faust for justice. They also believe that all knowledge should be explored to the furthest degree possible, so long as it is used in defense, necessary violence, and does not intentionally harm innocents or those involved.

Despite this some of the culture of the other species still exist, primarily in the Dragons who usually seclude themselves from the rest of the humans. They are ones who focus on freedom and enjoying life and the small pleasures of it.

Humans are extremely varied, and cannot be described at all, as the Iscandarians not only took on most of Earth’s cultures when they accepted the humans in, but a lot of new ones that had spawned from colonial ideas.

The Rakloid focus on figuring out the mysteries of life and simple exploration. Despite their reclusive nature, because of this they can often be finding in scout ships exploring and mapping much of the galaxy for the Iscandarians.

History:
TBD at a later date, I just need to get this up.

Banner of the Empire of Aramun

Name of nation:The Empire of Aramun

Species:
K'hlath

K'hlath are bipedal, humanoid creatures resembling in outwards appearance, to a fair extent, humans. However, various differences exist that make the K'hlath both outwardly and inwardly different from other creatures. An "average" K'hlath specimen stands at approximately 2 meters in height (6' 6") and masses 90 kilograms (198 pounds). Turquoise or green in skin color (or any variation thereof), all K'hlath sport four arms. Two primary arms, larger and more dextrous than the secondary ones, stem from the shoulders much like a humans arms. A second set grow below the first and are set slightly forward in comparison, made for grasping objects and slightly simpler tasks, although this set is proportionally stronger, equalizing the strength of both sets. Genders are visually indistinguishable, partly because most specimens would classify as both for reproductive purposes.

The coloring of the K'hlath comes partly from natural minerals that grow under the skin, causing their skin to feel rough and gravelly. This at once makes their skin more and less durable against certain effects. A unique point of K'hlath biology is the existence of two brains. One can be located in the head and processes all higher cerebral functions such as imagination, mathematics, etc. Meanwhile, the secondary brain manages basic bodily functions and rests near the center mass of the body, exact location varying by individual. Displaying no psionic or magical potential, K'hlath rely entirely on technology. An individual's face sports no mouth or nose but rather two long slits which serve the purpose of speech, smell, and specialized extrasensory functions, primarily echolocation.

Rakloid
The Rakloid are a humanoid race with pure red skin, and unique bendable horns coming off the bottoms of their face. Their hair and eye color tends to be similar. After a natural destructive event of tremendous magnitude, a sect of Rakloid ventured off into space apart from the main group of Rakloid who were saved by the Iscandarans. Less than .1% of the population, they remain mainly on the world of TBD

Human
Not much to say here. You should already know the basics. Compose approximately 9% of Federated Empire's population

Description of government:
On the surface, the government of the Empire of Aramun would appear akin to that of the human Holy Roman Empire from the 14th and 15th centuries. The nominal head of government is the Emperor Eternal, so named for the position rather than the ruling person themselves. Rather than utilizing a hereditary system, each new Emperor Eternal is appointed by the Electors Nobilite. To rise to the ranks of the Electors Nobilite, one must be born in or raised to a member of the noble class. High-ranking warriors and "knights" do not meet such a qualification. Each member of the Nobilite proposes a new member should one be required and the merits of each are discussed until the greater majority agree on the appointment.

Below the Emperor Eternal and his court are the ducal estates, vast territories managed by a ducal family which has generally ruled for centuries. The Duke or Duchess manages distribution of lands to the barons, trading with other duchies, general policy, rule of law, and military upkeep. More specialized matters are handled by either Counselors or barons. Barons, Baronets, and Baronesses are usually members of old families which have migrated or distant relatives of the current duke, although such is not always the case. Size of holdings varies greatly, from an entire planet to a string of outposts on outlying worlds. Responsible for dealing with the minute matters of rule in place of the dukes, barons are constantly busy.

At the bottom of the government are the fiefs, ruled by lords, counts, earls, or marquis in human parlance. Normally country-sized holdings, the ruler of a fief shares much the same responsibility as barons and dukes.

Each system held by Aramun is a duchy in itself, with there being fifteen duchies in total. Twenty-three habitable planets are spread across the systems, although efforts are being made to shift the orbit of planetary bodies to remove the need for sealed outposts. Nominally under the Emperor's control, each ducal estate acts more akin to an independent nation than a subsidiary body, with the Emperor simply being the most respected of all dukes.

Description of military:
The military of Aramun is a disjointed organization; in fact, it could be said no military exists for the nation as a whole. Instead, each ducal estate and barony is responsible for training and maintaining a force of standing soldiers, with the capacity to conscript and equip a certain percentage of their population with weapons and armor should such drastic measures be required. Military forces are usually divided into the Void Fleets, Void Mariners, ground Regiments, and the knightly houses.

Void Fleets: Responsible for the operation of all ships belonging to a specific noble family or other organization.

Void Mariners: Specially trained soldiers who fight in ships, vacuum, and are sometimes used for covert insertion actions.

The Regiments: The bulk of Aramun's military, diverse in training, morale, equipment, and culture.

Knightly Houses: Knights and Nobles comprise a force separate from the Regiments. Generally operating large mechanical war constructs, knights can also be found in specialized vehicles or leading their Regiments on foot.

Technological Overview:
Were one to simply glimpse the surface of Aramunae society they would be forgiven for assuming that this culture is of a relatively low technological level. Most do not envision an interstellar nation as being powered by gears, chains, and steam-like machines. By all means it shouldn't actually work. Yet it does. In early-21st century Earth human parlance, the Empire of Aramun would be labeled visually steampunk, yet the functioning of their technology far surpasses this.



Cultural Overview:
The K'hlath culture values temperance and knowledge above anything else. Competitions are a common sight and, while respected and conducted often, remain private affairs between the competitors. K'hlath architecture is designed to surpass the environment which it inhabits, building upon the foundation of the planet. One could mistake some of the more developed fiefs for planets made of metal. The appearance of a building generally depends on the materials produced by the planet, although some buildings will be fabricated from off-world materials. Normally, structures will appear as an extension of the landscape. Clothing is simple yet elegant, designed to monitor health via small telemetry sensors. Made out of synthetic fibers, each style is specific to a family or guild, with color, marking, and cut denoting certain achievements, relations, or status.

Food takes a similar approach as architecture, utilizing subtle herbs to accentuate the natural flavor of the main meals. Meals are always provided as one large serving as each dish is meant to complement the whole. Art is quite prevalent in K'hlath culture, most often displayed in the mode of sculpture or music/dancing. Artists are respected throughout the Dominion, given higher social standing than most other people. Military members and religious figures hold a higher standing, with the noble families and guilds retaining the most power.

Bodily modification is common to the point of universality. Few individuals will not seek some form of enhancement or change to their originally biological body. Most often, these surgical procedures are administered by automated medical units with oversight from family members and government officials due to a deeply-seeded slight mistrust of AI because of their past resistance. Most often, cybernetics are added over the span of an individuals life, replacing failing organs or lost limbs to enable full functionality. This allows increased longevity, although most choose to stay partially organic, despising robotic immortality in favor of natural death. Basic modifications, applied at birth to all citizens, are bio-synthetic musculature and bone structure, making the average individual much stronger, faster, and healthier than they normally would be. Slow-release steroids are implanted as well which serve to vastly increase an individual's lifespan by rejuvenating their body. (Sounds sophisticated. And then you see it.)


(A human in her early 70s modified with mid-low end implants)

Religion: The Church Vaterni, subscribed to by approximately 37% of the Unity's population, holds power in various areas of daily life, especially that of conduct. The primary area of difference between the general culture of the Unity and the writs of the Vaterni is in how one regards the wider universe. Unlike their brothers who view the universe as simply another situation to attend to and manipulate, followers of the Vaterni are at once bellicose and benign. Rather than simply exert influence over other nations, Vaternians wish to directly rule over other possible civilizations and provide them with what the high clergy view as the best state of life.

Aside from the Church Vaterni, worship is varied, most families or ducal estates worshipping their own pantheon, some fiefdoms hosting an established church.

In the age of ending shall there be a beginning. And in this beginning will come a change. Unity shall come to the stars and all that you see will be yours.

-Inscription by an unknown author within the holy texts of the Church Vaterni

History:
I'll get there eventually. Hopefully not terribly necessary.

Other:
If hamburgers are made of beef, what are beefburgers made out of?