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Government Type: Nomadic Military Tribe

Government & Society:

The Nexans are a warrior brotherhood first and a government second. This is encapsulated in their ethics. In battle it is not the highest rank that is that is considered officer, rather it is the squad member that is in the most pain. The wounded squad member is considered to have made the most sacrifice to the cause and therefore deserving of the most respect. This respect transcends traditional military insignia. And, provided that they are not overwhelmed by their wounds, they may go on to formulate the plan of attack.



The general battle plan is usually so well understood by the individual warrior, via aid of high-spec battlefield software, strategy training, years of battlefield experiance and high IQ attained via genetic modification that this method actually works quite well: units can operate when cut off from their command structure; officers have to lead from the front if they wish to attain rank; armchair generals are generally rare.

The average Nexan follows a Ascetic life style. They do not need many luxuries for themselves, though they do try to give them to others. Their primary concern is the freedom of the human race. They believe that nature has invested in them the ability and the right to set others free, and they will do it at all cost. Whether this belief is true or is some sort of genetic instinct which is a remnant of their genetic tampering is unknown. Due to this they live very carefree lifestyles, as long as something does not bring dishonor it is viewed as fair game.



When Nexans choose a specialization they try to complete it with the utmost attention and serenity. Whether its ship reactor maintenance or space suit design and manufacture or even mercantile trade, these things are always done alongside the responsibility of the brotherhood, rather than to exclusion of it. It is a bylaw that all officers and specialists must be combat-ready and complete the monthly assault course assessments.

Demographics: All Nexans are genetically modified and have above-human endurance, strength and toughness. They can regenerate lost limbs and organs over the course of many months. As such they all share many of the same genes. Due to this they are all actually much closer related than brothers. It is possible to join the Nexans, however you must accept the genetic mods to bring your abilities up to their level. So far there have been no aliens admitted, but this is not due to xenophobia.



Nexans often deploy younger "Acolytes" onto second-line roles on the battlefield, such as driving supply vehicles and erecting defenses. They are all given a universal general education with particular emphasis on mechanics and science. These Acolytes can strip and reassemble a rifle blindfolded by the age of 15. By the age of 20 they can perform martial arts blindfolded as well.

Resources for the war machine are often attained through capturing asteroids and are mined by automated machines. However the bulk of their armory is sustained by trading with generous alien races (some of which are unrecorded) and relics taken from enemy armies. The "Research Core" which is by far one of the largest departments in their military, is constantly unlocking the secrets of alien relics and testing new weaponry.

Military: (The fun part! What’s defending your nation in these uncertain times? You can provide as much or as little detail as you like. Can’t also forget, showing tons of pictures of what their soldiers, vehicles and ships look like :P)







History: WIP

Map Location:

Government Type: The Augustan Empire is ruled under an Absolute Monarchy of sorts, the Emperor’s word and decrees being the law of the land. Under the Emperor is the Imperial Senate, who handle the daily functions within the Empire, passing laws and enacting his decrees, as well as acting as an advisory council to the Emperor. Between the Emperor and the Imperial Senate are the Noble Houses. The Noble Houses were once the First Families of the Augustan Confederation, and with the transition to Empire, the First Families had quickly ascended into becoming Noble Houses that held great influence within the Empire.

Demographics:

• Humans(Baseline and Offshoots)-50%
• Dathu-30%
• Rehnath-12%
• Other(Migrants, Vassals, etc,)-8%

Military:





History:
The beginnings of the Augustan Empire can be traced back to the Age of the Federation, well over a century ago. Despite the peace brought about by the Federation’s reign, the Outer Systems were still a hive of instability and chaos, often the site of Federation Peacekeeping operations. However, there did exist regional pockets of order within the Outer Systems, the Augustan Confederation was one such region. Named after the regional capital and first world to be settled in the region, Augusta Prima, the Augustan worlds was a group of human-dominated systems that served as a regional breadbasket of sorts, its many Agriworlds providing resources to surrounding systems and even to parts of the Periphery. These worlds being led by the long-standing First Families that have formed a monopoly in their local industry and have morphed into a form of local aristocracy within the Confederation.

When the Barbarian invaders reached the Sphere proper, the Augustan Confederation was among the first to fall victim to the barbarian advance, their worlds razed or occupied for decades before the Federation was able to liberate them. The years of suffering had fostered a deep hatred for anything deemed barbarian and uncivilized that lingers to the present day. It also led to resentment of the Federation itself, the post-war years marked by many secessionists or centralist activities among member states. For the Augustan Confederation, a single figure rose to be the voice and face of a new movement of secession and regional militarization, Marcus, Patriarch of the Valdrim family.

His movement had come at an opportune time as the Great Collapse was underway, hyperlanes failing, worlds and systems slowly becoming isolated, this was his time to act. His people once hoped for federation assistance during the war, he and his supporters pushed the message to not make that same mistake again, following this, sympathetic members among the First Families voiced their support and focused funding on redeveloping the local defense forces. Once the civil war was underway, the Augustan Confederation once more found themselves under attack from all sides, this time however, they had the means to fight back.

As the civil war raged, Marcus and his faction had gained a much larger following, gathering more support among the people and the elites alike, which made the Confederate government increasingly nervous as their power was quickly being challenged. By the civil war’s tenth year, the Augustans had managed to hold the line, but were still met with crushing defeats and loss of territory, the people grew dissatisfied and angry, a perfect concoction for a new order. What made it worse was when over half of their territories had suddenly broke away overnight, swearing allegiance to the Great Republic during its Sphere-wide Offensive. After many behind the scenes talks, Marcus, with the support of half of the First Families and military leaders, had made a dramatic move to the Augustan people. Marcus Valdrim had launched a coup on the Confederate Capital with the support of a large portion of the military. Augusta Prima for a week, was a warzone as Marcus Supporter’s battled against the loyalist’s street by street. It was a hard-fought battle, but eventually Marcus’ forces had overwhelmed the loyalists, the Presidential District under his control.

Broadcasting from Augusta Prima, Marcus had declared his victory over the old regime, and declared the formation of a new nation for his people, the Augustan Empire, proclaiming himself Emperor. The coronation was met with both a new sense of patriotic fervor from his supporters, and a healthy dose of skepticism from those worrying about a potential tyrant.

Regardless of this, the new empire, with its first act, was moving on the offensive, launching its first campaign to retake systems and beyond, pushing back against their enemies. Near the civil war’s end years later, the Augustan Empire had conquered about a dozen systems, the Valdrim Family cementing their rule for decades to come. A century later, after a series of more conflicts, and under the continual guidance of the Imperial House of Valdrim, the Augustan Empire has grown into a regional power in the Outer Systems.

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The Mansadom occupies a circle of systems ringwards of the outer regions of the Augustan Empire, an area normally referred to as either the Boukour Loop, the Circlet of Mandé or the Edge of the Storm. The reason for this naming scheme is that the hyperlane network between the solar systems of all the Mansadom worlds form a ring around a supermassive black hole at the centre of the loop, called the White Eye, the Storm in the Void or the Bright Grave. This black hole has a bright accretion disk and severely hampers hyperlane travel anywhere near it, forcing travel around it instead. Due to its energy output, many power companies and state engineers have proposed enormous projects to capture its beams in massive solar panel arrays; however, no such project has been completed as of yet.

Government Type:
Oligarchic monarchy lead by Mansa Abdoulmaye II of the Khourboukdao dynasty, a harkback to the ancient kings and emperors of the First and Second Malian Empires back on Earth. The mansa is in theory supposed to be kept in check by the Parliament in the capital system Manden, but the current mansa’s grandfather, Ahmoud II Khourboukdao, initiated several reforms to strengthen the monarchy in the face of widespread rebellion in the autumn of his reign. His son, Ahmoud III, continued in his father’s footsteps and had the Parliament pass the Renaissance Act, which made it so all decisions made by Parliament would have to be approved by the mansa or the mansa’s small cabinet of advisors, known as the Elders’ Council or Les Anciens. The class of religious scholars and imams known as the Learned, or Les Ulames, also holds considerable power as they made up the mass of bureaucrats, statesmen and clergy that enact the mansa’s will on his peoples.

Furthermore, the Mansadom is a vassal state of the Augustan Empire, but has recently wrested additional freedoms from their overlord during a short period of decline. However, as an independent state, the Mansadom would never survive - as it is wholly dependent on access to the internal imperial market and the protection of the imperial armed forces.

Demographics:
The Mandenic Mansadom is home to both humans and many species of xenos, all united under two principles:

1) their faith in Allah and in that Muhammad is His prophet.

2) their fear of the extrasolar barbarians beyond the Boukour Loop.

The majority of humans in the Mansadom are descendents of colonists who arrived with the Orion Rim Colonisation Programme (ORCP), colloquially called “Le Deuxième Jennat” or “the Second Jennat”. The ORCP was initiated several centuries ago by the Federation of West Africa (La Fédération d’Afrique Ouest) back on Earth, a union of francophone African states who had united to become a considerable player on the Tellusian stage. The Mandens, as they are called, are largely black or dark brown with black hair, with local variations resulting from planetary conditions. The humans of Manden are the most similar to the original colonists, while the Mandens of the tunnel-cities on the frozen planet of Koufada are almost pale and gray with albino features. The majority of Mandens are farmers, fishermen, pastoralists and asteroid miners. Many also make up much of the middle class in the form of merchants, teachers, clergy and academicians. The upper class are almost exclusively made up of Mandens.

Hailing from the planet of Simkoufa-III, an ocean planet barely dotted with other land than a few islands and polar ice caps, the xeno race known as the Géless dominate the waters all pelagic zones of the unending oceans. The Géless are a race of “xenocetaceans”, classified thusly because of their outwards similarity of Tellusian whales. However, many will find after examining them more closely that they could hardly be further from the fact. The Géless are colony-feeders, meaning they feed on the enormous quantities of algae and plankton that grow in the thick “beard” of bristles around the length of their long mouth. Their migration patterns expose them to nearly all layers of the sea where life can thrive (at least to an extent), filling their bristles with nutrients that the algae and zooplankton can grow numerous on. The Géless can grow up to forty metres in length and weigh up to 150 tons.

Similar to hypotheses about cetaceans from Old Tellus, initial colonisers of Simkoufa-III proposed that the Géless were intelligent beings with complex social structures. They regarded them as an alien whale and gave it little thought beyond simple biometric scans for the sake of expanding the genetic biobank. However, as the years passed, a Manden biologist by the name of Aboubakher Ismaïl Doukana was listening in on a Géless colony in a nearby ocean sector when the clock struck five in the afternoon. What he initially mistook as the sound of the minarets coming from outside turned out to be coming from the Géless: The oldest bull was singing its own adhan while the others were silent. Dr. Doukana couldn’t believe what he had found and soon after received funding from the House of Academicians to conduct large-scale research into human-Géless communications. After nearly ten years, his team produced the first comprehensible translation programme to enable cross-species communication. What followed were inquiries into how the Géless had come to learn and practice Islam; over the years, the trend Dr. Doukana had initially discovered

(The people of your nation, human, xeno or both. It could be as simple as a percentage list with pics, a small paragraph or whatever you feel is best)

Military: (The fun part! What’s defending your nation in these uncertain times? You can provide as much or as little detail as you like. Can’t also forget, showing tons of pictures of what their soldiers, vehicles and ships look like :P)

History: The Storm in the Void, a massive black hole, dominates the centre of the Mandenic Mansadom, spewing forth great bouts of energy that feed the solar arrays on Manden and Gao, but also complicates hyperlane travel and intersystem trade. This has forced each world within the Mandenic Mansadom to grow increasingly independent, which has weakened the throne on Manden. (Speaks for itself. It can as brief or detailed as you wish.)

Government Type: Benevolent Autocratic Prison

The FORMAN, the greatest program ever written. An AI that can harness the mortal refuse of the galaxy into something greater. Designed by Josipine Ilovacic for the Federation long ago to service its penal needs, the sentient AI created a sprawling empire in the wake of the Federation's downfall. System by system the masses of unworthy were found, and in the FORMAN’s wisdom and truth harnessed to work the sins of their flesh into the dust of the stars.



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The FORMAN, however, does not serve as the face of this sprawling carcass of an empire. He choses one sentient among his flock: an uncleaned woman of pure flesh, a small visage of hope for the people of this galaxy to see and reflect upon. This chosen is the voice of the great mission and translate the will of the FOREMAN to the galaxy at large. Some say it is the machine's way of finding its own creator, Josephine (who has long since passed). Surely a woman so perfect as to create the greatest creator must be understood, must exist, must always exist, must always be adored. In this era her name is Claire.



Demographics:

The Mining Array takes in the sentient life of all walks and shepherds them through their short mortal transition. However, the FOREMAN was programmed with very specific code. Those brought into the fold must of its benevolence must:
- Have committed sin.
- Must be made to labor, yet compensated for their toils. Slavery is sin.
- Their flesh cannot be altered unless being “repaired.” See Cleaning
- No robot shall be created or allowed to exist in the Array. Nothing shall pry the Great Labor from the souls of its deserving denizens.
- Only after the death of their soul are they released from this bond, their carcass may be disposed of or repurposed in whatever fashion the FORMAN sees fit to further the Great Labor.

Cleaning: The process of becoming whole again for the purpose of the Great Labor. As its name is fitting, the vast denizens of the Mining Array find their work in the dangerous bowels of terrestrial soil, to the bilious plumes of gas giants, and the frozen crags of comets. The nature of their sacrifice often lends to bodily harm, disease, and other such maladies of the beautiful flesh. These such specimens are cleaned. Cybernetic and genetic enhancements can be used to shepherd the creature back into their labors; however, they come at a price. The modest wages of the the denizen (slavery was illegal by Federation law coding) pale in comparison to the debt of these cures. Thus their labors intensify, their tasks more grueling, the Great Labor more cleansing of their soul. Those who are uncleaned are fresh flesh just newly embarking on this great and beautiful sacrifice. They will come far.

Military:

The Uncleaned - Those of intact flesh are rarely seen in military service. They enjoy the toils of their day and the sleep of their night. Bread and games bates them through the few hours they serve “off the clock.” Yet ever the clock ticks. Ever closer the burdens of the Array close with each rockfall or malfunctioning plasma torch.

- Those brave souls who still cling to life yet much sacrifice of the flesh has befallen. They are beautiful enhancements like a mural on a slum wall, well on their way to their final breath toiling for the Great Labor.

- Hark! The Great Labor is won! Your soul has ascended and the great and beautiful flesh lies like rotting fruit upon the ground while you are firmly planted in the ether! Behold a Reflection of your great journey! Your flesh shall not go to waste. It shall be cleaned into a great and beautiful masterpiece. It shall serve and protect your fellow laborers until the last cell of your carcass has become again–like you once were–stardust.

Planet Name and Description: Arinar is a large Gaia world with several medium land masses, one exceptionally large land mass where the capital of Destera is located and odd islands dotted around vast oceans. The lands mostly sport good forestry but also some arid areas along the usual poles you would see on earth but larger on scale. The lands also have quite a bit of mountainous regions and plenty of beautiful waterfalls; it would be the perfect holiday destinations for tourists if the much heavier gravity of the planet wouldn’t kill you.

Arinar has three moons orbiting her, the large moon of Nefreya which has been colonized and her two smaller sister moons of Nefrane and Oseros.


Terra Nova is an Earth-like world with a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere. Active and stable hydrosphere. Great landmasses are separated by oceans, with large climate variations depending on latitude and precipitation. Terra Nova has rings often dubbed ‘The rings of Terra’ around the planet along with a single moon called Prospero. Terrans have been careful with city development making sure to avoid pollutions and noise that could affect the environment, avoiding the mistakes of their ancestors.

Many clean large cities exist along with some rather unique phenomena locations have been left in their natural state. Terrans have made sure to keep these unique terrain locations safe.


Culture and Society: Demographics, as with many aspects of the Alliance, are a widely mixed variety. The two colony ships were made of early colonists, coming from a wide range of diversity; Japanese, Americans, British, French, Chinese, Russians, Germans, and Indians cultures are often overrepresented in the Alliance. Many of these cultures stem from the wide variety of original Earth cultures, though nearly every single continent has developed their own unique mix of cultures or new practices entirely stemming from their experiences.

Alliance culture is bounded by capitalism, however. Planets within the nation are prevented from achieving cultures of notable totalitarian or tribal status by the laws that govern the Alliance, though some peoples do choose to live closer to a tribal lifestyle of their own accord. Alliance culture is particularly connected with the Xeno members thanks to open communication, trade, and borders, a wealth of technology, and little censorship. This fuels diversity throughout the regions on the Alliance and the government encourages a “One Humanity” mind-set for Terrans to prevent racial strife.

Krentasians were very a territorial species, and they reacted aggressively against any threats to their homes, which in the past led to the development of truly impressive firefighting and repair technologies. Given their physical capabilities, as well as generally aggressive instincts, their species made for formidable troops, Worthy of note was that the Krentasians were almost completely incapable of swimming unassisted due to their low body fat, a result of their high metabolism and they don’t drink beer, which is quite toxic to them.

There was no real need for a militia force once it was integrated into the Alliances forces. However, early many realized that the training provided a sense of unity, help curb and channel young Krentasian energy and instincts, and formed a foundation of teamwork that could be turned toward tasks such as disaster relief. Every Krentasian underwent basic training, stressing co-operation and constructive tasks. This practice also helped mitigate the predatory instincts of the Krentasians, as well as the 'youthful energy' that could otherwise lead to mischief.

Their culture had developed a deep appreciation for beauty, which was expressed in many ways: study and contemplation of nature, producing works of art that mirrored nature, and, most commonly, surrounding themselves with beauty and comfort. Krentasians were known to find beauty in nearly any aspect of nature, including such destructive ones as lightning storms. Jewellery was also seen as a form of beauty through which they could express themselves well. Given the coloration of their fur, gold was rarely used, though bronze, steel, iron, titanium, and similar metals were in wide use. Mated pairs traditionally wore matching anklets similar in function to the Human wedding ring tradition. Most Krentasian jewellery contained gemstones, with red and blue being the preferred colours.



Governance and Politics: The Federated Systems Alliance (FSA or SA) is a political and economic alliance comprising of currently three species working together. The Midgarian Confederation, Terra Nova Republics and Krentasian Empire. The Alliance is a federal type of government.

The government of the Federated Systems Alliance is a representative democratic republic with powers centralized in the federal government with member worlds still retaining their form of government and laws unless superseded by those of the federal government. Members of the advisory board and the FSA Council work as groups, individuals, or as part of a committee to write, propose, debate, and ratify legislation. The president, as the head of state and head of government, signs the legislation into law or veto’s the legislation while also having the authority over the military (for short periods) and over executive actions among other duties. Members of the Alliance High Courts serve as the moral compass of the Alliance and often provide interpretations of the Alliance charter or hear cases against the Federal government or high-profile cases referred up to the High Courts.

The central government – or core government – is situated in the government complex in Elysium, Terra Nova. Other major government facilities are located on the central world’s of each region, usually housing the regional government led by that area’s Vice President and the locally elected Governor.









Technology Overview: The Federated Systems Alliance initially started of slow to technological advancements in its previous incarnation as the intersystem alliance until the various races of the nation’s openly shared ideas and technology for the betterment of the Alliance. Although plenty of technological advancements happened, it was also not to ignore and improve upon reliable technologies of the past century. As such the Alliance uses a combination of projectile and energy based weapons systems for the various military branches and navy. The military also has access to crude but effective weapons like flame and cryo based weapons along with electrical based weapons.

Other notable technological breakthroughs were the creation of Smart A.I and of course fully sentient A.I that gained full citizenship and equal rights of their biological equivalents. Nanotechnology was another breakthrough for the Alliance, originally used in limited capacity in the medical field, bringing the eventual creation of the Medical-Nano bed. It was then further used for Nano-suits under armour for troops but is an included element of the Nano-Solaris hull armour used on navy ships and stations. This Trinium element is also used on the hull of combat vehicles in the army.

When the Krentasians joined the Alliance, with it they too brought in some new technology, most notably Tractor beam and Stealth technology, they are also responsible for work on the first generation of actual working cloaking technology. Gene based therapy and regenerative treatments are also a breakthrough and became part of the free healthcare plan for Alliance citizens. Research and development has been ongoing for Anti-gravity technology.



History: WIP

Military Overview:

Nation Name/Flag: Treaty on Exploration and Operation in Superluminal Contexts In accordance with Consensus of Covenants (can be abbreviated TEOSC, TEOSCOC, or TEOSCACC) this is a rough translation of an alien phrase












Teosc also maintains a few sparsely populated “outpost worlds” that do not have fargates of their own but instead have a backchannel gate.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Faction Overview

Official Name: Das Grösses Mortereich aller Todestern (Gothic), Imperium Magni Morte (archaic Mortean), The Morte Empire
Common Name: Morte Imperium, Mortereich, Morte Empire
Government: Elective Centralized Totalitarian Monarchy (actually closer to a benign dictatorship)
Dominant Species: Morte (100%)
Capital: Silberdorf
Systems Owned: 3 (Toderstern, Erzricht, Heissessen)
Planets Owned: 2 (Mortis and Lichtfel with the rest being completely uninhabitable)
Population: 15,569,242,144 (according to last year's census)

Territory Overview

The Morte Imperium currently controls the central portion of the Stromlosweg Sector, a harsh irradiated nebula zone. The region used to host multiple intelligent species but due to the Cataclysm and the ensuring series of desperate wars for survival reduced this to only a few. By now Morteans are the most dominant among them. Aside from the 2 semi-habitable planets they own Morte established 16 major colony clusters of space habitats which provides home for nearly 75% of their men. Their homeworld is Mortis of the Toderstern star system. Yet the capital is moved to Silberdorf, a colony cluster found within the interstellar void and a special section of space free of radioactive hazards. Silberdorf is the rich region within the Imperium, housing less than a percentage of the entire population. That being said Toderstern is still their most populous region and remains the keystone piece of their industry.

History

TBA

SOCIETY INFORMATION

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Demographics

Until just recently the Morte Imperium was an isolated civilization within the Stromlosweg Sector. As such it is unsurprising that the one and only sapient species within the Empire are the Morteans. Morteans are humanoid creatures with blueish skin, red eyes that might glow in the dark, sharp teeth and slightly pointed ears. They are at average shorter in stature (~ 150 cm) due to malnutrition but at times they can grow above 2m in height. Due to the effects of radiation they have an alarmingly high percentage of mutations which sometimes can be very visible. Unlike humans the Mortean blood is colored cyan. Morteans have human-like body structure but there are considerable differences in their chemical makeup. Mortean bones are made of various bio-steels, enhancing their durability and tolerance to radiation. Though the not so amazing side effect is that Morteans can get stuck to sufficiently strong magnets. Their sharp teeth are capable of chewing through many things and it isn't impossible for a Morteans to chew on rocks and ores (though not the most nutritious choice for sure). Mortean stomachs are versatile and work by different reactions and this generally applies to their entire system. Toxins that could be lethal to humans may be even considered nutrients. In reverse the Morteans have a number of harmful and deadly toxins specific to their physiology. Biologically the Morteans can live for 200 years but in effect the mutations and awful living conditions reduce the average life expectancy to 40 years. Due to their relatively well-adopted physiology to their environment there's a popular theory that the Morteans were actually engineered this way. Due to the effect of radiation, birth defects and mutations are relatively common and according to statistics 27.4% of the children die at (or before) birth. For every Mortean death is a common experience which swayed their society into an unique direction. Morteans neither fear death nor welcome it. They accept death as a natural element of their lives and strive to serve their community during the short time they're given. In the eyes of others Morteans themselves do appear almost machine-like, having little in the way of personal goals and instead striving to complete their duties to the community as a whole. They have little in the ways of compassion or complex emotions and instead approach everything with cold logic.

Cultural Overview

Morteans are struggling to survive in a sector inhospitable for all life. This obviously shaped their thinking to extremes, becoming pragmatic and almost machine like in their behavior. They lack empathy and so long it can be logically justified Morte is capable of any cruelty. Mortean society is all about order and hierarchy. The lines of leadership are clearly defined and Morteans work together like cogs in a well-oiled machine. Questioning the authority of your superiors is unheard of and everyone is under constant supervision of their peers to act like a respectable Morte. On the other hand incompetence is not tolerated and subordinates can and will file reports about any of their boss' misdeeds. Advancing through the leadership is possible but difficult and at times certain social groups could be outright class-like. Mortean citizens know and use money with their official currency being the Reichsmark. At the same time a lot of commodities are rationed which means each person only entitled to a limited amount during shortages. Thankfully many of these rations are leased during the recent decade of peace but people are aware the system can be reinstated on a moment's notice. The official language of the Mortereich is the Gothic. This effectively splits into two distinct languages. High Gothic is a borderline forgotten language used for ceremonial purposes. It strangely resembles Latin from ancient human civilization but how and when the Morteans are connected to the Federation remains a mystery. Low Gothic is the common language of Mortean, which distantly resembles German. There are also 4 other major dialects and even more minority dialects within the population which can range from slight mutation to something that doesn't even sound like the same language.

Government Overview

The Mortean government is imperial, formed under necessity during the early centuries to fend off the Luxans and other crazy invaders. Initially it was a typical monarchic government with the rule of Karl von Metzel and his descendants. However this soon changed and for 400 years now the Kaiser is an elected title which currently only assumed for the length of 2 years. It's possible to get re-elected but no more than 4 times in a row (so a total of 10 years of rule). Since the title is elected technically anyone can become a Kaiser, provided they pass the rigorous selection process for the candidates. There are a few days of promotion and campaign followed by a quick election. There are no solid political parties, albeit siding with certain companies, organizations and social groups may provide benefits at the election. After appointed as the Kaiser he or she has absolute power to do anything for the good of the Imperium. Yet the Kaiser is tightly monitored and after 2 years pass he or she is thoroughly evaluated and potentially punished for any misconduct (sometimes even executed). The Empire also have ministers and other political leaders with their own powers and responsibilities. Their conditions are similar to that of the Kaiser but to a lesser extend. In Morte everyone watches the other and ready to report wrongs straight back to the authorities. This complex relation of hierarchy and keen supervision what defines Morte social structure the most. In terms of foreign politics since every new civilization they've encountered in the Stromlosweg Sector became hostile, it's practically non-existent. That being said while the government is paranoiac they don't reject the idea of coexisting with other species. As such the first ever Mortean expedition outside the Stromlosweg Sector is watched with great anticipation.

Tech Overview

After experiencing their paradise rapidly turning into a radioactive hell the Morteans doubled their efforts toward technology. Their first priorities were shielded homes and developing means to grow food in their changed environment. Over the centuries as Mortean society transformed their affinity towards technology only grew. Advanced medicine, gene engineering for special plants that grow in radioactive environments, robotics, self-improving computers and so on. The achievements of the Morteans were impressive yet at the same time they constantly struggled for survival. As such their technology developed in odd ways to support this. At times they also learned from analyzing the enemy. The genocidal DRVQ (spelt as Dorvec) had advanced material and plasma technology which eventually became basis for almost everything for Morte. They also developed primitive means to detect psychic powers and ward against the subversive telepathic Ix. Their metallic bones also made electro-gravity systems more attractive over developing artificial gravity. Even now they primarily use gravity manipulation for hyperdrives and related technologies. Mortean hyperdrives are primitive copies of already inferior copies of the Federation's drives. As a lateral development though they created FTL jammers that helped to prevent Luxan raids into the hearts of Morte. Their creation and maintenance is expensive and not without faults. Yet they managed to curtail dangers of Luxan incursions considerably and ultimately freed up resources to conquer their homeworld.

Having centuries of history on space faring Morte long began exploiting their system. While only a few planets could sustain any life Morte makes good use of every resource under their control. Rock planets and asteroids are strip mined by extensive automated installations, nebula gases gathered, solar collectors are commonplace and gas giants serve as powerful industrial bases. The dense nebula also provides convenient fuel for their atomic reactors that are essential to power their huge nanosinter systems. First invented hundreds of years ago the nanosinter sprays tiny particles on shaped electromagnetic fields, allowing both fast and precise construction. Nanolsinter are also versatile, capable of manufacturing a whole different product after adjusting their programs. Regardless their energy requirements limit them to places with plentiful power generation to be economical on the industrial scale. More conventional methods of construction are still frequently employed.

MILITARY INFORMATION

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Military Overview

With almost a thousand years of constant warfare with outside aggressors Morte became a militaristic nation where soldiering is part of every citizen's duty. Just prior to reaching adulthood all Morteans regardless of gender receive combat training and discipline. The best of the trainees are offered to become part of the Reichswehrmacht which, given the overall better living conditions of soldiers, is an offer not many refuses. Even after the training adult Morteans are obliged to periodically refresh their soldiering skills and accept to be drafted in a moment of notice. This kind of social structure aided Morte to eventually triumph over their superior enemy, very much drowning them in numbers. On the other hand their recent triumphs caused an unexpected crisis the military is unfit to deal with: peace and prosperous growth.

Mortean military technology is cheap and mass produced. They want reliability and numbers above almost everything. As such they seem to use advanced tech in very odd ways. For example while hover technology is mature its cost and reliability makes it rarely used with combat vehicles. Similarly in favor of having more weapon systems for relatively low cost Mortean doctrines like to use manpower wherever it isn't a detriment. While many other civilizations would find means to keep soldiers away from dangerous missions the Morte side has volunteers and given their overpopulation issues there's no incentive to stop this anytime soon.

Army Overview

Irdishstreitkrafte der Mortereich (Surface Armed Forces of the Morte Imperium) is a virtual term describing three different military branches: Reichsheer (Imperial Army), Reichsgrenadierkrafte (Imperial Grenadier Force) and Volkswehr (People's Defense AKA Militia). Reichsheer is the main army of the Empire with roughly 300 million troops (mandated by the PAX Accords from IR521). This is their bare minimum and any loses are to be recovered within a week. As per the Morte attitude to recruitment, every Morte who passes the physical tests are considered "reserves" to the Heer thus in times of crisis this number can increase considerably. In the current "peacetime" days their purpose is defensive but they also form the numbers for every major invasion. Reichsgrenadierkrafte is effectively the "marines" of the Morte, they are elite highly mobile force constantly traveling aboard starships. They are the primary response of the Morte during peacetime and the spearhead of major assaults. Volkswehr is an institution rather than an outright military branch, used during crisis when the regular military isn't present or requires backup. By its nature the Volkswehr is poorly equipped if not forced to use improvised weapons but they can somewhat compensate this by their sheer numbers and fanaticism.

Morte ground combat doctrine focuses on massed infantry formations supported with a great deal of artillery. Morte likes fortifications and defensive combat as their wars frequently involved the other side as the primary aggressor. Armor is generally only what each army corps has assigned to them. It often provides fire support but there are pure armored forces for breakthrough and maneuvering combat. Air force is a bit of a maligned child in Mortean warfare. Both Reichsheer and Reichsgrenadierkrafte has aerial detachments that can be linked with any large force for support but usually their numbers alone are insufficient. This is often reinforced by space fighters from the Reichskriegsflotte but the different chain of command is a source of other issues. For a ruthless military Morte has a surprising lack of chemical weapons for two reasons. One, they love streamlining their logistics thus special shells are rare. Two, their chief opponents are the semi-robotic Dorvec and the mutant biotechnological Luxans which means chemical weapons are of little utility. In contrast their enemies loved to employ chemical and biological weapons and thus before anything else the most essential equipment for Mortean soldiers are their gasmasks and environmental suits.

Navy Overview

The Reichskriegsflotte (Imperial Fleet) is the Reichswehr's special branch dealing with starships and generally the region of space. Like for any interstellar civilization an absurd majority of their territory is space thus the Imperial Fleet has a prominent role of securing it. Since the Mortean triumph in Lux the Imperium haven't faced any existential threats and enjoys a relative peace. Of course there are always Xi'kar pirates, Dorvec remnants or rouge Luxan raiders to worry about yet at their current strength the navy is way prepared to deal with them. In order to reduce maintenance problems the PAX Accords were signed which currently limits the Mortean navy to 250 warships. Consequently many old warships were phased out and mothballed over the time. Decommissioned ships are preserved and kept at various bases thus they could be reactivated fast upon a new crisis. Of course this doesn't account for the numerous support and escort ships that could accompany them, nor ships built for only local defense.

Mortean warships are built for endurance, relying on heavy armor and constant cannon fire. The typical Mortean war vessel is shaped like a slightly conical cylinder with the main engine cluster at the back and most firepower concentrated to several turrets of usually the macro particle cannon variety. In Mortean dictionary a warship is an independent combat starcraft capable of acting on their own. Starships in the smaller range are escorts that accompany the larger vessel for screening purposes as well as to satisfy special roles. Support ships are non-combat vessels that follow the fleets and perform anything from maintenance, transport, mining, manufacturing war materials or even provide hospital services. By the standards of most civilizations the Mortean ships tend to be on the smaller side with battleships often considered the size of other civilizations' cruisers if not destroyers. On the other hand Mortean warships classes are less diverse when it comes to sizes. Escorts are more fluctuating in scale and in rare cases it's difficult to distinguish the smallest escort ships from the largest starfighter classes.