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30-11-2008, 03:49

Summary of the Empire

The Empire of The Three Houses of Lonun, known universally as the Empire of Void Templar, is post-FTL civilisation, originating from the galaxy of Varius, specifically a planet called Karasi (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z107/Kain1235/Karasi-1.jpg) in the easternmost part of the galaxy, a fairly temperature planet, resembling earth in many ways apart from a slightly lower overall temperature and a huge difference in life forms (which shall be looked at in greater detail in section 4.0).

After discovering space flight and establishing the first true, self providing space station in Varius, one of their probes found a large relic on it's first moon, the Bloodmoon, which under further scanning was revealed to be an ancient, mostly ruined space vessel from an unknown alien race. An expedition was sent to investigate and they found that all though the bodies and any organic material had been long since rotted and been devoured by the native species (the Kytaf (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z107/Kain1235/Kytaf.jpg)), the FTL drive and jump drive engines were completely intact. They retrieved these and brought them back to Karasi, where they were cannibalised and adapted onto the first Templarian faster than light vessel, the VTN Liberty. The first planet (and race the planet was named after) was Kytafdofk (Demon Land in Templarian), which later became renowned throughout the empire for its high percentage of unusually skilled naval officers.

From that point, the Empire spread out under the rule of Emperor Torquearmada, a reign categorised by bloody expansion, rampant state sanctioned xenophobia and then mass abduction and murder of aliens, and even an entire species was wiped out during this reign. It only came to an end when there was an uprising, led by Admiral Date and his flagship the Nemesis. After this, the Imperial Throne has been occupied by 2 generations of Templars, 3 generations of Voidians and seven generations of Whytians. The current ruler is Emperor Regulus Whyt.

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30-11-2008, 18:11

Races of the Empire

Throughout the 5 different planets controlled by the Empire, a huge variety of races have willingly or forcibly been assimilated into the Empire, and other the years have blended their cultures with the Templarian. The races are all seen as equal, there is however still a large feeling of xenophobia in the Heartlands of the Empire. The all races known to be in the Empire are listed below.

MAJOR RACES
THE TEMPLARS (http://www.scificool.com/images/2008/01/starship-troopers-marauders-1.jpg)
62% of the Imperial Citizenship
The Templars are a humanoid race, descended from the primates of Karasi. They are an adaptave race, being able to live in almost any condition from burning hot to freezing cold, and as such their colonies quickly thrive. The commonest appearance is a slightly pale caucasian complexion, with black hair and bright green eyes, the secondest being pallid caucasian complexion with blond hair and blue eyes and the third commonest being an asian complexion with brown hair and green eyes. The males of the species typically grow to 6 feet tall, while the women are not far behind at 5'9. They vary greatly in builds and have a medium speed metabolism. Their culture is one of knowledge, and one of biggest collections of knowledge in the known universe, the Grand Library at Tempus Mon on Karasi was founded in 100 AT (After Treaty, specifically the Treaty of the Houses which stopped the war on the island the conquering nation originated on, Lonun) by the Templars.

THE KYTAF (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z107/Kain1235/Kytaf.jpg)
12% of Imperial Population
The kytaf are a humanoid race, descended from an amphibious predator on their planet, Kytafdofk, that adapted to their sweltering hot rainforest the entire planet is covered in. They are also and adaptive race, although until recently they only populated a small area of the planet. They are an extremely frightening race, their name meaning Demon in Templarian (a moniker they wear with pride), due to their evolution to be killing machines. Their muscles are abnormaly strong, especially in their legs, which can put out 2000 pounds of force per square inch, and their mouth, which can put down 3800 pounds per square inch, the same as a fully grown salt water crocodile. They grow to be 6'4 tall, male and female alike, and have extremely lithe bodies. They evolved in an area filled with vents, which pumped out a poisionous sulphur gas. Because of this, they evolved a system of respiration similar to gills, which filters the air and takes in only oxygen, effectively giving them natural gas masks. They have claws capable of tearing through fighter hulls when they are fully grown. They have special glands, located in near their hips, which activate when during battle, kicking into overdrive near death, and pump out adrenaline, endorphins and analgesic, to keep the Kytaf fighting with extra vigour.

The Kytaf have their own government system, called the Kytaf Paifped (Demon Council), where the clan leaders (the Kytafnefr (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z107/Kain1235/HarkonaRazahakal.jpg)) meet to discuss and solve clan rivalries and blood feuds.

MINOR RACES
THE ARROWINGS (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z107/Kain1235/Arrowing.jpg)
5% of Imperial Population
The Arrowings are an Insectoid/Humanoid race, hailing from the planet Sap-Xep. Since their final evolution over 7000 years ago, their genetics, appearance and culute have barely changed. They are a hive-mind race, and there are four distinct sub-species.
Number one, the Queen. Unlike the queen of more primitive insects, such as the terran bee, their queen is of the same size and shape as a regular Prince, with the only noticable difference being a far more iridescant shell. However, under further investigation and autopsy, they are revealed to have three differences. One, glands which secrete a pheremone, marking the queen as queen, and two, a hugely advanced IQ. While it cannot speak without a translator, it can learn the genetic make up of a race's mind by eating one of their dead, and can then communicate telepathically with any member of that race. Second are the Princes, a group never numbering more than 10, comparable to a Royal Guard. They are the strongest and smartest warriors from the Hive. They have a dark green exoskeleton. Thirdly, the warriors (the sub-specices in the picture) are the fighting force of the Hive. A completely loyal and mindless force, they answer only to the queen and are huge in number. Luckily, they rather lack skill, relying on sheer numbers to win battles. Last and least are the Workers, the red colored subserivent species. They are the manual labourers of the Arrowing Hives, constructing and repairing the towering structures they dwell in.

THE WARROK (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z107/Kain1235/Warrok.jpg)
3% of Imperial Population
A sentient but brutal race of gorilla-like wolves, often used as a labour force or as protection by Black Market higher ups.

THE ALASHA (http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z107/Kain1235/mnorm.jpg)
7% of Imperial Population
A race beautiful in appearance, but not in heart, they make up a disproportionate majority of criminals in the Empire. They are often used as Spies due to their penchant for subterfuge and espionage.

NON-IMPERIAL CITIZEN RACES

THE KITSUNE (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=531770)
6% of Imperial Population
(((See Physical Appearance of Xiscapians for description of race))) (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=531770)

THE DRAGONANS
6% of Imperial Population

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