Dravimosian Empire (Battle for Earth: Prime)

The Dravimosian Empire is a major interstellar nation that occupies a large section of the Milky Way galaxy.

Foundation
The Dravimosian Empire came into being after the Unification War, their equivalent of a world war. In this war, the Dravimos species united after the victory of the Federation of Serapion Monarchies (FSM) defeated the Union of Allied Nations (UAN). The war lasted for over sixty years, with both sides utterly committed to each other’s destruction. The war was made worse by the rising tide of technology. Even though medical technology was at an all time high, it was unable to save many of the wounded or infected. An estimated 2.4 billion Dravimos lost their lives in the conflict.

Rising from the ashes of the war, the newly christened Dravimosian Empire looked to space for the salvation of their species. Within two decades after the war, the Empire had colonial bases and cities on all of its four moons. With the rapid advance of technology due to assistance from the world government, the Dravimos spread throughout their home system and had a total population of 15.7 billion only a century after the war.

On one of the outlying planets of their system, the Dravimos military discovered a crashed space vessel. The ship was badly damaged, but most of the engine was intact. The ship and who made it is still classified; the only part released to the public was the technology behind the engine. This technology enabled the Dravimos to escape the limits of their home system and depart for other star systems.

Over the next few millennia the Dravimos expanded slowly throughout the stars, preferring to colonize every planet in a system before moving on to another one. Other galactic races and empires were encountered in this time period, and mostly peaceful relations were established with them. By involving themselves in the galactic community, however, the Dravimos ultimately opened themselves up to the problems of the others.

Government
The Dravimosian Empire is a Federal Elective Constitutional Monarchy. The Emperor of the Empire is elected from the Dravimos nobility. The criterion for eligibility of being elected includes being a certain age, freedom of incurable disease, and proper state of mental health. It is the duty of the Emperor to represent the Empire and its people, as well as lead its armies into battle. The Emperor may also take a role in government, proposing or vetoing laws.

The Senate is the representative body of the Empire. The Senate is divided into three separate sections: The Congress, The Conclave, and The Council of Nobles. These three sections are commonly referred to as the “Three Cs” by Dravimosian citizens.

Flags
Like the recently discovered Human species, Dravimos nations represented themselves with flags. The flag of the Empire is a black four pointed star, representing the four cardinal directions.

The flag of the emperor is a black cross with a red bird in the center. The bird is a native species of Krysalis. This motif comes from Dravimos history. One of their most famous kings was known as the Red "PLACEHOLDER" due to his genetically rare red plumage. Even today the gene responsible for red feathers is common is several noble families.

