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 Dravimos 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 Seran 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 Dravimos 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. First Conflicts The Dravimos Empire tried to make their place in the interstellar community as a peaceful nation of traders and scientists. Despite this, the empire achieved its own set of rivals and enemies. The Empire declared war on the Karnehai Chiefdoms after the aggressive species raided several Dravimos trading ships. The two species clashed, but neither side gained the edge against the other. The war was eventually won by the Dravimos and their new allies, the Regenetech Empire.

The Dravimos Empire became the Dravimosian Empire when they encountered an insectoid species known as the Xeraji on the planet Krenash. After some negotiation, the Dravimos agreed to save the Xeraji if the Xeraji would serve the Empire in war. With this new ally, the Dravimosian Empire pushed further into the galaxy, crushing their trading rival, the Siluris Compact

Crisis of the Empire
The growing strength of the Empire led to the jealousy of its neighbors. An alliance was formed between the Karnehai Chiefdoms, Siluris Compact, and the Soram State. The three nations invaded Dravimosian space, rapidly sweeping aside Dravimosian defenses.

Desperately the Dravimosians called to their ally, the Regenetech Empire, to aid them as they had before, but the Regens were busy with their own problems at the time.With no other choice, the Dravimosians resorted to fighting this war by themselves.

Despite the vast numerical advantages of the Xeraji, the Karnehai had the advantage in almost every ground battle. The economy and industry of the Siluris Compact, while weakened from war, ensured that weapons and supplies were not in short supply, and the Soram provided numerous warships.

It was at this time that the Dravimosian emperor fought the enemy at the front lines. Despite this act of heroism, the tide failed to turn and the Emperor was killed by Karnehai berserkers. Even with calls for help, no one seemed to be willing to answer them.

Fourteen years into the conflict, a Dravimosian scout vessel entered a system suspected of housing a Siluris trading post. The scouting vessel instead found another pre-spaceflight species, the Crixus. The Crixus were a very technologically advanced civilization, almost as advanced as the rest of the galaxy, and were unweakened by any recent conflict or disaster. A treaty was soon signed, and more soldiers now fought on the front line.

The enemy was also weakened by the withdrawal of the Soram state from the war and inter-tribal conflicts within the Karnehai government. With these events, the enemy collapsed and the Dravimosian Empire, after much debate and consideration, absorbed the Karnehai as their shock troops.

Expansion
Over the next several millenia the Empire expanded at an exponential rate. The desire to save the Dravimos species that started the Empire was now gradually being replaced by a desire to save all species in general. Eagerly the Empire sent out scout, research, and trade vessels in all directions. Where these ships went, colonization ships usually followed.

The next sentient species that the Dravimosians encountered was the Aronicus. The Aronicus were another pre-spaceflight species. When the Dravimosian delegation tried to initiate first contact, the delegates were imprisoned and their spaceship destroyed. The reasoning behind this was that the Aronicus wanted nothing to do with affairs beyond their own planet.

The Dravimosian military came down hard. Despite the fact that the Imperial Council had not elected another emperor yet, the armed forces disobeyed orders and invaded the Aronicus homeworld. After about three and a half years of brutal warfare, the Aronicus were defeated and absorbed into the Empire.

Federal
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. Subdivisions THe Empire is divided into seven subsections, each one dictated by the sentient species that inhabits that sector. The following sectors are listed below.

Foreign Relations The Dravimosian Empire is a member of the Grand Alliance along with the Regenetech and Azaranian Empires.

Current policy of the Dravimosian Empire is to absorb other nations of the galaxy into a larger interracial federation. How other races are absorbed varies. Typically negotiation is attempted first but if that fails then force is considered. Technology The Dravimosian Empire is very advanced in all matters of science. Science and its advancement are valued very highly in Dravimosian society, and very often a career in a scientific pursuit is considered a very honorable choice, along with the military and public service.

Travel
All spaceships in the Dravimosian Empire utilise technology that warps space. In Human culture it is known as the Alcubierre drive. This technology allows for effective "faster than light" travel.

At this point in time private spaceships are rare and available only to the elite of society. Other forms of transportation also include public shuttles and paid transportation on military vessels.

Military
The Dravimosian Military is one of the most advanced and largest militaries in the galaxy.

Energy
Society and Culture

Dravimos Architecture
Due to the month-to-year long blizzards that can, at times, cover vast portions of their homeworld, Dravimos cities typically are built underground. Large volcanic craters are often the sites of such cities due to existing subsurface cavities and the potential for geothermal energy.

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, a serapiom, 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 Serapiom due to his genetically rare red plumage. Even today the gene responsible for red feathers is quite common in several noble families.

