Fiction:Imperium of War

' If you want peace, you will get war. War is where we fluoresce and thrive, where the weak die. Its where we are meant to be. '

Species
"There are few races in the galaxy that can withstand our rage and discipline. You are not one of them."

- Imperator Caligustus

Dragowar= "Battle is our meat! Blood is our drink! WAR IS OUR CALLING! FOR WAR! FOR WAR ETERNAL!"

The Dragowar are the final evolution of the Vechtbeest, and the sole rulers of the Imperium. Their only goal is to create endless war, believing that this way, the universe is made stronger. They are the second strongest species in the whole Mirus galaxy, their strength just below or equal to the Dominatus.

Dracowar= "For War Eternal!"

The Dracowar are a human-sized, more upright Dragowar subspecies, developped as a form of island dwarfism. Extremely disciplined, with a mindset similar to their Dragowar masters and just as agressive, but far less prone to berserk rages, they form the rank-and-file species in the War-Imperial army and the Imperium at large. Despite this, their close genetic relationship and unshakable loyaty to their Dragowar masters nevertheless gives them a favored position in the Imperium.

Cablromrus= The Cablromrus are one of the first species that were conquered by the Dragowar, and have since long been indoctrinated to the Imperium's ideal of Eternal War. Hulking, carnivourous brutes, the Cablromrus make up in sheer stubborness and resilience what they lack in natural agression. As such, they are mostly used as line breakers and to vital hold positions. Nothing, not even the most bloody of sieges, seems to be able to break their morale, and they follow their orders to the letter, but their capacities for independent thought seem dim.

Namor= "S.P.Q.R.N! S.P.Q.R.N! S.P.Q.R.N!"

The Namor Empire was once a strong empire, and well known for their S.P.Q.R.N. battle-cry. During the annihilation, their galaxy was destroyed, and their Empire was left in ruin. The Namor remnants in the Mirus Galaxy were taken into the Imperium of War.

Spartian= "Death or glory!"

The Spartians are a strongly militaristic race, however they made the mistake of provoking various empires at the same time. It didn't took long, or their empire was destroyed. The remaining Spartians were taken into the Imperium of War.

Khilai= "Enemies will die."

Some Khilai joined the Imperium of War. They wear plate battle armour made from an incredibly robust alloy called Netorium which is created by placing several of the ores found on the planet under high pressure and then imediately exposing them to focused void energy (the Khilai's main power source).

Drakodominatus= "We will dominate for the Imperium."

Some Drakodominatus, not wanting to be culled but still wanting to regain their militaristic culture, joined the Imperium of War.

History
"By war our races where born, by war our races where sculpted, and by war the Imperium's goal shall be realized!"

- Imperator Caligustus

Early history
The Imperium of War was founded right after the Dragowar Military Imperium destroyed all other nations, and advanced to space. Right after that, they met with an unknown alien empire. These aliens where as strong as they where at that time, but still, the Imperium attacked. The war was bloody, but in the end, the Imperium was victorious. Then, they conquered their neighbors, and turned them into slaves. Soon after, they started to explore Mirus, and at some point, started to believe endless war was the best for the universe. Due to their efficiency, they soon grew into a force to be feared in the Mirus Galaxy.

Deal with the Darkness
Soon, the Imperium with the Zarbania Powers, who would become their first allies due to their similar ideals. This also attracted the attention of the Power's masters, the Darklings. The Darklings promised the Imperium War Eternal in exchange for servitude. Now equipped with Darkling technology, the Imperium became a force to be feared, not only in Mirus, but beyond.

Enlightenment War
During the Enlightenment War, the Imperium' goal of Eternal war was seemingly fulfilled. Thrilled to fight in their first galaxy-wide war, the Imperium rushed into battle. They launched various invasions across, the Mirus and Milky Way galaxies, most notably against the Soldarians. However, when the leader of the Darklings, the Dark One, was imprisoned, they were forced to rethread. Later, they heard their enemies had united into the Unified Alliance of Enlightenment.

The Great Deciever
While the first try of the Imperium to create War Eternal had failed, the Imperium would not simply give up. Thus, they allied two other territorial Mirus empires: the Drakodominatus Tyranny and Khilai Empire. Together with the Tyranny, they hatched a plot to set up various empires of the Milky Way against each other. As the Tyranny started manipulate empires into doing this, the Imperium attacked the side who was too strong for the Tyranny's like. Due to this, they gained many enemies in both the Drodo and Hegemony sides, with their most dangerous enemy being the Troodontid Empire. Their attacks could not evade the fact that both sides eventually found out the truth that the Dominatus had put up both sides against each other. They united against the Tyranny an it's allies, like the Imperium of War, and defeated them in one massive battle. The Imperium were and it's allies were far from defeated, however...

Attero Dominatus
Now the Tyranny treat in the Milky Way had been stopped, slaves were revolting against their former Tyranny masters. The Imperium of War, fearing a revolt of their own slaves, decided to aid the Tyranny in destroying escaped slaves. They, together with the Tyranny, the Kilhia and the Powers, lead a campaign against the Unified Alliance of Enlightenment and the rest of the Mirus galaxy. The Unified Alliance of Enlightenment was on the verge on defeat, when empires from othetr empires invaded the Mirus Galaxy to put an end on the Tyranny. They succeed in doing this, leaving the Imperium without it's most powerful ally. Their dream for war eternal was shattered another time.

Coming of Eternal War
After Attero Dominatus, the Troodontid Empire launched a blitzkrieg on the Imperium. However, the Imperium had managed to salvage most of the Drakodominatus Tyranny's Tech, and were busy incorporating it into their own technology. When this was done, they called in their allies, and stroke once more against the Troodontids and the Unified Alliance of Enlightenment, with a determination that was even stronger than during the Mirus Campaign of Aterro Dominatus. What started as a surprise attack soon turned in a battle for survival. This time, the Imperium's goals might be finally realized...

Military
"There are few races in the galaxy that can withstand our rage and discipline. You are not one of them."

- Imperator Caligustus

"This is our army. No, not just our army. It is represents our very being. Fo face our regions is to face our empire Imperium. It is to face war itself."

- Warmaster Brutus

Dragon Warlegion= "The legions of the Imperium stood from horizon to horizon, filling the air with their roars of anger and their chants for blood. Their battle banners beared imagery representing war itself, and colored red with blood, these banners were. With one signal, all fell silent. Then came a single roar of rage and shocking loyalty, a pact of malice and bloodshed. Their armies marched forwards, soon enough starting to charge in pure rage, and ripping our ranks apart with their swords, or even with their claws if they had lost their weapon in fierce combat. The harder we fought, the more powerful they seemed to become, as if they were feeding on our hate..."

- Witness

The Dragon Warlegion is quite possibly one of the most feared in the entire Gigaquadrant. This is because their military is strong, even for their tier. Not only the warriors, but all other castes recieve military training, and can be called upon at any time. Their forces are trained for long-lasting battles, the kind of battle they like. Every single soldier, from Legionnaire and Centurion to Warmaster, every soldier is a force to be feared. Once the battle begins, especially their Berserkers go completely frenzy, and are to feared by their allies as much as their enemies.

Dragon Warnavy= "After the Legions had landed and unleased their fury upon us, we thought it couldn't get worse. Soon, it would be. Explosions were all around, the ground shook then split open. The heavens were torn apart, and we could see the warfleet descending upon us, large enough to block out all light, and all hope. Accompanied by rain of blood, they came down, dropping bombs upon us, slowly destroying our world. We could do nothing but pray to survive this terrible, vile machine..."

- Witness

The Dragon Warnavy is an incredible legion of a million ships that are controlled by the finest warriors. The ships of the Imperium are known for their massive size, built that way so as to intimidate other races in a conflict. This has led to even their cruisers superseding and rivaling the flagships of some other races in size. This Navy is a force to be reckoned with in any engagement due to their strong armor, weapons and the fact their ships are build for long-lasting battles.

Warforgery= "They call us brutes. We say hypocrites. They call us savages. We say hypocrites. We are civilized, and while our goals might be called immoral, we are by no ways pests. We are war. We are simply necessary for the advancement of others. Every great social or technological evolution happened during or after a war. This is the simple truth. And the day our foes discover this truth, is the day that it will be too late for them. And we will laugh much that day."

- The Warforgery themselves

While the Imperial legions and fleets are the most known, the Warforgery is as important, if not more. This shady organization is made up by Defilers, Manipulators, Warforcers and the more experienced Warforgers, and is truly the brain behind every Imperial operation, corrupting other races into waging war with each other. Their influence stretches far and wide, while they themselves remain unknown, planting the seeds of turmoil everywhere and making sure that they hatch.

Warhost= "War is...like an living being. We know this. We serve this being, made it our god. It allows us too see the aggression found inside each race. Yes, we sense it. We unlock it in our foes, rallying them under our banner the moment they realize the dark truth that war is part of nature. One cannot avoid their own anger and hate, yet they prefer to lock it away. There, it grows, feeding and growing ever stronger. By the force of our will, we shall release this anger found inside all. Then, the demons of war locked away deep inside the subconscious will be free at last!"

- Military report

The Warlocks and Warlords that make up the ranks of the Warhost are few in number, but dangerous none the less. Even the lowest ranking warlock can get into a battle trance, during with their physic power "bleeds" from them and influences their allies to go into a murderous frenzy, while the warlock chants monotonous hymns, and pressures enemies to give in to their own anger and hate. More powerful Warlords have the ability create physic storm with the power of their minds, and to manipulate sounds, creating shields of them while firing sonic booms with manipulate the vary brains of their enemies, causing armies to collapse as they start to fight against each other. The Warhost's most powerful and feared ability, however, is to collect the anger and bloodlust found inside the hearts of their enemies, using this to create and summon powerful demons from the primal subconscious all beings have. From the lowly Furies to the most powerful Peacebreakers, all these summoned demons share the Imperium's desire of war and are more than eager to spill the blood of the Imperium's enemies.



Society
"The only rule in war is that there is only one winner. In peace there are no rules. In either war or peace the only constant is death, and new birth. It is the way of the galaxy, it is the way we follow. There is no point in trying to avoid it."

- Imperator Brutus' last words

The Imperium is extremely aggressive, placing absolutely no boundaries on their warmongering, outright attacking other species without any proper declaration of war. During peace time, they have gladiatorial arenas were their own soldiers pit themselves against one another to train. Since every civilian is (or has been) a soldier to some extend, and are forced by law to stay fit for duty if possible, most citizens will have entered these gladiatorial contests at least once in their lives. Prisoners of war are treated properly, however, and are sought to de converted to the Imperium's cause of Eternal War, before being incurporated into War-Imperial society. Due to this, a surprising variety of extraterritorial species can be found in their borders, though any and all to be found there in the open would already be completely adapted to the Imperium's homogenous and warlike culture, and tend to be captured soldiers or the descendants thereof.

Due to it's war-like society, the Imperium of War is openly shunned and hated throughout the gigaquadrant, even by other bellocose species. This is because unlike many other warrior species, who have a code of honor to defend and die for, the Dragowar and their underlings follow no law of ethical war, and seem to fight for pure enjoyment only. In fact, when an enemy following an rules to warfare is to be found, Imperium will often actively disregard these rules and use these blind spots to win. This also rings true for the galactic code, as the Imperium of War has repeatedly used weapons of mass destruction to devastate their enemies.

The Dragowar's joy from war should not be compared to the human idea of joy, such as when playing or in love, it is completely alien. Indeed, it can be said that even the Dragowar themselves and their lesser Dracowar kin cannot fully explain their love-hate relationship with the bloodthirst they have come to embrace. The answer is to be found in their genes, specifically in the so-called "Berserker Gene" that both possess, implanted into them by the Multus Esse. The Dragowar, when inducting other race into the Imperium of War, will often specifically pair the most agressive members to breed in favor of any other couplings, artificially influencing the newly-joined species to adapt to their mindset without having to resort to outright genetical enhancement, which they abhor as cowardly.

Though known for their violence, the Imperium, in fact, enjoys fine arts, clothes and food, as well as classical music, mostly opera and operetta. While the buildings on their frontier worlds are mainly military-purpose, the buildings and cities of their inner words tend to be true architectural marvels, with a very classical, rustic and simple feel to them.

The Imperium is ruled by a Imperator, who controls everything in their society. Just under the Imperator are his sons, called the Warmasters, his advisors, called Praetors, his governors, called Consuls, and the governmental overseers of the Legions, called Legates. Below the Warmasters, Praetors and Conculs is a massive network of Warlords, Tribunes, Aediles, Censors, and Quaestors, making the government of the Imperium a strict military hierarchy.

Foods and Drinks
"Eat sober from dusk til dawn. It will make one disciplined. Though, any one must eat, and any one must drink, so once the night falls, one must eat and drink a'plenty. Then rest to disgest, sleep, and rise sober once more. Make this a cycle, hunger and satisfaction, and be disciplined not to eat too much until the time is there."

- A Dragowar teaching

Military Collective Meals
"The Legionnaire shall eat together with his fellow soliders in his group's barracks. The Legionnaire's meal shall be small and not excessive, and will consist of sour blood wine and ground red beef, with some slices of bread added as a makeshift breadboard. A small amount of fish sauce and hot spices might be served, the tastes colliding to harden them. Before the meal, the Legionnaires shall drink a full bowl of black soup, for that will harden them. Decurions and above, especially if they are of noble status, must give away half of their rations to those they wish to reward for exemple in combat, and to set an exemple to their own."

- Part of the "Legionnaire's Codex of War"

Victory Feasts
"After a generous rubdown with oil, we put on dinner clothes and laid down on our sofas. In front of us was a large table, very luxuriously laid out with plates containing eggs, crustaceans in fish sauce, clams, and hot saussages. We each ceremonially drank a small bowl of black soup before commencing on what was laid out for us. When we opened up the eggs, we found fried bird embryos inside, which we were expected to swallow whole. When we gestured to our host we were ready to advance to the main course, the doors behind him opened and eight slaves came in, four carrying a huge stray full of honeyed spare ribs, cut out of an epic creature of some sort, as four others carried a huge bowl of red ground beaf each. When we were done eating, the Imperator had a great battle re-enacted in front of us. This mock battle was certainly thrilling, though no one was seriously harmed in the effort. After that, the doors opened again, and a whole epic creature was carried in as a meal! When we cut it upon, to our sursprise, we found a demi-epic inside it! Inside it was a rogue creature, then an aplha, each creature inside smaller than the last one, until we arrived on a pile of fried, crunchy insects. As for the honeyed and spiced wine, we were fairly swimming in it. I do certainly thank my fellow diplomat for giving me the advice not to eat the whole day! I believe the whole meal lasted deep into the night, for around three full hours."

- A foreign diplomat on a dinner held by Imperator Caligustus.

Supplies
"The duty of the Senate shall be...to make sure the citizens are healthy and fit for War. To that end, they must see to it that any citizen that is not of nobility shall have enough pudding and ground meat to eat and non-alcoholic wine to drink. This shall be for free...Bread and dried fruit shall be distributed amongst the citizens that are not nobility for a small fee only. The Senate shall see to this. Shall they not, the Tribune shall veto them, and a great curse shall come over the Senate, until the plebs are hungry no more, or the Imperator lifts the curse...Nobles must pay for their own food."

- Part of a War-Imperial law

Religion
"You are wrong when you say we worship the Colossal Mighty War God. We worship war, and war has many forms. We worship War itself, so we worship your war gods too. They are all aspects of war, many, but part of a greater whole, war, the holiest of holy. Therefore, they deserve worship. And by worshipping them in the true ways, by sacrificing to them, we give to War, and therefore War gives to us, and that will make us eternal."

- A Dragowar Warlock to an captured priest when asked about the nature of the Imperium's worship

Citizenship
"He who wishes to join us must have it well with us."

- Convencional Dragowar wisdom

Regular Citizens
"The plebs shall be able to appoint a Tribune to make their wishes known to the Imperator. They shall appoint two Aediles, one to distribute the food and drinks to them, and another to oversee the streets and public buildings. The Aediles shall have have an ivory seat in the Senate, and be the left and right hand of the Imperator. The Tribune shall be be able to over-rule the Senate, and have the last word. (Added shortly after: The Imperator shall have the power to over-rule who shall be appointed Aedile and appoint his own cliënts as Aediles. The Imperator shall be able to over-rule the Tribune also, and if the Tribune is not to his liking, shall take him of his office and replace him; the people shall accept the descisions of the Imperator, for he is the patron of the whole Imperium.)"

- A War-Imperial law

"So the people have the power? Oh, wait, no, it's still the Imperator."

- A Waptorian commenator

Noble Citizens
"The elder males of noble families shall represent their families in the Senate; with the two Aediles and the one Imperator, they shall form the Senate. Any citizen can become a noble trough a great deed in battle; the Imperator can make citizens noble; new nobles shall become part of an existing noble family. If a noble shows cowardice in battle, he shall lose his status, and a great shame shall come to him, for he shall become family-less, until he shows bravery again...The highest ranks in the military are only for nobles, for only they have shown the bravery required for command. Noble shall not make command; bravery shall make noble, which shall make command."

- A War-Imperial law

Patrons
"...If a slave is freed, the slave shall become full citizen, and shall be forever in debt of him who freed him. If one's life is saved by another, he or she shall be forever in debt of the one who saved him or her. The whole Imperium shall be forever in debt to the Imperator, he who is the Incarnate of War. His rule will be absolute, his word law, never to be refuted by anyone but himself..."

- Part of a War-Imperial law

Famillies and Houses
"...The familly is sacred. You shall give to them in trouble; they shall give to you in trouble. If they do not, go to them each day, and shout in front of their doors each noon your complaints, so everyone hears. If they do not comply after eight days and eight nights, go to the War-Imperial court. A Preator shall curse them and they shall be disgraced...Girl, if you marry, you shall move families...Girls and women shall be under the supreme power of this husbands, and their husbands under the supreme power of the oldest male in the entire family. Only he shall judge who gains what. To the house belongs the couple, their children, their slaves, their grounds, possessions and belongings. This all shall be under the supreme power of the husband, if he is mentally fit. If he is mentally ill, the supreme power over the house shall go to the eldest son..."

- Part of a War-Imperial law

Brothers in War
You have managed to gain out trust...somehow.


 * Yellow face.png Brotherhood of Darklings - We serve...for the benefit of war.
 * Green face.png  ✝  Drakodominatus Tyranny - To be avenged.
 * Blue face.png  ‡  Gigapedus Dominion - We liked their ways, but wherever they are now, they still have to learn that strength comes trough training, not genes.

Calm
We don't need friends, but we can make exceptions.


 * Yellow face.png  ✝  Namor Empire - You are destroyed, but your survivors are safe with us.
 * Blue face.png Vartekian Empire - One of the few that can truly understand our ideals.

Restrained
Make your case.


 * Yellow face.png Greater Zarni Empire - There is potential here...
 * Orange face.png Brood of War - One of the few we can truly respect, even though they are sullied by a false sense of ideal.
 * Orange face.png Milla Empire - You stay quiet. Or the consequences will be yours alone to bear.
 * Yellow face.png Talven Empire - You passed the test. This is good. Your destiny is written in blood agross the stars.

Barely Restrained
If you want peace, you will get war!


 * Orange face.png Mag'heli Dominion - Idiotic, unthinking brutes! You do not deserve respect, only manipulation!
 * Orange face.png Mardor Empire - We do not mourn your destruction. You lacked courage anyways.
 * Orange face.png Iron Bloc - Look how the "mighty" cower! Pathetic!
 * Red face.png The Hegemony - We'll tolerate you for the master's plan...Barely.
 * Red face.png Mithadorn Republic - You factor into the master's plan, which is why we will spare you...For now.
 * Red face.png Teyan Imperium - Loosen your chains! Be unbound from any of your so-called allies!
 * Red face.png Ankoran Empire - You are nothing!
 * Red face.png Dominion of Kelfax - You could've been a useful addition to our armies. Sadly, your origins warrant your eventual extinction.

At War
''Whether hot or cold, it matters not. A war with us is a war you shall lose, for we are the masters of war!''


 * Crossed Swords.png Draekar Dominion - Our nemesis. WE WILL DESTROY YOU!
 * Crossed Swords.png Troodontid Empire - One of our greatest foes. YOU SHALL FALL, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER!
 * Crossed Swords.png Grand Tarkan Empire - ''THE NERVE! HOW DARE YOU USURP OUR KATARIAN BASES, WEAKLINGS WE HAD TO CALL "ALLIES"? THE DOMINATUS SHOULD'VE ALLOWED US TO DESTROY YOU WHEN WE ASKED IT!
 * Crossed Swords.png Unified Alliance of Enlightenment - Mirus is ours to wage war in! You cannot possibly hope to introduce any semblance of "peace" here!
 * Crossed Swords.png Multus Esse Remnant - ALL. YOUR. FAULT! DIE!
 * Crossed Swords.png Unified Federation of Glory - You want glory, yet you will have none!
 * Crossed Swords.png Mendel Pact - We shall show the universe the way of war, and you cannot stop us!
 * Crossed Swords.png Waptoria Alliance of Species - War is the clue to evolution, not peace.
 * Crossed Swords.png United Persan Descendants - Hah! You've got guts, we'll give you that.
 * Crossed Swords.png NOVA Alliance - Weren't it for your allies, you'd be dead by now.
 * Crossed Swords.png Mirusian Theocratic Congregation - Your zealotry both blinds you and elevates you.
 * Crossed Swords.png Proditkar Movement - You are nothing in face of our might. Remeber that; for we have little tolerance for fools.
 * Crossed Swords.png Unitech Citadel of Sapients - Genetically perfect!? You wish!
 * Crossed Swords.png Ruin's Hand - Barely worth our breath.
 * Crossed Swords.png Blood Brotherhood - Your use is over. Now you will fall under the spell of rage.
 * Crossed Swords.png Ta'adhartha - Oh yes...You will certainly be useful once part of us.
 * Crossed Swords.png Aeba Shuka - Back beyond that little Veil with you!
 * Crossed Swords.png Suicide Watch - Know that facing us is suicide!
 * Crossed Swords.png Cult of Relgathia - Mutation is weakness!
 * Crossed Swords.png Hive of Mirus - You do not belong in this galaxy. You do not belong in this universe.
 *  ✝  Galactic Protector Agency - THIS is were foolish idealism leads to...OBLIVION!
 *  ✝  Duthidania - Scavenging off scrap. How pathetic.
 *  ✝  Cathonian Collective - Honor. Such a useless concept when it comes to surviving.
 * Crossed Swords.png Xonexi Allies - YOU. XONEXI. THIEVES!
 * Crossed Swords.png Plazith League - Plazith...The Milky Way, huh? Well then, STAY THERE BEFORE WE FORCIBLY SEND YOU BACK IN A BLOODY SOUP CAN!
 * Crossed Swords.png Tybusen Intergalactic Allied Federation - You claim territory that is rightfully ours! DIE!
 * Crossed Swords.png Draconid Imperium - We will take back what you stole from our late allies!
 * Crossed Swords.png France - Humans. So weak and feeble.
 * Crossed Swords.png Eldarisian Empire - We'll break open your oh-so-important sprit gems and offer their contents to War Itself!
 * Red face.png Katar Sector Alliance - Mark our words. You'll collapse on yourselves eventually.
 * Red face.png Unified Federation of Species - You just looked at an insignificant part of our power, recede or face our FULL might!
 * Red face.png Drodo Empire - Your tactics have honestly stuck in the Dark Ages. SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES!
 * Red face.png Farengeto Trade Coalition - Conquer by military means instead of honyed words! Show spine, cowards!
 * Red face.png Sindar Dominion - So much wasted potential. Hide in self-roclaimed victory all you want, it will noy help you in the end.
 * Red face.png Miperiors Empire - And how exactely do you believe you'll defend yourselves when you come under attack?
 * Red face.png Aeoneonatrix - How funny! You split from that little KSA...Not that that will help you, quite on the contrary!
 * Crossed Swords.png Combine of Nakeimato - ...Pathetic beyond words.
 * Crossed Swords.png United Councils of Xiliaan - You won't survive long in such hostile environnement.
 * Crossed Swords.png Algolurn Popular Republic - Red is the color of blood and war, not the color of equality. You better learn that well when we finally destroy you.
 * Crossed Swords.png Mardvaeli Republic - We'll enjoy crushing your worlds to debris.
 * Crossed Swords.png Sago Kingdom - Primitive. Unable. Ultimately, this will be an easy victory.
 * Crossed Swords.png Byzantoi Imperium - Don't you known you were meant to be replaced eons ago?
 * Red face.png  ‡  Hermicee Legion - We will crush you like the bugs you are!
 * Red face.png  ‡  Centapedus Empire - Yes, crawl away. We will find you. And obliterate you.
 * Red face.png Defensive Systems Bloc - The stability you seek shall not reach Mirus!
 * Red face.png Delpha Coalition of Planets - Waging war for the sake of general peace? Hah!
 * Crossed Swords.png Khilai Empire - Traitors to the cause. What will "amnesty" gain you?
 * Crossed Swords.png Thérenian Dominion - The Dominatus where foolish to ever ally you, betrayers.
 * Crossed Swords.png Xylon Empire - No more use. War.
 * Crossed Swords.png Zarbania Powers - Fine. Fight your own battles. We don't need you.

Quotes
"There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare."

- Sun Tzu, from the Art of War

"SERVE US."

"Ahh, My wonderfull servants. Divin-Ra may have plans for you, but they are boring and pointless. My plans for you, are much more. Darkness, Night, and an Empire based all around it. That is my vision, and you can kill as much as you want in it."

- The Dark Lord of the Brotherhood.

"Our brothers in battle. While I dislike some of their practices, they do orchestrate a fine army. They are to be feared indeed."

- Lord of

"We have seen your crimes, Dragowar. You destroy hundreds of innocent nations. You kill trillions in your quest for "eternal war". You refuse to understand that goal will never be fulfilled. The Dragon King himself wants you dead. We are more than happy to oblige his orders. Look out your window one last time, that view of your capital, we believe? It won't be there for long. The races all fighting to destroy you is far too much for you to handle. Jakal Vamuhlaki! We declare war!"

- Lord Admiral Kel'Thamad of the Draekar Dominion

"The worst scum of all galaxies. They definitely have to be eradicated!"

- President Draicon

"Eternal War, huh? Tell me how well that worked out when your soldiers are all dead, your cities are rumble, and your planets are burning, okay?"

- of the

"If it's war they want we shall give it to them! And it won't last long as we shall emerge as the victors!"

- Marv Xhous of the Comet Republic ground forces.

"You are wrong, the peace is the real clue of the evolution, not the war."

- Supremme Seantor Aranleia Brinal of the

"If you live for war you will die by it."

- Praetor of the

"Just how they manage to survive with all those enemies tacked against them is beyond me."

- A Waptorian citizen

"To be perfectly honest, I have no idea how these people got past the era of nuclear power."

- A Drodo citizen

"Nah, I refuse to see you as a political entity or even a legitimate government, nope and more nope."

- Overseer Kilerv Xandria of the Clifsk Confederation

"You...are...ANNOYING! You an enemy to my, our, goal of universal unification. I swear...I will beat your emperor into the ground until he is a bloody pulp when I get my hands on him..."

- A fairly pissed off

"If there is one nation I wish to be removed from power it is this one. If we are to maintain any sort of lasting peace then the Imperium of War must be either dissolved or contained. Regardless we must find a permanent solution without crossing any moral boundaries."

- Trinity Councilor Zuki of the

"Blergh! I am going to tear Caligustus a second anus and make him spend the rest of his life in a casket."

- X-30

"How about we just blow the crap out of their worlds until they surrender?"

- Racheara High Inquisitor Dreza'Dero replying to Trinity Councilor Zuki

"Surrender isn't in their vocabulary. Tactical retreat, sure, surrender, no. Normally we seek equitable peace, however in the case of the IoW containing them to a prison planet or several would be the safest, most ethical option in their case."

- Trinity Councilor Zuki in response to Racheara High Inquisitor Dreza'Dero

"Your use? You creatures are nothing. I did not survive millions of years in a collapsing galaxy to be rolled over by the likes of you. Go back to being Dark's asslicks. I will not need those weak Olympians to crush what is left of your silly little "imperium"."

- Darkling Lord Abaddon of the Blood Brotherhood

"Nobody gets in the way of our business, and certainly nobody dicks around with the Quista clan. You are not soldiers. You are weak and pathetic children who do nothing but rage for attention. We know your arrogance. We know that you will come at us again. And when you do, we will bury your bodies from the Veil to the core of Cyrannus."

- Th'chack Quista of the

"Annoyingly problematic. Our operations within the Scutum-Crux arm and our future operations within Mirus may very well be crippled by the Imperium of War alone. The Dragowar also make perfect natural soldiers, and I suppose that there is no harm in brainwashing a few to serve us...if we ever did manage to kidnap one successfully."

- Primus Nei'driquilar of the Sunbane Legions

"People keep acting like the Imperium was some special kind of evil, but really what atrocities did they ever commit that haven't already been committed by men fighting for peace?"

"Wait... Am I reading this right? We had an empire we didn't even know existed threatening to wipe us out? That doesn't seem right..."

- Grand Chancellor Ukae'navo

Travia

 * The Imperium of War was mainly introduced for the comedy. Since then, however, it became an important part of Eco's fiction.
 * Ecoraptor makes it a point to have as many empires become an enemy of the Imperium as possible. Feel free to declare war on them!
 * At the time of the Imperium's destruction, they were at war with 50 organisations and states. Eco will leave it at that.
 * Cabal Stomp - Marching/General theme.
 * Seige Dancers - Combat theme.
 * Cabal Breach - Warmaster Battle theme.
 * Daybreak Ridge - Near-Victory/Victory theme.
 * Daybreak Ridge Highlands - Retreat/Preparations theme.
 * Into the Void - Berserker Onslaught theme.