Fiction:Oligarchy of Praetinna

The Oligarchy of Praetinna is a breakaway faction of that were isolated from the  at the dawn of the. Rather than evacuate, most of the population stayed defiantly and were it not for the actions of then-prefect Geleriva Delsacrian the fledgeling power could have been extinguished with all other forign powers within the mid-rim.

The population has since readily acceptted the as their new leaders with Galervia as their new mandator.

History
Originally moderate numbers of Draconis were scattered across the inner-rim worlds after contact was made between the Imperium and the. Merchants and traders came to exchange goods in the final years of the. When the Empire was established the billions stuck in Cyrannus from the mandate gathered together to avoid extermiantion on the outpost of Praetinna.

The Imperium had abandoned them for fear of retaliation from the newly-founded Empire and the population prepared themselves. When the Empire arrived ready to bombard the planet, Geleriva Delsacrian (the system's prefect who had been elected by house Dalsacrian some month prior) Asked for negotiations. She agreed for the colonies to be spared and in exchange they would join the Empire.

Over the next year a radical reform took place. Geleriva declared herself the colony's new head-of-state and representetive after being selected as mandator for the Draconis colonies. Minimal contact remained with the greater Imperium. The newly-founded Oligarchy underwent a severe socioeconomic shift, providing materials and soldiers for the imperial army and overall militarising themselves whilist still retaining key aspects of traditional Imperial culture.

Society
Although small, the Oligarchy is currently one of the largest strongholds for the Cult of Drakon, which is still widespread. The population, having grown to propaganda and distrust of the old Imperial Government are cautious and prideful. many old valuesstill remain although the practioniers focus less on Drakon as an entity and more on the teachings themselves.