Fiction:Unified Order of Cognalorilos

"We stand for the true honour at the heart of what it means to be Cognatus. The Primercer came to our shores with promises of peace and prosperity, manipulating our culture into serving his will alone. Thus, we cast him out as a false god and declare a new age for our kindred. Hark and take heed, the Crimson Meritocracy is born and we, the Cognethril will cleanse the galaxy of all those who disgrace our brethren!"

- rallying his followers upon the declaration of the Meritocracy.

The Crimson Meritocracy of Cognethril is an interstellar alliance which broke away from the during the  in response to the seemingly unholy leadership of the ancient  known as the. Formed by rebels loyal to Shiplord and led by Primarch, the Meritocracy is considerably less xenophobic than the Cognatus Empire and as such is often considered to be the spiritual successor to the , which ultimately joined the  during the.

Taking the name "Cognethril", meaning "warriors of honour" as opposed to retaining Cognatus, which means "warriors of faith", the followers of the Meritocracy contain many species ranging from the to the Vevilog and even some extragalactic races who feel a certain attraction to the leadership of Primarch Acetenus and his visions for a peaceful galaxy. As allies to the, the Cognethril have colonised a new world known as Saelungol quite close to New Republic space, building an impressive dominion armed against any incursions by the Cognatus Empire or any other potential aggressor.

Trivia

 * The name "Crimson Meritocracy" was coined by.