Fiction:Sacred Melam Empire

"We are Vanara, a name that has meant many things and most of them not good. To others we have been known as monsters, savages in need of civilizing, lessers who need to learn their place, and upstarts. Regard as clawing beasts lurking in the dark, gnawing at the light. But no more. From here on out we change our fate and rise above all we have been seen as. From this day fourth the Vanara will step forward and stand proud as bastion of culture, strength, determination, and hope!"

- Empress Auvia upon the formation of the Sacred Vanara Empire

The Sacred Vanara Empire is a newly formed nation within the confederacy of the Stellar Outreach Sovereignty and is by far the largest and most powerful of them. The SVE is a feudal empire with a constitutional monarchy ruling over various vassals (called exarchies) via indirect means. The nature of these exarchies varies from different Vanara states to other species that were conquered or assimilated into the empire. The Empress is the central authority of the Empire and rules for life with their heir taking their place after their death. However, the Empress has limited power and below her is a consul of elected officials. Wile not as of yet a major power the Empire is rather ambitious and sees it as their destiny to claim hyperpower status and willing to take the steps necessary to do so. The capital of the Empire is the planet of in the Milky Way, but a good chunk of their power base is also in Mirus, and the primary species is of course the.

Organization
The Sacred Vanara Empire rules primarily via indirect means being divided up into administrative provinces called Exarchies that owe fealty to the central authority of the Empire. The exarchies are allowed to rule themselves however they please other then levying certain taxes, keep internal peace, and providing soldiers in times of war. Thus granting them strategic depth and additional man power without having to go through the trouble of actually running vast amounts of territory. Still the central authority of the Empire is quite large having colonies under their direct control in every galaxy the SVE has influence in. The central authority is ruled jointly by an Empress with limited powers and a consul of democratically elected representatives who have risen through the ranks meritocraticly.

Culture
Due to the Empire being highly multicultural with a diversity of ethnic groups inhabiting just the Vanara homeworld it can be rather hard to pin down any universal form of Vanara culture at a glance. However, with a closer look one can find that there are three major ethnic groups most forms of Vanara culture can trace their roots back to in someway, the Skyborne, Worldstriders, and Celestian. Skyborne were historically considered the fiercest and most warlike of all the Vanara cultures, frequently raiding and attacking their neighbors. In modern days they've calmed down but still take great pride in military strength and prowess in combat. They are also by far the most argent defender of Vanara democratic tradition. Due to a good deal of cultural blending and emigration from their ancestral lands due to often being on the forefront of Vanara conquest, very few pure Skyborne communities exist now a days.

Worldstiders are perhaps one of the most populous Vanara ethnic groups out there and the one with the most offshoots from the original. In the ancient times Worldstriders were known as wanders who would frequently break off from their colonies to form new one in far off lands. The richest of them were merchants who travel far and wide to trade goods. In the present day they have largely remained the same, still seeking out new places to colonize and new deals to make. Frequent inter mixing with Skyborne has led to the Vanara as nomadic warriors stereotype.

Celestians are considered to be a rather classy ethnic group who emphasis education, social status, and tend to pride themselves on their cultural achievements in philosophy, art, the sciences, and other "high class" pursuits. Historically Celestian culture has been rather xenophobic, but in the modern age this has mellowed out and their emphasis on social status has been steadily decreasing thanks to mixing with the more meritocratic Skyborne and Worldstriders. Celestians have a major divide in their culture in the form of Solar and Lunar Celestians. Solar Celestians are typically seen as the more outgoing and grandiose of the Celestians, while Lunars are seen as more secretive and insular. A notable offshoot of Celestians is the People of Blades who mixed with Skyborne, creating a people who take great pride in and are considered some of best craftsmen and architects out there.

An increasingly common form of Vanara culture are variations of the Midlinder ethnic group, a mixture of the three major ethnic groups. The name comes from the Midlinds, a small(ish) region in the center of Alastor were many of the ethnic groups converged in ancient times thanks to its pleasant yearly weather and rich fields. The rise of Midlinder culture and mixing of so many other cultures has lead to many sterotypes and preconceptions about the Vanara, even those of their longtime allies, being challenged.

Regardless of vast differences between various ethnic groups their are a few things that all Vanara share in common. One being their love of art and storytelling. Artists and storytellers are held in great respect and even in old days before the Vanara were unified it was considered illegal to harm regardless if they came from another culture. Education is also a big deal with the Empire granting all citizens the write to an education regardless of societal standing. Finally there is their ambition, the Vanara are determined to rebuild themselves into a grand and glorious civilization of great prestige.

Religion
Religious freedom is guaranteed right within the Sacred Vanara Empire, with exceptions being made with certain religious such as Darkling Worship, Judicator Worship, and Cuthernism being band. Significantly populous religions from outside powers are Zaraturaism, Waptoria Pantheon, Volver Pantheon, One God, and Spodism. By far the most common form of worship is Avaruhiisim, and animistic religion lacking any form of dogma or centralized worship that venerates an odd collection of angels, demon, fairies, and other beings as gods. Avaruhiisim frequently blends into other religions making the most common form of worship various forms of mixed theology. There are many who regard them Empress and here descendants as of a divine bloodline and thus god-like in someway. More disturbingly the sacrifice of other sentient lifeforms has begun to emerge among the Vanara. This is notably limited to the prisoners of war taken from "dishonorable" enemies(i.e. enemies that slaughter civilians, rape, pillage, and/or use terror tactics). The sacrifices are dedicated to an "unborn god" named Kultekhan who the Vanara believe they feed with these sacrifices. Kultekhan they believe will hatch during the end of the world to put a stop to the lord of the void.
 * Link to Avaruhiisim

Technology
Like all members of the Stellar Outreach Sovereignty the Sacred Vanara Empire makes use of Accel Space for FTL transport and communication. Even among the SOS though the Vanara's mastery of Accel Space is unparalleled allowing them to manipulate the Labyrinth to achieve a vast variety of useful effects. Examples being able to observe multiple labyrinth passages at once, hiding ships and starbases in Accel Space pockets, and creating their own labyrinth passages. Power wise the SVE makes use of nuclear fusion cores and batteries to power their vehicles and devices. Genetic modification and cybernetics are everywhere and readily accessible and most citizens have at least augmented their immune system with nanobots. Weapon wise the SVE primarily uses laser and pulse based weapons along with freezing and melter type rays. Nanobots are also weaponize to cripple the enemy and strengthen the SVE's own forces in one way or another.

Military
The military forces of the Sacred Vanara Empire primarily focus on being fast, mobile, and logistically light. Their primary focus is maneuver warfare, destroying critical targets and crippling the enemy's ability to plan and make decisions so as the end the war quickly and with minimal losses. Infantry, armour, aircraft, artillery, etc are used in tandem as part of the SVE's combined arms doctrine. While attrition warfare is within their abilities to perform, most in the SVE view it as wasteful and thus regard it with distaste. Beyond this the SVE will frequently utilize subversion and other underhanded tactics to further hamstring the enemy. Such as inciting rebellion among dissatisfied populations, paying pirates to harass the enemy, and even falsifying documents and information to set enemies of the SVE against one another.
 * Link

Confederacy
United in the fight to restore harmony!
 * Ethereal Hierarchy
 * Doroth Battle Legions
 * United Taron Kingdoms
 * Boyk Trade Order
 * Black War Host

Allies
Be welcome friends.
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 * Green face.png - Heh, tree huggers.
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Trade
Let the wealth flow.

Neutral
Hmmmm.
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At War
Submit to our rule or be forced into compliance!
 * Red face.png - People are not tools.
 * Red face.png - We like a little nonsense, but your insanity goes too far.
 * Red face.png - Our Empress is far divine more then your emperor.
 * Red face.png - How about we rip your precious, logical brains from your skulls.
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Trivia

 * Themes
 * Main - Revived Power
 * War -
 * Critical Battle - Final Battle
 * Peace - The Sunlit Earth
 * Peace After Victory - Swift Horse