Fiction:Mithadorn Republic

The Mithadorn Republic is a space faring democracy local to the Andromeda Galaxy, and inhabit part of the region known as "Wild Space".

Physiology
The Mithadorn race are a black, scaled humanoid creatures, with males standing an astounding 10" 5' on average, and females standing 10" 4' on average. They are mostly muscular, and slim.

The race shows little physical sexual dimorphism, outside of a females breasts, and slightly smaller size. Though there are notable differences, such as behavior, as males are notably more attentive, and more aggravated by external threats.

Females also have slightly smaller heads than males, and shorter, though equally as sharp teeth.

Sociology
The Mithadorn are a reclusive, defensive race, though not xenophobic, and are welcoming to any aliens that are able to prove themselves to be friendly to the people of the republic. The harsh, lawless lands of the Andromeda's Wild Space has given the republic trouble, and forced them into this distrusting ideology.

The Mithadorn that live outside of the republic's territory are often exploring deeper into Wild Space, as mercenaries and explorers, or into the space of the Andromeda Galactic Commonwealth, working at whatever jobs they can get to stay in the more peaceful area of the Galaxy.

History
The Mithadorn Republic began with the unification of their home world, Sulsua. This became known as the zero point on the Mithadorn timeline. Events before this were considered 'B.U', or 'Before Unification'. Any event after is considered 'A.U', or 'After Unification'.

0 - Unification
The Mithadorn united with the festival of the Great Harvest, where the Mithadorn would collect their crops. The four standing nations had, coincidentally, been discussing an alliance with eachother, and agreed to unity in the interests of their people. They then began their space program to explore and colonize their home system.

10 A.U - Touchdown
After ten years the Mithadorn finally landed down on a planet other than their own, landing on the planet Saljan, exploring the surface and begin to colonize the planet.

100 A.U - Outer reaches
Ninety years after landing on Saljan for the first time, the Mithadorn managed to establish civilizations on every moon and planet in their home system, including a planet wide cityscape covering the entire surface of the desert planet Hakkaeto.

The republic had also, by this time, begun to explore the stars beyond their own, however found themselves largely unable to inhabit any worlds they found. Though one world was found that could support life - Anderthorn

2327 A.U - Republic Divided
Many hundreds of years after the discovery of Anderthorn, the Mithadorn republic had grown to around six hundred star systems in size. They had discovered several other races, though tended to keep to themselves, unless forced into a situation.

One such situation was the start of a civil war, that tore the Mithadorn Republic into two groups, and left the race split, and highly distrustful. The war would last for another two thousand seven hundred years, and ended with the reformation of the republic, into a much stricter democratic society, hindering, but not silencing, the voices of each and every citizen, in exchange for security, and protection.

5021 A.U - Republic Reunited
The war had ended... The Mithadorn no longer spilled its own blood, and the restless republic once again calmed to a happy state, where everyone was willing to play their part. The rest of the year, aside from celebrations for the end of the longest war in the republic's history, was mostly uneventful.

5101 A.U - Invasion of Sulsua
Despite the war having ended seventy years ago, the Mithadorn Republic was still having to deal with terror groups, criminal organisations, and hostile alien pirates. As such, when a terror group kidnapped the Grand Chancellor, aiding a pirate raid on the capital world, it left a deep scar on the republic.

This event sparked a large scale naval battle above the planet, with three of the Mithadorn War Clans helping to defend themselves from the attack, and help to liberate their captive leader, taking several days of constant fighting in orbit above the home world of the Mithadorn. And, as the pirate fleet was so large, it is rumored that a large scale multi-species organisation had attempted to capture the unsuspecting world.

The battle was ultimately a Mithadorn victory, though the Grand Chancellor lost his life in the utter chaos of the event, and was replaced after an emergency vote, and funeral.

6720 A.U - New Allies
During this period of Mithadorn history, the republic encountered the Teyan of Andromeda, a group of Teyan who had come from the Milkyway Galaxy, to Andromeda. While they were weak, and would be easy to push aside, the public demanded to give aid to their new neighbors, and the two races became allies, very quickly.

They Teyan spoke of their other allies, the Ankoran, who were a highly zealous democratic society, similar to the Mithadorn, besides having a religion. The Ankoran soon joined in an alliance with the Mithadorn.

Culture
The Mithadorn are a strong, independent group in their galactic neighborhood, working little with the surrounding empires, and operating to defend themselves from any outside threats that they can.

The race is largely atheistic, believing in no gods of any sort, though all Mithadorn have the freedom of religion, sexuality, and choice.

Military
The Mithadorn military is split into armed Clans, made up of groups that average from around eighty thousand to one hundred thousand soldiers.

Each Clan is, in essence, both a spiritual group as well as a military one, claiming a world to call home within their republic, that they are charged to defend. These worlds, and their star system are considered the Clan System, and are charged with the production of a Clans vehicles and weapons, as well as where a Clan recruits from.

The typical Mithadorn soldier is a brutish example of the species in terms of size and strength, bio-genetically modified to be superior to the average Mithadorn in every way. They are then equip with powerful armor and weapons, suited to their role on the battlefield. As such, the Mithadorn prefer to fight planet-side, rather than in orbit. Though they are capable of dog fighting in the void of outer space.

There are five Clans that have rose to infamy within the Mithadorn society.

Armed Forces
The Red Devils= The Red Devils are a Mithadorn War Clan that dresses in red, hence their name. They are often seen by others as barbaric, and cruel, always willing to put victory before anybody, or thing, else. They have leveled towns and ruined cities in the name of victory, and often resort to 'unethical' tactics, such as biological, or chemical weapons.

Their Clan System is Ancae, a binary system about nine parsecs from their home system. Ancae hosts eleven habitable worlds, each that has been colonized and is inhabited by the Clan, and the Mithadorn within the system, who have become largely ignorant of the tactics their defenders use, while the rest of the republic scream out. The Black Angels= The Black Angels are a highly scientific War Clan, that are constantly dabbling in technology, if they're not busy quenching uprisings, or butchering hostile aliens. They are the largest War Clan in the emire, boasting a double the average force size. They are also the most advanced, thanks to their endless fascination with lost technology.

Their Clan System is Varon-2, the Mithadorn's home star system. As such the defend the republic's capital world, and they other habitable worlds in the star system. They are hailed as heroes by most of the republic, and with a token force of two thousand, turned away a rebelling War Clan. The Streaking Hounds= The Streaking Hounds are a deeply spiritual War Clan, that are usually found in their fortified temple, engaged in mysticism, or their communal events. They are, to the clan, more than an army, but a family. As such, they seem to be able to work in an organised matter with no elected leader, and have pushed away hostile forces even after the loss of any advantages.

They call Han'keeta their Clan System, and are always together, united within their home on Jal'ten, where they advise and counsel the inhabitants of their Clan System, in whatever matter has arrived. They refuse to recruit anyone not born within their Clan System to their forces, unlike any other clan. The Black Death= The Black Death are one of the most vicious War Clans in the republic, and are often demonized by the very people they protect. They are secretive, and brutal, never revealing what they plan to do in battle - which usually ends up being over the top, and unnecessary for victory, such as an orbital strike on a small enemy strike force.

They call Jekveeta their Clan System, which only hosts gas giants, and the fourty moons of the system, which has become the Black Death's charge. They defend their people effectively, and have never harmed one of their own in their chaotic antics. They have, however, destroyed one of the moons in the system. They claim it was an accident. The Chaos Unending= The Chaos Undending War Clan find their fame not in the defense of their people, but their demise. The entire Clan is in rebellion against the republic, and have wiped out all life in their now-abandoned Clan System, Omehta-3.

The current location of the Chaos Unending War Clan is completely unknown, and where they are getting new troops from is a mystery, though it is believed they kidnap and brainwash unsuspecting Mithadorn.

Naval Fleets
The Mithadorn Republic hosts a smaller than average naval fleet for the size of its territory, and population, owning a mere fifteen fleets, which patrol the republic's territory of nine hundred systems. As such, their navy is spread thin, and they must rely on FTL technologies to respond to invasion, or rebellion.

The fleets are made up of fifty ships each, made up of six major models. Capital Cruisers=

The Mithadorn capital cruisers are large transport vessels, armed with multiple turret defenses, and laser cannons. They were also filled with ships for the purpose of dog-fighting in orbit. As such they have to be large - which they are. The ships are three miles in length, and half a mile wide. Much of this space is used for the storage of ground vehicles, drop-ships and dog-fighters.

Support Vessels=

The Mithadorn support ships are smaller than the capital ships they accompany. Sized at two miles by a half. They would often carry extra supplies for the crew and army aboard capital ships, or invasion ships. They're armed with powerful energy cannons, and defensive turrets. They are, quite clearly, designed for combat against larger ships like themselves, using their maneuverability to their advantage.

A-Class Gunship=

Mithadorn A-Class Gunships are even smaller than support vessels, sizing up at one mile by a half, and are designed for the sole purpose of interstellar combat. Armed with turrets and powerful energy cannons to the side. Besides their heavy combat equipment, there is little to their design that suits them to their purpose.

B-Class Gunship=

The B-Class Gunship is about the same size as the A-Class, though is slightly different in design. The B-Class Gunship has lighter, cheaper armor than the A-Class, though has heavier weaponry, and more of it. Like the A-Class, they only serve as as extra guns to support other ships within the fleet during combat.



Triva

 * The Mithadorn are mostly atheists, and as such, has no recognized religion, despite having the freedom of belief.


 * The Mithadorn have heavy sexual dimorphism, though, aside from a females breasts, it is subtle, and almost impossible to notice to outsiders. It is mostly behavior differences, or the slight difference in size most notice.


 * The Mithadorn are carnivorous.


 * All Mithadorn are allergic to Oxygen, and cannot inhabit planets with the toxic gas. They, instead, breathe in air heavy with Nitrogen Dioxide.


 * The Mithadorn have never encountered the Grox, in any form, as to date.


 * The Mithadorn planned to join the Andromedan Galactic Commonwealth, though after a vote passed, they canceled their plans to apply for membership.