Fiction:Draekar Remnant

"We have stood for tens of thousands of years. The Racheara are nothing compared to us. They have only been in space for only 38 years. We have been in space for over 100,000 years. We survived the Annihilation. We have conquered far and wide. We are the Draekar."

The Draekar Remnant (Also known as the Draekar Empire, the DR, the Ultimate Dreacorran Union,and the Sublime Draekar Dominion) is an ancient and extensive monarchy that branches out from Mirus. The Draekar Remnant houses the race of the Draekar, a cousin of the Racheara race. The Draekar Remnant has existed for over 100 thousand years, and has been space travelling for millenia. The Draekar ascended to space long before their genetic cousins, the Racheara, evolved to space. The Draekar left Dreacorra to the Racheara and traveled to the galaxy of Mirus to begin their new empire. It is known throughout space as a sophisticated civilization that takes immense pride in its ancient heritage and military-based lifestyle.

In addition to its culture and immense strength making it a known nation, the Remnant is also one of the older nations, with a known history stretching back well over 100,000 years. The Remnant is headed by a king known as the drakan, (Draekar Common: dragon king) and ministered by the Council of 8 which heads multiple different portions of the Draekar Remnant. Despite the culture, might, and age that the Draekar love to boast about, the Remnant holds its own dark secrets; for their great towers have been built upon ages of war, treachery, and slavery.

Ancient History
The Draekar race evolved on the planet of Dreacorra, the same planet that the Racheara evolved on. The Draekar lived on the more mountainous regions of Dreacorra, where flying, size, and toughness was needed to survive, unlike the plains where the Racheara evolved on, where they needed speed and ferocity. The Draekar eventually evolved to a large, humanoid, dragon-like form that was perfect for survival on the mountains. The Draekar started to survive in family packs much earlier than the Racheara. These family packs started to develop into tribes, much earlier than the Racheara also, who were still hunting on their own.

The Draekar, when they encountered other tribes, got along really well. Several tribes would ally with each other and work together to build large villages of their own which started to grow larger and larger, essentially initializing their civilization stage. A member of an extinct race appeared, and completely uplifted the Draekar into their civilization stage. Their buildings and their primitive weapons were made of stone, the most abundant and strongest material they had access to. The Draekar rarely warred, although when they did, many died.

Another alien race came upon the Draekar, and ascended them to becoming interstellar. The aliens help the Draekar build their colony ships and gave them powerful technologies, giving them a considerable boost and enabling travel across entire galactic sectors. The Draekar destroyed any trace of their presence on Draecorra for the Racheara to claim the planet. The Draekar then traveled the galaxy, looting ruins and exploring new planets. The Draekar then developed a drive capable of allowing ships to pass through wormholes unharmed. The Draekar jumped through wormholes several times until they came across a gigantic wormhole, much bigger than any other they had seen. They jumped through it, and found out that they entered an entire new galaxy which would then be called Mirus.

Recent History
The Draekar colonized New Dreacorra and made it their capital. From there, the Dreakar constructed several hundred thousand cities, going so far as to cover a whole continent with cities. The Draekar eventually regained their former glory, expanding and advancing at unprecedented speeds. Because of the Draekars racial abilities and strength, any empire that tried to attack were mercilessly crushed. The Draekars seemingly dominated their sector of space.

Then, a massive war occured. The Draekar were separated from their tribal stage. No one nation ruled over all of the Draekar. Several different political, cultural, and social views finally snowballed into a massive, 1,000 year war. Every Draekar nation fought against each other, destroying planets, killing millions, and rendering several planets uninhabitable. They went at each other like vicious animals, without relenting and without mercy.

One nation eventually rose over each nation and conquered them all. The leader of that nation, Ki'Chukamis, instituted changes that would make sure each nation would be kept happy. He instituted a monarchy, and crowned himself as the drakan. Ki'Chukamis then issued a massive project to heal planets that were scarred by the massive conflict.

The Draekar then entered a golden age, a period of peace, prosperity, and technological advancement. This golden age lasted for several thousand years, until 15,000 years ago. Another alien empire, as powerful as the Draekar, fought for control of each others space to become even more powerful. This bloody conflict lasted for 78 years, but the Draekars were victorious. For the next 12,500 years, the Draekar were finally at peace once again. They expanded and absorbed any race that they came across, becoming even more powerful in the process.

Then, 2,000 years ago, a certain scientist made a breakthrough in using clean fuel and renewable resources that would start a scientific revolution as well as a "steel age" of industrialism. The scientist had created a white synthetic material called "arkoral", which absorbed incredibly gigantic amounts of greenhouse gases to become even stronger. Arkoral was completely synthetic and used no rare resources, making it highly valuable to the Draekar.

The scientist also discovered two new fuels, andasium and another synthetic substance called "sadikil". Andasium was extremely valuable for spaceship travel and the Draekar searched the galaxy for novae which housed large amounts of it. Sadikil was a synthetic fuel which generated almost no greenhouse gases and had a unique property to be used by most engines.

The discovery of these 3 materials propelled the Draekar into a steel industrial age, increasing their production by 100x and allowing cities to be built higher and larger than ever before. The Draekar built massive fleets of starships, unrivaled by any other empire they had seen in technology, armament, and size. The Draekar eventually started to use smaller drones as well, tripling their fleet.

This age of wonders ended 500 years ago, but the Draekar are stronger than ever, especially with the absorption of the Plazith League.

Astrography
The Draekar Remnant is a rather large civilization. The Draekar Remnant is located between the empires of the Mendel Pack and the Imperium of War in the galaxy of Mirus. A noticeably big civilization, the Remnant is mostly focused on the Scutum-Crux Arm of the Milky Way and Mirus as a whole. While it might be confused by other empires for a power-hungry expansionist civilization, the Remnant expands quickly due to its populations reproduction rates coupled with their high life expectancy (750+ Earth years), where if it didn't expand quickly, it'd be quickly become embroiled in overpopulation. However, while it is notably big enough to frighten smaller civilizations and rival a few superpowers, it is not necessarily huge enough to head toe-to-toe with certain superpowers.

Most of the planets colonized by the Remnant are slowly terraformed into either a tropical world or a planet covered by plains and mountains. Since it is a somewhat lengthy process, the planet being terraformed is usually heavily guarded by military fleets in case an enemy tries to take advantage of the colony's weakness and attack it.

Due to the confusion of labelling the many Draekar Remnant planets, a system of 'Sectors' is

Milky Way Sectors
Origin Sector= STATUS: Militarized

The Origin Sector is the original area where the Draekar Remnant first evolved. It is centered around the now-destroyed planet of Dreacorra, where a large amount of dyson habitats now circle in orbit around Dreacorras star, Alsuis. The Origin Sector is the 2nd largest sector in the Remnant, only outmatched by the Dra'Colaar sector. As of 2800, the Origin Sector has been fully militarized to defend against attacks by other civilizations.

Dra'Colaar Sector= STATUS: Idle

The Dra'Colaar Sector is the capital of the Milky Way Colonies of the Draekar Remnant, also known as the Plazith League. The Sector is centered upon the lush world of Dra'Colaar, the planet where the Drovar evolved on. The Drovar are the founders of the Plazith League and took in the Racheara when they were wandering around as pirates who invade ancient ruins. The Dra'Colaar Sector has the 2nd highest military vehicle concentration, outmatched by the Reclamation Sector.

Overwatch Sector= STATUS: Militarized

The Overwatch Sector is the Sector closest to the Milky Way Galactic Core, and has been militarized because of threat from the DCP. The Overwatch Sector is centered on Sicca, a desert world used by the Plazith League as a base for trade routes. This Sector is where the majority of the Draekar Remnants trade from the Scutum-Crux Arm is conducted.



Mirus Sectors
Reclamation Sector= STATUS: Expanding

The Reclamation Sector is the most powerful Sector in the Draekar Remnant. It has the absolute highest military concentration there, and its residents live in dyson habitats and the Super-Station called Reclamation. This Sector focuses on Reclamation, and the majority of the Draekars Navy is deployed from this one Sector alone. The residents of Reclamation are typically wealthy people.

Delta Sector= STATUS: At War

The Delta Sector is the 2nd largest sector in Mirus, and is the 2nd most powerful. The Delta Sector is currently gaining a gigantic fleet, and has declared war against the Imperium of War. This Sector is known for its high-quality life, clean energy output (From hundreds of specialized dyson habitats that take in huge amounts of solar energy) and military power.

Theta Sector= STATUS: At War

Alpha Sector= STATUS: At War

Nu Sector= STATUS: Expanding

Sector Hope= STATUS: Expanding



Religion
Unlike the Plazith League, the Draekar Remnant has a religion that revolves around certain Crys'Irith. Because of this, the Draekar see Thel'Vimicelnes and House Tel as holy figures, since their bloodlines run with the blood of a Crys'Irith.

Major Gods
Yahars= Yahars, or Navarahlaskilmundravvor, is the God of Mercy and Life. In religion, he is depicted as a blue humanoid with several spikes coming out of his back. The first belief of Yahars seemed to emerge when an ancient Crys'Irith prophetical tablet was found. It depicted the god-like powers of the Crys'Irith, the many races they ascended and created, and their most important people. Yahars seemed to be chief among them for the ancient Draekar. He was depicted in religious books as a god-like humanoid holding up a ball of energy, which is widely believed to be the star of Dreacorra.

Karaxirr= Karaxirr, or Therothshyhinkrayathos, is revered as the "God of Fire and Death". In religion, he is depicted much like his most used mortal form; a pitch black, scarred, humanoid clad in tan plates of armor with spikes growing out of his back, arms, and legs, while emitting fire. Karaxirr became a deity at a similar time as Yahars, where he was seen fighting Kideaza. Half of the tablets "sky" above Kideaza was dark and coursing with dark essences, while Karaxirrs side was bright and sunny. This lead the religious to believe Karaxirr would fight Kideaza in the "end times", which decided the fate of the universe.

Kideaza=



Government
The Draekar Remnant is a monarchy. The ruler of the Draekar Remnant, the Drakan, has the final say. Aside from the Drakan, the Council of Eight also qualify as the Draekar Remnants supreme leaders. When the Drakan cannot lead, the Council of Eight rule in his/her place until they lead again. When the Drakan does actually lead, the Council of Eight advises the Drakan on several matters of importance or interest. Every Councillor heads several Sectors and governs said Sectors and passes down orders given from the Drakan.

Thel'Vimicelnes= "You will bend your knee to the Dragon King, inferior."
 * Current Drakan



Thel'Vimicelnes is the current Drakan of the Draekar. He is a man with a gruff and strict exterior. Despite his stubbornness and his wish to conquer everyone who gets in his way, beneath his grizzled exterior is a man who deeply cares about his people and will go to extreme lengths to defend them.

Thel'Vimicelnes is a member of the House of Tel, a legendary family whose bloodline was fathered by a now dead Crys'Irith. Because of this, children of the House of Tel have powerful control over essence and are physically more impressive than the rest of their kind. Drakans from the House of Tel are commonly called "god kings" because of their origins. The first Drakan, Ki'Chukamis, was the progenitor of the House of Tel and the son of a Crys'Irith who mated with a Draekar in a mortal form.

Thel'Vimicelnes was born to Kel'Kala and Thel'Vekules. Kel'Kala was his mother, and a kind but stubborn woman. Thel'Vekules was his father, and he was extremely strict. At the time, the Hous of Tel did not rule the Draekar, so Thel'Vekules wanted his son to grow up strong to reclaim the throne of the Draekar. When their leader, Maka'Duyn died, the Council of Eight decided to vote for Thel'Vekules as the new Drakan, since Maka'Duyns child also died.

When Thel'Vekules took over, he instituted a number of changes that would anger the people. Thel'Vimicelnes was 53 at the time, the equivalent of 19 in Earth years due to his lifespan. The entire population started to demand Thel'Vimicelnes to be the Drakan instead, but Thel'Vekules refused. When his wife, Kel'Kala started to protest, he had her beheaded to stop "challenging his rule".

After that, something in Thel'Vimicelnes snapped. He started to secretly put a form of experimental picomachines in his drinks. They would enter his body and attack his brain, giving him a form of mania. After several months of drugging his father, he found out and tried to kill Thel'Vimicelnes. The Royal Guard, seeing his father try to kill the future king, attempted to restrain Thel'Vekules.

Of course, since Thel'Vekules is a member of the House of Tel, he easily shook them off. He grabbed one of the plasma swords used by the Royal Guard and stabbed Thel'Vimicelnes in the arm. Thel'Vimicelnes was thrown against a black nearby wall before he unlocked his massive essence potential. In one throw of the arm, he threw Thel'Vekules through several of his throne rooms pillars before coming to a stop. Thel'Vimicelnes then choked Thel'Vekules until he crushed his neck and killed him.

When the Council of Eight found out, they then crowned Thel'Vimicelnes king of the Draekar Remnant because he had proven himself stronger than his father.



more coming
 * Councillers of Eight

Kelrakan= "..."

Raquan Councillor Kelrakan is the first member of the Council of Eight and the closest thing the Drakan has to a friend. He exudes poise and will, his many years of experience lending the weight of authority and wisdom to his every word, his every gesture. He doesn't talk much, but people know it's best to pay attention when he does. He is also a fairly large individual, and it is widely accepted that he could probably beat the crap out of even the most hardened military personnel. Kelrakan grew up on a farm under a widower who raised him with tough love, and it seems to have turned his body and mind to iron, though he is far from cold. He jokes around with his peers, is nearly impossible to anger or outwit, and his quick, calm thinking has more than once steered the Drakan through harsh times. Despite his godlike mental outreach, the Drakan claims that he would probably be doomed without Kelrakan's steadying guidance and worldly perspective. This makes him a frequent target of assassination, though they obviously have yet to succeed. There is one report that once a would-be assassin came at Kelrakan with a dagger from behind, but the Councillor whirled around and personally crushed the poor sap's windpipe in.

Le'Kirikia= "..."

Demakian Councillor Le'Kirikia is the second member of the Council of Eight. She specializes in internal affairs and has no love for foreign species. This aversion combined with her strongheadedness has more than once created sticky diplomatic situations. Despite this, she is well-liked among the Demakian population for her wit and unmatched knowledge of how the Demakian mind works. Her shining golden uniform can be seen from quite a distance and proudly displays a variation of the Draekar emblem across the chest. She is one of the wealthiest Demakians alive thanks to savvy investments, numerous media appearances, and of course occupying one of the most powerful political seats in the empire. Le'Kirkia is also known to enjoy watching and participating in various kinds of racing.

Dreza'Dero= "Welcome to my parlor."

Racheara Councillor Dreza'Dero is one of the Council of Eight and Grand Councilman of Religion in the Plazith League. His joking demeanor and strange fashion sense give the impression of one not to be taken seriously, but under this eccentric veneer lies a cold, calculating tactician who never does things in half measures. He maintains his authority with not so much an iron fist as an extremely thin knife, and fittingly has numerous concealed weapons at all times. Some of these weapons are quite creative, such as the lethal syringe hidden in his hand. Unbeknownst to most, he is also the commanding officer of the Golden Inquisition. Dreza'Dero is known for his mild psychosis. It isn't bad enough to get him removed from the Council, but it is enough to make him somewhat frightening. It is somewhat disconcerting watching some of the most feared death-dealers in the sector turn to stone when the decidedly unthreatening Councillor Dreza'Dero enters their field of vision.

Kimbea'Cikead= "..."

When Councillor Dreza'Dero - commander of the Golden Inquisition and member of the Council of Eight, the Drakan's personal advisors named a candidate for a position in the Council of Eight, the Drakan contacted a Drovar named Kimbea'Cikead. A replacement was needed immediately for the loss of Jaqe'Kelaso, who was substituted by Dreza'Dero (Councillors of Eight) or the power vacuum would cause the Draekar Remnant's attacks against their enemies to stall. Though the situation took everyone by surprise, it had not been unplanned for. Kimbea had been Jaqe'Kelaso choice of successor for a long time and approved by the other members of the Council of Eight without hesitation. Not just anyone would be able to step in and command the Drovar on such short notice, following in Jaqe's footsteps. Dreza'Dero kept the reins taut with his cold, brilliant tactical mind and his oily, unsettling demeanor that made you feel like he would kill you somehow at a moment's notice for no reason other than because he felt like it. Kimbea is also cold, tactically brilliant, and unsettling to be around, but not for the same reasons. Whereas Dreza'Dero was a savant, Kimbea is a grizzled veteran.

Nobody can plan faster or further ahead and achieve perfect results every time like him. Nobody can fight large numbers of foes and keep track of all of them and beat them one at a time without making a single mistake like him. He is just the best, period. It is said that Kimbea's combat prowess exceeds that of all other Drovar, rivaling the Agents who are not technically living beings anymore. His tactical mind is legendary and his orders are followed without question, if not because of his rank then because of his voice that leaves no room for argument. His smooth baritone coveys orders and observations in such a way that you KNOW what he is saying is going to happen. You feel it instinctively and you do what he tells you no matter how ridiculous it would sound coming from someone else. People don't like being in his presence any longer than necessary. They say it's like being in a room with a singularity that strips you of your free will and replaces it with awe and obedience.



Technology
Draekar technology revolved around the usage of pico, nano, and micromachinery. Aside from these main concepts, directed energy and mechanical augmentations are extremely popular among the Draekar.


 * See main page

Military
The military of the Draekar Remnant is separated into 2 parts, the navy and the army. The navy of the Draekar Remnant is called The Drakan's Sword while the army is called Drakan's Fire. The Draekar Remnant commonly experiments with unexplored technology so unknown it is commonly considered irresponsible. This is seen with the XF-34 Voidfire, where it has a prototype hypermatter dimensional defection drive which allows it to go at mind-shattering speeds. The experimental engine is highly inefficient however, and risks high chance of breaking.

Starships
XF-34 Voidfire II= "This new technology could do wonders for the Draekar. It allows the Voidfire to jump through different dimensions to reach their destination in only minutes. The Cryllian integration makes it far more effective also. If only we actually made the drive work right..."

- Thel'Vimicelnes discussing with the CEO of Kelsaya Series

The original Voidfire class marked the pinnacle of Draekar fighters. It was designed specifically to outperform any known opponent, and many new technologies were invented just to make the design viable. Pilots had to receive special training and injections of dilatant fluid just so they could survive the ridiculous maneuvers it was capable of. Its armor was several layers of a top-secret neocarbon weave that paint would not adhere to. Its weapons were nightmarishly powerful. It was the undisputed king of Draekar craft, and after a reign of nearly 200 years it has been superseded. The new Kelsaya Series Voidfire II class "gladiator" fighter was conceived when a prototype dimensional defection drive was created. Ever-advancing Cryllian integration technology is yielding insights into all areas of physics, and Draekar computer technicians are gleaning new insights into the mechanics of information relay from the Crys'Irith A.Is. Cryllian integration provides a quick and easy boost of processing power, but new liquid-state and crystalline circuitry technologies based on Cryllian design are rapidly increasing Draekar computing power to mind shattering speeds. The Voidfire II is the first craft to actually implement post-Cryllian circuitry after much harrumphing in the bean counting department. The ship is lined with a microscopic liquid-crystal circuitry network that monitors all aspects of movement, thus it is proficient in nearly any atmospheric composition. It is more or less aware of what it is doing and what it should do next. The pilot is wired directly to the ship and shares its awareness, effectively adding an extra 92% to his or her brainpower. This network has a low power state and allows the bodywork to be much more compact, making the fighter smaller and more energy efficient. There are no surprises in terms of weaponry, though the latest in energy conversion theory makes the standard loadout much more powerful than it used to be. Two thermal armor-piercing chainguns and two omniload missile pods make sure it can punch holes in most enemies it might encounter. The Voidfire II is the first Draekar fighter officially designated as subclass "gladiator" due to its ability to take on ships much larger than itself, even cruisers depending on their armament.



FB-52 Thunder= "Not our most advanced ship, but it'll do for now."

- Thel'Vimicelnes discussing with the CEO of Kelsaya Series

The Kelsaya Series FB-52 Thunder fighter-bomber is the main fighter for the Drakan's Talon force. The FB-52 is the most common fighter/bomber used by the Draekar Remnant. It is quite cheap and doesn't take much to build, as it is surprisingly low-tech, the FB-52 is known for taking out targets through swarming them. They do not have much in the way of armor, but they are fast and their weapons are some of the most devastating in the Draekar Remnant.

C-12 Osprey=

The C-12 Osprey is the main carrier of the Draekar Remnant. It varies from a large model to a small one. The small one is meant for quickly placing down a large amount of soldiers (Typically 10-15) efficiently, and the larger model is for carrying fighters and bombers to where they are needed.



Destroyers
Legacy-Class= "It might not be an original design, but I still like it."

- Thel'Vimicelnes

The Legacy Class Destroyer is a powerful, 8,000 feet long starship designed specifically for destroying larger and more powerful ships. The Legacy-Class is based on a common destroyer design from the Galactic Empire of Cyrannus, and is similarly powerful for its size. The Legacy-Class is a common sight around invasion sites, where they are used to destroy enemy defenses or destroy threats to the larger ships. The Legacy-class is covered in powerful gun batteries and outperforms many other foreign ships.

The Legacy class is also the first Draekarran destroyer to incorporate nanorepair technology. An incapacitated Legacy can be functional again in a matter of hours with concentrated regeneration of vital areas, though they are not unkillable. Still, the ship's fear factor is enormous, and pirates have been documented firing repeatedly upon truly dead Phoenix corpses floating at sites of old battles just to be safe. Nothing really hurts more quite like getting blasted by a ship you already shot down.



Osiris-Mythran Class= "Say your prayers, and I will send you to the gods."

- Fleetmaster Kaer'Kalim

In ancient Draekar history, an Osiris was an akali (a high-ranking military attendant) of a great king. An Osiris and a king were supposed to be very close friends. A certain Osiris, named Kel'Mythran, was so close to the king they were like brothers. The king in question, Gak'Tulum, was murdered by a poisoned dart in broad daylight. Enraged beyond reason, Kel'Mythran identified the assassin and gave chase. He pursued the assassin across the ancient Draekar kingdom, braving numerous obstacles and enemies. He overcame all hardship including exhaustion and grievous injury and finally slew the assassin at the kingdom's border, 550 miles away. Thousands of years later, the recently declassified Osiris-Mithran class hunter-killer destroyer bears his name for no idle reason. It is a very special class of warship that operates outside the normal bounds of Draekar jurisdiction, tasked with hunting down and terminating high-priority threats to the Drakan that are outside official space and thus impractical to send a legitimate military fleet after. To do so often requires permission from the area's ruling entity which can take lots of time and paperwork, and while there is more than enough paperwork to go around, time is often limited. The Osiris-Mythran operate in pairs and strike hard and fast out of nowhere, undetectable until they have already unleashed hell, and their kill ratios are staggering. A certain Nathierm pirate band, known as Sutsak, the once fourth-largest Ntahierm pirate family whose armada numbered near 200 ships, was wiped out in 60 standard hours by just two Osiris-Mythran ships.

They rely on four special technologies to increase their effectiveness enough to handle any magnitude of threat a galaxy away from backup. The first is a modified neocarbon-based paint that disperses long-range sensors, making the ship nearly impossible to detect until it is within firing range. The second technology is a new type of rangefinder. It uses photons to read gravity distortion and specialized A.I computing to interpret the incomprehensible amounts of information in short order, allowing the computing to pinpoint the exact location of a target to within 3 miles regardless of size or distance. Against stationary or predictably moving targets (AKA unaware ones), the Osiris-Mythran's effective range is drastically increased. The third technology is a compact firetrain system that is able to absorb a nearly unlimited amount of heat thanks to a small dark matter core. A few grams of dark matter can be stabilized for long periods of time using a "supersymmetrical quark cage." Normally the fire rate of a large spaceship cannon is determined by its ability to dissipate heat, but the Osiris-Mythrans long-range weapons can fire as quickly as the rounds can be inserted. Imagine being pummeled by one house-sized armor-piercing shell every six seconds. The fourth and most game-changing technology is what's known as a Quantum Latency Engine (QLE). Exactly how it works is classified, but it uses the vibration of ambient matter to cause enemy sensors to show the source's position as being where it was a few seconds earlier than where it actually is. It only works if there are two sources to bounce the signal between. This is why Osiris-Mythrans operate in pairs and are nearly impossible to kill without recalibrating the confused sensors, which is itself impossible if you don't know the resonance frequency for the particular QLE you are against. To summarize, the Osiris-Mythran is an assassin ship that is more accurate than almost anything else that flies, is hard to detect from afar and near-impossible to hit up close, and can shoot faster than normal physics allow for.



Battleships
Bulwark-Class= "The true pride of the Draekar. The Bulwark is our sword. It is our shield. The bell that signals the Draekar hordes is rung by the cannons of the Bulwark. Our might knows one boundary, and it is the Bulwark."

- Lord-Admiral Chi'Kaledas

If Draekar battleships were wines, the Bulwark class (Also known as the Makae) would be the champagne, its finely-wrought and gleaming hull a pleasing addition to any fleet. It is based off an experimental shielding system that directs any incoming projectile's force back upon itself, annihilating it. "Makae" is Dalciur Human for "weeping," (Draekar love speaking Dalciur; dead alien languages are exotic and sophisticated) which is what the ship appears to be doing as incoming fire bounces harmlessly off it. Its crews sometimes banter about whether it weeps in pity of its inadequately-equipped adversaries or because someone would have the nerve to fire upon it in the first place. The shield is not without a weakness. In order to redirect the incoming force, the object in question must have mass. Light- and heat-based weapons ignore it completely.

A recurring weakness of Draekar battleships was an exposed engine output. It's only natural, as traditional starship engines generate biblical amounts of heat and concealing them within the ship's body is generally considered idiotic. The Bulwark addresses this, as high command was tired of losing perfectly good ships to this omnipresent Achilles heel. Engineers had to invent entirely new construction techniques and design principles just to mount the engine, a Kelsaya Series 12-b 874 QMLE powerplant. It channels excess heat across the surface of the ship and outwards using specialized nano-channels and vents. For further relief, the ship's primary frontal cannons uses the heat to charge itself. Unfortunately the thermal dispersion is not perfect, and due to the constant heating of the external plating it is vulnerable to extreme cold. Cracks will form in a plate if it is hit dead-center with any manner of cryonic blast. On the other hand the armor is highly resistant to heat-based weaponry.



Kaesiik-Class=

The Kaesiik class battleship is the first incarnation of a vast experiment that stands to change the face of Draekar technology forever. Outwardly the ship is no different from your standard Draekar warship but its insides have been completely overhauled to participate in the highly classified Cryllian Initiative. 50 years ago a Draekar expedition touched down on a remote, icy planetoid that was a prime candidate for heavy hydrogen mining. Hoping just to discover rich deuterium deposits, the explorers found something far more interesting: a Crys'Irith ruin. Inside the ruin, there was a (mostly) intact A.I network that commanded the ruins defenses. The A.I. was damaged, but its core functioning matrix was intact and able to be used. Several versions of the A.I. were sent home for research and scientists quickly came up with all sorts of ways to put the advanced A.Is to use. Draekar engineers provided the first breakthrough in the form of Assisted AI. AAIs, or Cryllians (Because of their origin as Crys'Irith constructs), as it has come to be known, is basically tethering an A.I to a computer. The nature of their programming makes Cryllian A.Is perfectly suited to relaying and enhancing electrical impulses, and their basic intellect can be trained to initiate mechanical commands.

Keeping Cryllians obedient is a nonissue, as a permanent natural high can be induced with the application of simple programs. A Cryllian graft increases average computer processing speed by a factor of fifty, and corporations in the know scrambled to produce working prototypes. Within weeks there were designs for new integrated fluid networks within buildings, vehicles, and even personal armor. The Kaesiik class is the first large-scale utilization of Cryllian tech. So far the data on the new vessel is promising. Flowing through the giant ship's machinery is one supermassive Cryllian, created by combining hundreds of Cryllians until only one remained. Though it still requires a crew, for all intents and purposes the ship is self-aware and combines the speed of an organic brain with the precision of a mechanical one. It is able to predict nearly any strategy used against it and react faster than any opponent, living or artificial. In simulation a single Kaesiik held off several dozen ships of equal size. For the first time the Draekar have at their disposal a weapon deemed invincible by physics itself. Draekar high command is brimming with anticipation to put the new technologies to full use. It is said that the Drakan himself has gotten involved in prioritizing Cryllian studies. Hopes are high and ambitious individuals are drawing up plans for a new, expanded empire: the Dreacorran Combinate. The Draekar have politely refused to share all but the most basic Cryllian tech with their allies, leaving certain nations understandably nervous despite good diplomatic relations. With AAI-enabled ships like the Kaesiik leading the inevitable Draekar expansion, nearby nations had best be wary.



Drakan's Fire
The soldiers of Drakan's Fire varies hugely based on how they were recruited, their specialty, and their rank.

Thralls= "A lot of nations think that our practices is impractical, illegal, and plain mean, but who cares what they think?"

- Chak'Thulaker, Drakan's Fist

Thralls are the victims of the deadly nanobullets used by the Draekar military. The nanomachinery has been programmed to enter the victims brain and tamper with various areas to the point where they have no choice but to serve the Draekar Remnant. Thralls have their nervous systems tampered with enough so that they do not hesitate, feel no pain, have no memories, and feel pleasure whenever they kill someone. Thralls are not trained, they are used as a makeshift force and used to distract enemies from more important areas or people. Thralls cannot be broken free of their trance, because the nanomachines controlling them are so dug in that they cannot be removed by any normal method. Even essence masters have trouble removing them or deactivating them. Thralls are widely viewed as immoral for many reasons, chief among which is that they are counted as military slaves.

Thrall hordes are controlled by a single Cryllian, who can control thousands upon thousands of Thralls through a liquid-based Cryllian-enabled implant in the brain, where the Cryllian forcibly takes control of the brain and directs nanomachinery to increase the physical prowess of whatever part the Cryllian wills it to. This technology is seen in the Agent Vs, where the far more advanced Cryllians of the Prometheans allows them to take precise manual control of several of robotic drones and machinery by manually hacking into them and disabling the hack-blocking firewalls by running thousands of possible solutions a second until the codes get right.

Heavies=

When the only way to get through something is to blow it up, call in the heavies. The tanks of the general Draekar Remnant infantry, heavies carry large weapons and ample shielding so they can rain down destruction as needed. The standard issue weapons of the Heavies are two plasma sluggers, useful for blasting through bunkers and tanks. There is a common misconception among the Draekar armed forces that heavies aren't particularly bright. They are no less intelligent than anyone else, it's just that their tactics gravitate more towards the brute force school of thought for obvious reasons.

Heavies wear a special suit. It has a Cryllian integration matrix, through which a single Cryllian A.I pulses. This gives them 5 times the reaction speed of a normal soldier, and allows their armors HUD to do far more advanced computing than normal.

Infantry=

Infantry occupy the larger echelon of the Draekar military. They wear fully integrated body armor that turns them into superhuman war machines who can leap over buildings and absorb gunfire like it was spit. Equipment varies by assignment, though certain features come standard. Their great agility is given by extended boots, allowing less muscle power to be required to do basic tasks and full muscle power to do superhuman feats; their legs actually end at the bottom of a gray box-like piece. The boots are also design to absorb shock, making the infantry virtually immune to long falls and landmines. The advanced body armor of the infantry comes with a primitive form of a Cryllian, whose purpose is to increase the reaction time of the soldier and upgrade their armor in a moments notice.

Augmented=

The Draekar have jealously guarded the secret to Cryllian tech since the discovery of the Crys'Irith A.I. The advantages it presents is too great. Dangerously so. Cryllians are responsible for a full-scale paradigm shift in Draekar energy and AI tech and represent their single greatest scientific and economic driving force in hundreds of years. And now, in the interest of galactic political balance, the Draekar have begun selling basic Cryllian tech to the universe. It was a well known fact that many nations feared and resented the power that the Draekar refused to share, and tensions were rising. From this period, another nation developed a special way to combine Cryllian tech with biological traits, creating a type of "cybersoldier" that could take on several enemies at once and win. All features that require any sort of power are vastly improved, and the suit is more or less obsolete. The Draekar took this idea, and added several new technologies to the cyber-soldier.

Old standards like deflector shields, musculature assistance, self-aware neural mapping, and weapon heat dissipation are better than ever, and there are a slew of technologies that were never before available on such an invention. The list is long, but some notable ones include rapid nanorepair, sensory amplification and automation, flight-capable pulse jets, kinetic dampening (shock absorption), and perfect body waste recycling. And then of course there is the main weapon which is wired directly to the body, hidden the arm. It is a miniature plasma lance that can sustain burst fire almost indefinitely as long as the user takes care not to overheat. In short, a Cryllian-enabled soldier is a flying tank with perfect aim who can process tactical information 290% faster than normal and can regenerate in seconds any damage that manages to get past the nearly impenetrable energy shielding.

The Augmented were the greatest success for this new technology. The mental and physical strain of replacing several organs and body parts with the new Augmented body proved to be far too much for most to handle. The Augmented were the survivors of this. They were incredibly deadly fighters, who could take control of various machinery with their minds through a direct neural interface. The D.N.I that is used by the Augmented allows them to manually take control of a machines functions, effectively creating a thrall for use.

Royal Guard (Iliad Guard)= "My personal guards. Not really Draekar anymore, but I still trust them like my brothers."

- Thel'Vimicelnes

The Iliad Guard is the elite bodyguard corps of the Drakan himself, outfitted in a distinct "bugger off" yellow. "Iliad" means "safe" in Archaic Drovar, as the Iliad Guard are the deadliest fighters in the entire Draekar Remnant, with a single Iliad Guardsman being able to even outperform several Agent Vs and Agent VIs. They have been the traditional protectors of the throne since the unification of the Draekar race and are the deadliest members of the species, representing the epitome of Draekar discipline and nanotechnology. They appear out of nowhere and move with the chilling, fluid grace of killing machines. Their eyes are not visible, but one gets the sense that their gaze can bore holes through solid steel. Almost nothing else is known about these walking weapons other than that they never say a word, there are exactly 1,000 of them, never more, never less, and at least 10 guard the Drakan at all times.

Iliad Guardsmen are ageless, and it's possible that they are older than Thel'Vimicelnes. They will do anything to protect him, and as such are above all law so that they might be unhindered in their duty. If you present even the slightest trace of a threat to the Drakan, you are gently but firmly escorted out. If it happens again you are arrested. A third time and you are slain on the spot. You don't even have to be in close proximity, as a swing of an Iliad's integrated kinetic blades can project a precise pulse of a quark-gluon soup that can decapitate and incinerate at up to 30 feet.

An Iliad Guardsmen can run at incredibly high speeds, up to 50 miles an hour, and in short bursts can run up to 300. Iliad Guardsmen can jump over most buildings (Up to 100 feet when they try), absorb gunfire like it's spit, and can hack into entire battleships and integrate themselves into any Draekar ship they need to. Their ornate armor is not just for show; it conceals many weapons and is made from a light, neocarbon alloy that not only protects and grows stronger with age but hides. Iliad Guardians do not appear on any would-be assassins' sensors and make for nasty surprises.

Talons of the Drakan=

These experimental Draekar ship-ship boarding special forces are equipped with the latest Cryllian integration technology, notably a fluid matrix in which lives a single Cryllian. Thanks to the symbiotic A.I, the trooper's mental faculties are significantly improved and any communication between brain, body, and equipment is sped up. Cryllian soldiers are reportedly capable of literally dodging bullets, not that they need to. The armor itself consists of alternating layers of lightweight, stealthy neocarbons and a classified reactive "foam" that reflects inertia outward. A miniature arc inducer and kinetic flux array embedded in the armor itself serve as the soldier's primary armament, as accurate as the mind and just as sharp. A rather new look is the complete cover of the head. The Draekar usually show all facial features for various reasons, chief among which is intimidation, but in this case the vast sensory improvements prompted the designers to forgo normal audio enhancement in favor of the soldier's own augmented hearing. This way any audio processing delays are gone and the soldier is no longer vulnerable to scrambling frequencies. If the program goes off without a hitch, Cryllian-infused soldiers will replace most common foot soldiers. Old-school specialist divisions like the Gladiators, Iliad, and the Augmented are not pleased with this new program. The Drakan's personal elite bodyguards, the Iliad, refuse to have anything to do with the program on grounds that it "takes focus away from the the user's own abilities."

Gladiators=

Later.

Golden Inquisitors=

The Golden Inquisition is the special forces cell lead by the Councillor of Eight Dreza'Dero. They make sure the freedom of religion is enforced, get rid of harmful religions, arrest terrorists, and make sure diplomacy goes well. Inquisitors are the galactic agents of Draekar interests. Seeded throughout the galaxy amongst many other sentient species, they keep track of and do their best to influence subtle chains of events that sway foreign populations towards a more accepting view of the Draekar species and its agenda. Masters of the psyche and equipped with various biometric sensors, they are able to schmooze with even the most rough-edged of aliens. They wear mostly neutral colors so as to minimize any threatening appearances, and unbeknownst to most they are also equipped with photovoltaic active cloaking cells, allowing them to turn invisible for espionage purposes. Inquisitors also have the authority to apprehend criminals within foreign space, and it is not unheard of for an inquisitor to randomly barge into a Corinthian bar and haul off a fugitive that nobody even knew was in their midst. With the advent of widespread Cryllian tech, Draekar diplomacy has become much more aggressive. Inquisitors and other figures of authority are becoming more common sights in places other than Draekar space.



Species
There are hundreds of species in the Draekar Remnant, but the 4 Races of Dreacorra and the Drovar are the most important ones. These races shape the Draekar Remnant and hold far more influence than other races.

Draekar= "Hah...you wish to face me? You do not know half of what I alone can do to you."



The pseudo-draconic Draekar are the founding race of the Draekar Remnant. The Draekar are the cousins of the pseudo-reptilian Racheara race, and share their fire-breath, but it is MUCH more powerful. Draekars have immense strength, with average adults being able to lift around 700 pounds. Draekars, on average, can run at a max speed of 45 MPH on an Earth-like planet, can fly (Quickly too, since they have two pairs of wings that provide large amounts of force.), and can breathe fire. Draekars fire-breath is able to go up to 900+ degrees Fahrenheit. Because of this, the Draekar have evolved a powerful resistance to heat. Draekars have been seen to survive in magma for as much as a minute before being killed.

Racheara= "I swear to the Drakan, if you keep bugging me, I'm gonna blast your privates into chunky kibbles."



The Racheara are one of the founding races of the Plazith League. They are a rather warlike race, and most of their culture is based around war or practicing for war. The Racheara do not have any special abilities compared to other races aside from their ability to breathe fire from a special organ. This organ is located between the lungs and above the heart, and leads directly to the esophagus and lungs. When a Racheara breathes in, any excess oxygen or other flammable gasses are kept in the organ. When a Racheara breathes fire, their body heats up to over 200 degrees Fahrenheit (They evolved to resist extremely high temperatures) and lights the gas on fire. The gas is immediately shot out of the mouth as a giant blast of fire.

Raquan= "Shut up and get me another beer."



The Raquan psuedo-avian race are one of the 4 Races of Dreacorra, evolving at a pace similar to the Draekar. Raquans are known chiefly because of their martial arts and military culture, as well as their universal love for alcoholic drinks. Raquans have been allied with the Draekar and the Demakians since they left Dreacorra, but with the 4 Races of Dreacorra separating into different galaxies, they gradually forgot until they encountered the Plazith League, who was ruled by the Drovar and the Racheara. Raquans do not have any special ability, but are highly athletic and are capable of astonishing physical capabilities. Raquans also grow hair, unlike the Draekar, Demakians, and Racheara. They always wear their hair long and die it white, and wear white facepaint. This was the custom of theirs for hundreds of thousands of years, starting at the beginning of their tribal stage.

Demakians= Later



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"Our cousins sure are a powerful race..."

- A Rachera