Fiction:Third Sovereign Domain



The Zazane Empire (Zazane: Shashanii Warriors of Honour) are the empire of the Zazane, a race of honourable and bloodthirsty warriors. Originally from another Universe, they currently live in Ottzello Sector of the.



Early History
The Zazane were originally a tribal species that lived in the deserts of their home planet. Together, with help from primitive weapons such as torches and spears, they would gather and hunt food and search for water. As time went on, the Zazane travelled out of the desert with sufficient numbers for exploration. Eight groups of Zazane travelled in all directions, the North, the South, the West, the East, the North East, the North West, the South East and the South West. In every direction, the Zazane became more succesful. More food and water was available, as were resources. In each direction, a kingdom was built. The biggest one was built in the desert, however. This one beloged to the Zazane known as Zagdala Breek. The Zazane became a large population on their planet, and back then had currency. Zagdala's kingdom was by far the most successful, but soon war broke out between Zagdala's kingdom and the Kingdom of the North.

The war ended with the destruction of Zagdala's kingdom and his own disappearance. The other kingdoms managed to scavenge weapons from the ruins of the city and improve them. Eventually, the Zazane managed to develope the first guns, which was a big step in their evolution. The first guns were rifles with swords attached, and soon the Kingdom of the North attacked its closest neighbours, the Kingdom of the North East and Kingdom of the North West. This provoked more war between the Zazane. This new war lasted for years, with thousands of Zazane dead. However, they were soon to make themselves go extinct with the appearance of primitive energy weapons. After one last battle, in which millions of Zazane were involved, they were all attacked by one of their planet's most deadly predators; the Skorma, a race of bat-like creatures that attacked in big numbers, like piranhas.

The Zazane remnants fought against the Skorma, and the several thousand survivors of each kingdom decided to unite under a single banner. They were led by Draog Cavus, a Zazane who had proved the most effective military leader. However, after several centuries, the Zazane broke into a new war. This time, cities replaced kingdoms and their single banner was destroyed by threats against one another. Yet another war took place, and millions of Zazane fought and died. They had improved military weapons, and a bigger bloodlust than before. But it wasn't just war that was killing Zazane, disease was also spreading and killing off many Zazane females.

At the end of the war, the aggressive nation of Ikas was annihalated and all its survivors were brought to the victorious leader and executed. The nations allied with each other yet again, and were ready to conquer the Universe, which they did in a century or so. Afterwards, they had to escape due to being the most hated race of the Universe.

Recent History
The Zazane had escaped their old Universe through an Inter-Universal Rift. They had appeared in the Ottzello Galaxy, and had immediate dislike for the Loron. The two had feuded several times, and the Zazane made a temporary alliance with the Kralgon. They have built up most of their reputation as warriors in this Universe, and have disgusted several major races. They have also fought several wars, some of which were caused by them.

Recently, the Holy Shadow War took place, and was a time where war was fought between the living and the dead, and even the living were fighting each other. Bloodshed was at its highest. Now that the war has passed, with the living being the winners and once again united, they now fight in the Second War of Black Fog for their own survival.

Society
Zazane society is seen as barbarian by other races, but their society really revolves around their god, Umbrux. They fight because they believe that it will make their god pleased and are offering themselves to him when they enter war.

The Zazane are tolerant of foreigners within their territories and have become more open since times gone by. They are not xenophobic, but do forbid residence in the Zazane Empire to foreigners. They interrogate any race they have not discovered when one enters their territory, usually either allowing them to pass or destroying them. They are respectful to the beliefs of others, but hold their own beliefs above that of anyone else's.

Names are important to the Zazane. They distinguish warriors from one another. A warrior without a name is not a warrior, but an outsider and is considered worthless in their ranks. Zazane who have their names taken away are either killed or exiled. A Zazane who dies with his name means he has retained his honour and has become part of the Zazane legacy.

Caste System
The Zazane have a Caste System that revolves around four castes, each with five ranks. The castes are Warriors, Workers, Diplomats and Pilots.

Names
Zazane names consist of a first and second word, and when referring to each other they always say each other's full names. This is because the words in their names are words from the Zazane language. An example is the name Tyraz Breek. Tyraz in Zazane means "blood", and Breek means "emperor", thus Tyraz Breek means "blood emperor".

The second word of a Zazane's name is a family name. Usually, it is the surname of the father that is given to Zazane babies, but sometimes a new surname is picked.

Warfare
Zazane warfare is carried out almost exclsuively to Warriors, with space warfare being carried out by Pilots. The Zazane get their tactics from old-style hunting, with squads being set up over several areas of a battlefield while the main army confronts the enemy. These squads will kill any enemies who try to escape the battle or try to flank the Zazane. Zazane used to use this tactic when hunting animals.

The Zazane like to examine the battlefield before battles take place, utilising the battlefield for their own use. They carefully plan their assaults and battles and will always send a large army into conflict to gain the upper hand. They believe that offence beats defence, as an area can be held easier if all enemies are dead. When they know they cannot hold an area for any longer, they will take all vital pieces of technology and weapons before evacuating the area and trying to get it back later on.

The two main tactics of the Zazane are the Tuun and the Kaayn. The Tuun is a head-on assault, in other words, a traditional battle. The Tuun is often followed by the Kaayn, which is essentially an ambush. The Zazane will attempt to cut of resources from enemy bases by engaging in battles, and when an enemy base is completely vulnerable, the Zazane launch a Kaayn and ambush that base, slaughtering all inside.

Warriors
Zazane warriors are masters of both ranged and close combat. They are known mostly for their use of swords, which have been deemed "old-fashioned" by most empires. However, in battle, most races are unaware of the Shidium-based ranged weapons that Zazane soldiers carry with them. Zazane are best with the Zautul Assault Rifle, which is the only honourable ranged-weapon according to Zazane.



However, the Zazane are not the only warriors fighting for the Zazane Empire. The Zazane have ensalved a tribal race of beings called the Drakes, who have been trained by the Zazane to handle weapons such as the Zorri Pistol. The Drakes are also vicious melee fighters, evolving traits like that from when they were non-sapient. This is what made the Zazane select them as soldiers.



The Zazane and Drakes work well together, as Drakes are used mostly as cannon-fodder, allowing the Zazane to storm their enemy while they are distracted. Also, several Drakes have been blessed by Umbrux to become near-immortal ravagers. These Drakes are called "Drakoii" by their Zazane masters. Drakoii are more intelligent than their brethren, and are stronger and bigger. They also have the ability to talk perfectly, and not in the primitive language of the Drakes.

Weapons
Zazane weapons are mostly all Shidium-powered. This means that their weaponry is incredibly powerful. Energized Shidium which takes on a solid-like but energetic form is used in swords and other melee weaponry. Energized Shidium which turns into a form of plasma is used in the range weapons of the Zazane Empire. And Shidium in a gaseous form is used in the Temer, a Zazane smoke grenade which makes non-Zazane life forms fall asleep quickly and effectively.

Their ships are equipped with Shidium-based weaponry as well, which can be effective in space battles. Also, their attack craft can use their weapons while still cloaking.

Ships
The Zazane have built a variety of ships, such as battleships, cruisers, escorts, and attack craft. Their ships are constructed from solid Shidium and run off energized Shidium. Attack craft have the ability to cloak and attack simultaneously, and also "slice" through enemy ships, depending on the shielding. Bigger ships such as battleships and cruisers can only cloak and attack once at a time. Escorts are not armed, but can cloak. The standard battleship is the Turish and the Norsk, the standard cruisers are the Garli and the Trosk, and two standard attack craft, the Gildor and the Seviar.

Allies

 * None yet

Enemies

 * Loron - Rivals

Quotes from themselves
"The Loron are dead! May they die a sufferful death! Death, Destruction and Total Extinction!!"

- Lordess Nix about the Zazane-Loron Alliance.

"I am Tarchin Ko, I am your leader!"

- Tarchin Ko about being the new King of the Neo Zazane.

"Tarchin Ko, we have joined Bo Ramik and have declared war on YOU!!"

- Amarch Kin's Declaration of War of Tarchin Ko.

"I am Kintus Jan and you are my subjects! We shall be known as the K-Zazane!"

- Kintus Jan's renaming of the Neo Zazane.

"I am Moxix the Butcher, I am king!"

- Moxix the Butcher after being crowned.

"Zazane, a new age of war and bloodshed is upon us!"

- Tyraz Breek to his Zazane subjects.

Quotes from other empires
"Dey is just total thikos wiv no lives and no friends an dey can go bak ta dere galaxy dey fink dey is badmans an dey can batter us dey cant losas."

- Da propa Big Boss Zr'Ahgloth of the Loron

"The Zazane seem to be quite an evil empire... and from the rumors we have heard maybe an alliance is not the smartest idea."

- Captain Votarah

"! What a strange aura... hmmm interesting, i better watch over these..."

- A Krazo

"We did what we could to make them a better empire. We can only hope that Tyraz will be a better ruler than Moxix..."

- United Veatrex Federation

"A race that once dared to threaten us with violence, the inhabitants of Fury IV were not encountered again. Yet we heard stories about them by our allies, the Sylit Republic. Though there origins and matters are unknown to us, we hope in the future the Zazane will become more peacefull. Yet, recent events indicate that this may indeed be true."

- Empress Ramashe of Rambo Nation

"Goddamn you Zazane, you don't deserve to live!!!"

- Lieutenant Admiral Benjamin XII of the BNSC

"A strong powerful race of easily angered conquerors... We will crush them once we're done with them."

- Kralgon Emperor

"Interesting species.... although to aggressive to have much use concerning my plans. In fact... I could use that."

- Falrik Zaarkhun

"Zazane... a warrior species. A race of aggressive conquerors. We can see many futures for this race... none are pleasant."

- Taldar writing

"Huh. Tough mortals, I'll admit."

- Mac

"Meh, another warlike race. Ignore powers ON"

- Alrit

"While we usually don't contact "evil" races, this empire can proof to become a good and valuable ally in the future. And while our society is mostly technological, we respect their sense of honour."

- Captain Jerkon of the

Trivia

 * Zazane have had three forms, one made by Wormulon, one made by FalcoPunch and one made by Lucario of the Gods.