Fiction:New Mordovian Ascendancy

"The Ascendancy, one flag under the Burned God. We shall defend liberty in the name of Him and all the species of our fair nation, now and forever."

- Archprophet

The New Mordovian Ascendancy, otherwise and more commonly known as the Ascendancy as a shorthand, is a theocratic republic located in the outer edges of the Cyrannus galaxy. Established in 2634, the Ascendancy is actually a continuation of what used to be a greater civilization. After the Mordovian Crisis and subsequent civil war, the Progressive Conservative faction led by former Archprophet Yoren came victorious over the Faithful Order, the more theocratic faction. Together with the surprisingly large surviving groups of the previous society, the Ascendancy was proclaimed as a beacon of faithful democracy. Nowadays the nation enjoys a flourishing democracy headed by the elected conservative Arcon Teremulae. Current Archprophet Morendeneur has respected the democratic system his predecessors put in place and rules over the Ascendancy as a strong religious and military figure. The Ascendancy currently consists of three prominent species; the Moremae, Avaria and Lenurae species, with the Moremae forming the majority.

Prior to the civil war the Ascendancy's predecessor was a theocratic dictatorship that dates back to the 17th century, which had a very dark existence. One of the successes of the civil war and the more liberal faction was cleaning the slate of darkness. The new Ascendancy hopes to quickly rise from the ashes as it has been doing so.

The Ascendancy proudly oversees over 10,000 systems with many more planets and has a colonization program in the works to account for the booming population in the Moremae and Avaria species. The capital, Mordovia, is located in the Unknown Regions along with the rest of the Ascendancy. Despite being relatively young, the Ascendancy bolsters a booming population and economy and with it a strong military.

Origins
The first civilizations appeared on Mordovia around 30000 BC. They were birthed from the same species that rule the planet today- the Moremae. They were unrivaled in their survival skills and were notably strong hunters. During the rise of the first intercontinental empire, an atheist warrior named Marbus went on a walk before a bloody siege and found a burning bush which spoke to him. The mere sight of the supernatural turned him into a theist prophet of a new faith, the properly named Faith of the Burned God. The religion spread like fire. One thousand years after the discovery, and the Book of Flames was published, the Faith had spread all over the planet. It was a unifying force among precisely divided peoples. The first Moremae nation to survive the test of time was born around 9100 BC, and it did so with the force of religion and later nationalism which would develop several thousand years later.

Around 6000 BC, the Era of Revitalization began. Similar to Earth's renaissance of the 15th and 16th centuries, the Era saw vast waves of new thought and changes in culture. Mordovian society developed a refined image, and carried their religion with them proudly. It was in the era what nationalist tendencies became ripe. Many wars of unification were fought among the Mordovian people, seeking to unify local regions. However, in 1250 AD, the name of the game changed. The Era of Great Change began in this century, and the Mordovian people advanced remarkably. They had electrically powered vehicles both in the air and on the ground, revolutionizing transportation. Space travel to nearby celestial bodies revitalized Mordovian curiosity and politicians were faced with the question of unification of the planet.

However, the steps to unification would be long and at this point were explored minimally. The stars were the limit for Mordovian nation states. The Moremae people within them had a fervor for colonization. Around 1400 AD, the Great Migration occurred as Moremae families fled conflict on the surface to seek new life in the colonies within their home system, Galaea. Conflict consumed the interests of mainland countries. However, one stood out among the rest as a favorite of Moremae both in the system colonies and on Mordovia. The Empire of Teren, a continent-spanning entity with a powerful military was poised to take the planet and unite the Moremae people. It was at this point in history that the once desired prospect of a unified Moremae state became possible. Teren held several colonies of its own and had a powerful alliance which was referred to as the Ascendancy, one which would make the backbone of the Mordovian Ascendancy of today. From 1405-1455 a series of wars in rapid succession were fought between Teren and what seemed to be the rest of the world as it pushed for the ultimate goal of unity. The details today are rather regarded as unimportant, but the result was a Moremae Confederation built out of a planet-spanning empire, widely regarded as the early confederacy. The result of the war however, in the short term, was nothing short of drastic. The Confederation experienced a damaging recession from wartime debt along with other economic disorders which prevented Mordovian business from thriving and civilians from making respectable incomes. Unrest was strife in the first years of Confederation, prompting intervention. From 1457-1470, what would be known as the Era of Healing occurred. While the economy got back on its feet with the help of private and public sector entities, a new awakening occurred in the realm of religion. Millions of Moremae practiced the old faith of the Burned God, spreading it once again like wildfire to a population which once saw religion as a secondary importance. Two important things came out of this awakening- the religious fervor which would forever characterize the people of the Mordovian nation, and the restoration of balance in the Confederation which would allow it to slowly expand.