Fiction:Delok Imperium

The Delok Imperium is an ancient civilization that has been traveling the stars for millions of years.

Foundation
The Delok Imperium was the standing government of the planet Doleek before space travel was invented. Delok Star Galleons using warp bubbles travelled the Milky Way Galaxy for many thousands of years, and encountered very little intelligent life. They discovered Earth during the cretaceous period, long before any signs of intelligence ever developed. They did not encounter the Grox as the galactic core was nearly impossible to navigate in.

Seclusion
Finding their exploration efforts useless, the Delok returned to Doleek and concentrated on advancing their technology. During his time major technologies such as quantum compression and artificial wormholes were developed. This period of technocracy lasted for ~one million years. Now equipped with more technology, the Delok resumed exploring. Their efforts were once again in vain, very little intelligent life had developed.

Expansion
A Delok named Ooig'e was born during the second age of exploration. His idea that they had evolved too early to encounter other empires revolutionized the Imperium. He stated that if they conquered the universe now, all other species that would develop later would be forced to submit. The age of expansion had begun, and most galaxies in the gigaquadrant were colonized.

Recession
With most of the gigaquadrant under their control, the Delok thought themselves invulnerable. This was proved wrong when a massive plague wiped out nearly 90% of the population. This reduced the Deloks to a few remote colonies that have spent the past 60 million years trying to patch their dead empire back together.

Recovery
The current ruler, Emperor Geneuvus the IIXV, has successfully united the remote colonies sprinkled throughout the gigaquadrant. He also relocated the Imperial power-base from the abandoned Doleek in the Milky Way, to the lush world of Voovu in the Corvatas Galaxy. The Corvatas Galaxy is now the main galaxy of the Imperium, having no major powers to resist Delok control.

Society
Delok society is a system based on skill and ability. The system is socialist in most fashions. Honor is very important to the Deloks, as are manners and tactfulness.

Military
The Delok military is highly advanced, but there is one thing they lack in comparison to other civilizations with advanced technology, the ability to destroy a planet. This substituted by their ability to make the parent star go supernova, which redces the planet to a frozen ball of radioactive rock. The military is mainly made up of star galleons, huge ships that can cary passengers, cargo, even an entire legion of troops.

Trivia
In Tibetan, Delok means resurrection. Duloxetine, or Delok, is the main ingredient in the drug, cymbalta. Delok is a character from Legends of Zelda.