Fiction:Imperium of War

' If you want peace, you will get war. War is where we fluoresce and thrive, where the weak die. Its where we are meant to be. '

Species
"There are few races in the galaxy that can withstand our rage and discipline. You are not one of them."

- Imperator Caligustus

Dragowar= "FOR WAR ETERNAL!"

The Dragowar are the final evolution of the Vechtbeest, and the sole rulers of the Imperium. Their only goal is to create endless war, believing that this way, the universe is made stronger. They are the second strongest species in the whole Mirus galaxy, their strength just below or equal to the Dominatus.

Cablromrus= The Cablromrus are one of the first species that were conquered by the Dragowar, and the species that is by far the most common in their armies and their Imperium. Hulking, carnivourous brutes, the Cablromrus are none the less extremely disciplined with a mindset simmilar to their Dragowar masters. While being the rank-and-file species in the Imperium of War, this none the less gives them a favored position in the Imperium.

Namor= "S.P.Q.R.N! S.P.Q.R.N! S.P.Q.R.N!"

The Namor Empire was once a strong empire, and well known for their S.P.Q.R.N. battle-cry. During the annihilation, their galaxy was destroyed, and their Empire was left in ruin. The Namor remnants in the Mirus Galaxy were taken into the Imperium of War.

Spartian= "Death or glory!"

The Spartians are a strongly militaristic race, however they made the mistake of provoking various empires at the same time. It didn't took long, or their empire was destroyed. The remaining Spartians were taken into the Imperium of War.

Khilai= "Enemies will die."

Some Khilai joined the Imperium of War. They wear plate battle armour made from an incredibly robust alloy called Netorium which is created by placing several of the ores found on the planet under high pressure and then imediately exposing them to focused void energy (the Khilai's main power source).

Drakodominatus= "We will dominate for the Imperium."

Some Drakodominatus, not wanting to be culled but still wanting to regain their militaristic culture, joined the Imperium of War.

History
"By war our races where born, by war our races where sculpted, and by war the Imperium's goal shall be realized!"

- Imperator Caligustus

Early history
The Imperium of War was founded right after the Dragowar Military Imperium destroyed all other nations, and advanced to space. Right after that, they met with an unknown alien empire. These aliens where as strong as they where at that time, but still, the Imperium attacked. The war was bloody, but in the end, the Imperium was victorious. Then, they conquered their neighbors, and turned them into slaves. Soon after, they started to explore Mirus, and at some point, started to believe endless war was the best for the universe. Due to their efficiency, they soon grew into a force to be feared in the Mirus Galaxy.

Deal with the Darkness
Soon, the Imperium with the Zarbania Powers, who would become their first allies due to their similar ideals. This also attracted the attention of the Power's masters, the Darklings. The Darklings promised the Imperium War Eternal in exchange for servitude. Now equipped with Darkling technology, the Imperium became a force to be feared, not only in Mirus, but beyond.

Enlightenment War
During the Enlightenment War, the Imperium' goal of Eternal war was seemingly fulfilled. Thrilled to fight in their first galaxy-wide war, the Imperium rushed into battle. They launched various invasions across, the Mirus and Milky Way galaxies, most notably against the Soldarians. However, when the leader of the Darklings, the Dark One, was imprisoned, they were forced to rethread. Later, they heard their enemies had united into the Unified Alliance of Enlightenment.

The Great Deciever
While the first try of the Imperium to create War Eternal had failed, the Imperium would not simply give up. Thus, they allied two other territorial Mirus empires: the Drakodominatus Tyranny and Khilai Empire. Together with the Tyranny, they hatched a plot to set up various empires of the Milky Way against each other. As the Tyranny started manipulate empires into doing this, the Imperium attacked the side who was too strong for the Tyranny's like. Due to this, they gained many enemies in both the Drodo and Hegemony sides, with their most dangerous enemy being the Troodontid Empire. Their attacks could not evade the fact that both sides eventually found out the truth that the Dominatus had put up both sides against each other. They united against the Tyranny an it's allies, like the Imperium of War, and defeated them in one massive battle. The Imperium were and it's allies were far from defeated, however...

Attero Dominatus
Now the Tyranny treat in the Milky Way had been stopped, slaves were revolting against their former Tyranny masters. The Imperium of War, fearing a revolt of their own slaves, decided to aid the Tyranny in destroying escaped slaves. They, together with the Tyranny, the Kilhia and the Powers, lead a campaign against the Unified Alliance of Enlightenment and the rest of the Mirus galaxy. The Unified Alliance of Enlightenment was on the verge on defeat, when empires from othetr empires invaded the Mirus Galaxy to put an end on the Tyranny. They succeed in doing this, leaving the Imperium without it's most powerful ally. Their dream for war eternal was shattered another time.

Coming of Eternal War
After Attero Dominatus, the Troodontid Empire launched a blitzkrieg on the Imperium. However, the Imperium had managed to salvage most of the Drakodominatus Tyranny's Tech, and were busy incorporating it into their own technology. When this was done, they called in their allies, and stroke once more against the Troodontids and the Unified Alliance of Enlightenment, with a determination that was even stronger than during the Mirus Campaign of Aterro Dominatus. What started as a surprise attack soon turned in a battle for survival. This time, the Imperium's goals might be finally realized...

Military
"There are few races in the galaxy that can withstand our rage and discipline. You are not one of them."

- Imperator Caligustus

"This is our army. No, not just our army. It is represents our very being. Fo face our regions is to face our empire Imperium. It is to face war itself."

- Warmaster Brutus

Dragon Warlegion= "The legions of the Imperium stood from horizon to horizon, filling the air with their roars of anger and their chants for blood. Their battle banners beared imagery representing war itself, and colored red with blood, these banners were. With one signal, all fell silent. Then came a single roar of rage and shocking loyalty, a pact of malice and bloodshed. Their armies marched forwards, soon enough starting to charge in pure rage, and ripping our ranks apart with their swords, or even with their claws if they had lost their weapon in fierce combat. The harder we fought, the more powerful they seemed to become, as if they were feeding on our hate..."

- Witness

The Dragon Warlegion is quite possibly one of the most feared in the entire Gigaquadrant. This is because their military is strong, even for their tier. Not only the warriors, but all other castes recieve military training, and can be called upon at any time. Their forces are trained for long-lasting battles, the kind of battle they like. Every single soldier, from Legionnaire and Centurion to Warmaster, every soldier is a force to be feared. Once the battle begins, especially their Berserkers go completely frenzy, and are to feared by their allies as much as their enemies.

Dragon Warnavy= "After the Legions had landed and unleased their fury upon us, we thought it couldn't get worse. Soon, it would be. Explosions were all around, the ground shook then split open. The heavens were torn apart, and we could see the warfleet descending upon us, large enough to block out all light, and all hope. Accompanied by rain of blood, they came down, dropping bombs upon us, slowly destroying our world. We could do nothing but pray to survive this terrible, vile machine..."

- Witness

The Dragon Warnavy is an incredible legion of a million ships that are controlled by the finest warriors. The ships of the Imperium are known for their massive size, built that way so as to intimidate other races in a conflict. This has led to even their cruisers superseding and rivaling the flagships of some other races in size. This Navy is a force to be reckoned with in any engagement due to their strong armor, weapons and the fact their ships are build for long-lasting battles.

Warforgery= "They call us brutes. We say hypocrites. They call us savages. We say hypocrites. We are civilized, and while our goals might be called immoral, we are by no ways pests. We are war. We are simply necessary for the advancement of others. Every great social or technological evolution happened during or after a war. This is the simple truth. And the day our foes discover this truth, is the day that it will be too late for them. And we will laugh much that day."

- The Warforgery themselves

While the Imperial legions and fleets are the most known, the Warforgery is as important, if not more. This shady organization is made up by Defilers, Manipulators, Warforcers and the more experienced Warforgers, and is truly the brain behind every Imperial operation, corrupting other races into waging war with each other. Their influence stretches far and wide, while they themselves remain unknown, planting the seeds of turmoil everywhere and making sure that they hatch.

Warhost= "War is...like an living being. We know this. We serve this being, made it our god. It allows us too see the aggression found inside each race. Yes, we sense it. We unlock it in our foes, rallying them under our banner the moment they realize the dark truth that war is part of nature. One cannot avoid their own anger and hate, yet they prefer to lock it away. There, it grows, feeding and growing ever stronger. By the force of our will, we shall release this anger found inside all. Then, the demons of war locked away deep inside the subconscious will be free at last!"

- Military report

The Warlocks and Warlords that make up the ranks of the Warhost are few in number, but dangerous none the less. Even the lowest ranking warlock can get into a battle trance, during with their physic power "bleeds" from them and influences their allies to go into a murderous frenzy, while the warlock chants monotonous hymns, and pressures enemies to give in to their own anger and hate. More powerful Warlords have the ability create physic storm with the power of their minds, and to manipulate sounds, creating shields of them while firing sonic booms with manipulate the vary brains of their enemies, causing armies to collapse as they start to fight against each other. The Warhost's most powerful and feared ability, however, is to collect the anger and bloodlust found inside the hearts of their enemies, using this to create and summon powerful demons from the primal subconscious all beings have. From the lowly Furies to the most powerful Peacebreakers, all these summoned demons share the Imperium's desire of war and are more than eager to spill the blood of the Imperium's enemies.



Society
"The only rule in war is that there is only one winner. In peace there are no rules. In either war or peace the only constant is death, and new birth. It is the way of the galaxy, it is the way we follow. There is no point in trying to avoid it."

- Imperator Brutus' last words

The Imperium is extremely aggressive, and have no restrictions on their aggression, attacking other species without any proper declaration of war. During peace time they have gladiatorial arenas were they pit captured species (particularly sentient species) agents one another or to feed them to hungry predators. Because of their war like society they are openly shunned throughout the gigaquadrant, even by other warlike species. This is because unlike many other warlike species who have a code of honor or a fanatic religion to fight for, the Dragowar and their underlings apparently fight for pure enjoyment and have no code of ethics and follow no rules. This rings true for the galactic code, as they have used weapons of mass destruction to devastate their enemies.

The Dragowar's joy from war should not be compared to the human idea of joy, such as when playing or in love, it is completely alien. Indeed it can be said that the Dragowar themselves cannot explain there love for the destruction they spread.

Though known for their violence, the Imperium, in fact, enjopys fine arts, clothes and food, as well as classical music, mostly opera and operetta. While the buildings on their forntier worlds are mainly military-purpose, the building and cities of their inner words tend to be true architectural marvels, with a very classical, rustic and simple feel.

The Imperium is ruled by a Imperator, who controls everything in their society. Just under the Imperator are his sons, called the Warmasters, his advisors, called Praetors, and the governemntal overssers of the legions, called Conculs. Below the Warmasters, Praetors and Conculs is a massive network of Warlords, Tribunes, Centurions, and Legionnaires, making the government of the Imperium a strict a military hierarchy.

Foods and Drinks
"Eat sober from dusk til dawn. It will make you disciplined. Though, any must eat, and any must drink, and once the night falls, one must eat and drink a'plenty. Then rest to disgest, sleep, and rise sober once more. Make this a cycle, hunger and satisfication, and be disciplined not to eat too much intil the time is there."

- A Dragowar teaching

Military collective dinners
"The soldier shall eat together with his fellow legionarries in his group's barracks. The Legionnare's meal shall be small and not exessive, and will consist of sour blood wine and red ground beef, with some slices of bread added as a makeshift breadboard. A small amount of fish sauce and hot spices might be served, the tastes colliding. Before the meal, the Legionnaires shall drink a full bowl of black soup, for that will harden them. Commanders, especially if they are of noble status, must give away half of their rations to those they wish to reward, and to set an exemple to their own."

- Part of the "Legionnaire's Codex of War"

Supplies
"The duty of the Senate shall be...to make sure the citizens are healthy and fit or war. To that end, they must see to it that any citizen that is not of nobility shall have enough pudding to eat and non-alcoholic whine to drink. This shall be for free...Bread and dried fruit shall be distributed amongst the citizens that are not nobility for a small fee only. The Senate shall see to this. Shall they not, the Conculs shill curse them, and a great shame shall come over the Senate, until the plebs is hungry no more, or the Imperator lifts the curse...Nobles must pay for their own food."

- Part of a War-Imperial law

Victory Feasts
"After a generous rubdown with oil, we put on dinner clothes and laid down on our sofas. In front of us was a large table, very luxuriously laid out with bowl containing eggs, crustaceans in fish sauce, clams, and hot saussages. We each ceremonially drank a small bowl of Dragowar blood soup before commencing what was laid out for us. When we opened up the eggs, we found fried bird embryos inside, which we were expected to swallow whole. When we gestured to our host we were ready to advance to the main course, the doors behind him opened and four slaves cale carrying in a huge stray full of honeyed spare ribs, cut out of an epic creature of some sort, as four other crarried each a huge bowl of red ground beaf. When we were done eating them, the Imperator had a great battle re-enacted in front of us. I must say I expected someone to die right there, but luckily it was a mock battle, and no one was seriously harmed. After that, the doors opened again, and a whole epic creature was carried in as a meal! When we cut it upon, to our sursprise, we bound a demi-epic inside it! Inside it was a rogue creature, then an aplha, each creature inside smaller than the last one, until we arrived on a pile of fried, crunchy insects. As for the honeyed and spiced wine, we were fairly swimming in it. I must certainly thenk my fellow diplomat for giving me the advice not to eat the whole day, for I believe the whole meal lasted around four full hours."

- A foreign diplomat on a dinner held by Imperator Caligustus.

Religion
"You are wrong when you say we worship the Colossal Mighty War God. We worship war, and war has many forms. We worship War itself, so we worship your war gods too. They are all aspects of war, many, but part of a greater whole, war, the holiest of holy. Therefore, they deserve worship. And by worshipping them in the true ways, by sacrificing to them, we give to War, and therefore War gives to us, and that will make us eternal."

- A Dragowar Warlock to an captured priest when asked about the nature of the Imperium's worship

Citizenship
"He who wishes to join us must have it well with us."

- Convencional Dragowar wisdom

Regular Citizens
"The plebs shall be able to appoint a Tribune to make their wishes known to the Imperator. They shall appoint two Aediles, one to distrubute the food and drinks to them, and another to oversee the streets and public buildings. The Aediles shall have a seat in the Senate, have an ivory seat there, and be the left and right hand of the Imperator. Therefore the Imperator will have the power to over-rule who shall be appointed Aedile and appoint his own cliënts as Aediles. The Tribune shall be be able to over-rule the Senate, and have the last word. (Added shortly after: The Imperator shall be able to over-rule the Tribune, and if the Tribune is not to his liking, shall take him of his function; the people shall accept the descisions of the Imperator, for he is the patron of the whole Imperium.)"

- A War-Imperial law

"So the people have the power? Oh, wait, no, it's still the Imperator."

- A Waptorian commenator

Noble Citizens
"The elder males of noble famillies hall represent their famillies in the Senate; with the two Aedilis and the one Imperator, they shall form the Senate. Any citizen can become a noble trough a great deed in battle; the Imperator can make citizens noble; new nobles shall become part of a noble familly. If a noble shows cowardice in battle, he shall lose his status, and a great shame shall come to him, foe he shall become familly-less, until he shows bravery again...The highest ranks in the military are only for nobles, for only they have shown the bravery required for command. Noble shall not make command; bravery shall make noble, which shall make command."

- A War-Imperial law

Patrons
"...If a slave is freed, the slave shall become full citizen, and shall be forever in debt of him who freed him. If one's life is saved by another, he or she shall be forever in debt of the one who freed him. The whole Imperium whall be forever in debt to the Imperator, he who is the incarnate of War. His rule will be absolute, his word law, never to be refuted by anyone but himself..."

- Part of a War-Imperial law

Famillies and Houses
"...The familly is sacred. You shall give to them in trouble; they shall give to you in trouble. If they do not, go to them each day, and shout in front of their door each noon your complaints, so everyone hears. If they do not after four week, go to the Imperial court. A Warlock shall curse them and they shall be disgraced. Girl, if you marry, you shall move famillies. Girls and women shall be under the supreme power of this husbands, and their husbands under the supreme power of the elder male. Only he shall judge who of the familly gains what. To the House belongs the couple, their children, their slaves, their grounds, possessions and belongings. This all shall be under the supreme power of the husband, if he is mentally fit. If he is mantally ill, the supreme power over the house shall go to the eldest son..."

- Part of a War-Imperial law

Allies
You have managed to gain out trust...somehow.


 * Brotherhood of Darklings - Serve...for the benefit of war.
 * Namor Empire - You are destroyed, but your survivors are safe with us.
 * Drakodominatus Tyranny - Our closest brothers before their extinction. They will be avenged.
 * Khilai Empire - Pawns of the Tyranny. Certainely we have our own uses for them.
 * Vartekian Empire - One of the few that can truly understand our ideals.
 * Zarbania Powers - Revenge will get you far. And such glorious wars that sentiment creates...
 * Gigapedus Dominion - We like their ways, but they have to learn strength comes trough training, not genes.

Friends
We don't need friends, but we can make exceptions.


 * Xylon Empire - They endure no matter what war throws at them. This alone deserves respect.
 * Dominion of Kelfax - Mere pawns you were. Your extinction matters not.
 * Mag'heli Dominion - Brutes. To be used until their use is lost, and our conquest of them is at hand.
 * Shadow Hunters - Couldn't the Dark Lord find some better servants?
 * Milla Empire - You stay quiet. Or the consequences will be yours alone to bear.

Neutral
Make your case.


 * Cyrannian Imperial State - We shall see how useful you can be in our goals.
 * Delpha Coalition of Planets - Order. Yes.
 * Hermicee Legion - Too stupid for us to use...

Hostile
If you want peace, you will get war!


 * Katar Sector Alliance - Mark our words. You'll collapse on yourselves eventually.
 * Unified Federation of Species - You just looked at an insignificant part of our power, recede or confront the consequences!
 * Drodo Empire - WEAK! WEAK!
 * Aeoneonatrix - You bunch of fanatics are laughable!
 * Miperiors Empire - And how exactely do you believe you'll defend yourselves when you come under attack?
 * Clacleaure Empire - ...Pathetic beyond words.
 * Centapedus Empire - We will crush you like the bugs you are!
 * Mardvaeli - We'll enjoy crushing your worlds to debris.

Enemies
A war with us, is a war you shall lose, for we are the masters of war!


 * - YOU. XONEXI. THIEVES!
 * - Plazith...The Milky Way, huh? Well then, STAY THERE BEFORE WE FORCIBLY SEND YOU BACK IN A BLOOD SOUP CAN!
 * - You claim territory that is rightfully ours! DIE!
 * - We will take back what you stole from our late allies!
 * - Humans. So weak and feeble.
 * - Of all humans, you will suffer most!
 * Algolurn Popular Republic - Red is the color of blood and war, not the color of equality. You better learn that well when we finally destroy you.
 * Troodontid Empire - One of our greatest foes. We WILL destroy you!
 * Unified Alliance of Enlightenment - Mirus is ours, and ours alone!
 * Holon Nation - We have freed ourselves from your dictatorship. Now is the time for vengeance.
 * Multus Esse Remnant - ALL. YOUR. FAULT! DIE!
 * Unified feeration of Glory - You want glory, yet you will have none!
 * Mendel Pact - We shall show the universe the way of war, and you cannot stop us!
 * Waptoria Alliance of Species - ''So we are a threat to your greater good? War is the clue to evolution, not peace.
 * Vanara Empire - Hah! You've got guts, we'll give you that.
 * NOVA Alliance - Weren't it for your allies, you'd be dead by now.
 * Mirusian Church of Spode - Zealots. Blasted zaelots.
 * The Hegemony - Your supersoldiers are no match for the legions of wrath.
 * Combine of Nakeimato - You won't survive long in such hostile environnement.
 * Sago Kingdom- Primitive. Unable.
 * Byzantoi Imperium - Don't you known you were meant to be replaced eons ago?
 * Galactic Protector Agency - This is were foolish idealism leads to...oblivion!
 * Duthidania - Scavenging off scrap. How pathetic.
 * Cathonian Collective - Honor. Such an useless concept when it comes to surviving.

Quotes
"There is no instance of a nation benefitting from prolonged warfare."

- Sun Tzu, from the Art of War

"SERVE US."

"Ahh, My wonderfull servants. Divin-Ra may have plans for you, but they are boring and pointless. My plans for you, are much more. Darkness, Night, and an Empire based all around it. That is my vision, and you can kill as much as you want in it."

- The Dark Lord of the Bounty Hunters' Guild.

"Our brothers in battle. While I dislike some of their practices, they do orchestrate a fine army. They are to be feared indeed."

- Lord of

"The worst scum of all galaxies. They definitely have to be eradicated!"

- President Draicon

"Eternal War, huh? Tell me how well that worked out when your soldiers are all dead, your cities are rumble, and your planets are burning, okay?"

- of the

"If it's war they want we shall give it to them! And it won't last long as we shall emerge as the victors!"

- Marv Xhous of the Comet Republic ground forces.

"You are wrong, the peace is the real clue of the evolution, not the war."

- Supremme Seantor Aranleia Brinal of the

"If you live for war you will die by it."

- Praetor of the

"To be perfectly honest, I have no idea how these people got past the era of nuclear power."

- A Drodo citizen

"Nah, I refuse to see you as a political entity or even a legitimate government, nope and more nope."

- Overseer Kilerv Xandria of the Clifsk Confederation

"You...are...ANNOYING! You an enemy to my, our, goal of universal unification. I swear...I will beat your emperor into the ground until he is a bloody pulp when I get my hands on him..."

- A fairly pissed off

"Xonexi scum? Isn't that a bit...personal?"

- X-30

"Too bad. We expand through the cosmos at unprecedented rates. We are gaining space faster than we thought. Mirus is but one galaxy we have colonized, and will continue to colonize, even if you attack us."

- Emin'Keres of the

"If you want war, so be it. We will drown your worlds in fire, rain Sakrousium shrapnel on your cities, and release Deathlight upon your worlds."

- Military Advisor Jeam'Kikea'Eachi of the Plazith League

"If there is one nation I wish to be removed from power it is this one. If we are to maintain any sort of lasting peace then the Imperium of War must be either dissolved or contained. Regardless we must find a permanent solution without crossing any moral boundaries."

- Empress Zuki

Travia

 * The Imperium of War was mainly introduced for the comedy. Since then, however, it became an important part of Eco's fiction.
 * Clearing out the Cabal - General/"Peace" theme.
 * Exclusion Zone - Combat theme.
 * Cabal Stomp - Marching theme.