Martial Space

The intoxicating idea, the sweet promise of a united Martial Space, has a terrifying potential. Were there to ever be a successful campaign to unite Cosmoria, it would need to start here. Were its peoples, rulers, and powers put towards a single front, any achievement could be had. It is this alluring idea that has lead many civilizations to their doom, the very nature of the region inhibiting any true unification. Nations from both within and without have learned to leave the realm to its own devices.

There was one successful unification in history, however, that of the legendary Triumvirate Civilization. Stretching across all 74 of Martial Space's stars, the Triumvirate unseated Sedrua as the rulers of Aylathiya and were well on their way to universal hegemony. The common era is defined by the collapse of this mighty civilization, its collapse so traumatic for the universe that many places have still not recovered. For Martial Space, the collapse was so traumatic that the population fell to under one trillion—a number divided across ten species. Soon after, the region fell into endless conflict as what relics that could be preserved were bitterly fought over.

There would be one group that came to worship war, the Neo-Terran Party, whose ideology was devoted to the maximization of conflict. This would be the origin of Mars, the embodiment of war itself. As they became more devoted to war, the inner circle of the party would become Paladins, those so devoted to a concept that they manifest powers related to their pursuits. The Neo-Terrans killed Titania and Mars killed Mahou, two of the Triumvirate's rulers. From here, Mars would make war against Nocturne, Solomon of Kristadt, the Alkan Order, A.C.E., and even entire species that got in its way. Today, a complex ritual keeps the entity in check, contained within the Imperator, the ruler of Martial Space. This gives them tremendous power, both literally and in a political sense.

An estimated 700 trillion reside within the two spirals of Martial Space, Nocturne and Demiurge. The spirals are ruled by Sagittarium and the Greater Martial Consilium respectively. The region has had many phases in which the organization of the central government changed. One thing has remained constant, however. No modern government has ever had sovereignty over its territory. The central government shares sovereignty with thousands of disparate organizations. The result is a convoluted mess of a political system that never qualifies as a "state" but merely thousands of para-states vying for supremacy under the Imperator.

Abridged History

Martial Space has many eras in which history is divided. These eras are defined by how the central government of Martial Space operated. There is rarely a stark transition between the eras. Flag changes are a colloquial way many define the eras even if governance does not change.

Classical Triumvirate

Flag	Type	Capital	Founding Species	Notes
	Triarchy		[None]	The Triumvirate was ruled by The Three. Powerful beings named The Administrator, Titania, and Mahou. It was the first and longest lasting of the periods.

Imperial Triumvirate

Flag	Type	Capital	Founding Species	Notes
	Triarchy		[None]	This phase of the Triumvirate marks the beginning of the province system following the Sedrua-Triumvirate War.

Triune Republic (15,899 BCE - 1 CE)

Flag	Type	Capital	Founding Species	Notes
	Federal Triarchy		[None]	The Triumvirate transitioned to a state-based model. The various states formed a senate which passed edicts the Three would vote to pass.

Erstes Konsortium (4 CE - 29,001 CE)

Flag	Type	Capital	Founding Species	Notes
	Decentralized Oligarchy		Humans Humeiga	Erstes Konsortium was a large decentralized oligarchy headed by a single Nachleben known as the Kaiser. Various Kaisers would rule the nation over time.

Neo-Terran Co-Prosperity Sphere

Flag	Type	Capital	Founding Species	Notes
	One Party State		Humans Kshi	The Neo-Terran Co-Prosperity Sphere was a large single-party state in which the various interest groups, orders, and organizations would have members from the Neo-Terran Party within, creating a unified nation.

Dominion of United Duchies

Flag	Type	Capital	Founding Species	Notes
	Aristocracy		Vexlores Humans	The Dominion of United Duchies was a fairly centralized aristocratic state. With a constitution and a strong rule of law, it was the least unequal Martial Society.

Greater Martial Consilium

Flag	Type	Capital	Founding Species	Notes
	Aristocracy		Nachleben Humans Atlins Vexlores Dotsk Others	The Greater Martial Consilium is a corporatist state in which interest groups across the nation form a "Consilium" or council that guide the Emperor who has control over the very powerful central military as well as external diplomacy.

Astrography

List of Stars

Core StarsUn'oit SpaceFortune's Ring

Core Stars

Name	Type	Controller	Inhabited Worlds
Gira Gira	Q (Quasi Star)	Entente of Ventemir	[None]
Nocturne	X (Black Hole)	Sagittarium
Mili	N/A (Artificial Star)	Dotskgard	Eithlinn, Anamnesis, Mys
Odo	O (Yellow Hypergiant)	Entente of Ventemir	[None]
Invictus	B (White Giant)	Confederacy of Borealis
Meylos	G (Yellow Dwarf)	Regnum Aureiga	Aureiga, Junest, Saring
Seycara	M (Red Subgiant)	Vespanic Order	Hathia
Wik'Jawum	M (Red Subgiant)	Alkan Order	D'Naevium
Ristarte	F (White Star)	Naidaro
Surayea	K (Red Subgiant)	Entente of Ventemir
Rukan	K	Entente of Ventemir
Albedo	G	Confederacy of Borealis
Mafuyu	K	Naidaro
Fraech	O
Elegia	O
Hanabi	X	Entente of Ventemir
Kengo	O
Senta	G	Tenshi
Mana	B	Confederacy of Borealis
Fuukos	O
Sekhmet	G (Yellow Giant)	Sagittarium
Boros	G
Rakdos	O	C.F.Q.
Alnihaya	G	Drusidia
Jophtio	K	Drusidia
Camarillo	K	Drusidia
Thezos	M	Naidaro
Mare	M
Cepheid	M	Tenshi
Deipier	M	Tenshi
Or	K	Entente of Ventemir
Enka	K	Enkatz (Sagittarium)
Marina	A	Confederacy of Borealis
Waimarrin	A (Blue Dwarf)
Aura	M	Drusidia
Helyar	K	Kyan Commonwealth
Asakar	M	House Claes
Veritas	M	Drusidia
Forma	M	Drusidia
Tryvya	M	Drusidia
Ayuayu	M
Saya	M	Drusidia
Yui	M	Confederacy of Borealis
Jezreel	M	Sagittarium
Byutix	M	Confederacy of Borealis
Demiurge	N (Neutron Star)	Drusidia
Medb	Y (Brown Dwarf)	Dotskgard

Un'oit Space

Name	Type	Controller	Inhabited Worlds
Torlak	M	Collegium Aurum
Vyu	M	Collegium Aurum
Alocht	M	Collegium Aurum
Abu Pavasi	M	C.F.Q.
Mion	M	Collegium Aurum
Qarshiqar	M	Collegium Aurum

Fortune's Ring

Name	Type	Controller	Inhabited Worlds
Dlonh	G	Leviathan
Vlano	K	DELYATU
Fnuidia	M	A.C.E.
Grinfulo	M	Kal Federation
Vignette	M	Neo-Terran Interstellar Hegemony
Flaida	L	Cooperatans indomitus