Futuristic Imperium: Dramatis Personae (Characters & Great Houses)

[ValinoreanDawn]

Name: Baldor Kernunneer za Baelarius ib-ujyzah Z'hah Roi Valkoroi Rhoiamyno
Nickname: N/A
Age: 195
Birth Date: 25,514 (19,828 Imperial Calendar)
Gender: Male
Planet of Origin: Odin
Race/Species: Human
Physical Description or Image: Standing at 183cm and fit with silver hair and generally keeping a clean-shaven face or short kept beard. Possessing piercing green eyes.

Titles: Tsaraj-Emperor of the Known Universe, Master of the Galaxy, Protector of the Magellanic Clouds, Lord of the Celestial Throne
Religious Beliefs: Terranism
Personality: Baldor is publicly a benevolent and genial man. Often portrayed by Imperial Propaganda as a family man, father figure, and just ruler. Personally, Baldor is indeed a father and rules mostly with an even hand regarding civil affairs. However, the Imperial House is divided, and Baldor finds no respite among dealing with his wayward children. He is also ruthless against those that would seek to overthrow the Imperial House's 10,000-year grip on the Celestial Throne.
Family History: The Imperial House of Valkoroi Rhoiamyno has its origins with the appearance of the would-be Saint-Emperor Valorian in the climactic final months of The Shadows assault on Nova Terra. The soon to be Emperor being a military officer of some note in the court of Tsaraj-Emperor Baelan III. Imperial Records regarding the Saint-Emperor before his ascension have never been made public, or even positive to be kept at all, though some fragmentary data points to a collection of records being kept deep in the vaults of the Imperial Palace under the watchful gaze of the Imperial Praetorians.

What is understood is that Valorian was an advisor to Baelan and assisted to some degree in orchestrating the defense of Nova Terra and specifically the fortifications of the Imperial District and the deployments of the Praetorians during their stalwart actions in preventing The Shadow from penetrating the outer perimeters of the Palace.

Valorian was present during the climactic engagement before the Solutrean Gate on Nova Terra were Baelan III fell leading elements of then Imperial House Belastar's forces in a counterattack against forces of The Shadow that had landed near the Imperial Palace. This is, however, running contradictory to the established story of Baelan III dying leading the Naval forces in the massive space battle spanning the breadth of the Nova Terran solar sytem. Perishing, heroically, while leading the assault which threw back The Shadow from the planet.

Valorian in either story was reportedly present and at least according to the record taken down by others supposedly there, Baelan named him his successor. Inaugrating the reign of Tsaraj-Emperor Valorian.

Valorian then orchestrated the Imperial offensives which threw back The Shadow from the Milky Way Galaxy and pursued it throughout the Magellanic Clouds. Returning to Nova Terra in Triumph and already beatified as Saint-Emperor even within his lifetime.

Since then, the Imperial House has maintained its grip on power through this heritage and that of Valorian's Solarian blood. Even if diluted over the generations since the reign of Valorian's son.
Personal Biography: Baldor was born to Tsaraj-Emperor Koronus I on the Imperial paradise world of Odin. A part of the Imperial Demesne. A lush temperate world of snowy winters, warm beach filled summers, high mountains, and verdant valleys. Its diverse ecology partially artificial by the time of his birth. Baldor would be primarily raised by his mother Verina and the Imperial Chamberlain Ernest da'Zurgenfeld. This was likely the best course of action given Koronus was a lazy, incompetent, greedy ruler who could have instilled any of those traits within his young son.

At the age of eighteen Baldor surprisingly took command of Imperial Army forces aiding Imperial House allies in the Perdatus Gulf. The Gulf being one of over a dozen century-old multi-system spanning warzones in the Imperium by this point. The Imperium on one side, and a confederation of religious groups on the other bound by the broader Tao-Shiite faith.

Baldor would serve with distinction and earn many deserved awards for gallantry and tactical acumen. Earning the respect of the Imperial Army personnel under him.

Baldor would also serve as representative to his father on the matters of the Imperial Senate and High Judiciary as Imperial Executor. A title for those acting on the emperor's own authority and capacity. Should the Emperor be unable or unwilling to be present. A fact evident with Koronus who vehemently saw leaving the pleasure complexes of Odin as beneath him.

By the time of Koronus death in 25,614 of what was publicly stated to be natural causes; though some among the Imperial Houses's inner circle of servants would suggest Baldor did away with his father as a means to try and reverse the thrones fortunes with him at the helm. At either rate Baldor was swiftly crowned Tsaraj-Emperor with much pomp on Nova Terra and began actively working to shore up the Imperial House's position within the Galactic Imperium. A vigor that only dimmed in the last decade following the disappearance of his son and heir, Valorian, and the infighting of his daughters: Valeria and Verina.


Great House Information:
Full Name of House: The Celestial and Glorious Scions of the most Beneficent Saint-Emperor the Imperial Household of Valkoroi Rhoiamyno
Shorthand Name: Imperial House Valkoroi Rhoiamyno
Capital World: Nova Terra/Odin
Population: 897 Billion

Culture: The Imperial House of Valkoroi Rhoiamyno presides over Nova Terra which is known for natives possessing cat eyes. While the House is mostly of Terranist faith.
Social Structure & Status of Species: The Imperial House like many of the Great Houses are humanocentric in their doctrines and legislation. However, the vast majority of Imperial servants are human regardless. Socially the Imperial House's territories represent the breadth and width of the Imperium with people from all walks of life.

Military and Security Forces:
The Tsaraj'kar:

The ominous elite warriors of the Emperor hail from the hellish world of Demimonde and supplied by the inhabited moon of Vulcana. The Tsaraj'kar are organized into Legions of 10,000 personnel and are fully self-contained as a military force. But will be stationed aboard ships if needed. Much to the dislike of many Naval crews. The Tsaraj'kar are fanatical zealots for the Imperial House's cause and infamously spare none unless their rules of engagement specify them to do so.

The Tsaraj'kar are not made but born on the planet of Demimonde and put through rigorous indoctrination while merely trying to survive on their purposely chosen homeworld. A world chosen by the Saint-Emperor Valorian to be the adoptive home for a breed of soldiers loyal to the Imperial House. To serve as unquestionably loyal soldier-zealots. Their indoctrination begins immediately and from the time they could crawl their training begins. Tsaraj'kar are trained to fight without the pretense of it being training throughout their whole upbringing. The only tenets that matter is the loyalty to the Imperial House as their spiritual masters, and victory. As such Tsaraj'kar units care little for their own losses and are just as capable operating independently as they are fighting in formations.

The Imperial Navy
The Imperial Fleet operates several thousand vessels under the banner of the Imperial House ranging from small interdiction corvettes to multi-kilometer long battleships fielding lance and kinetic weapons capable of leveling mountains and boiling lakes dry. However, even the mightiest of Imperial warships are dwarfed by the ships of the Imperial Superluminal Guild which can carry entire fleets in their holds.


Planetary Demesne:
Nova Terra (Throneworld of the Imperium)
Odin
Vulcana
Signus Prime
Demimonde
Sagittar Prime

 

[Akewla]

Kethryllia Moonblade lamYirulan Sacarith


Nickname: Sacarith lamKhanel / Daughter of Sacarith

Age: 35

Birth Date: 25,674 (19,888 Imperial Calendar)

Gender: Female

Planet of Origin: Irulan

Race/Species: Human

Physical Description or Image: 179CM, slim/slender build, shoulder length blonde hair combed neatly back. Has formal wear nearly all the time.

Titles : Overseer lamYirulan, Duchess of Yirulan, Lady Admiral of the Dreadfleets

Religious Beliefs: Terranism

Personality: Aloof and stoic. The hallmark of House Sacarith. In matters of the House she is imperturbable. She’s in it for the long run, a relay race across the generations passed down by her ancestors; her choices oftentimes are borderline treasonous to most except members of House Sacarith

Family History:

Once upon a time, House Sacarith and by extension the Ancient World Irulan would’ve been considered by many a star empire by herself, spanning tens of worlds across the sector of Dresreth.

All brought to heel by the arrival of the shadows.

It’s unknown how Irulan had not been cracked during the purge. Some say it was due to a returning Phoenix fleet. But records state a single Phoenix fleet was no match for a shadow assault force.

The galaxy at large would not hear from the inhabitants of the Dresreth sector for close to two hundred years.

When the call for reinforcements had come from Nova Terra, House Sacarith and Irulan answered; blackened hulls of the dreadfleets came and they held the line above Nova Terra. But the firefight had been too fierce, by the time Her Majesty Baelan III’s death had been announced it was too late, another red streak in House Sacarith’s ledger.

Personal Biography:

Kethryllia Moonblade lamYirulan Sacarith is young by Imperium standards. Thrusted upon the office of Dukedom after the disappearance of the Sacarith Patriarch.

There’s not much to say about her younger years, except she’s not unlike her father. Like a shadow, she follows in his footsteps; Fist over heart, and bars on her shoulders. If there is an image definition of a Yirulite and House Sacarith, she would be it.

Attaining the rank of Commodore at the age of 28, she would then be given command of a Night Fury-class cruiser from Dreadfleet Primus. Her career from then on is that of a typical House Heir: a valiant rescue into deep space, would actually ram her ship into a pirate (Fortunately her bridge officers persuaded her to use weapons instead) and the occasional tomfoolery (Bombarding a rival house’s supply depo and subsequently jumping out of system).

Her career had to be put on hold when she received news of her father’s disappearance. Her first order has High Admiral and House Duchess had been to mobilize Dreadfleets Primus and Secundus alongside the mothball fleets to turn every stone in the Dresreth sector.

It has been 8 years since then and chances grow slimmer each passing day.

Great House Information:

Full Name of House: Yirulan House of Admirals Sacarith

Shorthand Name: Sacarith Dominion

Capital World: Irulan

Population: 42 Billion

Culture:

The Sacarith Dominion stretches from Irulan to Laloria, a total of two inhabited planets.

One of the only Yirulan exports are it’s ships. One of the best makes in the galaxy, yet only a shadow of their formerselves. The destruction of the phoenix shipyards had crippled the Yirulan Military complex and it’s expected to recover fully in a few decades.

It’s other exports before the fall of shadows were crewmen. Only Yirulites knew the full extent of a Yirulite warship, and only a Yirulite placed their full trust in the machine. However, the war had nearly wiped out the Sacarith Dominion. Thus, with the grace of the imperial throne, they are exempted from exporting their valued servicemen.

Social Structure & Status of Species:

The Sacarith Dominion keep to themselves nowadays, few if any trade ships that go through their systems are kept on a tight leash. Gene tampering and cybernetics are considered impure to the Yirulites.

Military and Security Forces:

Dreadfleet Primus I and Dreadfleet Secundus II:

The Sacarith Navy has never been seen again since the Defence of Terra Nova. The blackened angular hulls retreating into deep space the moment the last shadow ships were destroyed.

However, it is speculated that Dreadfleets Primus I prowls the home system of Sacarith Dominion of Yliant. With Dreadfleet Secundus II somewhere outside the star system of Laloria.

The Galactic Imperium has made formal requests to be made privy of the location of the dreadfleets; as intelligence reports that House Sacarith has housed all of it’s doomsday weapons aboard the battleships of both Primus and Secundus.

The Yirulites avoid ground warfare. The troops that they do have are highly specialized for one form of warfare: to strike the enemy after a year-round orbital bombardment.

 

[Mechking]

Name:

Drathuul Hrinmuk del Solwev Mirlath Cthaal

Nicknames:

Chosen One, Valorians Rincarnation, Lazy Bastard, Drathi

Age:

130

Birth Date:

25,579 (19,893 Imperial Calender)

Gender:

Male

Planet of Origin:

Midare

Race/Species:

Modified Human

Physical Description:

6 foot 3
230 pounds
Slightly chubby/"dad bod"
Dead eyes with eye bags


Titles:

King of Mirlath Cthaal

Religious Beliefs:

None, Terranism publicly

Personality:

Drathuul was an outgoing and cheery person who was stern when necessary. After years of belligerent laziness and hedonism not much remained. Now he seems to be mostly fueled by spite against what he has become. A deep self-hatred and cruelness seems to have taken ahold of him although he still values effort, fairness, and justice. Though any shred of mercy and cheeriness seems to be long gone.

Family History:

During Tsaraj-Emperor Vaolrians reign and after the Shadow was defeated, many fleets were sent into the galaxy to reclaim what was lost during the war. Some of them would unite under the banner of Mirlath and reclaim a huge chunk of the Milky Way galaxy. The reclaimed planets grew over the years and the reclamation efforts eventually came to an end. By then house Mirlath grew quite bloated with growing colonies and thus established an alliance with the Trade Houses of Cthaal and managing these as well as the trade flow between the outer colonies and the core worlds.

Over the millenia these two houses grew closer together, often marrying into each other, and the eventually completely united under as one house. Their roots of developing colonies eventually shifted towards military denfense while their strong economy supported their territory. After a lot of warfare and politics they have eventually been granted the title of King with support of the Tsaraj-Emperor generations ago.


Personal History:

Drathuuls father struggled a lot with managing his fast domain and so saw hope in a prophecy that the first Valorian, or someone like him, will soon appear.
He soon became obsessed with it and decided to mold his unborn son into the perfect "vessel".
No expense was spared to modify him and with the help of (Kloudies house) they added everything that was possible.

They made his son a Savant and added some Xeno DNA to surpass human limits, stretching what was previously thought to be possible.
The body was better in all aspects compared to even the most advanced modifications, rivaling even cybernetics in some cases.
And the brain was meant to be the peak of all Savants, although how successful that was was never determined.


From his birth Drathuul was trained to be the perfect successor and from a young age he aided his father in managing their vast domain.
In his late 20s Drathuul was declared as the new head of house Mirlath Cthaal and thus its King and his parents retired in the core worlds.
Just a few short decades later the house was stabilized and all big problems solved, and thus peacefuly.

But with no challenge, Darthuul grew bored.
He tried many ways to entertain himself and keep his brain occupied and so he eventually became a frequent visitor to the pleasure palaces.
There he spent most of his time, making new acquaintances and making new children.
Due to his outgoing personality (and Solarian blood) he was quite popular and wasted much of his houses wealth there in the following decades.

Without his management the house is now crumbling along with the rest of the empire.
So he finally returned to check on where his money went, only to realize what his once great house had become.
Overcome with realization and grief, he secluded himself for multiple months, only to emerge with spiteful determination.

He has made a lot of big mistakes.
And now he wants to rectify them.

With the few loyal retainers he has left, plus a fully sentient AI, Drathuul wants to establish a Meritocracy.
But first, he has a lot of cleaning up to do.


Miscellaneous:

Drathuul has a clone of himself hidden away somewhere in case of emergencies.
It has all of his enhancements and knowledge but not his life experiences.

Great House Information:

Full name of the house:

Grand Sovereignity Mirlath United Reclamation Front and the Trade Houses of Cthaal

Shorthand name:

The Mirlath Cthaal Sovereignity

Capital World:

Midare

Population:

245 Billion

Culture:

The House of Mirlath Cthaal are mostly know for obsessing over things.
Each member of their main family seems to attach overwhelming importance to a single or a few things, no matter how weird they might be.
Once these attachments are fulfilled or gone they tend to grow lazy and bored until they find new ones.

As for their territory, its culture is as diverse as it is vast, only perpetuated by their mercantile nature.
In recent centuries a sort of dichotomy has begun to form, between those that wish to explore and those that wish to secure their homes.

Social Structure & Status of Species:

In its prime the house was known for tolerance and equal opportunities but in recent decades it has fallen in line with the wider imperium in their focus on humanity.

Military and Security forces:

"Alloy Shield" Defense Force

Formerly an elite force that focused on planetary and territorial defense, it has since grown bloated and corrupt.
Deals are made with pirates and warlords and focus is given on comfort over practicality.
Nepotism and favoritism runs rampant and money is "lost" into private pockets whenever possible.
Even planetary strongholds now more closely resemble luxury resorts than military installations.

Planetary Demesne:

Midare

Exogal

Hortes

Yukawan

Cy

Special Forces:

Scholars of The End

A former intelligence gathering institution now run by scientists and fanatics, they believe that another catastrophe akin to the Shadow or the Data Blights
will soon befall mankind and are thus traveling the Empire to preserve as much knowledge as possible.
The Gatherers travel the Empire to retrieve as much technology, history, etc, as possible while The Preservers categorize it and store it in as many different forms and places as they can.​