One critical right that they have wrested from the government is to have their appointees act as governors, with full imperial backing, on star systems that they develop. For decades, they have constituted an unofficial court that acts as a check and balance on the power of the Emperor. Deeply entrenched in Empire society, they built up economic and political power bases to the point where they could declare themselves as Dukes, Barons, and Counts. The current emperor is Maximilien Zelevas, and the unification of diverse national entities into the Empire as it is today can be attributed to his visionary, if brutal, leadership.ĭuring this process of consolidation, a number of powerful family groups formed in support of Zelevas's project. The Mezari–now calling themselves Raians–launched manned probes to distant bodies within their solar system, and as technology advanced, the next steps back to the stars were inevitable. The dominant force at the end of the war, known as the Alliance of Nations, imposed its will across the entirety of the planet through a mixture of rebuilding loans, military threats, and moral persuasion.Īdvanced space technologies have thus been developed under a single body that put a great deal of effort into it, and space exploration occurred at a rapid rate.

This planet-wide military conflict occurred at a technological level that might have led to total extermination of life, and the rulers were wise enough to pull back from the brink of this collective suicide. Once the planet was largely colonized and controlled, a more or less inevitable event occurred: The Great Continental War. For decades, commercial and industrial effort went into the conquest and development of the planet.

The United Empire developed from a fleet of Mezari settlers on a temperate, resource-rich world. The Ministry of Security is involved as well, due to the need for native and/or alien pacification, security forces, defense, and surveillance. In fact, the systems of the colonial diaspora are colonized by designated corporations that work hand-in-hand with the Ministry of Investment and Development. However, the rate of expansion means that the society cannot be ruled that way effectively. The Empire is theoretically under the control of a central monarchy.

Endless Space 2 - The United Empire - Prologue

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