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===Ophidian Empire===

'''o·phid·i·an''' ( -f d - n). adj. Of, relating to, or resembling snakes. n. A member of the suborder Ophidia or Serpentes; a snake. Coined by the separatist human leader Zabak Raul during one of his famous propaganda speeches during the Empire's formation, saying that the new Empire of Humanity was "Like a snake, wrapping its coils around every free being." It stuck, and as the Empire was just forming it became the Ophidian Empire of Humanity.

The Human empire, and the only known Level 10 civilization. Ruled by the Imperial Council; effectively the Armada, the Houses, and the independents.

The political structure was a military government, tended to be some tension. Military officers held government ranks by default but the civvie representatives from the great houses often held higher ones.

The Empire was ruled by the Imperial Council, one vote from every representative. Rep positions were granted through rank in the military, controlled planets, and election of peerage. Actual system was very complex and great house aspirants often were raised from birth to become a council member.

Some worlds were independent of the great houses, and they all had their own military, usually one that was highly prestigious to be a part of so that they got a constant stream of bodies to throw against house invasions.

Every great house had a military force of its own, and prestige varied with how successful they were in the past thousand years or so.

The Empire military was a different story altogether though. Basically, it was for the best of the best of the best of the galaxy. It had so many applications coming in daily there was a whole government agency dedicated to processing them.

'''Imperial propaganda''' - shown on every world in the empire; Home, Colony, Protectorate, and Subject. It was specially designed by think-tanks of neuroscientists, sociologists, and psychologists, and xeno-specialists to be as influential as possible and spread the idea that humanity is the greatest and most powerful race ever, utterly unable to be defeated. The Imperial military was heavily emphasized and featured in many of them, building up the notion of an invincible juggernaut.

'''Musical Trends''' - Circa OY-19381, future-techno is the new pop, Shriek is popular in the underground scene, and all the elites listen to classical music in front of their friends while secretly buying techno.

'''The Armada''' - The branch of the Ophidian military that is responsible for interstellar combat and warships. The ''Harbinger'' belongs to the Armada. Nicknamed The Bloody Sword of the Empire.

'''Armada Intelligence''' - The elite super-secretive, paranoid, and high-tech research/infiltration branch of the Armada. They don't play around. When you're in Intel, you're in Intel for life. Mental indoctrination, advanced cybernetics, horrifying bioweapons: these guys have done them all. Whether they had an agenda separate from the Armada itself is unclear.

'''High Command''' - The organization controlling the Armada. Or something. (Unclear)

'''Navy''' - A sea force, as far as we know.