Editing Komra (section)

===The Age of Tribute===
[[File:Spacecolony1.jpg|thumb|250px|Construction of Valaya Station]]
Annihilating Karzor had cut the Komra's ties to Terra.  The descendants of the Trantor expedition had already been physically changed by the pressures of their harsh environment.  Most obviously, their bodies had become short and stout to better endure high gravity conditions.  But more profound changes had occurred beneath the surface.  Komra developed extraordinary bone density and great lung capacity relative to their mass, making these stocky creatures deceptively quick and strong.  Cellular changes lengthened the Komra lifespan, although the bloody centuries of war had concealed this benefit.

Cultural differences had emerged as well.  The humans who had arrived on Karzor brought with them a utopian model society divided only by place of work and recognising no rank, religion, or private property.  Although the general shape of Komra society was still egalitarian, the workplace divisions had calcified into ''Gelkzaft'' - variously translated as "Clan" or "Guild" - ruled by committee and responsible for all spheres of their members' lives.  When a Komra was born, he or she was assigned to a Gelkzaft (typically that of one of the parents) and raised in a communal creche.  Education is broad and encourages scientific thought, but each Komra is encouraged to find work in the shops and factories of the Gelkzaft.  The Komra do not marry, though they do forge long-standing friendships and romances.  Thus changed, the Komra slowly recovered from their self-inflicted catastrophe.  They slowed the rush to colonise new planets and instead expanded their existing holds.  The four "young worlds" grew old and by 2478LF (702.M8) they came to rival the lost riches of Karzor.

Then the Eldar came.

Unbeknownst to the Komra, their actions had been observed for centuries by the Eldar Empire.  Their achievements were as nothing to this ancient race, until the destruction of Karzor.  This act caused a few elegant eyebrows to be raised.  Clearly the act had not been undertaken lightly, but to see primitives with the power to destroy an entire planet was - distressing.  A minor noble named Lord Kharion was dispatched at the head of a small force to ensure that the Komra did not interfere with the whims of the Empire.  Kharion was a just and merciful son of his race.  He spurned the advice of his betters to simply do away with these barbaric mammals and instead offered the Brysojt the choice to either submit to the Eldar Empire, abiding by its dictates and enjoying its protection, or to be destroyed.  As Valaya Station had been effortlessly disabled and occupied by Kharion's troops, the judges of the Komra felt that they had little choice and surrendered despite their lack of formal authority.  Their decision was questioned for a time, but once reports of the Eldar's superiority became widespread the Komra accepted - grudgingly - that they were no longer a free people.

In some ways, the establishment of the Baj-Ha Protectorate (named after the condescending Eldar term for the Komra people) was beneficial.  The Eldar prohibited further colonisation and demanded regular tribute "as a show of respect".  But the ancients also made good on their promise of protection.  For thousands of years, a minor Lord of the Eldar held court at Valaya Station, occasionally interfering in the affairs of the Komra but largely leaving the Brysojt to manage their people as they had done before Kharion's arrival.  Komra science and technology flowered in this period.  New biotechnology and asteroid mining techniques allowed ever-greater populations to live on their homeworlds.  The space-warping drive was slowly improved to allow for easier communication and commerce.

As on other human-descended worlds, psykers became more prevalent from about 4000LF (M10) onwards, though Komra psykers were different to their cousins on Terra.  For one, their powers developed much more slowly, barely being noticeable in Komra under the age of fifty.  Perhaps as a consequence, these psykers found their powers easier to keep under control and there are no recorded incidents of daemonic incursion.  Komra psykers also found it more natural to harness the Warp to protect their kin rather than smite their enemies.