Editing Union Astarte (section)

===[[Emperor's Dragoons|Dragoon Sovereignty]]===
[[File:Primaris_Nova_Dragoon.png|200px|thumb|right|A Primaris Nova Dragoon Soldier]]
The Dragoon Sovereignty is the oldest Legion State, and second largest, dwarfed only by the Federation. Enveloping the Realm of Ultramar and much of the surrounding space, the Dragoons reserve the honour of defending and housing the Union capitol of Macragge. Due to the importance of such a station, the rulership of the state is left to the Emperor, an elected Astartes leader bound by the constitution of the region. The role has vacillated in importance and ceremony heavily after the renouncement of Emperor Jon-Frederíc Aristide, a title thrust upon him by his Legion after defection from the Imperium, but in recent centuries it has been subject to a more robust embodiment. Subordinate to the Emperor are the three bodies of parliament, the Consulate which drafts and proposes legislation based on the needs of their representative worlds, the Tribunate which debates the value and legitimacy of fully drafted legislation, and the Grande Assembly which ratifies bills based on the debate of the Tribunate. The Emperor holds veto power as a member of all three houses, and can propose and ratify legislature, declare war, and enact policy at will within the bounds of law. Upon the death or deposition of the Emperor, any Astartes from the region may declare their campaign for the crown, which is voted upon by the parliament. The worlds of the Sovereignty are plentiful, amongst the finest in the Union, from the crown jewel of Ultramar, to the verdant worlds of the Perdus Rift. The state is not without strife however, the cut-throat politics of the Sovereignty are only matched by those of Terra and the awakening of the Sautekh Necron Dynasty coupled with Eldar raids have kept the state in a desperate struggle to protect the Union central government.