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[Miles Milheim]

Mylée is a Militarist Empire that combines elements from medieval kingdoms and Cold War nations; A nation with a long history of political strongmen and surpressed revolutions, it has since become stable enough to actively pursue their goals in space colonisation.

Though their politics have since modernized there are still some archaic prejudices kept mostly against non-humans. Xenos have few rights in the nation save for mammalian species, whom, while still treated less than equally are quickly moving up in the world. Mylans are also obsessed with androids. The narcissistic people controversially gave them citizen rights before any other non-Mylan species.

Which caused friction between them and some of their very few allies in the Galaxy. Despite their Xenophobia, they're not beyond cooperating with other empires. Though there is always a significant favour towards those resembling humans more closely.

Their current leader, Miles Milheim, has aside from succesfully starting a space program, been very progressive in attaining more rights for the other political factions, including traders, engineers and even those striving for equal rights. Though religion has, as it's often been in their culture, largely neglected and even opressed.

"Empire of Mylée"
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    name_list="Human2"
    ship_prefix="ICO"
    species_name="Mylan"
    species_plural="Mylans"
    species_class="MAM"
    species_adjective="Mylan"
    species_bio="Mylans are a very durable race that thrives on Continental Planets. They took over their homeworld in a massive military conquest and over the course of their history had their internal politics dominated by powerful and influential Orders. Which are comparable to Guilds. Initially there was a king, but eventually he was overthrown by the Militarist Faction, the Cerulean Order, which rules to this day. The Empire of Myl, or Mylée (pronounced: me-lay) is governed by an assembly of guild leaders, with the militarists traditionally holding the most weight in their choices, traders coming in second and religious practice having been surpressed almost completely."
    portrait="human"
    name="Empire of Mylée"
    adjective="Mylan"
    government="military_junta"
    ftl=wormhole
    weapon="tech_missiles_1"
    planet_name="Myl"
    planet_class="pc_continental"
    system_name="Solunaris"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
    city_graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="spherical"
            file="flag_spherical_10.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="circle.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "dark_blue"
            "black"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=male
        name="Miles Milheim"
        portrait="human_male_03"
        texture=0
        hair=5
        clothes=2
        ruler_title="Grand Patron"
        ruler_title_female="Grand Matron"
    }
    spawn_enabled=no
    ethic="ethic_xenophobe"
    ethic="ethic_militarist"
    ethic="ethic_materialist"
    trait="trait_nonadaptive"
    trait="trait_charismatic"
    trait="trait_quick_learners"
    trait="trait_rapid_breeders"
}

 

[Pinstar]

"Terralyte Matriarchy"
={
    name_list="AVI1"
    ship_prefix="Oh no! It's the"
    species_name="Terralyte"
    species_plural="Terralytes"
    species_class="AVI"
    species_adjective="Terralytan"
    species_bio="The best part about the Terralytes is that they have the most efficient DMV in the entire universe. The worst part part about that is that only Teralytes can use it. The best part is they have a special program for xenos who wish to use it. The worst part is that special program involves being processed into food paste and fed to a pregnant Terralyte mother who's chicks will one day be able use the wonderfully efficient DMV. All said and done, the ordeal is still more enjoyable and less time consuming than waiting in line at 13% of the universe's worst DMVs."
    portrait="avi3"
    name="Terralyte Motherhood"
    adjective="Terimas"
    government="enlightened_monarchy"
    ftl=wormhole
    weapon="tech_missiles_1"
    planet_name="Nest"
    planet_class="pc_arid"
    system_name="Lytestone"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="avian_01"
    city_graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="ornate"
            file="flag_ornate_2.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="sinus.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "dark_grey"
            "green"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=female
        name="Rook"
        portrait="avi3"
        texture=0
        hair=0
        clothes=3
        ruler_title="Ovalord"
        heir_title="Willing Spirit"
        ruler_title_female="Ovalord"
        heir_title_female="Layer in waiting"
    }
    spawn_enabled=yes
    ethic="ethic_fanatic_xenophobe"
    ethic="ethic_pacifist"
    trait="trait_rapid_breeders"
    trait="trait_strong"
    trait="trait_natural_sociologists"
    trait="trait_repugnant"
}

 

[AwesomeCoolName]

The citizens of Noregr are descendants of the kingdom of Norway, who in secret during the mid 21st century, had developed wormhole technology, and deemed it a "failiure", keeping the success a secret. The wormholes were developed to evacuate Norway in case of a catasrophy. Waging war for Jamtland, Herjedalen and Båhuslen against Sweden, Norway was losing, and fearing reprisal, the norwegian government evacuated every inhabitant of norway to a new world. The untested wormhole technology had adverse effects on norwegian physiology, mentality and society. Now, having adapted to a new world, they rise to retake that which they had lost.

(One of the side effects of the wormhole on their physiology is an extreme hatred of anything bright and warm, and one of their first acts upon arrival to this new world was to curse the very star which it orbited.)

"Noregr"
={
   name_list="Human"
   ship_prefix=""
   species_name="Nordmann"
   species_plural="Nordmenn"
   species_class="MAM"
   species_adjective="Norske"
   species_bio="The citizens of Noregr are descendants of the kingdom of Norway, who in secret during the mid 21st century, had developed wormhole technology, and deemed it a \"failiure\", keeping the success a secret. The wormholes were developed to evacuate Norway in case of a catasrophe.Waging war for Jamtland, Herjedalen and Båhuslen against Sweden, Norway was losing, and fearing reprisal, the norwegian government evacuated every inhabitant  of norway to a new world. The untested wormhole technology had adverse effects on norwegian physiology, mentality and society. Now, having adapted to a new world, they rise to retake that which they had lost ."
   portrait="human"
   name="Noregr"
   adjective="Norske"
   government="despotic_empire"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
   planet_name="Noreg"
   planet_class="pc_arctic"
   system_name="Irritasjonen "
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   empire_flag={
     icon={
       category="domination"
       file="domination_21.dds"
     }
     background={
       category="backgrounds"
       file="v.dds"
     }
     colors={
       "dark_blue"
       "black"
       "null"
       "null"
     }
   }
   ruler={
     gender=male
     name="Harald Yngling"
     portrait="human_male_01"
     texture=0
     hair=27
     clothes=4
   }
   spawn_enabled=always
   ethic="ethic_xenophobe"
   ethic="ethic_militarist"
   ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_thrifty"
   trait="trait_repugnant"
   trait="trait_conformists"
   trait="trait_weak"
}

 

[Oerwinde]

The Cthulhu Imperium are entirely convinced of their own divinity and their right to enslave the other races of the galaxy. Hailing from their homeworld of R'lyeh, they aim to hold the worlds of all within their tentacles.

"Cthulhu Imperium"
={
    name_list="MOL3"
    ship_prefix=""
    species_name="Cthulhu"
    species_plural="Cthulhu"
    species_class="MOL"
    species_adjective="Cthulhian"
    portrait="mol11"
    name="Cthulhu Imperium"
    adjective="Cthulhu"
    government="despotic_empire"
    ftl=warp
    weapon="tech_lasers_1"
    planet_name="R'lyeh"
    planet_class="pc_ocean"
    system_name="Arlyeh"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="molluscoid_01"
    city_graphical_culture="molluscoid_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="pirate"
            file="flag_pirate_3.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="new_dawn.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "black"
            "orange"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=male
        name="Fern'fuj"
        portrait="mol11"
        texture=2
        hair=0
        clothes=4
    }
    spawn_enabled=yes
    ethic="ethic_collectivist"
    ethic="ethic_militarist"
    ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
    trait="trait_decadent"
    trait="trait_intelligent"
    trait="trait_enduring"
}

 

[ZenthWolf]

The Grand Kyrxzhan Syncrecy (Pronunciation: Kryxzh = "creaksh", with a rolling r). The exact details of their history are unclear, but said calamity is presumably celestial in nature, hence the venturing out into space.

"Grand Kryxzhan Syncrecy"
={
   name_list="ART3"
   ship_prefix="KSV"
   species_name="Kryxzh"
   species_plural="Kryxzhin"
   species_class="ART"
   species_adjective="Kryxzhan"
   species_bio="After a millenia of disparate religions constantly warring for the soul of the Kryxzh, revelation is at hand. An archeological discovery points the religious leaders to two stunning conclusions. First, that their history is quite longer than they expected; an era where Myrria was covered in lush vegetation was cut short by an unknown calamity. The second, that this calamity spread tribes of a single united religion becoming he many religions of today.  By any necessary method, a Grand Syncrecy united the nations into seeking the truth of their divine nature. Anyone unconnected to their destiny is inconsequential to the Kryxzh."
   portrait="art5"
   name="Grand Kryxzhan Syncrecy"
   adjective="Syncretic"
   government="theocratic_oligarchy"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_missiles_1"
   planet_name="Myrria"
   planet_class="pc_arid"
   system_name="Myrrak"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="molluscoid_01"
   city_graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
   empire_flag={
     icon={
       category="ornate"
       file="flag_ornate_5.dds"
     }
     background={
       category="backgrounds"
       file="circle.dds"
     }
     colors={
       "dark_grey"
       "brown"
       "null"
       "null"
     }
   }
   ruler={
     gender=female
     name="Apinix Inaverta"
     portrait="art5"
     texture=4
     hair=0
     clothes=0
     ruler_title="High Syncron Patriarch"
     ruler_title_female="High Syncron Matriarch"
   }
   spawn_enabled=always
   ethic="ethic_xenophobe"
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
   trait="trait_solitary"
   trait="trait_sedentary"
   trait="trait_slow_breeders"
   trait="trait_extremely_adaptive"
}

 

[Kaelen Falk]

Bothrian Travellers Protectorate

Background:
The Bothrian Travellers Protectorate is a global confederation of explorer groups that descended from the nomadic tribes of the Bothrian tundra homeworld of Otharia. For much of their history, Bothrians lived with very little interest in global government. Their society was based mostly around small nomadic groups called families (in Bothrian: te’a). Despite the name, the families were often not entirely made up of blood relatives. They could range in size from as small as a set of parents and their children, to a large caravan of hundreds of members. All of the te’a in a given area considered themselves to be of the same tribe and use the name of that tribe as a surname (usually structured as “Tribe Name den Given Name”). Not all Bothrians lived a nomadic life however. Though few in number, there were some permanent settlements within each tribal territory. Usually no more than 2 or 3, although very large tribes may have had more. These settlements were usually far from the borders so as to avoid becoming involved in the conflicts that happened on an almost clockwork like basis, as various feuding te’a cycled through the same areas in a kind of resonance with each other. The settlements (which grew into true cities over the centuries) were centers of trade and governance for the their respective tribes. Their primary function though was to regulate the Te’a of their respective territories and ensure that the resources therein were not overused or depleted.


As permanent settlements were the exception rather than the rule, borders between the territories of the various tribes were somewhat ill-defined. This lead to conflicts and wars between neighboring tribes being regular, but surprisingly infrequent; only occurring when multiple groups wanted to use the same land at the same time. It also lead to a lack of interactions between the tribes and very little cultural mixing happened for most of Bothrian history. All of that changed though when the first Otharian Total War began. This was the first time in Bothrian history when cities came under direct attack and tribes attacked their neighbors with the expressed purpose of claiming new territory. Most of the causes can be traced back to simple overpopulation. Historical tribal territories were no longer sufficient to sustain all of the te’a that lived there. This period of history began during a time when Bothrian technology was already well into the late atomic/early modern age. The death toll was large but the shake-up of traditional tribal territories had the unexpected effect of forcing tribal cultures to interact and mix. As it turned out, Bothrians were quite fond of confronting new ideas and viewpoints and the wars died down, not by one side claiming victory, but by popular opinion of the tribes. This lead directly to the establishment of the Travellers Laws. Any Te’a, regardless of tribe, could migrate wherever they deemed fit. Cities would still be responsible for the resources of their territory, but they could no longer prevent or discourage te’a from neighboring tribes from entering. In fact, te’a would only retain their connection to their home tribe in name. They would legally be citizens of whatever cities territory they were currently in, and subject to their laws and authority.


Out of this system, a planetary government evolved. Advances in world wide communications networks allowed for every Bothrian to vote on issues of their governance, regardless of where they happened to be roaming at the time. Even with these advances though, the nomadic way of life continued to decline over time as more and more Bothrians abandoned their Te’a and moved into the cities. As the population of the planet expanded, a nomadic life became less and less feasible. It was only the dawn of the space age and the discovery of hyperlanes that renewed the Bothrian’s desire to wander. With whole new world of resources open to them, the Bothrians are now free to reclaim their nomadic nature among the stars.

Spoiler: CODE

"Bothrian Travellers Protectorate"
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    name_list="MAM2"
    ship_prefix="TPS"
    species_name="Bothrian"
    species_plural="Bothrians"
    species_class="MAM"
    species_adjective="Bothrian"
    species_bio="The Bothrian Travellers Protectorate is a global confederation of explorer groups that descended from the nomadic tribes of the Bothrian homeworld of Otharia. For much of their history, their society was based mostly around small nomadic groups called families (in Bothrian: Te'a). Late in their history a great war forced cultures who had never met to intermingle. This lead directly to the establishment of the Travellers Laws. Any Te'a, regardless of tribe, could migrate wherever they deemed fit. The dawn of the space age renewed the Bothrian’s desire to wander. With whole new world of resources open to them, the Bothrians are now free to reclaim their nomadic nature among the stars."
    portrait="mam7"
    name="Bothrian Travellers Protectorate"
    adjective="Bothrian"
    government="direct_democracy"
    ftl=hyperdrive
    weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
    planet_name="Otharia"
    planet_class="pc_tundra"
    system_name="Othor"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
    city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="pointy"
            file="flag_pointy_10.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="v.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "green"
            "grey"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=male
        name="Barim den Iridar"
        portrait="mam7"
        texture=3
        hair=0
        clothes=1
        ruler_title="Cartographer"
    }
    spawn_enabled=yes
    ethic="ethic_individualist"
    ethic="ethic_xenophile"
    ethic="ethic_materialist"
    trait="trait_solitary"
    trait="trait_adaptive"
    trait="trait_nomadic"
}

 

[ZenthWolf]

The Forum.

Initial I planned these guys around having high ethics divergence as a goal. The point still stands that they view migration rights as the most fundamentally important thing.

"The Forum"
={
   name_list="AVI2"
   ship_prefix="FS"
   species_name="Penthulan"
   species_plural="Penthulans"
   species_class="AVI"
   species_adjective="Penthulan"
   species_bio="Penthul's history is dominated by oppressive states, vying for power and resoures. While not exclusively malevolent, every nation of old is regarded as having failed its own people in various ways.  Revolution into more peacefule states came in the Industrial Age. Worry of a slow return to old oppressions shadowed over the new states. In the following decades, free citizens would create The Forum- an organization to ensure freedom of movement and association of all people. A civilization's worth of fears now held at bay, cooperation and optimism guide the way forward."
   portrait="avi2"
   name="The Forum"
   adjective="Forumite"
   government="indirect_democracy"
   ftl=warp
   weapon="tech_lasers_1"
   planet_name="Penthul"
   planet_class="pc_continental"
   system_name="Penkar"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="avian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="avian_01"
   empire_flag={
     icon={
       category="ornate"
       file="flag_ornate_7.dds"
     }
     background={
       category="backgrounds"
       file="stripes.dds"
     }
     colors={
       "dark_green"
       "dark_blue"
       "null"
       "null"
     }
   }
   ruler={
     gender=male
     name="Kryydur"
     portrait="avi2"
     texture=1
     hair=0
     clothes=4
     ruler_title="Acting Director"
     ruler_title_female="Acting Director"
   }
   spawn_enabled=always
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_individualist"
   ethic="ethic_xenophile"
   trait="trait_charismatic"
   trait="trait_weak"
   trait="trait_quick_learners"
   trait="trait_natural_sociologists"
}

 

[Red_Herring_]

"United Miidari Theocratic Republics"
={
    name_list="AVI3"
    ship_prefix=""
    species_name="Miidari"
    species_plural="Miidari"
    species_class="AVI"
    species_adjective="Miidari"
    species_bio="Just a few short years ago the Miidari were a scientific race, believing that faith in anything save themselves was misfounded. This all changed when a single Miidari, known as Beak of Purple was blessed with visions from an unknown diety. Leading a revolution against the old ways the Miidari ways were completely revolutionised, forming a new theocratic republic. Not many years after this change the intelligent Miidari scientists, with help from a new deity, suceeded in creating warp engines, leading to the Miidari council unanomously agreeing to spread their newfound religion among the stars."
    portrait="avi5"
    name="United Miidari Theocratic Republics"
    adjective="Miidari"
    government="theocratic_republic"
    ftl=warp
    weapon="tech_lasers_1"
    planet_name="Prime Nest"
    planet_class="pc_ocean"
    system_name="Bright Eye"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="avian_01"
    city_graphical_culture="avian_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="zoological"
            file="flag_zoological_10.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="stripes.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "dark_purple"
            "customcolor2001"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=female
        name="Beak of Purple"
        portrait="avi5"
        texture=2
        hair=0
        clothes=4
        ruler_title="Prophet"
        ruler_title_female="Prophet"
    }
    spawn_enabled=yes
    ethic="ethic_xenophile"
    ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
    trait="trait_intelligent"
    trait="trait_nomadic"
    trait="trait_solitary"
}

Just a few short years ago the Miidari were a scientific race, believing that faith in anything save themselves was misfounded. This all changed when a single Miidari, known as Beak of Purple was blessed with visions from an unknown diety. Leading a revolution against the old ways the Miidari ways were completely revolutionised, forming a new theocratic republic. Not many years after this change the intelligent Miidari scientists, with help from the new deity, suceeded in creating warp engines, leading to the Miidari council unanomously agreeing to spread their newfound religion among the stars.

 

[TogoBestWaifu]

The Eternal Imperium was founded by a charismatic religious leader, who led his people to the stars using experimental wormhole technology. They found their promised land in a pristine ocean world, which was saturated with bacteria that bonded with the new colonists on a genetic level and more than doubled their life span. They saw this as a sign that their faith is the only truth in the universe and proclaimed their leader a living god.

After a generation, the Eternals had perfected their Wormhole technology and were ready to go back to the stars, find new worlds and spread their divine truth to the galaxy, by any means necessary.

"Eternal Imperium"
={
    name_list="Human"
    ship_prefix="Exalted"
    species_name="Eternal"
    species_plural="Eternals"
    species_class="MAM"
    species_adjective="Eternal"
    species_bio="The Eternal Imperium was founded by a charismatic religious leader, who led his people to the stars using experimental wormhole technology. They found their promised land in a pristine ocean world, which was saturated with bacteria that bonded with the new colonists on a genetic level and more than doubled their life span. They saw this as a sign that their faith is the only truth in the universe and proclaimed their leader a living god. 

After a generation, the Eternals had perfected their Wormhole technology and were ready to go back to the stars, find new worlds and spread their divine truth to the galaxy, by any means necessary. "
    portrait="human"
    name="Eternal Imperium"
    adjective="Eternal"
    government="divine_mandate"
    ftl=wormhole
    weapon="tech_lasers_1"
    planet_name="Eden Prime"
    planet_class="pc_ocean"
    system_name="Salvation"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
    city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="zoological"
            file="flag_zoological_6.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="stripes.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "red"
            "black"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=male
        name="Cronus"
        portrait="human_male_04"
        texture=0
        hair=5
        clothes=3
        ruler_title="God Emperor"
        heir_title="Anointed One"
    }
    spawn_enabled=always
    ethic="ethic_collectivist"
    ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
    trait="trait_venerable"
    trait="trait_decadent"
    trait="trait_slow_learners"
}

 

[BogMod]

"Slerpanor Divinity"
={
    name_list="MOL2"
    ship_prefix=""
    species_name="Slerpanor"
    species_plural="Slerpanorians"
    species_class="MOL"
    species_adjective="Slerpanoran"
    species_bio="Centuries ago the Slerpanor united their species when their scientists conclusively proved that they did not evolve on their world.  This revelation changed them to a deeply introspective and religious people.  Believing sentient life a divine gift they have longed to explore the cosmos and find their maker or others that the Great Hydra has made.  Their species has one to three heads with those with more heads being given higher status.  Having finally developed their Star Bridges the Slerpanoran people are ready to step out and take their place in the galaxy."
    portrait="mol16"
    name="Slerpanor Divinity"
    adjective="Slerpanoran"
    government="theocratic_oligarchy"
    ftl=wormhole
    weapon="tech_lasers_1"
    planet_name="Hathguma"
    planet_class="pc_ocean"
    system_name="Guma"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="molluscoid_01"
    city_graphical_culture="molluscoid_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="zoological"
            file="flag_zoological_14.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="circle.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "dark_green"
            "dark_blue"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=female
        name="Schuldess"
        portrait="mol16"
        texture=0
        hair=0
        clothes=0
        ruler_title_female="High Divine"
    }
    spawn_enabled=no
    ethic="ethic_xenophile"
    ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
    trait="trait_communal"
    trait="trait_sedentary"
    trait="trait_adaptive"
}

Centuries ago the Slerpanor united their species when their scientists conclusively proved that they did not evolve on their world. This revelation changed them to a deeply introspective and religious people. Believing sentient life a divine gift they have longed to explore the cosmos and find their maker or others that the Great Hydra has made. Their species has one to three heads with those with more heads being given higher status. Having finally developed their Star Bridges the Slerpanoran people are ready to step out and take their place in the galaxy.

 

[Bildsturmer]

"Sovet-Farbund"
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   name_list="MAM2"
   ship_prefix="SFB"
   species_name="Zhabe"
   species_plural="Zhabes"
   species_class="REP"
   species_adjective="Zhaben"
   species_bio="Legend says the Zhabes were long ago exiled from their fertile homeworld before settling on the harsh desert world that would come to be called Moskve. Despite the Zhabes' natural talent for science and mathematics their advancement was long hampered by strict religious law and a fanatic obsession with returning to their long lost homeworld. After centuries of repression, dissent began to spread amongst the Zhaben lower classes which ultimately culminated in the violent revolution which brought an end to priestly rule on Moskve and the declaration of a new global government: the Sovet-Farbund. Freed from the chains of superstition the Zhabes embraced the sciences and took to the stars once more."
   portrait="rep11"
   name="Sovet-Farbund"
   adjective="Sovet"
   government="despotic_hegemony"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_lasers_1"
   planet_name="Moskve"
   planet_class="pc_desert"
   system_name="Muskovy"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="mammalian_01"
   empire_flag={
     icon={
       category="human"
       file="flag_human_12.dds"
     }
     background={
       category="backgrounds"
       file="00_solid.dds"
     }
     colors={
       "red"
       "black"
       "null"
       "null"
     }
   }
   ruler={
     gender=male
     name="Jenkel ben Denisz"
     portrait="rep11"
     texture=0
     hair=0
     clothes=0
     ruler_title="Premyer"
     heir_title="Vitse Premyer"
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_collectivist"
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_materialist"
   trait="trait_intelligent"
   trait="trait_nomadic"
   trait="trait_repugnant"
}

Legend says the Zhabes were long ago exiled from their fertile homeworld before settling on the harsh desert world that would come to be called Moskve. Despite the Zhabes' natural talent for science and mathematics their advancement was long hampered by strict religious law and a fanatic obsession with returning to their long lost homeworld. After centuries of repression, dissent began to spread amongst the Zhaben lower classes which ultimately culminated in the violent revolution which brought an end to priestly rule on Moskve and the declaration of a new global government: the Sovet-Farbund. Freed from the chains of superstition the Zhabes embraced the sciences and took to the stars once more.

Zhabe from Yiddish: "זשאַבעס". Pronounced Zhah-beh in singular form; the "s" in "Zhabes" is a long-s sound so it'd come out sounding like "Zhah-bess".

 

[DB_Explorer]

Edit: Fixed errors... >__<

My Lizard people (named after an old norse word for 'Ruler')

The Valdr are hardy race, seeing as they evolved on an arid world with little water. This need to find water has left the race a certain restlessness from the need to scour the landscape. It also makes them a pragmatic species that tends to view the practical as more important then the mystical or unseen.

"Anathoran Union"
={
   name_list="REP1"
   ship_prefix="VSV"
   species_name="Valdr"
   species_plural="Valdrs"
   species_class="REP"
   species_adjective="Valdran"
   species_bio="To the Valdr color is associated with life amongst the scrub of Anathuria, color meant water from one of the rivers scattered around the world. More often the Valdr saw color not around them, but in the vast stretch of stars above them. But the dusty plains of their homeworld never leant itself to idealists. Pragmatism was the rule, and their resourcefulness and ingenuity led them to tools, strength and in the end civilization, But the stars never stopped beckoning them from above, through diplomacy and war alike the Valdr united their world and set their sights on the colors their ancestors looked up at for so long. "
   portrait="rep8"
   name="Anathoran Union"
   adjective="Anathoran"
   government="direct_democracy"
   ftl=hyperdrive
   weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
   planet_name="Anathuria"
   planet_class="pc_arid"
   system_name="Anathor"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
   city_graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
   empire_flag={
     icon={
       category="pointy"
       file="flag_pointy_17.dds"
     }
     background={
       category="backgrounds"
       file="new_dawn.dds"
     }
     colors={
       "dark_blue"
       "brown"
       "null"
       "null"
     }
   }
   ruler={
     gender=male
     name="Torba'Malas"
     portrait="rep8"
     texture=4
     hair=0
     clothes=4
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_fanatic_xenophile"
   ethic="ethic_materialist"
   trait="trait_enduring"
   trait="trait_weak"
   trait="trait_nomadic"
   trait="trait_charismatic"
}

[/QUOTE]

 

[Cheesethingy]

"Thelmar Republic"
={
    name_list="REP3"
    ship_prefix=""
    species_name="Thelmar"
    species_plural="Thelmari"
    species_class="ART"
    species_adjective="Thelmaran"
    species_bio="Though few in number, and largely unsociable, the Themlar quickly advanced in technology through determined effort and pragmatism. By conquering many Themlari groups and assimilating their culture and technology, the Republic of Uindaria came to rule the planet, changing their name to the Thelmar Republic, and using the combined knowledge of millions of Themlari to leap into the space age."
    portrait="art1"
    name="Thelmar Republic"
    adjective="Thelmaran"
    government="direct_democracy"
    ftl=wormhole
    weapon="tech_missiles_1"
    planet_name="Uindaria"
    planet_class="pc_arid"
    system_name="Uindar"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
    city_graphical_culture="avian_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="blocky"
            file="flag_blocky_10.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="stripes.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "turquoise"
            "burgundy"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=male
        name="Trokaxeg"
        portrait="art1"
        texture=2
        hair=0
        clothes=0
    }
    spawn_enabled=yes
    ethic="ethic_xenophile"
    ethic="ethic_militarist"
    ethic="ethic_materialist"
    trait="trait_extremely_adaptive"
    trait="trait_solitary"
    trait="trait_repugnant"
    trait="trait_slow_breeders"
}

Bio: Though few in number, and largely unsociable, the Themlar quickly advanced in technology through determined effort and pragmatism. By conquering many Themlari groups and assimilating their culture and technology, the Republic of Uindaria came to rule the planet, changing their name to the Thelmar Republic, and using the combined knowledge of millions of Themlari to leap into the space age.

 

[SkykingSix]

"Rutharian Assembly"

={
    name_list="ART3"
    ship_prefix="RHR'"
    species_name="Rutharian"
    species_plural="Rutharians"
    species_class="ART"
    species_adjective="Rutharian"
    species_bio="The Rutharian people believed in one thing.  That happiness comes from the soul, not from fear and argument.  As such for nearly 6 millenia the Rutharians lived in clans, all of whom differed, but joined together in \"delightful clan games\" in which selected \"champions\" would battle for honor and spirit.  If a champion died, it was part of the fun as the soul was to believed to be with all his ancestors in one place.  The seeking of this place is what lead the clans of Rutharia to unite in one assembly and expand their search to the stars."
    portrait="art8"
    name="Rutharian Assembly"
    adjective="Rutharian"
    government="theocratic_republic"
    ftl=warp
    weapon="tech_lasers_1"
    planet_name="Rutharia"
    planet_class="pc_arid"
    system_name="Ruthor"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
    city_graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="zoological"
            file="flag_zoological_1.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="horizontal_stripe.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "turquoise"
            "green"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=male
        name="Lobbuk Kabanaca"
        portrait="art8"
        texture=3
        hair=0
        clothes=0
        ruler_title="High Clan Leader"
    }
    spawn_enabled=yes
    ethic="ethic_xenophile"
    ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
    trait="trait_communal"
    trait="trait_conformists"
    trait="trait_slow_learners"
}

The Rutharian people believed in one thing. That happiness comes from the soul inside one's self, not from fear and argument. As such for nearly 6 millenia the Rutharians lived in clans, all of whom differed, but joined together in "delightful clan games" in which selected "champions" would battle for honor and spirit. If a champion died, it was part of the fun as the soul was to believed to be with all his ancestors in one place. The seeking of this place is what lead the clans of Rutharia to unite in one assembly and expand their search to the stars.

 

[Trexter555]

Spoiler

"Aperozan United Stars"
={
name_list="MAM3"
ship_prefix=""
species_name="Aperozan"
species_plural="Aperozi"
species_class="MAM"
species_adjective="Aperozan"
species_bio="The Aperozi have always been a peaceful species. Wars were scarce, with any actual war ending before any bloodshed happened. They care more for others than themselves, which may be why they dislike conflict. The leader of the Aperozi empire serves more as an advisor than a ruler. Obeying isn't forced, but they do anyways as the Advisor only wants the best for them. Focusing their efforts on the future, the Aperozi, as one, set their sights on the stars. After achieving interstellar flight, the Aperozi, as one, agreed to bring their peaceful ways to any other species in the galaxy."

portrait="mam8"
name="Aperozan United Stars"
adjective="Aperozan"
government="enlightened_monarchy"
ftl=wormhole
weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
planet_name="Norkazdil"
planet_class="pc_arid"
system_name="Yenndas"
initializer=""
graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
city_graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
empire_flag={
icon={
category="domination"
file="domination_3.dds"
}
background={
category="backgrounds"
file="new_dawn.dds"
}
colors={
"indigo"
"orange"
"null"
"null"
}
}
ruler={
gender=male
name="Vizan Karadas"
portrait="mam8"
texture=1
hair=0
clothes=3
ruler_title="Advisor"
heir_title="Scholar"
}
spawn_enabled=yes
ethic="ethic_collectivist"
ethic="ethic_pacifist"
ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
trait="trait_repugnant"
trait="trait_industrious"
trait="trait_quick_learners"
}

Bio: "The Aperozi have always been a peaceful species. Wars were scarce, with any actual war ending before any bloodshed happened. They care more for others than themselves, which may be why they dislike conflict. The leader of the Aperozi empire serves more as an advisor than a ruler. Obeying isn't forced, but they do anyways as the Advisor only wants the best for them. Focusing their efforts on the future, the Aperozi, as one, set their sights on the stars. After achieving interstellar flight, the Aperozi, as one, agreed to bring their peaceful ways to any other species in the galaxy."

 

[XXLPlakat]

"Chimm Order"
={
    name_list="ART3"
    ship_prefix=""
    species_name="Chimm"
    species_plural="Chimm"
    species_class="ART"
    species_adjective="Chimm"
    species_bio="What is now known as Chimm were once just tiny ants, their current Planet was inhabited by a fragile, Biology-focused Species, that seeked to create a Weapon to conquer the Galaxy for them. What they did not know was, that these Ants would develop a strong connection to their 'Controller', calling them Hive Lord. In a short conflict the Chimm conquered the Planet for themselves and started to enter the Space age as a united Species, free from Individuals and non-believers. Now they seek more planets to spread their religion and hive to, so that everyone may enjoy the live under the united Chimm Order."
    portrait="art7"
    name="Chimm Order"
    adjective="Chimm"
    government="divine_mandate"
    ftl=wormhole
    weapon="tech_missiles_1"
    planet_name="Xel Mirus"
    planet_class="pc_tropical"
    system_name="Xeltor"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
    city_graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="zoological"
            file="flag_zoological_1.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="circle.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "grey"
            "indigo"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=male
        name="Unipak Farkiverta"
        portrait="art7"
        texture=3
        hair=0
        clothes=0
        ruler_title="Hive Lord"
        heir_title="Grand Master"
    }
    spawn_enabled=always
    ethic="ethic_fanatic_collectivist"
    ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
    trait="trait_communal"
    trait="trait_conformists"
    trait="trait_decadent"
}

 

[ADRBurch]

"Uth-Halar Stellar Princep"
={
    name_list="REP1"
    ship_prefix=""
    species_name="Uth-Halar"
    species_plural="Uth-Halari"
    species_class="REP"
    species_adjective="Uth-Halar"
    species_bio="\"All are one\" is the central tenant of Halarian faith; they see a great linkage between all life in that all are fragments of the great Divine, both Halarian and alien.                      The Great Seer, the immortal god-emperor of the Uth-Halar is the embodiment of the Divine, and it is he that sees its will performed through his Voice. All those that refuse this are merely unenlightened and  have  yet awaken to the universal truth, they must be guided by the Uth-Halar, through peace or bloodshed; for death is to return oneself to the Divine."
    portrait="rep6"
    name="Uth-Halar Stellar Princep"
    adjective="Uth-Halaran"
    government="divine_mandate"
    ftl=wormhole
    weapon="tech_missiles_1"
    planet_name="Xania"
    planet_class="pc_tropical"
    system_name="Xani Nadih"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
    city_graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="blocky"
            file="flag_blocky_4.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="stripes.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "orange"
            "red"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=female
        name="Torba'Malas"
        portrait="rep6"
        texture=0
        hair=0
        clothes=4
        ruler_title="Seer of the Divine"
        heir_title="Voice of the Divine"
        ruler_title_female="Seer of the Divine"
        heir_title_female="Voice of the Divine"
    }
    spawn_enabled=yes
    ethic="ethic_xenophile"
    ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
    trait="trait_charismatic"
    trait="trait_communal"
    trait="trait_sedentary"
    trait="trait_enduring"
}

 

[DeadDuck1015]

My two favorite creations so far.

"Ph'nglui Priesthood"
={
name_list="MOL2"
ship_prefix="PPS"
species_name="Ph'nglui"
species_plural="Ph'nglui"
species_class="MOL"
species_adjective="Ph'ngluian"
species_bio="The Ph'nglui were once a species divided, the upper classes forcing the lowborn into the indignity of living on the surface of their oceanic homeworld. It wasn't until after centuries of inequality and civil unrest that the Ph'nglui were finally united under a single caste, that of the clergy. The Priesthood is devoted to the worship of the old ones, great and ancient hunters of the blackened deep, creatures of legend from the deepest annals of Ph'nglui history. When the first Ph'nglui explorers reached the stars, they looked out into the black void and they knew immediately that this was the true home of the old ones, and the galaxy must be prepared for their return."
portrait="mol11"
name="Ph'nglui Priesthood"
adjective="Priesthood"
government="divine_mandate"
ftl=wormhole
weapon="tech_mass_drivers_1"
planet_name="Goroth"
planet_class="pc_ocean"
system_name="Gor"
initializer=""
graphical_culture="molluscoid_01"
city_graphical_culture="molluscoid_01"
empire_flag={
icon={
category="domination"
file="domination_15.dds"
}
background={
category="backgrounds"
file="v.dds"
}
colors={
"black"
"black"
"null"
"null"
}
}
ruler={
gender=male
name="Ftaahn-ul"
portrait="mol11"
texture=1
hair=0
clothes=3
}
spawn_enabled=yes
ethic="ethic_collectivist"
ethic="ethic_fanatic_spiritualist"
trait="trait_repugnant"
trait="trait_conformists"
trait="trait_nonadaptive"
trait="trait_intelligent"
}

The Ph'nglui were once a species divided, the upper classes forcing the lowborn into the indignity of living on the surface of their oceanic homeworld. It wasn't until after centuries of inequality and civil unrest that the Ph'nglui were finally united under a single caste, that of the clergy.

The Priesthood is devoted to the worship of the old ones, great and ancient hunters of the blackened deep, creatures of legend from the deepest annals of Ph'nglui history. When the first Ph'nglui explorers reached the stars, they looked out into the black void and they knew immediately that this was the true home of the old ones, and the galaxy must be prepared for their return.

"Cormathani Dominate"
={
name_list="REP1"
ship_prefix="CDS"
species_name="Cormathani"
species_plural="Cormathani"
species_class="REP"
species_adjective="Cormathani"
species_bio="An ancient, clan-based culture, the Cormathani spent much of their long history warring over their homeworlds sparse resources before being united by the great general Torba'Cormathan. Due to the long lifespans and low birth rate of their species, Cormathani warriors are highly valued, and robots, drones and slave auxilliaries are used heavily. The Cormathani military is highly ritualized and permeates all aspects of their culture. In order to join the honored warrior caste, a Cormathani must first sire two young, and be determined by the clan leadership to have contributed something of value to the clan."
portrait="rep14"
name="Cormathani Dominate"
adjective="Dominate"
government="military_junta"
ftl=warp
weapon="tech_missiles_1"
planet_name="Lokken"
planet_class="pc_desert"
system_name="Lokken Jak"
initializer=""
graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
city_graphical_culture="reptilian_01"
empire_flag={
icon={
category="blocky"
file="flag_blocky_16.dds"
}
background={
category="backgrounds"
file="circle.dds"
}
colors={
"brown"
"dark_grey"
"null"
"null"
}
}
ruler={
gender=male
name="Torba'Keldi"
portrait="rep14"
texture=0
hair=0
clothes=4
}
spawn_enabled=yes
ethic="ethic_collectivist"
ethic="ethic_fanatic_militarist"
trait="trait_slow_breeders"
trait="trait_sedentary"
trait="trait_venerable"
}

An ancient, clan-based culture, the Cormathani spent much of their long history warring over their homeworld's sparse resources before being united by the great general Torba'Cormathan.

Due to the long lifespans and low birth rate of their species, Cormathani warriors are highly valued, and robots, drones and slave auxilliaries are used heavily. The Cormathani military is highly ritualized and permeates all aspects of their culture. In order to join the honored warrior caste, a Cormathani must first sire two young, and be determined by the clan leadership to have contributed something of value to the clan.

 

[Braktech]

Want to know what happens after the World of Warcraft is finally destroyed through the hubris of the peoples who consider themselves enlightened? From the ashes of war, a new civilisation will arise...

"Confederated Murloc Clans"
={
    name_list="MOL2"
    ship_prefix=""
    species_name="Murloc"
    species_plural="Murloc"
    species_class="REP"
    species_adjective="Murloc"
    species_bio="While all other peoples of Azeroth battled fiercely for what they saw as their right, the Murloc clans were, for the most part, content to live as they always had done: in their clans, under the light of the High Mother by day and the White Lady by night. As decades of genocide wreaked havoc across the planet, the Murloc clans endured. As other people saw the Murloc as annoying, existing only to be slaughtered, the Murloc survived. When all other peoples died out, still the Murloc clans remained. Over time they adapted the technology of the now abandoned Dark Portal into their gateway to the stars, determined that their fate would nevermore be in the hands of those who would look down on Murlockind."
    portrait="rep12"
    name="Confederated Murloc Clans"
    adjective="Murloc"
    government="theocratic_oligarchy"
    ftl=wormhole
    weapon="tech_lasers_1"
    planet_name="Azeroth"
    planet_class="pc_continental"
    system_name="High Mother"
    initializer=""
    graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
    city_graphical_culture="arthropoid_01"
    empire_flag={
        icon={
            category="spherical"
            file="flag_spherical_15.dds"
        }
        background={
            category="backgrounds"
            file="sinus.dds"
        }
        colors={
            "dark_blue"
            "turquoise"
            "null"
            "null"
        }
    }
    ruler={
        gender=male
        name="Slark"
        portrait="rep12"
        texture=4
        hair=0
        clothes=0
        ruler_title="Guardian"
        ruler_title_female="Guardian"
    }
    spawn_enabled=yes
    ethic="ethic_collectivist"
    ethic="ethic_militarist"
    ethic="ethic_spiritualist"
    trait="trait_communal"
    trait="trait_adaptive"
    trait="trait_weak"
}

 

[GSD]

"Corporate Council of Dracor"
={
   name_list="MOL2"
   ship_prefix="CNS"
   species_name="Dracor"
   species_plural="Dracorans"
   species_class="MOL"
   species_adjective="Dracoran"
   species_bio="Serpentine creatures that evolved in the great oceans of Jakaro, the Dracoran species slowly built a society founded on the protection of private property. As the centuries past, property and the accumulation of wealth came to hold a central place in Dracoran art, culture, political thought, and literature. Today the Dracoran state is a collection of massive corporations, which turn to the stars to open new interstellar markets and to accumulate even greater fortunes."
   portrait="mol16"
   name="Corporate Council of Dracor"
   adjective="Dracoran"
   government="plutocratic_oligarchy"
   ftl=wormhole
   weapon="tech_missiles_1"
   planet_name="Jakaro"
   planet_class="pc_ocean"
   system_name="Jik"
   initializer=""
   graphical_culture="molluscoid_01"
   city_graphical_culture="avian_01"
   empire_flag={
     icon={
       category="domination"
       file="domination_16.dds"
     }
     background={
       category="backgrounds"
       file="stripes.dds"
     }
     colors={
       "orange"
       "dark_grey"
       "null"
       "null"
     }
   }
   ruler={
     gender=female
     name="Lisithim"
     portrait="mol16"
     texture=0
     hair=0
     clothes=0
   }
   spawn_enabled=yes
   ethic="ethic_individualist"
   ethic="ethic_militarist"
   ethic="ethic_materialist"
   trait="trait_solitary"
   trait="trait_enduring"
   trait="trait_thrifty"
}

They're space dragons, hoarding their individual wealth and accumulating it over their long lifespans, and willing to use any means to protect and expand their hoards. They now turn to the stars, to hoard entire star systems worth of wealth to themselves.