Governments & Empires

in Promient Organizations

The Imperium of Midgard is the largest organized imperial body in the Universe, led by House Major-Saturninus. This massive Empire holds power over 99+ quadrillion worlds and are by far the greatest superpower to date. The Imperium is religious in nature, worshiping a pantheon of Sovereign Gods, celestials who take no side in either Radiance or Darkness. The Imperium opposes the breaking of the 7 Sacred Seals and believes that doing so will usher in a new dark age for all people.

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The United Stellar Commonwealth is the largest governing body with the power and numbers to oppose the Imperium. They control 81+ trillion worlds but reject any form of unified governing power, allowing most sectors to rule themselves with a loose set of general laws. The Commonwealth is not officially religious and regards deity worship as taboo and dangerous as faith can blind and bind one's mind. They view the 7 Sacred Seals as the lies of old religious zealots who want to keep Midgard below all other Realms.

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The Knights of the Iron Order are an old sect of Knights hailing from the previous Multiverse who witnessed the Burning, only escaping such a fate via their own engineering. The Order controls roughly 1.2+ million worlds, each guarded by an Order of Knights responsible for it. They know of Yibbithal and yet work to ensure the 7 Seals are never broken and Chaos does not come to rule Midgard. They are semi-religious in nature but do not worship celestials.

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The Hisui Raion Syndicate (Jade Lion) is a massive crime, marauder, and pirate syndicate which formed to control the vast stretches of space the bigger powers could not police. They officially are estimated to only directly control 13+ trillion worlds, but they have massive influence everywhere. HRS has no personal stake in religion or Yibbithal, too busy controlling the criminal underworld.

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The Temple of Khaos is a religious movement that seems to worship the primordial Chaos forces of existence, held only at bay by The Author and his Story Machine + Chains of Fate. They know of Yibbithal but have their eyes set on the Dhastra'Kabid, a messiah-like figure in their doctrine who will defeat the Author, break his Story Machine, and tear down The Veil so that Chaos may once again reign.