I've been toying with this idea for a while, but I wasn't sure I was going to try it until recently. And before I get started, yes I'm aware there is the Sith Empire and the New Imperial Order as major factions, however, neither of them particularly fits with my idea. As I'm aware, NIO doesn't aspire to be like the Empire of old, and Sith, well, you can't trust Force users, especially Sith.
I'm still working out the kinks, but I've written a little bit of history for the faction to sort of give an idea. In general, we'd be an imperial faction based on the Galactic Empire with a focus on NFU roleplay. We would not have Imperial Knights, though we would have enslaved Force Users for hunting down other Force users. Our focus is on galactic domination for the purpose of installing peace upon the galaxy via military force.
To put it in an easily understandable way, think of us as the Galactic Empire, but with Thrawn making all the decisions rather than Palpatine (no superweapon projects but a focus on enhanced smaller projects).
Anyway, here's the history blurb.
In the early days of the Galactic Empire, shortly after the Republic was taken over by the Emperor, expeditions to the unknown regions were begun. They mapped new sectors of space that had not previously been explored due in part to the anomaly on the western side of the galaxy that interfered with hyperspace travel. The results of these explorations became most famous when one such expedition discovered the Chiss, Thrawn, who would become the Empire’s first, and last, Grand Admiral.
Another of these expeditions was handed over to the command of one of the Emperor’s clones. It was believed that the Emperor had determined the clone wasn’t viable, as he lacked a Force connection, but that he still had the Emperor’s other qualities, namely his intelligence and desire for galactic dominion. He was a fitting candidate for expedition leadership, but otherwise useless to the Emperor.
His expedition ultimately led to the discovery of a world known by the locals as Oaken Dawn. It was a world previously discovered by a crashed colony ship. The people lost their level of technology after being cut off from the rest of the galaxy, making them ideal for subjugation. Imperial rule was swiftly brought to the world and a base of operations was established on one of its moons. The world, being rich in Titanium, was an ideal mining location. They allowed the locals to maintain their leadership subject to Imperial law.
This move, unbeknownst to any of them at the time, is what allowed the Empire to survive. Though the Empire’s expedition would continue onward, it was the garrison and ships left at Oaken Dawn that initially survived after the Emperor was defeated at Endor. This news would eventually reach them, but they were never given the same orders as the rest of the Imperial forces and remained cut off from the larger galaxy.
The First Order subsequently had no impact on them, and neither did the Emperor’s Final Order. The Emperor’s clone firmly believed the true Emperor had died, and so established himself as the new Emperor of their band of Imperial forces.
Hundreds of years later, the expedition’s numbers have grown thanks to breeding practices, primarily with the people of Oaken Dawn. Dawnites were human, despite being backward, and provided good breeding stock. Not only were their numbers bolstered, but so too was their military power as they were able to create a deep space shipyard facility thanks to the titanium they mined on Oaken Dawn and sold, discreetly, to traders from various other worlds.
Unbeknownst to them, another group of Imperials had survived on a distant world to their own, and they banded together to form the Imperial Remnant, which had its own Grand Admiral: Mason Deschart. These Imperials made the unfortunate blunder of announcing their presence to the galaxy much too soon, as the Sith fell upon them and all but destroyed them. Few survived, but the few that did ended up getting scooped up by the new Risen Empire and brought to the few worlds they controlled.
One such individual was Caathiel Deschart, the daughter of the late Admiral who died in battle with the Sith. She would go on to marry Reinhart Palpatine, the current Emperor of the Risen Empire. They would have a single child who, upon Reinhart’s passing, ultimately became Empress of the Risen Empire, the last vestige of the Galactic Empire of more than eight hundred years ago.
I'm still working out the kinks, but I've written a little bit of history for the faction to sort of give an idea. In general, we'd be an imperial faction based on the Galactic Empire with a focus on NFU roleplay. We would not have Imperial Knights, though we would have enslaved Force Users for hunting down other Force users. Our focus is on galactic domination for the purpose of installing peace upon the galaxy via military force.
To put it in an easily understandable way, think of us as the Galactic Empire, but with Thrawn making all the decisions rather than Palpatine (no superweapon projects but a focus on enhanced smaller projects).
Anyway, here's the history blurb.
Another of these expeditions was handed over to the command of one of the Emperor’s clones. It was believed that the Emperor had determined the clone wasn’t viable, as he lacked a Force connection, but that he still had the Emperor’s other qualities, namely his intelligence and desire for galactic dominion. He was a fitting candidate for expedition leadership, but otherwise useless to the Emperor.
His expedition ultimately led to the discovery of a world known by the locals as Oaken Dawn. It was a world previously discovered by a crashed colony ship. The people lost their level of technology after being cut off from the rest of the galaxy, making them ideal for subjugation. Imperial rule was swiftly brought to the world and a base of operations was established on one of its moons. The world, being rich in Titanium, was an ideal mining location. They allowed the locals to maintain their leadership subject to Imperial law.
This move, unbeknownst to any of them at the time, is what allowed the Empire to survive. Though the Empire’s expedition would continue onward, it was the garrison and ships left at Oaken Dawn that initially survived after the Emperor was defeated at Endor. This news would eventually reach them, but they were never given the same orders as the rest of the Imperial forces and remained cut off from the larger galaxy.
The First Order subsequently had no impact on them, and neither did the Emperor’s Final Order. The Emperor’s clone firmly believed the true Emperor had died, and so established himself as the new Emperor of their band of Imperial forces.
Hundreds of years later, the expedition’s numbers have grown thanks to breeding practices, primarily with the people of Oaken Dawn. Dawnites were human, despite being backward, and provided good breeding stock. Not only were their numbers bolstered, but so too was their military power as they were able to create a deep space shipyard facility thanks to the titanium they mined on Oaken Dawn and sold, discreetly, to traders from various other worlds.
Unbeknownst to them, another group of Imperials had survived on a distant world to their own, and they banded together to form the Imperial Remnant, which had its own Grand Admiral: Mason Deschart. These Imperials made the unfortunate blunder of announcing their presence to the galaxy much too soon, as the Sith fell upon them and all but destroyed them. Few survived, but the few that did ended up getting scooped up by the new Risen Empire and brought to the few worlds they controlled.
One such individual was Caathiel Deschart, the daughter of the late Admiral who died in battle with the Sith. She would go on to marry Reinhart Palpatine, the current Emperor of the Risen Empire. They would have a single child who, upon Reinhart’s passing, ultimately became Empress of the Risen Empire, the last vestige of the Galactic Empire of more than eight hundred years ago.
I hope it comes to fruition.
