Consulate

The Consulate is a primarily space-faring entity during the Great Expansion and Age of Exploration that claimed both a peacekeeping and protector role over the Sol-born human species. They were formed from five of the twelve original Scion tribes: the Aryans, Geminids, Lions, Aquarians, and Pisceans. They universally followed a descendant form of Terran Humanism that blended aspects of the religion as taught prior to the Anthroperium Era with elements of Hyperion religion and to a lesser extent some of the beliefs held directly by the El'yon as well as influence from the high expression of Architecture.
In contrast to the Second Dominion, the Consulate was composed entirely of unascended humans. At their greatest extent, only a few hundred thousand of them existed in contrast to the teeming quintillions throughout the galaxy. Their small numbers afforded them the status of legend whether they intended to acquire such a status or not. While they consider themselves a race of men separate from and above "normal humans" the Second Dominion granted them enclave status within their space.
The Consulate abolished the original Anthroperium-era tribal caste system distinguishing them from one another and exist in two groups: the Lords of Men and the Lord Protectors of Men. The former principally stay within space local to their enclaves, while the latter will establish local consuls outside of civilized space that will train the populace in the means of defence, but also antagonize the world's government in the belief that such measured conflicts will ultimately strengthen the people.
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Category:Great Expansion
Category:Age of Exploration
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