Crux Empire

Category:NPC Factions
Category:Great Empires
The Crux Empire is an immensely powerful and highly militaristic semi-theocratic oligarchy. Forged from the ashes of the ancient Trellosian Empire in the distant outer reaches of the galaxy, the Crux Empire has spent thousands of years building up a massive armada and war machine. Despite being a highly militant authoritarian regime, many citizens of the empire have a relatively large degree of freedom - provided it does not conflict with imperial interests. Additionally, many civilizations in the outer reaches of the empire's reach remain under only nominal occupation, so long as they swear and maintain fealty.
== Military ==
The Crux military makes use of the most powerful Navy the Galaxy has seen in thousands of years, even overshadowing the Federation. After spending over a thousand years in exile rebuilding the Empire from almost nothing, the Emperor's fleet contains thousands of capital ships with highly advanced technology. 
While the Federation is historically the galactic leader in military technology and overall power, the Empire is presently the most powerful nation in the known Universe. 
After rediscovering Movolo, one Dark Councilor, Drenus 'The Seeker', devoted himself to searching for ancient relics and knowledge from millennia prior, and established the 
== Economy ==
The Empire utilizes a mixed command economy with state capitalism characteristics, as some degree of free trade is allowed provided that it ultimately benefits the empire.
== The Grand Plan ==
After carefully rebuilding the Empire with nothing but a few ships and several thousand exiled civilians, the Emperor and his powerbase have had many years to design the ultimate plot to take over the galaxy. The Empire's ultimate goal is to destroy the Federation and establish the second Galactic Imperium.