The Vantian Regime

The Vantian Regime was an authoritarian dictatorship that gained power in Meria, later renamed Vantis. They gained complete control over the planets Reguim, Eterin and had several colonies on Arna.

The Vantians held power for one hundred and thirty-six years before its collapse, after which it was reorganized into the Interstellar Republic of Reguim.

## The Rise and Fall of Vantis

The Vantians originated as a militant religious group tied closely to the to the Church of the Kar-Oth. The group’s name Vantis was taken from a fictional rebel group from the book Vantis Awakening.

Amidst a major economic depression in the mid 7th century the group gained membership as the group displayed strong advocacy for reform and anti-Abani sentiment. It was a common erroneous belief at the time that the depression was caused entirely by Orenian influence. Orenia was a nation that had a high Abani population and was governed by an Abani monarchy.

In the year 682RST the group staged a coup with the support of the Merian military that succeeded in overthrowing the current republic. All of the former heads of state that had expressed ideology antithetical to the group's views were tried by the military and publicly executed in Vandir. Soon after the executions it was declared illegal for any person of Abani descent to own property. After this, many of Meria's Abani fled the country in a mass exodus. The Abani who lacked the means to flee were then forced into designated parts of the cities that were heavily policed by the military.

With the goal of taking control of the lost former colonies, Meria, now renamed Vantis, declared war on both Orenia and Arnia. After five years and an unimaginable loss of life, Arnia surrendered to Vantis. Orenia with its many resources held out until year 702RST before Vantis completely leveled the capitol city of Costilo using atomics. Fearing persecution many Orenians had fled to the more loosely controlled Eterin colonies.

A decade after Vantis conquered Orenia and it's colonies. Vantian colonies were officially established on the planet Arna. Vantis invested much of its resources into space travel technology. This increased the need for cobalt, a crucial element needed in the manufacture of gravity well engines. The main source for the nation was in the seas of Eterin. Vantis then put increased pressure on the Eterin colonies to produce cobalt, causing the work conditions to drastically deteriorate. Vantis also began sending Abani to the planet as a disposable workforce in the dangerous refinement process.

In the city of Seile a rebellion began to disrupt exports. the rebellion was lead by an Abani man who claimed to be the son of the King of Orenia who was killed in the bombing of Costilo. After Seile was captured by the rebels, numerous other rebellions sprung up on the continent of Féréra. Soon after the rebels declared their independence and named Yhal Davicor the king of the new nation Yhaleim. Soon after, with the support of Yhaliem, people on the continent of Miish won their independence forming the Republic of Miishal.

After Vantis lost control of the planet of Eterin and their cobalt supply, their space exploration and connection to the Arnan colonies began to weaken drastically. Vantis mounted one final assault on Eterin which was ultimately defeated by the Eterin Alliance. With the lack of support from Vantis the Arnan colonies began to feel abandoned and declared their independence from Vantis forming the short lived Republic of Arna.

By the year 816RST the popularity of the reigning government was on a major decline with some talking of revolution. To appease the populous, the one party rule was overturned leading to multiple opposition parties to be created. It was only two year later that the Republicans replaced the Vantian Regime. It was held to a vote and the majority agreed to disband the current government and reform into a more representative democracy. The nation was renamed to The Republic of Reguim.

Fifty years later The Interstellar Republic of Reguim officially recognized and condemned the human rights atrocities committed by the Vantian Regime in an attempt to distance the current government, but in recent years there have been an increase of pro-Vantian sentiment, with groups like the Vantian Protection Front appearing in Reguim.