Grevian Empire

The Official Flag of Grevia

## Government

### King/Queen:

Cyrille, Tiberias, Aemillia, Virsinius, Vedrix, Theophlatus, Yulianus, Wertix, Kaesolius, Qarth, Locke, Deciona, Erlona, Harth, Tertius

## Population

### Population:

2.312.000.000

The Grevian Empire, or Grevia for short, is a Empire located in the Temperate Planet of Revia in the Amogus System. The Grevian Empire was one of the successor states of Imperial Gruvania, a once proud empire that was banished from their home system. The Grevian Empire is famous for their military might and beautiful buildings that roamed across its capital city, Rechester.

Founded by Queen Cyrille I after the Second Grand War, Grevia grew into prosperity during the reign of Theophlatus the Wise and Grevia subsequently entered a golden age of prosperity during the Imperial Era (IE).

## History

### The Exile and Banishment of Imperial Gruvania

Following the end of the Second Grand War, Gruvania was banished from the Nebulon System for inciting a nuclear war. As many suggested, only 1/4 of its population followed Empress Cyrille I into exile. The Grand Armada that brought the Tatonese Space Force to its knees now have a prospect of taking the Imperial Family and a chunk of the population into exile far away from the Nebulon System.

As the Grand Armada departed from the Nebulon System to unknown space, it endured many tragedies along the way, including the death of the famed Empress Cyrille and King Eihelbert of the Northern Islands. Along the way, they encountered strange phenomena by crossing through a nebula and an asteroid belt which damaged many vessels. After 2 long years of painful travelling, they reached their desired location, the Amogus System.

### The Breakup of Imperial Gruvania

As soon as they discovered a habitable planet that almost resembles their old home, the Grand Armada made landfall on the planet in many locations. Thus, many warlords took their advantage and set up their own kingdoms. While the Imperial Army stayed with the Imperial Family and the new Empress Cyrille II, its people did not. Watching from the window of the flagship, Cyrille looked as many of her people broke from her own empire and set up their own governments.

Following the breakup of Imperial Gruvania, Cyrille staged a massive war spanning from across the planet, decisively taking over the entire planet in just 5 years. With losses to the millions, the war was over after Cyrille and her mother’s legions took over the last bastion of the people.

### The Founding of the Grevian Empire

Following her mother’s wishes for the people to be united under one banner, Cyrille decided to proclaim back Imperial Gruvania, although with a different name. Accompanied by her advisors, she proclaimed the Grevian Empire, or Imperial Grevia, taking inspiration from the planet they first made landfall and its predecessor.

As soon as it was unified, Cyrille made massive reforms on both the army and the government. People from now on have to speak Latin, a hard language to learn but if mastered, could be efficient for the speaker to talk. Secondly, the government was formed as a Senate, with Cyrille with supreme command of it. Thirdly, the army was reformed into legions and training be made harsh for the most hardest recruits.

Due to the recent experiences from both the Diaplanatic Wars and the Grand Wars, only the best of the best could join the army, with them being the most prestigious jobs in the whole empire.

### The Barbarian Age

After conquering most of the planet, Cyrille II sent 2 Imperial Legions north, to the unpacified land of the Grimen. There, both legions were ambushed and annihilated a large Grimen host led by the infamous Carili Tribe. Following that disaster, Cyrille ordered that no legions are to ever march into the lands of the Grimen unless ordered to by its monarch. Cyrille then sent 3 Imperial Legions alongside 2 Auxilliary Legions to guard the borders to the north against any possible barbarian incursions.

For a decade since the disaster, only minor incursions happen. It was in 24 ASGW that a vast host of around 400.000 warriors descended into the south, overwhelming the garrisons stretching in the north. During the invasion, cities were razed and millions died. Only when one legion, the XXX Aeterna, defeat the host did the south was saved.

Following the great invasion of 22 ASGW, a number of invasions were successfully repelled, only at the cost of several legions. With each invasion did the legions gained valuable experience facing the horde of warriors. An expedition was sent to pacify the Carili tribe with 3 Legions under the command of Primum Legatus Diosius. The three legions found themselves ambushed and mauled several times but they did succeed in destroying the tribe, albeit with half their men killed in the expedition.

The last of the barbarian invasions was the Caroli Barbarian Invasion of 24 ASGW. The barbarian host swept south and destroyed half of the northern garrison, burning down their forts. To counter this, 10 Legions were sent under the overall command of the now Consul Diosius. The force that was sent successfully defeat it, annihilating the entire barbarian host. This victory subsequently ended the Barbarian Age, although the Grevians still do not have the power to colonize the north.

### The Vitreon Wars

Under the newly reigning Queen Aemillia, the Imperial Army was greatly strengthened by the increase numbers of Imperial Legions and Auxilliaries. Following the reforms, the Vitrea Archipelago was invaded by a invasion of force of 6 Legions under Primum Legatus Galenius. In just 2 months, half of the barbarian-infested archipelago was seized by Galenius’ army. With the shock of the invasion wading after 2 months, King Athalbard of the Vitreon Tribe launched a sudden offensive, capturing the main island, Rhotagea.

Now faced with supply problems, the invasion force was withdrawed and the entire invasion turned out to be a failure. Immediately after this, Galenius was disgraced from service alongside several Legates that were with him. A second invasion was planned the next year, and the second invasion went ahead the following year. Under a new inexperienced Primum Legatus Aurelio, the invasion went awry from the start as 2 Legions went ashore at the wrong beach and subsequently was mauled so bad that it was disbanded after the invasion. The other 3 Legions that landed in the correct beach were frequently attacked on a series of ambushes on the approach to Rhotagea. Suprisingly, the hastily assembled invasion force succeeded in capturing Rhotagea and 3/4 of the Vitrea Archipelago, although with serious losses.

### Theophlatus the Wise

Following the Saltian War, Vedrix started to demilitarize the army by reducing the number of legions but died due to old age in 145 AOTA. Because he was childless, the empire gave the throne to his adopted son, Theophlatus. Theophlatus started his reign by reducing the legions while simultaneously increasing the pay of the soldiers to make them happy. He then proposed an edict to the senate so that he be able to form a new auxilliary army based on allied legions. The senate approved the edict with a landslide of votes. 30.000 Athonian volunteers soon arrived after being granted permission for them to serve in the Grevian Army for 10 years.

### The Second Imperial Crusade

In 24 IE, Queen Deciona declared the Second Imperial Crusade to preserve the Crusader States located in the Gruvanian Home Islands from Forarenian aggression. Unfortunately, the Senate refused the call, calling Deciona a warmonger and for almost disturbing the century-long peace.

### The Sector System

In 57 IE, under the Administration Decree on Planets, star systems would be divided into their own sector, with the list being:

Home Sector: **Revia and Rhodon Systems**

Outer Colonies Sector: **Farrador, Tertius, and Hearth Systems**

The sectors are established to reduce stress on the government, with each sector administration able to act on its own until further orders arrive from Home Sector or from the Monarch itself.

### Exercise Monarch I

Following approval from the Seth, an exercise was planned near the Seth-Elovannian border with around 25 Grevian Legions and 50 Seth divisions participating in mock battles.

### The Second Coalition

In order to combat the spread of Socialism that might one day spread into the Grevian Empire, the Grevian Senate signed a pact with Ivenia to form what is to be called the Second Coalition. This coalition was to combat any scent of Socialism in both countries and to aid countries that had been attacked by the Socialist Republic of Athonia, with the last resort being to intervene.

The pact was signed in 65 IE when delegations from both countries met in Rechester Senate Square, with the delegation of Ivenia being led by Envoy Timothius and the delegation from Grevia being led by Senator Carax.

### The Colonial Race

After the 68 IE Magdorish Christmas Coup, the Imperial Senate went into chaos as many sought peace inside the senate. It was Senator Carax who calmed down the Senate by saying “you will not act liketh children at which hour th're is a crisis going on outside, for ye wilt act decisively else visage doom as we speaketh.” Following his words, the Senate calmed down and proceeded to cast a vote on what response should they give to the crisis.

After the vote, all were in favor of not recognizing the new government and to speed up colonization on new systems rather than focusing on individual planets in a system.

### The Brother’s Civil War

The Brother’s Civil War was a civil war regarding the succession of Emperor Tertius which he died in 80 IE. The war pitted both of Tertius’s children, Magnus and Justus. The war ended when Justus was killed in the town of Antly following its firebombing. Magnus succeeded Emperor Tertius when he was crowned in 83 IE and would rule for 67 years before passing away in 150 IE.

### Pax Grevana

After Magnus’ ascension to the throne, he made many reforms starting his reign like centralizing the army by making the primary formation a legion and promoting officers with talent rather than birth-right. Magnus also started creating a new Imperial Palace on Rhodon in 85 IE for the emperor’s new residence since he had grown fond of Rhodon during the Brother’s Civil War.

The new Imperial Palace would take 30 years to build and would be finished in 115 IE. The New Imperial Palace would be named “Frostpike Palace” due to it being situated atop the most highest of the mounts of Frostpike. With Frostpike Palace being situated in a very cold area that reaches -50 degrees celcius and is very high from sea-level, construction there would be very volatile and dangerous.

Magnus also during this time changed the succession law so that the eldest child, whether it be male or female, would inherit the throne instead of the eldest male. In 85 IE, after nearly 20 years without colonizing anything, Grevia announced the new colonization of the Hird System. The Hird System is the first ever Grevian Colony to be colonized of all planets, with all three planets on the system, Justicia, Magnesia, and Tertia being colonized and are to be converted into starports.

With tensions rising in Dresanaria over Athonia’s alliance with Elovannia through trickery and deceit, Magnus issued the first ever deployment of Grevian legions since the last 20 years. In 84 IE with war expected to happen in the next year, Magnus deployed around 5 legions to bolster the defense of Ivenia from Athonian aggression.

In the following years after the Northern Evacuation, Emperor Magnus welcomed the refugees from Chastonovia and Kaphan with open arms and made a refugee point in the mostly unoccupied planet of Hearth. The refugee point was made to serve the purpose of maintaining the refugees while they themselves made plans on moving to a new system and building their own nation back from scratch. In 97 IE, while exploring out of imperial space, Helmhand Squadron came across a fire-planet which according to their sensors, house vast abundance of ores vastly outsizing that of Rhodon. With that discovery, an expeditionary force was sent to the planet, now called Ignis.

### The Cataclysm

In 135 IE, all communication from Revia and Rhodon to the outside world ceased to exist as clouds of smoke clouded over the Amogus System. While all this was happening, the clouds of smoke increased and soon enough in mere hours, a whole 20 star systems were lost to the smoke, with no one knowing what happened. Search efforts began with surviving Imperial Fleets going into the mist to investigate, with no ship returning or seen ever again.

*Titus, the only known survivor of the Pertii Imperial Family, was crowned as emperor in the Goldkeep. He soon began to recall all fleets that hadn't gone into the smoke cloud and to orbit around Dresanaria for further instructions.*

## The Government

### The Grevian Senate

The senate is a governing body aimed at making and accepting reforms. The senate elections were made each 5 years, with the people voting on who to become a senator. The number of senators were around 200-300 and they are mostly in their mid 50s. There are also a number of roles a senator could take upon themselves, like for example to Praetor, Quasetor, Aedile, Pontifex Maximus, and the most prestigious is the Consul.

The Tribunus was made for military reasons, they are to accompany the Legatus in military operations and be his advisors. Multiple Tribunus are allowed to accompany a Legatus and they can form a council of advisors for the Legatus to better give decisions and advice. The Tribunus are picked from centurions who want to resume into the high command.

### Senatus Custodes

The Senate Guards act as the bodyguards of the senators both inside and outside the senate building. They are handpicked by each senator to suit their roles in combating assasination attempts and other stuff. The senate guards usually act on the senator’s behalf, and not the Emperor. The typical Senatus Custodes is a combat veteran in multiple military campaigns and is usually hard, sturdy, and most of all, smart.

### Vigilum Civitas

The Vigilum, or Vigiles, is the police force in the Grevian Empire. Armed with stun batons and rarely firearms, the vigiles often patrol the streets and eradicate the criminal world. Often these men were recruited just as they ended their military service, as having a former servicemen would contribute very deeply for the Vigilum Civitas.

### Colonia Vigiles

The Colonia Vigiles are a separate branch of the police force in the Grevian Empire. These colonial police would be stationed far from the order-driven Home Sector where they must act as lawkeepers on orderless colonies recently established by the Grevian Empire. The job carries risk as wandering bandits pose a serious threat in colonies but would pay off since the Grevian Empire always keeps an eye for talent.

### Manus Socialismus Excidium

The MSE is a special branch dedicated to the eradication of socialism in the Empire. These secret police work undercover to uncover secret socialist cells hidden by the Athonian Socialist Republic. Their tactics are brutal and deadly effective, with some cases being reported for torture and human rights abuses. The MSE work on all sectors in the Empire with thousands of active agents spying on resistance cells and destroying them from within.

## Imperial Traditions

### The Cornalarm

The Cornalarm is a tradition where a soldier sounds a cornicen every 6’o clock every day in his respective garrison. The Cornalarm functions as an alarm to wake up soldiers to do their morning prayers and their flag ceremony.

### Imperial Triumph

The triumph is one of the most decorated things a person can have in his/her lifetime. The triumph is a ceremony that commemorates a great triumph (hence the name) held by the person who masterminded it. It is one of the rarest gifts an emperor can give with only Diosius (posthomously) and Antius being the only people ever held in triumph.

## The Grevian Armed Forces

### Imperial Legions

Main Page: Grevian Army

The standard unit in service in the Grevian Empire. Around 10.000 men reside in each legion, with camp followers to provide the necessary rations and tools for the legion. Unlike the auxiliaries, the imperial legion has only one purpose, that is to conduct military operations and campaigns. Each legion is commanded by a Legatus, who comes from the lower classes and appointed by the Emperor/Empress. Second in command is the Tribunus, who comes from the Grevian Senate and is a close advisor to the Legatus. With the introduction of the Gladio Energy Blades in 10 ASGW, all Legions are expected to carry them as their main weapon in 20 ASGW. These Gladio would be enough to pierce nanotech armor and cut of limbs with ease. Training for these gladio would be extremely harsh given the circumstances if the user loses his grib and drops it while it is activated.

Due to the population rate of the Grevian Empire. Each soldier that has reached the service of 25 years will receive a pension, money, and some plot of land for them to take care. The number of Imperial Legions as of 30 ASGW are around 60 legions, with 10 guarding the Grimen frontier.

As of 13 IE after the death of Emperor Qarth, the number of Imperial Legions has reached 500 active Legions with another 130 in reserve. The number of legionnarii in each Legion has also increased to around 50.000 at full strength. The most experienced Legions are stationed in the planet of Rhodon with the most experienced being Legio CLXXVII “Semper Fidelis”.

After a century of everlasting peace, the Imperial Legions numbered around 30.000 men at full strength in order to compensate the need to guard frontiers. With planets being colonized and the establishment of the sector system, The Senate issued an edict that establishes Army Commands with them being assigned armies to control with them being:

**Outer Command (Headquartered at Farrador, with it being assigned 200 Legions.)**

**Home Command (Headquartered at Rhodon, with it being assigned 300 Legions, including the Imperial Guard.)**

Outer Command is given more autonomy due to the distance between the capital and Farrador. Home Command houses the prestigious Imperial Guard Legion that protects the Imperial Family alongside regular Legions.

### Auxiliary Legions

Unlike the Imperial Legion, the auxiliaries are part of the territorial defence of the empire. With around 10.000 men, these men would be commanded by their own respective senators or governors that has the authority of the province. Most of the men were recruited from their own provinces after all, so many would be willing to die to protect their love ones and their property. The auxilliaries could also be used as elite support units like the mobile infantry and engineer corps.

By IE, the Auxilliary Legions had numbered around 700 with 20.000 auxilliaries at full strength. These Legions are tasked with acting as garrisons and military police. A new elite branch is established in 5 IE, The Mobile Infantry, that acts as the airborne infantry of the Grevian Empire.