Praeliorian Empire

The **Praeliorian Empire**, sometimes simply referred to as the **Empire** by Praeliorian imperials and Dremirians, was the monarchical sovereign state that once ruled over all of the Praeliorian Remnants, which was once called Imperial Praeliorian Space. At the end of the Era of Diamond Dust, the Praeliorian Empire was reformed into the Praeliorian Republic.

The Empire was allied with the Dremirian Alliance, the government of Dremirus and the Dreamer Worlds, for much of history. This alliance fell apart during the War of the Crystals.

## History

### Origins

According to ancient texts, the Praeliorian Empire was founded at least several centuries before the start of the Artifice Wars. The dominion of the Empire spanned across several tens of thousands of light years, and over hundreds of different worlds.

### The Artifice Wars

By the time of the Artifice Wars, Clan Aznaré was in control over the Empire, under the reign of Sentinel and Emperor Osra Aznaré. During the war, the Praeliorian Empire joined forces with the Deliverance, which was a massive alliance of nations from all throughout the galaxy who fought for the freedom to use and wield magic in any given manner, even the dark arts.

When the war was over, and when Emperor Osra passed away, his son Sasna Aznaré took on the mantle of Emperor and reestablished positive relations between Praelior's former allies from before the start of the war. Such efforts were largely successful.

### The Aznarian-Nialorian Wars

In the 45th century ASA, the royal family of Clan Nialor had ruled over the Praeliorian Empire for nearly a century, under Emperor Astilbe Nialor. Diamo Aznaré of Clan Aznaré declared his and his clan's seats to the Praeliorian throne to be the only true option for Praelior's future. It was at this point that the two ruling families of Praelior, Clan Aznaré and Clan Nialor, went to war with one another.

By the end of the wars, Clan Nialor was fragmented and reduced to nothing, with the power of Clan Aznaré once again continuing to prevail over the Praeliorian Empire. Diamo's legacy was honored by Aznarian descendants, becoming known in historical archives as Diamo the Conqueror.

The result and ideological reasonings behind the Aznarian-Nialorian Wars continued to sever the connection between the Praeliorians and the Dremirians.

### The War of the Crystals

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Before the start of the War of the Crystals, Emperor Ción Aznaré held the title of Sovereign over the Praeliorian Empire, before his death leaving his firstborn son Ranza Aznaré to become Emperor of Praelior. Emperor Ranza looked regarded the actions taken during the Artifice Wars by his ancestor Emperor Osra as strong, and thought that his father, Emperor Ción, did not take the Praeliorian Empire to its fullest potential.

Emperor Ranza's descent into war began with greed. He demanded more from the Dremirian Alliance, which at the time was largely represented by Sentinel Nyx, than previously established. Eventually Ranza's demands turned into threats, but the Dremirian Sentinel remained adamant and never complied with Ranza's selfish demands.

Under Emperor Ranza, the Praeliorian Empire made the first assault to begin the war. The planet Yttrius was brutally ambushed, beginning a series of devastating battles on both sides. Emperor Ranza's reign during the war oversaw the great loss of both Dremirian and Praeliorian territories. Dremirian Alliance territory was reduced to their capital of Dremirus and its moons, whereas Praeliorian Empire territory was reduced to their capital of Praelior and its two moons: Pluvia and Perdita. Imperial Praeliorian colonies throughout Imperial Praeliorian Space were subsequently lost and left to fend for themselves, and thus Imperial Praeliorian Space was then referred to as the Praeliorian Remnants.

Emperor Ranza's final act as Sovereign was placing a curse on Praelior and its moons, which he casted by absorbing the life force of nearly all Praeliorians against the ongoing war, and by using the remainder of his own life force. Sentinel Eniphesta Aznaré tried effortlessly to prevent the casting of this powerful curse, but doing so costed her life, and she died in vain having not stopped Emperor Ranza before he died and held their entire ancestral legacy hostage.

This curse subsequently and unofficially ended the war, and Ranza's firstborn Esper Aznaré took on the title of Sovereign.

### The Era of Diamond Dust

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Empress Esper's reign was a tumultuous period that spanned thirteen hundred years. Under her watchful eye, the imperial program for Dremirian hunting was established, with the formation of the Praeliorian Elite and High Elite positions. Some argued that more Dremirians perished during the Era of Diamond Dust than during the War of the Crystals, due to Empress Esper's brutal tactics.

The Praeliorian Empire effectively adopted an extreme anti-Dremirian policy. Dremirians were either hunted down and grinded into dust or captured and forced into servitude for the Empire. Most of the Empire's resources were focused on hunting down Dremirians. The Praeliorian Empire would not recover their lost colonies throughout the Praeliorian Remnants for over a thousand years.

## Organization

The Praeliorian Empire was overseen by the Praeliorian Sovereign, who was a member of one of the royal clans of Praelior. Different royal clans ruled the Praeliorian Empire throughout history, although Clan Aznaré reigned for arguably the longest. The title of Sovereign was a right of primogeniture, meaning the first born child of the current Sovereign and their consort was the first in line to inherit the throne.