Dolly Empire

*This article deals with the state in the mirror universe. For the prime universe counterpart, see United Dollilla Federation.*

## Dolly Empire

### Common Languages

Low GothicHigh Gothic

Qin Standard

### Government

Authoritarian military dictatorship under an absolute monarchy

### Established

2080

The **Dolly Empire** (Qin Standard: 大洋帝国) is a dictatorial imperial state located in the mirror dimension. It is the dominant power in its galaxy and has subjugated many subject races as slaves, though other species have some degree of social mobility thanks to a meritocratic system.

## History

The Empire formed in 2080, shortly after the aftermath of World War III, by the great conqueror Zhu You (posthumously *Taizu* or *Wudi*). He inaugurated an imperial dynasty that united the various human factions and led a war of conquest across the galaxy, spreading terror in the known worlds.

After the prominent admiral Postumus Cispius deposed the unpopular empress Appia in 2339, he established a system of diarchy in which he shared power with another emperor, Lucius II. This was done to ensure his popularity as a restoration of Imperial virtues and legitimacy, but the tensions that arose from this exchange would dominate politics for the remainder of the century.

In the mid-24th century, the Empire still existed. Their flagship, the *ISS Interprise*, encountered a crossover event with crew members from the prime universe after a failed emergency transport from a damaged shuttle due to biochemical interference. A short firefight ensued, in which the Captain was killed and Commander Mickey Mouse assumed control of the vessel. It is unknown what happened after the prime universe crewmen returned to their universe and re-switched places with their mirror universe counterparts. (INT: "Unmerciful")

## Culture

While many elements of the Dolly culture appear to be identical to that of the United Federation (such as its use of Low Gothic as a common language), it has marked differences. The Dolls themselves are extremely brutal and do not tolerate alien dissent. A common way to earn a promotion on a starship is to kill the commanding officer. "Survival of the fittest" is an ideology that permeates all layers of this civilization.

The language of the literati is High Gothic (represented in-universe by pseudo-Latin). This is used by the elites and prominent Starfleet members as a way of showing erudition (whereas Low Gothic is culturally seen as vastly inferior and barbaric).

The Empire makes no attempt at translating foreign languages; indeed, they have not developed even a basic universal translator like the Federation uses. Instead, they have standardized their writing system into "Qin Standard" (秦规范) script (represented in-universe by Chinese Characters). This writing system is intended to slowly assimilate the various subjugated alien species under a common language, so that while they can continue to speak in their native dialects, they would eventually adopt the universally understood script. Qin Standard, in this way, acts as a gateway through the language barrier, though the Dolls themselves use the Gothic Alphabet in most non-translation contexts.

## List of Rulers

*Convention: Use regnal name, if known. Otherwise use "Yang" + posthumous name OR temple name.*