Draconus Empire

The **Draconus Empire**, also known as the **Militarized Imperium of Draconus**, is one of two nations that reside on Casterlia and one of seven nations that make up the Organa Confederacy. It is a militarized nation that uses force and follows a strict military doctrine.

## History

After the "Great Exodus", the entire Armstrong Flotilla emerged from the wormhole. Unfortunately, an asteroid storm caused the entire fleet to make emergency landings on the five moons of a crimson gas giant. Three ships crashed landed on a crag moon called, Casterlia, and started to form communities on some of the rocky islands of this moon. Two of the ships landed close to each other in the northern hemisphere with the Neil ship containing the Dukronians and the Benita ship containing the Olyqians. Yet once they've landed, they had to deal with the most extremes. Many include dragon-like creatures that lurk in every corner of the islands and in the sea, winters were harsh and brutal, volcanoes appear at random and monsters of various species attacking from everywhere. So much that both species have harden themselves to survive in these conditions.

With so much hardship and nasty creatures, they started creating their own military forces before finding a nation. Many Dukronians and Olyqians rallied under General Andrej von Draconus to protect the people against the many monsters and help the civilians in need during or after a natural disaster around in 95 AF. It took four years to stabilize the region and some of the surrounding islands as they fought back the worst monsters this world has. Once peace and stability came, Andrej von Draconus crowned himself emperor on 99 AF. During his coronation, he drank the blood of three of the dragon-like creatures from deep beneath the tiny continent, the oceans and the skies as he pledged to uphold the peace with the greatest military force he forged. Thus the creation of the Draconus Empire.

However, the empire wasn't the only nation upon Casterlia. During an exposition south of the equator in 134 AF, the pioneers discovered a colony settlement on a small island that bears a red and black flag with a yellow star along with other transhuman beings that worked in a mining complex close by. This is the Zulon Union. A similar militaristic nation yet follows the dictations of communism. These include Trotskyism, Leninism, Maoism and Stalinism as the Union seize every bit of land they can find with many of their territories trying to decide which has better use for what. This nation is comprised of other transhuman beings such as Egafaals and Pilokos.

As for the start of a war between the Empire and the Union is still unsure. To the Zulon Union, the scouts attacked the island and wiped-out by the inhabitants. To the Draconus Empire, most of the scouts were wiped by soldiers of the Union rather than try to talk it out. The only scout died at the port and only said that "-there is another nation down south that practice communism. The attack was..." He died shortly after before telling the truth.

As a result, the Empire-Union War was instigated with both governments trying to gain the upper hand on all the lands on this watery rock until a stalemate was made in 145 AF when neither side can gain anymore ground, both literally and metaphorically. After the war, a new cold war between both sides was waged. Then on 215 AF, satellites were launched in orbit and made contact with other moons. Then on 235 AF, they became part of the Organa Confederacy. Even though they are working with other nations, they still despise the Zulon Union.

## Culture

The Draconus Empire is a melting pot of different cultures from Earth. It ranges from Spaniard, Portuguese, Islamic, Greek and many more from the people of different countries of Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle-East. In the early years, most of the architect greatly resembles medieval Moorish, 16th to 19th century Synagogue, Classical Greek, Egyptian Revival, medieval Kievan Rus, Roman, and the biggest of them all, Venetian. With the storms, the majority of the structures had to be reinforced and many had to use Japanese-style construction called, seismic base isolation system. A very handy system that absorbs or minimize the shock in the structure arises from earthquake. Seismic isolation devices reduce the stiffness or damping in the structure. Seismic isolation devices mounted between the foundation and floor of the structure. Very handy against the storms, blizzards and a few erupting volcanoes. Sometimes useful against tsunamis, which are rare.

There are only three religions in the Draconus Empire. The major religion is Abrahamic, a combination of Judaism, Christianity and Islamic. The other two are Egyptian Pagan, which is a religion that worships the ancient Egyptian gods, and Hellenic.

## Economy

The Dunka is the main unit of currency in the Draconus Empire.

The primary source of income comes from the mineral resources from the mountains and deep beneath the oceans. However, salt is a high import, particularly different colored kinds. This include green salt that comes from the kelp and seaweed, blue salt that came from deep beneath the crust of the ocean and a strange glowing red salt that have a spicy sensation that can only be found in the mountains.

However, the majority of their income comes from the metals they mine. But during war time, they get their resources from whatever place they ransack.

## Trivia

* The Draconus Empire has nations that had empires such as the Spanish Empire, the Portuguese Empire, the Roman Empire, the Macedonian Empire, the Ancient Egyptian Empire, the German Reich and the different nations that were part of those empires in the past.
* Like most of the empires above, they are militaristic.