Divine Topedic Order

The Divine Topedic Order or DTO for short is a peaceful Elective Theocracy bordering the Principality, State of Tochun and Devaron United Suns.

## Government Structure

The Order is run by a small group of priests who create and define laws based on the texts of Topedism. These priest were originally regular priests before being selected by the the Order's leader, for such position. These priests are then elected by their congregation to be the select few for the positions. The FeydLeaf is the leader of the Topedic religion, Bishop of Seraht, and Head of State. He/she will always have the final say when it comes to the new laws and has the power to change old one to fit the new era.

## Society

Peace and tranquility is at the forefront of Veraht society. Conflicts are resolved through talking and jobs are taken at a slower pace. This slow pace and peaceful nature had slowed their peoples expansion over their planet. This had also affected the exploitation of their resources, which for the most part was largely untouched until the arrival of the Breen. This way of life was(eventually) respected by the Holy Kingdom only after finding out their hidden "aggression".

## History

The DTO was always a peaceful nation. They had formed a relatively minor space nation sometime before the Zed'drath and never really sought to expand. When they had met with the three nations surrounding it, they greeted them with open arms. This was well respected by the Zed'drath, the Sirlachan made no move on them and largely ignored them, but the Breen saw them as opportunity to expand. They then declared a brief war against the Veraht and enslaved them.

### Kingdom Era

The Veraht under the Kingdom was somewhat peaceful with no noticeable impact of their daily lives. At first the Holy Kingdom respected Veraht way of life and their religion as long as they help with the mining operations of their homeworld and systems. This mutual respect was pay heed to for several decades before the coronation of Lok-Haar. Lok-Haar, a staunch racist and Seicism supporter, shattered this undeclared agreement by ramping up resource acquirement quotas and forcing the Veraht to convert to Seicism. This didn't go well with the population and the call for holy war was sent out. The Veraht Resistance movement or known natively as the Vorahk Hitaht (Vorahk's movement) was formed to combat occupation forces.

### Hitaht era

Small islands became major battle grounds overnight. The VRM became an effective guerrilla force after receiving weapons from the ZLA. The VRM was lead by a Topedic monk name Vorahk who saw that with the call for holy war, his people needs to abadoned their peaceful ways briefly. The VRM strike military bases, civilian centers and transports with bombs and ground assaults. Kamikaze attacks were frequent which put fear in the hearts of civilian Breen living on Seraht. These attacks would continue until the civil war.

### Devoran Civil war

When the civil war broke out, the VRM attacks were constantly being thwarted due to the increase presence of troops on the planet. It would get even worse for the Vorahk Hitaht as a naval blockade was introduced. This forced the VRM to go underground and rebuild their forces. Small raids were carried out by the resistance group but only to acquire supplies. By the time the DJF and its allies arrived at Seraht, it was the end of the war. The VRM, goaded on by Mom Notha's plea to join the united front, acted as the front's ground forces on the planet, striking key military sites across Seraht. Once the Kingdoms forces fell and the king abdicating, the Vorahk Hitaht ratified its constituion and declared its independence by 2259.

### Union and Beyond

The newly formed Divine Topedic Order sought to keep themselves isolated from the troubles of the galaxy most notably the Rumbles period( 2258-2270). Yet the Order still had its share of troubles. The Vorahkites, those who wanted to shed their people's peaceful way of life and followers of Vorahk, threatened civil war if their demands were not accepted by the government. This was however taken out by a small strike team from the newly formed Union of Planets. This incident gave Veraht everywhere a higher opinion of the federation which they ultimately joined. The Tochun Civil War disrupted the federation and the Order was hard hit by the conflict. Several of small raiding fleets of the Revenant Corps attacked bordering worlds.