Mormon Armada

The modern flag of The Mormon Armada. Original by CarlmanZ

*The Holy Mormon Armada* (officially: The Second Holy State of Deseret) is a theocratic monarchical government administered from a fleet of around one hundred and twenty thousand spaceships. They are known across the galaxy for vehemently opposing all acts of genetic and cybernetic modification, claiming they are abominations against God, the name of their god. They are also considered xenophobic by some, since they do not allow alien members and claim humans are the only species that can be redeemed through worshipping God, but they are not openly hostile to alien species and even openly trade with neutral societies in the modern day.

## History

After the human Exodus of 2303, the original settlers discovered the planet of Kolob seventy-five years later in 2358. These isolationist colonies developed separately from the Unionists and Templars, who haveattempted integrating the colonists in various ways, with absolute rejection each time. Even after mass orbital bombardment by The Templars in 2443, resulting in the destruction of the planet Covenant, the Mormons simply took to the stars, living in a massive "armada" to prevent *ever* being destroyed again.

However, not all Mormons are "spaceborn" (born apart of a flotilla), and up to 1.2 billion still live on the planets Kolob, Eden and Sinai. The acting leaders of The Mormon Armada live aboard the CBS Wrath-of-God, a massive battleship that was converted from their original colony ship called the *TFSV Moab* (Terran Federation Space Vehicle).

## Deseret

The language spoken in Mormon Territories resembles an archaic form of New Terran written in a completely phonetic script that was supposedly "gifted from God the Father" in the 1854 (Terran years). It is somewhat mutually intelligible with New Terran, but written in a completely foreign script. The word "Deseret" in Deseret script is written as such: 𐐔𐐯𐑅𐐨𐑉𐐯𐐻.

## Danites

The Danites (Deseret: 𐐔𐐰𐑌𐐴𐐻𐑅), short for **The Tribe of Dan**, also known by their nickname as the Destroying Angels are a radical Mormon extremist group founded in the aftermath of First Mormon-Templar War, that is allegedly funded by the State of Deseret to partake in criminal mischief on other worlds. Officially, they deny the connection but do not denounce them as a terrorist organisation either. They are known in The Galactic Union and Templar Worlds for acts of mischief and terrorism ranging from vandalism to car bombings. The Danites' official mission statement is the "liberation of all Godfearing men and women from oppressive regimes".

   Danites are sometimes considered a denomination of Mormonism, since they incorporate several non-official elements into their variety of the religion, such as the covering of women's skin from view by wearing long clothes and veils called yashmaks over top thin garments called qarkids, borrowed from the Sangsski faith native to the Reptilian world Te Zrkan. Danites are also known for allowing non-Mormons to join their faith, just not become ordained Ministers. Around 80% of native Kebosi on Kolob identify as "Members of The Tribe of Dan" -- *oDani* in Zerkanish.

## Hellfire Corps

Hellfire Troopers are the elite units of the Deseret Military. They wear powered armour salvaged after the 2nd Mormon-Templar War and carry "fusion guns" -- flamethrowers that shoot superheated plasma in arcs. They are also known as "The Purifiers" by enemies to the State.

## List of Mormon Ships

All ships in the Mormon Fleet are prefixed LDS for *Latter-Day Saints* unless stated otherwise. (Ex. CBS: (Jesus) Christ's BattleShip). Colony Ships can hold up to 50,000 residents, while the CBS Wrath-of-God has a maximum occupancy of 250,000.

* CBS Elohim
* CBS Mission
* CBS Wrath-of-God: The "mothership" of The Mormon Armada
* LDS Aaron
* LDS Covenant
* LDS Leviticus
* LDS Melchizedek
* LDS Raamiah: A large colony ship. Stated to be the birthplace of Jessica Rogers.
* LDS Young