Monarchia (Zeta Felis XII)

## History

The birthplace of the last Emperor of the **Rothian Corporation**, Monarchia (Zeta Felis XII) is the twelfth planet in the Zeta Felis star system, located on the far edge of Roth territory close to the **Lambda Quadrant** border.

Despite its isolated position on the very edge of the **Black Eye Galaxy**, Monarchia commands a massive unseen influence throughout the entire former Rothian Corporation.

Prior to the death of the last Rothian Emperor during the **Canaan Station Incident** at **Roth Prime** and the subsequent revolution in **2420**, Monarchia had almost achieved near mythical status within the citizenry of the Rothian Corporation.

Owned and controlled completely by the **Taltrix** family, Monarchia was off-limits to all but the Emperor's most trusted associates and confidants. To this end, Monarchia had its own fleet of **Rothian Magnificent Class** dreadnoughts which exclusively protected the Zeta Felis system, destroying any interlopers with an almost fanatical zeal.

The Taltrix family, who combined with the Waitang family by political marriage in **2354** maintained a dedicated and loyal cult on the planet which acted as the personal enforcers of the Emperor's will. These followers revered the Taltrix line with a cult devotion, advocating for the purity of the Emperor's line, inviting rumours within the Rothian Corporation that Taltrix III was actually the product of incest in order to keep the Corporation pure.

After the fall of the Rothian Corporation following the **Roth/Strategos War** of **2420** and their subsequent defeat by the **United Commonwealth of Planets**, the entire of Monarchia's population practised a form of ritual suicide, determined to follow their Emperor in death, leading to the loss of over three million lives.

## Destruction

Monarchia and half of the Zeta Felis Star System was destroyed in May **2453** when a cloaked **Cronus** station which had been taken over by the **Rannis Consensus** exploded due to the efforts of the **Normandy CBS-61944**. The explosion was powerful enough to take out **The Circle** and destroy almost the entire star system.

## Environmental

Monarchia is a dark, lifeless planet known for its constant acidic rainfalls and subsequent lack of plant life. Despite the lack of any plant life on the planet, several forms of fungi have been able to adapt to life on the planet and are almost completely unique to any other variety in the known universe, able to photosynthesise oxygen from the acidic compounds in the rainfall. As a result, Monarchia possesses some of the most bizarre ecological features of any planet in the known universe.

The harsh environmental conditions of Monarchia have caused some of the animal life to adapt to their environment in unique ways. Some animal such as the **Ve'ltrexis** (**"Beast of Victory"** in Rothian) have flourished in this environment, developing a hard shell which are immune to the constant acidic downpours on the planet. This successful adaptation has allowed the animal to flourish and become twice the size of the average human, feeding on both other animal life and the unique fungi on the surface. In reverence for this creature, the devoted followers of the Emperor named their organisation as the **"Order of Ve'ltrexis"**.

## Government and Society

Monarchia remained fanatically loyal to the Taltrix family, with children brought there to be indoctrinated from all over the Corporation, encouraging them to see the Emperor as a god-like being of unquestionable wisdom. Females were also brought their to serve the Queen and be trained as concubines and surrogates for the highest Rothian nobility.

The buildings on the surface of Monarchia were designed to incorporate an almost unique element on the surface of Monarchia, called **"Vel'terra"**, the same substance that makes up the shell of the **"Vel'texis"** beast, as a result, the buildings were extremely resistant to the acidic rainfall of the planet.

Massive processing plants were established near the acidic seas of Monarchia in order to filter and purify the water on the surface of the planet, leading to drinkable water.