Aventis (Aventis II)

## History

Aventis is the home planet of the **Aventis Empire**, a central kingdom surrounded by fifty one individual vassal states. The planet was in a state of almost constant warfare during the years before the Aventis discovered a viable means of space travel.

Over the years of chaos, fifty one individual kingdoms emerged and rose to prominence. These included the kingdoms of;

* **Fullex**
* **Rumania**
* **Telkana**

These kingdoms, all leader by a monarchic structure continually warred against each other until the early **2000's**, when the **Saxconis Empire** successfully managed to conquer every country on the planet through the brilliant leadership of **Emperor Excalis I**.

Rather then seeing his Empire rule supreme, Excalis I, also known as **"The Emperor of Philosophers"** called for all nations to come together in a form of **representative democracy** under an **Imperial Ruler** which also allowed every country on the planet to retain their unique cultural heritage, ensuring the first type of stability that had never before been seen on Aventis.

Excalis I proved to be a skilled political leader and on his death bed, where his generals were arguing over who should succeed him, he decreed that Saxconis would be divided up amongst the remaining countries and his capital city of **Enteris** (**"Shattershield" in Federation Standard**) would become a meeting place for the planetary council which he had worked so hard in life to build.

Following the death of Emperor Excalis I, the first Emperor of the newly formed Aventis Empire, the planet went through a period of relative peace and stability which lasted all the way up to the **2100's**. Aventis was able to flourish particularly in the area of art, culture and philosophy.

In **2104**, excavations in the Fullex region of the planet revealed the remains of a crashed alien vessel. This was to be the Aventis's first contact with an alien culture and profoundly changed their civilisation. Up until that point, Aventis had been greatly influenced by **The Holy See of Enteris** and the **Church of Iron***,* two monastic orders which dominated much of Aventis politics hundreds of years before.

During the time known as **"The Great Enlightenment"**, the Aventis went through a sort of cultural revolution, rejecting superstition and religion for more humanistic approach. As a result, the church saw its influence greatly reduced as it was reduced to a more ceremonial position, conducting the coronations of new rulers within Aventis society.

During the **2100's**, the Aventis were able to reverse-engineer the engines of the crashed alien vessel, gaining faster-than-light capability. One of the first species encountered during this age of exploration was the **Rothian Corporation**. The Aventis saw the way that the Roth treated their citizenry and declared war as a matter of honour.

The war however was short-lived as both empires had relative equality in technological prowess, despite the differences in design and technological focus and both sides agreed to a ceasefire. However the Aventis continued to show a great disdain for Roth society.

In **August 2421,** the **Umojan Empire** successfully captured Aventis Prime by launching a stealth invasion, using the planet's own **Verteron Defense Turrets** to destroy two **Aventis Bastion Class** ships in orbit.

## Nuclear Winter (April 2452)

In **April 2452**, Aventis Prime entered a nuclear winter caused by **Xei'nrn M'sorn** and the **Rothian Liberation Army**, who successfully rammed five **Consortium Aerie-Class Surveyors** into the planet, heavily damaging Aventis's major cities and forcing the Aventis to evacuate the planet. Over 7 million Aventis died as a result of these actions which the **Galactic Commonwealth** witnessed and was unable to escape. As a result **Empress Hild MacLowan** declared a **"Day of Mourning"** following the attack and the Aventis Empire relocated their capital to the **Yanshire Star System**.

## Terraforming and Resettlement (October 2452)

In **May 2452**, a series of **Galactic Commonwealth** **radioisotope converters** were placed in the atmosphere of the planet to reduce the level of surface radiation by collecting these particles and redirecting them harmlessly into space. By **October 2452**, the surface radiation was low enough in certain areas for Aventis Prime to be resettled, leading to the construction of several small hamlets on the surface of the planet, with the goal of reseeding these areas with flora and fauna once again.

A new city was built on the site of the old capital **Enteris (Shattershield)**, named **"Excalisan"** after **Emperor Excalis I**, the first Emperor of the modern Aventis Empire.

## Government and Society

Aventis society operates a strict code and caste system, similar to the ancient **"chivalry"** code of Ancient Earth. As a result, the Empire has been prevented from the normal territorial expansion due to a strict code of honour, leading the Aventis not to attack or annex defenceless worlds without an honourable cause.

Unusually, there is no common language that has rose to prominence on Aventis, with the planet containing over fifty different languages and almost two thousand regional dialects.