Orisa Empire

"*The Empire is not some force that thrives off war, it is a force of order that has brought peace to dozens of star systems since the Federation collapsed. In a time of anarchy, half-heart measures will not assure the denizens and that only action can peace be brought. The Empire is exactly what we need to combat the threat of the Cybros and more importantly to combat ourselves when the time comes.*"
—Imperial Broadcast before the Colonial War
The **Orisa Empire,** known as the **Empire** or the **Imperium** was a coalition of star systems that had united under Counciler Vance Thaddeus in the aftermath of the Cerberus Galactic Conflict. Having been in the making years ago, Thaddeus had used his vast wealth and connections to groom Orisa Daval as the replacement for Ra'dam as the heart of humanity in the stars and amassed a massive fleet and began consolidating large swath of star systems under his control. From the start, he did not hide his draconian idealism and proclaimed him *Emperor of Daval, Emperor of Humanity* and had shaped the Orisa Empire accordingly; from a ragtag coalition to a fully developed administrative superpower in its own right.

Planets such as Orisa Septim and Orisa Nova were instrumental in the maintenance of Imperial authority across human space, and in the years before the Colonial War had started some had begun to refer to the Orisa Empire as the new 'galactic' order. Vance Thaddeus's ambitions for humanity, however were vain and borderline psychotic as the Tragedy of Myridan happened, leveling an entire world in order to prevent it from joining the Republic of Horizon and intimidate other neutral systems into falling in line. This however, had the opposite effect

The Colonial War would break out months later as a direct result, and both powers waged a ceaseless war for three years until the Imperials were pushed further and further back, not because they were being overpowered but because of internal feuds between Thaddeus and various Imperial officials. It would take the Fall of Orisa Daval and the assassination of Thaddeus to bring a new figurehead to the fold, the *true* founder of the Orisa Empire - Alexander Romius.

Alexander Romius was a genius, and had spent years planning on overthrowing Thaddeus and ruling the Empire in a new light that would see it endure the wars to come. However, the Orisa Empire would meet its end following the Battle of Orisa Septim and the execution of Emperor Romius.

## History

### Early Beginnings

"*In the beginning, Thaddeus was a man that you would follow to hell and back. But something changed in him, his eyes dont have the inspiration or idealism....*"
—Alexander Romius, his thoughts upon Thaddeus proclamation of the Orisa Empire
The Orisa Empire began as an idea in the warped mind of Vance Thaddeus during his years as a Federation Counciler, which was his own take on what a superpower should appear and exert its power rather then tie it all in a noose. Thaddeus had spent much of his early years on the Federation Council furthering the modernization of military technologies, making behind-the-door deals with various officials and even going to the black market for his interests. During the Cerberus Galactic Conflict, he began to relocate military and civic assets that he deemed useful for 'his' time subtly as the conflict drew on, only then moving to his base of operations on Orisa Daval before the Fall of Ra'dam and then in the intermission, declaring the Orisa Empire that would rise from the ashes of the Federation like a phoenix reborn.

Thaddeus was charismatic and was able to draw to him talented individuals of his generation such as Admiral Carinus, General Romius, Doctor Burke other figures. This enabled him to have an extremely well-oiled administration that relied more on people of talent then an excessive amount of bureaucracy. The Empire began to exert further and further expansion efforts across human space, coming to contain a large swath of systems from Orisa Legatus and Dymir to Orisa Vitae.

## Government

Warning: This section is **heavily** Work-In-Progress

### Executive Offices

* Office of the Emperor
	+ The Imperial Family
	+ Office of the Imperial First Councilor
	+ Imperial Cabinet
* Homeworld Security Bureau
* Department of the Imperial Armed Forces
* Imperial Health Commission
* The Imperial Officers Academy
* The Imperial Army Academy
* The Imperial Navy Academy

### Legislature

* Imperial Senate
* Imperial Security Council
* The Noble Houses of the Empire
* Imperial Armed Services Committee
* Imperial Intelligence Committee
* Imperial Ethics Committee
* Imperial Committee on Research & Development
* Imperial Provisional Governance Committee

### **Judiciary**

* High Courts of the Empire
* Imperial Armed Forces Courts of Appeals
* Imperial Citizenship Commission
* Imprtial Goods & Trade Authority

## Important Officials

### Administrative

"*The Imperial Senate is a well-maintained form of government, representing the various planets, corperations and private parties that have a mutual interest not only in the prosperity of the Empire but of humanity survival in these dark times.*"
—A dossier on the Imperial Senate

#### Current

* Emperor Bastion Romius (head of state)
* First Minister Flavius Corven
* Representative Benedict Engstrom

#### Former

* Emperor Vance Thaddeus (former head of state, deceased)
* Emperor Alexander Romius (former head of state, deceased)
* Lady Anyci Aurelia (former leader of house aurelia, presumed dead)

### Military

#### Current

* Fleet Admiral Octavio Rivera (Imperial March, commander of Imperial Armed Forces)
* Commander-in-Chief Peranius (Imperial March, commander of Imperial Armed Forces)

#### Former

* Baron Astrick (defected to United Governments of the Republic)
* General Luca Anthem (defected to United Governments of the Republic)
* Lieutenant-General Aedyn (killed in action)

## Imperial Military

"*The Imperial Armed Forces is no joke, well-equipped and disciplined through years of training has enabled the Empire to field an impressive force. Its only flaw is that its officer-ship tends to backstab each other then engage the enemy in a even fight.*"
—Lieutenant-Captain Ternce, regarding the Imperial Army
**Imperial Armed Forces,** also known as the **Imperial Military** or the **IAF** is the standing forces of the Orisa Empire and the Imperial March. It consists of the Imperial Navy and the Imperial Army underneath one command structure known as the *Central Command* which answers directly to the Commander-In-Chief, and has sub-divisions that contest different areas of operations such as *FleetCom* and the *Department of Logistical Planning.*

Compared to other standing forces, the IAF is noted to be a more effective fighting force if not hindered by its constant divisions between superior officers.

## Territories

The Empire had at one point controlled the majority of colonies in the Cerberus Galaxy. Imperial territory falls within Imperial Space.

Before the Colonial War, the Empire had direct control of the InnerSphere which consisted of Orisa Daval, Orisa Septim, Orisa Vitae, Orisa Sicarius, Orisa Legatus, Orisa Nova, Dymir, Octavia, Myridan, Hiso and Saietovia