Hakansan Order

The **Hakansan Order** is a **Fallen Empire** based in the **Pridwen Galaxy (Nubecula Minor)**.

## Biology

There is debate as to whether the **Hakansan Order** can actually be considered a **"lifeform"**, with their biology composed of most **Bio-Mechanical Components**, designed in entirety rather then possessing the same **"Living Cellular Structure"** which most **Naturally-Evolving Organic Lifeforms** seem to have.

Hakansan biology is extremely resistant, able to take an impressive amount of damage and is immune to many different environmental hazards, including radiation poisoning and even the vacuum of space. The Hakansan also contain an **Aggressive Immunity**, their immune system is capable of emitting **"Micro-Leukocytes"** which seek out and attack any biological pathogen they encounter, altering the genetic code of viruses and bacteria to make render them ineffective against the Hakansan.

The **"Micro-Leukocytes"** are also capable of slowly **"consuming"** organic beings at the molecular level, breaking them down into component elements. However this process is slow so the Hakansan Order has devised a more efficient way of doing this through the use of **Bio-Mechanical Engineering**.

## History

Created on the planet, **Rilla**, the **Hakansan Order** have no knowledge of how they came into being, with their first recorded history only stretching back **3000 Years**.

The **Hakansan Order** developed **Warp Drive Technology** about the **Terran 10th Century**, having developed extremely powerful ships and a lust for conquest, they spread out amongst the **Pridwen Galaxy**, oppressing and controlling many lesser evolved species within their colossal Empire. During this time, the **Hakansan Order** were able to use these enslaved populations, converting them in a biological paste, maintaining their own **Bio-Mechanical Systems**.

However at some point of the last **1000 years**, due to dwindling food supplies in their local areas of space, the **Hakansan Empire** collapsed, it is currently not known how this happened so quickly as the Hakansan Empire were forced to abandon their home planet and became a nomadic species, which roamed the stars in search of continual sustenance. It has been suggested that this decline was led by constant incursions into their territory by lesser evolved species leading to a general collapse of their Empire.

## Society

Hakansan society is extremely complex, with extremely large family units known as **"Par'tar"**, normally with one family unit per ship in their **Floatilla**. Reproductive rights within the Hakansan Order is extremely complex with arranged marriages being the most common form of union between three Hakansan. This has created powerful alliances between the ships of the **Floatilla** who all seek the favour of the **Emperor**, the ruling ship in the Fleet. However this can change consistent and led to a period of intense civil wars between the different ships of the **Hakansan Floatilla**.

Despite their nomadic nature, the **Hakansan** still maintain a large presence in the **Pridwen Galaxy (Nubecula Minor)**, with defined borders as their ships have the ability to create more ships in order to supplement their Fleet. These areas contain several **Pre-Warp Species** which the Hakansan will routinely harvest for processing into biological matter. Due to this, the Hakansan Floatilla rarely leave the confines of their own established territory.

**Hakansan** doctrine is based around the idea of strict control and devotion to one's family unit above all else. All operations within the Floatilla is based around the idea of accumulating more power for their family units with the hope of becoming **Emperor** and the Hakansan typically see other organic beings as merely cattle to be used for slave building and eventually as a food source.

Despite this seemingly-chaotic society, the Hakansan maintain a strict series of social norms and rules towards each other, operating a dynamic **Caste-System** which provides extremely specific rules to which Par'tar can challenge another, as a family can only challenge the caste directly above or below their own social standing when they have amassed enough power or risk even other families who are bitter enemies uniting against them for the "good of the social order". Any deviation from this concept is considered grounds for exile from the Floatilla, with several ships being left behind and exiled from Hakansan's feeding grounds and certain death.

In Hakansan culture, only the **"Palkan"**, the **Priest Caste Family** can speak to the ships of the Fleet, keeping most of the Fleet reliant on the ruling classes when something happens to their vessel. The Priest class also promote the worship of **"Annatar"**, the **Divine Ship**, a mythical living ship that will lead the Hakansan to a new home.

## Technology

Hakansan technology is **Bio-Mechanically Engineered**, which makes it extremely regenerative and resistant to damage. The ships which the Hakansan use are sapient but only possess the intelligence level akin to that of a **Terran Canine** and are considered the most beloved pets and usually the **Family Crests** of each ship in the Fleet.

The Hakansan are capable of **"growing"** new ships for various reasons, such as a home for a **Marriage Union** between two previous families, these ships are usually fiercely protected by the Floatilla while they are still young, with even the Hakansan ships acting without the consent of their masters to protect their younger ships when attacked. This has led some to believe that the Hakansan have a **"Rule by Consent"** law with their ships, allowing them to act instinctively to protect their young when the need arises.