Sīlōjennoz

**Sīlōjennoz Sarmelonizo the Conqueror** is one of the emperors of the Sarmelonid Vozonid Empire.

## History

He was known for leading his fleets against the Igarin Empire and the Konjor Supercorporation, and annexing hundreds of star systems after defeating the two empires.

During his reign, the gods of the Sarmelonid state religion were renamed to those from the Perenian pantheon, seen as a purer form of the Vozonids' religion. He also received visions of other deities guiding him to dedicate himself to enforcing justice, hence two of them being named "Isuorau" and "Akali" in contemporary records.

Another policy enacted during his reign was a ban on killing animals over certain crimes committed by animals, such as infanticide. He believed that the excessive killing of ignorant beasts cursed his country for deviating it too far from the justice of the Gods. So he instead ordered that many of the executions were to be replaced by sterilisation. Animals who killed their own young were henceforth banned from breeding, to punish them for taking away innocent lives. However, the death penalty for cannibalism still remained, whether it was done by a human, an alien, or an animal.

On the 3rd year of his reign, the Vozonid colonial space fleets began waging war against the Igarin Empire and the Supercorporations' fleets, aiding the Free Igarin Alliance and the fledgling Galactic Community as the two competed for galactic dominance. Taking advantage of this, the human-dominated Baranorian Confederacy also tried to expand upon Igarin territory to claim more star systems for their respective members. It was the human Baranorians, along with the many liberated human and alien inhabitants and rebels, who were responsible for the expansion of the Vozonid Empire, joining the Vozonid fleets to exact revenge against their tormentors.

Because he ended slavery in many of the territories that he conquered, the Galaxy's subjects also called Silojennoz "the Liberator". Some even compared him to the Crusader Fleets for saving many people from torture and extermination, leading to better relations with the Malendor Supercorporation. In the eastern front, the Malendors and their allies aided the Vozonids.

After he died, his people venerated him as a god.

## Sarmelonid language glossary

These are some words used in the Sarmelonid language used during his time. It was spoken two centuries before Ratirminoz's time, whose version of Sarmelonid became the standard form of the language.

Although it was officially known as the "Vozonid language" during its time like Ratirminoz's version, it was later known as Silojennid.

Silojennid > Ratirminid form

* arasannil > arasannil - forever, eternal
* palik > palkiz - sunrise
* q'ondo > k'ondoz - roof > roof, home, household
* țolqanoz > dolkon - brother, compatriot > older brother
* Țolqanso Arasonnil ! > Dolkonso Arasannil ! - Brothers For Ever!
	+ (a battlecry raised by many pro-Vozonid aliens)
	+ Full form: Læ̀umæz țolqanso — Wozolaz-nóišara, arasannil ! (We are brothers with Vozolaz, for ever!)
	+ Later Sarmelonid: Læ̀ja dolkonso Wozolaz-nóiša, arasannil !

## Military units of the Sarmelonid Imperial Navy

### Eight Companies

The Eight Companies of the Outer Celestial Guard, the elite soldiers of the Sarmelonid Imperial Armed Forces, were set up by him among his best soldiers. They were to lead the "vanguard", the leading soldiers of his campaigns clad in black armour. One of the Companies, the Redeemed Ones, was made entirely of Schvendaarenir and former criminals, forming an army of crusaders who sought to punish the Terran invaders, their "fallen kin".

In addition, various alien armies who defected or were liberated from Konjor and Igarin rule raised black and red flags. Many of them had a strange round symbol in gold, derived from the Konjor language's letter for "f", a sound commonly-used in various alien languages. It represented their desire to achieve equal status as fellow-provinces of the empire, which was immediately granted for every world liberated under Vozonid rule. Sadly, under later emperors, many of those former space provinces were reduced and demoted to colonies.

Two of the Eight Companies were of Terran descent: one was of the Schvendaarenir of the south, and the other was made of Terran defectors who volunteered and took up his offer to be protected.

### Kuelgon Reapers

The Kuelgon Reapers are thousands of Kuelgon defectors that waged war on the Terrans and Konjors. They used various symbols to frighten their enemies, even stealing from those they fight against.

They are among a portion of magic-users in the Imperial Navy, along with some humans, Resparins, and Novantirnas.

For example, the Zolzoh Fleet was formed in mockery of the Terrans' usage of Latin Z as a symbol of war. Their name means "Fiery Guardians", referring to the new stars that appeared after Sarmelon's death. Two other fleets of the Sarmelonid Imperial Navy include Fleet Zôri, Holy Fleet Vastahlond ("crusaders" dressed up as Norse einherjar), Fleet Qoroz, and Armada Fosari (central fleet directly commanded by the Vozonid Emperor).

## Trivia

* In proper Vozonid as used during Silojennoz's time, the subject of the main sentence was mentioned first, followed by a long dash, similar to Russian.
* Silojennoz was sometimes referred to as "Filojennoz", which was an archaic Kuelgon word that meant "Mighty Protector". Terran humans who defected to Silojennoz referred the emperor as "Silenus", after the Roman god of wine and wild animals, both playing with his name, his artistic projects, and inspiring people to be more creative.
	+ Therefore, Silojennoz was sometimes seen as a redeemer of Terrans, for inviting many Terran humans to serve him as equals to their Vozonid and alien compatriots.
	+ Silojennoz was the only Vozonid emperor to adopt a nickname for himself from a Terran language, particularly Latin.
* Other deities invoked by pro-Vozonid defectors and crusaders included "Josal" and "Sjolan", ancestors of Emperor Silojennoz known for building ruins and liberating slaves under Vozonid rule. Because they helped the reconstruction of those outer colonies into prosperous provinces that were closest to equality in Vozonid society, the locals worshipped the two emperors as gods and saints.

## See also

* Sarmelon I
* Ratirminoz