SROF (Südrhein-Ostfahlen) Empire

Südrhein-Ostfahlen (*ros*. "Syydryne-Oustfeyryyn") is a kingdom based on their home planet Kyassia within the Cyryrna galaxy. Legend has it that the kingdom emerged from former members of the Habsburg family from Germany, but those rumors are far form verified, as nobody really knows the origins of this powerful empire. Although they can't compete with VC and RBHI in any way when it comes to military or financial power, they still own one of the most advanced military technologies there is: The Great Barrier of SROF. This particle wall, partly manufactured with parts from VC and RBHI, is the strongest object in the known universe. Even VC and RBHI experts don't know if an armed attack by any one of those companies would be strong enough to break the wall.

## Businesses

SROF makes most of their money by the creation and export of luxury items. Everything from clothing, jewelry and ornaments to photonbike-sleeves, weapon and armor modifications and other top-of-the-line items can be bought from them. Most of their items are estimated to come from slave planets in distant galaxies, however, SROF hasn't responded to criticism of that kind yet. "The Royal Jewelers", the biggest SROF company, generates an annual networth of 10 Quadrillion Vx, making it - by far - the most important luxury brand in the universe.

## SROF under the tyranny of Fhyrst Lhuitpold XIII.

Until 3595, SROF was lead by the tyrannic leader Fhyrst Lhuitpold Theodor XIII Burghabyr. He destroyed lots of the Empire's good connections to both VC and RBHI while making life increasingly difficult for citizens of SROF as well. By wanting to have more money for himself, he reformed the social system in Kyassia to where it hardly existed anymore. A lot of SROF citizens where pushed into poverty, a state that, considering the amount of money generated by the luxury brands, no SROF citizen should have to live in. RBHI and VC initially didn't care about this situation, as it didn't affect the amount and quality of SROF luxury items that were being exported. After a good century of Lhuitpolds tyranny though, he wrote an open message to the head of the Vindicator unit of RBHI, Vanus Galerion, in which he made fun of his name and compared him to a citizen of Terrryr's second-class city Default. Vanus contacted the Estragon Planet Covenant, which wasn't around for a very long time back in the day. Under codename "ripoff", Toryrs Gutherr, head of the Vylars, was informed to join a secret mission to Kyassia. Having already heard of the open message, Toryrs knew what was left to do. "ripoff" was the first major mission under the flag of the Estragon Planet Covenant and both Toryrs and Vanus stated that it was "one of the more entertaining parts of their businesses". For more information on mission "ripoff", see Ripoff.

## SROF now

Although the Empire hasn't fully recovered from Fyrst Lhuitpold's bad leadership yet, they are on a good way. Social system such as general income for every citizen has been established again, securing every citizen to be able to be a full part of their global community. Connections to both VC and RBHI have bettered drastically, while the constant inflow of SROF goods hasn't changed. The newly crowned king Lyrxan X. seems to be a reasonable leader, however, this can only be verified by time.

## Most important and valuable SROF products

### The Golden Claw: 1 Trillion Vx

An item that otherwise isn't seen very often in the Vagesa Universe: A solid knife, made out of reinforced gold with diamond and platinum ornaments, anti matter and an unknown substance. While not offering the very best combat qualities, it has a magnificient glow to it, making it so that everybody that has ever seen it remembers it to the day.

Owners of "The Golden Claw": Lt. Lorks, Fyny Marya, Dyvayth Fyr. 5 more "The Golden Claw" knifes are to be sold.

### Photonbike-typeone: 800 Billion Vx

No, you didn't misread this. You can skin your photon-bike. One of the only VC-licensed skins for their hyperfast photon bikes that also changes the look of photon beams (10 Billion Vx per charge, lasts for 30mins of use). Lights up in classic SROF colors: White, Green, Golden, Black.