Serpent Empire

Serpent Empire flag

## Overview

Serpent is the most powerful single nations ever encountered. A small group from their galaxy was enough to threaten all of Aetherian at once. Their ships are more powerful and well armed then any found within Aetherian  and their tactics are very advanced. They were the primary enemy of the Serpent war.

Serpent is made up of multiple races, because of it's slavery nature and aggressive expansionism all recently conquered races are put to the lowest level of society. Serpents front line is organized into 3 distinct groups: The no armors the lowest levels, rarely given weapons and used to swarm enemies. The black armors given weapons and armor and even shields at some levels, these are species that proved their worth to the Serpent Empire.

### List of species

#### Combat species

* Warlords
* Thralls
* Phalanx
* wasps
* hornets
* Sharpshooters
* Slimes
* Witches
* Mimics
* Impalers
* Pathfinder

* Juggernaut

#### Vehicular species

* War Wolves
* Golems

#### Leadership species

* Aspects

Serpent is a brutal fight for survival. Those at the bottom ranks are in a constant struggle for even the most basic of things such as food or even cloths. One would expect a brutal system like this to rebel against their overlords but instead Serpent enforces it's law of order by a brutal system of making species punish their own none-conformists. Any none-conformity is punished over the entire race causing that species to curb their own none-conformists before they become a problem. This method has been very effective for Serpent as they have never had an armed uprising in over a thousand years.

## Weapons

### Serpent type 1 Plasma Repeater

The type 1 plasma repeater is the most common infantry weapon used by Serpent forces. It fires small bolts of plasma in rapid succession, these bolts are known to be weak and have difficulty penetrating even simple armor such as Kevlar.

### Serpent type 1 Plasma Rifle

Also known as a Plasma Carbine this is a short to medium range rifle with decent accuracy. Its not used by the main infantry and is often given to those that Serpent deems "worthwhile", such as Warlord commanders. It is made of lightweight material making it easy to carry, this is possibly the reason it is only given to experienced Warlords as it makes for an ineffective improvised melee weapon, especially with its small frame.

### Serpent Type 2 Plasma Rifle

Much like the type 1 design this is a short to medium range rifle but has increase accuracy and damage. It is given to more elite units within the Serpent Empire as it has a silent firing mode that hides its muzzle flash. The firing chamber in the center of the gun, in front of the trigger, is much heavier then the type 1 giving it it's additional boost in fire power.

### Serpent Type 1 Plasma Cannon (SPC-1)

The Pathfinders have only been seen using a large plasma cannon. It has an unorthodox stock on the back and strait grip that has been described as very uncomfortable. The Carbine is also unwieldy large to most Aetherian species, much to big for most species to hold. The weapon has two firing modes: a normal burst of plasma or large ball of pure plasma that vaporizes anything within a 20 meter cone in front of them. This weapon seems to hold a special significance to them as only Pathfinders have ever been seen carrying them. Whether this is for religious or practical reasons is unknown.

### Serpent Type 2 Plasma Cannon (SYS)

The Type 2 Plasma Cannon, also sometimes referred to as the Soil Your Self, is closer to a rocket launcher or grenade launcher then it is to the type 1 cannon. It fires a massive ball of condensed plasma that explodes upon contact with a 5 meters lethality zone. This ball of plasma is slow moving at 20 meters per second making it relatively easy to dodge for the attentive. It is also one of the heaviest weapons used by Serpent at 30 kilograms.

### Serpent Type 1 Heavy Plasma Turret

A heavy anti-infantry rapid fire plasma turret. This weapon is the only Serpent plasma weapon that does not use a thallium based gas, instead using an argon based gas that loses its lethal poison in exchange for increased rate of fire. The weapon has a unique sword like handle at the back end; it has also been described like the handle on a boat motor. The Heavy Plasma Turret is to heavy for most infantry to use outside of Serpent's Warlords.

### Serpent Type 2 Heavy Plasma Turret

A large plasma turret designed to fire explosive plasma shots in rapid succession. The weapon has only been observed in use by the Slimes and requires the use of an external power pack in order to maintain its rate of fire of 52 rounds per minute.

## Ships

### Fighters

* Darts - fighter
* Double darts - strike craft

### Ships

* Corvette
* Lighter Destroyer
* Heavy Destroyer
* Frigate
* Light Cruiser
* Transport Cruiser
* Cruiser
* Scout Cruiser
* Light Carrier
* Battleship
* Assault Carrier
* Annihilator
* Super Carrier

### Known fleets

-Fleet of renewed endeavor (19 ships)(first encountered at the first battle of the portal)

* 10 destroyers
* 5 frigates
* 1 cruiser
* 2 battleship
* 1 light carrier

-Fleet of Moral foundation (472 ships)(encountered at battle of octavia)

* 355 destroyers
* 101 frigates
* 3 cruisers
* 6 battleships
* 4 light carriers
* 3 assault carriers

-Fleet of Dedicated favor (37 ships)(encountered at battle of octavia)

* 25 destroyers
* 7 frigates
* 2 cruisers
* 2 battleships
* 1 assault carrier

-Fleet of Divine absolution (228 ships)(encountered at the first battle of the shield)

* 36 corvettes
* 135 destroyers
* 45 frigates
* 2 cruisers
* 2 battleships
* 4 light carries
* 3 assault carriers
* 1 super carrier