The Shattering

The **Shattering**, sometimes referred to poetically as "**God's Punishment**" and originally known in its immediate aftermath as **The Scouring**, was a galaxy-spanning breaking of the Sol Prerogative that consumed the worlds of Mankind for 100 years. Its outbreak marked the end of Mankind's Great Cause to eradicate all xeno life from the Condor Galaxy.

The dissolution of the galactic human entity began decades prior to the actual shattering when the entire council that guided the humans encroachment was assassinated by political rivals. This single event created enough instability for a long enough time that humanities military simply grinded to a halt. No longer able to complete the Great Cause on an enemy that is far outnumbered and outpowered by Humanity, worlds started to break off to form their own dominions.

Alexandia Fulark, the new defacto leader, had done all in his power do halt the information of millions of worlds breaking off and was largely successful in that endeavor, however, the worlds that had already been lost to independence movements and the wills of greedy and ambitious people were lost forever.

It was from these break offs that three of the modern factions had been created being the Thoria Empire, The Vreladora Republic, and The Sidour Federation. These three factions are the most ancient states in human history with none coming remotely close. Factions in the other galaxies would also break away forming a colossal ecosystem of billions of breakaways, However, as its name would suggest, The Second Shattering, would occur almost a thousand years after the first.

The Second Shattering was much different than the first which was fueled by instability. The Second, however, was fueled by the brutal regime that worked to insure that the Sol Prerogative did not break apart further. The measures that the Sol Prerogative took were drastic and actually slowed down the number of break aways to only a few thousand a year instead of millions.

The Second Shattering, again, ended much differently than the first as it was when Earth, or Terra, or Sol, was conquered by the rising Yimarus Mercenary Group, the ancestors of The Great Yimarus Warbands. The very act of controlling Sol, the homeworld of humanity, was a privilege jealously guarded by the warbands and had allowed prestige great enough to form a state larger than most of the ones that had existed plundering the stars for a thousand or more years. The loss of the homeworld of Humanity was the act that finally broke apart the ancient version of the Sol Prerogative, however, the most powerful of remanents reloacted to The Ulme Galaxy to form The Reorganized Sol State leaving the known universe to fester in its exile.

## Thorian Independence

The Thorian breakoff from the Sol Prerogative was a relatively calm and orderly transition, especially when compared to the turbulent separations that marked many other factions' exits from the Sol Prerogative. This process brought about minimal disruption and violence on the planet of Trucilara, largely due to its pre-existing noble family, The Geofreary, who eventually evolved into the modern Godfrey Imperial Family.

Trucilara had long been under the control of The Geofreary family, making them a familiar authority figure to the planet's population. The transition to the Imperial System, which later became synonymous with Thorian governance, was viewed as more of a restructuring rather than a radical upheaval. The people of Trucilara were accustomed to noble rule, and the new system appeared to be a continuation of their existing governance, albeit with some notable refinements.

While the shift to the Imperial System brought about changes in leadership, it did not disrupt the day-to-day lives of the populace significantly. The transition was characterized by a relatively smooth transfer of power, with the Geofreary family seamlessly adopting their role as the imperial rulers of the newly formed Thoria Empire. This continuity in leadership helped maintain a sense of stability and familiarity among the population.

During the transition of Trucilara to the Thoria Empire, one notable area of bloodshed occurred as the new Thorian government took action to consolidate its power. The primary source of this violence was the government's efforts to suppress resistance from other noble families who did not align themselves with the emerging Thorian throne.

As the Geofreary family, which would later evolve into the Godfrey Imperial Family, solidified their position as the ruling dynasty, they faced opposition from certain noble families who were reluctant to kneel to the new Thorian authority. These dissenting families represented pockets of resistance to the changing political landscape.

The Thorian government, determined to establish its dominance and maintain a unified empire, embarked on a campaign to eliminate this opposition. This campaign, known as the Noble Purge, was characterized by confrontations, battles, and, in some cases, outright warfare between the Thorian forces and the noble families who resisted their rule.

These clashes resulted in localized violence and bloodshed, as loyalist forces sought to subdue and suppress the defiant noble families. The Thorian government's objective was clear: to eliminate potential threats to the stability of the nascent Thoria Empire and ensure the unchallenged authority of the Geofreary family.