Thread:Dark dwarves 2/@comment-26535281-20161216022444

Ashur:

The Kingdom of the Red Throne, commonly known as either Ashur (Empire's Name) or just the Sultanate. They are a hard headed people made up of mostly exiles from terra in the early wars of expansion and of converts form many other nations.

They follow a strict religion that is based off the old religions of Islam and Zoroastrianism revolving around Ishva the god of both destruction and construction, life and death the two sided god who is represented most commonly by a single hand with one side being colored black and the other white.

The Entire empire is ruled by the Sultan and his two attendants being the grand Visier and the High Priest. Power is then broken down into the many caliphates and caliphs who are like princes in the court standing and like sector governors in the political. Further breakdowns would be into emirates (Which is a solar system) and then nomirates (A single Planet).

The Sultanate is currently locked with bloody conflict with the Rin after first contact ended in the murder of a Rin official... from that day many hundreds of years ago the Sultanate has been locked in conflict with the Rin and has seeked help from the old home world of terra.

Durgan:

Not much is actually known about the Durgan culture past they practice a form of head hunting and seem to be divided into a series of clans united by the 'Imperator' who speaks for the Durgan God.

Although 'brutal' to most they actually run a rather sophisticated and advanced society tied down by their form of emperor worship and warrior culture. They currently expand on all borders with no regard for life and currently have a more 'Expand or Die' policy with their species to die out in a few hundred years if they do not expand, and expand fast. To do so they must cut threw the corridor of space known as 'Victus's Eye' which the Rin empire currently controls. If they where to do so the milky way would be open to Durgan Expansion.

They are brutal and effective warriors with tech focusing on brute force and limited armor (For having loads of armor is shameful in Durgan culture). Durgan are born like most reptiles from eggs raised in hatcheries like any of the rest.

Males and females are separated at birth with the males being basically drones and females running everything from government to military campaigns save the office of Imperator which is saved for a male of the Gods choice.

Xin:

No one really knows where the Xin come from or descend from most only known them from the faint records from the empire (With the Xin being on the far side of the empire near the milky way's eastern edges) they are rumored to practice genetic breeding programs with each Xinji born into their caste to never leave it. Caste are as follows:

Huǒ:

The warriors of the Empire. They are taller and stronger then any other Xinji. They are taken from birth and raised to be loyal to the state to a fault and to be trained as warriors. Only after serving for 20 years are they allowed a mate and only after 60 are they allowed to retire. After the age of 35 they are considered veterans and allowed to wear white and red armor instead of the standard yellow.

Shuǐ:

The diplomats, administrators, and politicians of the Empire. From birth they are sent to a series of biweekly schools with one lead by the 'mother' and the other by the 'father' the Shuǐ caste is the only where they can get a mate when ever they feel necessary.

Kōngqì:

Born pilots and scouts they are much slender and faster then any other Xinji. They are also used for more specialized roles when it comes to military affairs being the scouts and air born troops. They are allowed to mate after the age of 20 and allowed to retire when they reach the age of 40.

Dìqiú:

The laborerors and workers of the empire doing everything from basic construction work to designing ships and vehicles. They are also split into a sub class called the Duànzào who are the weapon and armor makers. They are allowed a mate at 20 and are never really allowed to retire. 