Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170128023922

"Vile, Disgusting, Horrible, Deplorable, and overall revolting! That is what the Gretch are, as a nation, as a culture, as a species. Just being near them makes me sick both physically and morally!"

- Unkown Cheated Merchant.

The Gretch one of the Universe's most prominent economic powers. It's economic trial traces from one corner of the universe to the other. It's merchants are known by all and it's goods and offers unmatched by any other. On paper they are a small Empire only the size of a small galaxy (Which is only about the size of the Orion arm) but they do not let this set them back.

There are two things that define the Gretch and that is innovation and greed. These have always been present in their society. Ever since they solidified rule over their section of the universe they expanded just like any other Empire but not in territory or technology no they expanded in economics.

They explored far and wide establishing trade routes now famous and established colonies now major shipping ports or planet wide markets. Such world's wealth is legendary, worlds such as Ol'vey, Ol'su, and Ol'hey have their roots tracing back to a Gretch trade/colony fleet.

The Gretch are not a unified people though they are constantly fighting over the massive fortunes of the trade routes and baron ships of trade worlds. It became such a rampant problem the 'Blood Laws' had to be pasted (The Blood laws are laws that regulate infighting and duels).

The Gretch are in effect still ruled by one governing body this being the 'Council' with major families and Banking Unions getting a seat the council is in theory overseen by the Emperor but such a title has merely become the title of a figure head ruler or a tyrant who was able to 'conqueror' the empire for his own.

The Gretch do expand their empire from time to time. Normally this is through worlds that 'owe' the Gretch and must either pay up or become a sovereign territory of the Empire.

Such expansions are normally met by resistance though (Even though if we want to get technical the Gretch are in the Right). This has lead to the establishment of some a military of sorts. The Gretch have two main militaries the actual 'State Troops' and the Bank's and Union's Enforcers. To keep the Empire's military from being divided it is put under the sole rule of the 'Master of Soldiers' a much coveted title.

The Military is not the most powerful force in the universe but it will do. If it should need some extra muscle the Gretch have hosts of mercenaries to pick from. Most Gretch are not in the military (Save officers) front line infantry and other degrading roles are given to client races or debters.

Gretch Society is very hierarchical with the very top being the nobles or Shas'o and the very bottom the client races and workers, the Shas'a. The system is strict even by Rin standards to the point of even friendly flirting to a member of another caste can mean death.

Wonderful people right? 