Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-26535281-20170811163237

The Imperial Triumph and a true vanity show of Imperial power, prestige, and wealth. Within it's ceremonies are uncountable numbers of slaves, priests, cultists, and soldiers all in a massive parade stretching for miles without end.

Triumphs are held for great victories in either the military or the political although normally it is for military victories. The General/Commander/Admiral in question is granted these lavish affair for his/her success and generally is also granted a large sum of money and many honor, medals, and titles to flaunt around.

Triumphs are held upon the home world with a clear route planned through the largest capital city that winds it's way past many plazas and villas and eventually ends at the 'Temple of Victory' upon the largest mountain on the homeworld. Think of a triumph as a massive parade that comes in three phases:

- Phase one, out of phase one marches firstly a large group of the Generals soldiers, next comes masses of captured slaves standing atop floating platforms, after the slaves comes relics, weapons, and other trinkets captured during the war also upon floating platforms, finally a massive statue of the general lavishly decorated and adorned with all sorts of medals and honors. The statue is generally made of gold or some other valuable material.

- Phase two, next comes the chanting priests and cultist bearing lamps, banners, and incest bearers chanting holy chants to the goddess of victory and to the Emperor. After the priests come another group of soldiers and slaves generally these slaves are more exotic or valuable slaves, after this come any great relics captured, and finally ends in a procession of chariots.

- Phase three, the most lavish phase with the rest of the generals soldiers marching each bearing a banner of some sorts all marching in front of a massive 'platform' pushed by thousands upon thousands of slaves, the platform itself is adorned with all sorts of statues and banners in the center of which sits the General upon a massive throne. The General is given a massive suit of power armor adorned with medals and military honors, a golden wreath, and a large specter. At this side stand/sit his sub commanders and other officers. Behind the platform are servants bringing the sacrifices to the goddess of victory in the form of cattle and burnt offerings.

The procession ends at the temple of victory where the offerings are given over to the goddess of victory and the sacrificial blood split upon the alter. A small bucket of this blood is kept which is then painted upon the Generals face signifying he is a chosen of the Goddess herself. 