Twilight Ascendancy (A1-0)
Twilight Ascendancy | |
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 Symbol of the Twilight Ascendancy. | |
| Founded | 5074 BBT |
| Location | Sector A1-0, Rimwards |
| Capital | Auren |
| Population | 19 Trillion |
| Head of government | Alumai |
The Twilight Ascendancy is an interstellar empire in the rimwards regions of Sector A1-0, occupying a volume of space bordering those of the Confluence of Empires, the Dovian Star Confederation, the Weissersteiner Empire and the Ryccian Empire. The Ascendancy is the home of the Twila, a heterogeneous species united by the bonds of ascension. They alone hold the secrets of The Transmutation, and guard it jealously. The Twilight Ascendancy is ruled by the council of Alumai, each the head of their respective study.
History
The Living Breath
5074 BBT
After a year of incubation, the first of the Twila awoke to find themselves all but alone in the universe. Perhaps they would have died there, confused and afraid, if not for the Enigmatic Alchemists. These figures would serve to be the Twila's saviors, and once they were gone, almost their undoing.
The Trials of Vezun
5032-4880 BBT
As the final Alchemist passed into death, the secrets uncovered by the first generation left them to fall into a collective depression. Nevertheless, the species had to continue, and the planet's Null supplies were steadily decreasing. Using the data and teachings left behind by the Alchemists, the Twila were able to quickly achieve space travel. The first deposits of the precious resource were found on the planet of Vezun, and so naturally it became a focal point in Twila politics (or lack thereof). Over the course of the "trials of Vezun" multiple rising factions would attempt to take control of the planet, leading to constant warfare between the radical groups. The trials would finally end when an emigrant of Auren, Candella Pers, entered the scene, swaying popular opinion towards her ideals of a meritocratic paradise.
The Cruxus Null
4003-2981 BBT
The Chemical Wars
3992-2981 BBT
The Merit Crisis
2050 BBT
Governance and The Eyes
The Twilight Ascendency is a Federated Meritocratic Oligarchy, with an element of managed democracy remaining at the "local" level. TwAs is split into its three Eyes based on the separate cultural and political developments of the Cruxus Null, within which semi-devolved regions exist. See here for more details.
The three Eyes of TwAs each look to time; the past, present, and future. Octhana is the Eye of History, and its inhabitants are doomed to forever take up the mantle of honor and righteousness to atone for the blood spilt by their forebears. It is additionally known for holding the Transmutation, a point of contention at the conclusion of the Cruxus Null, and for hosting the extra-governmental entity known as the Alchemists. Aesis is the Eye of Governance, and the hand of temperance that has held the species together since the conclusion of the Trials of Vezun. Although considered to be the region of "bland" or "basic" Twila, this is only a testament to the importance of it in mediating disputes between the younger Eyes. Drellun is the Eye of Progress, the land of outcasts not only too stubborn to die, but determined to live. It is characterized by its high quantity of Dresks and employment of semi-noble houses, unashamed of the stereotypes its people faced at the emergence of the Dresk race during the Cruxus Null.
Diplomatic Status
Treaty Participation
N/A
Disputes and Conflicts
N/A
Species and Races
- Daw
- Dresk
Languages
Auditory Language:
- Wormtongue (modified morse code)
Visual Languages:
- Civil Twillum
- Wormtongue (modified morse code)
Economy and Industry
Economic System
The Needs and Wants: The Twilight Ascendency operates on a mixed economic system, with the government running industries to provide basic needs and services, and private industry existing to offer an enhanced quality of life
Trade, Imports and Exports
None