Empire of Gashikan
A series of civilizations centred on Gashikan -- although the Third Empire of Gashikan is dominated instead by interests in Trenchans Sector.
In (-1998), the first Empire of Gashikan formed in the midst of unrestrained Vargr violence. Ever since, some form of this nation has endured, as has its antipathy toward Vargr.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Coreward of the Third Imperium are the Vargr Extents, and the human-Vargr partnerships of the Julian Protectorate. Relations between human and Vargr are both the region's greatest shame and grandest triumph. The race wars following the Sack of Gashikan have long ended. Yet remnants of those hideous days and the old hatreds continue despite modern enlightenment. To best understand this aspect of the Julian Protectorate, a discussion must also include the Empire of Gashikan, which is its neighbor, predecessor, and in some ways the antithesis of modern Julian ideals.
The Empire is not a serious, overt threat to the dynamic Julian Protectorate. Although envious of the Julians, they have regressed technologically, economically, and militarily. Nonetheless, like a specter from the region's past, they retain a subtle influence throughout the Protectorate and even on Asimikigir itself.
An odd dichotomy of ideals exists in the region, with Asimikigir at one pole and Gashikan the other. In most of the Asimikigir Confederation, Vargr and humans co-exist with a degree of harmony perhaps unmatched anywhere else. The cooperation between the two has brought both races prosperity.
On Gashikan, however, Vargr are killed on sight if any ever dare to travel there. Less reactionary worlds of the Empire still enslave Vargr. When it was learned Vargr were Terrestrial canines genetically manipulated by the Ancients, Gashikan humans thereafter regarded them as dangerous animals or androids. Vargr were abominations rather than true sophonts, in their eyes, thus undeserving of basic rights.
Between these two lie the full range of attitudes, particularly well displayed in Mendan Sector. In contemporary times, Mendan Sector as a whole leans closer to the ideals found on Asimikigir than those on Gashikan. Even those Julian confederations formerly of Gashikan at least pay lip service to Vargr cooperation.
Curiously, the two opposing perspectives have a remarkable degree of tolerance for one another. During the Long Night, the Second Empire of Gashikan believed in its solemn duty to convince the rest of human space, by every means, of the Vargr threat. That degree of fervor had long ago died. Conversely, on Asimikigir, some individuals still openly display anti-Vargr practices, yet seldom face rebuke.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
From its height during the Long Night, the Second Empire of Gashikan declined into stagnation with the rise of the Julian Protectorate. Its individual worlds grew increasingly self-centered, but the shell of government continued functioning until finally being shattered by a civil war in 1070.
The Third Empire of Gashikan formed in 1078. Also called the Trenchans Empire, a cluster of worlds in Trenchans Sector dominated the new state rather than Gashikan itself. Many worlds of the Second Empire refused admission to the Third. All three confederations in Mendan Sector, formerly tied to Gashikan, instead associated themselves with the Julian Protectorate.
Polity Timeline[edit]
- (-5273): Ziru Sirka founded.
- (-4045 to -2204): First Imperium of the Vilani. Grand Empire of the Stars declared.
- (-3768): The first Trenchans Empire formed.
- (-2219): End of the Interstellar Wars
- (-2204): Fall of the Ziru Sirka.
- (-2204): Rule of Man founded. Second Imperium period starts.
- (-1998): The Empire of Gashikan (1st) formed.
- (-1776 to 0): Long Night. Second Imperium period ends in -1776.
- (-1658): Sack of Gashikan, an atrocity known throughout the coreward parts of Charted Space.
- (-1646): The Second Empire of Gashikan formed.
- (-1483 to -321): The Gashikan Race Wars, a serious of conflicts that occurred in the Vargr Extents between human and Vargr extremists.
- (175 to 191): Julian War
- (1070): The Second Empire of Gashikan is shattered by civil war.
- (1078): The Third Empire of Gashikan forms.
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