Maskai Empire
Found in the wilds of the Glimmerdrift Reaches is the home of a minor alien race of a multi-legged "insect" analog species, the Maskai sophonts.
- They might be an offshoot of the Poicxh.
- It is part of Charted Space.
| Polity | Survey | Code | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Pre-Imperial | None | No standard code | None |
| Unknown | 1st Survey (300) | None | 2-ltr code | None |
| Maskai Empire | 2nd Survey (1065) | MaEm | 4-ltr code | None |
Description (Specifications)
No information yet available.
Goals
The survival of their species and the acquisition of materials to sustain their empire seem to be their only goals.
History & Background (Dossier)
The lack of jump drives has forced them to develop slow, deliberate strategies and they are very patient planners.
- The collective genetic memory of the species contains the big picture goals.
- The individual organisms are just tools to achieve these goals.
Government & Politics (Leadership)
The Maskai Empire government is characterized as having a very high degree of centralization, which sets supremely uniform policies that direct a multi-system state and utterly disregards local/planetary differences. The Maskai Empire government is usually classified as an Empire.
These hives have a genetic caste system to carry out different social functions. The workers and warriors are led by a queen. The warrior caste are armored to withstand vacuum for short periods of time and have sharp mandibles.
Interstellar Relations
Many diplomatic concepts are foreign to their mindset.
- They have developed the ability to negotiate to buy time.
- They will delay offensive operations until they are fully prepared and certain of victory.
Technology & Trade (Economy)
They make use of genetic engineering to a wide degree. The extent of this technology is equivalent to at least TL–10 in most respects.
Military & Intelligence (Force Projection)
The Maskai Empire systems are protected by large asteroid monitors delivered by colonial sub light hive ships from the home world of Maskaan (world) in ancient pre-imperial times.
History & Background (Dossier)
No information yet available.
Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)
This polity can be primarily found in the following areas:
Charted Space:
Because of the time required for subluminal travel they only control four worlds within the Poonch Subsector which is subsector J of the Glimmerdrift Reaches.
Capital/s: 1105
The capital/s of this polity is/are located in the following location/s:
World Listing: 1105
The following systems and worlds are a part of this polity:
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