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The Terran Empire is a fictional interstellar state consisting of planets and island like celestial bodies with in the Etherium, a layer of space that has a breathable atmosphere beneath which is an airless void. The Terran Empire is roughly 200 years old during the events of the film 'Treasure Planet' and the game 'Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon'.
History[]
Being the two largest political bodies in this spiral arm of the galaxy, perhaps it was inevitable that the Procyon Expanse and the Terran Empire would come into conflict. The Battle of the Garn Archipelago happened 75 years ago, only a few short months after the first contact between Procyon Frontier guards and Terran Explorer vessels. The Battle came about when tribal leader Rygan ambushed and destroyed Her Majesty's Colonization Fleet as it tried to settle the Garn Archipelago. Three years later, Rygan used the political fallout from his success to push the Procyons into a full on invasion of the "weak" Terran frontier. Initially the brutal assault by the tribes that gathered to his Banner met with great success, but three years later the campaign ground to a halt and began to be pushed back with great losses on both sides. Sadly, independent worlds caught in the middle of the conflict did not escape unharmed.
The Treaty of Gisane finally ended the war by establishing a neutral territory between the combatants. Both sides were forbidden to exert any political or military influence within the buffer zone. This truce lasted for 25 years until young King Alexander III decided to take advantage of a period of severe unrest in the Procyon Expanse and send a Retribution Fleet around the neutral territories to pillage vulnerable Procyon islands in the name of reparations for the Great War. Called the "Mad King" by some, Alexander led the fleet personally and almost succeeded in pillaging the Procyon home world itself before being defeated. His saner sister, Queen Catherine IV, replaced him.
The on-again, off-again state of war that has plagued both empires for the past ten years began over a dispute of ownership concerning the McCullough Etherium Current (named the "Breath of Ratec" by the Procyons). The current begins in Terran territory, but winds throughout the Procyon Expanse. An invaluable high-speed trade and communication route, both sides have blockaded and restricted its use when it suited them. The current Terran Queen, Illysa II, stated publicly that while she abhors the war, "The McCullough Current is far too important to all civilizations to be restricted for use by any single power."
The greater industrial strength and organization of the Terran Empire had slowly pushed back the outnumbered but technologically superior Procyon fleets. As if sensing the inevitable, the Procyon Council approached the Terran Parliament with an offer of peace that would secure all Etherium currents as neutral territory. Queen Illysa was quite receptive to this offer. The fact that a peace conference had successfully produced a draft treaty for the consideration of both governments only seemed to affirm this. [1]
Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon[]
-events from Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon here-
Government[]
The Terran Empire is a limited monarchy though one where the monarch does hold authority over, at least, the Royal Navy. Enough to lead engagements of that force. Legislation is conducted by Parliament which is housed in a mobile spaceport of the same name.
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Source Citation[]
- Her Majesty's Royal Navy Cadet Manual; Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon Game Manual page 2
- [2] Her Majesty's Royal Navy Cadet Manual; Treasure Planet: Battle at Procyon Game Manual page 15