Carnivoran Republic
The Carnivorans are formed into a
loose republic where each group of Carnivorans (called a pride) has a say in
the overall running of the government. Each pride has a number of votes equal
to their standing within the republic. This is often based upon the number of
holdings the pride has and their prowess of combat.
Since the power in the republic stands upon
the holdings and power of the pride, there are often quick and vicious fights
between prides to take over territory or to show fighting prowess. No one pride
will be allowed to get to powerful: If one pride starts growing too large a
group of smaller prides will work together to take back small pieces and thus
restore the balance. There is only one exception to this rule: outside threats.
If the Carnivoran Republic decides
that an outside threat is bigger than a pride or small group of prides can
possibly handle, the Republic can vote for a Pridewar. The length of a Pridewar
is decided before the forces actually leave for combat, usually between six
months to two years. This often results in vicious and fast moving forces that
will take all they can and destroy everything else so the enemy cannot use it
(or competing prides do not get it.) Pridewars are rare, and although the
Terrans and Nova Liberians fear one, the prides are currently more worried
about internal events than either of these standing forces. This could easily change
if a large force of either outside navy moves to the Carnivoran border.
Camivoran
Biology
Carnivorans are huge compared to the
other races. The average male is known to stand at an average of almost seven
feet and weight in the area of 350 to 400 pounds. The average female is
smaller, with an average height of about six feet and a sleeker trim, fine
haired body, weighting on average 140-160 pounds. The Carnivorans resemble the
African lion in coloration and facial features, with males sporting large thick
manes and females having sleek coats of fine fur.
Female Carnivorans out number males
three to one, due to the male tendency of fighting among themselves over
prospective mates and to show their fighting ability to further the male's position
within the pride. The females are not beyond fighting themselves: almost 50% of
the Carnivoran fleet officers are female, including several pride leaders and
at least one fleet admiral.
To meet a Carnivoran in hand to hand combat is a frightening prospect, even without formal weapons. All Carnivorans have a polished and sharpened set of claws that can tear open flesh as easily as any knife. Males have such a love of close combat that they often forgo the easy short shot for an attack with personal weapons. All Carnivoran males carry some sort of personal hand to hand weapons, most often swords or axes. This love of close combat has carried over into their ship to ship combat.
Camivoran
Pride Matters
If Darwin had been alive when the
Carnivorans were encountered he could have used them as proof of survival of
the fittest. The entire pride structure is based upon the strongest leads and
the weaker follow. This often leads to splits where two members of one pride
rise to equal power and strength. These splits are often vicious and quick
leading to two smaller but tougher prides that can begin to build their
strength on their own.
As Carnivoran leaders get older and
their physical strength begins to wane they often groom a new leader from their ranks. These new leaders often keep the
older, smarter and wiser ex-leader as an advisor. In this way Carnivorans
continue their knowledge and civilization from generation to generation.
This survival of the fittest does
have one beneficial side effect that can only be understood by people outside of
the Carnivoran Republic. The Republic does not suffer from the intrigue and
political bantering common in other governments. If a Carnivoran leader
suspects someone is starting to move against them, they will simply call them
out and either lose power to them immediately or destroy the threat before it
begins to undermine the strength of the Republic.
Rogue
Camivorans
Although rare, these factions do
exist on the fringes of Camivoran territory. These are fallen leaders who have
had a strong enough following or showed enough strength to maintain a
following. These "Rogue" leaders were not powerful enough to stake a
claim to existing territory, instead they moved to the fringes of Camivoran
space often colonizing small systems and eking out a living raiding both
Camivoran and other species.
Sometimes these "Rogues" get strong
enough to rejoin the republic as a new pride re-gaining some of their lost
power, but most often they are hunted and destroyed by existing Camivoran
prides to show the prides fighting prowess. In even rarely occurrences rogues
are recruited into other forces as mercenaries, although no Terran forces has
been lucky enough to encounter one of the mercenary rogues forces, the Nova
Librarians are known to have at least two small forces in their navy.
Source: Carnivorian Fleet Book
Source: Carnivorian Fleet Book
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