THE CONSORTIUM: Zealotyan

THE ZEALOTYAN EMPIRE
Kind: Dragonkin
Type: Carnivore
Class: Zealot
Homeplanet: Cathedral
Homesystem: Tithia = Cathedral (T3)+Eledra (T0) - Espesa (T1) - Catredeuco (Gas Giant) - Yevis (T0)

The Zealotyan are a relatively new species if compared to the Vermillian. They evolved from ice-dragons that managed to develop and accumulate knowledge over thousands of years. Since the very beggining, they believed that this trajetory was divine providence and that the greater power behind the legendary ice-dragons of Cathedral was the Spode. So, their devotion to the Spode was gigantic in the early phases of the current evolutionary stage; a bipedal dragon-like tailed creature.

Their homeplanet is Cathedral (class: T3). It's curious that Cathedral is the closest planet to the Tithia system star, but it's also extremely cold. That's due to the distance - it's the closest, not close. - and to the atmosphere that is extremely rich on water vapor and nitrogen, which gets frozen solid in contact with matter, thanks to the low temperatures caused by the planet's O³ layer, which is very dense, thus allowing only 30% of the usual sun-heat and radiation in a common T3 planet.

Cathedral soil is mostly composed of crystalline rock, with few spots of sedimentary soil. Plus, almost 95% of the land surface is covered by ice and snow. Only few ocean and river shores are useful for agriculture. It was hard for the Zealotyan to progress and develop a civilization in these harsh conditions, but thanks to primordial techniques that resembles today's hydroponic farms and greenhouses, they were able to grow plants and raise animals, which serves as food for their carnivore society.

Thanks to that, since the social and unifying tribal stage, they noticed that technology would be the only solution to prosper in a difficult ambient like Cathedral. These conditions made the Zealotyan a very faithful and fighting people, known for never giving up and fighting to the end for their causes. Based on religious will and scientific knowledge, they formed a fanatic and powerful civilization. After a few struggles and convertions, they finally unified the whole planet and started a space program to explore the stars and find the truth about the Spode. That's how the Archangel starship was born.

Their empire waged war against all those who opposed them, and there were even some rumors that they may work as mercenaries to the Grox, but there wasn't any real proof. From system to system, planet to planet, they destroyed many civilizations in their quest to expand the Spode faith.

After some time, they finally met the Vermillian and attacked on first-sight. That was the beggining of a war known as "On-Sight Conflict". It didn't last long, but it was enough to claim lots of lifes from both empires. The Zealotyan had found an Empire that didn't fall on the first week; in fact, Vermillian was really fighting back and doing damage. That's why the Zealotyan finally decided to negotiate with someone, and both empires reached a common-sense with the Spode. That's how the Vermillian-Zealotyan alliance was born. Since then, Zealotyan Empire started respecting other empires and they never started another great war in the name of the Spode, choosing to expand it through technology and trading ways with the help of the Vermillian Empire.