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"The Lumbarian Empire is one of the most powerful human factions, with its powerful designs and the ability to stick hundreds of tons of space into already powerful ships. Imperial Fire Industries is one of the most well-funded manufacturing corporation, second only to the Lifdot Industries, their greatest enemy.

"Do not let their Navy ships deceive you. They are powerful, with the ability to destroy your silly little pirate fleet."

-Unwritten faction log entry for the Lumbarian Empire.

Lumbarian Empire lumbarian Ecthelion-Class
Tier 2.5
Capital System Lumbarian Middle Earth, Lumbaria
Home System Lumbarian Middle Earth, Lumbaria
Hyperspace Capabilities Hyperdrives and Sun Drives

The Lumbarian Empire is a powerful faction led by Emperor Lumbar VII. While they only control a relatively small amount of space, the Emperor plans on one day replacing the Republic.

History

Eight hundred years ago, before the hyperdrive, the Lumbar Exploration Business was founded by "Emperor" Lumbar I. Lumbar had built strange engines that created artificial wormholes for ships to travel through. However, he did not want to share his design and instead organized a fleet to use these engines. The fleet traveled very far and managed to colonize the Lumbaria system, forty years after it left. Sadly, for today's scientists, the engines were damaged later in their journey.

By 2315, the Lumbaria colony began to seem like an empire. It seized control of nearby colonies in the name of Emperor Lumbar II. Soon, even Earth was in danger and a massive fleet was assembled to drive them back, and it succeeds. Lumbar II retreated and the Lumbaria colony shrank back to a few systems. Eventually, Emperor Hadrik I, the new Emperor, made peace with the colonies in 2370.

When piracy rose, the Lumbaria Colony established the Lumbarian Navy to defend their systems from pirates. They used relatively common ships such as Leviathans, though a new company (Lumbarian Fire Industries) upgraded them. Since the "paradise planets" made deals with pirates, the Lumbarian Navy made several raids on them. As pirates grew even stronger over the next hundred years, the Lumbaria Colony continued to shrink.

In 2765, the Lumbaria Colony joined the Republic and formed a trading/exploration company called Lumbarian Exploits. They still worked with Lumbarian Fire Industries to make powerful ships that could defeat the remaining pirates. Over two hundred years of making money, the Lumbarain Exploits company purchases the Lumbaria system and became the Lumbarian Empire, with Emperor Lumbar III.

To improve Lumbarian Imperial Fire Industries, the Lumbarian Navy attacked and captures a Quarg Wardragon and figured out how to replicate it. They also purchased the right to make Republic Navy ships, and soon the Lumbarian Navy was powerful. Because of the Great Alliance, however, they are not only fighting the Quarg. But after a few years of conflict, peace is gained through both sides ignoring the other.

Attributes

The Lumbarian Empire is entirely human, unlike the Cromha Empire. The reason for this is simply that there are so few aliens near them, and they are all united. There is still tension with the Quarg, so any species in the Great Alliance will be quick to fight.

Imperial Fire Industries mostly upgrades Republic Navy ships, along with a couple alien designs. However, they have recently begun making their own massive battleships. They are mostly triangular, some with points at the end, carry many gunboat-class ships, and wield powerful weaponry.

Technology

While their technology is not as advanced as Cromha tech, the Lumbarian Empire is still powerful. The engineers at Imperial Fire Industries are especially skilled in reverse-engineering and upgrading existing designs. A favorite weapon of the Lumbarian Navy is the Lumbarian Particle Turret, two upgraded Particle Cannons on a mount. But what is even more powerful is their Particle Battery and the rare Lumbarian Drak-Class, an impossible replication of the fabled Archon.

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Interspecies Relations

  • Republic: It is well-known that the Lumbarian Empire wishes to control Republic space, though they plan to do so with money not violence.
  • Syndicate: The Lumbarian Empire wishes to trade with the Syndicate, though this means the Cromha Empire has more reason to dislike them.
  • Cromha Empire/Great Alliance: The Lumbarian Empire is enemies with the Cromha Empire, though they do not come in contact much.
  • Empire Rebels: The Lumbarian Empire will secretly trade with the Empire Rebels.
  • Korath: The Lumbarian Empire does not care for the Korath and will raid all their factions.
  • Coalition/Heliarch: The Lumbarian Empire has not come in contact with them.