Alshivah

Meaning: (Al-Holy Shivah-Destroyer)

The Alshivah are a species of blue skinned, black horned bipeds who are the sole race of the Althivian Sovereign. Their origins are unknown, as is their original homeworld. Instead, they are based within a group of five planets called the Core Worlds.

The Alshivah are intolerant of other species because of their war-loving culture. Under the right training, an individual can become a one person army because of their inherent strength and reflexes. This has formed a society that holds individual achievements in high regard but only when they benefit the greater good. The Alshivah are united by their faith in their species God, Aloth-Ashla. Although different sects are allowed and tolerated, worshiping other gods is forbidden.

Names
Alshivah names are arranged with the given name first, then their position or title and finally their Family Name if they descend from one of the Crusader clans. Such as;

Ottahrikai Pahtetra Mesium

Athrius Pahter Mesium

Kali Mahter Mesium

Alshivah in the core worlds do not have family names, only titles.

Titles
Regualr titles

Pahtetra: Patriarch

Mahtetra: Matriarch

Patros: Sacred Seer

Thitor: King of Knights

Clan Names
Mesium: Swords as Rivers

Galsha: Warriors who see God

Al-Kensen: Holy Keepers

Satlas: Wisdom Remembered

Thivun: Knights United

The Hundred Crusades
A thousand years ago, from the Core Worlds, a series of crusades across the eastern half the Andromeda Galaxy began. But these crusades became more chaotic and self-destructive over time, causing many leaders to halt their campaigns and colonize whatever world they were on. From these leaders rose the Crusader Clans. These Clans were united by their faith in the god Aloth-Ashla, but eight hundred years of stagnation caused the Clans to become more isolationist. Soon the Alshivah were divided by the Core Worlds and the numerous colonies in the Aqia’Stroma.

The Great Campaign
Two hundred years ago on the Core World of Kastigar, the Clergy observed the division in the Alshivah colonies. They used their influence to train legion upon legion of loyal soldiers to unite their divided race. As a ploy, they appointed one of the Crusader Clans, the Mesiums, as their military leaders to gain support from the other Clans. When it was clear who were or were not standing with Kastigar, they unleashed the Zealot Army on the colonies. This was the First Phase, the surprise attack on all surrounding colonies. With their nearest enemies neutralized, the Kastigar government focused of reforming themselves for their new interstellar empire.

When power had been rearranged across the new Althivian Sovereign, the Second Phase began. This stretch of the campaign had its sight set on the farthest colonies and clans who were able to evade Kastigar’s reach. It was this phase that established the Sovereign as a galactic power.