The Society Remnant is the 'legitimate' successor of the Society, being comprised of the two innermost worlds of The Core and the Gold Houses that remain on these planets or in exile from their homes. The state is officially led by Magnus au Grimmus, as Dictator, until his death at the hands of Darrow and his Howlers (though Atalantia au Grimmus was actually leading for several years before this event) and is then officially led by Atalantia from November 753 PCE onwards.
Government[]
The office of Dictator is the official leader of the Society Remnant, having control over the Remnant's fleet and armies. Their authority and powers are determined by a council of two hundred representatives of the most prominent Gold families that remain loyal to the Society. Meetings of the Two Hundred are overseen by the Princeps Senatus.
The Two Hundred are divided into two political factions:
- The Reformer Bloc
- The Iron Bloc
Houses affiliated with the Two Hundred:
Military[]
Fleets[]
With only a fraction of the Societal navy remaining under the control of the Society Remnant after The Fall, the leadership of the Society Remnant began reforming the fleet management practices of the Society, shifting from large planetary fleets to smaller, independent forces with greater local autonomy. As of 753 PCE, there are at least 12 major subdivisions of the Society Remnant's fleet.[1]
Known fleets include:
- The 1st fleet, commanded by House Carthii
- The 3rd fleet, commanded by House Carthii
- The 11th fleet, commanded by House Cerana.
- Earliest known period of operation was August 753 PCE.
- Consists of 2 destroyers, 6 torchShips, and 10 frigates.
Armies[]
There are several dozen subdivisions of the Society Remnant's armies.
- Legio Zero Pavor Nocturnus: A subdivision of Legio Cohors Nihil commanded by Atlas au Raa. Also formally referred to as Night Terrors but colloquially known as the Gorgons.
- Legio X Pardus: the 10th Legion. Also referred to as the Iron Leopards. Commanded by Ajax au Grimmus as of 754 PCE.
- The 11th Legion. Also referred to as the Golden Basilisks.
- Legio XIII Dracones: the 13th legion. Also referred to as Dragoons.
- XX Legio Fulminata - the 20th legion. Also known as the Thunderbolt Legion.
- 17 legions sworn to House Falthe[2]
- 2 legions sworn to House Lune.
Dominion[]
For most of its existence, the dominion of The Society Remnant has consisted exclusively of Venus and Mercury, but has been at war with the Solar Republic since its founding in order to take control of Mars, Luna, and Earth, only succeeding with the latter in March of 754 PCE.
History[]
The Society Remnant was founded sometime in November or December of 743 PCE after The Fall of Octavia au Lune led to The Rising seizing control of Luna, Earth, and Mars. Magnus au Grimmus and the remaining loyalists of the Societal Navy withdrew to Venus and Mercury to regroup.
In January 744 PCE, the Society Remnant attacked Luna in an effort to reclaim the moon from the newly founded Solar Republic, while also evacuating Societal forces that had been marooned there during The Fall. This attack marked the beginning of the Solar War, as the Society Remnant spent the next decade attempting to destroy the Republic and retake control of the remaining planets of the Core.
The campaign on Luna lasted until late 746 PCE and ended with a Republic victory, after which the Society Remnant shifted the focus of its military operations toward the conquest of Mars, while simultaneously running a campaign on Earth until being driven out in 748 PCE. The orbital invasion of Mars lasted until 749 PCE, though the Republic did not not declare victory over the Remnant's ground forces until 751.
In 751 PCE, the Society Remnant's territory was invaded when the Republic launched a Siege of Mercury that lasted for two years, ending with an Iron Rain in August of 753 that resulted in the planet falling under the control of the Republic.
In November of 753, the Society Remnant launched a surprise attack on the Republic fleet and destroyed most of their enemy's ships, stranding the Republic forces on the surface of the planet and beginning a new siege in an effort to retake the planet from the Republic.
In 754 PCE, the Society Remnant lays siege to Mercury and fights a bitter campaign against the Republic's Free Legions from orbit, blockading the main cities and launching an Iron Rain as their leadership forges and alliance with the Moon Lords on board of the Annihilo. The war on Mercury ends in February 754 with a decisive victory for the Society, thanks to the efforts of Lysander au Lune, and subsequently goes on to reconquer Earth.
The Society Remnant spends the remainder of 754 PCE securing its hold over Earth while simultaneously laying siege to Luna, with plans to launch an Iron Rain in March of 755.