History Characters / Centaura

!Antares Imperium

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!Corvus Confederation (Skorpii Corvus)

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!Empire of Cetus

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!Kingdom of Aquila

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!United Columban Territories

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!Riaan Republic (Skorpii Riaa)

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!Kingdom of Centauri (Reino de Centauri)

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Vega's main industries are the food and mining industries. Food was an important cultural part of Vega before they had ever separate from Grusa; in fact, most pastries in southern Centaura were from Vega. As for the mining industry, Vega had tons of ores and minerals located at the edges of the Murus Plateau, an area of land in southern Vega that protected against invaders coming from Aquila, and the rocky northern border with Columba. As Iron was the most abundant ore for Vega, it was incorporated widely into the Vegan Army, such as steel plates for infantrymen and thicker armor for tanks leading up to 1914.

After seeing Aquila fall to Antares in 1914, Vega prepared to defend against Antares, which was a good move as the Antareans did invade Vega. However, they were overrun rather quickly in just a year as a weak point in the eastern coastal regions was exploited and invaded by the Antareans since it was not defended. After Grusa was defeated by Antares later, Antares combined Vega and Grusa into the puppet state Skorpii Grusii.

* OvernightConquest: While a year is not particularly fast, the fact that Aquila took 2 years to be taken down by Antares and Grusa in 4 shows that Vega was conquered comparatively easier and quicker. Still, at least its not Lacerta.

!Kingdom of Grusa (Reino de Grusa) (a part of Skorpii Grusii)

* ChameleonCamouflage: The Aquilan uniforms have the same color as the Aquilan grass, meaning it allows them to camouflage and blend in with it nearly seamlessly, likely due to their defensive nature.

** FictionalCombatTroop: The Shokk troopers may be inspired on the German stormtroopers in WW1, not least because they were considered spearheads for attacks and their aggressiveness and skill.

** The four states, Norma, Lupus, Ara, and Scorpius are all named according to their constellations. It seems Scorpius was the dominant state before they unified and thus was the most inspired, as Antares' most revered god is Scorpius and their flag and emblem are based on a scorpion's claws.

Though already quite a mighty and well-known empire during the early 1900s, by the 1940s Antares was a continental empire that ruled all of Centaura alongside its three puppet states. Antares was a semi-constitutional monarchy (then de-facto replaced by a royal dictatorship) ruled by the Tau family that had a strong military culture and an ultimate goal first envisioned by Emperor Kalvin Tau to conquer the entirety of Centaura (and expanded by Aran to include all of Forma) and end the concept of war altogether. Thus, they fought brutal wars in Centaura, the Libran Ocean, and some parts of Hydrus before being defeated by Orion, the Hydrus Commonwealth, and Libra, cutting up Antares in 4 states like Antares was years ago.

* AllForNothing: In the end, his plans for peace under one ideology never occurred as Antares lost the Forman War, had all of its former territories liberated, and got split into 4 separate countries.

* NicknamingTheEnemy: On the receiving end. Opponents of Antares, especially those in Hydrus, rudely refer to Antareans as [="Ants"=].

* ThemeNaming: Antares is the brightest star in the Scorpius constellation. Notably, its three puppet states, Skorpii Corvus, Grusii, and Riaa have "Skorpii" in it, which is almost certainly a reference to the constellation itself.

* OvernightConquest: While a year is not particularly fast, the fact that Aquila took 2 years to be taken down by Antares and Grusa in 4 shows that Vega was conquered comparatively easier and quicker.

!United Columban Territories

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The United Columban Territories is a mountainous country whose mountains serve as a natural barrier against invaders. They border various countries, which includes Aquila, Cetus, Riaa, and Grusa. Due to the amount of mountains, there are only 2 major cities near the Annulus Sea, while villages are spread throughout the mountains. To help with traveling and access, railways and travel routes were built to help Columbans do so. A Columban engineer in 1846 invented a telegraph system that not only made communications easier for Columban towns but revolutionized long-distance communications across Forma.

In 1915, while simultaneously attacking Grusa, Antares attacked Columba through various points from Cetus, Aquila, and Vega. Although Corvus in 1917 attempted to aid Antares from the west, they were stopped by the Columbans and thus were unable to do so. Throughout the fighting in Columba in 1923, the Antarean army suffered enormous casualties as the Columbans skillfully used the mountain terrain to their advantage, putting machinegun nests in unexpected areas and creating easy spots to ambush Antarean soldiers along the main trails. The high mountains also impeded the Antarean advances as well. In 1924, the Antarean high command ordered mass production of medium bombers to bomb positions.

After more than a decade of fighting in 1931, the Antareans managed to push through the east coast of Columba that bordered Grusa. Antares would then send forces to march through the Corvun-Riaan border and attack from the west in the same year. In 1932, Columban forces in the mountains were cut off from the northern areas and surrounded as Antares continued their march to northern Columba, ignoring the trapped enemies. By 1933, the Columban capital was sieged and taken in weeks. The remaining soldiers would be cleared as the war progressed.

* CapitalOffensive: In 1933, the Antareans manage to siege and take the Columban capital city after 18 years of pretty much no progress. The fact that the capital was taken in weeks compared to almost 20 years of fighting to get to there is worth mentioning.
* ForeverWar: For the Antareans, it seemed like the war with Columba was this, given that it was nearing 2 decades of warfare in Columba and yet had only made substantial progress in 1931.
* HomeFieldAdvantage: The Columbans used the mountains to their advantage as much as they could, which had already impeded Antarean advances and caused them to move quite slowly, by creating ambush spots and putting machine guns in areas Antareans would not expect. The effects of the Columban mountains are shown when you compare Grusa, Aquila, and Vega falling in 7 years combined, with Columba taking ''18'' years to be taken down.
* MountainWarfare: Considering that Columba is full of mountains, this was to be expected when Antares and Corvus attacked Columba. It seemed to have been extremely arduous, as compared to Aquila falling in 2 years and Vega & Grusa falling in a combined 5 years, Columba fell in ''18'' years.
** Funnily enough, even the Northern Centauran Alliance (between Columba, Riaa, Tucana, and Centauri) had trouble fighting in the Columban mountains, which goes to show how effective they really are in war.
* ThemeNaming: Columba is named after the constellation of the same name. In Latin, Columba means "dove". Since the dove usually represents peace and love, it can be an ironic name as the Columban War saw 18 years of violence and destruction as well as the deaths of numerous Columban, Antarean, Riaan, and Corvun soldiers.

!Riaan Republic (Skorpii Riaa)

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The Riaan Republic is an old and aging republic that has existed for centuries, with a government similar to Antares. They ruled over the northern parts of Centaura through long-lasting traditions. Although not quite as fanatical as Antares is, the government still rules the country with absolute power and Riaa is plagued by inner turmoil and protests over its outdated class system and unfair wealth distribution. Due to their old school beliefs and laws, they're technologically outmatched by Antares but compensate for it by being the largest country in Centaura both in terms of population and territory size as well as friendly relations with neighboring countries.

To explain how Riaa got into its democratic form, the Riaan Civil War has to be discussed. It occurred in 1888 as the Nationalists revolt against the Imperialist government. The Nationalists quickly gain support from Riaa's neighbor Tucana, who help push out the Imperialists. They eventually fled into the Vulpan Islands, declaring independence from the Riaan mainland and naming themselves Vulpa.

Although Riaans can speak Librae, they're bilingual, as they primarily speak Rodinese (Russian), now called Ursan, which is a language that their continental neighbor Ursa speaks and the language of the Rodinese Mandate that had conquered and influenced Riaa.

After Antares conquered them, they turned it into a puppet state, likely due to Riaa's territorial and population size making it impossible for Antares to manage directly.

* BilingualBonus: Riaans speak Ursan as their first language and Librae as second, the former being because of their close relationship to Ursa and them being under the Rodinese Mandate.
* CivilWar: Had a massive one in 1888 between the Nationalists (backed by Tucana) and the Imperialists, with the latter ultimately losing and forced to flee to Vulpa.
* DemocracyIsFlawed: Despite them being a republic, they're infected with outdated class system and a strong class difference between the wealthy and poor. Additionally and perhaps ironically, they have very traditional views and ideals as a republic.
* EagleSquadron: After Cetus lost the Southern Corvus War and was fully assimilated by Antares, most of what was left of the Cetan Navy sailed upwards to Vulpa and Riaa, with elements eventually joining either the Vulpan or Riaan fleets.
* EliteArmy: In the ''Dead Ahead''/''Centaura'' discord server, an Army rankings list by [=AbsoluteDuck=] put Riaa as number ''one'' in 1908, which is saying something when we compare that to Antares' placing of two. It was probably downplayed by the time Antares invaded Riaa however.
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Due to the Riaan Army's enormous size causing challenges in deploying them to specific theatres of war, a decision was made to grab all of the elite Riaan soldiers and consolidate them into one ''corps'' size unit; most elite units would probably not number more than a division. They were better trained than a normal Riaan conscript and possessed more equipment and gear. They even had their own air and mechanized units. They would be the main force that the NCA (Northern Centauran Alliance) relied on for their massive counteroffensive against Antares. In ''Centaura'', they're expected to have their own battle against the Antarean Shokk troopers.
* GrimUpNorth: For the Antareans invading Riaa. In fact, Kaden Tau's first time commanding a company ''and'' going into combat is in Riaa, where we hear that his entire company was nearly wiped out by Riaan guerillas.
* NorthIsColdSouthIsHot: While its not explicitly said for Riaa, the fact that Tucana, a country that is to right of Riaa, is covered in snow and ice implies that it is the same for Riaa as well.
* PuppetState: After Riaa lost to Antares, they turned it into a puppet state to make it easier to manage as its size would be impossible for them to do so directly, installing governors to help with this endeavor.
* {{Ruritania}}: Riaans speak the in-universe version of Russian and are located very much up north like Russia. The Riaan Civil War also bares a remarkable resemblance to the Russian Civil War, with the Imperialists (Russian Republic) fighting against the Nationalists (Bolsheviks) and losing to the Nationalists, leading them to take over Riaa like how the Soviets took over Russia after they were victorious.
** Interestingly, while the northern Riaans write in traditional Ursan cyrillic, the southern Riaans write in romanized Ursan. The government also embraces and supports romanized Ursan in the modern age.
* ThemeNaming: Unlike the other nations, it is {{averted|trope}} for Riaa, as its name is not based on a constellation or star since it resisted Libran influences effectively. In fact, even its name under the Rodinese Mandate is unknown, although the Libran Empire called it "Riaa" based on the war cry of its native warriors.

!Empire of Tucana (Imperio Tucani)

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The Empire of Tucana is a monarchical country located in the northeast of Centaura. It is allied with its neighbors Centauri and Riaa. Its lands to the north comprise of taiga forests and heavy snow areas, so most of the population of Tucana live near the Tucana-Centauri border. Tucana's main industry is in lumber and ice, with lumber mostly being used by towns in the frozen northern areas.

Tucana was under the reign of the old Grusan Empire before it collapsed, so the Tucanese speak Grusi. However, plenty of Tucanese people speak Ursan due to its proximity to Riaa and Centauri. The Tucanese can also speak Librae due to influences from the Libran Empire. Thus, Tucana is technically trilingual although the languages spoken heavily differ from region to region.

* NorthIsColdSouthIsHot: Indeed, being a northern country, it is filled with taiga forests and areas with heavy amounts of snow, which are common characteristics for countries up north. Ice being a ''main'' industry especially demonstrates the environment in Tucana.
* ThemeNaming: Tucana is named after the constellation of the same, the latter being named after the toucan. It is close with Grus, as those two alongside 2 others are considered the "Southern Birds". The country may be named Tucana in ''Centaura'' because of its in-universe connection with Grusa, having been conquered by the Grusan Empire many years ago, being geographically close to it, and many Tucanese speaking Grusi.

!Kingdom of Centauri (Reino de Centauri)

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* WhyIsntItAttacking: Even though Antares could have easily attacked and conquered Vulpa after conquering Riaa, Antares for whatever reason never attempted an invasion of Vulpa. It may be because Vulpa did not pose any military threat to Skorpii Riaa or any other Antarean territory and so invading them would just have wasted time, energy and possible manpower/equipment.

* Irony: Despite being separate from mainland Riaa and presumably wanting nothing to do with them, they rely on imports from Riaa in order to sustain themselves, so they're in a way controlled by Riaa indirectly.

* WhyIsntItAttacking: Even though Antares could have easily attacked and conquered Vulpa after conquering Riaa, Antares for whatever reason never attempted an invasion of Vulpa. It may be because Vulpa did not pose any military threat to Skorpii Riaa or any other Antarean territory and so invading them would just have wasted time, energy and possible manpower/equipment.

The fall of Centauri marked the end of the Centauran War, which had lasted from 1908 (1912 for Antares) to 1944 and lasted for 32 (36) years.

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* TheEmpire: A continental empire at that. Unfortunately for them, after they lose the Forman War crumbled into a small state after the Hydran Commonwealth and Orion liberated Centaura.

** On the other hand, Corvus has possibly no navy to speak of but compensates for having a much larger army than Cetus and having the advantage of better soldiers as many of them grew up surviving in the lawless and brutal cities and used said survival skills for war. They were also highly motivated and vengeful for what they perceived as Cetus ruining their lives for their own gain.

** Antares is a very militaristic country that enforces conscription and teaches people that serving in the military is a great honor. Thus, their military is very mighty with a large body of men ready to don a uniform, but unique to Antares compared to other armies in Centaura is innovation and speed. Antares learns from previous wars and uses that information for future wars to ensure a better result, as well as using troops from conquered nations to support them. Antares' army is also shown to be very aggressive and relies on speed and armored units to quickly defeat nations in war, which is so powerful that it conquered Aquila in just two years and overcame their powerful "Ring of Fire". Another example of innovation by Antares is shown with the Sweeper units; while these were being abandoned by various nations due to trench warfare (an area that Sweepers specialized in) becoming obsolete, Antares repurposed their Sweeper units to work alongside Assault units in regular battles, seeing much success in urban warfare where close quarters combat was common.

Though already quite a mighty and well-known empire during the early 1900s, by the 1940s Antares was a continental empire that ruled all of Centaura alongside its two puppet states. Antares was a semi-constitutional monarchy (then de-facto replaced by a royal dictatorship) ruled by the Tau family that had a strong military culture and an ultimate goal first envisioned by Emperor Kalvin Tau to conquer the entirety of Forma and end the concept of war altogether. Thus, they fought brutal wars in Centaura and in the Libra Ocean before being defeated by Orion, the Hydrus Commonwealth, and Libra, cutting up Antares in 4 states like Antares was years ago.

* ClassicalTongue: Somewhat downplayed. Although Antares mostly speaks Librae, due to Antares' proximity to Libra, parts of southern and southeast Antares can speak Old Librae (Latin), with Antareans there even mixing both languages.
* EliteArmy: Despite their large numbers, the military doesn't seem to plagued with ineffective and/or poorly trained soldiers, as they're said to be well-trained and appear to be well-equipped as well. The military culture Antares has seems to help out quite a lot too. Notably, an Army ranking tier list in the discord server puts Antares as number two, just behind Riaa, which pretty much confirms their elite status.

* BerserkButton: His nickname "Sassy". When Kaelius calls him Sassy he immediately tells her not to call him that in a raised voice.
* EmbarrassingNickname: Due to his unique name, a name with a hard K sound yet not being spelt as a K (in Antarean Librae, all Cs with hard K sounds are spelt with a K), his squad leader Porter ends up just nicknaming him "Sassy" jokingly, a nickname he immediately detests of course.
* HeroWithAUniqueName: While the "C" in Cassius is a hard K (which would be spelt as a K in Antarean Librae), his parents apparently just named him as such with a C according to Cassius himself.
* MeaningfulName: Cassius in Latin means "vain" or "empty", which his personality certainly feels like at times. Cassius is also derived from Latin "Cassis", or helmet, which he indeed wears as a soldier of the Antarean army.

* TraumaCongaLine: His experiences in Riaa truly haunts him as not only did most of his squad get vaporized in the war, but he saw the brutal treatment of Riaan citizens by Antarean soldiers and officers.
* WarriorPrince: He joined the army in order to strength the Antarean Imperial Army's loyalty to the Emperor, similar to what Maya had done (although not what she intended to do) for the navy. He is of course, hesitant to even be in the army in the first place and is very much stressed throughout the Riaan campaign.
* YoungAndInCharge: Given he's the heir to the throne, he already has some leadership responsibilities to begin with, but one of his earliest is in the ''army'' where he could die at anytime and not succeed the throne. Of course, even if he was sent for backline pacification, it clearly wasn't safe since most of his squad was killed in action.

* ThemeNaming: Corvus is named after the constellation of the same name, with it's flag being a silhouette of a crow. Crows can represent many things symbolically, from positive things like joy, harmony, and rebirth to negative things like death, bad luck, and danger, sort of like what Corvus was before and after southern Corvus was annexed, as well as after Corvus was assimilated under Antares.
* TheSavageSouth: After the Cetans annexed southern Corvus in 1886, which resulted in the lost of multiple farms supplying food and tons of coal supplying the electricity and power grids, the remaining cities in the southern areas essentially turned into a violent and crime-filled hell that even the army could not manage to restore order to when they were sent there. People were known to be killed by family gangs for no reason and food was worth as much as money.

* BelievingTheirOwnLies: Even though he knew he performed the pascation wrong and believed Collin's lies, he did not show any sympathy or care to Sandra, as he says, "But why did it matter anyways? It didn't matter if it was a soldier or a child.", and even questioned why Collin wasn't arrested despite the fact that he performed the pascation correctly.

** This is heavily downplayed for the Cetan Army. Although they did end up losing and not be able to fend off the Corvun and Antarean invaders, there wasn't much they could do as they were heavily undermanned and were forced to send all of the soldiers to the northern side, leaving the south vulnerable for the Antareans. The Cetan Army also did quite well despite being smaller than the Corvun Army, as shown when they were able to repel them for 4 years before Antares joined in.

* TheMutiny: Due to major inactivity of the Cetan Navy and the Exercitus Maris under orders of the naval command despite the Cetan Army losing ground and manpower progressively, many marines, lower ranking officers, and sailors could not bare to stand around anymore and angrily mutinied and left the Western Islands to help out the Army, the latter happily accepting them due to their manpower shortages.

** This is explained in the lore by Cetus focusing much onto it's navy due to it's goal to explore the Inanis Ocean which is pretty much empty and unexplore. Cetus also cutback it's army due to perceived safety from it's neighbors, not realizing that it's trading relations with nations were crumbling. This of course meant Cetus' Army was massively undermanned (although not underequipped due to an abundance of iron and other materials), as many recruits joined the more popular and comfortable Navy instead of the Army, and there are even signs of interservice rivalry and stigmatizing of the army in the lore.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Their annexation of southern Corvus in 1886 which caused the Corvuns to attack them in 1908 essentially doomed Centaura as the Southern Corvus War prompted Antares to join in and begin their plans for world domination.

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The daughter and oldest child of Emperor Aran Tau, born in 1906. Although the oldest, Aran wanted a son to be his heir, so he sidelined her for Kaden once he was born. This led to be jealous of Kaden and made her annoy and pick on him for being supposedly quite weak-willed and lacking in ambition. She also tried to get her father's attention and prove she could be better than Kaden so she could be the heir instead of him. When she was 23, due to her life long interest in the navy, she joined the Antares Armada. Although Aran disliked the idea of her daughter going into combat, he realized it could solidify the navy's loyalty to him, so he accepted it. As Maya rose up their ranks, her ego grew more and more, believing she was intellectually superior to lower ranks and even to officers around her rank. After being promoted in 1936 to Kommander after a great victory in the Annulus Sea and then to Kaptain, she was killed in 1938 by a Riaan fighter plane.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: The reason Kaden pardoned Andrew was because he treated Kaden with respect unlike his father and sister. Notably, Kaden continues to work for Kaden after his pardon, showing he appreciates being saved.

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The son of Emperor Aran Tau and the heir to the Antarean throne, born in 1908. He joined the Antarean Imperial Army at the rank of Lieutenant II, albeit reluctantly as his father pressured him to join the army to strength their loyalty to the Emperor like his sister Maya did with the navy. After Columba was defeated in 1933, he was promoted to Lieutenant I and in charge of a company, leading them to the Antarean campaign of Riaa, his first taste of combat. He lost almost his entire company, leading him with trauma and stress throughout his life.

* EnsignNewbie: He was promoted to replace a company commander who was killed in action when he hadn't even seen any combat until the Riaan campaign.
* TraumaCongaLine: His experiences in Riaa truly haunts him as not only did most of his squad get vaporized in the war, but he saw the brutal treatment of Riaan citizens by Antarean soldiers and officers.
* WarriorPrince: He joined the army in order to strength the Antarean Imperial Army's loyalty to the Emperor, similar to what Maya had done (although not what she intended to do) for the navy. He is of course, hesitant to even be in the army in the first place and is very much stressed throughout the Riaan campaign.
* YoungAndInCharge: Given he's the heir to the throne, he already has some leadership responsibilities to begin with, but one of his earliest is in the ''army'' where he could die at anytime and not succeed the throne. Of course, even if he was sent for backline pacification, it clearly wasn't safe since most of his squad was killed in action.

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The daughter and oldest child of Emperor Aran Tau, born in 1906. Although the oldest, Aran wanted a son to be his heir, so he sidelined her for Kaden once he was born. This led to be jealous of Kaden and made her annoy and pick on him for being supposedly quite weak-willed and lacking in ambition. She also tried to get her father's attention and prove she could be better than Kaden so she could be the heir instead of him. When she was 23, due to her life long interest in the navy, she joined the Antares Armada. Although Aran disliked the idea of her daughter going into combat, he realized it could solidify the navy's loyalty to him, so he accepted it. As Maya rose up their ranks, her ego grew more and more, believing she was intellectually superior to lower ranks and even to officers around her rank. After being promoted in 1936 to Kommander after a great victory in the Annulus Sea and then to Kaptain, she was killed in 1938 by a Riaan fighter plane.

Though already quite a mighty and well-known empire during the early 1900s, by the 1940s Antares was a continental empire that ruled all of Centaura alongside its two puppet states. Antares was a semi-constitutional monarchy (then de-facto replaced by a royal dictatorship) ruled by the Tau family that had a strong military culture and an ultimate goal first envisioned by Emperor Kalvin Tau to conquer the entirety of Forma and end the concept of war altogether. Thus, they fought brutal wars in Centaura and in the Libra Ocean before being defeated by Orion and Hydrus and turned into a republic by the 1960s.

* ScorpionPeople: Not literally, but Antares' god is "Scorpius", who is widely revered in Antares, so it technically counts.

* TheSquadette: Unlike other nations in Forma, Antares is noticeably inclusive of women in terms of the military, as by the Grusan campaign, the Antarean military starts to allow women to join ''all'' branches of the military. For comparison, the Commonwealth of Hydrus, Lepus, and Canis that is considered the most progressive nation in Forma, only allows women to join the navy and not any other branch.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: While Kalvin simply wanted to conquer all of Centaura for his plans of peace (which Aran completed), Aran expanded that to include all of Forma as well. What he didn't think about was that Antares was already extremely exhausted from decades of warfare and could not possibly and successfully have conducted ''another'' continental campaign that would have taken more to complete. Additionally, both Orion and the Hydran Commonwealth had large and remarkable armies and navies, certainly giving Antares more pressure when they tried to conquer Hydra. Ultimately, that causes Antares to lose the Forman War and have their empire crumble and turned into 4 different states after Centaura is liberated.
* LikeFatherUnlikeSon: In contrast to his father, Aran was much more militaristic and aggressive in the Centauran and Forman Wars, as while he decided to continue his father's goal, he expanded it much more than his father had by including the whole of Forma. He also did not bother to keep enforcing Kalvin's order after he became Emperor, resulting in new Antarean recruits showing less respectful and reasonable treatment of the newly conquered territories but more aggression and violence that saw even children mercilessly killed in the process.
* TheConqueror: His domination of the Centaura which he continued from his father's actions that caused the Centauran Wars makes him a continental conqueror, although he was restless and continued on to Hydrus as an expansion of his father's original goal.

* TheParanoiac: He was very paranoid and anxious about the countries in Hydrus, especially the Orion Republic which could match Antares when combined with the other Hydran countries.
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** Its weapons also have a certain theme, as they all start with an "E/" compared to weapons of other nations which don't have a theme.
* TheSquadette: Unlike other nations in Forma, Antares is surprisingly inclusive of women regarding the military, as by the Antarean invasion into Grusa, they start to accept women into ''all'' branches of the military. For comparison, the Commonwealth of Hydrus, Lepus, and Canis, a Hydran commonwealth that is considered the most progressive nation in Forma, allows women to serve but only in the navy.

A developing nation in the western part of Centaura, the Corvus Confederation's (led chiefly by the House of Khorin) territory was a peninsular rump state that was formed after the southern territories were annexed by Cetus. Before the annexations, Corvus' ideals and political beliefs were similar to Antares' and had a de-facto alliance that the Confederation only strengthened when Anna Khorin married the future Antarean Emperor Aran Tau.

Before the union of the Corvuns, the House of Khorin was a federal monarchy as it allowed each lord of a region to act with certain autonomy to govern, although final political decisions were always to be made by the Khorins. It also seemed to have some democratic elements as all of the lords convened bi-annually (but could be called for an emergency session) and could raise any issue/matter they had, which allowed for debating and discussions, the final say being given by the King.

* ThemeNaming: Corvus is named after the constellation of the same name, with it's flag being a silhouette of a crow. Notably, crows can represent many things symbolically, from positive things like joy, harmony, and rebirth to negative things like death, bad luck, and danger, sort of like what Corvus was before and after southern Corvus was annexed, as well as after Corvus was assimilated under Antares (improved lives).

* BenevolentBoss: Notably, Kalvin was a very kind and respectful man and ruled over Antares benevolently. During the Centauran War, he ensured that each nation conquered by Antares was well treated and void of mostly any mistreatment by Antarean soldiers and officers, even creating the official "Kalvin's order" to make sure that every soldier and officer followed his principle closely. Punishments were even given out to those who disobeyed this order.

* TheEmperor: His actual title in Antares, which certainly fits him.
* TheGoodKing: Emperor rather. While we do not know what Antareans thought of his rule and himself, we can tell he was a kind and just king that did not want unnecessary damage or violence to occur in territories the Antarean Army had conquered, and this certainly would have helped build a high reputation.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: While Kalvin simply wanted to conquer all of Centaura for his plans of peace (which Aran completed), Aran expanded that to include Hydra as well. What he didn't think about was that Antares was already extremely exhausted from decades of warfare and could not possibly and successfully have conducted ''another'' continental campaign that would have taken ages to complete. Additionally, both Orion and the Hydran Commonwealth had large and/or good armies and navies, making it even harder for the Antareans to conquer Hydra. Ultimately, that causes Antares to lose the Forman War and have their empire crumble and turned into 4 different states after Centaura is liberated.