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The Aksren Clan Page 2

The Aksren government is one of imperial rulership. These rulers have absolute control of every portion of society. There are five empires as of 2350, but one has control of the others. It is the former main remnant of the Empire of Jalgren or as it is known as the Empire of Itsis (The Empire of the Phoenix). Itsis maintains a steady and current good relationship with the other empires. Even if the other empires have their own self-autonomy, Itsis is a powerhouse of trade, commerce, and military might. To defy it would result in a catastrophic loss of income and resources for the weaker empires. Unlike the Shal’rein, the ruler is simply known as “the immortal one,” for good reason. A mystery remains onto the current Aksren Empress Itsis on her origins, but what is known is that she is a ruler that strives on perfection. Supposedly, she is a clone of somebody. Every four hundred years, the body would die, and a clone is made of the empress. Once the body dies, then the clone will take up the next seat. This cycle of birth and death has run for thousands, perhaps even tens of thousands of years. In 2339, the Aksren were in good shape to fight again. Its economies had more than recovered, and its planets were repaired and reseeded. It wasn’t difficult for them to go on the offense again, often with mixed results in victories and losses. By then, the Yutilians had a firm grasp in defending their worlds, and the Shal’rein made stubborn advances and losses against the Aksren. However, there is a frightening argument that despite the fact that the Aksren lose a lot more wars, the clan will ultimately win in the future, and when it does, it might not be as merciful as the great Emperor of Jalgren would commit to. Even with the advent of Zilik’s Disease, the Aksren women continue to fight relentlessly like there is no tomorrow. However, not all was as it seemed. Deep down, there are reports that the Aksren have disagreements with their leadership. Some feel that peace is needed because a good economy needs a stable workforce. A dead workforce will get you nowhere. With half the population dead, that economy had been reduced by half. Another situation is the fact that some Aksren families had moved to Yutilian space. Now part of the T’rintar clan, these Aksren act and fight like the Yutilians. While deemed as “Lower life traitors” by the Aksren clan, the T’rintar Aksren has had a long history of racism to struggle against. Many fight to redeem themselves and swear their loyalties to the T’rintar clan. It has been revealed that the T’rintar clan now has access to spies that can easily acquire information in the Aksren clan. A few of these Aksren now have the ability to spread truths and lies to sway the people. This forces the Aksren clan to engage in a rather aggressive repression of freedoms for fear of revolt. Unfortunately, this does nothing and only further agitates the population. There is a strong and ever-growing movement to have a new government put in place that would mimic the United Itrean Republics ideals and even a form of Democracy. Ship Design Philosophy It is often easy for human scholars to compare the Aksren fleet as cumbersome when compared to the other Itrean clan fleets. Quantity over quality is used to say that their ships are adequate and can be built in substantial numbers, but that philosophy wasn’t always true. A superb economy can warrant a superb fleet. Jalgren didn’t believe in having lots of disposable ships. He said it himself that “I create these ships. I watch these ships get built. If I can’t enjoy it, then the crew can’t enjoy it. I design these ships. If they fail to fight, then I’ve failed the Empire.” The ships of the beginning years of the Jalgren Empire were incredibly sturdy and well built. Not only that, but they could be constructed in fantastical numbers. It is also easy for human scholars to compare current Itrean vessels with current UHN warships. This wasn’t always the case, but it could be argued that the Aksren clan were the type that surprisingly had the most similar ships to that of UHN vessels. Jalgren had introduced ships that reflect very much that of the current Itrean vessels of today. Typically, the standard Aksren warship carries two railguns and torpedo launchers. This very rarely changed in the last 31,000 years, but there were also specialized warship designs. Different Aksren Empires did have varied ship designs that mimicked Yutilian warships. The simple adage, “if it works, don’t fix it,” was the slogan for the Itrean warships. The Aksren were no different. When the Ikra class battleships came out, the Aksren combat doctrines didn’t have to change at all with the new ships. They simply copied and repeated the legacy of ancient Aksren warships. It would have to be the other clans that had to adjust more to them. Aksren warships are generally the most balanced in the imperial and post-imperial years. Thirty-one thousand years, and they basically performed the same roles. This was mostly due to the fact of how both the Yutilian and Shal’rein fought. Aksren warships carried railguns to fight the Shal’rein up close, and the torpedoes were used to fight against the Yutilian long-range ships. While they were not grievously good at their jobs (With the exception of Jalgren’s fleets), the ability to be multi-tools in warfare is what saved the Aksren warships in the long run. With a somewhat larger fleet, the ships can quickly back each other up if one is in trouble. While bad leadership is often the blame for defeats, it’s not entirely the case with the crews that operate them. The Aksren do care about their equipment. Out of all the clans, the Aksren treat their crews with the most respect, even more than the T’rintar clan of today. The Aksren have a saying, “Poorly paid laborers can work well in the fields, but if you paid soldiers poorly, then they have less reason to defend your homeland.” Governments ensure that military families are justly treated. With that said, even with superior economics, the Aksren infrastructure seems to work for the most part, but even their warships are not impervious. Quantity versus quality is often looked at in the current argument of today, and to many of the Aksren, quantity is better. Still, it overlooks the past achievements of Aksren history. Aksren warships of the 24^th century is typically painted in red color. This color troupe was something that had been seen right after the end of the Empire of Jalgren. However, not all Aksren warships of the past had this type of color. Jalgren’s fleets had colors of red and gray mixed together. Other empires had various colors of light red, dark red, and red mixed with black. Other empire ships were given a black, gray, or pink color in appearance. Philosophy in Ground warfare The Aksren clan combat strategy is one that is often easily compared to the Yutilians. Fast strike sieges are imperative to taking down and conquering a world. Even then, the Empire of Jalgren was not a heavy army-based society and, in fact, never really needed much of a standing army, to begin with. In the post-imperial years, both the Yutilians and Aksren relied very much on the same types of vehicles and the same type of roles. Hovertanks and hover transports were used frequently. It was the only hope that they really had in standing up against the Shal’rein clan on the ground. Aksren soldiers can also be compared to that of the Yutilian soldiers, even right down to size and combat prowess. With Aksren soldiers, there are subtle differences, however. Some claim that the Aksren women, right now, fight with less mercy than the Yutilians, but there is debate on that. The clan soldiers fight when ordered, and their reactions and attitudes can be almost comparable to humans. It’s the fact that the Itreans had been used to so much bloodshed and violence that the Aksren clan threshold of cruelty can be easily dismissed. The biggest current challenge that the Aksren clan faces is the fact that they have a weaker army or marine force than the current Yutilian and Shal’rein ground forces contain. This is mostly for the fact that Shal’rein families fight on the side of both those clans, while the Aksren clan doesn’t have any. In addition, the feared battle tanks of the Shal’rein don’t exist in the Aksren ground forces, forcing them to improvise and introduce their form of half-track tanks. With this, even the Aksren know and acknowledge that they must go all in or not at all when they commit to a ground invasion. Impacts of the Aksren Clan It isn’t difficult to overlook the current impacts that the Aksren clan has brought forth to humanity. The head crested warships are looked at as bloodlust marauders designed to bring only death upon the human race. It has been revealed that the Aksren desire to conquer or decimate the human race is one of many varied reasons. Some of this has to be due to the fact that the first laid incident of contact was when Aksren warships spotted human vessels trying to open contact with the T’rintar clan (A most hated of an enemy). The incident of JJ-78, as it is remembered to the humans, led to the conclusion that there was an alien race to the Aksren clan, and they were attempting peace with their enemies. Sadly, that wasn’t what the ships were doing, as the humans on board had no idea there was a civil war in progress. Unfortunately, it was too late. The Aksren clan, much like the other Itrean clans, had much fear and skepticism towards aliens, all in due thanks to the Emphra Wars not long ago. The mild form of xenophobia didn’t help any either. While there were efforts to look into a possible peace treaty, the Aksren appeared to want none of it. However, even the Aksren clan had varied opinions towards the human race. Some were afraid that they were incredibly powerful, much like the Emphra and having an endless wave of warships. The Aksren, when they were invading Cipra, were described to do a “Cautious siege” where even though they clearly had the advantage, they were engaging in one of the slower sieges ever known in the last 1,000 years. Most speculate that the Aksren clan were waiting for the T’rintar “allies” to come out and assault them suddenly or that the human race was amassing a fantastical fleet to obliterate the offense, but nothing happened. When they saw that the UHN was bleeding itself dry in defending Cipra, they assembled reinforcements and went in to conquer the colony.  To humanity, there is obviously a negative opinion towards them. The Aksren clan had long but declared war on the human race, but it’s one that has left humanity to really wonder about events. If JJ-78 was the catalyst for their aggression, what if it went the other way? What if it was an Aksren ship that the UHN saw first rather than the T’rintar? An interesting scenario is that the Aksren might have been just as open to having an alliance with the human race against the T’rintar and Shal’rein in turn. If so, the Aksren might not be viewed as antagonistic as they are right now. Despite this, the Aksren of the T’rintar clan from the UWA are generally well-received. To them, the Aksren of the clan do what they can to distance themselves from the Aksren clan, and there are reflections in the fact that some humans have taken Aksren women as wives due to the UWA/T’rintar clan dating networks. Regardless, it’s an uphill battle for them as they are the least chosen of the women at the moment.