====== Praetorian Empire ======

<data faction !union_member>
Short Name       : Praetorian
Description [wiki] : The Praetorian Empire is currently a member of the [[Union]]
Roles*           : union member
Status [rule]      : Core World
Image [image]      : ic:praetorian_empire_transparant_white_300x300.png
Allegiance [ref]*  : Union
Base System [ref]  : Lumo Duo System
Senator [ref]      : Ardios Eldrilith
Leader [ref]       : Thorios Olchazith
Jedi [ref]         : Ariana Danacia
Type [rule]        : PC
User [ref::user]   : chriz
Logo             : blue a pall 15cw gold and a pall 15ccw gold and a pall silver and a roundel party per chevron party per pale party per pale 30ccw party per pale 100cw red and silver and silver and party per pale 30cw silver and party per pale 100cw red and silver and red and a fess silver
</data>

The Praetorian Empire has been a inner world of the [[Union]] since the first (:turn). The Empire is ruled by one of the oldest Praetorians. Although they call him emperor he has been elected many years ago for a term of 50 years. When it comes to making new laws he is not the supreme ruler. All the laws have to be approved by a majority of the Elders. The Elders are a group of 16 old praetorians from all the regions of the empire. The Praetorian Empire is known for its hierarchical structure, order and its business management. Many government agencies are centralized. A good example for this are the high tech hatcheries that handle up to a million eggs. 

The Praetorians are originally a martial race. Due to the fact that there have not been any enemies opposing the Empire in a long time the military status has diminished. Every Praetorian still is honored to serve in the Praetorian Army. When a new big threat surfaces the Praetorian Empire will get his military machine running again. 

Currently the Empire flourishes due to good political and economical relations with the [[Veolian Commonwealth]], [[Astai Republic]], [[Sundarian Federation]], [[Unified Republic of Darya]], and [[Hiocan Society]].

===== Main focus =====
The Praetorian Empire produces a large quantity of Mass Transit Cargo Freighters (:mtcf) every turn. Currently the (:mtcf) business is not expanding but this might be an option for the future. Due to the large amount of sold (:mtcf) the Praetorian Empire (:mtcf) department had a queue. However most of the (:mtcf) are now sold to allies in continuous deals.  

Some time ago the Praetorian Empire has started creating their own (:capital-ships) to create their own military fleets.

After finishing the [[Praetorian Primary Fleet]] and [[Praetorian Secondary Fleet]] the (:capital-ships) industry was refurbished back to (:mtcf) production.

Since Praetorians are originally fond of everything that is shiny and special they want to accumulate as much Rare Elements (:rares) and Crystals (:crystals) as possible. The main product focus of the Praetorian Empire is Exotic Matter Devices(:emds) and Electronics (:electronics).  