Imperium Illuminauit

The Imperium Illuminauit is the largest civilization in the Noctis Cluster. Based around the book Manifestum Puritatis, written by the first Imperator, Aelius Illustrati I, this empire has a tradition of crusading, conquering, cannibalism, slavery, and extreme eugenics.

History
The Imperium Illuminauit formed from what was the Novo Exodus human colony on the planet Neurrimn (now Illuminauit). The colony coexisted with the two native sentient species of the planet, the Shemn and the Nüeri. This colony was mainly an economic center, and agricultural products were mostly supplied from other planets. Following the Collapse, the main food sources were cut off. Novo Exodus faced famine on an exponentially worsening scale. In the year IA 1 (WD 134), the governor Aldrich Engvald set into law the Melior Diem Proposition, which justified the slaughter of "lesser peoples" to provide food for the "starving True Race." The actions he took were able to tide over the famine for the next two decades, until the colony finally escaped a drought and was able to produce enough food without cannibalism. However, in those 20 years, Engvald gained power. The publishing of his book Manifestum Puritatis resulted in him being named the First Imperator of the Imperium Illuminauit, Aelius Illustrati I. Aelius went on to begin the First Crusade of Purification, during which the Imperium Illuminauit began to expand into surrounding systems, first taking the colonies of the planet Sano in IA 27. Their expansion continued at a growing pace. In IA 158, after the Confederation of Lost Worlds first exited Warp-Dead Space in their new Slip Drive starships, the Imperium was quick to obtain the technology and began to acquire worlds within WDS.