Xanians

"We were once the sole proprietors of all known space. Then the Nyr show up and we're running back to the throne worlds with our tails between our lands. I so long for the glory days."

- Lucius II Xania

The Xanians are a humanoid species hailing from the world of Xania, with the central Xanus sector of the Virgo Cluster. The oldest race in the region and the progenitor of all other races around them, the Xanians are descendant of the original followers of Xanus, whom led them from Old Earth, as well as the man after whom they take their namesake. The Xanians govern the great and powerful Xanian Empire, which in recent centuries has been decaying under constant discontent and rebellion against the harsh rule of the Xanian nobility.

As of the recent past, the Xanians have been highly active in exerting their grasp over the remaining sectors within their control, as well as preparing for a potential Nyr invasion from the galactic south. The Nyr, the first people to successfully throw off the law of the Xanians, have long been the oldest enemies of the Xanians, and the Xanians have sought to make an example of the rebellious Nyr, a long awaited goal every Xanian has wished for since the First Hyperion Conflict in 508 ATE. While the Xanians have long been despised for their aggressive behavior over their right to rule, they represent a time when all of known space was united under one rule; harsh but peaceful.