#drakki

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Let's start with the Drakki, these were a giant, space-fairing, dragon-like species which dominated the galaxy for several thousand years. This empire was ruled over by the Ta’An clan, in which the right to rule was passed down a line of matriarchs. Starting with Mal’Vain the First.

The final ruler was Amba the Wise, known for her ruthlessness and ironfisted way of ruling. Funnily enough Amba was likely the fairest ruler of the Drakki empire, though that does not mean she wasn’t sometimes cruel, often her punishments for traitors were quite creative. 

Amba did not have any daughters, which left her with two options, either appoint a female relative to be her heir, or allow one of her sons to ascend to the throne. Amba died peacefully in her sleep before a decision could be made leading to a power vacuum and a civil war. Her younger son Velsa was wed to his cousin Veera and thus he wanted her to ascend the throne which would give him power as her consort. Crexus wanted the throne because he felt that it was his birthright as the first born child of the standing ruler. This civil war led to the collapse of the Drakki empire, which was taken over by the only thing left behind in the rubble of this conflict, the vycotans they domesticated, which took to calling themselves the Neo-Dakki. 

So…How do the Neo-Drakki fall into this narrative? So glad you asked!

Opposed to the popular untruth that the Drakki fed their enslaved vycotans, the Drakki did not create the Neo-Drakki, instead they discovered them on a planet they consumed into their empire and decided to use them for their own gain. (It is unknown how vycotans first showed up on this planet, however there are many instances  of vycotans (which are native to the extra-multiversal and dimensional space called the expanse) breaking into material universes and establishing themselves onto worlds.)

Oringally the Drakki were going to wipe the vycotans out like they did with all other races they found on worlds that they conquered. However, the Drakki saw that the creatures they had run into were oddly mechanical and seemed to be able to interact with the mechanical systems they had built for themselves and believed they could find some uses for them.

This is what led to the first use of vycotans for the Drakki. Initially vycotans were a very niche thing that served a few purposes, but first and foremost were walking computers stationed on war ships calculating jumps and ship positions faster than anyone could blink. 

However when it was discovered that vycotans could be bred and foreign genes could very easily be added via vycelium, the use for vycotans exploded into a million different sub-categories. If there was a job that needed doing, you bet there was a specialized vycotan specifically bred and conditioned for that exact purpose. They became so prevalent that they even became pets.

The fact that the Drakki were so spread across the universe meant that the Neo-Drakki were also spread throughout the universe and in a way the Drakki were responsible for the majority spread of most vycotan sub-species. 

(however not all of them, there were actually several instances where different alien species discovered and utilized vycotans as working animals, tools, companions, and even in some cases food). 

After the OG Drakki destroyed themselves, the Neo-Drakki saw themselves as their predecessors and believed that they were following in the footsteps of their creators by taking over the broken remains of the empire. When it was discovered that the Drakki did not, in fact, create the vycotans they had already reestablished many connections and were well on their way to becoming an influential power. For this reason it didn’t really matter to them whether they were or were not created by the Drakki. 

Some Neo-Drakki believe that taking over the old Drakki empire for themselves is an act of rebellion and empowerment, however what they fair to recognize is that they are simply replacing one evil with another.