The Ar'trenaxi Empire

The Ar'trenaxi Empire was an ancient precursor nation which has, for the most part, ceased to exist. As of the present day, the Ar'trenaxi keep to themselves, rebuilding their nation after a plague wiped out two-thirds of the population. This has, for the most part, caused much of the knowledge of their past to be lost to time, at least, for now...

History
One-million years ago, the Ar'trenaxi peoples developed their first interstellar spacecraft, giving rise to their colonization of a cluster in the galaxy and eventually, their empire. For much of it's history, the Ar'trenaxi peoples were ruled by a democratically elected leader, a being known as the "Vre'shan'kar" (translates as "Supreme President"). However, at some point in the last 10,000 years, the Vre'sha family took power in the nation, in the process transforming the nation into the Ar'trenaxi Empire. It was around this time that the Arenthi Plague struck the nation, leading to it's rapid decline in power. While everything seemed lost, in truth, it was the beginning of a new era of prosperity for the nation, with peace reigning for the majority of the next 10,000 years. However, in the past ten years, it has become evident that the Ar'trenaxi are preparing to restore their old empire, one way or another...