Muscovite Dynasty

Monolith Gorod
Over five centuries past nothing in the world remained unchanged - except for the Muscovite Metropolis.

Standing adamant on the verge of the European Wastes, the new Kremlin stands unabated, first among the muscovite cities that dot the vast lands from whence the winter came. The black walls tower sky-high, shielding a palace city of golden domes and neoclassical spires, a monument to roots of history.

Dominating obliterated lands, the metropolis sprawls in golden streams to the horizon, extending pathways and lines to their erstwhile subjects and allies. A belt of fortified cities and citadels lining the fringes between the continents.

Yet what arose from the glowing ashes above ground is but the highest peak of the palace city, which extends deeper into the cradle Earth than any other construct of such proportion. Kilometers beneath the Muscovite Dynasties palaces, a realm of automatons mines in unending shafts and pits for the precious deposits deep in the planetary crust. None can say how deep and far the network extends, but young legends tell of travelers between all muscovite cities who never see the light of day. They tell of hidden peoples deep beneath the soil, thriving and growing, even waring among each other in the catacombs of Metro четыре.

Muscovite Kratocracy
The Muscovites line of succession is not one of blood but one of an unending struggle. Power falls to those who cease it through persuasion, strength and cunning. The authority of the Kremlin is one that never lingers long untested but is proven time and again in the rivalry and cabals from within.

This understanding of Kratocracy was forged in centuries of internal strife and revolution. Finally, the feverish notion of an eternal authority was shed. None can rule forever, only the state, the dynasty persists.

Not even the place of the Muscovite Capital remains unchanged when war and intrigue rock the deepest fundaments of the Dynasty. Changing with the struggle of its power, the structure of the Dynasty shifts and grows and collapses evermore.

Muscovite Hosts
All those who cease power through strength have summoned forces of many worlds under their banner. The armies of long-lost rulers and dictators roam the cities under shifting loyalties or dissipate into the vast populous. There are said to be more souls at arms than civilians under the Dynasty's rule and all wars fought within and without are total.

Lineage of sprawling power
The eternal struggle for power reached the stars during the Century of Departure, as both exiled and ruling branches of the Dynasty grasped for new lights in the sky. Many worlds of the Dynasty are unique and fortified constructions, monuments invoking the glory of past generations.

But the Dynasty cares little for isolated isles in the glistening cloud of the Terrestrial Swarm. Their interests lie much more on the orbital rings, where territories may be expanded and the unbroken belt of cities can extend.