Stratocracy of Taurus

Originally Some of the first human colonies in this system, the small Republic of Taurus was a corrupt, with an incompetent Government that was blinded by greed instead of necessity. Roughly 60 years ago, A Successful coup d' etat, which in turn led to a civil war, with the hulks of destroyed space craft still littering the battlefields of the past, which in turn has created a prosperous salvage industry.

After the defeat of the loyalists, the Military kept control of the government, rewriting a new constitution in place of it's predecessor and since then only Military officials are allowed to rule.

Since then, the Stratocracy has annexed it's various weaker neighbors  to maintain it's survival, while forcibly taking those who resist.

Military service is compulsory in order to be a citizen of Taurus, with each Tour of service set at 6 years. Xenos are generally frowned upon, as many  are refugees or "liberated" inhabitants of the stratocracy's latest gains, with some disappearing into work camps where many beings perish, both xeno and human alike.