War-Saber Decodence: The Universe

Underkin Dynasties

   The hardy Underkin, before discovery by the Dominion, were a state of waring Dynasties, similar to that of the ancient Greek. Each dynasty possessing uniquely different yet devastating weaponry and putting them up to the test againt their rival Dynasties. Surfaces of planets have been laid barren, moons launched at other moons, and new ways to kill invented.
   Dynastic wars were common amongst the Underkin. The Victor of such wars absorbing the defeated Dynasty, would also add their leaders to the halls of heros on the world of Karakor, the unofficial capital of the Underkin Empire. A neutral ground for all Dynasties under the 'Oath of  Common Ground', one of many Oaths in the Empire's founding law book. The underkin are many terrible things, but they punctual and most honor all deals and laws to their dying breath.
  During first contact with the Sol Dominion, the Vordian Dynasty thought the Dominion expeditionary fleet was just new weapons of a poor rival Dynasty. Even laughing over communications of how round and balloon-like their ships were, and that they would pop under the might of their Dynasty's fleet. The battle lasted three days, and as the Underkin's victory seemed to be within his grasp, an armada of 30,000 Dominion vessels folded just outside the battle, crushing his hopes of victory, as well as his once enormous ego.
  Underkin society is designed to enforce and encourage the paths of engineers, tacticians and warriors. Each Dynasty possessing unique aberrations of each. One Dynasty could have excellent warriors, yet they were poorly armed, and led. Another could have the best engineers and tacticians, but underwhelming warriors. So on and so forth. But what makes each dynasty uniquely different the most, is their cultures. Much like the nations of Pre-Dominion Earth, each dynasty has a different culture and aesthetic, oddly enough though, despite being similar in shape and size to that of a fictional fantasy dwarf of norse myths, their culture is more comparable to earth's ancient Greece & Roman Empire.
  An Underkin's life is unending service to their Paragohs (Dynasty leader), and the service to their many 'Gods'. And each Dynasties' has about 8/10 of its population dedicated to the military corps.

Hammer Corp: Engineering masters

Blade Corp: Warrior masters

Armor Corp: Tactician/Command masters

Each intermingled into the plethora of different military structures each dynasty weilds.

"By the gods! We will have victory today, and my boot up the enemy's ass."
Renegor (commander) of the Garm Dynasty, before charging command ship first into an armada of Oghin voidships. All hands lost.