An Empire of Glass

The year is 5382, the Third Imperium spans far and wide, commanding entire systems and all within them. The capital-planet of New Earth stands as a bastion for all that humanity has accomplished; the Grand Imperial Navy orbits the planet like a wall, massive Hellfire Dreadnoughts bearing cannons that could send a quiver down the spine of the most bravest of men. Should an invader, however unlikely, break through the "Magnasteel Sky" of New Earth, they would still have to face the Imperial Legion. Armed with the finest of weapons and armour, trained in the most up-to-date forms of strategy and tactics, and bolstered by an unwavering loyalty to the Empire, reaching the heart of the capital is an effective impossibility. Yet, although the empire could protect itself from all threats external, it couldn't protect it from itself. Civil war rages within the empire, as powers within contend for control over their own destinies, whereas some fight for more malevolent purposes...