Eastern Xia

Biodata

History

Eastern Xia traces its history back roughly 900 millennia to the unification of humanity's ancestral star. Its current republic is much younger, having been established about nine millennia ago 23. The ancient Dongxia Empire expanded across the galaxy with Divine Machine legions, but the Star God Wars and the Iron People Rebellion contributed to its fragmentation 119 161 221.

Nine marshals founded the republic and restarted the Great Expedition to reclaim lost territories 119. Marshal Qin envisioned a state belonging to its citizens rather than an emperor, and sought a future less dependent on the Four Spirit Pillars 187. That independence remains incomplete: the name “Dongxia” is bound to an older pact between the pillars and the former imperial bloodline 185 290.

Government and Society

• Central government — Nine marshals take turns in leadership. A Grand Council of 800 deliberates on affairs and selects a 19-member Council of Affairs for decision-making 204.
• Administrative regions — Governors administer regional planets or stars. Their practical authority varies; powerful families and other major forces can exert considerable pressure, particularly in frontier regions 112 209.
• Pioneer Families — Historically deployed to dangerous frontiers, these families helped expand Eastern Xia's territory. Some later established strong local power bases 119.
• Citizen hierarchy — Citizen levels and permissions affect access to information and resources, despite the republic's stated commitment to equal citizen rights 72 209.

Military and Expansion

• Great Expedition — The republic's long-running campaign to retake territories lost during the empire's collapse 119 239.
• Pioneering — Reclaimed areas require contamination clearance, settlement and infrastructure before they can be developed again 73 225 239.
• Legions and Divine Machines — Eastern Xia maintains legions capable of large-scale operations. Divine Machines, first developed in the imperial era, let qualified pilots fight and travel in otherwise hostile environments, including outer space 221 239.
• Hengzhou frontier — Hengzhou was retaken alongside Yuanzhou, Liaozhou and Mengzhou. Together, the four regions form a border defense line and supply minerals, energy, livestock and machinery 191.

Martial and Professional Paths

• Martial Artists, Mechanists and Psionicists are Eastern Xia's three main professional paths 44.
• Old Martial Arts traces its foundations to Yan Haishan, Eastern Xia's first Martial God, who formulated the concept of Life Force and discovered the Seven Great Limits of the Physical Body 5 23.
• New Martial Arts includes a reformed curriculum intended to make Life Force development safer and accessible to most citizens, though its methods are described as less efficient 5.
• Martial Arts Association was established to regulate powerful practitioners and reduce violent disputes between martial lineages 130.

Position in the Star Sea

Eastern Xia is counted among the Star Sea's nine great powers. Although its humans lack some of the conspicuous inherited traits of other major races, their potential ceiling, technological development and ability to produce Martial Gods distinguish them 244. Its continuing expansion also brings it into conflict with Star Gods and other powers 95 161.