Illsifid Empire

The Illsifid Empire was a state that controlled Bantrikolia, Verinour, and the surrounding territory from its creation in 0 to its invasion in 1,985 by the Enderog Empire.

The Fracturing
The Illsifids were wedged between two much larger empires, the Enderog and the Dirkingo, and because of this, they remained low-profile as to avoid destruction.

The First Galactic War
The Illsifids went completely isolationist during this period, despite there being small, nearby empires that they could have easily invaded. This isolationism, however, would prove to be their downfall.

Illsifid-Enderog War
In 1,600, the Enderog Empire began to invade the outer territories of the Illsifid Empire, however, due to their isolationist policies, the Illsifids completely missed out on military innovations made during the First Galactic War. Thus, the Illsifid troops stood no chance against the Enderog invaders, and in 1,985, Illsifid was captured by the Enderogs.

Religion
The Illsifids had no formal religion, however, much of the empire embraced shamanistic values, values in which the empire legally recognized in the later part of its existence.

Arts
Illsifid art was heavily biased in that it portrayed the Illsifid people as a biologically superior offshoot of the Gellins. As such, most Illsifids lost complete faith in the arts when the empire began to fall, and the later part of Illsifid society can largely be considered artless.

Technology
Illsifid technology was extremely rudimentary due to rampant isolationism.

Command Structure
The Illsifid military model put the Emperor as the ultimate head of the military, with High Generals acting as advisers. There was an extremely complex hierarchy down to regular soldiers from the emperor that included Generals, Commanders, and Sergeants.

Soldier Life
The Illsifid military was considered one of the worst armed forces in history. Soldiers were often forced to deal with outdated weapons, faulty computers, and brutal conditions on the frontier wall, a ring of barren systems surrounding the empire meant to be an impenetrable defense. Conditions were, to put it lightly, depressing, and thus, the soldier suicide rate was around 27% during the empire's fall.

Trade
The Illsifids engaged in nearly no trade, meaning that the economy, for lack of a more eloquent explanation, ran on its own fumes.

Currency
The Illsifid currency was extremely unstable, and often left large populations of people in poverty and squalor.