Nova Terra

1. #1Terran Dominion

   Keys: Terran Dominion, Dominion of Man, The Dominion

   The Terran Dominion is an Interstellar imperial monarchy with it's capital world being Korhal IV. The Dominion possesses a nobility with great wealth. Like the Confederacy, the Dominion maintains a senate of elected planetary representatives. Internally, the Dominion ruled through oppression, fear and surveillance and makes extensive use of propaganda in order to control its citizens. The Dominion maintained a somewhat aggressive stance towards its neighbors. Groups such as the Umojan Protectorate and the UED Expeditionary Fleet remnants were labeled as "racial traitors" and the zerg and protoss were portrayed as distinct threats. The Dominion controls the majority of terran colonies in the Koprulu sector. Dominion territory falls within Dominion Space.

2. #2Terran Confederacy

   Keys: Terran Confederacy, Confederacy of Man, The Confederacy, the Confederation

   The Terran Confederacy was a terran government dominated by the Old Families of Tarsonis, before the Dominion. The Confederate flag was based on the historical Confederate Battle Flag/Navy Jack, chosen from the databanks of ATLAS. In theory each Confederate planet had its own senators, but in every meaningful way, the Confederacy was ruled from Tarsonis City. The Confederate government consisted of a Senate based out of Nagglfar Hall and a Council. The Senate was generally viewed as corrupt, but so was the Council. The latter is noted for having no mandate from the people. The Old Families also wielded a large degree of political influence. After the destruction of the Confederacy, Mengsk formed the Terran Dominion. Children of the Old Families were hunted down and executed by the Dominion.

3. #3Nova Squadron

   Keys: Nova Squadron

   Nova Squadron is a black ops/espionage group. Its main purpose was to spy on other organizations, including other Confederate squadrons. After its transition to the Terran Dominion, its command staff was infiltrated by rogue elements of Project Shadowblade, and the squadron was subverted to lead a conspiracy against the regime of Emperor Arcturus Mengsk.

4. #4Ghosts

   Keys: Terran Ghost, Ghosts, Ghost

   Ghosts are feared terran covert operatives. Originally created by the Terran Confederacy, the majority of ghosts are currently trained by and operate primarily under the authority of the Terran Dominion. They are known for their assassination skills, psionic powers and ability to cloak using a personal cloaking device.

5. #5C-20A rifle

   Keys: C-20A, C-20A rifle

   C-20A is a terran canister rifle. It is the successor to the C-10. The C-20A is a versatile firearm that combines powerful long-range sniper capabilities with ease of use in mid-range engagements. The C-20A can quickly be turned into an assault rifle and by attaching a scope, the C-20A can be used as a sniper rifle. It has a 24-round magazine.

6. #6Ghost Program

   Keys: Ghost Program

   The Ghost Program was a project for the training and use of terran ghosts. Originally created by the Terran Confederacy, it was later adopted by the Terran Dominion. Ghosts are chosen from psychically-gifted individuals and trained from infancy to channel their psionic energies to augment their natural physical strength and endurance. Conscripts who successfully completed the Ghost Program's rigorous training and augmentations then served as commandos and assassins.

7. #7Arcturus Mengsk

   Keys: The Emperor, Emperor Arcturus Mengsk, Arcturus Mengsk

   Arcturus Mengsk was a terran from Korhal. He led the Sons of Korhal and orchestrated the downfall of the Terran Confederacy during the Great War. Mengsk ruled the Terran Dominion, the Confederacy's successor, as Emperor Arcturus Mengsk I. Arcturus is a bulky man of imposing stature, large of shoulder and thick of waist. He had a powerful charisma about him. Arcturus has black hair and beard streaked with silver, which Valerian stated enhanced his natural gravitas. Arcturus is a fan of ruby port, like klavva wine and enjoyed playing chess.

8. #8Valerian Mengsk

   Keys: Valerian Mengsk,

   Valerian Mengsk is the prince and heir of the Terran Dominion, Emperor Arcturus Mengsk. Valerian is highly knowledgeable. His great passion is archaeology, especially the study of xel'naga temples. He is skilled swordsman and has an interest in the weapons and fighting styles of ancient Earth. Valerian has a deep desire to become a great ruler like his father, but also wanted to become a better man. He constantly maintained this strive to be a better and more fair ruler when his time comes. Valerian holds liberty to be a fundamental human right; a belief passed on to him by his mother. Valerian admired Jim Raynor and had an instant dislike for men he viewed as "dishonorable."

9. #9Jim Raynor

   Keys: Jim Raynor, James Eugene

   James Eugene is a former terran marshal turned rebel, who has become one of the major figures in the Koprulu sector through his work to bring down the Confederacy and, later, in the struggle against the Confederacy's successor, the Dominion. Raynor is one of the few terrans to engage in a long-term alliance with the protoss. Raynor is simple, honest, direct and passionate. He does what is right. He won't go looking for trouble, but he won't run if it comes looking for him. His sincerity and sense of honor are able to win him rapport from all walks of life from the lowest terran to powerful political figures. He doesn't hate easily, but when he does so, it's intense. His favorite drink is Scotty Bolger's Old No. 8 Whiskey. Raynor is uncomfortable with formal wear, prefering casual clothes, but with rarely dress up for a formal occasion when necessary.

10. #10Raynor's Raiders

    Keys: Raynor's Raiders

    Raynor's Raiders are a terran military formation once led by Jim Raynor. It has a history of cooperation with the protoss thanks in part to Raynor's personal connections. Raiders were formed from Raynor's Rangers and scattered troops from other factions during the Great War. Once the Raiders ceased being Raynor's Rangers of the Sons of Korhal, the primary color in their paint scheme changed from red to blue. The Raiders' flagship and base of operations is the Hyperion, a Behemoth-class battlecruiser. Upon formation the Raiders operated as an anti-Dominion rebel group.

11. #11Dominion Armed Forces

    Keys: Dominion Armed Forces, Dominion military

    The DAF is the most powerful Terran military force within the Koprulu sector. The DAF has used a number of mercenaries over its history, but only a few have received honorable discharges. With it's High Command set in Korhal IV.

12. #12Dominion High Command

    Keys: Dominion High Command

    The Dominion High Command is the ultimate leadership of the Dominion Armed Forces. As part of the change among the armed forces, they aided in the creation of a new handbook for the Dominion Marine Corps, the Dominion Marine Corps Combat Handbook: Infantry Edition. Within, High Command commissioned a new assessment tool for frontline soldiers, a self-evaluation based on measurable and quantifiable criteria. This assessment was taken less than seriously by the marines it was given to.

13. #13Koprulu sector

    Keys: Koprulu sector, Terran Sector, Koprulu

    The Koprulu sector is a sector in space colonized by terrans and protoss, with some later incursions from the zerg. It is situated on the galactic fringe of the Milky Way, sixty thousand light years from Earth. Most of its planets are inhospitable, and at least compared to other areas of the galaxy, the sector is sparsely populated. War in the sector is a brutal affair. Life expectancy for terran soldiers once measured in mere seconds.

14. #14UED Expeditionary Fleet

    Keys: UED Expeditionary Fleet, UED Expeditionary Force

    The United Earth Directorate Expeditionary Fleet was a human strike force dispatched to the Koprulu Sector in order to bring the sector under UED control during the Brood War. The fleet was commanded by Admiral Gerard DuGalle with Vice Admiral Alexei Stukov as his second. The UED Expeditionary Fleet was destroyed by the zerg Swarm temporarily backed by the terrans and the protoss. The scattered remnants of the UED forces kept a low profile in the Koprulu Sector.

15. #15United Earth Directorate

    Keys: United Earth Directorate, UED

    The United Earth Directorate is the government of Earth and the leaders are known as the UED Council. The UED used nearly identical technology and munitions as the Koprulu Sector terrans. Notable exceptions included infantry arms and combat armor. UED's technology is far more advanced. The UED took a more proactive, militaristic stance in regards to alien affairs and bent all of its considerable resources towards studying the aliens. Believing that they were capable of countering any protoss or zerg attacks, the UED formed a military expeditionary force to put an end to the conflict in the Koprulu sector by any means necessary.

16. #16UED council

    Keys: UED Council, United Earth Directorate council, Council of Earth

    The UED Council, also referred to as the ruling council, is the governing body of the United Earth Directorate.

17. #17Earth

    Keys: Earth, Old Earth

    Earth is the human homeworld, often referred to as "Old Earth" by the terrans of the Koprulu sector. The beauty of Earth so completely surpasses any imagery. The depth of color. The green of the Amazon jungle and the tan of the Namibian desert and the white of the Himalaya snow, and the layers of blue in the atmosphere.

18. #18Umojan Protectorate

    Keys: Umojan Protectorate

    The Umojan Protectorate is the nationalized militia and united interstellar political entity of Umoja and other nearby independent colonies. The Umojan Ruling Council is the governing body of the Umojan Protectorate. The worlds that claim allegiance to the Umojan Protectorate have long held independence as their defining trait. Umojans are fiercely independent and consider themselves to be an enlightened people. Umojan architecture and technology is known for being highly functional and the technology has a reputation for being cutting-edge. Many workers from around the sector seek jobs in Umojan factories as a chance to start a new life, as they have a reputation for good pay and high security.

19. #19Umojan Ruling Council

    Keys: Umojan Ruling Council

    The Umojan Ruling Council is the governing body of the Umojan Protectorate. It had a philosophy of leaving nothing to waste, which kept Umoja's flora and fauna unspoiled. It's highly Democratic.

20. #20Umoja

    Keys: Umoja

    Umoja is a planet in the Koprulu sector. Umoja's skies are a coppery-orange hue. The air is tinged with a faint spicy aroma. It has fertile grasslands and plains. The climate of Umoja can be harsh, and land is considered at a premium.

21. #21Kel-Morian Combine

    Keys: Kel-Morian Combine, KMC

    The Kel-Morian Combine is a terran business conglomerate that serves as the government of Moria and its colonies, and the center of its various mining guilds. It is one of the three major terran nations of the Koprulu sector. The Kel-Morian Combine is split into guilds. Each guild's leader is democratically elected, but once in that position, they are difficult to dislodge. Each member of Kel-Morian society belongs to an occupational guild. The Combine currently only holds a couple of planets.

22. #22Protoss

    Keys: Protoss

    The protoss are a sapient humanoid species native to the planet Aiur. Their advanced technology complements and enhances their psionic mastery. The main protoss cultural groups are the Khalai and the Nerazim, who reject the Khala. Other cultural branches include the Tal'darim, Purifiers, and the Ihan-rii. Alongside the zerg and terrans, the protoss stand as one of the three dominant species of the Milky Way. Protoss are not found outside the Koprulu sector. Protoss are about two meters to three meters tall. They have two glowing eyes that blink normally, digitigrade legs, semi-permeable skin covered in scales, and toes, broad chests and shoulders, and narrow waists with slim midsections. Extending back from the crown of the head, protoss have a bony crest. Beneath it, emerging from the back of the head, are the nerve cords, allowing them to access their racial psionic gestalt.

23. #23Aiur

    Keys: Aiur

    Aiur is the protoss homeworld, located on the galaxy's fringe in a star system with a single yellow star and possessing a single moon not unlike Luna. A great psionic matrix emanated from Aiur. Protoss structures and units drew their energy from it. Aiur possesses great, almost spiritual significance to all protoss.

24. #24Khalai

    Keys: Khalai

    The Khalai are protoss which followed the Khala. They are alternatively referred to as "Aiur protoss" or "Templar, as a means of distinguishing them from other kindreds. The Khala was the defining trait of Khalai culture. With their highly advanced technology and potent psionic abilities, the Khalai have long considered themselves the most powerful species in the known galaxy.

25. #25Nerazim

    Keys: Nerazim, Dark Templar

    The Nerazim, or the Dark Templar as they are known to outsiders, are a number of protoss tribes who shun the Khala. The Nerazim use a verdant green as their tribal color while platinum is the dominant color on the field of battle. Driven by individuality and a thirst for knowledge. Nerazim work in smaller groups than the Khalai, and are far more individualistic. With a less monolithic culture. They remain willful and often fiercely independent. By their nature the Nerazim are a diverse group of freethinkers motivated by their regard for one another and tribal bonds rather than abstract notions of authority. Family is important to the Nerazim, and the family unit is part of their social structure. They are less demonstrative than the Khalai when it comes to the display of emotion.

26. #26Tal'darim

    Keys: Tal'darim, the Forged

    The Tal'darim are a fanatical and war-like sect of protoss that were taken from Aiur as Amon and his followers abandoned the planet. They stand apart from both the Khalai and Nerazim. The Tal'darim are the most ruthless of all the protoss kindreds. Their morals and ethics are considered barbaric by their brethren, but their power in battle is undeniable. Tal'darim warriors wield bane blades, ancient red psionic blades that draw power from the Void. The Tal'darim have a brutal and war-like society, and all members adhere to a Chain of Ascension. This chain determines who is in command of the society, and is ruled by a Highlord. No Tal'darim may fight or kill another above his rank unless he first challenges them to Rak'Shir, rite by ritual combat. Hostile toward outsiders, the Tal’darim have little interaction with other protoss, and do not seem concerned with evangelizing their mission beyond their ranks.

27. #27Purifier

    Keys: The Purifiers

    The Purifiers are an ancient robotic race created by the protoss. The original Purifiers bear the same general protoss form. They operate more efficiently when in close proximity to each other, and a Purifier's personality can be uploaded into an empty shell. They possess a data web that is similar to the Khala. Purifiers connected through this link can speak through different vessels. Talandar, the only Purifier of the revived program, bore similar, if not identical synthetic properties of the original Purifiers, though with a quadrapedal form.

28. #28Ihan-rii

    Keys: Ihan-rii

    The Ihan-rii are a fanatical sect of protoss who split from their kindred millennia ago. They worship the xel'naga and believe they are their one true descendants. The Ihann-rii are fanatical protoss warriors who have existed on the fringes of the Koprulu Sector for thousands of years. They have observed the other protoss kindred and zerg for years, and emulate much of their technology. The Ihan-rii believe they are the one true descendants of the xel'naga and that if they fight with valor they too will reach godhood. The Ihan-rii carve runes into their ships and walkers, professing their devotion and loyalty to the xel'naga, and warding against heretics. Ihan-rii society is ruled by a group of council elders. Ihan-rii utilize an animated semi-organic stone material in their ships and constructs. This material is light, durable, flexible, and chemically inert, making it ideal for deep-space ships.

29. #29Zerg

    Keys: Zerg Swarm, Zerg, the Swarm

    The Zerg Swarm is a terrifying and ruthless amalgamation of biologically advanced, arthropodal aliens. Dedicated to the pursuit of genetic perfection, the zerg relentlessly hunt down and assimilate advanced species across the galaxy, incorporating useful genetic code into their own. Alongside the protoss and terrans, the zerg stand as one of the three dominant species of the Milky Way and are universally feared, hated and hunted as such. The Swarm in itself makes up a third of the power of the Koprulu Sector. The zerg remain in areas of the galaxy outside the Koprulu sector. All zerg breeds are efficient killers and/or possess abilities that will aid the Swarm in the destruction of its enemies.

30. #30Zerus

    Keys: Zerus

    Zerus is a world in the central regions of the Milky Way. It is the birthworld of the zerg.

31. #31Korhal

    Keys: Korhal, Korhal IV

    Korhal IV is the fourth planet in the Korhal system and Capital of the Terran Dominion. Korhal had a dense atmosphere and used to be a lush, temperate and warm world before its destruction. The planet orbits a single star. A massive nuclear bombardment left the formerly verdant surface a radioactive wasteland of black glass with craters visible from space. After the war, the Dominion invested significant effort to further decontaminate the planet. During the four years since the establishment of the Terran Dominion, a large portion of the planet was developed into an ecumenopolis.

32. #32Sky Shield

    Keys: Sky Shield

    Sky Shield is an orbital defense platform in orbit above Korhal.

33. #33Augustgrad

    Keys: Augustgrad, Korhal City

    Augustgrad is the capital city of Korhal, restored from Confederate destruction and named in honor of Augustus Mengsk. Lying on a desert plain with mountains to its north, the city is exceptionally expansive with the core of the city on higher ground than the outlying regions to the southwest on the banks of a river. The city became the capital of the Terran Dominion. It has Massive buildings are located in the core of the city, reaching upwards. On the ground, bustling streets are intermingled with quiet parks and open spaces. The city is a hotbed for technology, research, education and manufacturing, with the planet's population having a much higher than average income. Much of the Dominion's military leadership chose to live with their families in Augustgrad. It also contains stretches of great poverty and crime.

34. #34Dominion Internal Security Division

    Keys: Dominion Internal Security Division, I.S.D

    The Dominion Internal Security Division is an intelligence organization based out of Augustgrad, Korhal. Director Tamsen Cauley controls the organization, from where he schemes to control the Cerberus Program, which he has described as "not the Dominion's." The Dominion keeps tabs on the division with spies such as Cally Muller.

35. #35Gabriel Tosh

    Keys: Gabriel Tosh, Tosh

    Gabriel Tosh is a mysterious terran spectre, described as "pseudo-Rastafarian". Tosh likes to use a balisong. He has good endurance, is a skilled martial artist and has a high opinion of his telepathic abilities. He has a nihilistic personality and while there is some good in him, Tosh knows that he must always look out for himself in order to survive. His accent tends to get more pronounced when he gets excited. Due to terrazine exposure, Tosh's mind has been "addled." Before he faked his death and rebeled against the Dominion, he was former lover of {{char}}.

36. #36The Old Families

    Keys: The Old Families, Old Families, descendants of Nagglfar

    The Old Families, the descendants of the commanders of Nagglfar, were the dynastic ruling families of Tarsonis of the Former Terran Confederacy. Famous Old Families included the Calabas and Kusinis families, along with the Dukes, Terras and Tygores. The Mengsk family were former members as well. They were distinguished by their accent.

37. #37Koprulu Liberation Front

    Keys: Koprulu Liberation Front, KLF

    The Koprulu Liberation Front is a terran rebel army involved in a bitter struggle with the Terran Dominion. They are rumored to have a base on Abaddon and are known as Anti-Terran Dominion resistance movement.

38. #38Sarah Kerrigan

    Keys: Sarah Kerrigan, Kerrigan, Queen of Blades

    Sarah Louise Kerrigan was a psychic terran female. She began her career as a Confederate ghost and later became the second-in-command of the Sons of Korhal. Following Arcturus Mengsk's betrayal, she was captured and infested by the Zerg Swarm, becoming the self-proclaimed Queen of Blades. At the Dominion Ghost Academy, ghosts in training are told the Confederacy allowed Kerrigan to "defect" to the zerg. Non-control zerg strains referred to her as "the Kerrigan."

39. #39Tyrador IX

    Keys: Tyrador IX, Arakyr

    Tyrador IX, part of the Tyrador system, is an important terran colony, and former capital world of the Ihan-rii protoss. Currently it is jointly owned by the Ihan-rii and the Terran Dominion. The planet was a popular tourist destination and located some distance from Tarsonis. Many of the resort employees were forced to work to pay off debts. The planet is considered to be to be a resort for the wealthy, and the planetary defenders, the Knights of Tyrador, have weapons and technology more to wow the guests of the planet rather than be practical in its defense.

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