Court of Gzahn

The Court of Gzahn, also known as the Blood Court of Gzahn (a misnomer, as the Blood Court is actually the state's governing body) or simply the Court is a powerful galactic state ruled by various major Szekh Highblood dynasties. Rising from the aftermath of the devastating Unitary War, the Court is now the dominant superpower in the Black Rim. Having only recently surpassed the now-fractured Delrii, their longtime rivals, the Court now faces the challenge of maintaining their newfound power in the Terminal Era. Growing instability continually proves a difficult obstacle for the Confederation of Allied Worlds, a post-Unitary War alliance of client states loyal to the Court. Doubts over their dominion loom over Highblood representatives, and much of the Court's ruling class have yet to be convinced that their territorial acquisitions will last.

As a result of these mounting issues the Court has become focused largely on the security of its new empire. To this end it has a hand in the perpetuation of the Delrii Civil War, manipulating the Delrii Confederacy and League of Independent Worlds so that no side may gain a true advantage over the other. This has locked the Delrii peoples in perpetual conflict and ensures that they cannot unite against the Szekh again. Operations to keep the civil war even-handed are often done through secret liaisons such as the Graven.

Historically at odds with Delrii states and factions, the Court of Gzahn was one of the two primary belligerents of the Unitary War and its ultimate victor. A highly imperialist and xenophobic country, the Court's existing bigotry reached a head during the War, and culminated in the rise of several prominent terrorist groups across formerly-occupied Szekh Border Regions.

Attempts have recently been made to bring alien representation to the Court itself, predominantly with the controversial appointment of representatives from the Three Kingdoms to the Blood Court. The Prime Judiciary and clandestine organization Zokoi are also viewed as potential candidates for official representation, despite the reluctance of both groups.

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