First Great Peace

The First Great Peace was a historic Droome Empire of unique significance to the entire species. It served as historic ideal after which the Pax Galactica was modeled.

History
The planet of Hearthland proved an unique challenge to the development of civilization through its extreme scarcity of copper and having no comparable ressource that was workable with stone tools and would have provided an equivalent stepping stone in the developement of more advanced metal tools. Metalworking would remain restricted to precious metals for millenia, until technological advancements led to the sudden onset of ironworking in the central regions of the continent of Sylvania.

Facing opponents still dependant upon the use of stone tools and weapons, the minor Sylvanian king Tohopoor began a rapid series of conquests that would eventually make him the master of the known world. Some historians estimate that, by the time of his death, Tohopoor ruled over more than 90% of total Droome population at that time, which would mean an unprecedented de facto planetary unification at an iron age level of technology.

Tohopoor declared himself the 'Father of all Droome' and styled his rule after traditional Sylvanian family structures, declaring all his subjects to be his children. He centralized the empire around himself with appointed officials deriving their authority from Tohopoors endorsement. Furthermore he announced a 'Great Peace', forbidding violence between Droome under his rule as they were now considered siblings and eventually giving his empire its name.

Tohopoors death would see the empire fracture into numerous smaller empires which claimed his legacy and styled their realms after the example of the First Great Peace