Terran Monarchy

The the original star Sol is little more then a dwindling flame and Earth has long ago be relegated to a cold, miserable place in history, the Terran Monarchy still takes its name from this near mythic homeworld.

The humans, or terrans, have long been regarded as a force of chaos within the galaxy by the other races. While this is often perceived as a disadvantage, it also proved to be one of their most potent advantages, especially in times of war. The unpredictability of humans have long earned them the title of sometimes dangerous, sometimes humorous, but never to be underestimated.

Government
The Terran Monarchy is just that: a monarchy. The humans, however, took a few lessons from history and established a constitution which would act as a balance of power against the king or queen. The constitution in place lays out strict lines that the monarch my not cross, or else he will be removed from office immediately and executed. This was done to ensure that the Monarchy's citizens would always have their cherished freedoms.

The Monarchy is divided into provinces, which are overseen by reigning lords. Sometimes within provinces there are smaller governments, worlds or star systems that had governments before the Monarch was in effect. These governments are allowed to continue functioning as they always have, provided they agree to follow Royal Law.

The Monarchy has very open immigration rules, allowing a large mixture of different races and citizenry. Most citizens also enjoy a high degree of personal freedom, which, consequentially, means that crime rates tend to be rather high, as with freedom comes to the freedom to do wrong. The Monarchy is committed to bringing criminals to justice, however, and once the Royal Enforcers have targeted someone, they find that there are few places within Monarchy territory that they can run without being chased.

The Monarchy was one of the first races to want to enter into an agreement with the other races, starting the Imperial Congress.

Technology
Human technology, while viewed as primitive by some, is extremely durable and known for its reliability. Most of its weaponry is projectile based, even on ship board weapons. Shooting projectiles at phenomenally high speeds in the frictionless environment of space, human weapons have a range determined only by accuracy. A large, slow target can be hit by an experienced gunner from well outside the range of any energy based weapon.

The downside is of course, having to stock the physical ammo for the weapons, but those considerations are provided for on most warships.