The Collective

"Observe. Contain. Isolate. Unite." - Umbruke Collective 

"The future is Unity. The future starts with you." - Galactic Union

Political Structure
The Umbruke Collective, a massive military organisation bent on galactic domination which has a diverse assortment of allied, enslaved, and genetically augmented species. It is similar to a complex ecosystem of mechanical fauna, all with specialised roles working together in the hive mind. The eternal mission that drives the Umbruke Collective is to dominate the galacy, become its largest political power, and establish a collective super-race comprised of cybernetic alien races.

The monarchy is controlled by an immense catalog of actively running information and representatives of the empire. Representatives are elected based on how effective they appear to be, and do not require physical bodies to administrate what actions are taken. The monarchy, an artificial intelligence, supervises the empire as a whole. The capital headquarters of the empire is located on Mosskurn, the Umbrukes only known native planet. Here, operations are conducted and political meetings are held with official Umbruke leaders and Directors. Invasions are planned and planets are selected as targets for these onslaughts. Activity on other claimed worlds is constantly monitored and the core of the Umbruke military is manufactured here, either in factories on the surface or in subterranean caverns.

Other powers within the galactic community who ally with the empire must deal with its consequences. When allied, colonies would be slowly absorbed, ending with the species being encouraged to enlist in the empires cybernetic augmentation practices. This process is not very painful and does not affect the individuals thought, but does restrict certain emotions that may provoke resistance.

The Galactic Union
The Galactic Union is the pseudo name of the Umbruke Collective, used by the Collective as propaganda for the enslaved alien races they have conquered. It is also a separate faction of sorts, lead by Oversight which is entirely overseen by the Collective at once. The reason it is a simple redesign of the standard symbol was because any other meaning would not have the same meaning with different races of foreign cultures, which it was concluded that uncomplicated shapes would best represent peace and freedom.

The Order of the Necron
The Order of the Necron is a religious movement within the Umbruke Collective, composed of individuals hailing from other alien species that agree with the Umbruke ideology. That ideology is based on natural selection, or 'survival of the fittest', which they believe is the sole reason the Umbruke bring terror to the galaxy. It is not out of pure hate or conquest, but for survival. Wars will begin and end in Umbruke victory, the defeated will be absorbed, and the Collective will grow. This movement is lead by the Directors, who are also responsible for being Oversight's representatives. When the new world government has been placed on claimed planets (already inhabited by intelligent species), sacrifices are to be given to much older Directors. Blood will be drawn from these victims by the Director's proboscis, which is not sustaining hunger, but asserting dominance and supreme leadership over the conquered race.

Foreign Administration
They do not have great relationships with most of the galactic community. Eventually, the Umbruke will slowly absorb these empires like a contagious disease, spreading to other planets and infecting them with organic machine life.

Important members of a high rank to speak with the Umbruke must have a security clearance in order to enter Umbruke occupied territory, as well as being escorted by Directors. There will usually be security checkpoints in and around each 'sector' or 'district' (areas of large communities holding enslaved species or volunteers in the empire), where a retinal scanner will be used as identification, permitting the users access.

For administration, any visitor or member of government is treated with equal respect by the empire, given comfort, food, and living areas if needed. However, they must abide by the laws the empire have set in place, and will be required to serve time if detained. If spies are discovered, they will be contained and sent to Bayon prison, one of the Umbrukes second largest detainment establishments. There, they will likely suffer the hardships set in place and will be lucky enough to leave alive.

Relations
"No profit to be found here, no trade. They are a threat to the Hive. We must act quickly, the hive must prosper." - Jre "They have achieved perfection in many areas. Technology, conquest, unity. But they are a threat to our kingdom, and to the Commonwealth. And by the Realm Above, we shall reign down punishment on all our enemies." - Shakaran, Toshra "A grave threat to the security of the nation. We must prepare for the worst." - Mboshroni "When the Kroxalitan empire has succumbed to the wrath of the Umbruke Collective, the Galactic Dark Ages will begin." - Mardon
 * "Commerce is arbitrary, business is insignificant. If there is no trade to be found within the Collective, then you must look for industry elsewhere."
 * "Hostility identified. Observe."
 * "Observe. Contain."
 * "TCS species identified. Adding to collective database."

Internal Policies
The empire collectively deals with the study of other species, the practice of slavery, and interstellar exploration of the galaxy. Having a large archive of planets and detailed descriptions of organisms discovered by the Temple of Research. The Umbruke continusally invade planets inhabited by less advanced species, then raid these worlds of resources. The policy for keeping these conquered races under control is by annexing their government, restricting certain freedoms, and replacing those freedoms with new ones that fit the Umbrukes mindset.

Public Address Systems
Isolated worlds and planet garrisons, blockaded and cut off from the rest of the galaxy, are under full Umbruke control. Here, the populace are handed the latest global news and events from public address systems, broadcast by large electronic video monitors mounted in public places or on city walls. It also offers announcements for members of the workers union to begin routine construction, waste disposal activity, and community service.

Ranking and Privilege
Depending on how much certain civilians contribute to society on isolated worlds, they will earn special privileges and advantages. These commonly include better food, better living conditions, and a few day offs from community service. Civilians can range from ranks 1 to 10, which will be recorded on their identity pages in the Umbrukes collective database. This database also records their criminal history, in which the rank can be lowered if they commit a crime and be met with a warning.

Territory and Population
Because of the thousands upon thousands of worlds the Umbruke occupy, their population would reach the double digit trillions. However, it would be less because it would still need to support a large slave population. At earth like population density of two billion Umbruke and 6 billion slaves per world, that ten trillion Umbruke for the thousands of worlds inhabited.

As a ruthless expansionist empire, the Umbruke are currently the top galactic superpower amidst many others. As a superpower, there will be competition for settlements and resources, which the Umbrukes fast paced expansion across the galactic arm akin to that of a computer virus does not bode well for everyone else.