Stellaris Lore: Kavarots

Species: Kavarot

Homeworld: Zutruven

Planet Class: Tundra

Star: Kloxu

Star Type: Class K (Orange Dwarf)

Origin: Chosen Protectors

Empire: Kingdom of Zutruven

Authority: Imperial

Ethics: Fanatic Xenophile, Militarist

Civics: Chivalry, Philosopher King

Government: Enlightened Monarchy

Traits: Mammalian, Chosen Protectors, Very Strong, Unruly, Venerable, Hunter-Gatherers, Born-Warriors, Influential, Adaptive, Charismatic, Nomadic, Free Sprits, Steadfast

Ruler: High King Tarchon Makarios

Name List: Space Roman

Ship Type: Avian

Advisor Voice: VIR Default

Appearance: Massive #14 (Looks like a Giant Cat)

Ascension Path: Psionic

Diet: Carnivore

600,000 years ago, when the Cybrex were rampaging across the galaxy, an unknown advanced race that was at war with them knowing that there was a possibility that they would be destroyed they want to train a successor race to fight the Cybrex or any other crisis intent on wiping all life from the galaxy. They came across the tundra world Zutruven, where a feline species inhabits. The unknown civilization genetically modified the feline species to have a longer lifespan, adaptive, and stronger than ever. The Kavarots were born.

When the unknown civilization died out, the Kavarots were left to their own devices, yet the modifications that have been given remained. The Kavarots began to develop their civilization over the course of millennia. Over the course of developing civilization the Kavarots are shown to be curious of other cultures yet they are also a martial culture as well. As warriors they prefer to fight opponents that can fight back. For instance, whenever they go hunting (they are a carnivorous species) they go for the giant predators that live on Zutruven such as the Giant Tundra Scorpion which is considered a delicacy. They constantly would make sure their military is in the best of shape and would prepare constantly for any threat that might befall them. Whether it would be the giant predators they cohabitate with, slavers, pirates, or hostile nations.

480 years before they even built their first starbase, back when they were in the late machine age into early atomic age, a planet wide threat did emerge. An ambitious warlord named Augustinus Corbulo toppled the government of one of Zutruven's nation states and started on the road to conquest. Nation after nation fell, those who resisted were bombed, tortured, and enslaved. Sometimes Augustinus would use pirates on the planet to harass the nations that did not submit to him.

Fifteen years later a young Kavarot named Abrahamus Makarios led a resistance group that he named in honor of the Zutruvenian god of war and justice and their star's namesake called the Knights of Kloxu. They managed to fight off Augustinus's advances, freed those that were enslaved, and defeated the pirates that Augustinus has been using. The remaining nation states joined Abrahamus against Augustinus. In five years Augustinus's reign of terror had finally ended when Abrahamus himself stormed into the city of Zadhot (which became Zutruven's capital city), directly confronted Augustinus, and killed him. This led to the formation of the Kingdom of Zutruven and Abrahamus becoming the first High King and his wife Petilia Bassus-Makarios becoming the first High Queen.

Many years afterward Zutruven had entered an era of peace and Abrahamus and Petilia welcomed the birth of their son and the Kingdom of Zutruven's first Crown Prince Halviusac Makarios. As Zutruven starts to become more advanced and urbanized the population starts to increase and they realize that eventually if the population becomes too big then there would be a resource shortage. Abrahamus and Petilia believe that the only way to avert the crisis before it begins would be to pour resources into space exploration. Unfortunately 130 years after Halviusac was born Abrahamus and Petilia died months apart from each other. Upon becoming High King Halviusac decided to pour into space exploration as a way to honor the memory of both of his parents.

Many years after the death of his parents Halviusac and his wife Dosenia welcomed the birth of their son Cosmodius Makarios and four years later their other son Tarchon Makarios. Over the course of Halviusac's reign spaceflight technology had advanced and the first Kavarot landed on Zutruven's moon Arascus. Knowing that some worlds are going to have hostile climates, the Kavarots ended up researching terraforming technology before they even left the planet. When Cosmodius expressed interest in becoming a scientist when he reached adulthood, Halviusac decided Tarchon would be next in line for the throne.

Even after a few centuries the memory of Augustinus Corbulo is still fresh in the minds of the Kavarots. A group of terrorists calling themselves the Corbulites believed in Kavarot supremacy no matter the cost and have a xenophobic view towards alien species. They ended up inciting a civil war on Zutruven in the hopes of gaining control of the throne. They ended up killing Dosenia. Tarchon and Cosmodius who are fully grown fought against the Corbulites and defeated them. The Corbulites ended up getting jailed and executed for their actions. Around this time Tarchon met and fell in love with a Kavarot soldier named Casina Elvorix. They got married and had a son named Raxanian.

Cosmodius became among one of the first three scientists to leave Zutruven's surface, Kloxu's starbase became fully operational, and the first fleet of warships took to the stars for the first time ever. The Kavarots are finally becoming a spacefaring civilization. Not long after this Halviusac died of old age making way for Tarchon to gain the throne. Before he died, Halviusac made both of his sons promise that they would help their civilization find its way across the stars.

Author's Note: I have used mods in my gameplay that will be featured here as well as the next chapters. For instant one of the mods I used increased the trait points. I have mods that increased the number of origins which are Origins Expanded (Featured in this chapter) and Basic Ordinary Origins. I also have the Government Variety pack mod which also adds seven more origins as well as over 80 new government types and some new civics. The name list I got is from the mod: Cybrxkhan's Assortment of Namelists for Stellaris. More mods will be featured and mentioned as the chapters get added.

Additional Author's Note: I forgot to mention above that I have two mods that add more traits. The Additional Traits mod and the z Expanded Traits, Civics, Pops, and More mod which not only adds more traits, it also adds more civics and two more authorities for the Corporate Path. Private which is the corporate version of imperial and cooperative which is the corporate version of democratic. It also adds more origins as well.