Codex Entry – The Predorate
An Overview of Governance, Authority, and Security Doctrine
Origins
The Predorate emerged during the closing years of the Lammergeier Conflict, a multi-system war that threatened the stability of the Core and its surrounding territories. As civilian governance struggled to respond to the scale and speed of the crisis, emergency authority was transferred to a unified military command.
Emergency Authority
Under provisional mandate, the Predorate consolidated political, industrial, and military decision-making to ensure survival. Civil institutions were suspended. Strategic efficiency replaced representative process.
Post-War Continuation
Although the Lammergeier Conflict formally ended, the conditions that justified emergency governance were deemed unresolved. The Predorate retained authority to preserve readiness against future existential threats.
Territorial Expansion
Originally limited to a single administrative zone, Predorate oversight expanded to six security zones through a combination of defensive treaties, stabilization mandates, and direct intervention. These regions remain under unified command.
Fiscal Policy and Enforcement
The Predorate funds its security apparatus through mandatory taxation, levies, and asset reclamation. Compliance is enforced by Reclamation Squads operating under military jurisdiction.
Failure to remit owed resources is classified as a civil security violation.
Doctrine
The Predorate maintains that peace is not a permanent condition, but a managed interval between conflicts. Constant preparedness is the price of survival.