The Terran Dominion, sometimes simply known as the Dominion, was a stellar state from the Demi'ini Universe. Under Arcturus Mengsk, the Dominion was an absolute monarchy, though this was a fact that he tried not to reinforce. The Dominion possessed a nobility with great wealth. Like the Confederacy, the Dominion maintains a senate of elected planetary representatives .Internally, the Dominion rules through oppression, fear and surveillance and makes extensive use of propaganda in order to control its citizens. It has outlawed "crimes" such as hitchhiking and squatting has banned the airing of "subversive" music, and is somewhat corrupt. Externally, as Valerian Mengsk once put it, "tyrants can only survive by presenting a greater tyrant as a threat." The Dominion maintains a somewhat aggressive stance towards its neighbors.
Groups such as the Umojan Protectorate and the UED Expeditionary Fleet remnants are labeled as "racial traitors" in propaganda and the zerg and protoss are portrayed as distinct threats. The Dominion claims that it is the only effective defense against the Swarm a force that during the years after the Brood War, it claimed was dormant, though many within its military structure knew otherwise. The Dominion's predecessor, the Terran Confederacy, was also demonized.
For the citizens of the Dominion, anything alien is a threat to be reported to the authorities. It become a major player in the Second War when they joined the Imperialist Alliance and the Nationalist Alliance during theNationalist Wars.
History[]
Early History[]
As planet after planet appealed to the Sons of Korhal for aid after the collapse of the Terran Confederacy, Arcturus Mengsk announced that a new government was necessary to protect these worlds. Promising victory over the Zerg and the Protoss, he formed the Dominion and crowned himself emperor. One of his first decrees was to begin reconstruction of Korhal, electing to make it the throne world of the Dominion.
Over time, the Dominion's heavy-handed tactics began to resemble those of the Confederacy, and it became increasingly oppressive. Even though many of the Dominion's founders from the Sons of Korhal spent hard time in New Folsom Prison during their rebellion against the Confederacy, the Dominion continued to use it. Every scientist, philosopher and free thinker that challenged Mengsk's rule was incarcerated in New Folsom.
Mengsk reinforced the armies of the Dominion by forcefully conscripting the remaining Confederate warriors, then set out to fortify the various worlds under his care. A permanent defence force was stationed on Agria, which became one of the Dominion's principal botanical and wildlife preserves. General Horace Warfield was seen as one of Arcturus' more trusted advisors. Mengsk trusted Warfield with his most crucial tasks, stratagems, and missions. Dreaming that Sarah Kerrigan was alive and calling to him, Mengsk sent General Edmund Duke to Char to flush out the zerg. However, Duke was defeated by the zerg and forced to fall back.
The Amerigo was infiltrated by Kerrigan, who accessed the Dominion network and located records of the Ghost Program, allowing her to learn about their mental conditioning that kept her psionic powers in check.
Dominion forces against the Zerg
When Tassadar violated Dominion air-space and endangered human lives in an attack against the Zerg, Duke ordered Tassadar to withdraw his ships immediately or he would open fire upon his vessels. Upon receiving what he assumed was a hostile response, Duke sent in his fleet and was defeated by Tassadar.
Alpha Squadron was also dispatched to deal with notorious smuggler Alan Schezar and his Scavengers, leading to further mysteries when the Dominion discovered that Schezar could somehow control zerg. The detachment broke away, disobeying orders in order to assist the protoss in putting an end to Schezar's zerg threat, but Schezar escaped.
After the fall of Aiur, Alpha Squadron was dispatched to aid the colonists of Bhekar Ro. The squadron suffered heavy losses fighting over a xel'naga temple against both the protoss and zerg and was cut off from the Dominion for months afterward.
First Multiverse War[]
Second Multiverse War[]
Imperial Coup[]
Joining the Imperialists[]
The current Empress of the Dominion took the throne from her predecessor to build strengthen their borders by joining the Imperialist Alliance after defecting the Alliance of Nations, causing some uproar and sides made between those loyal to the Dominion and the Alliances, against those in favour becoming a sovereign empire
Nationalist Wars[]
Restoration of the Mengsk Dynasty[]
Government[]
The Dominion possesses a nobility with great wealth. Like the Confederacy, the Dominion maintains a senate of elected planetary representatives.
Reign of Arcturus Mengsk[]
Under Arcturus Mengsk, the Dominion was an absolute monarchy, though this was a fact that he tried not to reinforce.
Internally, the Dominion ruled through oppression, fear and surveillance and makes extensive use of propaganda in order to control its citizens. It has outlawed "crimes" such as hitchhiking and squatting, banned the airing of "subversive" music, and was somewhat corrupt. Externally, as Mengsk once put it, "tyrants can only survive by presenting a greater tyrant as a threat." The Dominion maintained a somewhat aggressive stance towards its neighbors. Groups such as the Umojan Protectorate and the UED Expeditionary Fleet remnants were labeled as "racial traitors" in propaganda and the zerg and protoss were portrayed as distinct threats. The Dominion claimed that it was the only effective defense against the Swarm; a force that during the years after the Brood War, it claimed was dormant, though many within its military structure knew otherwise. The Dominion's predecessor, the Terran Confederacy, was also demonized. For the citizens of the Dominion, anything alien was a threat to be reported to the authorities.
Reign of Valerian Mengsk[]
Under Valerian Mengsk, the Dominion continues to make use of propaganda, stating that the old tyranny of Arcturus's rules has been abandoned. It claims that Prince Valerian and the senate have established "the most enlightened and least corrupt governing body in history," along with calling its social justice system "the envy of the sector." The zerg remain the Dominion's primary enemy, and protoss motives continue to be questioned. It has accepted that conflict with terrans is also likely—such is the nature of human history.
Valerian allowed freedom of the press. Under Valerian's reign, military service as an officer was considered to be a viable path to gaining political office.
Technology[]
Military[]
Territories[]
The Terran Dominion from the Demi'ini Universe controlled the majority of terran colonies in the Koprulu sector. Dominion territory falls within Dominion Space. A demilitarized zone exists between the Dominion, Zerg Swarm, and Daelaam territories.
Foreign Relations[]
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