Origin

Backstory

Far back in the ancient mists of time, life was very dull and heavily-burdened by taxes for most of the primitive lifeforms in the Universe. While many prefer to believe that it was because all lifeforms are generally primitive anyway, the real reason was that the general form of Democracy meant that Bureaucracy stalked the galaxies like a plague, and nothing could be done, so people remained in the Middle Ages.

The Saxonites

Far away in the Triangulum Galaxy, the planet Saxona, home of the Saxonites, had finally gotten to a Renaissance after the Parliament had been overthrown and a full monarchy installed. With decisions being made a hell of a lot faster, Saxona very quickly became the most powerful planet in it's star system. It had the largest star fleet than any other planet (and, in fact, the only star fleet), as well as the most powerful armies, navies, air forces, marines and boy scouts.

During the reign of King Phartiphukass, it was decided that Saxona could help make the galaxy a better place by conquering the primitive worlds and help to build a better universe. And so it came to pass. As the Saxonites eventually grew their influence into the Galactic Empire, life became wild, rich, and on the whole, tax-free. Spirits were bold, stakes were high. Men were real men, women were real women, and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were really small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri. All dared to split infinitives that no-one had split before, and thus was the empire forged.

Imperial Zenith

Eventually, the empire ruled 1/4 of the Triangulum Galaxy by the time it reached it's zenith. Many people quickly became immensely rich, and this was perfectly natural as no-one was really poor, at least, no-one worth speaking of. Life on other planets soon learnt things like fire, flints, pot-plants and iPods. The Saxonite plan had worked, and many of the colonised worlds had become their loyal, civilised subjects.

Collapse

But it wasn't long before the planets they ruled became ingrateful bastards and decided to overthrow their rightful masters, aided by pigs like Josef Stalin, Karl Marx and Richard Nixon. The Saxonites fought against them at the Cilian Mutiny of 2257, which was led by the Cilians of Cili. However, this didn't stop terrorists from Dendro XII dropping counterfeit notes over the planet Saxona, causing a huge Hyperinflation crisis that affected the entire Empire.

The Empire collapsed, and Saxona retreated into isolation to bide their time for an attempt to reclaim their empire. Because of the immediate withdrawl, all the colonies did not have enough time to install their own governments or economies, and so reverted to their Middle Age status, quickly forgetting how to used the superior Saxonite technology.