Auretian Technocracy
From Lexicanum
The Auretian Technocracy was a Human government that developed after Mankind's expansion across the stars.
Warmaster Horus discovered the Auretian Technocracy during the Great Crusade where he met with an honour guard the Fabricator Consul of this Human splinter government. During the discussions, Horus learnt that the people had made use of knowledge gained from STC technology. Once hearing this, he turned his pistol and killed the Fabricator Consul and ordered the Sons of Horus to exterminate the Brotherhood guards that assembled.
Officially, at the time, records stated that the Fabricator Consul's staff contained a weapon which would have assassinated the Warmaster which prompted the war against the Technocracy. The Auretian military forces known as the Brotherhood who made use of power armoured suits similar to that of the Adeptus Astartes fought valiantly against their superhuman foes but were ultimately defeated.
