Second Republic
The Second Republic was a large Age of Strife Human empire, that encompassed numerous Systems within the Occluda Noctis.[1a]
History
It was the successor to the Greater Republic, which had collapsed over time. The Second Republic would eventually share the Greater Republic's fate as well, however, and its once united worlds, became pockets of Humanity within the Occluda Noctis. One such world was Primeworld, which would give rise to the Triumvirate of Garl. The population of this much smaller empire of worlds came to believe it contained the last of Humanity after contact was lost with the other former worlds of the Second Republic. This was proven wrong generations later, when the Imperium's Great Crusade began and the Triumvirate years later made contact with a warship from the Night Crusade. The small empire would make contact and soon the Imperial Fists' Phalanx arrived at Primeworld and the Triumvirate eagerly joined the Imperium.[1a]
The Triumvirate's Compliance proved to be a boon for the Imperial Fists, as they gained access to the former empire's stellar charts. These were gained when the Triumvirate was part of the Greater Republic and, while the information was at least a thousand years out of date, the maps stretched nearly two hundred light years towards the Occluda Noctis' core Systems. At least a score of these once belonged to the Greater Republic and the Imperial Fists made these Systems a priority to visit next.[1b]
