Noveratu Empire

The Noveratu Empire is the civilization which controls Earth, a primary power of the Galaxy of Life, and a nation whose citizens are Noveratu. Nover parasites burrow into the brain of a host organism, and combine their physiology to create a new being which needs to continually feed off the blood of the host's species. They evolved on Earth, and the ones who infected humans became known among humans as "vampires". During the Great Betrayal the Noveratu who had been hiding amongst humans instigated a Galactic War to establish the Noveratu Empire and divorce themselves from the Human Republic. The Noveratu seek the destruction of humanity, now that Splicer technology has replaced the function which human society filled in the Noveratu life-cycle.

Overview
From The Splicer's Guide, the first Core Book.

''As far back as the age of dinosaurs there were Nover, a species of parasitic leeches. These leeches have their infants injected into the host's neck by their parents, and grow on the host's spine, burrowing into the brain. The host is referred to as an Atu. The small brain of the Nover is grafted onto the host, creating a third consciousness that calls itself Noveratu.''

''The Noveratu had been sentient and aware since before the age of mammals, and therefore saw humanity as only another in a long line of host life forms. From their perspective, Nover were the dominant life form on Earth for almost all of Earth's history.''

''After having evolved on the spines of small dinosaurs and then on small mammals, the Noveratu found their best hosts in Wolves – a keen and powerful social animal. The wisdom of wolves, however, was quickly overshadowed by the promise of humanity.''

''Humankind hated and reviled the Noveratu. Legends of “vampires” in Africa, Europe, and Asia were commonplace, and the creatures would be killed if discovered. The Noveratu loved the bodies of humanity, but loathed the creatures themselves.''

''It was not until humanity, however, that the Noveratu began to form a lust for history. After being introduced to the galaxy, they also developed a lust for conquest. They soon discovered, however, that Nover are incapable of taking alien Atu, and can only infect Terrestrial life.''

''With the development of Splicer technology, the Noveratu no longer needed to hide and secretly infect humanity. Instead they could produce Splicers as-needed. Therefore the Noveratu decided to form their own government and army, and establish the Noveratu Empire.''