Zhautakar

The Zhautakar (Xanian: Xâutakar) is the military arm of the Xanian Empire, tasked with defending the Xanian people from themselves and outside forces. Established shortly before the formation of the empire itself, the Zhautakar answers directly to the Tazen himself, and to no one else. The Zhautakar works diligently to prevent the Xanian households and their ruling zharuks from warring against each other to such a degree that it begins to destabilize the Xanian Empire from within, and also steps in to punish houses which attempt to challenge the rule of the Tazen. Drawn from warriors hailing from all households, the Zhautakar takes only the most elite and obedient members of house warrior hosts, to serve the empire as a whole.

The single most-powerful military force in known space, the Zhautakar is the unchallenged might of the empire. Answering to the central imperial government, the Zhautakar rises above the petty infighting of the zharuks and their houses, and serves to keep them from destroying the empire and its people with their constant warfare. Despite consisting of just over one quarter of one percent of the entire warrior population of the Xanian Empire, the Zhautakar still remains a much larger force than that of any five houses' own military forces put together. The Zhautakar is led by the Ta'Zhadak, who is the supreme military commander of the imperial military, and reports to the Tazen on the state of affairs and activities of the military forces.