A history of the Tartaran Empire
It is a fitting to summarise the history of the empire as best we can, although no words can do it justice:
In the late October of 2013, a group of players, tired of the petty bickering and disorganization prevalent in their previous factions, mainly the then-decaying DFN, came together for a common cause. They wanted to create a faction that emphasized teamwork and competence, one that didn't crumble under its own weight or slowly rot away. To this end, those players spent two months planning their brainchild, both on the Starmade site and Skype. Their efforts culminated in the founding of The Tartaran Empire. Its founding members were Incap, the first emperor, Nauvran, the second emperor, Dolovo, kiwionthemoon, psp1122, AdmiralThrawn and Chevalleis. The faction grew rapidly after its creation, and at its height had around 25-30 members.
TE has fought many battles. Even excluding the numerous individuals that have picked a fight with the Tartaran Empire, its has had no shortage of enemies. The Borg, Mobile Core, Debrisian Federal Navy, Calderon Republic (an impressive 3 wars), Eternity Horizon, Alliance Armada, Odium - some of these fights it won, some of them it lost, and all the while its members had tons of fun. At one point it even had plans of declaring war on every single faction on NASS and, later, Elwyn.
TE has been an elusive entity for most of its existence - even those acquainted with it have a hard time pinning it down. It has been regarded as en elite battle group, a lumbering empire, a close-knit group of players, a threat, a friend, a wild card. At its core have been the members which form its backbone, the people who helped make it what it was. Along with the founders, the following players among many truly pushed TE to its limits and made it shine like a sea of stars in the night: MrTargareyan, iHasTnt, SukuSukuMei, Tybalt, Taerlach, Crigo, Zeveryn, Kuhaica, and many others. We have had many notable Starmade players among our ranks: refirendum, TwoNiner (ahahaha), Comr4de, and others. Also worthy of mention are AAlexandrosTGreat and Mjjj, our first ever members.
In short, the TE has known both great glory and great decline. It is because of the increasing periods of inactivity, both in length and severity, that we have decided to perform this drastic operation. The TE does not slowly grow moldy and decompose. It goes out with the fury of a thousand suns. And it is for this intensity, intertwining with its rogue-like qualities, that the TE is and will forevermore be known for.