Corvantine Empire

The Corvantine Empire is a feudalistic absolute monarchy that exists in the lawless Caligari Sector of Segmentum Tempestus. Located in the sector plagued by small Warp Storms, it originated as a human colony that has been isolated from the rest of humanity since the Age of Strife. Since then the Corvantines carved out their own small civilization within their enclave and have been fighting off attacks from Chaos and various criminal elements for millennia, creating a formidable navy while becoming a regional economic powerhouse.

Corvantine society is dominated by an emperor and the aristocracy, with the majority of the population being peasants. That is not to say the Corvantines are technologically backward. Most of their tech originated with what they brought with them when the first planet was colonized many millennia ago. Since then much of it has been degraded into a more simple form, like in the rest of the galaxy, but it is still considered to be advanced.

The existence of the Corvantine Empire is thus tolerated by the Imperium, as it has little control over the sector anyway and sees this enclave of civilization as a tool for further establishing order there. The state provides a place where vessels from the Imperium can resupply and receive assistance in their operations.