First Imperium

The First Imperium of Man was the first major interstellar civilisation in 25,000 years, since the fall of the Ancient Imperium. Politically and culturally dominated by the humans originating on Cortia. The jump drive was rediscovered on Cortia in -2219 CY (2219 years before the founding). Immediately the the Cortians discovered a number of relatively technologically primitive human races on worlds within thirty parsecs. These were gradually brought to the high technology state of the Cortians. Eventually these worlds (Eveh, Caerne, Amak, Colis, and Arkech), along with Cortia itself became the six founders of the First Imperium, with Cortia being the seat of the Emperor, and the other five being the seats of the Five Kings.