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The Mar Family
History
The Mar family is currently one of the most powerful families in the Chiss Ascendancy, having near full control of military affairs, and in a sense, replacing the Nuruodo in function. Their origin, however, is much less graceful and glorious than that. The Mar family began on Shrab a few years before the Swarm War, as a small family in charge of one of the cities on Shrab that was under the ruling family, the Yur family, who controlled the whole planet. At the time the Yur family was tyrannical and corrupt, taxing the citizens of Sharb harshly. However, despite the pleas of several small families on Shrab, the rest of the Ascendancy didn't intervene due to Yur's status as a ruling family. Thus the families on the planet lived in discontent until eventually the Yur family went to far, enacting a law where no one Shrab was able to speak out against the Yur in any way, under penalty of death. This was the final straw for many of families that ruled small estates on Sharb, especially the Mar family, led by Mar'vin'nu, who strongly believed in freedom from oppression and were already angry at the Yur due to their harsh taxes. Thus the stirrings of rebellion, and the families began to arm themselves, preparing themselves for war under the Saven banner due to them being the most powerful family on Shrab other than the Yur and everyone agreed that they should rally under the bigger family.
Thus began the Sharb Revolution, a fight solely between the rebellious families and the Yur since the Ruling Families were reluctant to declare war on their own due to their attention being focused on the looming threat of the Dark Nest. Meanwhile several battles were fought, all of them resulting in rebel defeat due to inadequate leadership of the Saven. This led to decreased morale, and a decline in support for the rebel side, since many believed that the Saven were simply in it for the power not for the cause. This rumor was supported by the fact that they led every battle themselves, ignoring other more competent leaders, so they could claim all the glory if they won, leaving the rest to join the rebel army as grunts and cannon fodder. It was not until the Battle of Last Hope, that was fought without Saven leadership due to them being occupied with another battle, that the Rebellion finally had their first victory, under the leadership of Marvin who was immediately instated as the new leader of the rebel cause, thus the rebels reformed under the Mar banner.
Now with the support he needed to operate, Marvin led the fight against the Yur family using various guerrilla hit and run tactics. He raided spaceports, taking starfighters and bombers that were then used by the rebels to attack various key points. Eventually, these tactics helped Marvin turn the tide against the Yur and corner them to only one city on the planet. Sadly, the Yur still had control of the navy above the planet, and since they had already lost their reputation as a Ruling Family and were likely to be exiled, bombarded Sharb. Almost everything was lost, millions died, and most of the planet was reduced to dust. Still some of the more important cities were relatively untouched, since the rebels managed to pull up the shields in time. Meanwhile, the rest of the Chiss Ruling Families were appalled by the Yur's decision to bombard the planet and had most of the family banished, a fate worse than death in Chiss culture. Thus the Yur fell from favor and ceased to be a ruling family, or even a small family, in the Chiss.
This did not mean, that the Mar family had earned the spot of Ruling Family, there was still a ways to go. It was not until the Swarm War did the family rise to power and earn the respect it deserved, thanks to Marvin's son, Mar'oo'nu. Maroon earned prestige and fame by leading several highly classified military operations deep into Dark Nest territory, that might have even changed the course of the war. Eventually many of those who served under him joined the Mar family, due to their respect and never dying loyalty for their commander. Thus the Mar family, along with Shrab, increased in size. So when the Swarm War ended, Maroon was not only a war hero, but also a great leader and friend, while also bringing the Mar family a reputation for being great warriors and tacticians.
After the Swarm War, Shrab was finally on its way to recovery. Then a hundred years later, yet another catastrophe struck, a biological chemical meant to cure a deadly disease went wrong and created some sort of virus that mutated Chiss into monsters. Immediately the planet was put under quarantine and yet again the Mar family was left to fend for its own without help from the outside galaxy. Things were bad for the first few months as the began virus to overrun almost all of the cities on the planet except for a few well guarded military bases and fortified cities. Still, once again, under a great crisis a great warrior arose under the guise of Maroon's grandson, Mar'ev'in, who made multiple successful counter attacks, pushing the virus further back until the virus was holed up in one city, Pacul, the capital city. Thus with one final, glorious attack Marev led the army into the city and laid waste to the virus for several weeks, clearing out every single nook and cranny to ensure the virus did not escape, or survive.
It was only then that the Mar family truly receive the recognition it deserved from the ruling families. Thus after a few decades of recovery and counsel among the ruling families, was the Mar family promoted to ruling family themselves. For the next several hundred years, they remained as a mediocre ruling family, never having too much power, until Mar'tel'nuruodo, a direct descendant of Marvin, was promoted to Tactical Commander, giving the Mar family more power than it has ever had before.
