The Empire

The Empire
General information
Location	The Other World
Builder	Empress Ur-naya
Destroyed	after 4th Century CE
Game information
Appearance(s)	Amnesia: Rebirth (visited) Amnesia: The Bunker (mentioned)

The Empire was a sovereign state of the Other World. It was presumably founded by Ur-naya the Binder, whose dynasty produced six further leaders, of which Tihana was the last and most prominent.

Technological Developments

The Empire was notable for its use of the arcane artifacts (known as the orbs) and its use of portals and Rifts to get to other "worlds" including Earth, for the purpose of finding individuals to use for Vitae extraction.

The Empire was at one point a vast, highly advanced and industrialized civilization built through its main form of power, Vitae. Massive factories were used to 'process' human prisoners and torture them for their Vitae. Though the Vitae was used for energy by the Empire, a large amount of it was siphoned off to Empress Tihana to sustain her immortality. At least seven crystal Orbs were used to power various gates to other worlds, including Earth.

Diplomatic and Military Affairs

The Empire presumably had enemies. Mention is made of a place called the Enkindled Fortress, seemingly ruled by a Septarchy. Septarch Ilyander seemed to have dispatched envoys to the outer isles of the Empire under the guise of a trading mission with presumably some ulterior motive. Alexander was also apparently a citizen of the Fortress (presumably under the name of Ayandra), but was banished for "apostasy" and came to the Empire to seek asylum, further lending credence to the assumption that the Enkindled Fortress was, at the very least, not on polite terms with the Empire.

History

Almost nothing is known about the Other World's ancient history. Only the names of empresses, prior to Tihana, in Ur-Naya's dynasty are known. What is definitely known starts with Tihana's early life: she was diagnosed with an unspecified disease at an early age which would kill her if untreated. Her mother, Atua, ordered Tihana to be spared. The treatment developed by Temaku and other alchemists eventually saved Tihana's life, but at the cost of Atua's life and Tihana's fertility. Tihana was also became depended on Vitae due to the treatment.

Prof. Herbert's expedition to Algiers in May 1839 resulted in the discovery of one Earth-side base of the Empire. By the time of this expedition and Prof. Herbert's flee to Other World, the Empire had already fallen due to a great cataclysm. Said cataclysm was caused by rebels, led by the alchemist Kita, who opposed the cruel extraction method of their power source. They sabotaged the Great Gate and corrupted the Vitae factories with the Shadow's residue. Their plan was to 'poison' Empress Tihana with the corrupted Vitae. Instead, they only unleashed the Shadow's fury, destroying the Great Gate, and killing everyone except Empress Tihana. Alchemists, except Kita, are believed to be turned into Wraiths. The denizens of the Empire had all but been annihilated by the Shadow's wrath, with the only known survivors being Empress Tihana and Kita himself, who were hooked up to supplies of Vitae.

When Tasi, along with other survivors of Cassandra's crash, arrived to Other World shortly before Amnesia: Rebirth, many of the Empire's buildings remain standing. Political status of the Empire depends on the player's choice at the ending of Amnesia: Rebirth: either Ur-Naya's dynasty falls with Tasi's murder of Tihana or continuation of Ur-Naya's dynasty if Tihana is left alive (with or without the adoption of Amari).

Gallery

Bloodline List of Ur-Naya's dynasty