The Orokin Empire
An ancient empire whose scientific splendour rested on body theft, genetic slavery and absolute class power.
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The order of power
Continuity seized new bodies, Jade Light and Cephalon conversion were turned into punishments, and Dax obedience was secured by a biological bond. The golden aesthetic was not a mask of shared prosperity but of the ruling class's perfection.
The powers they created
The Grineer were made as workers and soldiers, the Sentients as founders of Tau, the Warframes as biological weapons. Almost every force that brought about the empire's end had first been its instrument.
What survived the fall
Central rule shattered on the night of the Naga Drums. Orokin technology and Orokin class habits lived on in the Grineer, the Corpus, the Entrati and the surviving elite.