Owls of Prey

History

The Owls of Prey official historical texts reveal that the Owls where once a lesser species on a planet ruled by homo sapiens some 50,000 solar cycles ago. Upon realizing the inferiority of the these beings with their "moving eyes" and "opposable thumbs", the owls quickly destroyed what was left of the  the homo sapiens government. Due to their highly efficient society, the Owls where able to become an intergalactic species within only a few hundred solar cycles.

Government

In order to avoid the same fate of the previous planet rulers, the leader of the owl nation was chosen not through democratic elections, but through a game of stratagy known as "Torwa" (a game similar to the homo sapiens game of chess). The winner of the game was declared the Soul Survivor, and all opposition was put to death. To avoid further inefficiency the Soul survivor would then chose the government leaders trusted to the Soul Survivor. Further to avoid such annoyances as coups and assassinations, new Soul Survivors where only chosen through a new tournament of Torwa held every 100 solar cycles. Should the previous Soul Survivor fail to reclaim the title, they would be unceremoniously executed along with all other failed candidates.

Social and Cultural Standings

Outside of the elites vying for the Soul Survivor, all social ranking and statuses where decided at the age of 5 solar cycles in a game of Torwa. Once an Owl had received their status they where not able to change it until the next century Torwa tournament. After the tournament has concluded, the top performers take their place as the elites, living a life of excess and pleasure and should they chose an opportunity to vie for the Soul Survivorship. The poorest performers are left to a life of toil and servitude.

Ambition

The goal of the Owls is simply to bring what is known as "The Great Night" to the whole of the universe. Little is known as to what the great night is other than it is decided by the current Soul Survivor and all others are bound to make it a reality.