Emperor Titus I

Summary
Emperor Titus the First is the current Emperor of the Preliator Empire and as such is commander-in-chief of the Preliator Imperial Navy and Army. As Emperor he is also responsible for presiding over the Parliament of the Empire and directs much of the Empire's policy, particularly that towards other Nations.

Tensions with the Senate
When Titus ascended to the throne after the death of his father he inherited an Empire with a proud military way of life that was bound by the rules and laws of the Galactic Senate. Both the Imperial Navy and the Imperial Army wanted to engage the pirates that plagued the Mu Arae system, which was prohibited under the Senate Conflict Scale. This confinement along with overly invasive regulations regarding trade (particularly with the Neo-Terran Directorate, government and aspects of daily life were making the Citizens increasingly aware of the Senate's inefficiency and ineptitude. With a new Admiral of the Fleet who did not consider the Senate's probable military reaction any sort of real threat Titus informed the Senate that the Empire was withdrawing its membership of the Senate effective immediately. The following armed conflict ended when a Senate fleet was lured into battle against the HIMS Urbanus and the rest of the Empire's City Ships. During the battle the Emperor took direct command of the Urbanus and used the docking tractor beams to lure in Senate ships so that they could be boarded and turned against the enemy. The Senate attempted to land a commando unit inside the Imperial palace to eliminate Titus, however they had underestimated the effectiveness of the Imperial Guard and few made it out alive. One member of the team did make it to the Emperor in the Throne Room (which doubles as the bridge) where he was dispatched by the Emperor personally.

Post-Senate
Free of senate restrictions Titus ordered the main pirate bases of Haptic Gate, Milos, Utrank and Ligaris cleansed. Titus also signed a formal trade agreement with the Neo-Terran Directorate, agreeing to supply neuro-synaptic tablet interfaces in exchange for the tried and tested 100 light year per hour FTL drive. Though this deal had apparently been conducted in secret before the conflict with the Senate. Under Titus the Empire has grown rich and prosperous, despite (or indeed because of) its lack of Senate membership. Titus has maintained links with individual Senate members, but the rights of the Senate to post a representative to the Empire was withdrawn. Now that the Empire is free from Senate restrictions and the Helios Network the Emperor has put the idea to the Parliament of creating an Expeditionary Force to respond to threats outside Mu Arae without compromising its defence. Current discussions indicate that this force would comprise of a new City Ship and battlefleet, plus a large force from the Imperial Army and be completely self sufficient.