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==History== | ==History== | ||
They once ruled the '''Skonnan Empire''' which controlling hundreds of [[planet]]s, but there was a massive civil war and the empire collapsed. This caused the death of nearly all of the scientists and men of learning | They once ruled the '''Skonnan Empire''' which controlling hundreds of [[planet]]s, but there was a massive civil war and the empire collapsed. This caused the death of nearly all of the scientists and men of learning. The military gained control of [[Skonnos]], and their technology decayed, leaving them with a broken down fleet of starships. | ||
The Skonnans were discovered by the [[Nimon]], who promised them a new empire in exchange for sacrifices of living beings and [[hymetusite]]. They gathered these sacrifices from [[Aneth]], an old subject of the Skonnan Empire. Though [[Skonnos]] and its new leader [[Soldeed]] obeyed the [[Nimon]]'s will, the [[Nimon]] were eventually defeated by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and their [[Black hole generator]] was destroyed. Their hopes for a quick imperial revival and a return to military glory ended for the time being. | The Skonnans were discovered by the [[Nimon]], who promised them a new empire in exchange for sacrifices of living beings and [[hymetusite]]. They gathered these sacrifices from [[Aneth]], an old subject of the Skonnan Empire. Though [[Skonnos]] and its new leader [[Soldeed]] obeyed the [[Nimon]]'s will, the [[Nimon]] were eventually defeated by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and their [[Black hole generator]] was destroyed. Their hopes for a quick imperial revival and a return to military glory ended for the time being. | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
The Skonnans were warrior race obsessed with glory and military conquest to the point of religious | The Skonnans were warrior race obsessed with glory and military conquest to the point of religious fervor. Many people are seen wearing elaborate martial costumes consisting of black uniforms with black helmets sometimes with tall feathered plumes. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon]]'') | ||
:''Since no women were shown in uniform their armies were presumably male-dominated.'' | :''Since no women were shown in uniform their armies were presumably male-dominated.'' | ||
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[[Category:Galactic empires|Skonnan Empire]] | [[Category:Galactic empires|Skonnan Empire]] | ||
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