Anathraxa signaled her arrival with unprovoked attacks on every major fragment. Population centers, food production, factories, and mines were pounded to dust. Within years, the fragments fell under Anathraxa’s heel. Pirates were allowed to prosper, slavery was introduced, and heavy tributes were placed upon the fragments. The time of peace was over and a dark age had begun.

Anathraxa is the de facto ruler of Slipstream.  She doesn’t get involved in  the day to day running of fragments, but she keeps a careful eye on events. She doesn’t act as adjudicator in disputes, though she imposes harsh laws. She doesn’t defend her subjects from pirates or other raiders, but she crushes groups that threaten her power base. Her tyrannical rule has gone unchallenged for many lifetimes.

Few people have seen Anathraxa and lived. Aside from her most loyal troops, no one has regular access to her, and only the Handmaidens attend her when she is outside her power armor.