Calassian Dominion

The Calassian Dominion, also known as the Calassian Empire or simply Calassia, is a vast interdimensional empire that controls much of the known multiverse.

History
The Empire was founded by the eponymous Empress Calassia in 0 AC.

Throne Worlds
The Throne Worlds are supposedly the seat of power of the entire Calassian Empire, though few have ever visited them. It is said that magic fills the air of these glistening utopian planes, where resplendent noblewomen lounge and chat at the pleasure of the elusive Empress, treating their subjects as mud beneath their golden slippers.

Colonies
The Empire has many colonies, including Earth.

Demographics
Numerous species inhabit the multiplanar empire of Calassia, but only a handful comprise the "superior race" that sits atop the social hierarchy. These "true Calassians" are always beautiful, feminine humanoids, resembling ideal human women. They are usually tall, long-lived, intelligent beings that are incapable of sexual reproduction. At the lower end of the pyramid are the rest of the population, from human men and other masculine humanoids, to intelligent non-humanoid alien species. The line between the superior and inferior classes is more of a gradient, however, and is not entirely dependent on biological sex. Attractive androgynous individuals may take either superior or inferior roles in society, whereas unattractive people are deemed inferior, regardless of their gender. This creates a situation where social status is highly dependent on superficial traits, and real social mobility can be achieved by improving one's appearance. The natural consequence of this: those with the most resources can afford to make themselves perfect, while the poor can only make meager improvements, never coming close to their level of beauty.

This arms race continues even into the higher echelons of society, where the elites augment themselves with additional traits, like supernatural strength, intelligence, and longevity. Those at the very top of Calassian society (the ultra-rich, the nobles, and the Empress herself) possess godlike powers indistinguishable from magic, and are functionally immortal. Their ways are unknown to mortal minds, except that they live lavish, pleasure-filled existences in planes of their own making, and can alter the laws of nature to their whim.

In contrast, life in the lower classes is nasty, brutish and short. Most people here are slaves, serving in a variety of roles to enrich the lives of their superiors. Slaves are the backbone of many of Calassia's industries, and indeed, much of Calassian society. Farmers, laborers, clerks, household servants, and even bioappliances are ubiquitous across the imperium. The surplus of free labor enables the upper class to live in luxury at the slaves' expense. The empire's near-constant expansion is done in part to maintain that surplus by enslaving the peoples of conquered worlds, but many slaves are also created artificially in laboratories. Calassia keeps emergency reserves of slaves held in stasis, such as the one on Earth's moon.

The relationship owed by inferiors to superiors is one of deference and submission. It is customary, for instance, to bow in the presence of a superior, to cover any bodily defects with clothing, mask any offensive odors, and keep quiet unless spoken to. Calassians, on the other hand, do not owe any respect to their lessers, and frequently mistreat them. Rights for inferiors are limited; a woman could murder her own slave without so much as a slap on the wrist, while killing another's slave may result in a fine for property damage.