Dalek Empire

The Dalek Empire was the ruling governmental body of the Daleks. Established by the Dalek Emperor, this formed the backbone of the Dalek conquests into various galaxies.

History
The Dalek Empire was the governing body of the Daleks. Centered on Skaro, its reign included various captured systems. The Empire was established shortly after the Daleks had ventured off of Skaro to extend their influence throughout the universe in their pursuit for racial cleansing. Ruled by the Dalek Emperor, this powerful monarchy spread quickly, fueled by the Daleks' intrinsic desire to conquer and destroy, engulfing after system. The Daleks sought to expand their empire throughout history as well, using time travel.

During the Dalek Civil War, the Empire crumbled into two factions; the Imperial Daleks, ruled by their creator, and the so-called Renegade Daleks who were loyal to the Dalek Supreme. Each faction's struggle to gain superiority lasted until the defeat of the Imperial Dalek command. After that, the Daleks reunited and began to rebuild their empire.

This unified Dalek Empire made the Seriphia Galaxy their main base of operations. From there, the Dalek Emperor commanded its forces to invade another. Amid the countless battles fought against the opposition, the Dalek Empire managed to establish several bases within the galaxy and take control of "Project Infinity," using it to open a dimensional rift, allowing another Dalek faction to cross over. The Dalek Empire wished to know the faction's secrets, as they were the supreme controllers of their universe. Unfortunately, the Alliance Dalek faction, as they had been known, turned against the Dalek Empire, declaring war on them yet again.

Government and politics
The Dalek Empire was a totalitarian government, ruled by the Dalek Emperor and its Supreme Council. Systems under Dalek rule were given no freedom whatsoever and dissidents were usually exterminated.

The hierarchy of the Dalek Empire was as such:

Emperor and Supreme Council
The Dalek Emperor and its Supreme Council had complete control over the Empire. It was through them that the Dalek Supreme got its orders. The Emperor and the Council were rarely seen away from Skaro.

The Dalek Supreme
The Supreme Daleks were the second-in-command. Their control spanned the Dalek Empire, overseeing most major operations and invasions. The Dalek Supreme answered only to the Emperor, serving as a liaison between it and the rest of the Empire.

Supreme Controllers
The Supreme Controllers were Daleks who served as local government officials in the sectors in which they were stationed. They answered to the Dalek Supreme.

Science officers
The science officers included Mine Controllers and Saucer Commanders. Tacticians and technological geniuses, these Daleks were the main force behind the development of the Dalek Empire. They oversaw the building of cities, starship and time machine construction, and the development of various destructive weaponry. The science officers often commanded the standard Dalek drones.

Economy
The Dalek Empire had no known economy, as they had evolved beyond the need for any sort of currency. Subjugated societies would suffer economic collapse as the Daleks usually exterminated government officials and laid waste to cities. After the initial invasion, the Daleks would exploit a captured planet for all its resources, using the population as slave labor. Sometimes, wealth from other systems would be taken and used in a sort of economic warfare on other populations. Otherwise, the concept of money was lost on the Daleks as their Empire provided everything that they needed.

Society and culture
The Dalek Empire was rather minimalist, focusing primarily on warfare.

Arts and media
Very little was known about Dalek culture. They had a passion for the Renaissance, but such things were usually kept hidden from the eyes of other societies. They had been known, however, to write poetry and their battle cries had almost a poetic quality to them. Some reports claimed that they had a fondness for the works of Shakespeare.

Beyond that, however, the most fundamental feature of the Dalek Empire was the unquestioned belief in their own superiority and the drive to eliminate all lifeforms that were not like them.

Xenophobia
The Dalek Empire emphasized Dalek supremacy above all else. Other species were to be exterminated immediately, or enslaved and exterminated when their usefulness came to an end.

Military
The military arm of the Dalek Empire was composed of primarily war drones. These Daleks were conditioned to be unswervingly loyal and served on the front line without fear of death. They had limited intelligence and received their orders through either the Dalek command net or from various commanders. While they flourished away from their homeworld, their lack of adaptability caused them to be heavily dependent on their commanding officers, often seeking them out when presented with decisions they were not bred to make. Despite that, the war drones were efficient at what they did, and countless of worlds fell to their might.

The invasion force of the Dalek Empire consisted of fleets of flying saucers, each with around 2000 Daleks on board. Most saucers were equipped with reproduction factories for the creation of more Daleks.

Astrography
The Dalek Empire's reign was tidal in its reach. They had at least two galaxies serving as bases of operations, though their conquest of other galaxies only lasted for as long as the Daleks could hold back the opposition. After the Last Great Time War, the Dalek Empire was reduced to a fragmented collection of survivors, exiled from their own time and galaxy.

Behind the scenes
Written primarily to fill in another red link, much of the information for this article was gleaned from the Dalek Empire audio series. Fanon elements include the fragmentation of the Empire after the Time War and the Daleks being exiled from their galaxy.