Twelve Colonial Empires
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- For the canonical depiction of the Twelve Colonies of the Original Series, see: The Twelve Colonies of Man.
The Twelve Colonial Empires (or the Colonial Empire) consists of the aether-faring human race, and includes the following worlds:
The governing body for the Empire is the Quorum, featuring Archdukes and other aristocrats.
Caprica
The first target of Baltar's vengeance was Caprica, home to Archduke Adama who was instrumental in thwarting Baltar's power grab following the conclusion of the Ovion Wars.
Using the Cylonics, Baltar is able to lay waste to Caprica by turning the aethership Atlantia into a solium bomb (Steampunk Battlestar Galactica 1880 1).