SporeWiki:Fiction Universe/First Gigaquadrant



The First Gigaquadrant (sometimes called the First Universal Square), is a major political division of the known universe, which has a volume of 1 billion cubic light years, in correlation with the Local Supercluster. However, the Gigaquadrant is also a political system, not extending physically throughout the whole supercluster but sprawling over inhabited clusters that had become connected to each other.

Origins
Although the ancient First Ones and Grox had spread across the First Gigaquadrant billions of years before, the galaxies slowly moved into their current positions, old stars disintergrated, new stars formed.

The modern Gigaquadrant began over a century before, when the Seven Starr Alliance began to explore neighboring galaxies. But during the War of Ages, the Xhodocto invaded much of the Gigaquadrant, destroying everything in their path, from the direction of the Virgo, eventually reaching the Tigris galaxy, also colonized from the east by the Krassio Host. It was in the Milky Way sector where the Tigris war began, and soon a great deal of new alliances were made and technology was shared, but the war soon expanded over most of the Gigaquadrant. After its ending, the region needed rebuilding, but many wars and alliances sprang up in consequence, and everyone expanded outwards, reaching new galaxies and finding new races. More organizations, like the Great Eight and Onuris Alliance were forged. It wasn't long before the Gigaquadrant took shape as it is now.

Annihilation and Aftermath
When the Xol'Etra, an omnipotent race, were born, the Ayrai'Shikua became suddenly alarmed by this. As a result, the majority of the First Gigaquadrant were destroyed. However, hope was not lost for its inhabitants and large parts of it were saved by a variety of Godraces and various other powers both divine and otherwise. Known locations to have survived the Annihilation are the Milky Way Galaxy, Cyrannus Galaxy, the Quadrant Galaxies, Tigris and possibly many more continue to exist.

Several months after the Annihilation, the newly reformed Universal Trade Union originally founded by the Core Federation began the construction of a gigaquadrantic wormhole network. This feat is spearheaded by the and the  and is one of the first signs of the Gigaquadrant's rejuvenation.

Definition
The term "First Gigaquadrant", although coined by the Universal Trade Union, has its roots with the Original Seven Starr Alliance, originating in the Milky Way galaxy (that is why it appears nearby the coordinates 0,0,0 in the division). The First Gigaquadrant concentrates less on the astrophysical terms and more on the political interaction between galaxies (being based on connected clusters rather than spread all throughout the Local Super Cluster, split by voids and uncharted regions). Other Quadrants, such as the Fourth Gigaquadrant, or the 'Artrus Territories' exist, but if they become politically connected to this one they will eventually merge into one. These are like the uncharted regions. Some galaxies are thought to exist in the Quadrant, such as the Grox strongholds like Ardenta, the Cognatus galaxies and Tokzhalan cluster, but their locations are unknown. Much of the space is still unexplored or unchartable, due to cosmic hazards.
 * What is a Quadrant? Whats the difference betweeen its astrometrics and its political connections?
 * Are there other quadrants?
 * Uncharted regions and Extragigaquadrants

Politics
The aftermath of the devastating Annihilation left huge areas of the First Gigaquadrant destroyed and many of its former inhabitants, most notably the Delpha Coalition of Planets sacrificed themselves for the Gigaquadrant's continuation and as such are honoured and respected even after their destruction, and with the help of belevolent races, the major regions and galaxies were saved, such as the Milky Way and Cyrannus.

However, the Gigaquadrant was left in chaos, and large regions of the once prosperous Milky Way Galaxy have been enveloped in war, while others in a dark age. A massive power vacuum was left by the DCP, one that many empires are trying to fill, albeit generally unsuccessfully. The Grox Empire, a major player in the former Gigaquadrant managed to survive and is currently colonizing the Milky Way's satellite galaxies, which is bringing it into competition with the Magellanic Sovereignty of Planets.

The other galaxies of the Xonexi Cluster, with the exception of Ottzello and the Girdo Galaxy which are believed to be destroyed, were not as heavily damaged politically as the Milky Way, with Andromeda seeing a large influx of new colonists from empires such as the New Shka'Tun Imperium while the native Confederation of Andromeda was absorbed by the Confederacy of Allied Systems from the Cyrannia Cluster. The Kraw Galaxy was saved by unknown forces and was relocated from Nexus cluster to permanent orbit of Andromeda, bringing it closer to gigaquadrantic affairs. While, Hypramedes a newly discovered galaxy also orbits Andromeda. A neighbor to Hypramedes, Naomedes, was destroyed during the Annihilation. All of its inhabitants moved to the Phradox Galaxy. The current condition of Tigris and Bunsen is, as of yet, unknown.

Unlike the Xonexi Cluster, the nearby Cyrannia Cluster was left relatively unaffected, with the exception of the Mortiol Galaxy, which was consumed by the Xhodocto's onslaught. The Cyrannus Galaxy continued to be in the grip of the Great Cyrannus War and it's citizens went about their daily life's, due to the intervention of the Atlantica while in the Quadrants, a similar situation saved them. However, the Quadrantia Wormholes that lead to other galaxies were closed, with the exception of the ones leading to the Cyrannus Galaxy and Mirus. With the sacrifice of the DCP, the Cyrandia Alliance, made up of the United Republic of Cyrannus and Rambo Nation is often considered to have collectively become the Gigaquadrant's foremost political power.

The Ilkwia Eropsii Cluster on the other hand, is believed to have been completely consumed by the Xhodocto's scourge, while in the current condition of the majority of the galaxies in Xanthrus is unsurprisingly unknown. However, two galaxies are known to survived, the Phradox Galaxy and Obscurus, which are believed to become players in the Gigaquadrant in the near future.

The Nexus Cluster, the stronghold of the Legion of the Deathmarch is currently in the midst of the Archdemon's Wall, a collection of dead galactic matter pouring into the Core of the Tuuros Galaxy.