Fiction:Umbris

"We have remained in the dark, fearing to explore the unknown further for too long. But now, we are ready."

- Empress Luxia Tenebra XI

The Umbris have existed as a united empire for 300 years, but have kept to their small sector of the Milky Way Galaxy. After a long period of colonization, they ceased expanding and began to interact with the other nearby civilizations. Ultimately however, they were brought to war and defeated and assimilated all nearby cultures into their own empire. For decades they have had minimal interaction with the Galaxy due to wanting to avoid further conflicts, but a time is fast approaching when they feel that they must begin entering the galactic stage or be swept under the tides of a changing universe.