Fiction:Lapida Galaxy

The Lapida Galaxy is a galaxy that is home to races such as the Goyaks and the Passans. Anyone can join with permission as long as they acknowledge the "Magic" System and other galactic constants.

History
(To be added once galaxy-wide events become a thing)

World Aesthetic
Lapida's aesthetic is inspired primarily by Voltron: Legendary Defender. This means flora and fauna that look like something out of fantasy, the regular existence of planets with massive structures visible from space protruding from them with no negative effects on the life living there, and an overall preference for the bright and colorful over the dull and grey.

Super Mario Galaxy-inspired "planets" are acceptable, but they are held together by Dark Gravity and are never closely accompanied by black holes--those would just tear them apart.

When making an empire for this galaxy, interpret this however you like within reason. Examples coming soon.

"Magic" System
As the Lapida Galaxy is inspired by such things as Voltron, Sonic The Hedgehog, and Steven Universe, it contains what would be considered magic to us but science to the galaxy's inhabitants. Each thing listed here will eventually have a page explaining it in detail, but for the most part the way a race uses or interprets these things is not limited. This list is incomplete.
 * Mystys - A sort of ambient energy similar that builds up in some types of crystals, allowing mineral-based life to exist and evolve under some conditions. Some crystals that can hold a lot of it can be used to attract large amounts of electricity, which can then be weaponized or used to power technology.
 * Dark Gravity - A gravity-like force which allows planets to form unusual rock or ice structures that rise above their atmospheres and are clearly visible from space. It can also allow an entire asteroid belt to have an earth-like atmosphere and native life, among other things.
 * Dark Heat - Some areas of space are unusually warm with no visible source. Sometimes, many habitable planets will orbit one another in such an area with none of the beings there knowing any light but the stars.
 * Dark Light - Light with an invisible source, which may accompany dark heat but usually just appears in random starless locations where there is something to light up.

Native Empires
This is a list of native empires. This will be expanded on as needed.
 * Goyak Empire
 * Passan Nomads