SporeWiki:Fiction Universe/Artrus Territories

The Artrus Territories are a major political division of the known omniverse, which have a volume of 19 billion square light years. The Territories, also known as the Raven East, the "Great Territories" or sometimes simply Artrus, constitute about thirty universes, several million galaxies, and a volume more than twenty times that of the First Gigaquadrant. Artrus is also a political astroregion, mostly controlled by the Empire of the Core.

The Territories were the site chosen by the Obvia'Atra as their new home after the Exilium, and has since become difficult to traverse. Its vastness and subsequent isolation both suit the Ravenrii just fine.

The Deeps
An unending region of stark emptiness, The Deeps blanket the outer regions of Artrus, from the rim of the Barrier Rift to the outskirts of the Heartlands. It is a quiet region of Artrus, devoid of life and almost entirely of stars.

The Heartlands
The Heartlands constitute the largest region of Artrus. They are, as their name implies, the very heart of the Territories. Around twenty universes in diameter, the Heartlands are the richest, greenest section in their multiverse, with most every world a T3 habitability level or higher. Features unique to the region, like the birthplaces of Artrus's famous star rivers, swirling nebulae and plenty of universal anomalies dot the Heartlands.

In addition, the outer Provinces of the Empire cross into the Heartlands, where the walls of protection that get thicker as one travels to the central regions of Artrus begin.

White Galaxies
The famed White Galaxies are a cluster of galaxies within the single massive universe that lays at the center of the Artrus Territories. The Galaxies are the jewel of Artrus, where the bulk of the Empire of the Core is located.