Fiction:Turr Kyolm Belt

The Turr Kyolm Belt is a region of the near the base of the Norma Arm. It also refers to a political region, containing the and 's primary territory and immediate spheres of influence. It was previously home to many greater former empires, such as the Ravon Imperial State, the, and going even further back, the Sts-Vushosh. It is a heavily populated region filled with numerous species, united either under the DSB's federation or in Zarni slavery.

History
The Turr Kyolm Belt is believed to have been created 49 million years ago with the collision of a blob of dark matter colliding with a molecular cloud, similar to the Gould Belt from which humanity originates.

The history of the Turr Kyolm Belt is measured in ages based on the political climate of the belt.

First Age
The First Age of the Turr Kyolm Belt is also the largest, lasting from 25mya to 10mya. It started with the arrival of the from their own dimension, and lasted until their extinction by their own hands. As soon as the Sts-Kehat established their state, they quickly spread out to dominate the entire region and continued to spread out until Turr Kyolm was the heart of a vicious gigaquadrantic empire. Although the Sts-Kehat existed in a nearly constant state of war, the Turr Kyolm Belt was never violated by any foreign power.

Alongside the Sts-Vushosh was the, a breakaway group of scientists and librarians seeking seclusions to preform research into forbidden topics in peace. Among their creations was The Forest, a community of self-replicating dyson trees. In spite of the Sts-Vushosh's warlike nature, during their reign the Turr Kyolm Belt was a fairly peaceful region.

The first age came to an end when the Sts-Kehat discovered they could absorb one another's powers by murder, thus beginning the Great Slaughter.

Second Age
The Second Age was a general period of decay and destruction. As the Sts-Kehat dwindled into a few Great Ones, they waged great wars against each other in attempts to overcome and kill each other. Developing pre-space civilisations were warped into cults of destruction waging ceasing conflicts with one another. The Forest was pressed into servitude and forced to fight other factions of itself until it was driven to extinction. The Sts-Polunde libraries were slowly raided and destroyed until none remained. Ultimately, the intervened and sealed the Great Ones away into a deep slumber.

Third Age
The third age, several hundred years ago, saw the rise of the and the Ravon Imperial State as massive powers spanning nearly the entire belt, simultaneously with deeply overlapping territory. Their vastly different technologies and habitats prevented each other from realising the other's presence for centuries. When they did finally contact each other, full scale war broke out.

This war escalated out of control, as weapons of mass destruction were deployed en masse, and other factions began to throw in their weight. The first incursion of the and remnants of the Forest made nowhere in the belt free of war. Absolute cataclysm came over the region when the Deep League reawakened the Great Ones, one of which, Hudhruss, was worshipped as a god. The Great Ones tore the region apart once again before the returned to seal them away again.

Fourth Age
The Fourth Age was marked by the rise of more numerous but less powerful empires. Of particular note was the rise of the Lequian and Zarni empires, two expansionist powers that eventually met and fought each other in the defining event of the age. The age came to an end on a peaceful note with the foundation of the Defensive Systems Bloc and the withdrawal of Zarni forces from DSB space.

Fifth Age
The Fifth and current Age of the Turr Kyolm belt extends from the foundation of the Defensive Systems Bloc to the present day. The early days featured political turmoil in the DSB, a revolution against the government and a secessionist crisis in which the was founded. War resulted in Iron Bloc conquest of the DSB, followed by Zarni conquest of the Iron Bloc. This was the only point in Turr Kyolm history in which the Zarni became the sole superpower of the region. An SSA intervention resulted in the defeat of the Zarni and the liberation of the DSB.

Since then, the DSB and Zarni have been expanding, gaining new members and slaves, accepting new protectorates and vassals, until their spheres of influence encompassed the entire region.

Species
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