Fiction:Andromeda Galaxy

"Our galaxy is... not what it seems to be. Unified like Cyrannus, but, on the inside, full of strife and conflict like Borealis. Filled to the brim with history, and yet, ever-changing... Andromeda cannot be understood. It's just way too complex for that."

- Unknown citizen

The Andromeda Galaxy (also known as Dranvamus and Ardenta) is a large spiral/ring galaxy near the, known for its cultural advancement and major (even in comparison to Cyrannus and Borealis) precursor activity. One of the most diverse and advanced galaxies in the First Gigaquadrant, Andromeda has a long history of unified galactic government, having been ruled by the, the Four Empires and, more recently, the ; its current sovereign is the , a supranational organisation founded by three major galactic superpowers: the , and the. However, the galaxy is also home to many other non-aligned factions such as the or.

Having recovered from a major conflict that happened several years ago, Andromeda is currently enjoying its golden age which is referred to as the New Dawn among the populace of the galaxy. Still, Andromeda is far from a peaceful utopia it is often percieved as in other regions of the Gigaquadrant. Political relationships between the various civilisations that compose the Commonwealth are quite tenuous, and many terrorist organisations such as the or  are still at large, menaching Andromeda and its inhabitants. Andromeda's current political situation is as such unstable at best, and it is quite possible that its current prosperity might not last.

First Era
The first civilisation to arise in Andromeda was the pacifist, a powerful high Tier I civilization which at their peak of power controlled most, if not all, of the galaxy. One of the first species to become sapient in the entire Gigaquadrant, the Oligarchy had reigned for countless years, virtually unrivalled. With noone to topple its galactic throne, the Oligachy's culture, science and art flourished freely, and to this day no civilisation in Andromeda can dare to claim that it, in one way or another, has surpassed it. However, for that very reason, the Venhokwe were utterly unprepared for outside threats, having no concept of - much less the capacity for - actual warfare. As such, when an extragalactic cybernetic civilisation known as invaded Andromeda, the Venhokwe's great empire crumbled like a house of cards.

However, the Venhokwe had ultimately proven themselves to be quite adaptable, and after the initial Sequence attack, the Oligarchy's forces managed to regroup, adapt to the new situation, and then retaliate by using repurposed civilian technology. However, this wasn't enough to stop the robotic tide, and although in the end the robotic armies of the Sequence were defeated, the remaining Oligarchy population was far too small to sustain a galactic empire they once ruled. As such, most of the surviving Venhokwe left Andromeda, fading into myths and legends.

Not everyone agreed to abandon their home galaxy, however. When the majority of the Oligarchy vanished from Andromeda, a small group of Venhokwe, most of them scholars from the ruling castes, stayed. Led by one of the councillors of the Light of Version, their goal was to reclaim their lost place at the throne of the galaxy - but not through force of arms. Denounced by the other Venhokwe as raving madmen, they seeked knowledge of things occult and arcane, those things that could not be explained even by the Oligarchy's brightest minds - things that could help the (the name they are referred to today) restore their civilisation. What happened then is unclear. Some say that the Eola'Nar (which, at that point, became a multi-species organisation) encountered an object of immense power that made them ascend, while others say that powers that be themselves took note of their dark curiosity. One thing is known for certain; these scholars abandoned their mortal shells and goals and joined gods themselves in their ascension, and with them gone, Andromeda became empty again.

Steel War
However, it is indeed true that nature abhors a vacuum, and in time, scars of the Sequence war healed and new life appeared in Andromeda. Among this life, one species became supreme: the ones known now as the Grox. Harsh, remorseless, these small but strong-willed inhabitants of the core regions of the galaxy expanded through Ardenta (as the galaxy became known in that period), ruthlessly exterminating or enslaving all species that stood in their way. Quite unlike the peaceful hegemony of the Venhokwe, the Grox became the heartless sovereigns of Andromeda that ruled other species of the galaxy - the Tertamians, the Asanatl the most prominent among them - with an iron fist. However, as the history of Andromeda has proven once, even the mightiest can fall.

It is not sure when did the Mechanovirus appear, and who created it; the majority of Andromedan scholars believe that it was a mutated strain of Sequence nanodrones that somehow survived the destruction of its masters and became feral. Whatever created it, it was clear to the Grox and all their slaves; it was a menace unlike any other. Turning all sentient organisms into mindless cybernetic husks, it corrupted world after world, species after species: for once, the Grox met their equals. The conflict against these two relentless, merciless forces had continued for centuries. As the Mechanovirus became more and more advanced, more and more intelligent, the Grox in turn created more powerful weapons, more destructive machines of war. Over time, the Grox started using their constantly advancing technology to improve themselves, thus becoming heartless cyborgs we know today: not so different from their enemies, in fact. These were the sacrifices made in the name of victory.

And victory was attained indeed, at the cost of the soul of the Grox species. Eventually, after years of meticulous studies, the Grox had finally managed to uncover the nature of the species - and find a way to destroy it for once. By harnessing the power of planet in massive superweapons which are now known as the Sclepions, the Mechanovirus was destroyed, its very nanodrones rendered lifeless. However, the galaxy freed from the Mechovirus was also freed from the Grox, greatly weakened by the war, and new powers arose in the post-war Andromeda...

Times of the Four
In the aftermath of the war, most of the Galaxy remained unclaimed. The Grox retreated to the core recovering from the conflict, becoming paranoid and xenophobic and mercilessly destroying anyone who dared to enter the Core. Soon, several empires arose on the ruins of the war. Of them, three would be called the Great Ones, all of them different in culture, philosophy and beliefs - and all of them hating each other vehemently.

The Tertamian Alliance, founded by the centauri Tertamians, was a beacon of democracy and peace in the Andromeda Galaxy - as well as a breeding ground of crime, corruption and internal strife. From their shining capital of Il'larion, the Alliance ruled over the region which is now called Segmentum Umbra. Its polar opposite and the greatest enemy was the Metropoly, an autocratic state which aimed to estabilish its authoritarian rule over the entirety of Andromeda. Against both were the mysterious, psychic savants obsessed with their inscrutable scholastic goal of achieving the Universal Truth.

The exact history of the times of the Four is unclear at best, but one thing is certain: these three civilisations, along with the Grox, were the rulers of Andromeda during these times, which is why this part of the Andromedan history is called "the Times of the Four". Although the relationships between the Four were strained, large wars were exceedingly rare; the superpowers were simply too powerful for large-scale warfare to be safe. Minor conflicts were common, however, and the hatred between the Alliance and the Metropoly became legendary. Even now, the phrase "as Tertame and Hydrargyrum (the homeworld of the Metropoly)" is a common idiom in Dran'va used to describe a fierce, destructive hatred.

However, after millions of years, the four empires vanished from Andromeda in what is commonly referred to as the Andromedan Apocalypse. From all of them, only the Grox survived (and the Rades legacy lives in s), and they don't tell what happened even to their closest allies. The data gathered by, however, shed some light on that apocalyptic event; it was apparently a conclusion of a large war between the Alliance and the Metropoly that involved superweapons powered by. Still, most of the story remains unclear, and it is up to modern Andromedan archaeologists to find out the truth...

The New Four
As the Four vanished from the face of Andromeda, new empires appeared after a long period of silence, once again claiming regions of a now-empty galaxy. One of the oldest of these is the Vartekian Empire, who emerged from the Vartek system in Segmentum Ignotum circa 2,000,000 BC. Another ancient power that emerged some time later was the of Segmentum Draco circa 247,000 BC. The Imperium slowly seeded countless dead worlds over a period of millennia in order to build their empire. Slowly and gradually growing until they were eventually outpaced by outsiders. Not just from beyond the galactic rim, but beyond the universe itself.

The First beings who arrived from outside the Andromeda Galaxy to colonize were the mysterious Nasayda. Coming from another universe, the Nasayda had decided to revive Andromeda, colonizing it, healing the worlds and taking over the old colonies of the Four that had no been completel annihilated by their fall.

The two powers, the Vartekains and the Draconis, existed for many thousands of years in uneasy peace with the imerpium seeing the Nasayda as outsiders. What set the Imperium back was that it was content to remain in its own regions, building on the worlds it had colonised long ago and uplifting the societies who accepted them as leaders and who they pledged to protect. Circa 167,000 BC a new power arrived; the who grew to encompass Segmentum Adniliho. Being in close galactic proximity to the Draconid Imperium, the two powers held an uneasy peace. Unlike with the Vartekian Empire, the Imperium and the Kicath Empire eventually founded mutual bonds of respect for one another despite lingering xenophobia from both powers and militant caution. Within Segmentum Draco the Imperium's influence waxed and waned, swelling in power and sophistication before some turmoil set them back. One of these fluctuations gave birth to the, a democratic organisation that broke off from the Imperium some two hundred thousand years before the present. The two powers existed uneasily and waged a millennia-long series of proxy wars followed by intermittent cold wars, competing over dominance of Segmentum Draco. One such proxy war was the War Of the Dragons, a devastating proxy war in southern Draco that led to the split of the Ammosians between the Draconid Imperium and the Segmentum Draco Federal Union.

Tired of the stranglehold the Vartekain Empire had around them, the Imperium invested in wormhole technology to cover new ground. Developing on the ancient black hole energy harvesting systems, the Imperium developed the technology necessary to open a Kerr-metric wormhole. This event, circa 43,000 BC, was the catalyst to turning the Draconid Imperium into the interfalactic power it is today. First colonising the nearby not long after the technology's conception. The connection between the Draconid Imperium and the Kicath Empire was severed in 19,000 BC when a peculiar cataclysm isolated Segmentum Adniliho and led the citizens of the Imperium to assume that everyone within had been massacred. It was not until a few decades later that the galaxy found itself contending with, who had usurped the Kicathian territories in Adniliho in the name of the.

Other small civilizations who somehow survived whatever destroyed the Four eventually became spacefaring. The Nasayda and Vartekians allied, and soon, thanks to absorbing many other species like Boulderix and Samot, conquered much of Andromeda in their restless crusade. Ruthlessly destroying the Grox who tried to recolonize their ancient home. Nearly a century before the modern Gigaquadrant, the Delpha Coalition of Planets sent several exploratory fleets to the galaxy as they began to explore intergalactic space for the new Seven Starr Alliance, their main exploration was of the a hole in the rim of galaxy, believed to have formed from a galactic collision, after visiting the core, the DCP never returned again.

All that stood in the way of the goal of complete dominance was the Imperium, who refused to bow to the younger Confederation and were content to rule the clusters they had developed. Outraged, the Confederation invaded and war eventually came to the Imperium. Because they had focused on building and fortifying what they had their defenses held strong against the Confederation's assaults. After hundreds of years of intermittent war a truce was declared between the two powers, allowing the Draconis to maintain their colonies while the Confederation pursued other goals. As a result the Draconis faded into obscurity behind their borders, watching the galaxy and waiting.

As the time was going, the Confederation began to engage into the intergalactic affairs, Allying with the Cyrandia and the DCP against the common enemy, they helped to destroy the massive Cognatus force that has invaded the First Gigaquadrant recently. However, it was nothing but a deception. As the common enemy was defeated, the Confederation began to conspire against the Seven Starr Alliance. Finally, the Vartekians struck a final blow against the allies, starting. However, the managed to repel the attack and in the vicious counterattack conducted by by allied forces the Confederation was weakened. Leaving the war the Vartekians secluded themselves in Segmentum Voltaria and stopped the war, where they prosper to this day. In the end, they were absorbed to CAS.

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Andromeda Galaxy had a minor role in the War of Ages. During the Tigris War, Andromeda's uncharted regions were taken over by the Xhodocto and were used as a lodgement for their attacks. Later, during the March of the Apocalypse, Andromeda and the Vartekians were attacked by the deadly god of the Xhodocto. Mhaz'Veryk.

Several years later, Andromeda was a key front of the. Aware of the resurgent strength of the, the forces of dispatched Eleielord of the Dark Five to destroy the Imperium before moving on to other targets. Calling on what forces it could the Imperium sought to end the invasion before any sevree damage could be caused. While part of the Imperium faced invasion, the rest of the galaxy fell under the grip of a necrotising plague that turned those it touched into zombies. Andromeda was devastated by both of these conflicts with some wondering if the galaxy could ever recover.

The Aftermath
The Annihilation brought about massive political changes to Andromeda. The Confederation migrated to the rims of the galaxy where it plotted in secret, eventually becoming members of the while new civilizations appeared. The fanatical Divinarium led by the descendants of the Memfian Imperium launched a massive crusade to take over the Twilight Sector. The entered the galaxy at this time. Mourning the loss of their old galaxy and wanting revenge, the mechanical appeared in the galaxy as well and at the same time, the new civilizations like  and the, the latter of whom had arrived from another universe and claimed the outer rim of the galaxy, rose up. The Draconid Imperium, once rivals of the Confederation used this opportunity to expand further, claiming systems abandoned by the Vartekians and burning with a desire to become the new Andromedan superpower.

With the new civilizations arriving to the galaxy, political instability has started. This instability resulted in the, which was caused due to the discovery of the ancient Tier 1 artifacts in the galaxy and the resulting conflict over them. Within three years the war changed the political makeup of the galaxy, rising up fro mtheir seclusion the quickly became the new dominant superpower. Several other powers settled Andromeda including the. Within a year the Imperium, the Divinarium and the Brood became strong allies and the was formed in the wake of a failed invasion by the  and a more major invasion by the. Within the final year the Commonwealth quickly united the galaxy's inner-rim, pushing into Grox territory as a mechanising plague swept the galaxy.

The commonwealth called on all allies it could including the and the. In the end even the Grox faced defeat, once again driven out of Andromeda by lifeforms they had deemed 'inferior'. With the Grox beaten the Commonwealth set about restoring the damage.

New Dawn
With the dust of the war settling the now-settled Commonwealth began new projects, taking up the mantle of the galaxy's guardians. Despite uneasiness of the rapid extent of this new power, there was confidence that the Highlords of Andromeda could steer the galaxy on a new course. Over a seven-year period the Commonwealth became a de-facto authority within Andromeda's Inner Rim and to a latter extend Segmentum Umbra in the form of their client superstate, the. By the late 2790s, Andromeda became a key nexus of commerce with the establishment of the and establishing the Central Draco ecumenopolis of  as its central headquarters. It was during this seven-year period the Commonwealth set out to chart Segmentum Exterioris, which was largely the domain of pirates and the unknown.

In the outer rim of the galaxy the civilizing light of the Commonwealth was not as bright; Initially dimmed by the breaking away of the from the Commonwealth, who sought to overthrow the commonwealth with their  allies. Further away from civilized space, the resurgence of activity in Segmentum Adniliho was followed by the complete destruction of the by the newly-branded. It was discovered by operatives of anti-Dominion forces that the Dominion had built three superstructures within the segmentum including a toroidal superweapon in the first ad smallest, a demonically-infused mutagenic virus in the second, and a Xhococto-built artificial intelligence in the third. All three structures were presumed destroyed after a two-year period of infiltration and sabotage spearheaded by the.

This seven-year period, dubbed by historians and media as "the ", ended abruptly and with a bang; Out in Segmentum Adniliho, the Commonwealth vessel engaged in a tense battle with a super-dreadnought owned by. The destruction of the vessel, enhanced by the destruction of inside, created a hypernova that threatened FTL travel galaxy-wide as the shockwave began to spread out and sweep the galaxy, creating fissures in hyperspace that prohibited the warping of spacetime and severing any FTL travel and communication wherever these fissures erupted.

Political division
At present the galaxy is divided into several supranational unions who control key astronomical regions of the galaxy.

Before the Annihilation and the Vartekian War, most of the galaxy was controlled by a single leader - the, and Andromeda was generally peaceful. Recently, however, the Confederation was pushed to the rims of the galaxy, this resulted in areas close to the core being taken by the new empires like the Divinarium, Draconid Imperium and Wental States.

After the emergence of the many of the inner-rim's political powers banded together into the, which quickly became an influential political entity. Even as that was happening, the Sporemaster Alliance and Wentals were founding the Union of Mecholife, which resides in the outer regions of the galaxy. The Commoneralth is considered the de dacto political organisation of segmenta Mechanicum, Draco and Crepusculum. The is considered the de facto poitical organisation of segmentum Umbra. Segmentum Ignotum is unofficially under the influence of an alliance between the and.

Segmenta Adnilho and Exterioris are generally lawless with no recognised unifying power. Due to this lack of political influence these regions and the gaps between the Inner Rim and the arms are informally referred to as "Wild Space". Pirates, outlaws and numerous independant or unknown factions frequently inhabit Wild Space making life difficult and survival is often a dominating priority. Recently, rumors of a dangerous form of 'metal life' have been coming from these regions.

Economics
Trade between the various empires is uncommon in the Andromeda, but not unheard of. Larger empires living in the rims have enclosed, self-sufficient economies due to their sheer size and post-scarcity societies, while empires close to the core are more receptive, actively trading with each other. However, at the same time, piracy in the outer core is common as well.

Technology
Andromeda empires are quite advanced in technology due to many precursor tech being left there by the ancient civilizations along with powerful and advanced supranational organisations acting as umbrella governments. The most advanced extant civilization in the galaxy was the located in the rims of the galaxy, due to it's destruction due to the, this upheavel means that the most advanced nation is now the Dominion of the Xhodocto.

The AGC is the secondmost advanced civilization with home territory in the galaxy and the interconnected nature of it has raised most of the Inner-Rim to a similar level.

Society
Andromeda is a diverse galaxy, and society is different in every single part of it. From the dictatorships of the Divinarium and the Wental States to the liberal societies of the Draconid Imperium and the Solonese Union, it varies greatly from the empire to empire even with the unifying properties of the Andromedan Galactic Commonwealth.

More recently there has been an emerging concept known as "Commonwealth Culture", an amalgam of sociological concepts from the most influential states within including the Radeon ideas of communal spirit, Draconid passion for art, Terratrix and Sader passion for science and Millenis commercialism have gained intersegmentum significance. While Low Dracid had been used as a tradespeak for centuries, it is sclowly becoming replaced by Dran'va, a pidgin language born from a mixing of Loe Draccid and Radessic (now including samples from other languages) that serves to further unite disparate cultures of the galaxy.

Unlike other galaxies such as the and the, a large degree of the populations of Andromeda are highly spiritual; often preferring to revere ancestors, sacred philosophies or in some cases gods. The two most widespread doctrines of faith being Massari and the Path of Drakon, being the two most widespread faiths withi nthe inner-rim. Worship of the exists but is rare outside of Segmentum Adniliho, where it is believed the entire population is a follower of such making it one of, if not the, most powerful faith in the galaxy.

Species
According to the observations of the, the Andromeda Galaxy has a proportion of two silicon-based ecosystems for every five carbon-based ones — much higher than the average galaxy. Each planet dominated by silicon-based life colonized by the DSB have had the a closely-related set of lifeforms. Goulgan scientists theorized that the reproductive habits of the lifeforms allow them to spread eggs across star systems, which was later confirmed when the transported some of the "truly alien" Andromedabiota (as they came to be called) to the controlled conditions of the  nature reserve. Of these silicon-based organisms, no major spacefaring empires have been discovered, but many minor civilizations are known to exist.

Astrography


The Andromeda Galaxy is a very large galaxy, containing around a trillion of stars so far. As such, the Vartekians have divided the galaxy into several segmentums for easier management of their empire. Segmentums are divided into sectors and subsectors. Later, other Andromedan empires adopted the division system for their own astrography.

Andromeda is a barred spiral galaxy with a supermassive black hole, a typical inner cluster and two arms that extend to form a ring around the inner-rim. The arms physically connect the two constructs liek spokes on a wheel and the characteristic ring shape of the outer rim is the origin of the Draconid Imperium's name for the galaxy (Dranvamus; High Dracid: Drana = Celestial, Vamus = Halo). Most of the known galactic population is found in a band of stars between the core and the gap that separates the ring. These two astrographical formations are colloquially named the outer and inner rim repsectively.

The Deep Core (also know nas Segmentum Mechanicum) is a dense cluster of stars that surrounds a supermassive black hole in the centre of the galaxy. The deep core is generalyl a no-go zone for travellers due to the dangerous levels of cosmic radiation, gravitational anomolies and (during the Andromeda War) Grox. Mechanicum has always been a curiosity to the galactic community and only more recently with the retreat of the has it been more open to exploration.

"A galactic Map of Andromeda"

Inhabitants
Ignotum= Segmentum Ignotum, also known as "the heart of the Andromeda", was originally the richest and most populated segmentum in the whole galaxy. There, the Nasayda first arrived in the Andromeda and this is where the Vartekian homeworld is located. During the times of Confederacy of Andromeda, Exterioris was a capital of the galactic community.

However, due to the Vartekian War and the Annihilation, the Confederacy of Andromeda's territory was reduced and it was absorbed into CAS and later, the Cyrannian Empire - and the glory of Voltaria is now rivaled by other segmentums like Draco or Crepusculum. Neverthless Ignotum, now under the rule of Galactic Empire of Cyrannus, is still a thriving and rich segmentum.

Notable Species Draco= Segmentum Draco, during the times of Confederacy of Andromeda, was not under complete Vartekian control due to a large number of native empires who opposed Confederate rule. For over 200,000 years it was the primary domain of the while the southern regions became home to a large number of colonies established by the Confederation primarily for supplying Voltaria with resources and manpower. Other civilisations like the and the  colonised segmentum Draco as well.
 * [[File:MiniBoulderix.png]] - The Boulderix
 * [[File:MiniHerego.png]] - The Herego
 * [[File:MiniInfestix.png]] - The Infestix
 * [[File:MiniKicath.png]] - The  (not native)
 * [[File:MiniLiborika.png]] - The Liborika
 * [[File:MiniNasayda.png]] - The Nasayda
 * [[File:MiniOctouet.png]] - The Octouet
 * [[File:MiniSamot.png]] - The Samot
 * [[File:MiniShkaTun.png]] - The  (not native)
 * [[File:VartekianMini.png]] - The Vartekian

After the Annihilation the Confederacy has little presence left in Draco, leaving only a handful of colonies. New civilisations filled the vacuum of power, the greatest of them being the Draconid Imperium whose fleets now dominate the Segmentum. It has become a thriving supersector under the rule of Imperium.

Draco is also believed to be the origin of Andromeda's silicon lifeforms, quite common in the galaxy.

Notable Species Crepusculum= Crepusculum was a flourishing segmentum in times of Confederacy. Vartekians had a large number of colonies here, and took many native civilizations like, Artharons or the under their wing, turning them into protectorates. Since the fall of Confederacy, however, many things have changed.
 * [[File:MiniConzarni.png]] - The Concentrated  (not native)
 * [[file:DrakGenericMini01.png]] - The 
 * [[File:LequianP.png]] - The s (not native)
 * [[File:MiniRapid.png]] -  The Rapidox
 * [[File:MiniTerratrix.png]] - The Terratrix
 * [[File:MiniVerviok.png]] - The Verviok
 * Shellious avatar.png - The  (not native)
 * [[File:MiniSilicon.png]] - The Silicon Lifeforms
 * [[File:MiniZaretian.png]] - The Zaretians (not native)
 * [[File:Milla Mini Portrait.png]] - The 

Without the Vartekian rule, civilizations who were once protectorates of the Vartekians quickly started to expand and conflict with each other, resulting in new conflicts like Second War of Twilight. It changed with the arrival of a new species in the galaxy - the species of zealots and mystics, the s. Led by their masters, the divine, they have started to form their empire in the segmentum Crepusculum, absorbing Fyrvrtha and nearly destroying most of the other civilizations here. At the same time, most of the native civilizations united and became, another powerful force in the segmentum, struggling to stop Radeons' crusade. Solonese Confederacy, at the other side, expanded and colonized more planets, taking over old Vartekian colonies and further increasing its influence. These three superpowers remain in the segmentum since then.

Notable Species Mechanicum= Segmentum Mechanicum contains the Galactic Core, previously inhabited by the Grox who are currently hiding small remnants, as well as some space around it. Segmentum was originally colonized by Vartekians who had been conquering the Grox Empire, but later, like everywhere else new powers claimed the sector. The deadly mechanized beings, The Wentals, renamed the sector Mechanicum. The and  both colonized the galaxy after their home galaxy of Wental was destroyed in the Annihilation. The wentals were later integrated into the and left Mechanicum in an Exodus to the outer regions, leaving the remaining colonies to the Shellious and to any other empires that find the empty space.
 * [[File:MiniAqualone.png]] - The Aqualones
 * [[File:MiniArnoan.png]] - The Arnoans
 * [[File:MiniCoalition.png]] - The Artharons
 * [[File:MiniColmar.png]] - The s
 * [[File:MiniFyr.png]] - The 
 * [[File:MiniEisenar]] - The Eisenar
 * [[File:MiniImp.png]] - The Imperions (not native)
 * [[File:MiniKvorlan.png]] - The Kvorlans
 * [[File:MiniLevenis.png]] - The Levenis (not native)
 * [[File:MiniOmni.png]] - The s (not native)
 * [[File:MiniRaddoBoy.png]] - The s (semi-native)
 * [[File:MiniRazzit.png]] - The Razzits
 * [[File:MiniRyketian.png]] - The Ryketians
 * [[File:MiniSader.png]] - The s (semi-native)
 * [[File:MiniSolinkidor.png]] - The Solinkidors
 * [[File:MiniStalk.png]] - The s (not native)
 * [[File:MiniTelzoc.png]] - The  (not native)
 * [[File:MiniHolyTyrekian.png]] - The Tyrekians (not native)
 * [[File:MiniVK.png]] - The Val'Kar

During the the segmentum was under the iron grip of the, with its conclusion they have retreated once again mystery prevails wihin the core. There are rumours abound which re-emerged during the war of ancient Grox caches. it is believed that history, technology and whatever else await but rumours also persist of extreme dangers. After the war the AGC colonised the region around the supermassive black hole where Project: Deep Core - a sea of energy-converting nanomachines within the accretion disk accompanied surrounded several large-scale deep space manufacturing centres and wormholes to key Commonwealth locations - was constructed over the course of a few years. Mechanicum has become a key industrial zone for the Commonwealth as a whole and is thus heavily defended by the Guardians of Light. Umbra= Segmentum Umbra is a strange, mysterious starcluster. It was never fully colonized or explored by Vartekians, and they have only left small research stations and bases there. In segmentum Umbra, large amounts of black holes, supernovae and spacetime anomalies are present, something which can't be explained by natural means. It is believed that the whole segmentum is located within some kind of "Essence field", which may explain strange events which always happened there. So far, only one civilization is known to inhabit this deadly place: the fearsome.

Notable Species Exterioris= Ignotum is a sparsly populated region with large tracts of it currently being completely unknown.
 * [[File:MiniAemon.png]] - The s
 * [[File:MiniBorealisZazzie.png]] - The  (not native)
 * [[File:MiniHorder.png]] - The  (not native)
 * [[File:MiniDarkLoron.png]] - Da z (not native)
 * [[File:Lor.png]] - Da z (not native)
 * [[File:Tundrakle miniportrait.png]] - The s
 * [[File:MiniZazane.png]] - The  (not native)

The shady has been known to forge their Andromeda colonies' capital here, but beyond expeditions into Umbra does not venture outside and prefers to be left alone in Exterioris' empty nature.


 * [[File:MiniCheurith.png]] - The Cheurith
 * [[File:MiniCootelaene.png]] - The Cootelaene
 * [[File:MiniGros.png]] - The 
 * [[File:MiniKahiwag.png]] - The Kahiwag
 * [[File:MiniMianto.png]] - The Mianto
 * [[File:MiniMonkara.png]] - The Monkara
 * [[File:MiniVricine.png]] - The Vricine
 * [[File:XilicMiniPortrait.png]] - The Andromeda Xilics (not native)
 * [[File:TadpoleMiniportrait.png]] - The Tadpoles (not native)

Adnihilo Irritum= The Adnihilo Irritum Sector (Or Segmentum Adniliho) is the previously inhabited area by the Xhodocto from 18100 BC up until about 6 years prior to the end of the War of Ages, although some of the technology has been present since 23000 BC, by unexplained circumstances. The area was also largely inhabited by the Congregation until it was dissolved. Approximately 71.6 million systems were under the Xhodocto's control (71,579,100 is an accepted number, although it may differ between 1 or 2 million, as no one has ever entered that area), and ~99% of the planets have since been untouched under fears of a spontaneous Xhodocto ambush. Rumors are that the Xhodocto still possibly inhabit that area under the reasons of intimidating other inhabitants. Other rumors include that Xhodocto technology is still present there, and other rumors are that there are secret Cult of the Deathmarch territories there. Considering this particular area has not been interacted with for 25000 years, all of these rumors are probable.

As of 2792, the appearance of the Dominion of the Xhodocto has come to light as being the sole presence of the Segmentum.

Beyond the Sectors= Beyond the Sectors of the Andromeda Galaxy there can be found stars, though they are far less common and far less useful. These barren locations are home to only the harshest and strongest of life forms, and even those creatures need to find new and inventive ways of surviving here. They are usually forgotten by the wars in the deeper regions of the galaxy, and are notable for their stability over the eons. However, even here changes in the core have an affect; as empires are forced out of the core, everything shifts outward. The regions beyond the Sectors may become home to more then one fleeing empire as time passes...
 * [[File:MiniMortaldocto.png]] - The Dominion of the Xhodocto (not native)


 * [[File:MiniWental.png]] - The  - On the edge of the galaxy where Umbra and Exterioris meet.
 * [[File:MiniKlexian.jpeg]]-The  (not native)

Andromeda Galaxy is home to many civilizations, from good to evil, from strong to weak.

Quotes
"After losing Deus Rift, Andromeda became a new haven for us, a promised land. It is our home and we shall protect it for eternity."

"I will return..."

"dum"

- Warboss Gar'dakkra

"A glorious galaxy, a galaxy of war and blood! It is our home, our home we do not want to share with invaders! We shall protect it from the usurper rats, for our glory honor, for our wives and children, for our fathers and like our fathers before us!"

- Margrave Fela'thoran of

"Must. Protect. Ardenta."

"We have forsaken our home. Forsaken, but not forgotten. Soon, we shall return. At last, Attzerry will be ours again..."

- King Grochius II

"...Life...Ardenta...LIFE...ARDENTA..."

- Unknown

"Let this galaxy burn."

"Andromeda is the Imperium's heart and home, we will defend her from any and all usurpers, we will protect her against all who would sow chaos in order. Long-live the Draconid Imperium."

"I wonder... this place seems perfect for spreading my influence."

"That... is one HELL of a galaxy."

- of the

"This shall be the FIRST galaxy in our path of destruction. Too much influence...too much..."

- Xhodocto

"We do not deserve to be here in orbit of this Galaxy. Get us back where we were!"

- Emperor Kies of the Kraw


 * "Fuck you, asshole."

- Unknown Radeon

"This galaxy will fall to the might of Mecholife. It is... inevitable. So we joined them. It is better to be on the winning side."

- Evermind of the Lost

"Mecholife is superior to biolife. The claiming of Andromeda will be just the beginning."

"I am far from done. I don't need Grochius to stand in my way any longer. I shall come. I shall see. I shall conquer!"

- High Prophet of Disdain

"Our home galaxy. A place were enemy empires will never discover our home systems."

- High-Tempelar Marius

"The weak will be purged from our home, one way or another."

"Andromeda serves as a sanctuary for our empire to grow." the Great XII

"We grew up here... That's about all we know."

- A Mithadorn Senator

"Should we avoid it altogether, embrace it and its secrets, or fight the threats locked inside?"

- Inquisitor Dreza'Dero of the