Fiction:Borealis Galaxy

"Hail our glorious galaxy!"

- of the

The Borealis Galaxy (also known as NGC 613) is a galaxy located in the Local Group of the First Gigaquadrant.

Please see: Borealis Codex, Borealis Mapping

Archaic history - 100,000-0 BC
Borealis' distant past is mostly unknown. Being a young galaxy, it wasn't inhabitated by the, but a planet is rumoured to exist in it. The Grox colonized the galaxy 2 bilion years after its formation.

Early history - 0-2700 AD

 * - 954-1,412 AD

The galaxy evolved its two superpowers, the and the, and their rivalty would eventually lead to the galaxy's first galactic-wide war. This war damaged the galaxy greatly, extincting 63% of its space-faring inhabitants.


 * - 2,265 AD

The Grox eventually made their move many years ago, with their plan of eradicating the galactic core of all competition. The Zoles Imperium attempted to stop them, but they were no match for the Grox's advanced technology. The core regions were destroyed by a swarm of Grox drones, which would later take these planets for themselves.

Recent history - 2700+ AD


When reality was engulfed in Hell during the March of the Apocalypse, the galaxy remained pretty much untouched. This is due to appearing and defending it from the  until the allies defeated Kamik'Shi. Until today, the citizens of Borealis are totally oblivious to the war.


 * Annihilation - 2782

During the Annihilation, the Borealis Galaxy disappeared in a gigantic blast of dark energy, presumaly teleported by The Junction. The galaxy returned months later, now as a part of the Local Group. Gyronic was detected when the galaxy returned, hinting the event was possibly related to the.


 * Fourth Ottzello War - 2782

In the end of the Fourth Ottzello War, the inhabitants of the Ottzello Sector were forced to abandon their territory and move to the Borealis Galaxy. A new Ottzello Sector was then created in the Arm of Knowledge to home these empires.

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 * - ~2783


 * - 2784

As time passed, the galaxy would be lair to an 8-day long war between the Wranploer Legion and a newly arrived criminal network of the Ottzello Sector, the. The galaxy as a whole was affected by the end of this war, which secretly caused the two organizations to merge into the.


 * - 2784-Present

Borealis would be in grave danger during Second Borealis Galactic War. Forces such as the, the and the  started to act, causing mass destruction across the once relatively peaceful Borealis. Additionally, the also arrived, causing mass destruction. The fate is its inhabitants is yet to be decided...

Political division
Borealis is a very divided galaxy, with very few empires working together. Due to the large amount of thieves and pirates, most empires don't trust each other. The galaxy is also striked in fear from The Junction since they destroyed one of the galaxy's arms.

Economics
Most of the galaxy's economy is centered around the Arm of Knowledge, where the empires feel safer to have interstellar relations. The other half of the galaxy is dominated by piracy, crime and thieving, or the empires just don't like each other enough to trade.

Technology
Overall, the galaxy is poor in technology. The most technologically advanced native empire of Borealis is the Grox, whose technology is alien to most other superpowers. However, the galaxy is also home to the Junction, one of the most advanced empires of the First Gigaquadrant.

Society
The society in Borealis is divided, with empires being distrustful for strangers due to the large amount of space pirates. However, the empires who live next to the Zoles Imperium's territory are much more social, as they feel safer for themselves.

Travel
Galactic travel in Borealis works based off the The Cold Ones' design. These are known as the Cold Relays, which work based on slipstream, which are known in Borealis as Cold Relay drives. Cold Relays have many roles in the Borealis Grid, one of which is galactic travel. In addition to Cold Relay travel, may races use wormholes to travel around, but using the Grid to calculate co-ordinates for the network.

Arms
The Arm of Knowledge is home to most known empires of the Borealis Galaxy. This arm is the economic center of the galaxy, filled with usually benevolent empires who usually work together to make their own lifes better. The main superpower of this region is the.
 * Arm of Knowledge

Notable species include:

- Alvino - Deldor - Gooplet -  - Lanatiz - Lamelota - Minga - ' - '  - '  - '

The Arm of Wildness is the mostly unknown part of the galaxy. This arm is dominated by criminals and space pirates. Since most of it remains unknown, many empires may exist in it, in secret. The main superpower of this region is the.
 * Arm of Wildness

Notable species include:

- Adrahira - Arviper - Eaglartin - Egelielano - Keelaw - Kvargo -  - Liopela - Minchar - Niaka - Seagon - Sskaa Akvii - ' - '  - Zí-Jittorám

The Center of Death is the name given to the region of the Galactic Core of the Borealis Galaxy. This region was once filled with different empires, but it was ruined and conquered by the. Most empires stay away from it for security reasons.
 * Center of Death

Notable species include:

- Borealis Grox

The Arm of Memories was the third arm of the galaxy, formerly being home to a large number of empires and inhabitated by empires. The entire arm was destroyed by when they decided to demonstrate their power. This event traumatized the entire galaxy, to the point many minor species decided to leave their empires behind and fled the galaxy. All that remains here is debris, dust and gas, with some planets nearer the Center of Death, and others surviving by various means, still intact. No Cold Relays link to the Arm of Memories, although some Caretaker activity has been detected there.
 * Arm of Memories

Notable species include:

- Caretakers -  - Cold Ones

Sectors
The Grim Reaper Sector is the nexus of The Junction in the First Gigaquadrant, located in the very end of the Arm of Wildness. Entering this region is complete and utter suicide to even the most advanced Tier 1s. The Junction maintains this region with extreme xenophoby and violence to anything. Not even allied empires are allowed to enter this region.
 * Grim Reaper Sector

Notable species include:

- "Them"

There are no Borealis-native species in the Grim Reaper Sector.


 * Ottzello Sector

The Ottzello Sector is a sector located in the Arm of Knowledge, created by the after the  and the  (now ) were forced to leave the Milky Way. It has, however, been suggested that the Taldar created the sector long before that, preparing for when the Unified Nation would move. Since its creation, every species formerly in the now-destroyed has found its new home in this sector.

The sector has a large concentration of Gyronic, which attracts attention from other empires. It is filled with crooks and crimelords, as well as pirates, and the barbaric ' main home is in this exact sector, making it a deadly place to go. The sector is said to be watched and protected by The Junction. Overall, this makes it the deadliest sector in the Arm of Knowledge.

Notable species include:

- ' - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - Norol - ' - '  - '  - '  - '  - '  - 

There are no Borealis-native species in the Ottzello Sector.

The Corrupted Sector is a region of the Arm of Knowledge originally controlled by the. This sector was attacked and conquered by, who turned the inhabitants into the mad cultists of the.
 * Corrupted Sector

Notable species include:

- Auatorom - ' - '  - Iowroi Ast'ut - Murglbrg

Points of Interest
A location that was moved to the Borealis Galaxy, Grenzaar is the capital of the, as well as a historical location. The star-sized space station was created by the for unknown reason.
 * Grenzaar

Extragalactic

 * - 3,575 colonies
 * - 815 colonies
 * - 600 colonies
 * - 247 colonies
 * - 242 colonies
 * - 150 colonies
 * - 150 colonies
 * - 123 colonies
 * - 75 colonies
 * Kraw Empire - 30 colonies
 * - 10 colonies

Quotes
What do your species think of the Borealis Galaxy?

"This galaxy is so mysterious. It will make an excellent studying place for us."

"We shall conquer this galaxy in the name of the Devourer of Dreams!"

"Death draws near to this galaxy, and nothing shall stop us from unleashing our wrath."

"dis galaxies da sikkest galaxi eva COS WES IN IT"

"NO MAN IS COS WES IN IT DUMBO"

"Hmm... I can really get a strong income set up from this galaxy of thieves... I don't miss the Ottzello Galaxy at all."

"The glorious Borealis Galaxy reminds us much of our old home in many ways, and it feels more like home to us than anywhere we've been before."

- of the

"Hmm.Shall we join the Grox on their Holy War against all Inferor races?I think we should."

- High Prophet of Honur of the Grox Follower

Trivia

 * In original plans, the Borealis Galaxy would be located in the Second Gigaquadrant, but OluapPlayer though of it as a waste of time.