Fiction:The Galactic Dark Ages

The Galactic Dark Ages
The Downfall Era is the third of six "ages of the galaxy", as compiled by The Spore Comprehensive Chronicle Project. The others, in chronological order, are The Genisis Era, The Age of Legend, The Downfall Era, The War of the Galaxy and The Peace Era.

The Galactic Dark Ages, spanning just under a century, sees the less pleasant time in The Galaxy's history. The forth age begins with the end of The Cro-Grox War and ends with the years preceding The Grox Infestation. The end of war would normaly mark the start of peace, but this was not the case. The Grox, who had won the war, was now the largest empire in the galaxy and forced oppression on their neighboring empires. Trade was partially cut off because of the Grox Empire's blockade over the Core Territories. This era saw the outbreak of both Great Plagues (The First Great Plague and the rise of the Darkspore) aswell as The War of Faith. Amazingly, it also saw the establishment of the Galactic Code, the Galactic Security Force, the introduction of a galactic economy and a few other advancements.

(Note: This and other "Galactic Eras" are pure fan-fiction created by the SCCP and are merely based off the Spore franchise. They and other product of the project should not be taken as canon.)