Fiction:Andromeda Galaxy/Segmentum Exterioris

Segmentum Exterioris stands as once of the least understood, and least tamed regions of the Andromeda galaxy, and barring segmentum Adniliho is one of the least inhabited regions of the galaxy. Since the beginning of the 2800s, a large bright spot known as The Glow of Exterioris has dominated the deepest regions, understood by Andromedan natives to be the epicentre of the shockwave that fragmented the galaxy with hyperspatial fissures, and made worse by 's use of hyperspatial weapons that has left nearly thirty five percent of the entire segmentum without hyperspace.

Since then, Exterioris has gone from the most unexplored regions to being the most difficult to explore, as the segmentum where the Shattering originated, the fissures in the segmentum are densely positioned enough that large areas exist deemed inaccessible to most forms of FTL and hyperspace-based travel.

History
Exterioris was colonized by the Symmetry around 2,000,000 BCE, serving as the seat of their power in the Xonexi Cluster until their fall. During this time, the and  were both engineered by the Psal'Jinnai as  part of the next set of hosts for the extrauniversal minds of their kin. However, the 's attack on the Psal'Jinnai left their civilization in ruins, with only their constructs and children being left behind.

After the fall of the Psal'Jinnai, the segmentum fell under the tyranny of the, until their eventual fall and the collapse of the in 2793. Following this, the region was greeted with realtive peace, until yet another power rose, aiming this time to destroy all other powers in the region. This new threat took the form of, whom the have responded to in a brutal gurrila war that has devastated planets, such as , the homeworld of the , one of the races whom rose up to defend their stakes in the segmentum.

Astrography
Segmentum Exterioris is currently dominated by a massive area of hyperspace-denied space known as The Chasm, which encompasses approximately thirty five percent of the region, and covers much of the former territory of the, and several parts of The Glow of Exterioris, which denies further hyperspace routes in the segmentum. Making up the "north east" of the Andromeda Galaxy, it borders on the Xhodocto-controlled segmentum Adniliho, and segmentum Umbra.

Extinct Empires

 * Psal'Jinnai Symmetry
 * Romanian Commonwealth
 * Yphreli Glaciation
 * Belphrim Republic
 * Yphreli Glaciation
 * Belphrim Republic

Economy
Exterioris has little in terms of an economy - Without any major hyperpowers with interests in the region, excluding the one trying [Fiction:Teyan Subjugation War|murder everyone else], and the overabudence of pirate raiders, little trade actually occours between the local empires. Much of what little economy there is, as a result of this, typically involves weapon sales and black-market slave trading between pirate factions.

Culture
The overall culture of Exterioris can be described as lacking. Excluding the Muaran Resistance and its allies, and Grand Teyan Empire, the only factions common across the region are pirate fleets. As a result, Exterioris is commonly viewed as pirate-territory, and a simple battleground between the invading, and their enemies. Culture within the segmentum matches this approriately, with local civilisations almost unanimosly opposed to Teyan rule.

The {[fiction|Progeny}} races (those descended from or influenced by the Psal'Jinnai) have recently begun forging stronger cultural bonds due to their common heritage, and Progenic sociopolitical tendencies have gradually seen expansion across the Segmentum. However, with the Grand Teyan Empire attempting to bulldoze most native societies, whether this will continue through the partly Progeny-dominated Muaran Resistance remains to be seen.