Fiction:Borealis Galaxy

"The dark ages are over! Let the Ice Age of the Polar Crystal Alliance begin!"

The Borealis Galaxy (also known as NGC 613) is a galaxy located in the Local Group of the First Gigaquadrant. Formerly a dystopian galaxy, it has been plagued with pirates, barbarians, demons, a powerful Grox empire and haunted by an unknown enemy. While it is a dangerous place full of empires who either mistrust each other or are out for each others' throats, many such as the, the and the  bring order to the chaotic, dystopian galaxy. Once ruled by the, who mysteriously vanished, and left behind artifacts looked after by the mysterious s. The galaxy is notable for its dystopian state, weird Chronoscopic activity, its unique inhabitants and the Borealis Grid.

Please see: Borealis Codex, Borealis Species

Creation and Great Grox War
Borealis was formed around 6 billion years ago, in the edges of the First Gigaquadrant. The first and most powerful space-faring natives of the galaxy were the, a race of super advanced silicon-based beings who created the Borealis Grid and had relations with the. As time passed, hundreds of thousands of civilizations emerged and called Borealis its home.

Around 500,000 years after the golden age of the Kormacvar, the arrived at the galaxy, wanting to claim it as their own. The war between the Grox and the Kormacvar raged on for around 500,000 more years, the Kormacvar using weapons such as Project Armageddon and the Grid to combat the cyborgs, but in the end, the Grox emerged victorious and became the rulers of the galaxy.

With the Kormacvar out of their way, the Grox started to learn how to use the Grid to their advantage. It was then that the Kormacvar warmaster merged his soul into the Grid and used its power to override and dominate the minds and bodies of the Grox, turning them into his mindless thralls. After this, the Grox entered a state of seclusion and their presence remained unknown until the recent times.

Early history - 0-2700 AD
The first major modern conflict of the galaxy was the First Borealis Galactic War. The emerging wished to dominate the galaxy by secretly crippling the other natives' relations, causing them to wage war on each other. However, the war ended with the Legion being defeated by the of old, led by the.
 * - 954-1412 AD


 * - 2265 AD

The next conflict was the Great Purging, which occured many centuries after the First War was over. The conflict centered around a year-long war between the Zoles Imperium and the for the Inner Core territory of the Core Region. The war ended briefly with the Zoles, and all other non-Grox life, being massacred by the Grox.

Recent history - 2700+ AD

 * - 2761-2771

When reality was engulfed in Hell during the March of the Apocalypse, the galaxy remained pretty much untouched. This was 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.

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. Chronoscopic energy was detected when the galaxy returned, hinting the event was possibly related to the.
 * Annihilation and 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.

The first real conflict in the galaxy's history since the Great Grox Wars to feature an extragalactic force was the First Wranploer War, when the Wranploer Legion came into conflict with the, which resulted in a months-long war between the two factions. The war eventually ended in a truce between the two empires, who joined forces to deal with the responsables for the conflict: the.
 * - ~2783

A year after the First Wranploer War, the galaxy was hit by the Clash of the Crimelords, 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


 * - 2784-2791

The Second Borealis Galactic War was the conflict of largest scale since the Great Grox Wars. During this war, Zargoth of the initiated the climax of his grand plan, and the galaxy was hit by multiple threats, including the, , , the , the Seagon Empire, the newly-founded Consortium Network and the Borealis Grox. However, one by one, each of these threats were defeated, until finally Zargoth himself was defeated, bringing peace to the galaxy.

Political division
The galaxy is divided by the areas under control of the Polar Crystal Alliance, ruled by the Polar Crystal Council, and the wild areas where no specific political divisione exists.

Economics
Most of the galaxy's economy is centered around the Polar Crystal Alliance, 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.

The galaxy's official interspecies coin is the Borealis Credit (or "Borealis credit"; either is correct).

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 of the Polar Crystal Alliance are much more social, as they feel safer for themselves.

Travel
Galactic travel in Borealis works based off the Kormacvar's 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
Arm of Knowledge= The Arm of Knowledge is home to most known empires of the Borealis Galaxy and the heart of the Polar Crystal Alliance. This arm is often described as the "safe" part of the galaxy.

Notable species include:



Extragalactic

 * - Unknown, very large
 * - Unknown, large
 * - 268,430 colonies
 * - 36,580 colonies
 * - 6,500 colonies
 * Mahanayan Borealis States - 3,466 colonies
 * - 1,030 colonies
 * - 247 colonies
 * - 150 colonies
 * - 75 colonies
 * - 20 colonies

Quotes
"An interesting region. It has shown much more promise than expected."

"I will return..."

"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

"Submit to the majesty of the thirteen, infidels!"