SporeWiki:Fiction Universe/First Gigaquadrant/Original

The First Gigaquadrant is a major political division of the known universe, which has a volume of 10 to 100 million square light years, in correlation with the Local Supercluster. However, the Gigaquadrant is a political system, it does not extend throughuot the whole supercluster, but is sprawled out, through clusters that have become connected to each other.



Definitition
The First Gigaquadrant although coined by the Universal Trade Unition, has its routes with the Seven Starr Alliance, originating in the Milky Way galaxy (that is why it appears nearby the coordinates 0,0,0 in the division). The First Gigaquadrant concentrates less on the astrophysical terms and more on the political interaction between galaxies (being based on connected clusters rather than spread all throughout the Local Super Cluster, split by voids and uncharted regions). Other Quadrants exist, but if they become politically connected to this one they will eventually merge into one. These are like the uncharted regions. Some galaxies are thought to exist in the Quadrant, such as the Grox strongholds like Ardenta, the Cognatus galaxies and Tokzhalan cluster, but their locations are unknown. Much of the space is still unexplored or unchartable, due to cosmic hazards.
 * What is a Quadrant? Whats the difference betweeen its astrometrics and its political connections?
 * Are there other quadrants?
 * Uncharted regions and Extragigaquadrants

Politics
The Milky Way, Cyrannus, the Quadrant galaxies, Tigris and the Xanthrus Spiral have been the most influential galaxies in the last few decades. This is because they are home to some of the most powerful civilizations known, such as the Seven Starr Alliance races, United Republic of Cyrannus and various more. The Milky Way group and the Cyrannus group are very closely linked, and are also the most populated, while the Xanthrus cluster remains untouched by most other Gigaqadrant races due to the control of the Core Federation (in very recent times they deserted it). The M31 cluster remains very isolated, and much of it is uncharted. It is believed this cluster holds the key towards stepping out of the Quadrant. The Virgo Cluster is being currently explored, but also remains mostly unknown because of its tremendous size. It is believed the Xhodocto control many galaxies in the Virgo cluster beyond the Gigaquadrant.

History
Although the ancient First Ones and Grox had spread across the First Gigaquadrant billions of years before, the galaxies slowly moved into their current positions, old stars disintergrated, new stars formed.

The modern Gigaquadrant began over a century before, when the Seven Starr Alliance began to explore neighboring galaxies. But during the War of Ages, the Xhodocto invaded much of the Gigaquadrant, destroying everything in their path, from the direction of the Virgo, eventually reaching the Tigris galaxy, also colonized from the east by the Krassio Host. It was in the Milky Way sector where the Tigris war began, and soon a great deal of new alliances were made and technology was shared, but the war soon expanded over most of the Gigaquadrant. After its ending, the region needed rebuilding, but many wars and alliances sprang up in consequence, and everyone expanded outwards, reaching new galaxies and finding new races. More organizations, like the Great Eight and Onuris Alliance were forged. It wasn't long before the Gigaquadrant took shape as it is now.

Astrometrics
Note that these maps are updated constantly.

Political connection map
Coming soon

Clusters
However, important galaxies are found all over the Gigaquadrant, the Cyrannus galaxy for example is as important in galactic affairs as the Milky Way but is over 25 million lght years away from the Milky Way group, considered by some riteous societies and individuals inhabiting it to be the center. Instead, the Gigaquadrant is based on clusters. Since this page is about politics, some of the galaxy images will use actual maps rather than fancy pictures.

Milky Way Local Cluster
The local group is small cluster of galaxies, however, it is often the seat of major events.

Xanthrus and Astral clusters (Leo 1 and Ursa Major)
The Xanthrus galaxies were regions of high wealth, mostly the hub of the Core Federation and their allies.

M51 Group
The Sunflower galaxy (several expeditions), the Campfree GalaxyBailt Galaxy, Graxea Galaxy and Sigillum Galaxy (colonies of the Sporemaster empire), Sectron Mar Galaxy, Rizoku Galaxy (colonized by the Rizoku), Kread, Charquil and Forius-7 (home to the Fordanta, who live in a void dimension in the galaxy) are also located nearby, but these galaxies are barely known to the rest of the Gigaquadrant. Not much is known about the Rizoku, the Sporemaster Alliance has barely any presence outside the cluster and the Fordanta only occasionally step outside this largelt unexplored space.

Virgo Supercluster
The Virgo Supercluster is what the Large Local supercluster is heading. It is mostly unexplored, but yields many secrets on the origins of the universe.