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The Cyrandia Cluster is a constellation of stories, a confluence where galaxies intertwine in a dance of destiny. Here, in the embrace of Cyrandia, history whispers tales of ancient might and present valour. In this realm, where the past and future converge, the Cyrandia Cluster endures, a testament to the unquenchable flame of hope and the enduring resilience of a thousand worlds entwined by fate.

- Master Ryen

The Cyrandia Cluster is one of the key galactic clusters of the First Gigaquadrant, containing the Cyrannus Galaxy, the Chandras Galaxy and the Quadrant Galaxies, as well as the small satellite galaxy Cyranai.

Notable for the high levels of historical, mythological, political and cultural interactions between the various civilisations of the Cluster, Cyrandia differs in a number of fundamental aspects to the other clusters of the Gigaquadrant, to the point that some incorrectly consider it to be a pocket reality. Chief among these aspects are the supremacy of the Oikoumene and Atlantica, as well as the all-encompassing force of Valin'uvalyë, which protects the Cluster from outside forces, reflecting the eternal balance between life and death, destruction and creation, Light and Darkness.

The Cyrandia Cluster is home to thousands of diverse civilisations, all of which have made an indelible mark on the Gigaquadrant's history, such as the New Cyrannian Republic, the Galactic Empire of Cyrannus, Rambo Nation and its successors, and the Krassio. In the decades prior to the formation of the Empire, the Cluster was largely united under a single organisation known as the Cyrandia Alliance, which was re-established in 46 NE as the Alliance of Cyrandian Galaxies.

Much of the ancient history of the Cluster revolves around the Oikoumene and the Atlantica, forces which serve as the fundamental "powers-that-be" in the Cluster, closing off the Cyrandia galaxies from the outer universe by forming vast disturbances that surround Cyrannus, Cyranai and the Quadrants. These disturbances prohibit all forms of FTL travel into the galaxies with the exception of the plethora of natural wormholes that dot the galactic landscape. Scientists also attribute these disturbances to protecting the galaxies against events such as the Annihilation and most instances of extragalactic invasions.

Since the First Galactic War, the Cluster's modern history has been dominated by a series of events that include the Second Galactic War, the Intergalactic War, the Great Cyrannus War, the Dark Times, the Cyrannian Cold War and the Second Great Cyrannus War. These events chronicle the legendary lives of individuals such as Apollo, Ramashe, Zillum, Aoirtae Valaeris, Kara Inviá and Jenna Lenissa Rambo, against the backdrop of the machinations of Tyrómairon, who sought to bring the entire Cluster under his rule, and whose dark legacy still permeates Cyrandia.

History[]

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Atlantica Assembly

Politically one of the oldest regions of the First Gigaquadrant, the Cyrandia Cluster is one of the most influential and famous clusters in the universe, home to many galaxies, both large and small. For billions of years, the Cluster remained under the constant watch of the so-called Galactic Precursors, which include the benevolent Atlantica and Oikoumene and perhaps, something more. The earliest known space faring civilizations included the vastly powerful Aininyë, who ruled in Quadrants while Cyrannus was under the keen protection of the Oikoumene. However, with time, these civilizations either fell, or ascended into new planes of existences.

Eventually, new civilizations rose in the Cyrannus Galaxy, while the Quadrants remained quite devoid of life after the disappearance of the Atlantica. These civilizations, such as the First Republic and Nagith Empire waged war against each other, until a time where an extragalactic threat, the Bisistar of Cyranai emerged, invading Cyrannus, before being eventually repulsed back to their home galaxy. While these civilizations in Cyrannus eventually fell, meanwhile in Quadrant 21, a new race known as the Secoolian reached spacefaring capabilities and began exploring the stars. Here, they met in battle with their enemies, the Grox, who had seemingly appeared out of nowhere within a few decades. These Grox, similar to the those found in Cyrannus were much different from the Grox Empire of the rest of the Gigaquadrant.

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The Secoolian battle the Quadrantia Grox.

In the following centuries, civilizations and species arose such as the Federation of United Worlds, the Mortalitas and the Basileus in Cyrannus, while in the Quadrants, the Hutter and the Rambulan arose as new galactic powers. However, the most important civilization that arose during this period was the famous Rambo Nation in Quadrant 82, which eventually grew to become one of the most important civilizations in the history of the Gigaquadrant. Despite this, the Cluster remained mostly fractured and contact between Cyrannus, Cyranai and the Quadrants was almost non-existent. However, this all changed when the Trucinex attacked the Federation of United Worlds, beginning the Trucinex War.

This war marked the beginning of the alliance between the United Republic of Cyrannus and Rambo Nation, an alliance that would dominate the Cluster in the decades to come. Together, the allies fought against the Imperial Alliance and the United Lanat Empire in conflicts such as the Second Galactic War. Though the conflict that truly began to unite the Cluster was the Intergalactic War against the dreaded Cognatus, which saw the creation of the Cyrandia Alliance between many of the cluster's most powerful civilisations. During the war, the ancient Oikoumene known as Tyrómairon was awakened and set his sights on the pacification of the cluster.

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A battle of the Great Cyrannus War during which factions from across the Cluster fought for Cyrannus' future.

The largest war in the Cluster's history to that point, the Great Cyrannus War involved much of the Cluster's superpowers. Due to the manipulations of Tyrómairon, the Confederacy of Allied Systems waged war on the Republic and the Rambo, which by now had formed the Cyrandia Alliance. During the war, both sides made gains and lost ground, while factions such as the Cyrannian Neraida came to the forefront, battling both sides in the dreadful war. After three years of conflict however, the war ended with a conclusion that surprised the entire cluster, the conglomeration of the Confederacy and the Republic into the Galactic Empire of Cyrannus, with Tyrómairon as its almighty Emperor.

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Apollo speaks to the Rambo Senate after the formation of the New Republic.

After months of consolidating Imperial rule, Emperor Tyrómairon launched a massive assault on Rambo Nation, eventually forcing Empress Ramashe to surrender. In the following weeks, Rambo Nation was placed under Garlboz in all but name, while Ramashe herself began to slowly gain more and more power for herself by undermining Garlboz whenever the opportunity arose, ultimately becoming the undisputed leader when Tyrómairon agreed to make her Grand Mandator as well as supreme Empress.

Meanwhile, those who remained loyal to the old ways, such as Apollo and the Republic in Exile hoped for the return of democracy, ultimately resulting in the formation of the New Cyrannian Republic as the Dark Times came to an end. This led to a period of political normalisation between the Republic, the Empire and Rambo Nation highlighted by a key meeting between the three powers at Lianna Station during which they decided to form a Cyrandia Council to deal with matters relating to the entire cluster such as regulating extragalactic colonisation. However, all these positives steps were set against the backdrop of the New Cyrandia Wars, which saw the Cyrannian Imperial State rebel against the Empire in both Cyrannus and the Quadrants in the hopes of removing Imperial influence from the cluster. When the New Cyrandia Wars over, the period of Tertius Bellum began in the Quadrant Galaxies, during which the position of the Rambo within the Quadrant Galaxies was threatened. Meanwhile in Cyrannus, the Republic and the Empire fell into a state of cold war, known as the Cyrannian Cold War, during which time both vied for control of the galaxy.

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The pivotal Great Battle of Orbispira during the Second Great Cyrannus War.

The Cyrannian Cold War came to an abrupt end in the fires of the Mou'Cyran Cataclysm, when the Empire suddenly deployed their Cyrannic Imperial Battlestation and destroyed the Republic's capital on Mou'Cyran. Following the Cataclysm, the Second Great Cyrannus War erupted across the Cluster, during which the New Republic and its allies struggled to overcome the seemingly unassailable might of the Empire. During the war, the Chandras Galaxy was rediscovered when the Singularim Pact of the Krassio began aiding the allies against the Empire. Although the Empire managed to conquer both the Republic and Rambo Nation during the conflict, the resolute leadership of President Apollo and the assistance of allies from across the Gigaquadrant ultimately brought the war to the Empire's doorstep. In the final confrontation during the Great Battle of Orbispira, Tyrómairon almost succeeded in wiping out all opposition, before being defeated through the sacrifice of Apolithanatár—the fabled Oikoumene Lord of Light.

Following Tyrómairon's defeat, the Empire fragmented into numerous Imperial Remnants, including the Legatus, which styled itself as the official successor to the Empire and Rambo Nation. In opposition to the Legatus, the Sacratus was established to preserve the noble memory of Rambo Nation, and established a firm friendship with the New Republic, which would rise to become the official galactic government of Cyrannus upon defeating the Empire at the conclusion of the war. In the decades which followed, Cyrannus entered a period known as the Galactic Renaissance, paving the way for an unprecedented flourishing of culture and interstellar cooperation throughout much of the galaxy. In the Quadrants, the Legatus and Sacratus entered a period of cold war known as the Divina Frigus, during which both powers sought to claim the historic legacy of Rambo Nation.

In 46 NE, thirty years after the fall of the Empire, the Cluster finally united once more with the establishment of the Alliance of Cyrandian Galaxies, which sought to preserve peace and tranquillity in the Cluster.

Astrography[]

The astrometric heart of the Cluster is the Cyrannus Galaxy, which exerts an immense gravitational pull on the smaller Cyranai and the Quadrants. Unlike most galaxies, those in the Cyrandia Cluster have impenetrable disturbances around them, making travel to and from them impossible, with the exception of naturally occurring wormholes and small corridors through regions of Endless Space, most notably the so-called Space in Between.

Wormholes are a closely guarded resource in Cyrandia, with most either formally or informally falling under the control of a native faction as a precaution against an extragalactic invasion. These "bottlenecks" are believed to be responsible for thwarting invasions from civilisations such as the Congregation and the Drakodominatus Tyranny, a luxury the rest of the Gigaquadrant did not possess. The Corruptus remain the only extragalactic power which successfully threatened the Cluster, though their advances were pushed back during the Second Great War.

Galaxies[]

Chandras Galaxy[]

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Chandras Galaxy

The Chandras Galaxy is a mysterious satellite galaxy to the Quadrant Galaxies, part of the Cyrandia Cluster and thus of the larger First Gigaquadrant. It's existence came to be known the universal community barely a few years ago when its local superpower, the Singularim Pact, traversed the wormhole network in Cyrandia to battle the Galactic Empire of Cyrannus.

In reality, Chandras is a galaxy that has had a much larger purpose in ancient times. It was the bastion of the Krassio Host during the worst years of the War of Ages. It's cosmic properties are entangled with the powerful Psionic Essence, with spirits from this mystical energy called Iluvii manifest occasionally and roam freely in its space. Where the ruins of the ancient and cryptic Krass abound, and where the devastation of great wars has left a good portion of it to anarchy.

Chandras is a galaxy in recovery, its denizens looking up to a brighter future despite the piracy, the interdimensional threats and savages that assail the enduring worlds that surivived the War of Ages (or Demon Wars as Chandrans call them) and the Great Psionic War, which blasted a great portion of the galactic North, leaving it barren of the majority of stars.

Cyranai Galaxy[]

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A map of the Cyranai Galaxy.

The Cyranai Galaxy is one of the many satellite galaxies of Cyrannus. It is a peculiar dwarf galaxy, 11,560 light years in diameter and it is home to over 12 million stars, many of which can support life. Of all the satellite galaxies of Cyrannus, Cyranai is the closest, and yet it has only been recently documented. It wasn't until the days of the Great Cyrannus War that civilizations from around the Cyrandia Cluster began colonizing the small galaxy. However, these attempts would soon end when it's sinister Bisistar natives came on the scene.

Cyrannus Galaxy[]

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The Cyrannus Galaxy.

The Cyrannus Galaxy, which is the neighbour of the Quadrants, houses impressive and powerful empires, though also gentle civilisations and beautiful worlds creating a great intergalactic status. From here, our close allies the Libertus hail from, and over time they formed alliances which eventually led to the forming of the great Republics and Empires through the ages. The protector of democracy, order and peace, a beacon of light for those who are in the dark.

- Ramashe

The Cyrannus Galaxy is a large spiral galaxy located in the Cyrandia Cluster of the First Gigaquadrant. Historically, the galaxy is one of the most powerful, stable and influential in the Gigaquadrant known for its prosperous and expansive civilisations and what is close to a united galactic culture. Since time immemorial, Cyrannus has been home to many powerful and mysterious civilizations, such as the ancient Nagith Empire and the First Republic, the ancestors of the galaxy's modern political structure. Currently, the galaxy is largely governed by the New Cyrannian Republic and is currently in a golden age following the end of the Second Great Cyrannus War. The galaxy is also home to independent powers such as the Confederacy of Free Planets, the Cognatus Empire and the Arelduran Imperium.

Quadrant Galaxies[]

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The Quadrant Galaxies.

The Quadrant Galaxies, who are orbiting the Cyrannus Galaxy are five separate galaxies, which can only be reached by various wormholes due to dangerous anomalies surrounding each Quadrant. These anomalies are the boundaries placed as barriers by the Atlantica to protect the Quadrants from harm. In the middle of the Quadrants lies an area of space known only as the Space in Between. This area is relative unknown and also quite large. The area is surrounded by anomalies and a hostile place to those not familiar with it.

The Quadrants house a great diversity of species and empires, from traders to shamans, and from warriors to demonic creatures of old. Due to the many species inhabiting the Quadrants war is a frequent event, whether they arrived from border conflicts or conquest, the Quadrants have been involved in some of the dangerous wars which also inflicted others outside the Quadrants. With such a diversity some species find it hard to accept the others- while others can get along with just anyone. Some are seclusive and with to be left alone while others are explorers, searching for new allies and investigating the mysteries of the Quadrants.

None the less, there is one common thing that unites all of the Quadrants- and that is their faith in the Rambo Pantheon.

Politics[]

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Ships gather near Lianna for an important conference.

Unlike most Clusters, most of the inhabitants of the Cyrandia Cluster have been space-faring for centuries, if not millennia. This often means that the civilizations of the Cluster are often multi-species and cosmopolitan, having very large populations, militaries and advanced technologies. The Cyrandia Cluster is home to thousands of diverse civilisations, all of which have made an indelible mark on the Gigaquadrant's history, such as the New Cyrannian Republic, the Galactic Empire of Cyrannus, Rambo Nation and its successors, and the Krassio.

Other civilisations include illusive factions that rarely seek to change the course of galactic history such as the Hutters and the Troodontids while nefarious civilisations such as the Cognatus and the Neraida tended to disregard politics entirely in the pursuit of their own goals.

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A joint fleet made up of ships from across the Gigaquadrant over Mou'Cyran, a symbol of the spirit of intergalactic cooperation common in the Cluster.

Key political centres in Cyrandia include the Imperial Capital Orbispira, the idyllic Rambo Capital and Capricaerón, homeworld of the Libertus. In recent years, the Singularim Pact has attained a military influence over the Cluster in part thanks to their exploits in fighting the Empire by supporting their old alliances in direct and indirect ways.

Mythology[]

The Cyrandia Cluster as a whole, as a unite mythology that sets it apart from the rest of the Gigaquadrant. Instead of the established forces of power in the outside universe, here other powers are at work. Scientists are yet to come up with an explanation to this phenomena, though some believe that divine forces were at work. Those in Rambo Nation and much of the Quadrants would often explain this with the power of the Gods, while those in Cyrannus are generally more divided on the subject, though the influence of the so-called One God is a popular explanation.

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Trivia[]

  • The Cluster was created by Dinoman82 when he created the Rambo Nation and the Quadrants in 2009. Originally, Cyrannian's fiction was located in the Milky Way but was moved to the Cyrannus Galaxy after the Trucinex War. Since then, both users have contributed the vast majority of their fictions to the Cluster inextricably linking them together throughout the years. Since then, many other users have made parts of Cyrandia their home.
  • The Cyrandia Cluster is administered by Dinoman82 and Cyrannian, though the galaxies within are open for all users provided that permission is granted.

Further Reading[]

Dinoman82's fiction
Government and History
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