Milky Way

The Milky Way galaxy is the primary galaxy where Yata takes place. It is one of the larger galaxies within the Local Group, with only Andromeda being larger. The Milky Way has 5 documented satellite galaxies, two of which are close enough to be accessible to the natives of the galaxy, these being the Dagda Galaxy and Odin Galaxy.
While historically the region near Yata itselfSaid region is known as the "Local Bubble" has been quiet, with few major civilisations, but past it is an active stellar realm teeming with life. There are empires, megastructures, ancient ruins, alliances, wars, and more.
== Galactic Rims ==
The Galaxy is divided into several rims, based on their distance from the core of the galaxy. Rims themselves are divided into smaller, more vaguely defined local regions and starclusters.
=== Deep Core ===
The Deep Core is the first galactic rim, located in the very center of the galaxy. The Deep Core is home to many of the Milky Way's oldest stars and strangest worlds, with a supermassive blackhole in its center surrounded by dense star clustersDense enough to easily collide with each other on a daily basis.. 
Due to the gravitational pull of the vast number of stars, blackholes, and other phenomena, alongside the prominence of dark matter in the region, navigating or even passing through the Deep Core may vary from difficult at best to completely impossible via FTL Methods, alongside being highly difficult and dangerous even via realspace navigation.
=== Inner Core ===
The Inner Core is the second galactic rim, housing several of the most populated and well-developed planets in the galaxy. The Inner Core is a hub of galactic culture, finance and technology due to the presence of the Galactic Federation, one of the Galaxy's largest civilisations, alongside the Terzan-2 Starcluster, a very active and populated region of space.
====== Terzan-2 Starcluster ======
The Terzan-2 Starcluster is a dense star cluster orbiting the galactic center within the Inner Rim, currently being located in its Beta Quadrant. Historically speaking Terzan-2 has been among the most active regions in the Galaxy for interstellar travel due to the short distances between star systems allowing local civilisations to quickly and easily travel from one system to another for whatever reason. Additionally the Terzan-2 Starcluster is the center commerce and faith for the Milky Way's Hyacinthan Community.
=== Outer Core ===
The Outer Core is the third galactic rim, housing several significant worlds. The Outer Core is generally a wealthy region home to various industrial worlds, tradecenters, and much more.
Many planets in the Outer Core are major population centers, while many others are industrial and export powerhouses, producing raw materials, food, metals, robotics, ships, and machinery to the civilisations in the region.
====== Antares Starcluster ======
The Antares Starcluster is a significant starcluster located in the Outer Core's Gamma Quadrant, being home to several culturally connected and highly populated star systems from which the Empire of Twelve Suns and its successors originate from.
=== Inner Rim ===
The Inner Rim is the fourth galactic rim, from which several major civilisations originate from. The Inner Rim is located in the middle of the galaxy, surrounding the densely populated core regions, though the Inner Rim itself is also highly significant, being home to the homeworlds and most notable population centers of the Protoss and the Kings, alongside several other civilisations. 
=== Center Rim ===
The Center Rim is the fifth galactic rim, notably being the home of the Sol System. The Center Rim is notable for being the section of the galaxy where the influence of the large and vast nations of the core region fade away, and countless local species-based civilisations begin to appear. For Yata Lore as a whole the Center Rim is very significant, as it is home to the Sol System, and therefore Humanity. Other notable civilisations in the region include the likes of the Blargs, Yeqwiquans, Altairs, Ilyenans, and Ugandan Knuckles.
=== Mid Rim ===
The Mid Rim is the sixth galactic rim, acting as a transitionary area between the countless small civilisations of the Center Rim and the open unclaimed space in the Outer Rim. The Mid Rim is arguably the least populated major rim, as a majority of the documented worlds within it are colonies of those further corewards. These colonies include the likes of the further outwards holdings of the Yatan-Theian Accord, the outer reaches of the Ugandan Empire, and the vast expanse of worlds under the Imperium of Kings whom hold control over about a third of the rim. Outside of these colonial regions, there are still are a few documented civilisations that originated in the Mid Rim such as the Yelnik Hivemind and Sangheli Covenant.
The more fringe regions of the Mid Rim is where piracy starts to take hold, as much of its worlds fall under the control of criminal syndicates.
=== Outer Rim ===
The Outer Rim is the seventh galactic rim, alongside being the outermost edges of the documented areas of the galaxy. A vast majority of the outer rim is sparsely populated despite being the largest region of the galaxy. Some areas of it still manage to maintain large and populated civilisations though, such as the Zerg, United Rim, Koprulu Sector, and the outermost holdings of the Kings.
=== Unknown Space ===
Unknown Space is the eighth and farthermost galactic rimThough it is also often attributed to generally unexplored regions of space, including ones beyond the Milky Way., being located across much of the delta quadrant'sAnd the Alpha and Gamma Quadrants, though a majority of it is in Delta. outer edge of the Galaxy. It is notable for its lack of in-depth exploration, partly due to just circumstance or lack of interest, but also partly due to its undocumented and unclear FTL travel routes, making any travelers to the region have to act with care and precision. 
Unknown Space generally lacks major institutions or nations, as a majority of the civilisations within it inhabit only a handful of star systems. The only exception to this rule is the Varinn Confederacy, which holds control over a a large portion of the Gamma Quadrant's section of Unknown Space. Due to this lack of major civilisations, many of the mysterious worlds in the region remain governed or fall under the control of unknowable horrors.
====== Taros Cluster ======
See the "Taros Cluster" Page.
====== Wei'vir Starcluster ======
The Wei'vir Starcluster is a group of systems separated from the galactic disc, orbiting between two of the galactic arms located in Unknown Space. The Starcluster is named after the Wei'virs, an enigmatic sentient species which inhabits the starcluster.
=== Inter-Rim Regions ===
While many of the more local regions are self contained within 1 individual rim, some of them cross their boundaries with no care imaginary boundaries.
====== Local Bubble ======
The Local Bubble is the general region of space surrounding the Sol System, thus being a point of interest for Humanity. The Local Bubble's size has various definitions, ranging from being a defined 50-100 light-year radius from Yata itself, to being an alternative term for the area within and surrounding Accord Space. Historically speaking the Local Bubble has been fairly quiet, with little to no major empires arising within it, or conquering it. This was fairly lucky for Humanity, as it was not wiped out by any kind of stellar conflict in its early history. 
Though, the Local Bubble is far from empty.
==Extragalactic Space==
Extragalactic space is unknown, and unexplored. While the civilisations of the Milky Way have been able to explore it with ease, no FTL Drive to be achieved by said civilisations is capable of crossing the vast gap between galaxies, as it would either run out of fuel on the way or not function long enough to ever arrive.
There are some signs of what exists out there, from information trickling in from the few known extragalactic beings, to sensors and telescopes spotting impossibilities in the night sky, and to communicators detecting faint signals from distant points. Despite the curiosity of what may exist in the vast unexplored universe, there is no active need for thorough investigation. A majority of the horrors out there are too distant to leave an active impact, alongside investment in FTL Generation Ships being highly cost ineffective being impractical.
Until a large scale FTL generation ship program is initiated, or extragalactic events reach the Milky Way once more, no interaction will occur.
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