Discovery (Realm Colonization)

The realm's discovery is rarely the achievement of a unique individual as it takes research teams and the infrastructure of the Dalmeran Celestial Defense and Exploration Array to ascertain a realms location. Then the realms attribution is decided by the lord divisionary. This attribution commonly includes several factions, unanimous attribution (one single owner) is exceedingly rare (unless the realm is attributed to the empire). Once attribution is decided, these factions can colonize the realm.
The discovery of a realm is a joint effort between independent research teams and the DCDEA in order to assess and account for a realms usefulness to the Empire. The independent research teams are dedicated groups of scientists, often under the employ of an administrative subdivision or private group in order to find new realms. When the realm is discovered, it must be globally mapped in order to assess its true size (which is critical to the lord divisionary's decision of attribution) and then divided into grids.
====Surface====
Main article: Orbital Mapping
Orbital mapping is a critical part of the process of colonization as it gives information to the lord divisionary in order to determine if colonization is possible on this particular realm. Orbital mapping classifies a realm according surface into six distinct sizes. The size of a map determines the default and maximum numbers of factions and imperial city-states that can colonize the surface.
Orbital mapping determines the nature of the celestial body, for example, determining if it is a gas giant.
====Realm grid policy====
Main article: Realm grid policy
Once the realm has been orbitally mapped (Ie. its surface is known) the Realm is strictly divided into grids. Each realm is mapped into a grid of 26km₂ hexagons, each one of these grids is meant to contain a city, specialized district or other necessities the colonists arriving on the celestial body require.
Despite knowing the surface area being a critical criteria, it is very limited, as such advanced criteria are used as well. These criteria are often unknown upon discovery of the realm due to the fog of war that permeates most if not all of the realms in the Weltan system. for this reason, the Realm must be Chartered by the Empire.
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