Andromeda Galaxy

**The Andromeda Galaxy** *(commonly referred to as "The Galaxy")* was one of trillions of galaxies in the observable universe. The galaxy was a vast composite of over 400 billion estimated stars and over 3.2 billion habitable planets orbiting around a supermassive black hole known as the Galactic Centre, which existed at the heart of the galaxy. The four galactic arms rotated around this black hole across a diameter of around 120,000 light-years. It was home to countless sentient species and star systems, and also home to the Andromeda Republic *(known in the galaxy as "The Republic")*. Most of the star systems and planets in the galaxy had joined the Republic, and few ventured outside of its borders.

The Standard Galactic Grid was used to give the location of a galactic point in grid coordinates. Areas of the galactic disk could be referred to as the galactic north, south, east and west.

## Political Geography

### Central Region

The Central Region were home to the richest and most important worlds in the galaxy. Densely inhabited and located on the strategic ends of several major trade lanes, its planets were hubs of fashion, education, finance, and technology. When first settled, the Central Region served as the frontier of galactic civilization for centuries. These systems founded the Andromeda Republic. As colonization spread outwards, the Central Region prospered. There was little to no piracy in this region, as most pirates wanted to stay out of the Republic's eye.

#### Galactic Center

The Galactic Center served as the innermost and most brightly lit region of the Galaxy. It was the most densely-packed with stars, nebulae, and other anomalies. As such, it was dangerous to navigate, leaving it relatively unexplored. It was from here that an ancient, super-massive black hole bound the Galaxy together.

### Province Region

The Province Region were a tranquil region of space that brimmed with varied galactic worlds that boasted successful governments and thriving economies. Distance from the Central Region gave these worlds less fame or notoriety than planets closer to the Galactic Center. The Province Region was considered by some the lawful extent of the Republic, although the Republic had started expansion beyond the Province Region. Those headed towards the Expansion Region saw the Province Region as the last taste of civilization, while those heading towards the Central Region saw the Province Region as the last grasp of frontier living. Piracy from the Expansion Region sometimes affected the Province Region.

### Expansion Region

The Expansion Region was the next phase of the Republic's goal to gather systems and planets under one unified banner. It was the largest region of the known galaxy, and were considered by most to be a lawless, strange, and savage place. Criminal organizations operated in abundance within the region, as the political power of the Republic were centered around the Central and Province Regions, and did not have time or resources to prioritise the Expansion Region. The Republic still considered the region as a part of the Republic, even though many systems and planets still had not officially joined the Republic.

#### Uncharted Region

The Uncharted Region was an unexplored and uncharted region of space on the galactic west side of the galaxy. The Andromeda Republic considered this a part of the Expansion Region, but this was not shared by most people close to the region. Explorers and cartographers sought their fortune here at their peril. Some criminal organizations had their base of operations in this region, as they wanted to stay out of the Republics growing influence in the Expansion Region.

### Kazuya Region

Unlike other regions of the galaxy, the Kazuya Region was an independent part of the galaxy, and was rezognized as such by the Andromeda Republic. The Kazuya Syndicate operated in this region, and chose to stay independent from the Andromeda Republic. The Nekrod Cluster were found in the center of this region.

### Deep Space

Deep Space *(or Intergalactic Space)* was the region outside of the galaxy. The Republic recognized it as outside of their jurisdiction and did not use resources to explore it. On official maps it looked empty and void, which was mostly true. Some daring pirates used Deep Space to travel, as they would be outside of the Republic's eye. Some of these pirates had terrifying stories to tell, but most people shrugged it off as scary stories to keep the Republic away from their secret routes.

## History

The history of the galaxy spans many millennia. At some point, the human species discovered space travel, and they travelled to other worlds, discovering other species and introduced this technology to them. This invention opened the galaxy up for exploration and travel. Because of this, the humans formed the Republic, and advised other systems to join as well. Most systems did, and the Republic grew.

## Star Systems and Habitable Planets

### Expansion Region

Including the *Uncharted Region* and *Kazuya Region*.