East Galaxy

As some may know, the universe at large is categorized into the North, South, East and West 'Galaxies', however, a far more accurate title for them would be 'Quadrant', as each so called galaxy actually contains numerous galaxies inside the infinite expanse of three-dimensional space that they stretch out into.

And of these four quadrants, each one holds a completely different status quo; The Northern Quadrant is wild and hyperactive, never a dull moment. The West Quadrant is a remarkably peaceful and quiet place, most of its peoples living equally peaceful and quiet lives. The South Quadrant is still recovering from the scourge that was the Machine Mutants, but the people that live there are inventive and friendly, albeit somewhat primitive.

And finally there is the East Quadrant, which is a bit of a wacky place due to the fact that it has gone through many East Kais, no particular one staying for long enough to organize things in a proper fashion. But even so, the East Quadrant has several races that shine like unpolished gems. Chief among them are the Cerealians, a remarkably advanced and productive species who have largely committed themselves to pacifism, not including their hunting traditions.

The Cerealians aren't the only race worth mentioning however as the East Quadrant is also home to the Mao, a feisty cat-like people who have odd habits and fiery tempers. It is also the home of the once glorious race known as the Greys, who hold the ability to draw out incredible strength by simply tapping into their emotions. The East Quadrant also has a peculiarly high volume of "evil scientists" and clandestine organizations, but that's neither here nor there.

Regardless, there are several places worth mentioning too, like Planet Beetz with its culture based around lyrical battles, Planet Mare with the deepest oceans of any world in the entire universe, the notoriously dangerous stretch of twisted and contorted space known as the Penumbral Nebula, and several other equally notable spots, but you can find more in depth explanations of these places below;

## East Galaxy Planets

### Planet Cereal

Planet Cereal is fairly massive by Galactic standards, being roughly one-hundred times larger than the Planet Earth, and much of its natural landscape remains perfectly intact due to the fact that the Cerealians had a respect for nature and so kept most of their societal structure contained in the three enormous megacities that dot the planet's surface; Cereal City, Meelk City, and Boll City.

What other civilizations might have just built on an empty plot of land, the Cerealians tend to build on their dozen moons, or on an orbiting space station if need be. It should also be known that along with having generally advanced technology, the Cerealians have especially advanced spacefaring vessels that use cutting edge technology to manipulate their own structure and the world around them in a manner an uneducated individual could be forgiven for referring to as 'Magical'.

#### Important Figures:

* Elder Council, led by an elderly Cerealian known as Granula
* Armon, Planetary God and elder of the Namekian colony that occupies the Isle he calls home

### Grey Station

In recent times, a number of Gray clans have been gathering at the ancient remnants of their Homeworld, eventually constructing a structure akin to a Dyson sphere, though with the primary purpose being to emit massive gravitational distortions. These distortions have, over about the past decade or so, allowed this newly united coalition of Grays to make amazing strides in the process of reconstructing their once lost Homeworld.

Speaking of this new coalition of Grays that have set about regaining their past glory, they are led by a short but very imposing female Gray named Hoover. She is a woman who holds the ancient values of their race in high regard, even seeking to eventually re-militarize her people so that they can once again serve as a force for justice in a galaxy that sorely needs it.

The good Assemblywoman is supported by many, but primarily advised and guided by an extremely old and withered male Gray named Ovon, who openly claims to be well over two hundred thousand years old, able to remember the golden age of their people. The elderly Gray is remarkably knowledgeable, and quite skilled with technology and magic, though his actual strength appears to have faded with time. That said, Ovon's name is sometimes spoken in a hush behind closed doors, with great caution so as not to arouse the supposedly ancient man's ire.

#### Important Figures:

* Hoover, Assemblywoman of the Gray Coalition

* Ovon, Leader of the Global Reconstruction Effort and chief advisor to Assemblywoman Hoover

### Planet Beetz

Planet Beetz is a very odd place, having once been the body of a Planet Type Machine Mutant that has long since been damaged beyond all repair. In the thousands of years since the battle that left the metallic shell in such a state, countless peoples have come together and formed communities both on its surface and inside it, using it's still functional technology to support themselves as time goes on.

Even more odd is the culture that has grown there over time, one that thoroughly encourages and supports constant, lyrical, verbal assaults on one another, leading to what is effectively 'rap battle culture'. Travelers should be aware ahead of time that they're gonna need a particularly thick skin to survive the rhythmic hazing they are sure to be forced through on arrival.

#### Important Figures:

* King 2-P4K, widely recognised leader of the planet's people, this Machine Mutant has an unnerving amount of swagger and sass

* 1TR-SC0PE, advisor to the king and founder of the most popular music labels on the planet, also a Machine Mutant like the King

### Planet Mao

Planet Mao is a relatively small celestial object that is incredibly dense, giving it a gravity that is roughly one hundred times the gravity of Planet Earth(which is a good portion of why the Mao are one of the more naturally powerful races in the universe.) It also has very little greenery and a great deal of sand and deserts, no standing ocean and a great deal of water locked into the icy poles. However, the ice at these poles is not cold, as it is formed by the enormous pressure of the planet's gravity, and so it will never melt due to natural causes. Additionally, there are a number of archaic structures dotted around the world, intricate and almost impenetrable pyramids with secrets aplenty locked away inside that some consider to be proof that the Mao were once a much more technological and socially advanced people.

### Planet Ocupa

Planet Ocupa is a strange world, dotted and marred by the signs of great and terrible catastrophes, ruined cities and immense, criss-crossed strip mines that leave the planet with a number of lattice-shaped 'scars' that can only truly be appreciated from orbit. Thankfully, not everything is so bleak; A single city was restored and upgraded by the East Kai when she set out to bring the Ocupan people back into the modern age, back from their extinction. The upgrades that were made to the city beyond the obvious and standard things like proper housing, plumbing, electronics and the like, were rather impressive.

Chief among them was a singular device; The Life Engine. This quite literally divine machine was created with a kind of energy matrix that mimicked the nature and processes of a soul, and was thereby able to produce immense amounts of Life Energy. This energy is then processed and seeded out into the world itself, everything from the air to the dirt, to the newly reemerging flora is packed with and sustained by this life energy. The effect is so miraculous that when a person is in the immediate vicinity of the Life Engine, their wounds will heal almost instantly, and anything that threatens their health such as viruses and illnesses and whatnot are heavily suppressed, if not outright removed or destroyed.

### Planet Mare

Planet Mare is one of the oldest inhabited worlds in the entirety of the universe, having been one of the first few places that mortal life was brought into existence, created directly by the very first East Kai eons ago. And of course, this also means it has the longest recorded history in the universe, though some parts of that history have been tampered with, destroyed or hidden. As you might expect given a world that has been around for this long, it is home to countless countless species, to which is should be noted to anyone that is looking to create a Marian OC;

They're systematically treated as a flavored version of the Zarbon Race, or as Fishmen(See Other Race doc for context.) And finally, the oceans of Mare(it is a complete water world by the way; No surface level landmasses) are by far the deepest in the universe, so deep that you could fit several thousand Earth-sized objects within them and still have a good amount of empty space between all of them. In fact, these oceans are so sacred to those that live within them that it is a terrible taboo for all but a select few to enter the truly deeper regions of them, usually resulting in death or banishment, assuming the transgressors even manage to survive the crushing pressure and incredible beasts of the depths long enough to rise back up and meet their punishment.

#### Important Figures:

* King Mare, ruler of the planet's oceans and one of the few beings capable of enduring both the unbelievable pressure of the ocean floor and fending off its deadly inhabitants
* Altissima, ancient, incredibly powerful AI that guards and operates the 'core' of Planet Mare

### Penumbral Nebula

In the distant, ancient history of the East Galaxy, there was once a great and terrible Kaiju. Its origin is unknown to this day, but it was clear that the beast was far too dangerous and unpredictable to be left to wander and wreak havoc on the rest of the universe. As such, four great heroes banded together and enlisted the help of a supposedly benevolent religious sect that claimed to know of a way to slay the creature. Unfortunately, the 'religious sect' turned out to more accurately be a full on cult, and they lied to the heroes.

And so, with their proposed plan of the four giving up their life energy in order to fuel a powerful magical ritual that would kill the beast, the cult made hasty preparations for what was to come. The four powered up and began to be leached of their life energy, the mass of power gathering together in one place was more than enough enough to act as a beacon for the Kaiju. As it closed in, large swathes of magic began to surround the beast, and as she saw the most crucial point of her plan approaching, the leader of the cult began to laugh maniacally.

She revealed her plans to the dying heroes, most of whom had already died, feeling as the magics of the ritual bound the Kaiju and began to force it into her body. She turned around as this happened, feeling great strength flowing through her body and intending to give one of her famous speeches to her gathered cult members--And then a sword pierced through her chest from behind! The last of those four heroes had summoned the very last of his power, and ran the cult leader through. This resulted in her death, which was immediately followed by an unbelievable explosion of raw power and mystical energy;

A KME that was so incredibly devastating that it actually damaged space itself in an immense span. This newly damaged region of space was a bizarre place wherein the very laws of physics had been distinctly altered. All sorts of unnatural and sometimes even borderline impossible events took place in those early days, marking it as a location that anyone in their right mind would avoid. But then, as days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months, months turned into years, decades, centuries and beyond, the effects of this strange place began to.. Settle, for lack of a better word.

The fundamental laws of reality slowly returned to a state resembling normalcy, though there were a few notable abnormalities that remained within the area that had come to be known as the Penumbral Nebula over the millions of years that followed; Space itself was still very badly affected, making it impossible to detect locations ahead of you, use sensory technology and abilities, and even make it physically impossible to move in an actual straight line as you travel, the latter of which is due to the curvature of space.

Because of these factors, traditional travel within the expansive area is simply not an option, and those who do wish to brave the dangers of the Nebula are required to leave a meticulous trail of locator beacons, or invest in extremely expensive purpose-built scanning technology that maps the fabric of space itself in order to find their way back from wherever they go. However, these solutions are a temporary measure at best, as the fabric of space within the Nebula flows in waves and currents, almost like an ocean. This means that one must constantly be re-mapping their path within the Nebula if they do not wish to get hopelessly lost.

#### Important Figures:

* The Nejire Karito(Twist Reapers in English), dangerous remnants of the Kaiju that died to form the Penumbral Nebula, they vary widely in power and ability, but all of them represent a very real threat to the inhabitants of the Nebula
* Countless clandestine organizations