Galactic Arms

Also called spiral arms, a **galactic arm** can refer to any one of the seven arms sweeping out from the Galactic Core at the centre of the Galaxy. These are the parts of the Galaxy that produce and contain the greatest number of young stars due to high mass density and the high rate of star formation. This makes the galactic arms very bright, delineated by dark dust lanes and highlighted by their numerous young, hot, blue stars.

## List of galactic arms

### Antiopian Arm

*main article: Antiopian Arm*

The Antiopian Arm is the name of one of the seven generally recognised arms of the galaxy. It is situated between the Sulian Arm (clockwise) and the Rebian Arm (anticlockwise), and is on the opposite side of the Galactic Core to the Opian Arm. Notable alien races indigenous to the Antiopian Arm include the Gimoans, the Bizms, the Sly-Kies and the Mardoon, and it is perhaps best known for the rise of the Gimoan Alliance during the Old Era. As a result of this early galactic activity it is often referred to by a variety of names such as Dawn Arm, Malla’s First Reed, and the Godroot.

### Antirebian Arm

*main article: Antirebian Arm*

The Antirebian Arm is the name of one of the seven generally recognised arms of the galaxy. It is situated between the Opian Arm (clockwise) and the Draian Arm (anticlockwise), and is on the opposite side of the Galactic Core to the Rebian Arm. Notable alien races indigenous to the Antirebian Arm include the Broogs, the Iolops, the Leeanthi and the Nooks, and it is notable for the Iolopian Peace Triangle during the Middle Era.

### Antisulian Arm

*main article: Antisulian Arm*

The Antisulian Arm is the name of one of the seven generally recognised arms of the galaxy. It is situated between the Rebian Arm (clockwise) and the Opian Arm (anticlockwise), and is on the opposite side of the Galactic Core to the Sulian Arm. Notable alien races indigenous to the Antisulian Arm include the Zoon, the Beemosh, the Zulthan and the Galari, and it is famous as being the location for the Axa Asteroid Field and the formation of the Arcane Triad.

### Draian Arm

*main article: Draian Arm*

The Draian Arm is the name of one of the seven generally recognised arms of the galaxy. It is situated between the Antirebian Arm (clockwise) and the Sulian Arm (anticlockwise), and is the only galactic arm to not have a galactic arm directly opposite to it on the other side of the Galactic Core. Notable alien races indigenous to the Draian Arm include the Ragash, the Worrels, the Sieri and the Azai, and it is renowned for being the location of the rise of Shamfast's Rebellion in the Old Era and the formation of the Republic of NEN in the New Era.

### Opian Arm

*main article: Opian Arm*

The Opian Arm is the name of one of the seven generally recognised arms of the galaxy. It is situated between the Antisulian Arm (clockwise) and the Antirebian Arm (anticlockwise), and is on the opposite side of the Galactic Core to the Antiopian Arm. Notable alien races indigenous to the Opian Arm include the Thumlops, the Eblarops, the Pikio and the Leonites, and it is perhaps best known for being the location of the Thumlopian Empire in the Middle Era and the Moonclaw Empire in the New Era.

### Rebian Arm

*main article: Rebian Arm*

The Rebian Arm is the name of one of the seven generally recognised arms of the galaxy. It is situated between the Antiopian Arm (clockwise) and the Antisulian Arm (anticlockwise), and is on the opposite side of the Galactic Core to the Antirebian Arm. Notable alien races indigenous to the Rebian Arm include the Umanar, the Halazan, the Plombites and the Genx, and it is notable for the Halazan Empire in the Old Era, and the rise of the Kethic Order and the Plombite Empire in the Middle Era.

### Sulian Arm

*main article: Sulian Arm*

The Sulian Arm is the name of one of the seven generally recognised arms of the galaxy. It is situated between the Draian Arm (clockwise) and the Antiopian Arm (anticlockwise), and is on the opposite side of the Galactic Core to the Antisulian Arm. Notable alien races indigenous to the Sulian Arm include the Jurriks, the Felosheek, the Orogogs and the Fiploof, and it is famous for being the location of the rise of the Jurrikian Empire during the Middle Era.