Milky Way

The **Milky Way** Galaxy is a spiral-shaped Galaxy located in the Virgo Supercluster, and is the home of many societies and cultures, including Humanity, Valati, Domolaki and Saqzodur.

## Planets

The Milky Way is host to some hundred billion planets, scattered across it's numerous star systems, or even without a parent star as an **Orphaned Planet**. Of all the planets in the galaxy, only a relative few are capable of supporting life.

### The Solar System

The Solar System is the home system of Humanity. It primarily consists of Eight Planets, with two major asteroid belts, one dividing the Terrestrial Planets from the Gas Giants, and another beyond the major planets. At it's furthest reaches, The Solar System is surrounded by a Cloud of Icy objects, known as the Oort Cloud. The System is somewhat of an anomaly, as it's Gas Giants are found unusually far from their host star, as evidenced by other systems nearby, where Gas Giants orbit much closer to their respective stars.

#### Mercury

The innermost Planet of the Solar System, Mercury is a Terrestrial Planet, and the smallest overall in the System. Its name comes from the Roman god Mercurius.

#### Venus

The second Planet from the Sun, Venus, is an Earth sized planet. Owing to a thick atmosphere, the planet is the hottest of any in the system, and is unfit for human habitation. Like Mercury, it does not have any Moons It is named for the Roman goddess Venus.

#### Earth

The only inherently life supporting planet in the solar system, The Earth is the largest Terrestrial Planet, and is used as the baseline for other Terrestrial Planets in this list. It has a very pronounced satellite, possessing the largest relative to it's size. It is the home planet of Humanity Its name derives from the old English for dirt or ground

#### Mars

The last of the Terrestrial Planets, Mars is a desolate planet. It has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. Its name comes from the Roman god of the same name

#### Jupiter

The largest of all the planets in the solar system, Jupiter is used as the baseline for other Gas Giants in this list. It has some 80 moons, including the four major Galilean moons of Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Calisto. Of these, Europa hosts primitive life, namely a bacterial life form.

### The Proxima and Alpha Centauri Systems

The closest Stars to The Solar System, the binary Alpha Centauri AB, as well as the smaller Proxima Centauri, can often be somewhat inaccurately divided into two systems, **The Proxima Centauri System** and **The Alpha Centauri System**. While not scientifically accurate, it reflects the systems public perception. When Combined, the system has Six planets, four of which belong to Proxima Centauri, and the remaining two orbiting Alpha Centauri A. It also has a number of dwarf Planets, orbiting each of the three stars, as well as a few that orbit both Proxima A and B, with quite eccentric orbits. As a result, the system can be quite chaotic, especially further out from its centre. Despite this, the system is home to both the ancient Saqzodur, and the Valati.

#### Proxima B

The closest planet to Proxima Centauri, Proxima B, also called **Narungark** orbits it's star at about 1/10 the orbit of Mercury. While in the Habitable zone, the planet is unexpectedly barren, hosting a variety of strange objects on it's surface, likely the remnants of the native Saqzodur's civilisation. Likewise, the planet should be tidally locked, due to the gravitational influence of Proxima Centauri, but isn't. Proxima B is also subject to heightened radiation from its host star, making it difficult to sustain human life for long periods.

#### Proxima C

The second closest planet in the system, Proxima C, is the closest example of a '**Super Earth**' to the solar system, being seven times the size of the Earth. It orbits at about the same distance as Mars.

#### Proxima D

Proxima D is a small Terrestrial planet just above two thirds the size of Mercury. It orbits at twice the distance of the Earth.

#### Proxima E

The outermost planet of The Proxima Centauri System, Proxima E is a Terrestrial planet slightly smaller than Mars. It orbits at about 2.5 times the orbit of Earth. Due to it's distance, there is comparatively little radiation when compared with Proxima B.

#### Osiva

The closer orbiting of Alpha Centauri A's two planets, Osiva is the largest planet in the entire system, With a size similar to Neptune. It is also the only Gas giant in the System. Osiva orbits at a distance slightly greater than that of Earth. The planet was Formerly designated Candidate 1, and briefly Alpha Ab, though was quickly superseded by Its current name, coming from the Nestaran name for the planet. Osiva has five major moons, Tygros, Skaros, Valos, Auros, and Carros, alongside a number of smaller moons. Three moons, namely Valos, Tygros, and Auros, are capable of supporting life, with all three having their own Endemic Species. Of particular note, the Valati are commonly found on all three habitable Osivan Moons. Osiva and it's moons are collectively called The Sanctuary.

#### Alpha Ac

The outer Planet of Alpha Centauri, Alpha Ac, is a small Terrestrial planet that orbits at about double the distance of Earth. It is roughly the size of Mercury, though slightly larger.

### Daros System

#### Daros 1

A barren, terrestrial planet and tidally locked to its sun, Kiros 1's surface has been converted into a solar energy farm.

#### Kiriscante (Daros 2); formerly Agrada

The second planet from its sun, Kiriscante was, for over thirty millennia, the capital of the Galactic Federation. Originally named Agrada, it was settled by the Trivolors and other races. It has a temperate climate. In Old Trivolorian, 'Kiriscante' means 'Melting Pot', owing to its use as a colony intended for mutliple races to live. In the present, it serves as the capital of the Domolaki Empire.

## Known Races

The following peoples have been documented. In the International Confederation's protocols, they argued that for alien life to be deemed intelligent, they had to have a culture and at least some evidence of civilisation. For this reason, primitive species like the aquatic life on Europa will not be listed here, while the Saqzodur of Proxima B will be.

## Structure

The Domolaki Empire is a great regional power, with numerous star systems under its control. Its conquests into the mid-Orion Spur are relatively recent, though its main locations are currently not well known.