5th dimension

The **5th Dimension** is the name most commonly associated with one of the five dimensions that OverWatch governed. After the empire's fragmentation, the ffith dimension went under the duristiction of the 5th Army of OverWatch. The dimension itself houses the observable universe and the LANIAKEA supercluster. It is known to have no bounds of space making it incredibly vast. The 5th Dimension is also one of the billions to trillions of dimensions created by the deity of realms and the second member of the Trio of Reality, Infinity.

## Astrography

The 5th Dimension's bounds has no limit, and therefore expands beyond the observable universe, which is why the fifth dimension is often referenced in conjunction with the observable universe. Very little is known about the dimension's positioning, as dimensions don't exist in fixed space, but rather exist on top of eachother - Void Seraphim describes all collective dimensions as a singular hyper sphere, where each and every volumetric unit constantly shifts in all 4 dimensions, the Void existing in-between them.

### The LANIAKEA supercluster

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The LANIAKEA supercluster, or more commonly known as *the Supercluster*, is a galaxy supercluster that exists within the fifth dimension. It has a vast composite of 100000 to 150000 galaxies with billions of stars in each of them. The supercluster is also comprised of several smaller clusters and galactic groups, all orbiting eachother. It is home to countless of sentient species and star systems. This is also the main setting for countless of conflicts involving OverWatch and the Resistance Initiative, as well as the main space of combat for the second civil war.

### Void Gates

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Void Gates are the name of several locations where there are severe anomolies in spacetime. These spaces exists all across the universe, according to Void, one known area exists within the LANIAKEA supercluster. These spaces is the reason how OverWatch mastered interdimensional tunneling by setting up dimensional gates on both ends.

### Hyperlanes

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Hyperlanes are artificial wormholes that makes interstellar travel and colonization possible, as it makes hyperspeed travel accessible. Hyperlanes are created through several means of bending spacetime, and its route is carefully calculated through quantum mechanics. There are several methods of entering hyperlanes, among the most common are equipping ships with a module that allows hyperspeed travel known as a "hyper module", that bends spacetime around the ship and create a singularity - a ship then theoretically enters a "black hole" that ceases once a ship goes through it, making space travel much more instantaneous than light speed travel. There are two known hyperlanes in the 5th dimension, OverWatch's hyperlanes which are under constant monitoring by the Union of Commerce, and a "sub-network" that are either decommissioned by OverWatch or created by space pirates.

## Factions

### Current factions

* The 5th Imperial Army of OverWatch
* Resistance Initiative
	+ The Four Horsemen
* A.T.L.A.S. Corporation
	+ Collective Mercs Association
	+ Atari Enterprise
		- The Triple Kings
* The Fevers
* The Blue Cross
* Micrean Interstellar Commonwealth
	+ House of Niro

### Former factions

* Confederacy of 5 Dimensions
* Empire of OverWatch
* The Council
* Cult of Sargon
* Trio of Reality
* Fideles ad Volathanian