The Universe

The Universe is all of Known Space and Realspace. It holds the histories of every single thing in the Universe.

The Universe is about one trillion light years across [about 37 billion Parsecs]- a parsec is 800,000 light years. A black hole exists in the Outer Core of the Universe. At the edge of the Universe, there is a hyperspace disturbance, therefore making hyperspace travel hard there.

There is about one octadrillion stars, and over 97% of these can support life. 70% of these develop life, while sentient life develops in 800/1000 of these [about one heptrillion]. The Universe is populated by over one octadrillion human and alien lifeforms, inculding 1 hepdrillion plant and animal lifeforms.

=History=

Before offical history, the first known Universal-spanning entity was the Infinite Empire of the Rataka, which ended long before the formation of offical Universal civilzation.

The Universe as an offical entity began to exist millennia later, when Humans and Uranians discovered hyperspace travel and met other sentient races. When several worlds and species came to know each other, they formed a loose affilcation that accepted common laws and currency, and the Universal Republic became the "offical" Universal government. The smaller Sith Empire rivaled the Republic, and the beginnings of that rivarly were religious- the understanding of the Force. The Sith were defeated and re-emerged several times.

Finally, after a millennium of hiding, the Sith managed to restore their Empire, dissolving the Republic and installing the Galactic Empire. The Empire currently has lasted for two decades of tyranny. The Universal Civil War occured, between the Empire and the Alliance to Restore the Republic, with the Empire winning because of resources and trickery.

=Astrography=

The Universe is divided into several regions. They are listed in accordance from distance from the Core. There regions are further divided into sectors and systems, each with orbital bodies, planets.

Core Worlds

An ancient circled region located at the center of the Universe, the Core Worlds are some of the most presitgous, well-developed, well-known, and heavily populated planets in the Universe. The Universal Republic and many major Universal governments were born in the Core Worlds and spread out over the Universe. During the time of both the Republic and the Empire, Earth, a major core world, served[s] as the Universal Capital. The Humans orginate from this region.

Outer Core

The Outer Core is a circled region that hids unusual worlds. The region has high gravtional pull, with many black holes and the Universe's oldest stars. The region is an Imperial stronghold.

Colonies

The Colonies is a circled region between the Outer Core and the Inner Rim. It was among the first areas to be colonized outside of the Core. The worlds here are typcially heavily populated and industralized.

The Galactic Empire is very forceful in controlling the region, and so, many Rebel activites happen there.

Inner Rim Territories

The Inner Rim is a region of the Universe located between the Colonies and the Expansion Region. It was orginally called the Rim because it was thoughtt to be the largest extent of the Known Universe for centuries, but the Expanded Rim [later renamed the Expansion Region], was opened within a hundred years after the Inner Rim.

Under the reign of Palpatine, the Galactic Empire ruthlessly controls the Inner Rim. Instead of rebelling, many residents flee to the Outer Rim Territories.

Expansion Region

The Expansion Region, located between the Inner and Mid Rim Territories, is a large region containing many worlds with lots of natural resources. The Universal Republic created the region as an coporal money making experiment. The Galactic Empire picks many slaves from the region, and strips many of its planets of their resources.

Mid Rim

With fewer natural resources [and therefore a smaller population], then surrounding regions, the Mid Rim, located between the Expansion Region and the Outer Rim Territories, is a territory where residents work hard for everything they have. Several planets have imperessive economies. The Galactic Empire enslaves some of its alien species, and builds hundreds of Imperial Posts on many worlds.

Outer Rim Territories

The Outer Rim, located between the Mid Rim Territories and Wild Space, is one of the largest regions in the Universe. It is strewn with rugged frontier planets and obscure worlds. Due to its distance from the Core, the Outer Rim was not officaly a Universal Republic region, though it had a Republic presence and control of its trading posts. Also, it is home to many Rebel supporters. The Empire's Grand Moff Willuff Tarkin is assigned with the diffcult task of bringing the entire Outer Rim in line.

Wild Space

Wild Space is a spine like region located between the Outer Rim and Unknown Space. Wild Space has billions of explored and mapped planets, though the hyperspace disturbance is at its down edge. Emperor Palpatine has many Imperial Stormtroopers on its worlds, because they critize the Empire and refuse to celebrate Empire Day.

Unknown Space

Though called Unknown, Unknown Space is the largest and greatest explored region in the Universe. There are only a few billion stars here, out of a Universal total of one octdrillion. The Chis Ascendancy, a major Unknown power, is actually a puppet state of the Galactic Empire, which oversees many Unknown planets.

Tingel Arm

The Coporate Sector Authority is the govenment located in the Tingel Arm, a region located on the tip of the Universe. The Authority, its government, is semi-indpedent of the Galactic Empire, being a puppet state and an Imperial presence state. The Authority was created by the Universal Republic to keep an eye on Tingel industry and citizens.