Era of Expansion
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The Laws of Era of Expansion
With my world, I am trying to be as realistic as I can be. Ironically, realistic science fiction is more impressive and awe-inspiring than even the most well-recieved space operas like Star Wars, Halo, or Mass Effect. However, there are some real-world limitations that can get in the way of this which blockade my vision for the world, and that is where Exotics come in. Still, I'm going to portray this obviously science-fantasy aspect of my universe as realistically as possible, and even use some real life examples of exotic particles and physics to better facilitate its believability. Essentially: the fantasy aspect of my world begins where our modern day scientific understanding ends.
Cosmology
The galaxy that this game takes place in, the milky Way, was partially engineered by a race of ancient alien beings known as the Arr'kai. Many of these alien beings ascended into the Noosphere, a dimension of energy and exotic physics, taking much of their technologies with them, bar several.
The Arr'kai littered the galaxy with ancient technologies, false worlds, and was even seeded with life. Most lifeforms that evolved in this galaxy originated from the seeding of the Arr'kai on planets they suspected would be fit for life to evolve.