The Galaxy
Galactic Map
The universal map of the galaxy is divided into a grid of 1000 by 1000 parsecs, and it is 10 by 20 squares in size. The galaxy itself is about 18.000 parsecs in diameter, but if the far outer regions are counted, it is closer to 25.000 and continues quite a ways off the map.
Warp Lanes
The galaxy has two main arms, one large one, and one smaller one. The smaller one also has a sub arm protruding from it, which later connects up with the larger arm.
The center of each of these has a warp lane, a place where warp travel gets a significant speed boost, up to twelve times the normal speed in the center.
These lanes are 200 parsecs in diameter, but the center, where its effects are strongest, is 10 parsecs in diameter.
These warplanes connect the galaxy, and make it possible to travel from the outskirts to he center in mere months.
The warp lane of arm 1, the upper arm, the arm of Zarthan, and many other names, is approximately 30k Parsecs long.
The warp lane of arm 2, the lower arm, the arm of Terra, and many other names, is approximately 20k Parsecs long.
The warp lane of arm 3, the middle arm, now referred to as the arm of Ekov, is approximately 10k Parsecs long.
Warp Tails
The first two of these trails have a tail that continues for long after the initial warp lane has ended. In this trail, users will not get anywhere near the full 10-12 times speed boosts, but it is still faster than normal warp travel. These tails continue, getting slowly less efficient, until they fade into regular space.
Gaps
There are several stretches of space, far away from any warp lane. These are called the gaps, and the biggest one is called the gap of Zarthan, where the Zarthanian League rules.
There are other, less significant gaps, which are mostly the distant provinces of greap nations, or simply wild space, ruled by outlaws, and galactic crime organizations.
Center
The center of the galaxy is where Karyndae sleeps. He is a great force that keeps the whole galaxy in check, and all matter circles it.
Karyndae has an accretion disk made up of plasma and dead stars. Any who enter there have no hope of returning, and any who have tried have never been able to tell the tale.
And thus it is that Karyndae and his accretion disk remain a thing of true beauty better viewed from afar.
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