Pathos Cluster

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The Berry Galaxies are a pair of almost identical irregular galaxies in the Flower Subgroup. They are home to many civilizations and species.

The Berry Galaxies are some of the smallest galaxies in the Local Universe. However, its four nations, the Federal Republic of Chimerta, the Kingdom of Magesiv, the Salvaterian Union State, and the Lypan Technocracy have brought it outsized fame. The Berry Galaxies are sometimes considered to be distant satellites of the Flower Galaxy, but most consider them to be their own, beautiful thing.

Pathos Galaxy

The larger of the pair, the Pathos Galaxy is home to several intelligent species and nations. Currently, the galaxy is split between three major nations, the Federal Republic of Chimerta, the Kingdom of Magesiv, and the Salvaterian Union State. These civilizations are about evenly matched, and are currently at a stalemate until one decides to support another in their efforts to rule the Pathos Galaxy.

Properties

The Pathos Galaxy is an old, relatively metal-poor galaxy. Because of this, planets are not as common as they are in larger galaxies such as the Flower Galaxy, and fierce fighting takes place over each and every one. The only exception to this is the Partera Nebula, which is filled with planets. Much fighting still takes place over that area as well.

Apsila Galaxy

The smaller of the pair, the Pathos Galaxy is only home to one advanced intelligent species and nation, the Lypan Technocracy. This civilization is relatively reclusive, and has few relations with outside species. However, the three Pathos nations are each hoping to win the nation to their side which would give them an advantage.

Properties

The Apsila Galaxy, being just as old as the Pathos Galaxy, is similarly planet-poor. The Apsila Galaxy is much smaller as well, and it would be utterly war-torn if it weren't for the fact that is fully controlled by one nation. Apsila's stars are almost all Population II, and have very few metals within them, meaning that despite its size, the Lypan Technocracy is not very advanced.

Civilizations

The Apsila Galaxy is almost fully controlled by the Lypan Technocracy, a nation centered around the Clae System and its neighbors. It is currently in an uneasy peace between the various states within the nation, having just come out of its third civil war. The remainder of the galaxy which is not under control of the Technocracy is formed by small enclaves centered around either the single other sapient species or states of the Technocracy which managed to maintain independence after the Third Civil War.

History

Formation

The Berry Galaxies formed like most others would, by the collapse of slight overdensities in this patch of the universe. They were utterly inhospitable in the first billion years of their history, due to the overabundance of powerful supernovae repeatedly sterilizing everything. Any life that formed was wiped away before it had the chance to evolve further. This continued longer than most galaxies however, until roughly 8 billion BCE. No one's sure why.

Lareas Alliance & Ancient Times

About a billion years after the formation era ended, the Lareas Alliance was created in the distant Flower Galaxy. Shortly afterwards, the massive wave of expansion conquered the vast majority of the Universe, including the Berry Galaxies. Unfortunately, very few relics from this time period survive, probably because the Berry Galaxies were conquered only shortly before the Deralend Event occurred.

After the time of the Lareas Alliance, many smaller empires rose and fell, and there aren't really any details about them.