Flower Galaxy/Galactic Geography
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The exact galactic geography of the Flower Galaxy has been hotly debated, as it was often decided rather arbitrarily by whatever nation was most powerful at the time. As a result, what defines a distinct region of the Flower Galaxy has changed time and time again, going from being based on distance from the core, to being based on spiral arms, to being based on how far above or below the disk you are.
Currently, the Flower Galaxy is composed of seven main regions as set by a committee of the United Nations of the Flower Galaxy, each with its own interesting set of cultures and species.
- Flower Core
- Frealee Arm
- Elerad Arm
- Charity Arm
- Galactic Halo
- Rapier Ring
Some consider the Satellite Galaxies to be regions of the Flower Galaxy but this has been completely dismissed by the aforementioned committee.
Flower Core
The Flower Core is the innermost region of the Flower Galaxy. Its borders span from The Heart of Providence to the edges of the galactic bulge. Because of this, this region is the most densely packed of any galactic region in this galaxy, with the average distance between non-gravitationally bound stars only reaching a third of a light-year, and a total star count estimated to be twenty billion stars, roughly a fifth of the galaxy's entire star count.
The layout of the Flower Core consists of an extremely dense cluster roughly five light-years across with over a thousand stars, many of them very massive and bright, surrounding The Heart of Providence. This cluster is nested within a less dense, but still quite dense cluster known as the Providence Cluster, composed of many old stars and old planets and is often called the Deep Core. This cluster does not have very many civilizations, and has a good deal of rogue planets with the many close encounters between stars over its long history. Across the bulge, many smaller clusters have formed, including the Cnara Cluster, the home of the planet Carlea and the Cnara-Frealee Federation.
During the Providence Union Era, most of the capital planets of the Providence Union were very densely populated and situated in the Flower Core, meaning that the majority of the resources produced by the galaxy were funneled into the core, leaving the majority of the galaxy, bar special exceptions, stricken with poverty, a fact which would eventually lead to their downfall. Though this practice was hated by even many in the core itself, it was maintained by the ruling elite of Revarea and other planets to their destruction roughly one and a half billion years ago.
The Heart of Providence fully formed around 13,000,000,000 BCE. After this, the first stars of the galaxy would begin to form throughout the remainder of the 12,000,000,000 BCEs. In the billions of years that followed, countless other stars, planets, and lifeforms would continue to come into being, forming many civilizations which have risen and fell over the galaxy's long history.
Countless species and civilizations have arisen in the Flower Core, most notably the Providence Union, which formed at the end of the Peony Wars and would go on to rule the entirety of the galaxy and portions of others for a time.
Frealee Arm
The Frealee Arm is the "first" arm and second officially recognized region of the Flower Galaxy, and is home to such notable planets as Darvikus, Saleas, and Astra. Its borders are defined as the spiral arm containing the Frealee System, which contains a large amount of gas, dust and star forming regions. It is the smallest region of Flower by star count, with roughly 14 billion stars.
Its layout is fairly compact when compared to the larger regions of the galaxy, with the average distance between stars spanning around one and a half light-years, causing the region to be inhabited by numerous clusters of gravitationally bound stars. Various civilizations have been founded within the borders of the Frealee Arm, with the most notable being the Economic Federation of Saleas, one of the founding members of the United Nations of the Flower Galaxy.
Charity Arm
The Charity Arm is the second arm of the Flower Galaxy and third officially recognized region. It is home to many nations, including the Marakat Interstellar Union, Trezhath Republic, and more. The Charity Arm is not fully controlled by the UNFG, with many nations having refused to join it. The Charity Arm is notably stricken with poverty in many places, and the UNFG is working to fix this.
The population of the Charity Arm is notably quite spread out compared to the Frealee Arm and Flower Core, with less than a third of its population. It is not entirely known why this is.
The Elerad Arm is notably home to The Grey Star, an anomalous region of space roughly the size of a K-type star under heavy study by the UNFG, located in the territory of the Trezhath Republic.
Elerad Arm
The Elerad Arm is the last arm of the Flower Galaxy and last dense region of the galaxy. The Elerad Arm is notably depopulated due to the Sagittarium Invasions in the 20000s CE, and only contains two major nations, the Free Nation of Garrea and Areial Union.
Some of the other nations of the UNFG are trying to recolonize the vast empty areas in the Elerad Arm, and this destruction is what gave most of the Flower Nations a distrust of humans, which is why they aren't under the thumb of the Confederacy of Borealis.
Today, some of the galactic disk globular clusters are controlled by Sagittarium to this day, and they have become significantly more peaceful, mostly just staying in their respective clusters. The UNFG is debating whether to oust these remaining colonies or just leave them there.
Galactic Halo
The Galactic Halo is the sparsest region of the Flower Galaxy. It is not home to many nations, being controlled almost solely by the Kingdom of Saihera and the Pecay-Po Federation of Nalachi. It is the largest region of the galaxy in terms of volume, but its stars are very spread apart with average distances between stars being upwards of ten light-years. Because of this sparseness, this region is difficult to govern, and the two nations here have developed their own strategies for governing this region.
The Kingdom of Saihera is a very decentralized nation, with the King or Queen having very little power over the outer regions, while the PPFN remains holed up inside its dense globular cluster. It is unknown if these solutions will continue to work.
Rapier Ring
The Rapier Ring is an interesting region. It is composed of a stream of stars extending out from the Lance Galaxy, wrapping around the full width of the galactic disk twice. Some consider this region to be part of the Galactic Halo, or even part of the Lance Galaxy itself. The territory of the Encalet Confederacy, the largest nation in the Lance Galaxy, extends partways down the Ring, but the rest of it is mostly ungoverned, and is as such commonly a home for outlaws.