User:XW3 AR3 L3GION/Milky Way Galaxy (L3GION)

The Milky Way Galaxy, also known as Via Lactea, Galaxy of Lights or Thuy'Kol'Lia, is one of the hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe and home to an estimated six million sentient species. The Milky Way supposedly came into creation by the Precursors during the quest around the Known Universe; however, this fact has been gleaned from Forerunner databanks which have been proven to be corrupted from eons of neglect. Whatever reason why the Milky Way exists, under the Federal Bureau of Stellar Cartography it is divided in four pieces called Quarters.

The First Quarter is the most explored Quarter charted by the Federal Republic and is home to the Federal Republican captial. The Second Quarter is the second most explored by the FBSC and still yet vast amounts of space have yet to be discovered. The Third Quarter is dominated by the Nidiian Hierarchy, a loose collection of Nidiians continually fighting for the right over all others, while smaller minor species existing in the Third Quarter suffer immensely. The Fourth Quarter is a unknown one, few dare to explore such space as the Fourth has unprecendented amounts of Flood still present from the Flood-Forerunner War; as such many species have been driven to extinction by the Flood or even the rouge Forerunner units that are still active in several regions.

First Quarter
The First Quarter or First is the most heavily explored Quarter and is populated by millions of various members of the Federal Republic. On a galactic scale, it is considered the stronghold of the Federal Republican Armed Forces.

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Second Quarter
The Second Quarter or Second is the second most explored Quarter and is home to the Humans who have recently joined the Federal Republic.

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Third Quarter
The Third Quarter or Third is dominated by pirates, slave rings, the Nidiians and various independent and rebellious groups. The Third is in an almost constant cycle of warfare and is constantly watched by the Federal Republic which looms over the Third Quarter suspiously. Almost 60% of all illegal substances, weapons and persons come from the Third Quarter into the Federal Republic and as such the Federal Republican Navy maintains hundreds of patrols to suppress smuggling and piracy.

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Fourth Quarter
The Fourth Quarter or Fourth is an unknown area of space for the Federal Republic but from ships that have only managed to limp home, the Fourth still has large numbers of Flood still present and still fighting Forerunner machines that had corrupted or gone rouge. Any sentient species that live in the Fourth have been driven to extinction or are successfully hiding from/fighting the parasite Flood and the advanced Forerunner machines.

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