Andromeda Galaxy

The Andromeda Galaxy is one of the three galaxies recognized as part of The Cluster, and the galactic neighbor of the Triangulum Galaxy. It is commonly considered to be the origin point for intelligent life in The Cluster, giving rise to some of the most venerable civilizations in the history of the local group.

Involvement with Major Governments
Large civilizations have been inhabiting the Andromeda Galaxy since time immemorial. The extreme prevalence of Lapidus artifacts in the galaxy suggest it was the birthplace of Lapidus civilization, which would explain their hypothesized involvement with the Tuoctlo from the Triangulum Galaxy due to the proximity of these two galaxies. The light-based technology developed by the Lapidus has greatly shaped the technological environment of the Andromeda Galaxy even after the collapse of their civilization. The Andromeda Galaxy is often called the "Galaxy of Light" due to the technological design features shared by its numerous nomads and minor civilizations. Glittering white hulls and prismatic color schemes are a common sight among Andromeda technomages, and many of the galaxy's inhabitants make use of laser weapons to a great degree. Though the Lapidus may have gone extinct, their civilization still thrives through this technological mimicry.

Of course, the role the Serphiads played in the history of the Andromeda Galaxy cannot be ignored. After achieving space travel, the Serphiads acted as the benevolent overlords over the rest of the galaxy's inhabitants for much of their history. Many of their technological marvels, including the Shard Drive and cyborganic engineering, were introduced all across the Andromeda Galaxy, and became staple technologies adopted by many of the galaxy's inhabitants. This allowed such technologies to survive even after the collapse of the Serphiad Union and its successor, the Zetylian Hegemony.

Andromeda played only a minor role in galactic politics following the conclusion of the Second Cluster War. It was sparsely colonized by the civilizations making up the Galactic Assembly, and thus, much of the remnant Serphiad technology that littered the galaxy was overlooked. Intelligent life in the Andromeda Galaxy had largely begun to stagnate in development around this point, and was, for the most part, snuffed out during the Second Vuokra Invasion, leaving the Andromeda Galaxy barren and desolate.