Tixius Cradle

The Tixius Cradle is a large stretch of space panning out from the edge of the Andromeda Galaxy, mirrored by the Gleaming Cradle on the other side of the galactic core. Known for its peculiar abundance of lush, fertile worlds and relatively calm celestial environment, the Tixius Cradle has contained numerous colonies of several interstellar empires throughout history, most notably the Serphiad Union and the Zetylian Hegemony, which dominated this region of the Andromeda Galaxy for many millennia. It is named after an extinct race of aliens known as the Tixius, who are believed to have established a large civilization in this region of space between 900,000 and 800,000 B.C.E. It is widely accepted that the abundance of habitable worlds in this region of space is due to Tixius terraforming efforts many thousands of years ago.