Guild Expanse

The Guild Expanse is an extremely large section of the Milky Way Galaxy, encompassing more than half of the galaxy's total span. For most of the galaxy's history, this region has been sparsely inhabited by various minor civilizations, all under the influence of a massive religious organization known as the Infinity Guild, which carefully monitors and controls the various species inhabiting this region of space through religious indoctrination. Despite its large size, the Guild Expanse is often overlooked within the context of intergalactic politics, as it is very isolated from the rest of the MWG. This is due to the presence of the Bleak Divide and Great Divide, which separate the Guild Expanse from the more accessible Spur Trinity, ever since their occupation by the White Qutixma after the Black Crusade. The only direct connection between these two areas is the Golden Crescent, which has often been overlooked due to its inconvenient position at the far eastern end of the Spur Trinity. Even civilizations with sufficiently advanced FTL technology that nullifies the need to use the Golden Crescent find it difficult to explore the Guild Expanse, as the Infinity Guild despises outside influence, and will use their distressingly powerful military forces to quell potential incursions into their territory.