Quinn (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
prof) wrote in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
itsaboxstravaganza2021-06-08 12:09 pm
prof) wrote in itsaboxstravaganza2021-06-08 12:09 pm
One Piece Galaxy: The Galaxy
Being that nobody has as of yet discovered a way to reach other galaxies, the one we live in is known simply as The Galaxy. It is a four-arm spiral galaxy, teeming with life, with a history of galactic civilization stretching back for thousands of years1. Travel between its four arms - the North Arm, East Arm, South Arm, and West Arm - is possible but challenging, leading each arm to have its own unique eclectic mix of cultures and starfaring species.
Humans
You know a lot about these people already. The species originating from planet Earth in the Sol system, and one of the two great superpowers of the galaxy. Upon inventing the hypersail, humanity expanded explosively throughout the East Arm, rapidly becoming the most populous starfaring species in the galaxy. Their homeworld, Earth, is one of the richest planets in the galaxy, but is also essentially a dying world. Its vast megacities depleted the planet's ecosystem, and the planet only remains alive with the help of the Solar Ring, an artificial ring surrounding the planet that gathers energy from the sun and beams it down for use on the surface in immense quantities.
Raiam
The second great superpower in the galaxy. Appearing similar to humans save for their pointed ears, Raiam have been exploring the galaxy for a thousand years longer than humans. Their technology is far superior, their bodies are stronger, they can live for centuries, and they can survive hard vacuum conditions. In seemingly all ways save for sheer numbers, they are humanity's superiors. The Raiam generally consider themselves to be the galaxy's one true civilization, with humans and other aliens being fundamentally inferior. Their power and arrogance have put them at odds with humans on many occasions, and still do. All information about the Raiam homeworld is of utmost secrecy.
The Pioneers
Little is known about this ancient civilization. Ruins and derelicts are most of what has been found of their works, dating hundreds of thousand years into the past. The Pioneers had technology beyond the comprehension of modern civilizations, creating wonders of macroengineering that defy reason. However, whatever happened to the Pioneers, they can no longer be found in this galaxy - either they were wiped out, or they left to places unknown.
Other Species
There are dozens of civlizations that have made it to the stars in this galaxy, no two alike. In your journeys, you may encounter creatures huge and tiny, humanoid or far from it, with an infinite diversity of life and culture.
Space Monsters
You may also encounter space monsters! Formally known as Gigafauna, these are rare lifeforms adapted to living in the depths of space. They come in many variations, but most of them are both immense (kilometers long at a minimum) and hostile. On even rarer occasions, a planet will fall and be converted into a space monster hive. Give these creatures, and their hives, a wide berth.
Devil Fruit
These mysterious fruit are grown on an unknown planet, deep within the Grand Line. Eating one can grant a person impossible supernatural powers, with almost no limits. No two devil fruit are alike, and eating more than one is fatal. The one weakness, however, shared by all DF users is the Call of the Void. Those who have eaten a devil fruit develop a deep fascination with the void of space, never quite feeling at ease on planetside. If they come too close to it - for example, leaving a ship in a silksteel suit - a mysterious force may suddenly pull them away from their ship and into the great void, never to be seen again.
The Galactic War
The single greatest conflict in the history of the galaxy began shortly after first contact between humanity and the Raiam. The galaxy burned as the two superpowers tried to erradicate each other for 20 years of ceaseless warfare. While the Raiam had advantages in technology and physical might, humans had a few advantages of their own. First was numbers, but second was devil fruit - the fruit are toxic to the Raiam, making it impossible for them to capitalize on the powers they grant. Despite this advantages, all signs pointed to a decisive Raiam victory, until a day 200 years ago, where something happened. Nobody seems to know exactly what it was, but the Raiam suddenly proposed very agreeable ceasefire terms, and the war ended abruptly. This marked the birth of the Grand Galactic Government.
The Galactic Core
One of the liveliest places in the galaxy, where the four arms meet. This is the only known way to travel between the galactic arms, but the cluster of ever-shifting black holes at its heart makes hypersail travel within it difficult and unpredictable, meaning that large fleets of ships cannot cross it easily. As a result, it's gained a reputation of something of a lawless no-man's land, especially because it's also where the entrance to the Grand Line is found, meaning that all space pirates seeking to challenge it must first pass through the Galactic Core.
The Grand Line
The greatest testament to the incredible abilities of the Pioneers. The Grand Line is a spiral path, curving against the spin of the galaxy, that begins at the Galactic Core and continues beyond the outer rim. Save for the entrance at the Core, it is surrounded on all sides by artifical hyperspace faults that cannot be crossed by any FTL technology, and are swarming with powerful space monsters on top of that, making it all but impossible to navigate it without starting at the beginning. Within the Grand Line, hyperspace currents are unpredictable and intense, FTL communication is difficult and inconsistent, and Fold Drives don't work at all, meaning that the only way to navigate it is to go system by system, stopping to repair your hypersails at any planet you can find. The dream of all space pirates - and many besides - is to reach the end of the Grand Line and find out where it leads, but only one man is known to have ever achieved this.
Gold Roger
The greatest space pirate who ever lived. He commanded armadas as his reign of terror crossed all four arms, and his personal ship, the Elysium, was one of the deadliest sights the galaxy has ever seen. For decades, every attempt by pirates to usurp his position as the Pirate King was met with failure, and every attempt by the GGG to bring him to justice was thwarted. He traveled the length of the Grand Line and returned to tell the tale, his crew being the only one known to have made the journey alive. 36 years ago, the Pirate King's reign came to an end, as he was finally captured by the Space Marines and brought to Earth for a public execution. As his final words, he told the galaxy that his greatest treasure, One Piece, was waiting at the end of the Grand Line for anyone to claim. These words set the spark that began the fire known as the Great Age of Space Piracy.
1 For convenience, all times are given according to the Old Earth Calendar. Every planet has a different orbit and a different local calendar, but the OEC has become a sort of galactic standard for keeping time.
Humans
You know a lot about these people already. The species originating from planet Earth in the Sol system, and one of the two great superpowers of the galaxy. Upon inventing the hypersail, humanity expanded explosively throughout the East Arm, rapidly becoming the most populous starfaring species in the galaxy. Their homeworld, Earth, is one of the richest planets in the galaxy, but is also essentially a dying world. Its vast megacities depleted the planet's ecosystem, and the planet only remains alive with the help of the Solar Ring, an artificial ring surrounding the planet that gathers energy from the sun and beams it down for use on the surface in immense quantities.
Raiam
The second great superpower in the galaxy. Appearing similar to humans save for their pointed ears, Raiam have been exploring the galaxy for a thousand years longer than humans. Their technology is far superior, their bodies are stronger, they can live for centuries, and they can survive hard vacuum conditions. In seemingly all ways save for sheer numbers, they are humanity's superiors. The Raiam generally consider themselves to be the galaxy's one true civilization, with humans and other aliens being fundamentally inferior. Their power and arrogance have put them at odds with humans on many occasions, and still do. All information about the Raiam homeworld is of utmost secrecy.
The Pioneers
Little is known about this ancient civilization. Ruins and derelicts are most of what has been found of their works, dating hundreds of thousand years into the past. The Pioneers had technology beyond the comprehension of modern civilizations, creating wonders of macroengineering that defy reason. However, whatever happened to the Pioneers, they can no longer be found in this galaxy - either they were wiped out, or they left to places unknown.
Other Species
There are dozens of civlizations that have made it to the stars in this galaxy, no two alike. In your journeys, you may encounter creatures huge and tiny, humanoid or far from it, with an infinite diversity of life and culture.
Space Monsters
You may also encounter space monsters! Formally known as Gigafauna, these are rare lifeforms adapted to living in the depths of space. They come in many variations, but most of them are both immense (kilometers long at a minimum) and hostile. On even rarer occasions, a planet will fall and be converted into a space monster hive. Give these creatures, and their hives, a wide berth.
Devil Fruit
These mysterious fruit are grown on an unknown planet, deep within the Grand Line. Eating one can grant a person impossible supernatural powers, with almost no limits. No two devil fruit are alike, and eating more than one is fatal. The one weakness, however, shared by all DF users is the Call of the Void. Those who have eaten a devil fruit develop a deep fascination with the void of space, never quite feeling at ease on planetside. If they come too close to it - for example, leaving a ship in a silksteel suit - a mysterious force may suddenly pull them away from their ship and into the great void, never to be seen again.
The Galactic War
The single greatest conflict in the history of the galaxy began shortly after first contact between humanity and the Raiam. The galaxy burned as the two superpowers tried to erradicate each other for 20 years of ceaseless warfare. While the Raiam had advantages in technology and physical might, humans had a few advantages of their own. First was numbers, but second was devil fruit - the fruit are toxic to the Raiam, making it impossible for them to capitalize on the powers they grant. Despite this advantages, all signs pointed to a decisive Raiam victory, until a day 200 years ago, where something happened. Nobody seems to know exactly what it was, but the Raiam suddenly proposed very agreeable ceasefire terms, and the war ended abruptly. This marked the birth of the Grand Galactic Government.
The Galactic Core
One of the liveliest places in the galaxy, where the four arms meet. This is the only known way to travel between the galactic arms, but the cluster of ever-shifting black holes at its heart makes hypersail travel within it difficult and unpredictable, meaning that large fleets of ships cannot cross it easily. As a result, it's gained a reputation of something of a lawless no-man's land, especially because it's also where the entrance to the Grand Line is found, meaning that all space pirates seeking to challenge it must first pass through the Galactic Core.
The Grand Line
The greatest testament to the incredible abilities of the Pioneers. The Grand Line is a spiral path, curving against the spin of the galaxy, that begins at the Galactic Core and continues beyond the outer rim. Save for the entrance at the Core, it is surrounded on all sides by artifical hyperspace faults that cannot be crossed by any FTL technology, and are swarming with powerful space monsters on top of that, making it all but impossible to navigate it without starting at the beginning. Within the Grand Line, hyperspace currents are unpredictable and intense, FTL communication is difficult and inconsistent, and Fold Drives don't work at all, meaning that the only way to navigate it is to go system by system, stopping to repair your hypersails at any planet you can find. The dream of all space pirates - and many besides - is to reach the end of the Grand Line and find out where it leads, but only one man is known to have ever achieved this.
Gold Roger
The greatest space pirate who ever lived. He commanded armadas as his reign of terror crossed all four arms, and his personal ship, the Elysium, was one of the deadliest sights the galaxy has ever seen. For decades, every attempt by pirates to usurp his position as the Pirate King was met with failure, and every attempt by the GGG to bring him to justice was thwarted. He traveled the length of the Grand Line and returned to tell the tale, his crew being the only one known to have made the journey alive. 36 years ago, the Pirate King's reign came to an end, as he was finally captured by the Space Marines and brought to Earth for a public execution. As his final words, he told the galaxy that his greatest treasure, One Piece, was waiting at the end of the Grand Line for anyone to claim. These words set the spark that began the fire known as the Great Age of Space Piracy.
1 For convenience, all times are given according to the Old Earth Calendar. Every planet has a different orbit and a different local calendar, but the OEC has become a sort of galactic standard for keeping time.