=== Outer Shards ===
Past The Outer shards number in the outer ringhundreds, literally if not potentially thousands of other shards exist. Most have yet to be explored, while many are difficiult to due to extreme environments. The ''borea'' provide most outside of the reach of the Empire. While many of these shards are lit from the light of and warmth out here, breeding societies that worship the ring, a few waxing and waning of them acquire light from the currents of energy that flow from the Center, which are very few out here. Far more Many shards receive no light at all, which often means that these shards are devoid of life entirely.
Other organizations are more prevalent in the outer shards, especially the Confederation and the numerous fleets of pirates that stalk the Void.
