The Great War

The current conflict engulfing known space in the Milky Way Galaxy between the Great Powers. It officially began in 3000CE when the Grand Congress of the United Systems declared war on the Brakian Empire, which itself had gone to war with the Avarians earlier that year. The war, as of 3367CE, is at a stalemate, with a wartime arms race between the Great Powers going on as each side tries to smash the others into submission.

Current Warzones in the Great War (circa 3367CE)
 * Serpentia Cascade: The most brutal area of fighting, the nebulae of the Serpentia Cascade are completely within United Systems Territory, but are within jump distance of the other three Great Powers, and provide a direct pathway to Earth, leading to it being a meatgrinder for all sides. To the United Systems, it is known as the Shield of Sol.
 * Western Extended Front: The second longest continuous frontline in galactic history, the Western Extended Front is the warzone along the border of the United Systems and the Thousand System Empire. Along with the Shield of Sol, the WEF is the most likely location for newly raised Human armies to be sent to hold back the tide of Zel'gan Noctoru from the Empire.
 * Eastern Extended Front: The frontline between the Brakian Empire and the United Systems, the Eastern Extended Front, unlike the WEF, is very much in motion, with campaigns pushing beyond the border every decade. The EEF is also subject to the more brutal Crusades from the Vatican Sub-Empire.

Combatants in the Great War (circa 3367CE)
 * United Systems of Humanity
 * Thousand System Empire
 * City States of Avaria
 * Brakian Empire
 * Zhanik Tribes
 * Phyrician Star Empire
 * Oria