Local Universe

The Local Universe, classified within the franchise as Universe 13.8-93B-4.9-MN is the primary Universe where certain stories within the Infinitatem Absolutam franchise takes place. It is an analogue of our own standard Universe within the hyperspatial year 15|13,727, having similar cosmological structures, phenomena, and laws of physics as they are currently known to exist, most notably the Milky Way and the Sol System.

The most notable faction within the Local Universe is the Tellurian Union, a version of humanity that has advanced far beyond what other intelligent civilizations at the time were capable of, assimilating them within its empire in the process. So far, they have colonized exactly ω1*(Ψ0(εΩ+1)) dimensions, being the first major faction within the Local Universe to surpass the original Kardashev classification system altogether. In recent years, however, its current reign and influence within the Local Universe has begun to waver, as new factions appear within the boundless cosmic ensemble, eager to discover what may lie beyond the Union's all-encompassing grasp...

Notable Factions
All current major factions have their bulk consist of humanoid, carbon-based lifeforms due to their versatility and adaptability to the unforgiving conditions the Local Universe can inflict upon biological life. However, non-humanoid life also exists within all five factions, albeit at lower numbers due to more specialised biological adaptation. Fortunately, discrimination is a rare event because humanity themselves have overcome these issues to arrive at such the dominant lead they have within the current Era.

Tellurian Union
The Tellurian Union is the most notable and oldest human faction within the entire Local Universe. Its earliest form started approximately 25,700 years ago with the domestication of the goat. It has, by far, been the dominant faction in the Local Universe, advancing from a Type 0.73 civilization all the way to past the Kardashev Classification in a mere 12,000 years, along with creating important inventions such as Dimensional Singularities, warp drives, and Dyson Spheres.

The Union is a democratic society, with it's main leader known as the President of the Union (POTU for short) being switched out every 6 Solar years through an eight-party election process. It's current political system is similar to that of the ancient United States of America due to it essentially setting the standard for most modern, democratic political systems; having equivalents to the Senate, House of Representatives, and Congress among various other conventions taken from that time. However, unlike the ancient US, democracy and human rights are respected and valued by both governing bodies and the general public because of a general shift in attitude caused by better education during the early parts of the Third Millenium; granting the Union a much better reputation even among other major factions.

Vacuos Empire
The Vacuos Empire is the primary opponent to the Tellurian Union, motivated primarily by religious conviction. Created within the hyperspatial year 15|4387 by various far-right political factions when they declared a revolution against the then-staunchly progressive Union, the original reason for the split was “to re-establish the Holy Trinity’s reign on His universe”, perceiving the state of the Union as too far diverged from God’s original plans. Due to the Tellurian Union respecting freedom of religion, certain hostile groups used it as an opportunity to dismantle the Union through radicalization. While the Union has long since either caught or killed the original perpetrators, the Vacuos Empire is still quite possibly the only significant opposition to the unbreakable reign of the Tellurians within the current era.

The Empire is a theocratic dictatorship based on evangelical Christian doctrines, with its main leader known as the Holy Flame chosen from a political dynasty that has persisted for 10,000 years. They are exceptionally infamous among all other factions for their extremist social views, such as their xenophobia and discrimination against minorities, transhumans, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. However, because of how far right they have drifted over millennia, they are currently facing an existential crisis over the maintenance of their expansive territories spanning the order of ω1+φ(1, 0, 0) dimensions. So far, no attempts from the Union to fully deradicalize the Vacuos have succeeded, however this may change within the coming years as the Tellurians begin rebuilding defences due to recent hostile overtures from the current Holy Flame.

Kingdom of Potens
The Kingdom of Potens is a neutral party between the opposing Tellurian Union and Vacuos Empire, initially starting as an offshoot of the latter but eventually turning into essentially a diplomatic force whose primary objective is to prevent an all-out war breaking out between the two larger factions. It started within the hyperspatial year 15|6734 when a small group of Vacuos had recovered an ancient copy of the original, unmodified Bible and realized that the Empire’s Holy Scripture had deviated significantly to further support the totalitarian regime. They decided to flee the Empire, finding solace on a Tellurian planet, and revealing their experiences to the greater Union. As the Vacuos consider them heretics due to voluntary excommunication, the Kingdom is currently under protection from the Union, which uses them as both a form of attempted diplomacy and espionage directed towards the Vacuos Empire.

The Kingdom is a monarchy based on Roman Catholic doctrines, with its main leaders, known as the Emperor and Empress respectively, chosen from seven separate royal families as to prevent potential inbreeding. Unlike both the Union and the Empire, they are exponentially less powerful, only occupying an order of ω1CK dimensions themselves with their reach shared with the Tellurians. However, they have proven to be exceptional diplomats due to their combination of Catholic doctrine and progressive beliefs, serving as a mediator primarily between the Tellurians and Vacuos when the need arises; making them an essential resource to the former and a begrudgingly tolerated necessity to the latter. Due to recent events, however, they have also deployed to resolve rising tensions between the Ordo Syndicate and the Perdit Rebellion because of debates over the latter’s proposed annexation by the Tellurian Union.

Ordo Syndicate
The Ordo Syndicate is the primary economic ally of the Tellurian Union, and serves as the agricultural and metallurgical centre between the members of the Cosmic Alliance, which currently consist of the Union themselves along with the Kingdom of Potens. It started within the hyperspatial year 15|9765 after a group of Tellurian business owners became upset over the Union’s economic policies, especially on taxation, and decided to start their own nation. The Union decided to respect their decision, seeing a potential opportunity for economic prosperity with the creation of a new faction; and thus, the Syndicate came to be. As they are the commercial centre for the bulk of the Local Universe, they have created bases within the entire reach of the Union that currently spans ω1*(Ψ0(εΩ+1)) dimensions; with both the Syndicate and the Union recognizing each other’s socio-political independence as a sign of mutual agreement.

The Syndicate is a corporatocracy managed by two Tellurian megacorporations known as Victus Industries and Hyperlogia Corporation. While it may look dystopic from due to its nature corporate-rulership nature, the Union’s intervention in terms of worker’s rights along with better economic literacy from the general populace have prevented their capitalistic tendencies from completely overshadowing all other priorities. They are most notable for manufacturing the bulk of the Tellurians’ own technologies, serving as an important part within the Cosmic Alliance’s supply chain along with also providing both the Union and the Kingdom funding for their major infrastructural and scientific endeavours.

Perdit Rebellion
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Timeline
''This section will be a brief overview on the four major eras of the Local Universe's 15th cycle. For a more comprehensive description, please head to the main Timeline page.''

Archeo-Tellurian Eon [15|13.8B BCE - circa 15|10,000 BCE]
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Pre-Tellurian Eon [circa 15|10,000 BCE - 15|2000]
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Foundation Eon [15|2000 - 15|5000]
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Ascendance Eon [15|5000 - 15|10,000]
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Current Eon [15|10,000 -]
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