Wildspace

Wildspace is a term that is used to refer to regions of space that lie outside of the control of any major polities - as of 2698, this currently qualifies anything outside of the borders of the Coalition of Congressional Republics. Most novel colonies are set up beyond the periphery of the Coalition and within Wildspace due to the relative isolation and the ability to enter the Coalition as a republic not bound beneath the influences of existent, stronger, and older republics - however, this endeavor is exceedingly risky and often ends in failure. An example of this is the Apophis star system, where attempts to colonize the border of the Nightshade Nebula ended in shocking failure for still publicly unknown reasons.