The highest order of organized society in the Known Galaxy, comprised of millions of constituent cultures and polities. No known hyper-civilization can persist without a guiding force of Cosmos, a force of order preventing it from fracturing and devolving. Two human hypercivilizations rule over much of the Known Galaxy: The Terran Empire and the Mechanist Union. Hypercivilizations of other sapients do exist, though their status as such is highly disputed and contact often mi
