Editing RIFTS (section)

===The Three Galaxies===
For all your Star Wars needs. A Space Opera setting consisting of three galaxies; the '''Corkscrew''', the '''Anvil''', and the '''Thundercloud''', sitting oddly close together. There are three major power blocs, each controlling worlds in all three galaxies: The '''Transgalactic Empire''', your standard Evil Space Empire ruled by a powerful race called the ''Kreeghor'' and controlled behind the scenes by an evil Alien Intelligence; the '''Consortium of Civilized Worlds(CCW)''' a ''Star Trek''-like Federation of races allied for the betterment of all(and to protect their asses from the Empire); and the '''United Worlds of Warlock''', a collection of [[Eldar|Space Elves]], Space Dwarves, Space Minotaurs, and others who use magic and Techno-Wizardry. One of the central factors in the setting is the '''Cosmic Forge''', a legendary engine of creation that was built by the first race of sapient beings to ever exist, and used to create the entire Megaverse. The First were wiped out when one of their number discovered Evil, and tricked the Forge into unmaking the entire species. The Forge then wiped him out too in anger and hid itself away. Nobody knows where the Cosmic Forge is, but everyone wants to find it. Either for their own ends, or to keep any of the guys in the first group from doing so. And ever so often, it finds a Good person and calls them to fight evil as a Cosmo-Knight.
* '''Phase World''': The central planet of the setting. Phase World is the home of a race of powerful aliens known as the ''Prometheans'', who have master Phase Technology. The two most important parts of which are Phase Beamers and the Spacegate Jump system. The former are energy weapons that bypass all non-organic materials, meaning you can shoot a man right through his armor, or blast the crew of a starship through it's hull. The only thing that stops them are forcefields(which are admittedly semi-common) and your tender flesh. The latter are FTL drives that will instantly teleport your ship to Phase World from anywhere in the known universe. You have to be able to fly your own way ''back'', but hey, you just saved half your travelling time and fuel costs. This has made Phase World one of the major trade hubs in the Three Galaxies. On top of that is the city of '''Center''', a mile-tall arcology that features dimensional gateways to locations throughout the Megaverse, including Rifts' Earth.
* '''Charizolon System''': A dense and life-rich system with many worlds with nearly all harboring life. One race in the system, the Tarlok, has worked their way outwards, conquering the other worlds of the system and enslaving their peoples. Their latest conquest, Seeron, is a world with massive cities and three distinct subspecies of Humans. But the Tarlok may have made a critical mistake. A deadly virus they usually release to soften up a world's population for conquest has instead caused mutations, giving superpowers to a good portion of its people. Unable to fight the Tarlok through sheer military might, the government and Superbeings of Seeron have gone underground, fostering a Resistance and growing their powers until the day they can take back their world.