Aether Galaxy

An open Creative Commons mythic space-opera setting by Terrance Clark.

Overview

Aether Galaxy (also called the Aetherverse) is an open-licensed framework for writers, GMs, and world-builders who want a mythic, lived-in science-fiction universe to share and expand.
All text and artwork released here are covered by the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

“No canon, only coherence.”

Core Material

Foundational Guidebook - the living heart of the whole project; start here

Project Updates

Report on the Galaxy - a change, update, and progress log for Aether Galaxy

Supplementary Documents

Astrogation Holocodex - A standardized reference defining stellar addresses and methods for calculating spatial distances and hyperspace travel times

Field Catalog of Weros - An in-universe guide to galactic gear, framed as a visit to a Weros equipment trader

The Will of Order - The Iron Dominion’s own account of its creed

Narrative Works

Archives of the Lost - Stories of people whose lives were cut short too soon

The Kols Files - The adventures of a young human bounty hunter

(All files are hosted in this GitHub repository for transparency and version tracking.)

Project Repositories

License

All original material is released under **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International CC BY 4.0.
You may reuse, remix, or build upon this work — commercially or otherwise — provided you give appropriate credit:

“Based on Aether Galaxy (CC BY 4.0) by Terrance Clark — https://github.com/tfclarkdesigns/Aether-Galaxy”

Purpose

Aether Galaxy is designed as a shared mythic commons:
a space where multiple creators can tell stories that remain compatible through tone and coherence, not canonical control.
The project invites reinterpretation, translation, and expansion while preserving a clear legal and philosophical foundation.

Last updated November 2025

@ Aether Galaxy. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.