Union-Klack Corridor

Union Klack Corridor

aka The Big Corridor, The Passage, Merchants Gauntlet

Narrow area of space defined by treaty. Connecting the Union Space with Union territory in the Coreward Sector. The Galactic Council, the Shiss and the Nul got very concerned when the numerous and technologically advanced Klack joined the Union. The addition of the Klack pushed the Union into truly superpower status and the most powerful faction of the Milky Way Galaxy. The space between the Klack Hegemony and Union Space was considered Shiss and Nul space. Even though the exact boundaries were disputed by Shiss and Nul, as they were enemies. Tremendous traffic of space ships carrying goods, wares and passengers between Union and Klack Space virtually exploded. The Shiss and the Nul raided these shipping lanes daily with heavy losses of life and goods. The Queen threatened to exterminate every Shiss if that continues and such a threat was music to Admiral Stahl who wanted nothing better than to keep the War going and end the Shiss and Nul problem forever. The Passage Treaty was signed between Shiss,Union and the Nul defining a narrow two light year wide and 5 light year high, but almost 1100 light years long corridor of space that was Union space. No Nul or Shiss was to trespass and Union had full enforcement rights. Meaning by treaty Union forces could engage and destroy any Shiss or Nul Vessel within the Corridor without warning, without declaring war. In return no Union ship, Civilian or Otherwise was to stray into either Nul or Shiss space. Despite the treaty especially the Shiss kept raiding and claimed “Independent Shiss raiders” not under government control. The Union reacted the typical Union way by building a series of Trade Lane forts with Wolfcraft and Battleship patrolling the Corridor, blasting anything not able to transmit proper Union codes. The Corridor became technically obsolete in 5030 when the Nul became a Union Civilization, but the Corridor still is a heavy traveled trade route.