Sea of Clouds

Sea of Clouds
Type:	Interstellar Region
Subregions:	1+ Clusters, 5+ Subclusters Acadian Expanse Sunset Gates Gateway Subcluster McCrae Test and Training Range New American Colonies Symphony Subcluster
Organizations:	Orion Treaty Organization United Americas
Nations:	Superpowers United States Great Powers France Britain Regional Powers Australasia Philippines Middle Powers Ireland Quebec

The Sea of Clouds is a major region of the Orion Arm famed for its natural beauty, abundance of habitable worlds, and ease of interstellar travel. It was the first region outside of the Local Cluster to be settled by humanity and is today closely associated with the nations of the OTO.

Etymology

From Latin nūbium ("sea of clouds"), genitive plural nūbēs. From Proto-Italic *nouðetis, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newdʰ-e-ti-s, from *(s)newdʰ- (“to cover”). Cognate with Welsh nudd (“haze”), Avestan (snaoδa, “clouds”), Baluchi (nod, “raincloud”).