Not all wh's would have to be on 1000 year cycle scales though... besides, the backstory's description of time doesn't exactly match real time in game (how long it takes to get from one side of the universe to the other, for example)...

Anyway, yeah I'd like to plug johnhawl's idea once again, it would help make navigation across the universe more interesting, and it *would* tie in one more thing from the backstory in game, regardless of scale.