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List of Offical Elder Races

The Scandinvans
16-09-2005, 22:34
I am attempting to establish an easy access list that contains all the Elder Races in the NS universe. The requirements are that they are at least ten million years old, are capable of intergalactic travel, and actually exist. Also please you do not have to leave a bio if you do not want to. Just give me there age and name.

Name:
Age:
Home Planet (optional):
Bio (optional):

Read this: Alright I can tell that many of you, not all, are making them which is annoying me all of them that bare currently on the list shall remain, but from now on I shall judge by merit of their number of posts, age of the nation, and if I even ever heard or have seen seen you in the threads. Also if any claim to be older then the Eternals my Elder Race they already have to be existing before your post.

List of Elder Races:

Name: Eternals
Age: Over 8 Billion Years Old
Home Planet: The original Eternal home planet.
Bio: They have since there early beginnings have been a naturally powerful immortal race. During their golden age they perfected their arts and crafts, reached the pinnacle of their happiness and bliss, perfected MOST of their technologies, and their empire was at its peak of its amount of territory.

Name: Dark Eternals
Age: About 1.2 billion years ago they separated from the Eternal race.
Home Planet: Same as the Eternals.
Bio: After a war with a great dark power which brought an end to the Eternal golden age quite a few of the Eternals had become corrupted and dark. Slowly they separated from the Eternal Empire until total war finally broke out. The war was a stalemate for many years until the Dark Eternals cast down the gods and stole their power. With this they were able to utterly break off from the Eternal Empire and ever since have been in an unending war against the Eternal Empire.

Name: Eerfs
Age: 50+ Millions
Homeplanet: Anake
Bio: This race nearly made a breakthrough in inter-stellar technology but then something happened and all members of this race disapeared leaving apocalyptic landscapes behind (although not intentionaly). It is said that they have turned their backs on material world and transcendeted to higher planes of existance. They belive that existence is a priori devine and everything that destroys life must be prevented.

Name: Narzoth
Age: 6.85 Billion Terran Standard Years
Home Planet: None
Appearence: Dark blue-skinned humanoids with light grey to silver hair, large red or green pupiless eyes, and two, short, flat Gazelle-Like horns on their head. They have only three, long spindly fingers, one thumb and the equivalent of the two middle fingers. Their favorite garb is a loose, long, flowing, black robe with grey trim.

Bio: Not much is known about the Narzoth, except for the fact that their home planet was decimated during some intergalactic war almost a billion years ago. Most of them perished along with their planet, but about a hundred thousand managed to escape and survive. Luckily, the Narzoth do not die as most races do; their immunity to diseases near-literally absolute, and they do not age after several hundred years of growth. The only commonly known way for them to die is to be killed, and because of their immense telepathic abilities, this is a difficult feat to accomplish.
The most commonly (and one of the only) known Narzoth is Dinar Jetz, the CEO and Founder of Gadget Corporation.

Race: Xel'Naga

Age: Unknown, first recorded contact 11.357 Million Terran Standard years before the first Terran civilisation.

Home Planet: Unknown, possibly Protoss Homeworld, Aiur

Bio: Genetically modified both the Protoss, a powerful race os Psions and warriors, as well as the Zerg, a parasitic swarm. Eventually disappeared without a trace, may be on the rise again.

Race: Aldenata

Age: Unknown, First known contact 135.572 million years before first Terran civilisation.

Home Planet: Barhwon 5, or possibly Aradan 7, evidence points in both directions.

Bio: Genetically modified the Warrior-race of the Darhel into pacifists, Modified the Indowy into Psions, Modified the Tchpth into science-philosophers, may have modified humans, either directly or by proxy, altered Posleen swarms. Eventually devestated by Posleen, existence uncertain at this time.

Name: Molqaer
Age: Just over 40 million years old
Home Planet (optional): Volandar
Bio (optional): A 5-dimensional race that used to be aquatic before transcending. They project images when they communicate with beings on the mortal coil. The Molqaer are a peaceful race.

Name: Reticulites
Age: 3+ billion years
Homeworld: Epsilon Reticuli 4
Bio:

Reticulites are a peace-loving, human-like people who hail from the Epsilon Reticuli star system, not far from Sol itself. Though physically similar to humans, their mental capabilities are significantly more evolved, and telekinetic and telepathic abilities manifest in nearly all of their kind to some degree.

They first began developing advanced technologies some three billion years ago, becoming founding members of the peaceful alliance, the 'Universal Commonwealth of the 17 Galaxies'. Their enormous Galactic Explorer-class vessels became a signature sight, recognised by civilisations across the universe as their never-ending thirst for knowledge took them billions of lightyears away from their home. Despite being incredibly advanced in all fields, they had no offensive weaponry of any type -- aside from their enormously powerful shielding technologies, they were utterly defenseless.

It was some 2.1 billion years ago that they explored one parsec too far. A single Galactic Explorer stumbled upon a world with a single piece of unknown technology on its surface -- a simple transmitter. Disturbing this transmitter alerted the attentions of an even older, more advanced species -- who, even to this day, have never been seen in the flesh, nor have they even communicated with anybody. An enormous, nomadic, moon-sized vessel of untold destructive power answered the transmitter's call, destroying the Galactic Explorer in a heartbeat. This was a scene which began to repeat all across the universe; Reticuli ships were annihilated mercilessly, and driven from every one of the galaxies of the Commonwealth, as more and more of the seemingly-unstoppable 'goliath ships' appeared everywhere. The Reticulites began to flee towards home, most dying along the way. This continued until they reached Epsilon Reticuli 4 -- the homeworld. Fortunately, a powerful planetary shield managed to withstand the onslaught, and the Reticulites survived as the aliens gave up and returned to wherever they came from. They never went into space again, however, and became paranoid and xenophobic. The legacy of the Reticulites eventually dropped from the memory of the civilisations which rose up to take their place, and the word 'Reticulite' became more of a legend than a recognised historical fact.

A few million years later, Epsilon Reticuli expended its hydrogen fuel and became a red giant. It rendered Epsilon Reticuli 4 uninhabitable, scorching its atmosphere and even its oceans away until it was a desolate rock. The planet died, and no-one noticed. Some Reticulites managed to survive in a series of underground habitats, protected by the shield which had kept them alive all those years ago. These habitats were kept alive by an artificial intelligence known as Afanso, who used a network of nanites to maintain its vital systems. The Reticulites themselves lost their technological prowess, however, and became tribal primitives. Mere shadows of their former selves.

Two billion years later, a lone Galactic Explorer emerged from the gas giant Epsilon Reticuli 5 (now known as Espsilon Reticuli B to humans, who failed to notice the innermost rocky planet) where its advanced technology had been stretched to the max. Its AI had managed to use nanites, and materials floating around the atmosphere of the planet, to keep the vessel intact, but it barely managed it. Low on power and crew, and severely damaged by its extended period of time inside a planet, it protected its homeworld once again from the unknown aliens who had returned to finish the job they started.

The eight Ancient Reticulites who survived aboard the Galactic Explorer now remain in orbit of their dead homeworld, and work to re-educate their people, and bring them out of the dark age they brought upon themselves. The enormous Galactic Explorer itself is largely dormant, as it lacks the power required to fully activate. Only the AI and basic orbital engines remain active. Thus they remain confined to their homeworld, for the time being at least.

Race: Antarans
Age: 5 billion years old.
BIO: The Antarans were an ancient race that used their technology and power to enslave entire star systems to there Hegemony. They were masters of gentic engineering and used this knowledge to create many different races across there old territory. This led to there down fall when they created the Ithkul a race of super parasitics meant to be used as a means to control there enemies. The Ithkul killed billions of Antarans untill only a few million surrived. The surriviors know serve in the Deatharon Empire and have positions of power and importance. Their current goal is to learn the secrets of Ascention to better combat the many enemies of the Empire and the Hegemony.
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A little section I created for the Zeon Republic.
Name: Fayth
Age: 6 Billion
Home Planet: Bevelle ( now in a sealed diminson this will be shown later on in a chapter called " Zeta Never Dies")
Bio : Leader of Neo Zeta they have now sealed them selfs away with a unknown amount of systems from the delta colonys in a diminson. They wait for the right time to return. They are a warlike elder race that follows Yevon.
Name: Ori and The Suprem System Lord Ra
Age: Older then the Birth of the Universe
Home Planet Another Diminson
Bio The Ancients came to this Diminson befor anything was here. They cuased the big bang and birth of life. They in time left but a group broke off known as the Ori. They force child races to worship them or die. They dont have bodys they have ascended to a higher plane however Lord Ra has absorbed the soul and mind of a wise Ori gaining her power and knowladge.
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Explantion about Old Chornosia:
The Chronosians;

Millions of years ago; a man survived then fall of the Imperium of Man, fleeing from teh fires of holy Terra and the wrath of Chaos and the C'tan; and plunging into the warp. This Man, was Marcus De Drakan. Alone, isolated in the void; he felt his mind expanding, coming to terms with his loss, and compensating in his own way. His time alone granted him time to focus and hone his abilities; his mental faculties growing to far beyond what they had once been.

Millenia passed, and he plunged back into reality; once again returnign to Terra; finding it lush with life again. He found there, the Chronosians and he led them to the stars.

From their ranks he forged the Imperial Guard; for his own flesh he created the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines. And set out on his wars of conquest and expansion. A great crusade to mirror the Long Ago God-Emperors; the title he now held...

The Chronosian Imperium brought order and wisdom to countless worlds; they fought the alien, the mutant and the heretic with unknowable zeal. It was only with the coming of the Fall, that Old Chronosia died forever. And the forefathers of the great race become the bloody tyrants of the new Chronosia. A Chronosia which had found Chaos. A Chronosia lost now, to all but the wisest of men, and the most aged of data.
Emperor Jar Jar Binks
16-09-2005, 22:48
Name: Emperor Jar Jar Binks (And clones thereof)
Age: Early examples of the species have supposedly evolved somewhere around ten million years ago. Granted, space travel is somewhat younger. Quite young in fact.
Home Planet: Naboo
Bio: A terrible experiment going terribly wrong, effector weapons turned the normal, merely annoying Jar Jar Binks into the evil genius (Sorta) Emperor Jar Jar Binks. Using his newly created, vast intellect, he started to create clones of himself and used them to create new, magnificient technologies, usually sucking on 'The Force', slowly destroying what EJJB sees as the greatest threat to his total rule over the universe, occasionally releasing the deathscreams of Jedi and Sith that became one with the force as his new ships (From mere Not-even-Kilostardestroyers all up to In-Excess-of-Yottastardestroyers) power their way through untold galaxies, searching out the force-user plague.
The Zeon Republic
16-09-2005, 22:56
Name: Fayth
Age: 6 Billion
Home Planet: Bevelle ( now in a sealed diminson this will be shown later on in a chapter called " Zeta Never Dies")
Bio : Leader of Neo Zeta they have now sealed them selfs away with a unknown amount of systems from the delta colonys in a diminson. They wait for the right time to return. They are a warlike elder race that follows Yevon.



Name: Ori and The Suprem System Lord Ra
Age: Older then the Birth of the Universe
Home Planet Another Diminson
Bio The Ancients came to this Diminson befor anything was here. They cuased the big bang and birth of life. They in time left but a group broke off known as the Ori. They force child races to worship them or die. They dont have bodys they have ascended to a higher plane however Lord Ra has absorbed the soul and mind of a wise Ori gaining her power and knowladge. But the fact of them saying they created life is unknown do to the Ancients say they did not do such a thing. Thus this only the Ori's version of the story.

OOC: Edited Fayth age
The Scandinvans
16-09-2005, 22:57
Well I do not really think a huge group of clones is really an Elder Race, no offense meant. Also they are proably are not very intelligent on average. But, I will put you on the list if you get Taledonia and The Humankind Abh to agree that you are an Elder Race, alright?

OOC: To tell everyone I reserve the right to not put you on the list.
The Scandinvans
16-09-2005, 23:01
Name: Fayth
Age: 8 Billion
Home Planet: Bevelle ( now in a sealed diminson this will be shown later on in a chapter called " Zeta Never Dies")
Bio : Leader of Neo Zeta they have now sealed them selfs away with a unknown amount of systems from the delta colonys in a diminson. They wait for the right time to return. They are a warlike elder race that follows Yevon.



Name: Ori and The Suprem System Lord Ra
Age: Older then the Birth of the Universe
Home Planet Another Diminson
Bio The Ancients came to this Diminson befor anything was here. They cuased the big bang and birth of life. They in time left but a group broke off known as the Ori. They force child races to worship them or die. They dont have bodys they have ascended to a higher plane however Lord Ra has absorbed the soul and mind of a wise Ori gaining her power and knowladge.
OOC: This borrowed to much from Stargate. Also the age is strangely close to that of the of the Eternals.
The Zeon Republic
16-09-2005, 23:05
OOC: To clear up many Ori wont show up in my rps. Only on some threads when they are trying to force a young race to bow to them. And even then their followers are usely the ones who they send. They hardly show thems self on this plane of excestince. And yes names mostly are my nation is a stargateish nation. But a alternet version of it. Major Alternet somthing i got off a fanfic.
Sephrioth
16-09-2005, 23:05
elder races of sephrioth ancient bezerkers
age over 4 billion years
they are creators
home planet seprion
dark ancient bezerkers
same
sephrion
cant have good without evil
The Scandinvans
16-09-2005, 23:07
OOC: Firstly, you claim to much by saying that you caused the Big Bany as it was a result of the universe currently being gathered to closely and it being super heated (I know that I am a little bit of a sci. geek). Also do you watch Stargate ALOT?
The Zeon Republic
16-09-2005, 23:09
OOC: This borrowed to much from Stargate. Also the age is strangely close to that of the of the Eternals. OOC: Um ok... whats dose it partly being based off stargate have to do with it.
The Scandinvans
16-09-2005, 23:11
OOC: Here is why:
1.The Ancients
2.They in time left but a group broke off known as the Ori.
3.They dont have bodys they have ascended to a higher plane.
4.Also know I shall put it on as I do not want to argue about it.
The Zeon Republic
16-09-2005, 23:12
OOC: Firstly, you claim to much by saying that you caused the Big Bany as it was a result of the universe currently being gathered to closely and it being super heated (I know that I am a little bit of a sci. geek). Also do you watch Stargate ALOT? OOC: Yes and i forgot to add that is the Ori's version of their history. I will tack that on. They arnt shy about the forceing them selfs as gods on others.
Taledonia
16-09-2005, 23:13
Name: Taledonians
Age: 13 billion earth years
Home Planet (optional): Taledonia(More specifically, Northern Talean Continent)
Bio (optional): Taledonians look like humans, but aren't. They are completely immune to disease and sickness of all kind, have perfect senses(sight, hearing, etc...), and are extremely vain in the fact that they consider themselves superior to humans in intellect and strength. The only other difference to humans(excluding culture and all that, but I'm talking about physical appearances) is their golden blood.
The Scandinvans
16-09-2005, 23:14
OOC: Quite alright if you had mentioned that earlier I would have put it on after they you had changed their age a bit.
The Scandinvans
16-09-2005, 23:18
Name: Taledonians
Age: 18 billion earth years
Home Planet (optional): Taledonia(More specifically, Northern Talean Continent)
Bio (optional): Taledonians look like humans, but aren't. They are completely immune to disease and sickness of all kind, have perfect senses(sight, hearing, etc...), and are extremely vain in the fact that they consider themselves superior to humans in intellect and strength. The only other difference to humans(excluding culture and all that, but I'm talking about physical appearances) is their golden blood.
Predates the Big Bang and the Eternals. Also I would suggest between seven to three billio years of age as a result as they would be on a equal playing field to the other Elder Race and are on at a great time to develop alongside the other Elder Races.
here is a little something on the Big Bang that I looked up: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_bang
The Scandinvans
16-09-2005, 23:19
elder races of sephrioth ancient bezerkers
age over 4 billion years
they are creators

dark ancient bezerkers
same
cant have good without evilPlease fix it so that I may put it on the list.
Arakaria
16-09-2005, 23:26
Name: Eerfs
Age: 50+ Millions
Homeplanet: Arakaria
Bio: This race nearly made a breakthrough in inter-stellar technology but then something happened and all members of this race disapeared leaving apocalyptic landscapes behind (although not intentionaly). It is said that they have turned their backs on material world and transcendeted to higher planes of existance. They belive that existence is a priori devine and everything that destroys life must be prevented.
Taledonia
16-09-2005, 23:33
Well, I'm not a scientist so I got no clue what the hell that big bang thing is; also because I'm christian and believe it was created by God. But my people are basically a year younger than the universe. So I guess according to that, they would be 13 billion.
The Infinite Crucible
16-09-2005, 23:33
Name: Spline
Age: Unknown, but estimated at about 10 billion years
Home Planet: Unknown/ Lost
Bio: The Spline are an ancient and incredibly powerful race of space faring organisms. The original Spline are believed to have inhabited the highest altitudes of their home planet, before making the transfer to the cold void. Spline are immortal, but they live a very harsh life and therefore there are few that remember the old days, and they are massive and primal beyond most being’s comprehension. Physically Spline look like massive fleshy orbs that propel themselves through space at a very fast, but sublight speed. A newborn is about two hundred meters in diameter, but the most ancient are rumored to stretch for miles, planets unto themselves. Spline meet every hundred or so millennia to mate and reproduce, the most ancient never present. Recently they have joined in a pact with a much younger race, the Qax, and now serve as the Qax’s principal form of space transportation. In terms of personality they range tremendously, some are slow and calm, and other furious and uncompromising.
GadgetCorp
16-09-2005, 23:37
Name: Narzoth
Age: 6.85 Billion Terran Standard Years
Home Planet: None
Appearence: Dark blue-skinned humanoids with light grey to silver hair, large red or green pupiless eyes, and two, short, flat Gazelle-Like horns on their head. They have only three, long spindly fingers, one thumb and the equivalent of the two middle fingers. Their favorite garb is a loose, long, flowing, black robe with grey trim.

Bio: Not much is known about the Narzoth, except for the fact that their home planet was decimated during some intergalactic war almost a billion years ago. Most of them perished along with their planet, but about a hundred thousand managed to escape and survive. Luckily, the Narzoth do not die as most races do; their immunity to diseases near-literally absolute, and they do not age after several hundred years of growth. The only commonly known way for them to die is to be killed, and because of their immense telepathic abilities, this is a difficult feat to accomplish.
The most commonly (and one of the only) known Narzoth is Dinar Jetz, the CEO and Founder of Gadget Corporation.
The Scandinvans
17-09-2005, 03:56
bump and also like to tell everyone I am looking for established Elder Races and one I think are creditable.
Theao
17-09-2005, 04:00
Do you want a Elder race, that is 'extinct/defunct' but thier offspring still exists?
The Scandinvans
17-09-2005, 04:07
I mean the same species/race that orginally existed or a sub-branch that is at least 10 million years of age.
Theao
17-09-2005, 04:27
So genetically similar to the originals?
The Black Agents
17-09-2005, 04:33
Scribed....
The Scandinvans
17-09-2005, 04:34
Theao are you planning of making your own race now?
Theao
17-09-2005, 04:38
To explain properly, I'd need to talk to you on an IM, but effectively, no.
The Scandinvans
17-09-2005, 04:40
Do you want me to send you my IM or for you to give me your IM via TG?
Mini Miehm
17-09-2005, 04:40
Race: Xel'Naga

Age: Unknown, first recorded contact 11.357 Million Terran Standard years before the first Terran civilisation.

Home Planet: Unknown, possibly Protoss Homeworld, Aiur

Bio: Genetically modified both the Protoss, a powerful race os Psions and warriors, as well as the Zerg, a parasitic swarm. Eventually disappeared without a trace, may be on the rise again.

Race: Aldenata

Age: Unknown, First known contact 135.572 million years before first Terran civilisation.

Home Planet: Barhwon 5, or possibly Aradan 7, evidence points in both directions.

Bio: Genetically modified the Warrior-race of the Darhel into pacifists, Modified the Indowy into Psions, Modified the Tchpth into science-philosophers, may have modified humans, either directly or by proxy, altered Posleen swarms. Eventually devestated by Posleen, existence uncertain at this time.
Theao
17-09-2005, 04:42
Info sent.
Hyperspatial Travel
17-09-2005, 08:17
Scythe-Lords -

The Scythe-Lords are, in essence, a group of dimensional travellers, ones who predate the existence of this particular universe. They do not exist in physical form, nor do they have great power, however, they are able to influence minds, and slowly twist the strands of fate towards their own ends.

Their age is above thirteen billion years, however, little more is known apart from that, as time runs differently in different dimensions, and so, what may be a thousand years here, may simply be a day for them.

They entered this universe with the enormous energy of the Big Bang, but their powers have drained dramatically over time.
The Scandinvans
17-09-2005, 16:18
HT may I ask a favor knowing that you are a respectable FT rper to find a thread that describes them if you do you will ensure your place on the list, alright? The reason why I am asking you to do this as all the other powerful FT rpers have mentioned them in threads starting their races or brought them up in fact books that they created.
Chronosia
17-09-2005, 16:28
The Chronosians;

Millions of years ago; a man survived then fall of the Imperium of Man, fleeing from teh fires of holy Terra and the wrath of Chaos and the C'tan; and plunging into the warp. This Man, was Marcus De Drakan. Alone, isolated in the void; he felt his mind expanding, coming to terms with his loss, and compensating in his own way. His time alone granted him time to focus and hone his abilities; his mental faculties growing to far beyond what they had once been.

Millenia passed, and he plunged back into reality; once again returnign to Terra; finding it lush with life again. He found there, the Chronosians and he led them to the stars.

From their ranks he forged the Imperial Guard; for his own flesh he created the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines. And set out on his wars of conquest and expansion. A great crusade to mirror the Long Ago God-Emperors; the title he now held...

The Chronosian Imperium brought order and wisdom to countless worlds; they fought the alien, the mutant and the heretic with unknowable zeal. It was only with the coming of the Fall, that Old Chronosia died forever. And the forefathers of the great race become the bloody tyrants of the new Chronosia. A Chronosia which had found Chaos. A Chronosia lost now, to all but the wisest of men, and the most aged of data.
The Scandinvans
17-09-2005, 22:39
bump
Khurgan
17-09-2005, 22:55
Daemons
Age: Unknown, possibly infinite
Home World: Innapplicable
Bio: The Daemons are the inhabitants of the Warp, a parallel dimension of pure energy and chaos. The Warp exists as a dark mirror of the material plane, and is directly tied to it. It has existed in this state since the big bang, possibly predating it. The Warp is influenced by sentient thought patterns, and from these eddies of emotional energy, a twisted sort of life is born. These are the Daemons, manifestations of humanities worst emotions. The Warp is choked with countless trillions of these hellish beings, all yearning to be let loose into the Material world by unwitting psykers. The greatest of these Daemons are the Chaos Gods, coalesced from such human mindsets as War, Entropy, the desire to build, chaos, and desire itself. These Gods are Khorne, the Blood God; Nurgle, Father of Disease; Tzeentch, the Lord of Changel; Malal, Master of Chaos itself; and Slaanesh, Dark Prince of Excess.
The Scandinvans
18-09-2005, 01:55
bump
Ageaol
18-09-2005, 02:26
Well, I'm not a scientist so I got no clue what the hell that big bang thing is; also because I'm christian and believe it was created by God. But my people are basically a year younger than the universe. So I guess according to that, they would be 13 billion.
Umm.. it's impossible for life to form a year after the universe begun. You need tons of time for stars to form and planets to form and cool down before you can even think of having life.

Anyways, my elder race is..


Name: Molqaer
Age: Just over 40 million years old
Home Planet (optional): Volandar
Bio (optional): A 5-dimensional race that used to be aquatic before transcending. They project images when they communicate with beings on the mortal coil. The Molqaer are a peaceful race.
The Scandinvans
18-09-2005, 02:33
Sorry just checked your thread about your elder race is not nine billion years old. The line on this thread says they were self-aware a few million years ago. http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=439419&highlight=Ageaol
Ageaol
18-09-2005, 02:49
Oh whoops. I didn't check it and thought I had put several billion years. I'll fix it.
Epsilon Reticuli
18-09-2005, 03:23
It's going to be long-winded, so you may want to just have the first few basics and a link to this post under 'bio'.

Name: Reticulites
Age: 3+ billion years
Homeworld: Epsilon Reticuli 4
Bio:

Reticulites are a peace-loving, human-like people who hail from the Epsilon Reticuli star system, not far from Sol itself. Though physically similar to humans, their mental capabilities are significantly more evolved, and telekinetic and telepathic abilities manifest in nearly all of their kind to some degree.

They first began developing advanced technologies some three billion years ago, becoming founding members of the peaceful alliance, the 'Universal Commonwealth of the 17 Galaxies'. Their enormous Galactic Explorer-class vessels became a signature sight, recognised by civilisations across the universe as their never-ending thirst for knowledge took them billions of lightyears away from their home. Despite being incredibly advanced in all fields, they had no offensive weaponry of any type -- aside from their enormously powerful shielding technologies, they were utterly defenseless.

It was some 2.1 billion years ago that they explored one parsec too far. A single Galactic Explorer stumbled upon a world with a single piece of unknown technology on its surface -- a simple transmitter. Disturbing this transmitter alerted the attentions of an even older, more advanced species -- who, even to this day, have never been seen in the flesh, nor have they even communicated with anybody. An enormous, nomadic, moon-sized vessel of untold destructive power answered the transmitter's call, destroying the Galactic Explorer in a heartbeat. This was a scene which began to repeat all across the universe; Reticuli ships were annihilated mercilessly, and driven from every one of the galaxies of the Commonwealth, as more and more of the seemingly-unstoppable 'goliath ships' appeared everywhere. The Reticulites began to flee towards home, most dying along the way. This continued until they reached Epsilon Reticuli 4 -- the homeworld. Fortunately, a powerful planetary shield managed to withstand the onslaught, and the Reticulites survived as the aliens gave up and returned to wherever they came from. They never went into space again, however, and became paranoid and xenophobic. The legacy of the Reticulites eventually dropped from the memory of the civilisations which rose up to take their place, and the word 'Reticulite' became more of a legend than a recognised historical fact.

A few million years later, Epsilon Reticuli expended its hydrogen fuel and became a red giant. It rendered Epsilon Reticuli 4 uninhabitable, scorching its atmosphere and even its oceans away until it was a desolate rock. The planet died, and no-one noticed. Some Reticulites managed to survive in a series of underground habitats, protected by the shield which had kept them alive all those years ago. These habitats were kept alive by an artificial intelligence known as Afanso, who used a network of nanites to maintain its vital systems. The Reticulites themselves lost their technological prowess, however, and became tribal primitives. Mere shadows of their former selves.

Two billion years later, a lone Galactic Explorer emerged from the gas giant Epsilon Reticuli 5 (now known as Espsilon Reticuli B to humans, who failed to notice the innermost rocky planet) where its advanced technology had been stretched to the max. Its AI had managed to use nanites, and materials floating around the atmosphere of the planet, to keep the vessel intact, but it barely managed it. Low on power and crew, and severely damaged by its extended period of time inside a planet, it protected its homeworld once again from the unknown aliens who had returned to finish the job they started.

The eight Ancient Reticulites who survived aboard the Galactic Explorer now remain in orbit of their dead homeworld, and work to re-educate their people, and bring them out of the dark age they brought upon themselves. The enormous Galactic Explorer itself is largely dormant, as it lacks the power required to fully activate. Only the AI and basic orbital engines remain active. Thus they remain confined to their homeworld, for the time being at least.
Hyperspatial Travel
18-09-2005, 03:44
HT may I ask a favor knowing that you are a respectable FT rper to find a thread that describes them if you do you will ensure your place on the list, alright? The reason why I am asking you to do this as all the other powerful FT rpers have mentioned them in threads starting their races or brought them up in fact books that they created.

No, I don't, actually. This was meant to be concurrent with the release of my factbook (essentially detailing how these insidious guys gave power, took power, and essentially manipulated my entire nation to what it is today), however, my computer got fried. Seeing as I'm never likely to rewrite it, this became a swan-song, as it is. If you want, I can post the 1000-odd words which detail the very start of my nation, moulded by the Scythe-Lords (Which isn't their name, it's what the Prophet, the "beginner" or my nation, named them.). Otherwise, just take 'em off. They weren't that an exciting creation anyway, but it appealed to me at the time to have twelve shadowy figures manipulating everything that happened, like my nation was one vast puppet.
Deatharon
18-09-2005, 06:03
Race: Antarans

Age: 5 billion years old.

BIO: The Antarans were an ancient race that used their technology and power to enslave entire star systems to there Hegemony. They were masters of gentic engineering and used this knowledge to create many different races across there old territory. This led to there down fall when they created the Ithkul a race of super parasitics meant to be used as a means to control there enemies. The Ithkul killed billions of Antarans untill only a few million surrived. The surriviors know serve in the Deatharon Empire and have positions of power and importance. Their current goal is to learn the secrets of Ascention to better combat the many enemies of the Empire and the Hegemony.
The Scandinvans
18-09-2005, 06:17
Deatharon and Ageaol you have been addead. HT also I did a serach for the Scythe-Lords and they did not come up in any thread save this one.
Deatharon
18-09-2005, 07:38
OOC: Sorry forgot the Antaran homeworld.

Orginal Homeworld: Kathor (destroyed) Current Homeworld: New Kathor.
Hyperspatial Travel
18-09-2005, 09:29
Deatharon and Ageaol you have been addead. HT also I did a serach for the Scythe-Lords and they did not come up in any thread save this one.

Did you actually read my post?
CorpSac
18-09-2005, 12:49
Name: Corpsac'an (Corpsac-an)
Closest Genetic race: Human
Age: 6 Billion years (1.5 billion years befor creation of Earth)
Home Planet: Kalath (true homeworld unknown, destroyed in war)
Bio:- to come