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=== Pre-History === |
=== Pre-History === |
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While it is unknown when they first came to be, there are numerous historical accounts of these beings. Documents surviving from the [[Proto-Empyrean]] (a nation that once controlled a large portion of the |
While it is unknown when they first came to be, there are numerous historical accounts of these beings. Documents surviving from the [[Proto-Empyrean]] (a nation that once controlled a large portion of the Via Lactea) describe what are presumably the guardians as this:<blockquote>"In a small galaxy called 'Acquiescence' there lies a [data corrupted] Losing many ships to these beings, we have decided not to waste time in this galaxy until our enemies are subjugated. There are simply too many of them, far too many of them. Were they a rival civilization then perhaps we could convert them. However, they are more akin to a force of nature than a civilization. Perhaps [data corrupted]"</blockquote>Other civilizations regarded them in similar ways. The Guardians are never portrayed as threats, presumably because they rarely leave their galaxy. Instead, they are always called "nuisances," making the Carina Dwarf Galaxy simple not worth the effort it was to conquer it. |
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The remains of Guardians found on various planets have been dated to over 128 Million years BCE. All of them seem to be almost entirely destroyed. Most researchers presume these were destroyed in combat. |
The remains of Guardians found on various planets have been dated to over 128 Million years BCE. All of them seem to be almost entirely destroyed. Most researchers presume these were destroyed in combat. |
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Revision as of 19:20, March 20, 2021
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Template:Species TemplateThe Ekrosian Guardians are a collection of over 3.2 sextillion semi-sapient machines within the Carina Galaxy. These objects are most heavily concentrated on the planet Ekros, however, they are fairly common throughout the galaxy at large. It is unknown what their true name is, who created them, for what purpose they were created, or when they were created.
What is known is that they exhibit insect-like cooperation levels. One on its own, while dangerous, is not capable of leaving the planet it is on or self-replicating. Instead, it takes large numbers of these machines working in tandem to build the ships and factories needed for the beings to self-replicate. Several "specimens" of Guardians have been captured. However, they stop functioning whenever they "know" they have been captured. The mechanism behind this is unknown. Even so, the physical attributes of the machines have been thoroughly studied. (Details on the layout can be found here.)
Much like communal insects, such as termites or ants, they seem to have a Queen. The various civilizations of the Carina Galaxy have different names for the Queen as well as many of the researchers studying the Guardians. The most common name given to the Queen (among researchers) is "Eden." The Queen is most likely sapient. Throughout their history, they have rarely left their galaxy. When they did live their galaxy, they went on sprees of destruction likely causing many fledgling civilizations to fall. The reasons for this is unknown, however, these "Crusades" as they are commonly called usually happen whenever important events are about to occur. For instance, the first modern crusade happened during the War of the Decamillennial Transition. Other crusades are predicted to have happened about fifty thousand years apart. There is no evidence suggesting another crusade will occur soon, however, the first modern crusade happened without warning. It is unknown if crusades can be predicted.
History
Pre-History
While it is unknown when they first came to be, there are numerous historical accounts of these beings. Documents surviving from the Proto-Empyrean (a nation that once controlled a large portion of the Via Lactea) describe what are presumably the guardians as this:
"In a small galaxy called 'Acquiescence' there lies a [data corrupted] Losing many ships to these beings, we have decided not to waste time in this galaxy until our enemies are subjugated. There are simply too many of them, far too many of them. Were they a rival civilization then perhaps we could convert them. However, they are more akin to a force of nature than a civilization. Perhaps [data corrupted]"
Other civilizations regarded them in similar ways. The Guardians are never portrayed as threats, presumably because they rarely leave their galaxy. Instead, they are always called "nuisances," making the Carina Dwarf Galaxy simple not worth the effort it was to conquer it.
The remains of Guardians found on various planets have been dated to over 128 Million years BCE. All of them seem to be almost entirely destroyed. Most researchers presume these were destroyed in combat.
Older remains have not been found on planets. The oldest remains are about 230 Million to 267 Million Years old. These remains were found in intergalactic space. Archeologists were searching for ancient satellites when they stumbled upon these remains. They had no idea what they were until the First Encounter with the Guardians.
First Encounter
The First Encounter happened in 19845 as Dotsk colonists tried to leave the Lactean Confederacy and set up their own nation. They decided to colonize the Carina Galaxy since there were no known nations there. When they finally got to the galaxy, it seemed to be occupied. All across it, they detected quadrillions of what appeared to be probes. After failing to contact them, the colonists merely settled down in an area of the galaxy sparsely populated by these probes and did their best to ignore them.
Later, in 19899, a large number of guardians approached the colony. They ignored signals telling them to stop, ignored the exceedingly obvious weapons systems that were trained on them, and even ignored the warning shots fired. The moment one of them was hit, every single one of them in the galaxy suddenly started converging on their location. The colonists attempted to flee, but any ships leaving the galaxy were terminated. Billions of ships ended up swarming the colony, however, they never fired a single shot of their own. They simply rammed into the colonists' ships. The colony was stuck on the planets and isolated from each other. To this day, the Guardians frustrate any attempts of these colonists from leaving the handful of systems they colonized.
The military of the LaC would have intervened to allow the colonists escape were it not for the looming war of the Decamillennial Transition. Diverting resources to fight a potentially galactic spanning civilizations was not worth it. They needed every ship they could get to remain on standby in the event of a war.