Vade (Local Universe)

Template:Species TemplateThe Vade were an ancient mid type two intelligent species located in the Vade Star Cluster in the Mid Arm of the Ambrosia Galaxy. They were artificially created by the Etymology in 2,406,006,000 BCE and existed up until' their destruction by their aforementioned creators in 2,406,000,000 BCE. They are considered to be one of the most complex artificial species' in the *known* universe.

General

The Vade are a complex, strange, short lived, and relatively unknown ancient intelligent species. Created by the Etymology in one of their numerous attempts to create artificial species. They were unique however as they were for an experiment to create a self replicating species that could grow, learn, and expand at unprecedented speeds. They were a rather fruitful race that existed in a complex peaceful society, devoid of even the most simplistic of conflicts, completely in contrast to their creators.

Though they had a very short existence as a species, they stand as one of the greatest feats of technology in the *known* universe. Which unfortunately caused their destruction as their creators began to fear them due to their perfect Utopian society, and complete synchronicity. And their mysterious and extremely powerful telepathic abilities. This attempt was only mostly successful however as one Vade is still *known* to exist. Their story is a sorrowful one indeed.

They're existence was colored by vast expansion as worlds upon worlds in their local star cluster would have large crystalline cities dotting their surfaces and skies, with several becoming complete Ecumenopolis'. These cities would remain completely intact after their destruction as they constantly and automatically repair themselves.

The last *known* Vade in existence would be discovered by the Ambrosia Alliance of United Systems in 10560 CE. Once found, they would tell them of their entire history from their beginning to their end. Afterwards, they would be placed in protective custody of the Ambrosia Alliance, in the hopes of finding out how they operate and how they may be replicated.

Physical

A Vade is made up of billions of nano-machines within each and every centimeter of their structure. These nano-machines combine to take the form of a small structure similar in appearance to your average, double terminated quartz crystal. They can also use these nano-machines to reform their structure into any other organic species they have come into contact with in their lifetimes. This reforming isn't flawless though, as it has a height limit of two thousand feet, and a weight limit of ten thousand tons. Their appearance will also look as if someone had made a statue out of quartz of the individual being replicated in question.

They don't need to sleep or eat. Instead, they only require a steady amount of natural light produced by stars. Making them impossible to operate on worlds that experience long nights, or within the night side of a tidally-locked world. This dependency on light is so powerful that if they go a minimum time of forty eight standard hours, they will shutdown and reform into their base forms until they receive sun light to recharge themselves.

Though a Vade operates as an individual with their own personality of wants and needs, they have no gender. Instead they take the identity of whomever they are imitating, or they will take the appearance of a non descriptive caricature of a species they have encountered with the desired trait(s) for whatever they needed.

Due to the lack of gender, the Vade reproduce asexually. However unlike most asexual species, the Vade require two separate Vade to replicate half of themselves into one entity, which in turn will form another Vade in around a standard years time.

Their abilities of sight, sound, smell, speech, taste, touch, movement, and speech depend on what species they are imitating at that given time. Once in their true form they are unable to do anything but reform themselves.

A Vade's consciousness is a vast complex interconnected web of artificial neurons, not unlike the C.Y.R.E.X, though much less powerful. This allows them to process information at near light speed and store it in a seemingly endless amount of space.

This aforementioned consciousness also had an inborn telepathic ability that would not be discovered by the Etymology until' around five thousand years of their existence. This ability allowed a Vade to telepathically communicate, and or completely take control of up to one thousand other organic species who lack their own psionic abilities.

Whenever a Vade is injured, the nano-machines that comprise their being will replicate themselves in order to repair the damage done to the structure. However if they are damaged too severely and too quickly that the nano-machines cannot replicate in time, the structure well be destroyed and the individual Vade will be essentially dead.

Their bodies constantly produce a loud humming like noise that any species that has the ability to pickup auditory signals that comes into contact with them will hear. Strangely this noise can be heard even in the vacuum of space. This noise is thought to be the Vade's nano-machines interacting with they're mysterious telepathic abilities. The tone and pitch of the humming will vary depending on the Vade in question as well. This sound can be heard in a one kilometer radius from the Vade producing it.

Behavior

Each Vade operates as a unique individual with their own personality. Each having their own wants and desires, their own fears and morals. However, they all seem to view everything and everyone in a positive way, to an extent that it seems they've doped themselves into feeling no other emotion but all encompassing joy. Even when threaten or attacked they will do nothing but take everything in as something to be happy about.

As previously stated, the Vade have the ability to telepathically communicate with thousands of other individuals, or the ability to control the thoughts and actions of them. Not unlike the one similarly used by the Xa'Thin , albeit much more powerful in the telepathic department, though they lack any other psionic abilities as they do. These telepathic abilities remain a complete mystery as they were constructed without this seemingly super natural ability, though theories abound exist. These incredibly powerful abilities were the main factor for the Etymology's decision to destroy them as they could easily brainwash all of its leaders. This ability would also allow for all Vade to operate as a singular consciousness, however no such use of this power has been known to occur.

The Vade have been known to form familial bonds akin to parents to those who created them. As well as sibling like relations to other Vade that were formed by their aforementioned parents. They also would form friendships with other Vade they spent time with. And romantic relationships with Vade they spent the most time with that didn't fall under the two aforementioned category's. Especially if they helped in the creation of another Vade.

Vade have never been documented to ever fight as they have never been put in immediate danger. It is believed that if an individual attempts to attack a Vade, they will use their telepathy to mind control them and make them placid as those they mind control always are.

The universal environment that the Vade lived in were large crystalline cities with housing, civil-services, and entertainment buildings. And without the need for any form of currency, every citizen lived in lavish homes akin to a palace to your average person.

Culture

The Vade's Culture was built around the need for knowledge. Each Vade would spend all of their time trying to learn everything they possibly can. Once something was learned, a Vade would never forget it and it would add to the larger telepathic database of their people. Whenever a Vade wasn't actively learning something new, they would act somewhat more aimless then they normally would, however they would usually do something else to distract themselves.

The second most pressing directive of the Vade people was to expand and colonize. And due to their nature, they would colonize entire star systems in just a few short standard years.

Government

Vade government operated as a collective. Each and every law and decision needed to be agreed upon by every single Vade across their interstellar civilization. Whenever consensus needed to be met, the individual Vade would telepathically tell the limit of Vade around it, and then they would pass the message along and give their opinion on it. And so on and so forth. Once consensus is met, the new law or action would be set into motion immediately. These would happen at near light speed, making all of the Vade to reach consensus in mere minutes.

And unlike most governments, the Vade's didn't operate on any form of currency. Instead each and every Vade would preform a specific function for a certain amount of time, then they would move on to another one and that function would be preformed by another Vade as they felt it was their duty to help one another.

Technology

All Vade technology relied on the nano-technology that made their beings. Any tool would be created by using their nano-machines that would leave their body and form the tool that they needed. A single Vade could also create simple structures using this method. However if a Vade used too many of their nano-machines, their main body would think it was being damaged to the point where it needed to retreat within its base form.

Buildings were created in a similar manner. However several Vade would be needed to create complex structures such as skyscrapers, space ships, satellites, and so on. To create an average sized Vade city it would require around one hundred Vade to work in perfect synergy and would take around two standard months.