Faraday

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​​​​​Name:  Faraday
Type:  Nanomorph
Homeworld:  Kavis Alpha IV
Notes:  In 2366, an experiment with medical nanotechnology accidentally brought about the creation of a nano-swarm with a collective intelligence.  After several mishaps and misunderstandings between the fledgling nanites and the crew of the [i]U.S.S. Enterprise-D[/i], Captain Picard was eventually able to resolve everything peacefully, including settling the new civilization on an uninhabited world, Kavis Alpha IV.
After the official report, the developing civilization became an official protectorate of the United Federation Of Planets.  Every now and then, they would send a ship to make sure things were kosher, but otherwise allowed the new species to do what they wished, as long as it didn't threaten the greater Federation.  As a result, it was hard to miss that the nanites had constructed subspace communications hardware on the surface of their world and were using it to negotiate trades of raw resources for various technologies and information.
In 2374, rogue Exo androids engaged in the final battle of their conflict with the galaxy in orbit of Kavis Alpha IV.  Though ship-to-ship battles centered around the [i]U.S.S. Enterprise-E[/i], the Federation officers were forced to lure the remaining hostile vessels into the planet's atmosphere.  Sensing Data's presence, someone the nanite collective memory recognized as a friend and advocate, they acted to absorb the Exo androids and their ships, accidentally consuming Data's shuttle as well - though he and his companion were returned to the [i]Enterprise[/i].
Now, in 2509, while the Galactic Commonwealth continued treating their homeworld as a protectorate, the nanites themselves reached out to request official, full membership.  In their time on the planet, they had absorbed countless technologies and information, including the digital consciousnesses of the Exo androids, and this combined with their exponential evolution rate and potential had led to a quantum leap in their civilization.
Now going by the nom de plum of Faraday, using it for both singular and plural, they had learned to separate into individual 'swarms' with each using a macroscopic holotronic 'brain' to retain each collective's unique personality on the off-chance their nanomachine bodies were somehow rendered inert.   Capable of assuming almost any physical form as long as its capable of containing their core, they have grown bored with the status quo and wish to explore and learn outside of their homeworld.
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