Progenitors

The **Progenitors** are a ancient race originating from a planet in **Galactic Cluster Seven-Nine-Beta** one of the oldest areas of the Universe. Their species were driven from their galaxy 10 billion years ago, making them possibly the oldest species in the known Universe. During their time they became known as "Keepers" and "Watchers" and later the "Precursors". Known as story-tellers to countless species, when they discovered the Milky Way galaxy, they discovered it barren and occupied a region of space that would later become the Orion Arm.

It's only known member is Ku'Nar a extremely long lived member of her species, having lived to see the birth of hundreds of humanoid species, even known to having been on Earth during the Greek age.

## History

The **Progenitors** originated on a world that has no-name. Only in their language it means "land" and nothing more. Around 10 billion years ago, they went to war against a species known as the **Zulkahndahra** who were even older than they were, having expanded beyond their own galaxy. The war resulted in the near collapse of their species and forced them to flee from their original home world. Around 9 billion years ago they discovered the **Milky War Galaxy** a rather undeveloped galaxy, which was barren minus a few minor species such as the **Atlanteans.** During this time, they discovered most of the planets lacked the amino-acid chains to develop abstract and complex thinking and seeded their worlds to create intelligent species like them.

They decided to create a handful of species and seeded their species not just with their genetic information to create highly complex thought, but also their genetic memory and legacy in hopes that they could possibly fend off the Zulkahndahra. In effort to do this, they modified the Atlanteans with a genetic code similar to theirs, and guided them directly.

They became the first space faring civilization in the Galaxy. However around 1.2 billion years ago, they became embroiled in a bloody conflict with their own creation. During this time, they seeded the Earth to create a species different than them. Less intelligent, but highly adaptable, they opted to a hands off approach.

Approximately 400,000 years ago the conflict between them and the Atlanteans ended when a battle held in orbit of their world resulted in the complete destruction of their homeworld killing billions. The few who remained settled on a remote outpost in the J725 system, and continued their research and to record their legacy before sending out Obelisks which when activated are known to release trillions of petabytes of information containing their historical, scientific, and literary achievements.

Eventually their colony was abandoned with Ku'Nar and her husband and several hundred of their "keepers" leaving to settle on Earth in what would become known only in legend as **Atlantis.** They became the myths of Mesopotamia, the Gods of Egypt and Greece, and the legends of greek mythology. However around 420 B.C.E the city was over-run with a plague killing most of the inhabitants. Ku'Nar left the city and settled on Oniaca Three, while her husband Zashz - Zeus in translation - stayed behind and sunk the city destroying its remains and technology.

In 2532 Ku'Nar being to her own knowledge the last of her kind in the Milky Way discovered a child who had been severely injured when her parents shuttle crashed. She took her in and raised her on her own, however in 2564 they were discovered. De'Nara was allowed by who would become her mother to return to human civilization. Together they returned to Earth, where she helped in the translation of the Obelisk on Earth which had malfunctioned when the bombs fell. However refusing to unlock the remainder of their secrets, she disappeared in 2570 stating that "She was searching for those who were left behind" indicating that she suspected her race to live on.

## Abilities

* Telepathic
* Extremely long lived (up to 50,000 years old)
* Genetic Memory recall and storage