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Challenger

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* Space Shuttle Challenger - a doomed NASA shuttle launched in 1986 CE.
* *Challenger* - the lunar module of the Apollo 17 mission.
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* USS *Challenger* (NCC-71099) - a Federation *Galaxy*-class starship
* *Challenger*-class - a class of Federation starships
Ahkna

War Minister **Ahkna** was a Scarran of the Ruling Caste, and a high-ranking member of the Scarran Hierarchy who reign over Scarran Empire. She was, in fact, in the running to take the crown from Emperor Staleek. Ahkna firmly believed in the uncompromising superiority of the Scarran race and was certain that all other species of the Milky Way would one day fall under Scarran rule.

Ahkna attempted to negotiate with Peacekeeper Commandant Mele-on Grayza, entertaining the idea of allowing the Peacekeepers to take control over the Uncharted Territories in exchange for the Luxan Territories. Ultimately, however, Ahkna decided her interest in wormhole weapons far outweighed the benefits of negotiating. She took Grayza captive instead. John Crichton intervened in the peace negotiations, capturing Ahkna's ire as he offered wormhole technology to the highest bidder. Her plans were brought to a halt when the crew of *Moya* destroyed Katratzi.

When war broke out in the Uncharted Territories, Ahkna pushed for Staleek to win the war -- using all of her cunning to undermine his efforts to find peace. These schemes included efforts to terminate Aeryn Sun's pregnancy while it was being held inside Rygel XVI, and destroying Ka D'Argo's ship *Lo'La.* With Crichton still free from Scarran hold, and her prospects for the throne growing dimmer, Ahkna followed Crichton to the surface of Qujaga and threatened to kill him -- however, her single-minded focus left her open to an attack from Aeryn -- who fired her weapon into the back of Ahkna's head and killed her.

## Source

Ahkna appears in several episodes from the fourth season of *Farscape*, as well as the min-series *Farscape:* *The Peacekeeper Wars.*
Ancient Humanoids

A mysterious race of **ancient humanoids** is known to have seeded their DNA on numerous fledgling planets across the Milky Way circa 4,500,000,000 BCE. Their explorations of the galaxy found numerous other sapient species but none that they considered "like them" -- the closest to humanoid were the Eldar created by the Old Ones.

Having seen other species -- notably the xel'naga -- come and go, the ancient humanoids came to believe that any species had a finite lifespan. They began seeding their DNA on planets in order to guide the evolution of life towards a humanoid form. These strains of DNA also contained programming that -- if some of the various species sharing this ancestral DNA came together -- would unlock a recorded message from their progenitors.

The program was ultimately assembled in the 3360's, though the species who had briefly worked together to unlock it were not ready to hear the message of cooperation that it conveyed.

## Planets Seeded

These planets are known to have been seeded by the ancient humanoids, as DNA from these planets was used to unlock the recorded message.

* Cardassia Prime
* Earth
* Indri VIII
* Loren III
* Qo'nos
* Ruah IV
* Vilmor II
* Vulcan

Species from other planets are theorized to share this same ancestor, including but not limited to the:

* Baniks
* Deneans
* Grudeks
* Kanvians
* Khurtanans
* Litigarans

## Source

The ancient humanoids are derived from *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.
Annette Deveraux

**Annette Deveraux** was a knowledgeable representative of Transfer Transit, with an excellent knowledge of the technological process involved in the creation of Transfer Transit Clones. She appeared in advertisements for the corporation, explaining the process involved.

## Source

Annette Deveraux is derived from *Dark Matter*.
Aristo

**Aristo** is a planet outside of the territory of the Terran Federation, in a remote area of the Milky Way that is a six day journey from the planet Cephlon at high warp speeds. The planet is almost entirely covered in ocean, although these had been steadily rising, leaving only a few islands that were mostly arid, and had even wiped out early civilizations. Ruins of entire cultures could be found under the surface of the water. Tunnels from these ancient cultures could be used to travel between the scattered islands of the planet. At least one obelisk is known to be left standing on one such island.

Life began evolving in the oceans of the planets. Eventually, this gave rise to the phibians -- who, despite lacking sentience, back the dominant species of the planet. Only one expeditionary force had ever been sent to the planet by the Terran Federation -- neither member of the landing party ever returned. As a result of this, it was deemed that the phibians were terribly dangerous.

Ensor the Elder fled the Federation to Aristo, where he raised his son Ensor the Younger and built the supercomputer Orac. Both the crew of the *Liberator* and Servalan sought out Ensor on the Aristo -- while there, they discovered the remains of the previous expeditionary force in the tunnels and learned that the phibians were not so dangerous after all.
Beelo Gurji

**Beelo Gurji** was a salarian operative of the Special Tasks Group. In 1493 CE, he was accused of using thirty civilians as bait during the course of one of his missions -- using them to find his target. Instead of incarceration, the Citadel Council offered him the opportunity to establish the Spectres. Beelo agreed, becoming the first of the elite branch.

## Source

Beelo Gurji is derived from *Mass Effect*. For canon information, please visit Mass Effect Wiki.
Black Cluster

A **black cluster** is a type of star cluster created when a number of protostars collapse while within close proximity to one another. Black clusters absorb energy and have a dangerous effect on spacefaring vessels within their vicinity, particularly in regards to sensors.

The largest black cluster known to exist within the Milky Way was located in Sector 97 of the Alpha Quadrant and formed approximately 9 billion years before the common era. The exploration of this black cluster destroyed the SS *Vico* and nearly destroyed the USS *Enterprise*-D.

## Source

Black clusters are derived from *Star Trek: The Next Generation*.
Chel

**Chel** was the leader of the Sarrans at the end of the Intergalactic War. He was very wary of a prophecy that stated "They will come from the skies to destroy us." When survivors of the war began landing on the planet, he ordered his people to kill all of them. This proved unfortunate for several Terran Federation troopers who landed on the island, and was also the reason that Lauren was killed. Servalan was captured, but managed to escape execution and hide in Hal Mellanby's bunker.
Anti-Orbital Posture

The **anti-orbital posture** was a position that Zen said the *Liberator* had achieved after the crew had run a test of the ship's flight systems. This seems to have been a specific term programmed by the *Liberator*'s creators, and thus the exact meaning of this is likely only known by the Altas.

## Source

Anti-orbital posture is derived from *Blake's 7*.
Bonosphere

The **bonosphere** is a layer of gasses and particles that surround a planet.

## Examples

* Dam-Ba-Da: John Crichton's efforts to recreate the wormhole he'd caused to appear near Earth inadvertantly caused gravity waves to ripple through the planet's upper bonosphere. These waves were detected on the planet's surface.
* Kanvia: the thick bonosphere of Kanvia provided cover for *Talyn* and *Moya* to hide from Rinic Tolven's missiles.
Alien Visitation

"**Alien Visitation**" was a television program produced and aired on Earth in 2003 CE. It was hosted by an American named R. Wilson Monroe. The program interviewed and included footage of several of the aliens who came to Earth alongside John Crichton. This included Aeryn Sun, who had learned some English from children's programming in 1985 CE -- which she had reached through time travel. Most of these interactions with the aliens were prohibited from airing by the United States government, until some time in 2004 CE. At this point, the episodes were re-aired with the footage of extraterrestrials included.

The episodes were both hopeful and panicked in nature, through interviews with various experts including psychologists, sociologists, scientists, and even religious leaders. They also interviewed some people who had close contact with John Crichton and the aliens, including Bobby Coleman and Olivia Crichton. They also interviewed some who believed first contact had actually come years earlier -- including Robert Schelmacher, who had in fact been driven insane by the very same aliens during their time travel to the 1980's.

## Guests

* Dr. Edith Anderson
* Reverend Nathan Buckley
* Ivan Chanderpaul
* Bobby Coleman
* Olivia Crichton
* Dr. Jason Fletcher
* Dr. Garrett Hamilton
* Dr. Edmund Johnston
* Alana Lichtenstein
* Dr. Jayne O'Connor
* Robert Schelmacher
* Bishop Mervin Vosko
* Major General Stephen Walcott
* Dr. Adrian Walker
* General Harwell Zawicki
Bixx

**Bixx** was a Peacekeeper technician stationed at the Gammak Base. He was conducting upgrades on the Aurora Chair to maximize its power outage when Gilina Renaez interrupted him, asking him to put the double cabling on-line. He set about this task, leaving Gilina alone with the Chair.

He is presumed to have died in the destruction of the Gammak Base.

## Source

Bixx appeared in an episode of *Farscape*.
Atlay

**Atlay** is a planet that was within the borders of the Terran Federation. It was the location of the annual convention of all governors of the Federation, and as such the planet had heavy security measures in place, such as a planet-wide forcefield. These security measures were ensured by Deputy Commander Galt.
Battle of Katreen

The **Battle of Katreen** was a battle waged between the Charrids and the Hynerian Empire. The Hynerian forces were commanded by Dominar Rygel IX, who personally led their troops in the climactic charge at the end of the battle. Though the Hynerians won, Rygel XVI would later view this tactic as moronic -- until he, himself, got a taste for battling Charrids on Dam-Ba-Da.

## Source

The Battle of Katreen was mentioned in an episode of *Farscape*.
Avalon

**Avalon** was a woman who had stirred up rebellions on dozens of worlds within the Terran Federation. During her career as a dissident, she had encountered both Roj Blake and Jenna Stannis.

As Blake and the crew of the *Liberator* made a name for themselves, Avalon reached out for passage to a safer planet than the one she found herself on. Before the *Liberator* arrived, Avalon was betrayed by Terloc and captured by Travis. They enacted "Project Avalon", replacing Avalon with an android replica.

The android was discovered to be an imposter while aboard the *Liberator*, though they were quick to rescue the real Avalon. After escaping the Federation, the *Liberator* deposited Avalon on a safer planet.
Budongs

**Budongs** are the largest space-dwelling creature known to exist. A fully grown Leviathan biomechanoid is still smaller than one fang of a fully grown budong. Budongs mostly eat rock and ice for survival, and as such they are frequently found in asteroid fields or around ringed planets. However, they also possess a sort of "sweet tooth" for electromagnetic energy -- and it is this appetite that makes budongs dangerous. Spacefaring vessels are like candy and few are too big for a budong to eat.

Budongs have eight stomachs which are said to be infernos that burn at five thousand klances. This helps keep budongs warm in space, but reduces anything they devour to liquid ore.

Fortunately, live budongs are extremely rare. Dead specimen are quite valuable, as their bones can be mined for nogelti crystals. As such, it is not uncommon to find the a mining colony built in the corpse of a budong.

## Source

Budongs appear in two episodes of *Farscape*.
Cauder

**Cauder** was the human leader of the rebels on the planet of Albian. He had managed to unite 150 resistance members from all across the planet, and hired Del Grant to plan their attack against the Terran Federation forces on the planet. When the solium radiation device threatened the entire planet, Roj Blake offered to evacuate Cauder -- but Cauder insisted on staying on the planet.
Bekhesh

**Bekhesh** was, for a time, the leader of a group of mercenary Tavleks.

Dominar Rygel XVI contacted Bekhesh in the hopes of the resupplying *Moya*. Bekhesh, falsely believing Rygel to be the monarch of the ship, captured him and held him for ransom. While awaiting payment, Bekhesh discovered Rygel attempting to escape and choked him to death -- though Rygel was revived by his fellow prisoner, Jotheb. Meanwhile, Aeryn Sun, John Crichton and Ka D'Argo journeyed to the planet in the hopes of staging a rescue. The Tavleks attempted to flee, and take Rygel with them, but Crichton explained to Bekhesh that Rygel was actually worthless. Although he initially had misgivings, Bekhesh ultimately believed him and returned Rygel to his shipmates.

Nearly two cycles later, Crichton sought out Bekhesh in the hopes of securing a Tavlek gauntlet for use in infiltrating a shadow depository. Although Bekhesh had joined the peaceful Order of Taru, he refused to allow another to wield his weapon. Instead, he donned the gauntlet once more and joined Crichton's efforts. After Crichton turned himself over to Scorpius, Bekesh fought alongside D'Argo and Aeryn as they waged battle against the shadow depository to rescue Crichton. When they had succeeded, Bekhesh took his cut of the profits and departed -- thanking the crew of *Moya* for bringing him back to his life of violence.

## Source

Bekhesh is a character who appeared in three episodes of *Farscape*.
Body Armor (Coreeshi)

Coreeshi **body armor** was a biomechanically engineered exoskeleton that was worn by the Coreeshi. The armor was incredibly powerful, able to withstand blasts from pulse weapons. They are also equipped with cannisters that can hold anyone that the Coreeshi have shrunk.

## Source

Coreeshi body is seen in an episode of *Farscape*.
Bellfriar

**Bellfriar** was a doctor on Fosforon, and was known to be the greatest authority on viruses in the entirety of the Milky Way. He had been involved in the study of virology for twenty years. Bellfriar was not one to become embroiled in politics, and turned a blind eye to Roj Blake's presence on Fosforon.

The virus introduced to Fosforon from *Wanderer K47* eventually infected Bellfriar, and -- while attempting to give Blake details of a cure -- suffered from severe amnesia and even forgot to how to read. He died of his infection soon after.
Battle of Qujaga

The **Battle of Qujaga** was the final battle of the Peacekeeper/Scarran War. The battle began when the personal vanguard of Emperor Staleek of the Scarran Empire arrived at the planet Qujaga, overpowering the single Peacekeeper command carrier there. Unable to defend his vessel, Captain Miklo Braca sent a distress signal that was received by a the remnants of Grand Chancellor Maryk's battle group -- which was under the command of Commandant Mele-on Grayza. She hoped to turn the tide of the war by killing Staleek, and so her fleet made for Qujaga. A squad of Luxan vessels under the command of Kleeva Ka Jothee also arrived, as did the Leviathan biomechanoid *Moya*, hoping to protect the Eidelons of the planet.

The Scarrans pursued the Peacekeepers on the ground of the planet -- hoping to destroy the ground forces and kill the Eidelons before they could use their pacifistic powers. The Peacekeepers attempted to protect the surviving Eidelons, but their city had already fallen to the Scarran forces. A group of Luxans and the crew of *Moya* also made their way to the planet, ultimately joining Braca's forces in protecting Eidelons in their last temple. Though they were able to hold out for some time, eventually War Minister Ahkna led a strike force against them -- with Charrids blowing a hole in the wall of the temple to allow them entry. The Scarrans and Charrids were quickly driven back, and the hole barricaded. Unable to withstand another attack, John Crichton led those taking refuge in the temple into a retreat -- with air support supplied by Jothee's *Penetrator*. They successfully reached the extraction point offered by *Moya*, though they sustained heavy casualties including Ka D'Argo. Captain Braca was also wounded in the fighting. The Scarrans had also suffered severe losses -- including that of War Minister Ahkna.

While the battle waged on the ground, another battle waged in orbit. Staleek, believing Maryk to still be alive, had his flagship *The Decimator* target Grayza's command carrier. She, similarly, was focused on *The Decimator*. Both sides suffered heavy losses, and fought so fiercely that none of them noticed the activation of a wormhole weapon constructed by *Moya*'s DRDs. The weapon opened a flame-wreathed wormhole with the gravitational pull of a black hole. As the wormhole grew, the fighting ceased as both armadas struggled to escape its gravity. John Crichton offered a deal to all engaged in the battle: either agree to a truce, or he would allow the wormhole to consume the entirety of the Milky Way.

Unable to refuse his offer, they agreed. Crichton destroyed the wormhole and, true to their words, Staleek and Mele-on Grayza met aboard *Moya* to sign a treaty agreement, overseen by Scorpius and the Eidelons.

## Source

The Battle of Qujaga is featured in *Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars Part 2*.
Albian

**Albian** was a planet, roughly the size of Earth, with a relatively small population of 6 million inhabitants. All of its inhabitants lived around the planet's equator, the rest of the planet being simply too cold to support life. The polar caps of the planet were said to reach temperatures approaching absolute zero.

Albian was colonized by humans roughly 100 cycles before the Terran Federation formed out of the remnants of the United Federation of Planets, and resisted joining the new government for a long time. Eventually, however, the Terran Federation won out and the people of Albian became their citizens. Under this regime, Albian eventually began to suffer economic hardships and tried to legally secede in order to better take care of themselves. The Federation government responded by a state of emergency on the planet and initiating martial law.

Ultimately, the Federation planted a Solium Radiation Device at the planet's northern pole, in order to keep resistance in check. The threat of this device allowed them to maintain a firm control over the planet while only stationing, at most, 100 troops from the Federation's Space Assault Force on the planet's surface.

While the troops stationed there were under the command of Space Major Provine, resistance forces -- led by Del Grant, Cauder, and Ralli -- attempted to usurp control from the Federation once more. Though they were successful in defeating the Federation forces there, they were not able to prevent them from setting in motion the countdown that would activate the solium radiation device. As luck would have it, Roj Blake -- seeking out Provine himself -- and the crew of the *Liberator* arrived in time for Kerr Avon and Del Grant to teleport to the planet's pole and deactivate the device and save the planet's population.

Afterwards -- with Federation control lifted -- Del Grant began rebuilding society on the planet. The planet managed to retain its independence until the Imperium of Man took control of the planet.
Center Halos

**Center halos** are areas of stellar mist where all dimensions converge, and time ceases to exist. They were theorized to exist by the Ancient called Delik, he believed that they were scattered throughout the universe. Though center halos were later proven to exist when encountered by the crew of *Moya*, they remain deeply mysterious.

Initially, upon the formation of a halo, time passes slowly. Eventually, however, the halo begins to harden. Once this process has completed, time stops altogether within it and anything inside of it remains trapped timelessly, until the halo opens into mist again. Navigation inside the mists of a center halo is difficult, with only 300 metras visible in any given direction. Escaping the mists without being stuck in a time loop or other time anomaly is difficult, and involves reversing out of the mist in exactly the spot a vessel has entered it. In one instance, this was accomplished through the nearly impossible reverse-starburst maneuver.

In at least one example, planets existed within a center halo. In these cases, the planets were unaffected by the halo although they could only be accessed when the halo softened into mist.

## Source

A center halo is featured in an episode of *Farscape*.
Aquitar

**Aquitar** is an alloy that was used in transporter technology. Many cycles after the technology was lost in the collapse of the United Federation of Planets, the Terran Federation ran experiments on aquitar in an effort to recreate the technology. Roj Blake worked extensively in this project, and Kerr Avon had done computer analysis for it. Despite their efforts, transportation of living matter had never succeeded.

The technology bracelets aboard the *Liberator* contained aquitar, or something like it.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

**Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation** (**CPR**) is an emergency medical procedure developed by humans to treat victims of cardiac arrest. Because of its effectiveness, despite its lack of technology, it has been employed for centuries. Technology did eventually advance to a point where CPR was effectively obsolete for humans, however it was still taught as a technique for emergency field medicine where technology may not be accessible.

While in the Uncharted Territories, John Crichton taught the technique to Aeryn Sun.
Adam Dudley

**Adam Dudley** is an American voice actor.

## Anime Voice Work

### **Anime - Dubbing**

* Devil Lady (2003) - Wolver
* GetBackers (2004) - Ryouma (ep12)
* Jing: King of Bandits (2003) - Baffle
* Pumpkin Scissors (2007-2008) - **CPL. Randel Oland**

### **OVA - Dubbing**

* Tekken: The Motion Picture (1998) - **Kazuya Mishima**

## Video Games

### **Video Games**

* Freelancer (2003) - Additional Voices
* Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion (2000) - Additional Voices
* Ultima IX: Ascension (1999) - Additional Voices

## Trivia

* Number of VA titles on this wiki: (8)
* Years active on this wiki: 1998-2008.
Bayban the Butcher

**Bayban the Butcher**, also known as **Bayban the Berserker** (or just "**Bayb**" by his mother), was a notorious criminal who was near the top of the Terran Federation's Most Wanted List, second only to Roj Blake. His reputation for mayhem and destruction, however, surpassed anyone else in the Milky Way. Bayban prided himself on his infamy -- and took Blake's rapid rise to the top of the Most Wanted list as a personal offense.

At some point over the course of his career as a space pirate, Bayban met Del Tarrant. The details of the meeting are a mystery, though it is clear that neither had a favorable opinion of the other. Some time later, rumors began to circulate of Bayban's death.

By chance, Bayban and his followers -- including Kerrill and Sherm -- arrived on the planet Keezarn. Here, they encountered the locked hatch that was said to contain "this world and the next". Certain that there was valuable treasure within, Bayban was determined not to leave Keezarn without finding what was within. However, Bayban was unable to open the door.

Knowing of Vila Restal's reputation, the pirate schemed to lure the thief in to open the hatch. He sent word to the *Liberator* that valuable crystals needed for starship maintenance would be traded for Vila's services. Tarrant made the deal, and the Vila was sent down to Keezarn. Bayban gave Vila one hour to open the hatch.

When Bayban returned to the hatch, however, Vila had opened it and disappeared inside. Bayban prepared to blast through the door, but was interrupted when the rest of the crew of the *Liberator* attempted to rescue Vila -- which coincided with a rebellion by the Keezarns. Although Bayban was able to survive the confrontation, after the Keezarns had escaped through the hatch he attempted to blast it open with a cannon. The blast destroyed the city and killed Bayban.

## Source

Bayban the Butcher is derived from *Blake's 7*.

## Author's Note

Although Bayban the Butcher only appeared in one episode of the canonical *Blake's 7*, we should attempt to expand his role significantly.
Central Control

**Central Control** was the main computer complex of the Terran Federation, built by the Administration when the Federation first began to rise to power. It contained a massive database with political, military, and even civil information. It allowed the Federation to control the weather on numerous colonized worlds.

Initially, Central Control was located on Earth. Eventually, it was moved to Star One -- although the Federation intentionally removed any knowledge of this. Only two still knew the location of Central Control -- the brain surgeons Docholli and Lurgen. However, Star One was located close to the edge of the Milky Way and was ultimately sabotaged by Andromedans. This attack destroyed Central Control, and led to the Intergalactic War.

## Source

Central Control is derived from *Blake's 7*.
Caa'ta

**Caa'ta** was an Eidelon soldier, who dedicated his life to protecting their hidden city on Qujaga. He was suspicious of all outsiders, although he put aside these feelings to supervise the recovery of the crystalized pieces of Aeryn Sun and John Crichton. After the pair were reconstituted, Caa'ta defused a standoff between the formerly dead humanoids and other Eidelons, however the incident did nothing to ease his suspicion mind.

Eventually, Caa'ta was called upon to escort Pikal to Arnessk, to learn the pacificistic abilities of the Eidelons from long ago. *Moya* fell under attack by Tregans during the journey, and Caa'ta was killed defending Pikal from them.

## Source

Caa'ta was featured in *Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars*.
Alpha Quadrant

The **Alpha Quadrant** is the term used by Federation stellar cartographers to describe one quarter of the Milky Way, lying between the Beta Quadrant and Gamma Quadrant. The Alpha Quadrant has held the seat of many galactic powers -- the Citadel was located within this region of the galaxy, and much of the territory acquired by the United Federation of Planets was also within the Alpha Quadrant.

## Major Political Powers

* Citadel Council
* United Federation of Planets
* Breen Confederacy
* Ferengi Alliance
* Tholian Assembly
* Cardassian Union

It should be noted that, despite being primarily Beta Quadrant powers, both the Romulan Star Empire and Klingon Empire held a great deal of influence in this region of space prior to the beginning of the Dominion War.

## Source

The Alpha Quadrant is derived from *Star Trek*.

For canon information, please visit Memory Alpha.
Caspar

**Caspar** is a planet located in Sector 5 in the Neutral Zone. During the reign of the Terran Federation, this planet was home to the Space Rats led by Atlan. Eventually, Dr. Plaxton and her assistant Napier took refuge on Caspar to develop their photonic drive -- although they were essentially captives of the Space Rats. Eventually, the crew of the *Scorpio* arrived to procure the photonic drive for themselves, and helped Dr. Plaxton to escape.
Bershar

**Bershar** was the son of First Citizen Hower on the planet Obsidian. As a child he was identified by a therapist as being "at risk" for the violent kinds of behaviors that the Pyroans of Obsidian had completely quelled in their culture.

As an adult, Bershar was less than committed to these ideals -- and believed that the Pyroans needed power if they were to survive in the tumultuous political climate of the galaxy. To that end, he negotiated with Servalan to gain control of the *Liberator*. He gave Dayna Mellanby and Del Tarrant over to Mori -- but refused to allow them to be killed.

In response to Bershar's actions, Hower ordered him to be killed with a lethal dose of anaesthetic vapor.
Biodomes

**Biodomes**, or "**survival stations**", are dome-like structures used to house artificially-created environments for living beings in an otherwise hostile environment.

One such structure existed on Malodar, where Egrogorian made his home. This particular structure was fitted with two landing pads for spacefaring vessels to dock at.
Broad Spectrum Shots

**Broad spectrum shots** were a medicinal injection that helped humans to avoid infection by a variety of germs, including viruses. They were typically administered to prevent explorers from contracting unknown illnesses. Every member of the second expedition to Virn was given a broad spectrum shot.

## Source

Broad spectrum shots are derived from *Blake's 7*.
Bercol

**Bercol** was a politician in the Terran Federation, who lived on Earth. He served on the Administration, both as a Councilor on the High Council and the Senator who led the Information Bureau. He was also known to work closely with Rocane, the president's personal secretary.

He sat on the tribunal for Space Commander Travis' trial, and presumably died in the destruction of the courtroom caused by Roj Blake's attack.
Acquara

**Acquara** is an idyllic Class M planet in the Uncharted Territories, inhabited by a humanoid race called the Acquarans.

## History

### Settlement

The Acquarans were a group of colonists from the Hynerian Empire, sent by Dominar Rygel X. They were under the impression they were to expand the influence of the Empire. They reached a planet within the Uncharted Territories, and soon found that they were unable to return to space or use technology of any kind. Unbeknownst to the colonists save their priestans, they had been sent out with a statue containing a negative power vortex which inhibited the use of any technology.

The Acquarans were forced to adopt a culture of low technology, and the priestans built a cult devoted to worship of the Hynerians. The priestans came to control the entire civilization. This lasted for many cycles without changing, until the arrival of the human called John Crichton.

### Advancement

John Crichton crashed the Farscape-1 Module on the planet after being inadvertantly abandoned by the Leviathan Moya. Crichton lived apart from the Acquarans, though he managed to attract the attention of Lishala. This, unknown to the human, set the stage for a power struggle and endangered his life. Moya returned, however, and Ka D'Argo and Rygel XVI reached the surface of the planet before Crichton could be killed. The Acquarans, recognizing Rygel as one of the deities, and thus prepared to ritually sacrifice him. Instead, Aeryn Sun and Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan located the source of the negative power vortex, and Crichton and Rygel turned it off. With their prophecy fulfilled, Rygel granted the Acquarans their freedom and allowed them to live as they chose.

Though the priestans had lost their hold over Acquaran society, they remained a largely low-tech society for a very long time and were largely undisturbed by other space faring races. The reformed Peacekeepers kept watch over the planet on behalf of the Hynerian Empire -- who still treated the planet as part of their territory -- ensuring the populace always had enough resources. Though Acquarans were allowed to leave the planet and traverse the galaxy, only a few ever chose to do so.

## Source

Acquara was a planet seen in the first season of *Farscape*.
Atlan

**Atlan** was the leader of the Space Rats on Caspar. Though his followers were unaware that he himself was not one of them, Plaxton was aware. He coerced Plaxton into creating a photonic drive for use in his space choppers, which he intended to use to take over all of the trade routes used by the Terran Federation.

He was presumed killed when Kerr Avon detonated a grenade under his trike.
"Jack" the Ancient

**"Jack"** is a member of a race known in the Uncharted Territories as the Ancients. His true name is unpronounceable, but he has -- on more than one occasion -- taken the form of Jack Crichton in order to communicate with the human John Crichton.

In the hope of locating a suitable new world for his people to call home, "Jack" created a false Earth out of John Crichton's memories. John discovered the deception, and confronted "Jack". He explained the situation, that his people were slowly dying and needed to find a new home, but that they had deemed Earth too hostile to extraterrestrials.

Unbeknownst to Crichton, "Jack" had deposited a wealth of knowledge of wormholes in his subconscious. This knowledge would later be uncovered by Scorpius, and make Crichton the most wanted man in the Milky Way.

More than two cycles later, the Ancients sensed *Farscape-1* in a wormhole, being piloted by a Charrid. Believing Crichton had given away the dangerous wormhole knowledge they had imparted, "Jack" reappeared to Crichton. Together, they discovered that Furlow had reconstructed the module. They learned, however, that she had been betrayed by her prospective clients and that the Scarrans were enroute to retrieve her wormhole technology. To prevent this, "Jack" constructed a wormhole weapon -- however, Furlow betrayed them and killed "Jack" before he could use the weapon.

## Appearances

### Farscape

* Season 1
	+ "A Human Reaction"
	+ "Nerve" (flashback)
* Season 3
	+ "Infinite Possibilities - Daedalus Demands"
	+ "Infinite Possibilities - Icarus Abides"

For canon information, visit the Farscape Encyclopedia Project.
Big Wheel

**Big Wheel** was the largest casino in Freedom City, earning a profit of four million credits each week. The computer fixed each game 5% in favor of the house. The casino was owned and operated by Krantor, who used its vast wealth and popularity to achieve influence for himself.

Kerr Avon and Vila Restal exploited Orac's ability to read computers in order to win big at the casino. It took Vila seven wins earn a half million credits. After he had procured five million credits for himself, Krantor was forced to close the BIg Wheel to recoup his losses.

## Source

The Big Wheel is derived from *Blake's 7*.
Caroline Wallace

**Caroline Wallace** was a human on Earth who dated John Crichton for two years prior to the launch of the *Farscape-1* module. When he returned, years later, she was prepared to pick things up where they left off. She surprised him during his family's Christmas celebrations -- only to find out his feelings had waned and he had fallen for Aeryn Sun. Caroline was encouraging to Aeryn of this development, and even helped the Sebacean to understand John's behavior.

After John returned to the Uncharted Territories, Caroline moved on with her life.

## Source

Caroline Wallace was seen in two episodes of *Farscape*.
Cesium Fuel

**Cesium fuel** is a green, phosphorescent fuel used in many Peacekeeper vessels, including Marauders. The Leviathan biomechanoid hybrid known as *Talyn* also used cesium fuel, due to the Peacekeeper technology bred into him.

Cesium fuel is derived from the metal cesium, an alkali metal, and is extremely flammable. Damaged vessels leaking cesium are especially at risk of being caught in an explosion, and sometimes it becomes necessary for vessel to vent cesium in order to prevent that risk.
Belima

**Belima** was a Xarai aboard Rovhu. She had originally been a Sebacean Peacekeeper, but became one of the Xarai after Kaarvok had her twinned so many times that she reverted to baser, animalistic instincts and resorted to cannibalism. After this, Kaarvok kept her on a leash. He attempted to use Belima to mate with Ka D'Argo, but Chiana intervened.

Later, Belima was killed when Rohvu was destroyed.

## Source

Belima was a character seen in one episode of *Farscape*.
Blake's 7

**Blake's 7** was a name for a small band of rebels and criminals opposing the Terran Federation.

## Members

The initial membership was as follows:

1. Roj Blake
2. Jenna Stannis
3. Kerr Avon
4. Zen
5. Olag Gan
6. Vila Restal
7. Cally

Later, the supercomputer Orac became a member of the group -- leaving it a group of eight until Olag Gan's death..

Despite Roj Blake's disappearance during the Intergalactic War, and a number of changes in membership, the group continued to sometimes be referred to as "Blake's 7". The membership following the war included:

1. Kerr Avon
2. Vila Restal
3. Cally
4. Zen
5. Orac
6. Dayna Mellanby
7. Del Tarrant

After the *Liberator*'s destruction above Terminus and Cally's death on the planet, the group underwent further changes in membership.

1. Kerr Avon
2. Vila Restal
3. Orac
4. Dayna Mellanby
5. Del Tarrant
6. Slave
7. Soolin

All surviving members of "Blake's 7", including the absent Roj Blake himself, were killed on the surface of Gauda Prime.
Aralla

**Aralla** was a persona adopted by Zotoh Zhaan in order to infiltrate a shadow depository.

Aralla was a fearsome but mysterious Delvian woman, she had led an unusual life and had acquired a taste for art, no matter how ugly -- even Hynerian.

## Source

Aralla appeared in an episode of the second season of *Farscape*.
C'tan

The **C'tan**, also known as the **Star Gods** and the **Yngir** (by the Eldar Lexicon) are believed to be among, if not the, oldest intelligent entities in the universe, or at least the Milky Way -- said to be spawned from the swirling gases that formed the galaxy. In their natural state, C'tan are little more than swirling gas themselves, which they spread out across the surface of stars in order to feed on the solar energy. When the host star died, the C'tan learned to travel on barely corporeal wings to other stars. The C'tan can also absorb the energy from organic beings, although this energy is generally so insignificant to them as to have no impact on their unquenchable hunger. Despite this, it is far more appetizing to the C'tan, and so they seek to devour the energy of huge numbers of organic beings

The C'tan are only able to interact with the physical world of the Prime Reality due to the robotic technology of the Necrontyr. Using the living metal called necrodermis, the C'tan are able to transfer their minds into physical forms. The C'tan manipulated the Necrontyr into serving them, using their hatred of the Old Ones to coerce the Necrontyr into helping the C'tan find organic beings to devour. As part of this manipulation, the C'tan transferred the consciousnesses of Necrontyr into necrodermis husks -- however, this process transformed them into the soulless Necrons.

The C'tan despise the psychic energies of the Warp, and had their Necron servants construct a series of Cadian Pylons in order to close the Warp off from the rest of the galaxy. This, however, would have stripped the living beings of the galaxy of their souls and left them defenseless against the C'tan. This process was interrupted by the War in Heaven, which was followed swiftly by the Necron Rebellion led by the Silent King Szarekh. The rebellion was successful, and the C'tan who survived were broken into pieces, called C'tan Shards and captured within Tesseract Labyrinths.

These shards became the greatest weapon available to the Necrons during their Great Awakening in the middle of the 41st Millenium.

## Source

The C'tan are derived from *Warhammer 40k*. For canon information visit the Warhammer 40,000 Wiki.
Battle Computers

**Battle computers** were a strategic system aboard the *Liberator* which could examine various data about combat as it was ongoing, and offer strategic and tactical advice to the crew through Zen. These included information about flight paths of both the *Liberator* itself and of other combatants as well.

The advice offered by the battle computers could be given spontaneously, but the crew was also able to verbally ask for it if needed.

## Source

Battle computers are derived from *Blake's 7*.
3k Wires

**3k wires** are small components of the transport pods found on leviathans that are vital for their operation -- at least as vital as narium coils. Because leviathans grow transport pods in their transport hangars, 3k wires can often be found on the vessels.

## Appearances

### Farscape

* Season 3
	+ "Eat Me"

For canon information, please visit the Farscape Encyclopedia Project.
Antimatter

**Antimatter** is a general term used to describe a state of matter that is significantly different from ordinary matter. The term was frequently applied to subatomic particles, but also could refer to matter originating in parallel universes.

The reaction of matter and antimatter created a massive output of energy. By the year 3143 CE, all of the spaceships built by United Earth were powered by this reaction. The reaction is highly unstable and often dangerous -- and therefore held in a magnetic containment field, and equipped with a plasma coolant system to supplant the amount of heat energy produced. The output of this reaction was measured in Cochranes, after the human inventor of warp drive Zefram Cochrane. These reactions were also capable of creating omicron particles.

Antimatter can be contained by magnetism, and so it can be held in specialized containers. Some of these can even be teleported using transporter technology, in order to facilitate moving antimatter more conveniently. The Terran Federation also used such technology to create antimatter mines.

## Source

Antimatter is derived from *Star Trek* and *Blake's 7*.
Androgen

**Androgen** is the Nebari term for an intersex person. Androgen were discriminated against in the extremely conformist society of the Establishment. The majority of androgen children were killed at birth. The few who were not were generally forced to flee Nebari Prime, and often would join Nebari Resistance groups -- the only place where they would be allowed to exist in peace.

## Source

An androgen appeared in one episode of *Farscape*.
Chaos Gods

The **Chaos Gods**, also known as the **Dark Gods** or the **Ruinous Powers**, are terrible and evil entities that exist within the Warp. Like other daemons, the Chaos Gods were created through the absorption of emotions through psionic energies entering into the Warp -- though they are far more powerful than lesser daemons.

Because emotions and thoughts empower the Chaos Gods, they strive to be worshipped by the sapient species of the Materium and seek the dominate all of the species that live within that realm. Should they ever prove victorious, it would likely be catastrophic for the entire multiverse. In order to extend their influence, the Chaos Gods are able to create daemons out of their own psionic essence. These servants can be reabsorbed by their masters at any time. Their greatest servants, however, are members of the species in the Materium who they influence to worship them. Their worshipers work to expand the power of their gods, and in return gain strange and extraordinary abilities of their own.

Within the Warp, each Chaos God holds influence over an area of subspace. As they grow in power, these areas expand.

## History

As the psionic energies carrying similar emotions gathered together within the Warp, eventually they gained form -- and then consciousness. From that consciousness rose the Chaos Gods. This first occurred about 8,000 BCE when millenia of use of Element Zero had awakened biotic potential in many species of the Milky Way, and many other naturally psionic species were developing.

The Chaos Gods had limited access to the Materium for many millenia after the first of them was born. And then, at the end of the 41st millenium, the Great Rift opened. The Chaos Gods unleashed waves of demonic incursions into the galaxy. Had they worked together, it is inarguable that the Materium would have fallen to their might. Fortunately for those living in the Milky Way, they did not work in concert and often opposed each other.

The Forces of Chaos entered into open warfare with the Eldar, the Imperium of Man, the reawakening Necrons, and all the living species of the Milky Way.

## Members

* Khorne the Blood God - Lord of Battle, War, and Murder.
* Tzeentch the Changer of Ways - God of Change, Sorcery, Fate, and Hope
* Nurgle the Plague Lord - God of Death, Disease, and Decay
* Slaanesh the Prince of Pleasure - God of Pleasure, Sensation, and Desire

A fifth god appears in many arcane texts:

* Malice the Renegade God - God of Anarchy, Vengeance, and Nihilism

## Source

The Chaos Gods are derived from *Warhammer 40k*.
Central Security

**Central Security** was a department of the Terran Federation that was based on Earth. Central Security's best agent was Anna Grant, under the alias Bartolomew. Following the Intergalactic War, the rebellion that occurred on Earth targeted Central Security early on, capturing and killing much of the department.

## Source

Central Security is derived from *Blake's 7*.
Builders

The **Builders** are a race of arrogant non-corporeal, peaceful entities who are credited with god-like powers. They generally appear as gaseous streams of white smoke, but are able to corporealize into humanoid forms. They originally constructed the Leviathan biomechanoids -- through genetic engineering initally based upon the Leviathans who had once held sway over the Milky Way.

Fearful of the Reapers the Leviathans were responsible for creating, the Builders kept their creations as mindless, biomechanical transport vessels. Eventually, however, they gave them sentience and an ability to reproduce on their own. They continued to watch over their creations for some time -- to ensure they remained peaceful and did not pose a threat to the rest of the galaxy's life.

After *Moya* gave birth to the gunship *Talyn*, the Builders believed she should be decommissioned. However, Zotoh Zhaan proved to the Builder Kahaynu that *Moya* was not a threat and that she was in good hands. Though still wary, the Builders allowed both *Moya* and *Talyn* to continue their existences.

## Source

The Builders are seen in two episodes of *Farscape*.
Boorva

**Boorva** was the leader of the planet Tarl, and was one of the independent planetary warlords whom Kerr Avon contacted in order to organize a strong resistance against the Terran Federation. Though he opposed the expansion of the Federation, he was deeply concerned about the territorial claims that Zukan had lodged against him.
Asteroid P-K118

**Asteroid P-K118** is an asteroid in the Beta Quadrant with very low gravity, with a diameters of 0.102 spacials. It originally orbited the planet Ceron, but was moved out of orbit by the Terran Federation and mined for urite ore. After the asteroid had been mined out, the facilities were abandoned but left intact -- per the Interplanetary Mining Agreement.

Five years after the asteroid had been moved, Ven Glynd summoned Roj Blake to the asteroid.

## Source

Asteroid P-K118 is derived from *Blake's 7*.
Arax Nero

**Arax Nero** was a member of a criminal organization, until his arrest by the Galactic Authority. He became the boss of the prison in which he was serving time, until several members of the crew of the *Raza* were also imprisoned there.

When they made their escape from the prison, Nero joined them -- briefly -- until revealing his true loyalties. He stole what he believed was the blink drive key from Five, bringing it to Alicia Reynaud. The key, however, proved to be a fake.

As a fugitive now running from the Galactic Authority, the *Raza*, and Alicia Reynaud, Nero did his best to lie low and was not heard from again.