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Faster-than-light travel

**Faster-Than-Light travel** or **FTL** was a method of traveling through the vastness of space at speeds greater than lightspeed. There were several technologies and methods which allowed for this, with various drawbacks and implications for their use.

* Blink Drive
* Mass Effect Drive
* Hetch Drive
* Soliton Waves
* Starburst
* Warp Drives
Acquarans

The **Acquarans** were a subspecies of Sebaceans who were once subjects of the Hynerian Empire.

## History

The ancestors of the Acquarans were sent by Dominar Rygel X to expand the influence of the empire into the Uncharted Territories. After reaching a planet in the sector, however, they discovered that all of their electronic equipment had ceased to function. They were forced to adapt to a low-tech lifestyle while stranded on this planet, which they called Acquara.

As the Acquarans developed their own culture and society, only their spiritual leaders knew the truth of what had transpired -- that a device powering a negative power vortex had been sent with them, hidden in a statue of their Hynerian liege. These priestans exploited this knowledge for generations, gaining power over the lower castes of the developing society.

After hundreds of cycles, change finally came to Acquaran society. After being inadvertently abandoned by *Moya*, John Crichton crashed on Acquara in his *Farscape-1* module. Though Crichton lived apart from the Acquarans, he interacted with them enough to attract the attention of Lishala -- the daughter of the Acquaran chief. This did not sit well with Neera, who hoped to use her son Rokon's feelings for Lishala as a bid for power. She convinced Rokon to eliminate Crichton -- only the timely arrival of Ka D'Argo and Rygel XVI saved his life.

Initially, the Acquarans were terrified of their alien visitors -- but when it appeared that Rygel shared the exact appearance of their deity, the masata, the Acquarans came to believe that an ancient prophecy was coming to pass. Unfortunately, this involved burying Rygel alive. In order to prevent this, *Moya*'s Pilot traced the center of the negative power vortex, allowing Aeryn Sun and Zotoh Zhaan to send the coordinates to their crew mates on the ground. Crichton and Rygel were able to disable the vortex before any sacrifices had to be made -- subsequently revealing the deception of the priestans.

## Culture

Acquaran culture was highly religious prior to the arrival of Rygel XVI. Much of their faith centered around a holy book called the Timbala, which only the priestans were permitted to read from. This allowed Acquaran culture to be heavily controlled by the priestans -- even giving them a degree of power over the Grondeer, or village chief, who was given complete legal power in Acquaran civilization.

The punishment for lawbreaking was often quite severe, though sentences were decided exclusively by the Grondeer. These sentences would often include imprisonment at Lomota-Kai or death.

Food was of great importance to the Acquaran people. It was one of the highest honors to be invited to sit beside the Grondeer during a feast, often an honor reserved only for the village's best hunters. If a man offered a woman food, it was considered a sign of romantic interest. It was a woman's right to choose whom she would be with, as marriage was a union that was unbreakable in Acquaran culture.

## Notable Members

* Grondeer Kato-Re
* Priestan Neera
* Lishala
* Rokon
Lanthanites

The **Lanthanites** were an incredibly long-lived humanoid species, visually indistinguishable from humans. They self-described their lifespan as being "almost forever." A handful of Lanthanites had lived on Earth undetected for thousands of cycles before being recognized as another species.

It is possible that Lanthanite blood mixing with the blood of humans was responsible for the births of Perpetuals, though this theory was never proven.

## Source

Lanthanites are derived from *Star Trek*. For canon information, please visit:

* Memory Alpha
Genophage

The **genophage** was a genetically engineered biological weapon designed to limit the population of the krogan. It was created by the salarians during the Krogan Rebellion, in the hopes that the threat of its use could deter the krogan from annexing planets already occupied by other species. However, the turians -- intent on ensuring the krogan could never pose a threat again -- unleashed the plague on the krogan population in 1510 CE.

The genophage did not actually limit the fertility of the krogan, but introduced a genetic mutation which drastically reduced the chance of a pregnancy being viable. Most krogan pregnancies ended with a miscarriage, others reaching term but resulting in a stillbirth that -- more often than not -- also resulted in the mother's death. Only one in every thousand pregnancies proved viable.

Every cell in each krogan was infected -- making gene therapy an impossible method of treatment. Furthermore, with the violent nature of most krogan and their indifference about focused breeding brought the species near to extinction. Females who were capable of carrying pregnancies to term became highly prized -- it was this that allowed Shiagur to gather the strongest krogans together in a final effort to win the Krogan Rebellion against the Citadel Council.

Her efforts failed, and the genophage continued to impact the krogan for centuries. Their culture developed a sort of fatalism, a feeling that they had no future. With no known cure, some krogan attempted to reshape their society to focus on breeding. Others invested in scientists who might develop a cure.

Eventually Saren Arterius managed to develop a cure through the use of cloning technology -- likely with the help of Sovereign and Binary Helix. He used the cure to build a krogan army hidden away on Virmire. The exact cure, however, was destroyed in Commander Shepard and Captain Kirrahe's action against the facility.

The salarians realized that the krogan were evolving a resistance to the genophage, and quickly developed a new version and re-infected the species. This version did allow for a higher growth of population -- their goal was not to eradicate the krogan but to limit their potential growth. One of the salarians, Maelon, later began to work on a cure. His work put him in Shepard's crosshairs and ultimately cost him his life -- however, Shepard kept his research.

By the time of the Reaper Invasion of 2986, only one female krogan involved in Maelon's experiments had survived --Eve. Due to mounting political pressure, she was released to the Urdnot Clan. Furthermore, Maelon's data proved to be enough to create an actual cure for the genophage. Mordin Solus sacrificed his life in order to finally cure the krogan and secure their help in battle against the Reapers.

## Source

The genophage is derived from *Mass Effect*. For canon information, please visit:

* Mass Effect Wiki
Epho

**Epho** was the third planet of the Zelene system, a terrestrial planet with a carbon dioxide and oxygen atmosphere. At sea level, the atmosphere was 41% carbon dioxide -- as such, most species needed to wear breathing apparatuses in order to remain conscious while on the planet. The surface was very rocky, and contained high levels of palladium, as well as platinum and iridium. There was also an abundance of liquid water on the planet, which had carved out a series of canyons particularly near the planet's equator.

The planet was covered in craters left from a series of high velocity impacts. The presence of ruined magnetic levitation rail lines between these craters led most to believe the craters marked where arthenni outposts had been constructed, and that these impacts were not accidental.

## Source

Epho is derived from *Mass Effect*. For canon information, please visit:

* Mass Effect Wiki
Fall of the Protheans

The **Fall of the Protheans** was an invasion of the Reapers that began in approximately 48,000 BCE and lasted an estimated 200 cycles.

## History

### Beginning

The Protheans were caught completely off-guard when the Reapers entered the Milky Way through the Citadel -- essentially wiping out the government of the Prothean Empire in the very beginning of their invasion. Even worse, the Citadel held extensive records including census data -- allowing the Reapers to effectively track every citizen of the Empire.

With the Prothean military leadership broken, the Empire's military did their best to retaliate against the Reapers. However, their unified military -- conformed to a single military doctrine -- was unable to adapt to the changing tactics of the Reapers.

Meanwhile, the densorin attempted to pacify the Reapers by sacrificing their children to them. This made them even easier for the Reapers to destroy. The zha'til -- a race of symbiotic artificial intelligences created by the zha -- were subjugated and mechanized by the Reapers. They were turned into a destructive mechanical swarm. These proved to be such a threat that the Protheans were forced to send the star of zha's home system into supernova. The Protheans also faced an onslaught from within their own ranks as the Reapers indoctrinated them.

### Resistance

Over the course of their conflict, the Protheans learned of the repeated cycles of the Reapers' invasions. They created plans for a weapon that could destroy them, which they dubbed the Crucible, based on plans they found from previous civilizations that had been wiped out. The construction of the Crucible was sabotaged by indoctrinated Protheans.

Over the course of two hundred cycles, the Reapers eradicted virtually every Prothean. However, the unique DNA of the Protheans was unable to be converted into new Reapers. Instead, the Reapers mechanized a vast number of Protheans and transformed them into the Collectors.

### Survivors

A handful of Protheans escaped the onslaught of the Reapers through cryostasis. A research team on Ilos set a virtual intelligence named Vigil to watch over them and awaken them once the Reapers had left the galaxy so that they could resume research on ways to prevent another Reaper invasion.

On Eden Prime, nearly a million Prothean warriors were placed in stasis -- though the Reapers did successfully destroy hundreds of thousands of stasis pods. The virtual intelligence Victory was able to trigger a neutron bombardment that drove the Reapers from the planet but damaged the facility and disabled the mechanism that would automatically awaken the warriors when the Reaper threat was over. Victory maintained the facility -- but with the commander Javik's survival programmed as the priority; he ultimately became the only Prothean left alive.

## Source

The Fall of the Protheans is derived from *Mass Effect*. For canon information, please visit:

* Mass Effect Wiki
Mass accelerator

**Mass accelerators** were able to fire a solid metal slug using extremely precise electromagnetic attraction and repulsion. The ammunition was designed to shatter on impact, transferring all of its energy into the target. Otherwise, the round could pass through and do minimal damage. Using Element Zero, it was possible to accelerate these to incredible speeds. With Element Zero, the velocity could be so great that something as harmless and innocuous as a paint chip could unleash the devastation of a nuclear weapon. However, weapons such as these produced a recoil that was equivalent to their damage output -- making them very dangerous to use. Mass effect fields could mitigate this drawback.

A mass accelerator round was fired at a Reaper around 37,000,000 BCE but passed through -- leaving it undamaged, ultimately striking the planet Klendagon and creating the Great Rift Valley.

## Source

Mass accelerators are derived from *Mass Effect*. For canon information, please visit:

* Mass Effect Wiki
Kalandan outpost

The **Kalandan outpost** was an artificially constructed planet built by the Kalandan people around 270 CE. Although it was roughly the same size as Luna, its was able to hold an atmosphere very similar to that of Earth.

During the construction of the planet, a deadly disease was accidentally created and unleashed -- killing all of the Kalandans there. The last survivor, Losira, activated the planet's defenses to protect their work until more Kalandans arrived. Unfortunately, supply ships had helped the disease spread to other Kalandan colonies and eradicated the entire species.

When it was initially encountered by the USS *Enterprise* in 3268 CE, the surface of the planet was dry. The planet was covered in a thin layer of topsoil that covered an extremely durable shell. It was first deemed a ghost planet, as it did not fit any of the planetary classifications known to the United Federation of Planets. The defense system killed several members of the *Enterprise*'s crew until the central computer was finally destroyed.

## Source

The Kalandan outpost is derived from *Star Trek*. For canon information, please visit:

* Memory Alpha
Caitians

**Caitians** were a species of humanoid felines who were early members of the United Federation of Planets.

## Physiology

Caitians exhibited strongly feline features, such as short snouts, triangular ears, vertically slitted pupils in their large eyes, whiskers, fangs, and tails. Most Caitians were entirely covered in fur, which had as much variety as the various felines of Earth.

While many Caitians had only four fingers on their hands, including a thumb, some were polydactyl and had an extra finger. This was more common amongst Caitians than among actual felines. There was also a degree of difference in the foot structure of Caitains -- some had digitigrade feet, while others had plantigrade.

Although they were bipeds, Caitians could adopt a quadrupedal position to move more quickly. They were an incredibly agile species, with razor sharp retractable claws on their hands and feet -- many Caitians preferred to be barefoot so these claws would remain accessible.

Caitians were primarily carnivorous, and skilled hunters. In their distant past, they hunted and devoured other sapient species, including Betazoids. Though an advanced, evolved species, Caitians had retained many tendencies from their feline ancestors -- they entered heat roughly once a year, though these hormonal urges could be alleviated with a libido post. Caitians enjoyed playing in boxes, particularly when stressed.

## Notable Caitians

* M'ress
* T'ana

## Source

Caitians are derived from *Star Trek*. For canon information, please visit:

* Memory Alpha
Brindz hounds

**Brindz hounds** were six-legged predators domesticated by the Grudeks. They employed the blood-tracking abilities of the hounds to help clean out Leviathan biomechanoids of any surviving crew members. Brindz hounds were in a nearly perpetual state of motion, constantly running, and perfectly evolved to kill prey while on the go. They moved at incredible speeds and had the agility to change direction in a moment's notice, even springing off of walls to do so.

## Source

Brindz hounds appear in an episode of *Farscape*. For canon information, please visit:

* Farscape Encyclopedia Project
Arthenn

The **arthenn** were a species with highly advanced technology, though they confined themselves primarily to the Zelene system. They originated on the planet Helyme. An unknown cataclysm wiped out all complex life on that planet. Another of their colonized planets -- Epho -- showed indications that it was hit with an orbital bombardment.

The arthenn were wiped out by 298,000 CE.

## Source

The arthenn are derived from *Mass Effect*. For canon information, please visit:

* Mass Effect Wiki
Cryogenic tubes

**Cryogenic tubes** were medical devices, used to freeze an individual in cryostasis. This slowed the body's natural processes, allowing them to exist -- alive, but comatose. They were frequently used by Diagnosans to freeze someone moments before their death, in order to preserve their organs for transplants.

Aeryn Sun was held in one for a period after her apparent death. Tocot also held a handful of Interions in cryogenic tubes, including Joolushko Tunai Fenta Hovalis.

## Source

Cryogenic tubes are derived from *Farscape*. For canon information, please visit:

* Farscape Encyclopedia Project
Deltans

**Deltans** were a humanoid species originally from the planet Delta IV in the Alpha Quadrant.

## Physiology

Deltans were virtually indistinguishable from humans, except for their completely bald scalps. They often wore headdresses at formal occasions, such as political conferences.

Deltans were avid sexual beings, and most other humanoid species felt an innate attraction to them. These feelings could become distracting, particularly if they were entertained, so Deltans who sought to work alongside other species -- in particular, those who joined multi-species organizations like Starfleet -- were encouraged to take an oath of celibacy.

Deltans also had the ability to relieve pain in others by touching them. This was not able to heal wounds, but was frequently employed to make painful medical procedures more bearable.

## History

Deltans had made first contact with humans by 3141 CE. During that year, a group of Deltans were rescued from engine trouble by the crew of the ECS *Horizon*.

In later years, the Deltans became members of the United Federation of Planets. Some became celebrated officers in Starfleet, including Lieutenant Ilia, while others served more politically. A delegation of Deltans were present at the Khitomer Conference in 3293 CE.

## Source

Deltans are derived from *Star Trek*. For canon information, please visit:

* Memory Alpha
Force field

**Force fields** were barriers made out of energy, used by many societies for a wide variety of purposes.

## Containment Fields

Containment fields were force fields used to keep matter, or antimatter, within a specific place. Containment fields were used to hold the warp cores of warp-capable spaceships.

The Waters was created by holding oceanic water from a Class M planet within a circular containment field.

## Source

Force fields are derived from *Star Trek*. For canon information, please visit:

* Wikipedia
* Memory Alpha
Belters

"**Belters**" were the name of humans born in the Asteroid Belt. Belters could be recognized visually because, due to the lower gravity of their environment, they were taller and thinner than humans born on Earth and often had deformities in their physical development. Because of these deformities, Belters were often dehumanized by residents of Earth, Luna, and Mars. These deformities also made it incredibly difficult for Belters to function in normal gravity. It was also very difficult for Belters to have children, for the same reason, though Belter women frequently relocated to Ceres Station as the spin gravity made pregnancies and deliveries far more predictable.

The Belters were primarily a poor, working class group of people whose labor, primarily mining, provided important resources to the rest of Sol system. The value of this intensive labor did not prevent them from being oppressed and mistrusted. Eventually, the Belters began to resist the more organized political powers of the solar system and began to organize themselves -- this movement gave birth to the Outer Planets Alliance (or "OPA").

Belters had a culture that developed independently of those living on the inner planets. This included a dialect, known as Belter Creole, and several gestures which could be used to communicate while in a space suit. Though advances in artificial gravity and medical technology eventually led to the disappearance of the Belters, certain aspects of their culture persisted in the Sol system for centuries afterwards.

## Notable Belters

* Anderson Dawes
* Camina Drummer
* Filip Inaros
* Josephus Miller
* Klaes Ashford
* Marco Inaros
* Naomi Nagata
* Praxideke Meng

## Source

Belters are derived from *The Expanse*. For canon information, please visit:

* The Expanse Wiki
Black Marker

**Black Markers** were mysterious objects sometimes found on planets that had life. There were a myriad of theories regarding their origin, but it was known that they did not develop naturally on those planets. The Black Marker located on Earth was believed to have arrived on the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Jacob Danik believed that Black Markers emitted signals that aided developing species into gaining sentience. The signals undoubtedly did have an effect on behavior -- once the Black Marker on Earth was discovered, many humans were driven to found the religion of Unitology and begin worshipping it as a sign of God, believing that humans were created by aliens and would reunite with them in the afterlife. It seemed likely these signals also compelled sapient species to create Red Markers as an energy source -- as this occurred both on Earth and on Tau Volantis.

Eventually, the signals from the Black Marker would drive the sapient species into violent insanity. Those killed in the resulting bloodshed would be transformed into Necromorphs. Once enough Necromorphs had been created, they would gather around the source Red Marker and begin a Convergence Event. This would activate all of the Red Markers and empower the Black Marker to rise into orbit -- generating high winds to bring biological organisms with it -- and transforming into a Brethren Moon.

Ultimately, all organic life on the planet would be consumed into the Brethren Moon.

## Source

Black Markers are derived from *Dead Space*. For canon information, please visit:

* Dead Space Wiki
Giliac

The **Giliac** star was once a star in the Giliac constellation, as seen from the planet Regor 2. The star collapsed into a black hole -- disappearing from the skies of Regor 2 in 298 CE. In 3420 CE, the crew of the USS *Orville* fashioned a false star in order to make the Regorians believe that the star had returned to the constellation.

## Source

Giliac is derived from *The Orville*. For canon information, please visit:

* The Orville Wiki
2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (MCR)

The **2nd Marine Expeditionary Force** was a part of the Martian Congressional Republic Navy, with a training facility located on Hecates Tholus. They were a space-ground task force, made up of ground, space and logistics forces specifically intended to sustain themselves in combat for extended periods without assistance. This would allow them to function behind enemy lines in any time of open warfare.

## Source

The 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force is derived from *The Expanse*. For canon information, please visit:

* The Expanse Wiki
Luna

**Luna** was the name of the only natural satellite of Earth, and was often referred to simply as "the Moon" by humans. The first human to step foot on the surface of Luna was Neil Armstrong in 1969 CE, followed immediately by Buzz Aldrin -- though they were followed by a succession of astronauts that included Jack Crichton. In 2069 CE, humans established the first settlement on the moon: Armstrong Outpost.

## Source

Luna is derived from the real world and appears in most franchises. For canon information, please visit:

* Wikipedia
* Memory Alpha
* Mass Effect Wiki
* The Expanse Wiki
* Warhammer 40k Wiki
Cape Canaveral

**Cape Canaveral** was a location in Florida, United States on the planet Earth. It was the site of the Kennedy Space Center and the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station -- both of which were used to launch several missions on behalf of both NASA and IASA into space during Earth's early exploration beyond the planet.

The Farscape Project was operated out of facilities on Cape Canaveral.

## Source

Cape Canaveral is derived from real life and from *Farscape*. For canon information, please visit:

* Wikipedia
* Farscape Encyclopedia Project
Betazoids

**Betazoids** were a humanoid species native to the planet Betazed in the Alpha Quadrant.

## Physiology

Betazoids were visually indistinguishable from humans except that the irises of their eyes were completely black. Betazoids had a number of biological differences that were not visual however -- for example, Betazoid pregnancies lasted ten months and they reached REM sleep at a frequency that was unique among humanoid species.

Betazoid females underwent a physiological change during their mid-life ages that caused their sex drive to increase by at least a factor of four. This was known as "The Phase." Mature betazoids could also contract Zanthi fever, which could wreak havoc on their psionic empathic abilities in dangerous ways.

Betazoids had natural psionic powers primarily derived from innate empathy but extending all the way to telepathic abilities like reading minds and thought projection. These powers typically developed during adolescence with the development of the paracortex. Occasionally, some Betazoids were born with their telepathy already activated -- while these individuals were often extraordinarily powerful telepaths, the inability to screen out the "noise" of other people's minds also brought on severe mental health problems. On rare occasions, some Betazoids had significantly less psionic power than others of the species, able only to barely sense strong emotions in others.

Betazoids were capable of reproducing with other humanoid species such as humans, Klingons, and Tavnians. The characteristic black eyes were present in half-Betazoids, but if the Betazoid genes were diluted more than that, their physical Betazoid traits were unlikely to be noticeable. They would often retain some level of Betazoid psionic abilities.

## Society

Betazoid society embraced honesty, largely due to the impracticality of concealing information in a society of telepaths. Betazoids could therefore be considered rude or annoying due to their unwillingness to lie to spare the feelings of others.

During meals, Betazoids rang chimes at regular intervals in order to express gratitude for the food.

Betazoid government was matriarchal. There was a complicated nobility system in place as well.

## Notable Betazoids

* Deanna Troi (hybrid)
* Kestra Troi-Riker (hybrid)
* Lon Suder
* Lwaxana Troi

## Source

Betazoids are derived from *Star Trek*. For canon information, please visit:

* Memory Alpha
Eingana

**Eingana** was a beautiful but dangerous garden world. It was the third planet of the Amanda system within the Omega Nebula. It had one natural satellite, the moon Barraiya.

In roughly 125,000 BCE, colonization of the planet became the subject of a heated war between the thoi'han and the inusannon. In the aftermath, the planet was scattered with debris from both sides of the conflict. The mass effect drives of the ships were broken apart, and so the surface of Eingana was showered in Element Zero. As a result, many of the fauna of the planet have biotic abilities.

## Source

Eingana is derived from *Mass Effect*. For canon information, please visit:

* Mass Effect Wiki
Douglas "D.K." Knox

**Douglas "DK" Knox** was the best friend of John Crichton, and the lead scientist on the Farscape Project.

## History

DK and Crichton were best friends from childhood. Crichton even helped DK to cheat on his SATs during high school.

In adulthood, the two joined the International Aeronautics and Space Administration together. Crichton worked as an astronaut, while DK became a scientist. Together, they concocted a theory to boost the speed of manned spacecrafts, in which a planet's gravity would act as a slingshot. This theory was the foundation for the Farscape Project. While Crichton piloted the *Farscape-1* module, DK remained behind as ground control. Crichton proved the theory accurate, but he was sucked through a wormhole -- losing contact with DK.

When Crichton returned to Earth with *Moya* in 2003 CE, DK was part of the team of scientists assigned to studying the alien technology they brought with them. Unfortunately, DK was one of the first to encounter the Skreeth -- an alien bounty hunter that had followed Crichton to Earth under the orders of Commandant Mele-on Grayza. The creature killed DK and his wife Laura Kopecki.

## False Earth

In an effort to interrogate Crichton, the Scarrans had used a mental probe to place him on a false Earth. In this hallucination, Crichton and DK were reunited. Although DK behaved normally enough at first, he became increasingly irrational as the hallucination grew more surreal.

## Source

Douglas "D.K." Knox is derived from *Farscape*. For canon information, please visit:

* Farscape Encyclopedia Project
AA Security Clearance

An **AA Security Clearance** was a pass which allowed access to any area of Space Command. AA Security Clearance did not allow access to AAA Security Installations.

Roj Blake discovered such a pass on the body of Maryatt.

## Source

AA Security Clearance is derived from *Blake's 7*. For canon information, please visit:

* Blakes 7 Wiki
Mala'kak

The **Mala'kak** -- also known as **Ossians**, "**Space Jockeys**", "**Pilots**" and "**Engineers**" -- were a humanoid species that sought to sabotage the work of the ancient humanoids, roughly one billion years before they had evolved.

## History

The origins of the Mala'kaks are unknown, though it is known that they were aware of the efforts of the ancient humanoids to create other humanoid species. The Mala'kaks traveled to some of these worlds, hoping to disrupt the evolution. They did this by sacrificing one of their own, poisoning him and introducing tainted DNA into the evolutionary pool.

This occurred on the planet Earth but failed to prevent the rise of humans. As a result of this, The Mala'kaks sent an invasion force to LV-223, with a new plan to end humanity by releasing the black liquid pathogen. They lost control of the pathogen, wiping out the entire invasion force save one -- who was cryogenically frozen.

## Physiology

Mala'kaks were pale, hairless humanoids. Though there was much variation in their eyes, their pupils were shaped like oblong crosses. They were roughly 9 to 10 feet tall and breathed oxygen. They were considerably stronger than humans, with an average lifespan of about 150 cycles.

## Source

The Mala'kaks are derived from the movie *Prometheus*. For canon information please visit:

* Xenopedia
Aki Zeta-5

Prime Function **Aki Zeta-5** was the human cyborg leader of the the Cybernetic Consciousness on the planet Chiron.

## History

Born as **Annikki Luttinen** to poor shopkeeper parents in Norway in 2298 CE, Annikki showed immense mathematical and computer skills from an early age. By 2327 CE, she had earned degrees in engineering and programming and computer science and joined the Zakharov Research Institute. Prokhor Zakharov specifically chose her to join the *Unity* expedition due to her talents.

During construction of the UNS *Unity*, she set up an experiment in pre-sentient algorithms -- utterly unauthorized, and likely not by herself. However, when the crew awakened it was discovered that the program had crashed only three months into the voyage. She received a simple reprimand while efforts to repair the *Unity* were under way. She fell ill with rheumatic fever shortly after, and was in the hospital bay when the ship crashed. She was presumed to have perished during Planetfall.

However, some time after Planetfall, she reappeared -- greatly changed, outfitted with implants and fused to a computer that seemed to functioning along very similar lines as the algorithm she had attempted to experiment with. No longer was she the timid Annikki, but a formidable -- if cold and unemotional -- cybernetic entity named Aki Zeta-5. Though she attracted many to follow her, others have observed that she does not quite seem sane. She also ruthlessly betrayed some of her former associates without any signs of remorse.

## Source

Aki Zeta-5 is derived from *Alpha Centauri: Alien Crossfire*. For canon information please visit:

* Alpha Centauri Wiki
John Glenn

**John Glenn** was a human astronaut born on July 18, 1921 CE, and one of the Mercury 7. He became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962 CE, aboard the *Friendship 7*. John Glenn became a national hero, and an important spokesperson for NASA. He went on to serve as a Senator. Ultimately, he passed away on December 8, 2016 CE.

John Glenn's contributions would go on to be remembered for centuries, considered one of the great pioneers of human space exploration as late as 3376 CE.

## Source

John Glenn is derived from real world history, *Star Trek*, and *Hidden Figures*. For canon information, please visit:

* Wikipedia
* Memory Alpha
Aldeans

The **Aldeans** were an advanced humanoid species native to the planet Aldea. They were very physiologically similar to humans, and -- in fact -- were visually indistinguishable. They and their planet were considered legends for thousands of cycles, since they had developed a cloaking device to hide their homeworld as early as 5,000 BCE.

According to these legends, the Aldeans were said to have given up violence and devoted themselves to culture and art. The central philosophy of their people was "for everything taken, something must be returned." This generous philosophy led them to incredible artistic and technological heights.

Aldean society was separated into social groups or units that specialized in particular arts and sciences. Students within these groups were fully dedicated to studying that specialty. The Aldean educational system was so proficient that a student's natural abilities in an expertise would already begin blossoming within hours or days of beginning lessons.

However, the impact of the cloaking device was extremely harmful to the environment of Aldea. It depleted their ozone layer, exposing virtually the entire population to harmful radiation from their planet's sun. By 3364 CE, the entire population of Aldea was infertile, no children had been born for almost 30 cycles, and most of the planet's flora and fauna had gone extinct.

In the hope of preserving their society, Radue contacted the USS *Enterprise* (NCC-1701-D). They offered to trade their advanced scientific and artistic knowledge in exchange for some of the children from the *Enterprise*-D. The crew of the *Enterprise*-D declined the offer -- so the Aldeans kidnapped the children. Ultimately, Doctor Beverly Crusher was able to prove that the Aldean cloaking device was responsible for their situation. The United Federation of Planets had the medical technology to treat and reverse the radiation damage -- allowing the Aldeans to have their own children again.

The Aldeans returned the children to the *Enterprise*-D and set about relearning and reexamining their technology as they prepared to join the galactic culture.

## Notable Aldeans

* Radue
* Rashella

## Source

The Aldeans are derived from *Star Trek: The Next Generation*. For canon information, please visit:

* Memory Alpha
Briori

The **Briori** were a species native to the Delta Quadrant, who abducted over three hundred humans from Earth in 1937 CE. These humans notably included Amelia Earheart and Fred Noonan. Upon returning to the Delta Quadrant, the Briori awoke most of the humans from stasis and began to employ them as slave labor -- however, the humans eventually revolted and overthrew their oppressors. They were able to steal Briori technology and turn the location into a thriving colony.

## Source

The Briori are derived from *Star Trek: Voyager*. For canon information, please visit:

* Memory Alpha
Khorne

**Khorne**, also called the "**Blood God**," the "**Lord of Skulls**," the **"Lord of Rage**," the "**Lord of Blood**," the "**Taker of Skulls**," and sometimes "**Kharneth**," was the Chaos god of war. He was fed and empowered by every murder that occurred in the Materium, rising to full consciousness by the end of the 15th century. Despite being the oldest of the Chaos gods, Khorne also represented honor and martial pride -- those who fought for him would often do so with honor, rather than as a blood-crazed butcher. Khornates sought to kill, not to inflict pain or suffering -- unlike the followers of Slaanesh. Nevertheless, Khorne was a danger to every living thing as its driving goal was to slay all life in the Materium.

## Source

Khorne is derived from *Warhammer 40,000*. For canon information, please visit:

* Warhammer 40k Wiki
Amelia Earheart

**Amelia Earheart** was one of the first female pilots on Earth and became famous for flying to locations all over the planet but was particularly of note for being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937 CE, she embarked on a mission to fly across the world -- starting in New Guinea, with the plan of going around the equator with her navigator Fred Noonan. Secretly, the mission was an intelligence-gathering mission financed by the government of the United States of America, but it was doomed to failure.

While over the Pacific Ocean, the plane began to run low on gas. An SOS signal was broadcast -- and then the plane disappeared. Years were spent trying to solve the mystery, but to no avail. In truth, the plane had been abducted by the Briori. Noonan and Earheart were brought -- with more than three hundred other humans -- to the Delta Quadrant, with the intention of using them as slaves. The humans quickly overthrew the Briori and established a home for themselves, although Earheart and Noonan -- and six others -- remained in stasis. They became known as "the 37s" by the human population.

In 3371 CE, the crew of the USS *Voyager* discovered these people, and released the 37s from stasis. The Starfleet crew offered all of these humans a chance to travel with them back to the Alpha Quadrant, but ultimately, they chose to remain behind in the home they'd built for themselves. Amelia Earhart was gratified, however, to learn of the important legacy she'd left behind on Earth and that she was a hero to Captain Kathryn Janeway.

## Legacy

The disappearance of Amelia Earheart became one of the most famous unsolved mysteries on Earth for century. It was still considered a great mystery as late as the 32nd century. The United Federation of Planets had even named a starbase and a starship after her.

Pria Lavesque, a time-traveling thief would frequently take credit for Earheart's disappearance. Given that Captain Ed Mercer, aboard the USS *Orville*, altered the timeline to prevent Pria's thefts from ever taking place it is possible that in that unaltered timeline Pria was actually responsible for the pilot's disappearance.

## Source

Amelia Earheart is derived from real world history, *Star Trek: Voyager*, and *The Orville*. For canon information, please visit:

* Wikipedia
* Memory Alpha
Ian Kwon

**Ian Kwon** was a human Starfleet cadet who graduated from Starfleet Academy in San Francisco, having become qualified to serve both as a science officer and a communications officer. He acted as the communications officer during the cadet training cruise that finalized his education -- a cruise that was attacked by Klingons.

Following that conflict, Kwon was able to establish contact with the disabled USS *Ticonderoga*. As a result of those actions, the cadet serving as first officer was given a wartime command of a starship -- and Ian Kwon remained aboard, ultimately, was transported to the 3409 CE by temporal agents.

## Source

Ian Kwon is derived from *Star Trek Online*. For canon information, please visit:

* STO Wiki
Bioloids

**Bioloids** were bio-mechanical androids that took the appearance and mannerisms of living beings. The Scarran Empire frequently created bioloids to infiltrate their enemies, taking individuals captive and then sending a bioloid to replace them. The Kalish, however, had been known to create bioloids for longer and more extensive missions.

Externally, bioloids appeared as whomever they were intended to appear as. Internally, they are a mixture of bio-organic materials and technological components. The mixture between these varied from bioloid to bioloid. For instance, the copy of Aeryn Sun created by the Scarran Empire was largely technological, whereas Sikozu was almost entirely made of biological components.

Bioloids could vary in their complexity, due to a number of factors. These included the speed at which the bioloid was constructed, and the complexity of the bioloid's mission. In general, however, bioloids were able to reattach severed limbs and appendages but were, unfortunately, incapable of tolerating translator microbes.

## Notable Bioloids

* Aeryn Sun Duplicate
* Sikozu Svala Shanti Sugaysi Shanu
* Zukash

## Source

Bioloids are derived from *Farscape*. For canon information, please visit:

* Farscape Encyclopedia Project
Barradas III

**Barradas III** was the uninhabited third planet of the Barradas system. During Earth's 14th century, the Debrune had built an outpost there -- following their expulsion from Vulcan. The Federation Archaeological Survey had examined and excavated the ruins on the planet's surface.

In 3370 CE, Arcturus Baran raided this planet in search of one of the pieces of the Stone of Gol. During the raid, he was able to capture William T. Riker of the USS *Enterprise*-D.

## Source

Barradas III is derived from *Star Trek: The Next Generation*. For canon information, please visit:

* Memory Alpha
Jartar

**Jartar** was the first planet of the Dis system in the Hades Gamma region of the Beta Quadrant. The planet was terrestrial, with a thin atmosphere comprised mostly of krypton and xenon. The surface was exceedingly hot. The planet was primarily comprised of silicates, with occasional deposits of aluminum, magnesium, and other light metals.

Jartar was primarily notable for being the location where the Leviathan of Dis was discovered, at the bottom of a crater, by batarian surveyors in 2963 CE. Shortly after its discovery, a batarian dreadnought entered the system and the Leviathan of Dis vanished.

## Source

Jatar is derived from *Mass Effect*. For canon information, please visit:

* Mass Effect Wiki
'Owon

An **'Owon** was a non-sentient mammal that lays eggs. The eggs had a brown-purple shell, and -- if cracked open -- a pale yellow yolk. In some parts of the Milky Way, the eggs of the 'Owon were considered a delicious delicacy. Many, however, found the taste of the eggs abhorrent.

## Source

'Owon are derived from *Star Trek*. For canon information, please visit:

* Memory Alpha
Alicia Reynaud

**Alicia Reynaud** was a successful human businesswoman associated with Ferrous Corp, whose company had developed the Blink Drive. She was catered to by her asssitant Mars Hughes.

Unfortunately for Reynaud, the key to the Blink Drive was pickpocketed by Das. Reynaud sent men to reclaim it by any means necessary -- which ultimately drove Das to flee. As a result, the key ended up aboard the *Raza*.

## Source

Alicia Reynaud is derived from *Dark Matter*. For canon information, please visit:

* Dark Matter Wiki
D'Arsay Archive

The **D'Arsay Archive** was a data storage facility, containing records of artifacts and mythology from the D'Arsay culture. The facility was built primarily from fortanium and was launched into space roughly 87,000,000 years before the Common Era. It was equipped with a tractor beam and was programmed with the ability to transmit its information to any foreign computer and reprogram them to display its records.

The archive floated in space for millions of cycles until 3370 CE, when it was discovered by the USS *Enterprise* (NCC-1701-D) in Sector 1156. Over the years of drifting through space, it had become covered in minerals which obscured its actual structure, so it was mistaken for a comet. While the comet was being investigated, the archive scanned the computers of the *Enterprise*-D and began to use the ships replicators to transform parts of the ship into settings from the D'Arsay mythology as well as overriding Data's personality with personalities from these myths.

Captain Jean-Luc Picard played along with the myths in order to convince the archive to release his ship, and Data. The archive was then retrieved by an archaeological team sent by the United Federation of Planets, and it began to be studied.

## Source

The D'Arsay Archive is derived from *Star Trek: The Next Generation*. For canon information, please visit:

* Memory Alpha
Eidelons

The **Eidelons** were a species of sentient, empathic humanoids from the depths of the Uncharted Territories. They shared a very similar appearance to humans and Sebaceans, save for the intricate grooves on their faces. Some of these grooves actually went much deeper into their flesh, allowing them to reveal a second set of eyes and a gland which held much of the psionic energy housed within an Eidelon.

Their hidden gland, when consciously activated, created an energy field that calmed anyone within it. This helped the Eidelons to create peaceful treaties, by using this field to create reasonable negotiations. In order to activate this gland, the Eidelons needed to expose it -- opening their face. This empathic, pacificistic power was truly the greatest asset of the Eidelons, and made them both widely respected and widely hated.

## History

The Eidelons originated on Arnessk, developed space travel and went on to create peace throughout much of the Uncharted Territories, but found maintaining it was next to impossible. They also found they needed guards to protect themselves from factions who truly did not want to be at peace. In order to accomplish this, the Eidelons sought a species that they could genetically modify -- and selected humans. They abducted a number of humans and engineered them into Sebaceans. They formed the Peacekeepers, and the Sebaceans who filled its ranks became the Eidelons' trusted acolytes.

Roughly 20,000 cycles later, an unknown enemy of the Eidelons released the Darnaz Triangle on Arnessk. The priests, masters of the pacificistic abilities of the Eidelons, managed to place themselves and their temples in temporal stasis. The remaining Eidelons fled, forming a secret community on Qujaga. Over time, these survivors lost the knowledge of how to wield the pacifistic and psionic powers. Meanwhile, the Peacekeepers attempted to continue their mission of enforcing peace -- but without the aid of the Eidelons, they could only do so through military force.

When the Darnaz Triangle was reactivated by John Crichton, Chiana, and Joolushko Tunai Fenta Hovalis the Eidelons of Arnessk were finally released. 12,000 cycles had passed but Jool remained on Arnessk to help them acclimate to the new age. Before long, *Moya*'s crew uncovered the Eidelons of Qujaga as well -- although this was entirely incidental. These two events did, however, bring the Eidelons to the attention of the Scarrans. In the midst of the Peacekeeper/Scarran War, the Eidelons found themselves under threat of annihilation once more. Stark was able to reawaken their long lost abilities, and John Crichton was able to force the Scarrans and Peacekeepers to agree to negotiations. With the help of the Eidelons, peace was established.

## Notable Eidelons

* Caa'ta
* Muoma
* Pikal
* Yondalao

## Source

The Eidelons are seen in *Farscape*. For canon information, please visit:

* Farscape Encyclopedia Project
Alana Lichtenstein

**Alana Lichtenstein** was a human official for the United States of America's Immigration and Naturalization Service at the beginning of the 21st century (by Earth's calendar.) When the crew of *Moya* visited Earth, Alana was given the opportunity to interview Rygel XVI -- an experience she later discussed on the television special "Alien Visitation". She found that -- despite his appearances -- he must have been doing "something right".

## Source

Alana Lichtenstein is derived from *Farscape*. For canon information, please visit:

* Farscape Encyclopedia Project