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This is a universe of infinite possibles, and the fantastic is always a plausibility.

- Unknown

Ultraterrestrials are ancient civilisations that have developed the technology to achieve reliable inter-brane or inter-plane travel. Most of them are vastly more advanced than the dominant nations of the First Gigaquadrant and as such fall under the category of "godraces", but their history of technological ascension distinguishes them from the Essentials who were created at full power by Essence godforms.

The category of Ultraterrestrials includes a variety of species, from those that originated in universes that existed before the Onuris Universe through to Archaeohuman races that ascended less than 200,000 years ago. With few exceptions, they consider less advanced races beneath their notice; their own intelligence, technology and goals are far beyond what most others can comprehend.

Extrauniversal Ultraterrestrials[]

By NorthCacique

Valkar

The Aeon Enigmas are a race of extradimensional and enlightened godforms that held a multidimensional civilization that spanned various timelines and planes of realities. One of the earliest presences in the universe, the Enigmas made their presence in the universe through the creation of an "outpost galaxy" that would later become known as the Eupherion Galaxy. The Enigmas were profound masters of the arts of elemental energy, and through the hybridization of elemental energy and psionic energy, the Enigmas had produced a power that would later be known as the Dreamweave.

While the Enigmas originally sought to expand their "protection" and dominion over the universe, the presence of the Zhulultu had caused them to forgo plans, and the arrival of the Ozax order of chaos monsters had eventually forced the Enigmas to leave the galaxy and reality altogether. The legacy of the Enigmas remains in the Ilacairen AIs that they left behind, the Dreamweave, and the various deific marks they left on the galaxy that continue to be a major aspect of many Eupheric religions. With the absence of any known Enigmas, the status of the Aeon Enigma civilization is vague and unknown; though those aware of the full extent of the Enigmas (and their full capabilities derived from their godform nature) still believe that the Aeon Enigmas exist in other planes of realities.

By OluapPlayer

Mind Front

The Junction is a hyper-advanced hive mind composed of a virtually infinite amount of assimilated creatures under the control of a race of entities known as the Junction Mind. Determined to assimilate all technology into itself, the Junction utilizes dark energy to power their multi-universal civilization, which breaches into other realms, consumes them of all they can provide and then move on to the next. The Junction made a short-lived appearance in the Onuris Universe, where they settled on the Borealis Galaxy, but then disappeared after a few decades; the generally accepted theory is that this universe proved too troublesome of the Junction Mind, who departed to other realms to look for easier prey.

By Xho

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An interdimensional order of Ultraterrestrials, the Zhulultu were immensely powerful beings that controlled a vast hegemonic system that spanned all corners of the Gigaquadrant. Their centre of power was the dystopian Tuuros Galaxy, inhabiting the space surrounding it before its formation. The Zhulultu are known throughout modern times by the tyrannies of Lord Zhuleshxi, the last known surviving Zhulultu who was known for the destruction of the Tigris Galaxy. The Congregation was a machination of his design and has survived as the fearsome Dominion of the Xhodocto in modernity.

Onuris Ultraterrestrials[]

Ashtar

The Archaeohumans are the Human and near-Human races, predominantly descended from the Denisovan species, that became spacefaring and ascended at various times between 200,000 and 150,000 BCE. They roughly fall into three categories: the mostly unmodified Ashtar, the tweaked Greys, and the highly modified insectoid Mantids.

Most of the Archaeohuman races became collectively known as the First Ones of the Milky Way Galaxy. The First Ones remained in the Milky Way to guide the younger races and left the galaxy during the climax of the Girdo Campaigns. They gave the Delpha Coalition of Planets instructions to set up the Milky Way Cooperative, which led to the emergence of the AI Netspace, whereby both new and dormant cosmic-sized artificial intelligences and swarm communalities finally burst onto the galactic scene. The galaxies of the known universe were at last becoming a super-community, and perhaps in a few centuries, the great Gigaquadrant powers will rival the elder races. Nevertheless, some of the First Ones' artefacts include engineering feats that still have yet to be replicated such as Corona Space Station. Not all of the First Ones were benevolent; some were simply mysterious timeless civilisations which the average empire stayed away from.

Another branch of Archaeohumanity was the Pământian civilisation, which was destroyed c. 150,000 BCE, with its final survivors fleeing to the Cyrannus Galaxy where their descendants became the non-Ultraterrestrial Homincyradae. The last remnant of the advanced Pământians is Steve, who inhabits the supermassive black holes in the centers of many galaxies, presumably due to an intergalactic wormhole network between these cores. Steve only appears to those he deems to be special, and gives them the Staff of Life as a gift, which was most famously used on Amphryssos. Steve is never seen outside the galactic cores of galaxies, and can only ever be seen once, ignoring cries for help even during the War of Ages. It is possible that Steve is a black hole intelligence, a powerful computer that uses the Galactic Core itself, and that the robot that visitors will contact is Steve's avatar. Statues alleged to be of Steve can be found around the Milky Way Galaxy, which depict him as some unknown variety of near-Human hybrid. It is unknown what other powers Steve has, but he mentions that he exists on another plane of existence, to which he owes superior processing power.

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Sanktanaar Divin-Ra, a Venhokwe Mali'Nar.

By TheImperios

The Eola'Nar, also known as Spodelings, are a large group of both Ascended and Descended beings - they were originally all purely Ascended, but one group were corrupted during the Second Coming, and the Eola'Nar split into the loyalist Isio'Nar and the Xhodocto-aligned Mali'Nar. The Eola'Nar have traditionally manipulated various less advanced civilisations, creating various religions such as the worship of Spode.

The original Eola'Nar were composed of multiple races; among their founders were some of the Venhokwe, and the Eola'Nar is one of their few legacies.

By The Valader

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Ancient depiction of a Krass, drawn in a temple dedicated to the "Life-givers".

The Krass were Ultraterrestrials found in the Tigris Galaxy, perhaps the first lifeforms to reach sapience in Tigris. Their control and hegemony spanned three galaxies, including the Kaas Galaxy and Chandras Galaxy and were renown for their mastery at genetic manipulation and terraforming capabilities. The Krass considered themselves to be a progenitor race. Not much is known about their physiology and culture, only that it survives through the civilization known as the Krassio, but they are presumed to be a precursor race for many of the reptilian races found in said galaxies, as well as improving the Krassio's brain waves to imbue it with psionic power at the early stages of their evolutionary process. They went into extinction after a destructive war against the Zhuhultu in times immemorial.

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A Screeble, possibly ancestral to the Xyanxes.

The oldest of the Milky Way's precursors are the mysterious Xyanxes. They were one of the greatest civilizations in the universe, and left their mark on the universe's cosmological structure, notably creating sentient "World Sancturies" that spanned galaxies (which survived in the form of Fahler), galaxy-encompassing pocket universes, constructing wormholes which stretched across the universe, and "Sporehenge", which leads to eleven other dimensions. The Girdo Galaxy, a sentient gravitational computer, was their most well-known creation. The Xyanxes tended to abandon certain technologies, perhaps in great wars, and the remains of these are often squabbled over by lesser races. Not much else is known about them, and it was believed by many across the universe that they were destroyed by the Xhodocto 1.48 billion years ago, until their brief reappearence in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Nearly all of what is known about them is mythological, such as their liking for pink geodes, with comparatively few artefacts providing any real information.

The Xyanxes are possibly derived from the Naucean race, who were said to have existed millions of years ago, but became so advanced that they ascended. They were highly skillful with both nano- and biotechnology. However, as little trace of them exists today, they are regarded as mythological by many. Alternatively, they may have come from the Screebles, said to be the greatest civilization in the universe, but whether this refers to technological, economic or even military power, or even if this is pure speculation, is not known. The last piece of evidence for their existence is the "Screeble's Column", which stated that many had "escaped mathematical oppression" to an unknown world. Whether the other Screebles ascended technologically or became their own end is told in various tales. A popular theory is that they in fact found a hyper-advanced life too complex and opted for a quainter, simpler lifestyle, reverting back to an Iron Age stage of development.

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Quotes[]

There are things in the universe, so vast and timeless, walk reality beyond our experience like giants, to them we are the scum which collect around stars for warmth, still much dependant on our evolutionary needs and are limited by the tools of our minds it granted us.

- Philosopher, Delpha Coalition of Planets

Such great beings. So ancient. Such majesty. Such power. We greatly admire them.

- Emperor Mercuris

Powerful, yes, but invincible? Soon I will make my mark on this universe, and absorb every last one of you Ultraterrestrials, and give myself greater power!

- The Dark One

Someday ... Someday ...

- Vankalian

Trivia[]

  • The Ultraterrestrial page originally began as "Fiction:Interdimensional Beings", created by Cyrannian, but it has since expanded to include most other highly advanced beings created by other users.

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