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It's lonely out there.
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For nearly two hundred and fifty years, mankind searched for sentience elsewhere.  Massive arrays of sensors covered nearly a thousand cubic light-years of space, stretching from [[Sirius]], to [[Tau Ceti]], to [[Procyon]]... Others are on their way to more distant stars, such as [[Chara]], [[Vega]], and [[Arcturus]].  But the radios were silent.  Only the occasional pulse of a neutron star or similar cosmic event generated any notice. If [[sapience]] existed elsewhere in the [[Galaxy]], it is very, very far away.
  
For nearly two hundred and fifty years, mankind has searched for sentience elsewhere. Massive arrays of sensors cover nearly a thousand cubic light-years of space, stretching from [[Sirius]], to [[Tau Ceti]], to [[Procyon]]... Others are on their way to more distant stars, such as [[Chara]], [[Vega]], and [[Arcturus]].
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Life existed elsewhere, that much was certain - organic compounds and microbes hide in their little niches on countless rocks. [[Alpha Centauri]] hosted no less than three worlds with clear signs of life - if in simple, blasted forms.  The [[Centaurus Relic]] was the sole remnant of a civilization long destroyed in a hopeless conflagration. The [[Milky Way]] seemed a lonely place.
  
Life existed elsewhere, that much was certain - organic compounds and microbes hide in their little niches on countless rocks. [[Alpha Centauri]] hosts no less than three worlds with clear signs of life.
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Except, some would tell you, it's been right here all along.
  
But the radios were silent. Only the occasional pulse of a neutron star or similar cosmic event generates any notice. If sentience exists elsewhere in the [[Galaxy]], it is very, very far away.
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The [[mobius pattern]]s were the first sign that things were not as they seemed. Strange waveforms released into our Universe due to various experiments into faster-than-light travel, somehow able to exist within, or upon, our Universe, they are living music.
 
 
Except, some will tell you, it's been right here all along.
 
 
 
Few doubt the existence of the [[mobius pattern]]s. Strange waveforms released into our [[Universe]] due to various experiments into faster-than-light travel, somehow able to exist within, or upon, our [[Universe]], they are living music.
 
  
 
They are Power.
 
They are Power.
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Rumor has it, every living being has their own [[song]].
 
Rumor has it, every living being has their own [[song]].
  
Rumor has it, a few have found them.
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A few have found them.
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Theirs was only the first.
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The [[Cetan civilization]] was found next, in [[Tau Ceti]].  Expeditions to other [[star]]s hinted at a mighty, ancient empire, spanning the whole of the [[Galaxy]], when the [[Universe]] was half so old.  But, even then, they were long gone, their existence seemingly sterilized by a great conflict.  To find still-living multicellular life, one had to reach [[Delta Pavonis]].  But it was basic, simple.  No more than worms.
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The [[Concord]] built themselves, out of a disagreement with [[human]] authority.
  
== Revelations ==
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An interplay of other, grander patterns, such as [[infusion]]s and [[wraith]]s, and as the [[triate]]s found common roots in their powers, the opening of the [[skearn]]s suggested that strange, [[alien]] realities might not be so far out of reach.
Until the arrival of the [[dyrajt]] during the [[Contact War]], there was no sign of [[sapient]] life elsewhere.  Discoveries such as the [[Centaurus Relic]] suggest that intelligent life is not too uncommon, if a tad on the rare side.
 
  
At least within the context of the [[Milky Way]], [[human]]ity's competition could be considered to be found wanting.  Since another decade is more than enough time, given the technology the [[dyrajt]] possessed, for a race to cross the entire [[galaxy]] seeking the source of the signal produced by the destruction of [[Kennedy Station]], it is generally assumed that no other such civilization exists.
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Eventually, came the [[Contact War]] and the [[Solarian Purge]] to follow it.
  
The [[other]]s, and [[cognita primus]] are considered to be the most immediate threats [[human]]ity is currently facing.  Most assume that other civilizations in the [[Universe]] must have seen the [[tachyon]] pulse, however, the distances involved are so great it is often considered a long-term concern.
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[[Mankind]] changed forever.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:35, 20 April 2007

For nearly two hundred and fifty years, mankind searched for sentience elsewhere. Massive arrays of sensors covered nearly a thousand cubic light-years of space, stretching from Sirius, to Tau Ceti, to Procyon... Others are on their way to more distant stars, such as Chara, Vega, and Arcturus. But the radios were silent. Only the occasional pulse of a neutron star or similar cosmic event generated any notice. If sapience existed elsewhere in the Galaxy, it is very, very far away.

Life existed elsewhere, that much was certain - organic compounds and microbes hide in their little niches on countless rocks. Alpha Centauri hosted no less than three worlds with clear signs of life - if in simple, blasted forms. The Centaurus Relic was the sole remnant of a civilization long destroyed in a hopeless conflagration. The Milky Way seemed a lonely place.

Except, some would tell you, it's been right here all along.

The mobius patterns were the first sign that things were not as they seemed. Strange waveforms released into our Universe due to various experiments into faster-than-light travel, somehow able to exist within, or upon, our Universe, they are living music.

They are Power.

Controlled and bred, they can reverse entropy. Focused, they can create something out of 'nothing', their songs working magic in the mythical sense.

Rumor has it, every living being has their own song.

A few have found them.

Theirs was only the first.

The Cetan civilization was found next, in Tau Ceti. Expeditions to other stars hinted at a mighty, ancient empire, spanning the whole of the Galaxy, when the Universe was half so old. But, even then, they were long gone, their existence seemingly sterilized by a great conflict. To find still-living multicellular life, one had to reach Delta Pavonis. But it was basic, simple. No more than worms.

The Concord built themselves, out of a disagreement with human authority.

An interplay of other, grander patterns, such as infusions and wraiths, and as the triates found common roots in their powers, the opening of the skearns suggested that strange, alien realities might not be so far out of reach.

Eventually, came the Contact War and the Solarian Purge to follow it.

Mankind changed forever.


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