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Xarelite civilisation
Xarel is the ancestral homeworld of the Xarelite civilisation, an ancient humanoid species whose history is defined as much by extraordinary scientific achievement as by irreversible planetary collapse. Although Xarel is no longer the demographic centre of its people, it remains a powerful cultural, symbolic, and historical reference for the entire Xarelite diaspora.
XArel: The Lost Homeworld
Xarel was once a thriving planetary ecosystem orbiting a binary star system. The radiation emitted by its two suns shaped both the biology and the culture of its native species, influencing pigmentation, metabolism, and long-term adaptation. Over millennia, the Xarelites developed an advanced technological civilisation, driven by rapid expansion, intensive resource extraction, and large-scale industrial growth.
This progress came at a cost. Xarel’s natural resources were gradually exhausted, its ecosystems destabilised, and its planetary balance irreversibly damaged. Unlike many civilisations that collapsed without warning, a sector of Xarelite scientific and technological elites foresaw the inevitable destruction of their world and prepared for it.
The Exodus and the Nomad Arks
Anticipating planetary collapse, the Xarelites designed and constructed vast interstellar arks intended to preserve their species beyond the death of their homeworld. These structures were conceived not merely as vessels, but as self-sustaining artificial ecosystems, capable of housing entire populations for generations.
The most significant of these arks is Nomad, a colossal construct comparable in scale to a planetary city. Nomad functions as the primary political, scientific, and cultural hub of Xarelite civilisation. It maintains a stable orbit around a secure planetary body, serving both as sanctuary and as command centre for long-term exploration initiatives.
Smaller arks accompany Nómada, forming a distributed nomadic civilisation whose survival depends entirely on technological balance, scientific foresight, and strict resource management.
Science as Survival
Life within the arks forced the Xarelites to redefine the purpose of science. For them, scientific research is not a path toward abstract progress, but a fundamental mechanism of survival. Within their orbital cities, Xarelite researchers developed:
- Advanced systems of selective gestation and demographic regulation
- Closed-loop food recycling and nutrient regeneration
- Molecular synthesis of basic materials
- Long-term studies in planetary terraformation
These disciplines allowed the Xarelites to sustain an extremely dense population under confined conditions while preparing for eventual resettlement beyond their arks.
The Xarelites: Physiology and Culture
Xarelites are a humanoid species of extraplanetary origin, technologically more advanced than both Terran humans and Elearians. Their appearance is unmistakable: they possess dark skin tones ranging from deep black to bluish-black hues. Among individuals who have spent generations away from Xarel, especially within artificial environments, the skin may acquire slightly altered bluish undertones, a direct consequence of prolonged absence from the radiation of Xarel’s twin suns.
One of the most visible cultural features of the Xarelites is the presence of exas: ritualised tattoos and family markings applied to the face and body. Rendered in light pigments and precise geometric patterns, exas are not decorative. They encode lineage, social affiliation, ancestral pacts, and significant historical events tied to each family line.
Exploration and the Arrival at Elearis
From Nomad and its accompanying arks, Xarelite expeditions are constantly dispatched in search of habitable or terraformable worlds. During one such exploration phase, Xarelite vessels reached Elearis, a world on the brink of biological and ecological catastrophe.
Shaped by the memory of their own collapse, the Xarelites deliberately avoided a large-scale settlement. Instead, they intervened strategically and in stages. Their first action was to assist the Elearians in stabilising their rapidly degrading genetic structure, preventing an irreversible biological collapse. Only after this stabilisation did the Xarelites share their expertise in sustainable resource management and long-term planetary planning.
Alliance, Integration, and Shared Expansion
In exchange for their intervention, a partial integration agreement was established. A portion of the nomadic Xarelite population was granted citizenship within Elearis, with full rights to utilise the planet’s resources and those of adjacent systems. This agreement formalised a durable alliance between the two civilisations.
From this cooperation emerged a shared phase of expansion, the creation of the UPC, and the formation of a joint Armada tasked with protecting allied worlds and the vulnerable Xarelite nomad fleets, frequently targeted by pirates and so-called “Pictish” civilisations.
Xarelite Priorities and the Case of Vixalis
Unlike Elearian corporate entities, Xarelites do not prioritise resource extraction alone. Their primary objective is the terraforming and long-term colonisation of viable worlds capable of sustaining life across generations. To this end, they finance scientific expeditions, experimental settlements, and extended viability studies across newly discovered systems.
This philosophy was central to the discovery of Vixalis, a world whose vast chronodium reserves would soon place it at the heart of a conflict between corporate exploitation and Xarelite principles of responsible expansion.
Internal Variants and Social Tensions
Xarelite society is not biologically uniform. Distinct variants exist between individuals produced through selective gestation systems and those born through traditional, commissioned biological processes. These differences manifest subtly in physical traits, such as darker skin tones in naturally born individuals or more refined skeletal structures in artificially gestated ones.
Although these distinctions are minor, they carry cultural and social implications. Questions of identity, legitimacy, and heritage continue to generate internal tensions within Xarelite civilisation.
A Civilisation Shaped by Collapse
Ultimately, the Xarelites are a species defined by memory. Their entire culture is shaped by the consequences of unchecked expansion and ecological ruin. Obsessed with avoiding repetition of their past mistakes, they are willing to sacrifice immediate growth in favor of long-term survival.
Their alliance with Elearis stands as both opportunity and warning: a living testament to what occurs when progress is pursued without responsibility—and what may yet be avoided if those lessons are truly learned.