Iconian
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| Iconian | |
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| Classification: | humanoid |
| Planet of Origin: | Iconia Prime |
| Environmental requirements: | TBD |
| Tech Level: | TBD |
| Warp Year: | n/a |
| Affiliation: | Iconian Empire |
| Typical lifespan: | TBD |
| Telepathic abilities: | TBD |
| AIX code: | TBD |
The Iconians were an ancient and highly advanced civilization that was thought destroyed approximately 200,000 years ago by orbital bombardment of their homeworld, Iconia Prime.[1]
Appearance
By the 25th century, and probably millennia before that, the Iconians had evolved/altered themselves in such a way that they were partially energy beings, capable of using their own "essence" to power up different types of equipment, such as their gateway technology. Despite this incredible capability, using their own energy for such purposes could be dangerous and even deadly. They were apparently immortal beings, not being affected by aging. However, time itself had a very unusual effect on their minds, as they were chroniton-based. This meant the Iconians themselves could not travel through time. If an Iconian traveled to the past, their mind would "reshape" to that time period, meaning that all the memories this individual had gained prior to their arrival would be lost.
Before the fall of their empire 200,000 years ago, the Iconians—not just as a species, but the very same individuals—appeared fully organic. Instead of being able to generate energy blasts, they used weapons similar to the kinds they would later use to arm their heralds. It was theorized that they altered themselves to become living weapons after their civilization fell.
Throughout their history, the Iconians were a small population (apparently only female, with parthenogenic children born rarely) and with lifespans that lasted millennia. At least three and probably all of the twelve survivors of the fall of their empire lived into the 25th century. Whether this was entirely due to natural lifespan or augmented by their medical technology is unclear.[2]