The Annun and Fikheri
The Lurokhë's Loss
When the Fikheri approached the Lurokhë home world, the Lurokhë were naturally curious of their visitors. It was a peculiar discovery as there was no sign of there impending visit. They seemed to just appear that fateful day. The Lurokhë were ahead of themselves and had a plan already agreed upon by their divisions should they encounter exo-planetary life. However, before they could execute this benevolent plan of communication and study, the Fikheri numbers had multiplied within hours. They quickly rationalized this visit was not friendly and something very bizarre at best.
It appears the Fikheri have control of the portal phenomena and utilized to stage their invasion and consumption of the Lurokhë home-world. Some divisions of the Lurokhë possessed their own ark ships, and along with those that had been dispatched years prior for their own purposes, is the only reason the Lurokhë people are not extinct today.
Arkship 392 and the Great Exchange
Arkship 392 belong to the only division of Lurokhë the Andeamer and now Earth has met. Arkship 392 belonged to a division whose purpose can be broadly describe as “space-exploration.” But I must add they do so much more than that. They knew of Ënokh hundreds of years before reaching us and were interested observers of our planet. The Valgaartiran received their initial distress signal and plea for refuge exactly 236 years and two generations of Lurokhë before they reached us. The Andeamer who received this missive were still alive when the successors of the initial missive reached us. The Valgaartiran was the only civilization who could receive any transmissions and so it was also our responsibility to give these survivors refuge.
In return, the Lurokhë of Arkship 392 gave the Valgaartiran knowledge. Much of which is where we derived our own space-faring technology and weapons to use against the Fikheri. The Lurokhë rooted their Arkship in our orbit and over the centuries turned it into the Vehnanen. It would be 200 years until the Fikheri would invade Ënokh, but the Lurokhë had been helping us prepare for it. In 10,763, or the year of 1839 on Earth, the Fikheri had entered our solar system.
The Vehnanen was equipped to repel as many vessels as possible by using the laser cannons you may have witnessed on our ships. These lasers incinerate matter down to its very atoms so they may not reproduce. However, we did suffer damage in this invasion. Some made it onto Ënokh, and this is where the Valgaartiran did all we could to defend Ënokh. I was not a Mirkhanen at this time, but after my chain of command and so many others were slaughtered, I assumed the position and led several legions to the first encounter of the Fikheri on Ënokh. They had come down like black rain in their vessels. I say vessels and not ships, because these are not technologically inclined people, and I hesitate to say people. They are Void-turned. Corrupted and infested with the terrible sickness of the Void. The Fikheri are mindless drones who only seek to spread their corruption. Monstrous and terrible creatures that only another horrible universe could spawn.
The Annun
Our combined efforts is what allowed us to remain untainted from the Void. In the aftermath, much of Ënokh had to rebuild. The Vehnanen became what is; the much smaller space-station that houses the surviving Lurokhë population and Andeamer guests. Continuing our cooperation, we assisted the Lurokhë in learning more of our common enemy for any future incursions and knowing the behavior the Void-turned they will emerge again.
Lurokhë exploration ships pursued a Fikheri vessel. These particular vessels were noted to not be offensive and their defense was entirely left to smaller versatile vessels surrounding them. This one was alone, its numbers lost. Upon this ship we discovered the Annun. The people the Fikheri are created from.
The Annun come in a diverse variety of variations dependent on their particular ecosystem. The majority of this population are what we can describe as the “avian” variety. These people are covered in colorful feathers and skin patterns. They are quiet, peaceful, and have been eagerly helpful with the Vehnanen crew. Just as physical appearance varies among the Annun, so do their cultures. The other types of Annun we met ranged in degree of fear and guarded behavior, but none have been outwardly hostile. I can understand where their fear is derived from. They were misled by their own people. They watched their planet die and then their families. Every Annun had a horrific story to tell about the last days on their home-world.
The remaining numbers of Annun live aboard the Vehnanen. They assist the Andeamer and Lurokhë in laboratories, but many find their niche in farming, harvesting, and the recycling center. They are slow to adapt to new technology and clearly miss their agricultural and nomadic lifestyles. From what they have told us, the Annun have essentially skipped crucial stages of societal development. When the Void-turned began infesting their planet, they were thrust into space-age technology and now with a destroyed home-world, they have nothing to return to.
There are many types of humans I have seen on Earth. No two cultures or people are the same. That is true of the Annun. They are not Fikheri, but victims of the Void just as the Lurokhë, Andeamer, and now humanity.
Virzangest Mizairo Laelis of House Laelis
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