Access Level: Top Secret Subject: Deep Space Anomalies / "The Outsiders" Status: Unconfirmed / Theoretical
The standard education modules across the Zohar System, we are alone. The seven known races (Arczuuk, V'nu, Cirilian, Gord, Thekal, Zolduryte, and Srur) represent the entirety of sentient life in the universe. To suggest otherwise is considered scientific heresy or "Okal" conspiracy nonsense.
The Private Debate
However, within the highest echelons of the V'nu Fellowship, a quiet, decades-long debate rages behind closed doors.
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The Skeptics: Led by strict traditionalists, this faction argues that the Zohar System is a closed loop. They attribute unexplained energy readings to cosmic radiation or sensor malfunctions.
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The Believers: A small, elite minority argues that statistical probability—and certain "recovered artifacts" from the pre-war era—suggest life exists beyond the Boreas Belt. They point to unidentifiable energy signatures that vanish before they can be tracked.
The Anomalies
There have been no visual confirmations. No contact. Only questions.
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Ghost Signals: Deep-range sensors occasionally pick up encryption keys that do not match V'nu, Thekal, or Arczuuk coding.
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The "Guardian" Myth: Ancient, pre-spaceflight folklore from multiple planets mentions "Watchers" or "Beings of Light" that intervene during great cataclysms. The Fellowship officially categorizes these as primitive religious delusions.
Current Directive: Any evidence of extra-solar activity is to be immediately quarantined and forwarded to High Leader Khura Ym'ue for review. Public dissemination of such theories is strictly prohibited to maintain Union stability.