ABOUT THE VELNEX
A vast energy force swept through a large solar system, causing planets
to vanish. The OHM replaced existence with nonexistence, until it
reached the world of VELNEX.
The inhabitants there had a very intricate civilization where concepts were exchanged among themselves and to the masses by rotating their spherical heads very quickly and sending out Nano-Gravity Fields. When such fields would intersect, the participating minds would temporarily meld. Their heads were always rotating at some speed. A stalled head would mean instant death. The perpetual motion of their heads was a spiritual connection to the planet's own rotation.
Their architecture was wild and very complex, with transportation systems that allowed endless options for any traveler.
When OHM arrived, it met resistance from the combined Nano-Gravity Fields. The VELNEX engineered a way for the actual planet to rotate faster, and the OHM responded by exploding into billions of non-existence particles. These particles pierced the heads of the population, so their sphere-heads now had massive holes in the center.
From then on, the VELNEX were able to function as normal, with one major difference. Within their heads, was an irremovable 'hole' of Non-Existence. This meant they could no longer dream and mind-melds became riskier (get too close and your mind might get sucked into the hole and dissolve). Their societies became less productive and slower-paced.
Anyone who became 'sucked in' was reduced to a mindless version, and had to be taken care of by the healthy.
To deal with this, the VELNEX developed FTL as a desperate attempt to rid themselves of the Non-Existence Holes. Instead of success, they learned the holes instantly filled with All Time and Space at once. At that instant, they would become Omniscient as long as they remained in FTL. Once they left FTL (into subspace) they would each be scattered across random space and time.
To reach Starcade, the VELNEX need an extra-special Algorithm or else they risk being scattered.
When you see a VELNEX, you will see an empty hole in its head but won't see what would normally be seen through the hole. You just see nothing there.
The inhabitants there had a very intricate civilization where concepts were exchanged among themselves and to the masses by rotating their spherical heads very quickly and sending out Nano-Gravity Fields. When such fields would intersect, the participating minds would temporarily meld. Their heads were always rotating at some speed. A stalled head would mean instant death. The perpetual motion of their heads was a spiritual connection to the planet's own rotation.
Their architecture was wild and very complex, with transportation systems that allowed endless options for any traveler.
When OHM arrived, it met resistance from the combined Nano-Gravity Fields. The VELNEX engineered a way for the actual planet to rotate faster, and the OHM responded by exploding into billions of non-existence particles. These particles pierced the heads of the population, so their sphere-heads now had massive holes in the center.
From then on, the VELNEX were able to function as normal, with one major difference. Within their heads, was an irremovable 'hole' of Non-Existence. This meant they could no longer dream and mind-melds became riskier (get too close and your mind might get sucked into the hole and dissolve). Their societies became less productive and slower-paced.
Anyone who became 'sucked in' was reduced to a mindless version, and had to be taken care of by the healthy.
To deal with this, the VELNEX developed FTL as a desperate attempt to rid themselves of the Non-Existence Holes. Instead of success, they learned the holes instantly filled with All Time and Space at once. At that instant, they would become Omniscient as long as they remained in FTL. Once they left FTL (into subspace) they would each be scattered across random space and time.
To reach Starcade, the VELNEX need an extra-special Algorithm or else they risk being scattered.
When you see a VELNEX, you will see an empty hole in its head but won't see what would normally be seen through the hole. You just see nothing there.
VELNEX NAMING CONVENTION:
A Velnex has a 'Name Key' where
a series of letters (average five) are presented in a ring-like shape
when written. A Velnex will have multiple names (in this case ten)
depending on where on the key the first letter is chosen.
For example, using the Name Key example here going clockwise:
KARZO, ARZOK, RZOKA, ZOKAR, OKARZ
Those would be the five 'positive names'....if a Velnex is feeling negative, it will go counter-clockwise:
KOZRA, OZRAK, ZRAKO, RAKOZ, AKOZR
For example, using the Name Key example here going clockwise:
KARZO, ARZOK, RZOKA, ZOKAR, OKARZ
Those would be the five 'positive names'....if a Velnex is feeling negative, it will go counter-clockwise:
KOZRA, OZRAK, ZRAKO, RAKOZ, AKOZR