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As the Babylon station was conceived as a political and cultural meeting place one of the show's many themes is the cultural and social interaction between civilizations. There are five dominant civilizations represented on Babylon 5: humans, the Narn, the Centauri, the Minbari, and the Vorlons; and several dozen less powerful ones. A number of the less powerful races make up the League of Non-Aligned Worlds, which assembled as a result of the Dilgar War, which occurs 30 years before the start of the series. Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... The League of Non-Aligned Worlds is a fictional collection of races in the Babylon 5 universe. ... The Dilgar War is a fictional war that forms part of the back story of the science fiction television series, Babylon 5. ...

G'Kar (left) of the Narn Regime and Londo Mollari of the Centauri Republic

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Abbai

An Abbai agricultural representative.

The Abbai are a race from the fictional Babylon 5 universe. Their Homeworld is Abbai 4 called SsumsshaA, which orbits the Star Beta Pictoris in Sector 16. A peaceful, matriarchal society, the Abbai were the central force behind the formation of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds.^[1] The Abbai have had Interstellar Flight since the year 1461. Image File history File links Member of Abbai Race from Babylon 5. ... Image File history File links Member of Abbai Race from Babylon 5. ... Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... The League of Non-Aligned Worlds is a fictional collection of races in the Babylon 5 universe. ...

Brakiri

The Brakiri are a race in the fictional Babylon 5 universe. They feature heavily in the episode "Day of the Dead", which deals with a mysterious Brakiri religious celebration. The Brakiri have had interstellar flight since the year 2111. We also know that Brakiris are night dwellers. Babylon 5 is an epic American science fiction television series created, produced, and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. ... Day of the Dead is an episode from the fifth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

Centauri Republic

Main article: Centauri (Babylon 5)

The Centauri Republic was once a mighty empire which has grown decadent and is in a slow decline.^[2] The Centauri, a humanoid race similar in appearance to humans, are a proud and aristocratic people governed by an emperor and a nobility-driven senate called the Centarum. Centauri males wear their hair in fanlike crests, the height of which displays the male's rank in society; females are traditionally bald except for a long queue or ponytail. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The term humanoid refers to any being whose body structure resembles that of a human. ...

The Centauri were the first alien race to openly contact humanity. The Centauri initially tried to convince the humans that they were a long lost colony of the Republic. This ruse failed once human scientists got access to Centauri DNA, but Centauri-Human trade and contact led to tremendous technological advancement and humanity's eventual rise as a major power. For instance, it was the Centauri who sold jumpgate technology to the Earth Alliance, allowing humanity to start colonizing interstellar space. The structure of part of a DNA double helix Deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a nucleic acid molecule that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms. ... A typical Jump Gate. ... The Earth Alliance is the name of a fictional alliance of the countries of Earth in the television series Babylon 5. ...

Dilgar

The Dilgar were an aggressive and warlike species who began a massive expansion of their empire when it was discovered their sun was about to go supernova. This led to a bloody campaign to capture territory and assure the survival of their species between 2229 and 2232. Believing all species that were not Dilgar to be nothing more than potential slaves at best, the Dilgar quickly began attacking and destroying the outposts of many alien worlds.

With the help of the Earth Alliance, the Dilgar were forced all the way back to their homeworld. After the war ended, the Dilgar sun went supernova, wiping out almost the entire species. A civilian colony on the planet Planthos survived the war and cataclysm. The leader of the colony was E’Phraim of the House of Ados, the Baron of Planthos.^{[citation needed]} Multiwavelength X-ray image of the remnant of Keplers Supernova, SN 1604. ...

Drakh

Main article: Drakh

Servants of the Shadows until the older race left Z'ha'dum, the Drakh became major antagonists late in the Babylon 5 series and in its sequel, Crusade. The Drakh were users of biotechnology and were responsible for releasing the nanovirus plague on Earth in A Call to Arms. The Drakh are a race from the fictional Babylon 5 universe. ... In the fictional Babylon 5 universe, Zhadum was the homeworld of the ancient, mysterious race known as the Shadows. ... Crusade is a spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynskis Babylon 5. ... Grey goo refers to a hypothetical end-of-the-world scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all living matter on Earth while building more of themselves (a scenario known as ecophagy). ... Earth In the Babylon 5 universe, Earth was located in a relatively uncontested portion of the Galaxy. ...

Drazi

The Drazi are reptilian in appearance, with green skin and thick skull bones, although they are otherwise humanoid. They were a member of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds and are members of the Interstellar Alliance. Drazi have a pouch in one of their armpits; it is actually used as a reproductive area. In Crusade, the Drazi are described as hermaphrodites. The 1st-century BC sculpture The Reclining Hermaphrodite, in the Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo Alle Terme in Rome A hermaphrodite is an organism that possesses both male and female sex organs during its life. ...

The ancient Drazi used to live outdoors, only sleeping inside at night. As a result Drazi houses are constructed with large balconies and a much smaller interior. The streets on the Drazi homeworld are very narrow, reflecting their long history of warfare: armoured Drazi vehicles found it impossible to invade an enemy city without first demolishing its buildings.^[3]

Every six Earth years, the Drazi have a "civil war" among two rival factions, green Drazi and purple Drazi. A Drazi's allegiance is decided arbitrarily by choosing a coloured sash which is then worn around their torso, either green or purple. There is no inherent motive or reason for the civil war at all, other than tradition. This "civil war" takes the form of a series of (usually) non-lethal contests. A group of Drazi on Babylon 5 station intended to escalate to lethal violence but Commander Susan Ivanova ended the contest through the use of a loophole in the rules.^[4] A civil war is a war in which parties within the same culture, society or nationality fight against each other for the control of political power. ... For the German DJ/producer team, see Sash!. // A sash consists of a cloth belt used to hold a robe together, and usually tied about the waist. ... Susan Ivanova is a fictional character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Claudia Christian. ...

In 2262, it was revealed that the Drazi had begun several wars of aggression against weaker races.

Earth Alliance

Main article: Earth Alliance (Babylon 5)

The Earth Alliance was founded at the end of the twenty-first century after the Third World War, first as a loose coalition of nations, then as a tight alliance of nearly every nation on Earth as well as Alliance controlled colonies throughout the Galaxy, though colonial populations have had a history of independence driven rebellion, especially Mars. The Alliance is a unicameral representative democracy under the leadership of an elected President with a strong military. In one second-season episode ("And Now For a Word"), the Alliance is said to consist of 24 outposts and colonies in over a dozen solar systems. The Earth Alliance is the name of a fictional alliance of the countries of Earth in the television series Babylon 5. ... Earth In the Babylon 5 universe, Earth was located in a relatively uncontested portion of the Galaxy. ... List of Babylon 5 episodes And Now For a Word is an episode from the second season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

Since the end of the Earth-Minbari War, the Alliance had prospered in interstellar trade, though some influential factions had become increasingly xenophobic and isolationist. Following the assassination of President Luis Santiago and the rise to power of President Morgan Clark, the new President formed Nightwatch (a pervasive secret police) and dissolved the Senate, turning Earth and her colonies into a totalitarian fascist state. Adding to the milieu is the Psi Corps, an increasingly powerful quasi-military organization which regulates and controls human telepaths. These actions led to the Earth Civil War, itself an offshoot of the final Shadow War, with the forces originating from Babylon 5 seeking to free Earth and liberate the colonies. The Earth-Minbari War is a fictional war that formed a major part of the back story of the science fiction television series, Babylon 5. ... Luis Santiago is a fictional character in the television science fiction drama Babylon 5. ... In the Science Fiction series Babylon 5, William Morgan Clark was the president of the Earth Alliance. ... In the Babylon 5 science fiction universe, Nightwatch was a paramilitary organization set up during the Presidency of Morgan Clark. ... This article is about secret police as organizations. ... Spoiler warning: In the fictional universe of Babylon 5, the Psi Corps was an agency of the Earth Alliance responsible for telepathic individuals. ... Humans are one of the many races in the fictional Babylon 5 universe. ... Warning: This is NOT a scientific article. ... The Earth Alliance Civil War is an armed conflict in the Babylon 5 series, in which President Clark dissolves the Earth senate and orders martial law throughout the Earth Alliance worlds. ... The Shadow Wars refer to the great wars involving the Shadows in the television science fiction series Babylon 5. ...

First Ones

Main article: First Ones

The First Ones are the oldest races in the galaxy, the first to gain sentience. Most went "beyond the rim" to the darkness between galaxies over the last million years. The rest, with the exception of the Shadows and Vorlons, were gone after the last great Shadow War of a thousand years ago, though some races still are rumored to appear now and then. The First Ones is the collective name of a group of aliens from the television science fiction drama Babylon 5. ... The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the science fiction television series Babylon 5. ... The Vorlons are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe. ...

Gaim

The Gaim are an insectoid race and were a member-race of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds and are members of the Interstellar Alliance. Their name and costume are a tribute to Neil Gaiman^{[citation needed]}, the author of the episode "Day of the Dead". Gaim require an environmental suit in order to function in an oxygen / nitrogen atmosphere. Neil Richard Gaiman () (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels, graphic novels, comics, and films. ... Day of the Dead is an episode from the fifth season of the science fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

The Gaim are ruled by six hive-queens who dictate the behavior of all Gaim. The Gaim never believed that anything existed outside of their home planet, N'chak'fah, for centuries due to their thick atmosphere that prevented Gaim astronomers from seeing the stars properly. The Gaim slaughtered Narn explorers immediately after they landed there in the early 2240s. When a Narn assault fleet showed up some time later, planning to conquer the planet, they met a similar fate as the explorers because for the first time in their history the Queens united to stave off the invasion. An invasion is a military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of either conquering territory, altering the established government, or a combination thereof. ...

Realising that they faced alien enemies as well as each other, the Queens began making contact with aliens in an effort to ensure their species' continued survival. Upon appearing in the galactic scene the Gaim quickly joined the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to gain protection from the Narn. The Gaim queens generated a new caste of workers, a diplomatic caste, able to interact with other species, although they still had to use an electronic translator since the Gaim speak in a series of clicks and chirps like many Earth insects. The Gaim, for their part, set about procuring as many starship hulls and other parts as possible to begin constructing their fledgling navy. The queens of the Gaim were able to generate "boutique" chemicals and biological goods which were used to help purchase technology. One of the fictional ships called the Starship Enterprise from Star Trek, one of the most famous fictional starships. ... Look up hull in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The Gaim had only been in space briefly when agents of the Shadows began making themselves apparent in the galaxy. They convinced the Gaim to go to war with a nearby xenophobic race, the Descari. The Gaim initially refused to join Sheridan's alliance against the Shadows on the basis that they had not been attacked yet and by joining with Sheridan would invite attacks. They reconsidered their position when the Vorlons destroyed a small group of Shadow vessels thus demonstrating victory was possible. Shadow vessel in Babylon 5 The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the science fiction television series, Babylon 5. ... Look up xenophobia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... John J. Sheridan is a lead character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Bruce Boxleitner. ... The Vorlons are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe. ...

Goblyns

Goblyns are genderless mammals endowed with well-developed telepathy; their telepathic ability is apparently the only way they communicate. Their stamina and agility surpasses that of humans. Like chameleons they have the ability to camouflage themselves by taking on the texture of its surroundings while they try to mess with their victim’s minds, planting suggestions in their brains with their telepathy. However well-aimed PPG blasts are just as deadly for them as other normal species. Like the Soldiers of Darkness, and the Shadows themselves, upon dying, Goblyns leave no body only a smoking scorch mark on the ground where they perished. They apparently work for the Shadows.

[SOURCE: Babylon 5 comic (#6, #7)]

The Hand

The Hand are an ancient race and said to be over a million years old and are claimed by those who serve them to be more powerful than the Shadows. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the science fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

The Hand were imprisoned one million years ago by another as yet unidentified ancient race, said to be a force of light. The ships seen in use by the Hand in The Legend of the Rangers are described by Minister Kafta as being 'toys given to those races which serve The Hand' and yet seem very powerful - there are shown to be capable of taking out an entire colony including several ships of the Interstellar Alliance with relative ease. At no point has an actual member of The Hand's race been seen and nor has their age or connections with the other first ones been revealed. It is known that a pyramid in a city buried eight miles beneath a planet named Beta Durani 7 contains a doorway that leads to another dimension. The expedition studying the billions of years old city sent a probe through which returned distorted and changed. The Interstellar Alliance is a fictional interstellar government of civilizations in the Babylon 5 universe. ...

Servitors of The Hand wear a black cloak and speak in a near mechanical monotone voice somewhat similar to the Vorlons. The Vorlons are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe. ...

Hyach

The Hyach were members of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds and are members of the Interstellar Alliance. The Hyach are humanoid, though they are slightly shorter on average than a human and have bald, lumpy heads. They are a gerontocracy, with the eldest among them ruling since they have the wisdom to govern.

The Hyach birth rate is declining due to the death of the Hyach-do centuries ago, who co-evolved with the Hyach. Today's Hyach are deeply ashamed of this genocide and forbid mentioning it or the Hyach-do to offworlders. The problem is they need to crossbreed with the Hyach-do, since the Hyach-do provide essential genetic information to propegate the Hyach race. Scientists of the Interstellar Alliance are at work attempting to fix the problem and save the race. Genocide is the mass killing of a group of people as defined by Article 2 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG) as any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or...

Markab

The Markab species largely became extinct in 2259 due to the Drafa Plague. They were members of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds. There may still be some isolated colonies or outposts, but for all intents and purposes the Markab are a dead race. The Drafa Plague is a disease from the fictional Babylon 5 universe that was responsible for the virtual extinction of the Markab race in 2259. ...

Minbari Federation

Main article: Minbari

Already advanced when humanity was young and capable of space travel for well over a thousand years, the Minbari Federation is a caste society, its people divided into the worker, warrior, and religious castes. The Minbari are led by the Grey Council, which contains nine representatives, three from each of the three castes. Minbari are humanoid, usually thin and pale, though considerably stronger than humans of the same size; they are bald, with gray bony crests across the back of their heads. The first encounter between Minbari and Humans was a disaster - a misunderstanding led to Earth ships firing on Minbari ships, killing their leader Dukhat. The result, the Earth-Minbari War. Shortly before reaching Earth, the Minbari surrendered and retreated. At the time the official reason for this reprieve was unknown. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Caste systems are traditional, hereditary systems of social restriction and social stratification, enforced by law or common practice, based on endogamy, occupation, economic status, race, ethnicity, etc. ... It has been suggested that Satai be merged into this article or section. ... For the character in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, see Dukat. ... The Earth-Minbari War is a fictional war that formed a major part of the back story of the science fiction television series, Babylon 5. ...

Narn Regime

Main article: Narn

Another "young race" like humanity, the Narn Regime were previously occupied and enslaved by the Centauri, and bear them deep ill-will because of the brutal methods of control employed. Narns are widely perceived to be primitive and barbaric, a stereotype the Centauri engendered during their occupation. Andreas Katsulas as GKar in Babylon 5 The Narns are a race of humanoid aliens in the television series Babylon 5. ...

The Narn are led by the Kha'Ri council. Their religion venerates philosopher prophets, and most Narn draw strength from various different holy writings, the most noted being The Book of G'Quan. Narns are tall and have a stocky build; they are bald, with a yellowish complexion, mottled with brown and/or green spots. Although they appear reptilian, they are in fact marsupial and at least presumably mammalian, in nature. In the Babylon 5 science fiction saga, the Book of GQuan is a Narn holy book. ... Orders  Crocodilia - Crocodilians scary crocodiles. ... Orders Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Sparassodonta (extinct) Marsupials are mammals in which the female typically has a pouch (called the marsupium, from which the name Marsupial derives) in which it rears its young through early infancy. ... Orders Subclass Monotremata Monotremata Subclass Marsupialia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Subclass Placentalia Xenarthra Dermoptera Desmostylia Scandentia Primates Rodentia Lagomorpha Insectivora Chiroptera Pholidota Carnivora Perissodactyla Artiodactyla Cetacea Afrosoricida Macroscelidea Tubulidentata Hyracoidea Proboscidea Sirenia The mammals are the class of vertebrate animals primarily characterized by the presence of mammary...

pak'ma'ra

Main article: pak'ma'ra

The pak'ma'ra were members of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds and are members of the Interstellar Alliance. For religious reasons, they are dedicated carrion eaters, partly because the pak'ma'ra consider themselves superior to other races. The pak'ma'ra are generally considered stupid and lazy by members of other races, who are also generally disgusted by their eating habits. They have the reputation for scavenging not only their foods but also technologies.^[5] This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... An American Black Vulture feeding on squirrel carrion For other uses, see Carrion (disambiguation). ...

Broadly humanoid in form, the pak'ma'ra have tentacles around a mouth cavity containing an inflexible beak, somewhat reminiscent of the mind flayers or Cthulhu. As this combination renders their mouths incapable of forming words in most other species' languages, they rely on machine translation for interspecific communication. However, Durhan commented once that they refuse to learn any other language than their own. In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, illithids (commonly known as mind flayers) are monstrous humanoid aberrations with psionic powers. ... Cthulhu in the lost city of Rlyeh For other uses, see Cthulhu (disambiguation). ... Machine translation, sometimes referred to by the acronym MT, is a sub-field of computational linguistics that investigates the use of computer software to translate text or speech from one natural language to another. ...

The pak'ma'ra were one of the few other races to be susceptible to the Drafa Plague, though, unlike the Markab, their numbers were not threatened by Second Outbreak in 2259. The Drafa Plague is a disease from the fictional Babylon 5 universe that was responsible for the virtual extinction of the Markab race in 2259. ... This article discusses fictional civilizations on the science-fiction television show Babylon 5. ...

In the final episode "Sleeping in Light", Vir Cotto remarks that he and Londo had once passed a group of pak'ma'ra who were singing in their quarters, and that "It was the most beautiful sound I had ever heard." When it was over, even the ever-stoic Londo Mollari was moved to tears.

Shadows

Main article: Shadow (Babylon 5)

The Shadows (a name given to them by the younger races, as their true name - at ten thousand letters - is unpronounceable) are the most ancient of the surviving First Ones, the second to gain sentience in the Galaxy. The Shadows are believed to be the first to discover and manipulate Hyperspace. For more than a million years, the Shadows warred with the remaining First Ones, and suffered their greatest defeat ten thousand years ago. One thousand years ago the Shadows returned, and were barely defeated by the Vorlons and First Ones, led by the Minbari with the help of Valen. They dispersed throughout the galaxy, waiting for an opportunity to come back into power. The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the science fiction television series Babylon 5. ... Scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope depicting the inside of the Millenium Falcon when entering hyperspace. ... The First Ones is the collective name of a group of aliens from the television science fiction drama Babylon 5. ... The Vorlons are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe. ... The First Ones is the collective name of a group of aliens from the television science fiction drama Babylon 5. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Valen is a character in the fictional universe of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

Soldiers of Darkness

A Narn sketch of a Soldier of Darkness.

Carnivorous Reptiles that stand at a towering 5-6 meters. They are parasitic in nature, slowly feeding on the internal organs of living sentient beings. One man in the episode The Long Dark, was reduced to a mere 85 pounds in weight by the time one had stopped feeding on him. They also appear to be able to control their metabolism and go for decades with little food. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This article deals with meat-eating animals. ... Orders  Crocodilia - Crocodilians scary crocodiles. ... The Long Dark is an episode from the second season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

When one of these creatures consumes a part of a sentient, a psychic link is formed with that individual that can last years and the creature will actually use that person to scout for it without realizing what they're doing. They also have the same light distortion/phasing ability that the Shadows have, whether this is due to technology or a natural ability was never stated.

They are clearly sentient as the individual seen in the episode The Long Dark, was able to board a ship and reprogram its computer and they are very patient. They are not invincible however. If they can be tricked to become partially visible, they can be killed by multiple heavy PPG blasts at point blank. The Long Dark is an episode from the second season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

According to JMS on the Lurker’s guide to Babylon 5 this species is one of their lower-level types. Shadow servant, Soldier of darkness. Not a shadow, but a good, close friend of same. This group of Shadows allies is known to have participated in the first Shadow War one-thousand years ago and the occupation of Narn as both the Markab and the Narn's have records of these creatures.

Streibs

The Streibs are a mysterious race that doesn't research diplomatic contacts with other races, but rather treat them as laboratory animals and conduct cruel experiments upon them.

Few things are known about the Streibs except that they launch raids on other worlds and sectors, capture isolated life-forms from their ships, and quickly retreat before they can be pursued. They then proceed to perform very cruel experiments upon their "samples", and presumably eliminate them when finished, notably by just spacing them. Look up space#Verb in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

It is unclear whether these captures are scientific experiments, intelligence gathering for an invasion, or just a cruel way for the Streibs to entertain themselves.

The Streibs once invaded Minbari territory, but it proved a terrible mistake, as the superior Minbari fleet pursued them all the way to their home world and "made sure they understood the depth of their mistake" (in the words of Delenn) Delenn is a fictional lead character in the universe of the science fiction television series Babylon 5, played by Mira Furlan. ...

The Streibs also captured Babylon 5 commander John Sheridan, but this too was a fatal mistake as the EAS Agamemnon, with the help of Delenn and Ivanova, completely destroyed the sampler ship and rescued Sheridan.^[6] This is from the episode Severed Dreams. ...

The Streibs in appearance (and behaviour) look a bit like the Greys of UFO folklore, although in the Babylon 5 universe, what we call Greys are in fact the Vrees. The Streibs are named for Whitley Strieber, author of Communion and other UFO-themed works. In Ufology, Greys, also known as Roswell aliens, Zetas, and Reticulians, are alleged extraterrestrial life forms that appear in modern UFO conspiracy theories and other UFO-related paranormal phenomena. ... Louis Whitley Strieber (born June 13, 1945) is a US writer best known for his horror novels The Wolfen and The Hunger and for Communion, which professes to be a non-fictional description of his subjective experiences with non-human entities (see alien abduction). ...

Thirdspace aliens

Main article: Thirdspace Aliens

The Thirdspace aliens are large, octopus like creatures. Little is known about the species, but they appear to be powerful telepaths. The aliens also have a concept they call "The One." It is not clear if this is the leader of the aliens, their deity, or perhaps a unified race consciousness. Their philosophy is that they are the only ones worthy of existence. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Over a million years ago, the Vorlons built a jump gate to open a doorway to what they believed was the source of life. The gate actually opened up into the Thirdspace alien's dimension. The aliens took control of many Vorlons with telepathy and in the ensuing battle, the Vorlons forced the aliens back into their own dimension and sealed the portal. A group of Vorlons, still under the control of the Thirdspace aliens, captured the artifact and jettisoned it into hyperspace, hoping to recover it later. The aliens were trapped in their own dimension but they waited until the time when the gate would be found and opened again.

Vendrizi

The Vendrizi, like Drakh keepers, are symbiont life form that joins with a host. The Vendrizi symbiont is a creature less than one meter long. When a Vendrizi is joined to a humanoid host, it wraps itself around the spinal cord. Unlike the Drakh keepers, the Vendrizi symbionts do not forcefully take control of the host. The Drakh are a race from the fictional Babylon 5 universe. ...

The Vendrizi symbionts history begins half a million years ago when their species was created by an unidentified race. They were created to be living records of history. The Vendrizi have existed since that time, traveling the galaxy from one host to the next. The Vendrizi decided to go into hiding because of the growing Shadow War.^[7]

Vorlon Empire

Main article: Vorlon

The Vorlons are an ancient and technologically advanced race, one of the last of the First Ones. Little is known of Vorlon history, except that they have played significant roles in defeating the Shadows in the previous great wars over the past million years. For thousands of years Vorlons have been observing and manipulating younger races. Little is known about their appearance - when interacting with other races they wear complicated encounter suits which seem to preserve their natural atmosphere. The Vorlons are a fictional alien race in the Babylon 5 universe. ... The Shadows are an ancient alien species in the science fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

Vree

The Vree were one of the first races to make contact with humanity. The Vree had visited Earth fairly regularly since the 1940s. They had decided not to make formal contact, but to simply observe the humans for a time. They used to kidnap humans from time to time to do further studies on them. Vree look much like Greys, the alien archetype reported in many alien sightings (as for example the Hills or Roswell incident) and it is actually hinted^[8] that the Vree and the Greys are the same race. In Ufology, Greys, also known as Roswell aliens, Zetas, and Reticulians, are alleged extraterrestrial life forms that appear in modern UFO conspiracy theories and other UFO-related paranormal phenomena. ... Betty and Barney Hill are a mixed race American couple who rose to fame after they claimed to have been abducted by extraterrestrials on September 19-20, 1961. ... Nickname: Location in the state of New Mexico. ...

The vree spaceships have the characteristic shape of flying saucers, although they sport many colored lights that distinguish them from traditional flying saucers.

Zener

The Zener are a humanoid species similar to the Strieb and the Vree. They lack mouths suggesting that telepathic abilities are the only way they can communicate. They are able to persuade their targets by using this ability to plant suggestions in their minds.

In the episode, Ship of Tears they were shown to be helping the Shadows prepare people for their battlecruisers with advanced cyber-technology. They were also shown to be extremely loyal to the Shadows, the crew committing mass suicide rather than be captured alive. Ship of Tears is an episode from the third season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

They were later shown to be on Centauri Prime in the episode, Movements of Fire and Shadow helping the Drakh prepare Londo for his keeper as well as in flashbacks in the episode The Exercise of Vital Powers. Movements of Fire and Shadow is an episode from the fifth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. ... The Exercise of Vital Powers is an episode from the fourth season of the science-fiction television series Babylon 5. ...

Notes

1. ^ Graw, B. and Glass, R.: "Babylon 5 Wars Second Edition Rules Compendium.", pages 211-216. Agents of Gaming, 2000
2. ^ "The Gathering". Babylon 5. 1993-02-22.
3. ^ "The Ragged Edge". Babylon 5. 1998-04-08.
4. ^ "The Geometry of Shadows". Babylon 5. 1994-11-16.
5. ^ Voltayre's Encyclopedia Xenobiologica. Retrieved on 2006-10-07.
6. ^ "All Alone in the Night". Babylon 5. 1995-02-15.
7. ^ "Exogenesis". Babylon 5. 1996-02-12.
8. ^ "Grail". Babylon 5. 1994-07-06.

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External links

• The Lurker's Guide to Babylon 5
• Voltayre's Encyclopedia Xenobiologica
• Pak'ma'ra background information from the Rifts trading card game