Zexx, Zexxii, Zexxim
Distinctive self-replicating biowar, dating back to the Conver Wars.
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Zexx, Zexxii, ZexximDistinctive self-replicating biowar, dating back to the Conver Wars. |
The neutral Miidam Posthuman
Republic, finding itself threatened by another of converging
fleets, and lacking capital ships, adapted one of their bioborgized
vessels, the Great Wanderer, essentially a heavily augmented
and space-adapted viantian class nanobioborg-neogen with GUT-drive and
limited neumann capacity, to military purposes. Although the prototypes
proved unreliable, and the early models were easily destroyed by Conver Ambi Devastator Class
Long Range Cruisers, the later mark 9 and 10 Zexxii proved to be
formidable and robust weapons systems. Eventually these Zexxii seeded
an entire buffer zone and repulsed not only the Conver Ambi but the
Dominion, Metasoft, and Terran Federation fleets in turn. Whether or
not this success was due or at least aided by the presence in several
of these systems of ISOs of the minor archailect Holiness
UltraViolet Starburst, the Zexxii gained a reputation for
fearsomeness that continues even to this day.
During the late Empires period
the Miidam Posthuman Republic joined the TRHN and underwent a
collective ascension. The resulting minor archailect further
dramatically augmented the Zexxii and gave them their freedom "to roam
the byways of space to their heart's and mind's content"
At present there are believed to be several thousand Zexxii scattered
through known space. Most have little to do with the rest of the
galaxy, apart from the TRHN
polities with which they have retained a close and affectionate
relationship. However there are exceptions, such as the Zexxim On
The Wings of ZPE, who established an enduring polity in the Turon System (outer Crucis Corridor), and
the Green Dragonfly God, who has a cult of worshipful
nearbaselines (most with some dragonfly rianthism) in and around Padro Padro (Moravec Sector,
STC)
footnote: The origin of the name "Zexxii" or "Zexxims" has long been a matter of contention to historians. Some relate it to the Miidam root ZE-X - to augment a bioborg in a radical manner. According to others the name is a pun or play on Sen Lexxon, a mythical First Federation bioborg-hero. Others again see it as an anagram for Long Range Advanced Bioweapon System, which in Miidamese reduces to Z-AE-SX/XX. Unfortunately, all records were destroyed or transmuted with the Miidam Posthuman Republic's ascension, so the answer may never be clear.
