Vorlons - Powerful
telepathic, seemingly immortal silicon-based life forms featured
on the sci-fi series BABYLON/SYN/1994-98. The Vorlons are youngest
members of an ancient group of races called the First Ones. They
lived on the home world of Vorlon. The Vorlons shy away from
direct view by wearing bio-organic encounter suits, which cover
their bioluminescent bodies. When needed, Vorlons can fly by using
psychokinesis and crystalline wings.
The primary Vorlon onboard
space station Babylon 5 was named Kosh. He resided in specially
prepared living quarters with an atmosphere adjusted for heavy
methane, sulfur, and CO2 gases.
Kosh was later poisoned with
Florazyne by emissaries of the Shadows. He was replaced by another
Vorlon named Kosh ("We are all Kosh," it exclaimed.). The Vorlon
communicate through a series of musical (tonal/atonal) chords, as
well as through a person's dreams. Vorlons can break off pieces of
their consciousness. They put themselves in other person's bodies
and have them act as their eyes and ears.
In the year 2259, Kosh left the
safety of his encounter suit to catch the falling body of Captain
Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner). As he soared through the air toward
Sheridan, a number of diplomats from different species and planets
looked upon Kosh. Each saw a different image. The Narn saw G'Lan;
the Minbari, Valeria; and the Humans saw an Angel (all religious
symbols from each of their deepest beliefs).
Since Vorlon technology is based on bio-engineering, all of their
starships are living creatures. The Vorlon race later moved beyond
the rim at the conclusion of the Shadow Wars.
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