Archive Worlds

The Archive Worlds are planet-sized libraries built by the ancient race known as the elders. After the elders disappeared, the Archives continued to moniter and collect data on the seeded worlds.

Discovery
When humans went out into the galaxy, they discovered a planet that looked to have once been inhabited. Upon closer inspection, they found that the planet was partly artificial, and was covered in large structures. These structures housed information on every subject in the galaxy, past and present. They also found that the planet itself was a collection of millions of artificial intelligences working as one. They called it Archive World Zero.

Using Zero's information launched the humans into a golden age of technological and cultural advancement. It also allowed them to study the other inhabited planets of the galaxy, and their inhabitants.

The Gatekeeper
Archive World Zero, originally known by its Or'ese name "rie Halkfasten," or, "the Gatekeeper," was the most advanced technological marvel in the known history of the galaxy. It holds more information than any other archive, and seems to be the main hub of information. It is at the center of the massive Archive Network, and is considered a sacred place by the Tailon religions.