Jaridians
The Jaridians were an alien species from the TV show Earth: Final Conflict.
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History
Around eight million years ago, the Jaridian and Taelon race were one species which were split apart by the integration of the Kimera. Initially, they were one species that contained all the tools required for their biology. (Episode: Between Heaven and Hell) Upon their birth, the two race's began to enter alternate evolutionary paths. (Episode: The Summit) As a result of this, both species were deprived of a critical element of their biology which left them both as dying races. (Episode: Between Heaven and Hell) After this, a deciding factor in the split was over the shaqarava organ within their palms. The Taelon's were noted by the Jaridians as being afraid of it and were unable to control their dark power. Which was why they began a quest for spiritual perfection evolving on a separate line while the Jaridians were afraid of the concept of the Commonality as they wanted to remain individuals with the capacity to feel love, reproduce and have passions. (Episode: Gauntlet)
In time, the two splinter races began to became hostile to one another with the Jaridians stating the Taelons were responsible for trying to annihilate them. This was the reason why the Jaridian Imperium began a long search to hunt down and destroy the Taelon's before they were destroyed by them. This was because the Taelon's had become aware that their line of evolution would lead to extinction and had to sought to regain what was lost through the Jaridians as the expense of their cousins. (Episode: Gauntlet) Similar to the Taelons, the Jaridians also had the growing problem with their core energy which was burning them out from the inside causing a slow steady population decline towards extinction. (Episode: The Forge of Creation)
The Jaridians at some point sent one of their robotic probes to the planet Earth with the intention of turning the native Humans against the Taelons. The probe was captured by the Resistance who ensured that events came about that the Taelon's had destroyed it. During their study of it, the probe had taken on the form of Resistance member Rayna where it remained until programming within it activated whereupon it left the Liberation base. Once freed, it travelled to Alexandria, Virginia where it easily bypassed security officers and interacted with the Pentagon communication grid. Despite the Taelon planet wide jamming system in effect, the probe managed to connect to the Jaridian forces and began its second phase of programming. Transforming into its battle configuration, it took out a team of human soldiers before engaging in anti-Taelon operations on the planet. (Episode: The First of its Kind)
One action conducted by the Jaridian Imperium was deploying another probe which landed secretly in a remote region on the planet Earth. There, it reconfigured itself into a transmitter which began emitting signals that disrupted the Taelon Commonality until it was destroyed by Taelon forces. (Episode: Sleepers)
Secret elements within Jaridian society made covert meetings with counterparts among the Taelon's in order to attempt to find a solution to the problem one of which was believed to be a merger between the two species. (Episode: The Summit) The Jaridian's sent an infiltrating scout team towards the planet Earth in order to use a powerful Taelon particle weapon to incerinate the planet's atmosphere and made use of a holographic fleet of Jaridian warships to scare the Taelon's from the planet. (Episode: Second Wave)
A number of Jaridians and Taelon gathered at Earth at a secret installation of the Taelon scientist Ma'el who discovered a possible cure to the core energy crisis which was the merger of the two species. Together they make their way into the facility at a volcano where the Atavan energy powers a regeneration chamber in an attempt to save both species from extinction. (Episode: Point of No Return) This, however, results in the re-emergence of the violent Atavus race which attempt to reclaim the Earth. (Episode: Unearthed) The fate of the greater Jaridian Imperium remains unknown.
Background
The Jaridians are genetic brethren of the Taelon race and as such share the organ known as the shakarava that resides in their palm. They were able to use this organ to discharge energy which was able to revive a person. Physically, they appear as large muscular grayskinned reptilian's which were a corporeal based lifeform unlike their energy based Taelon cousins. They are also able to enhance their vision allowing them to see threats in the dark. This is visibly seen by a change in their eyes and retina allwing them to note traps and obstacles in their path. (Episode: Gauntlet)
The species had a growing problem with their core energy in a similar vein as the Taelons themselves. This energy was burning up the Jaridians from the inside out causing their children to die within their mother's womb and resulting a slow tide towards extinction. Many other's died by their 20's resulting in the race having a tragically short lifespan when compared to their Taelon kin. (Episode: The Forge of Creation) While they may be an alien species, the Jaridians were capable of interbreeding with Humans and produce half-Jaridian half-Human offspring. It was hoped that these children would survive the energy depletion issue the Jaridians were facing which was killing so many of their young. The only case where this was noted was with a Human mother who began to develop Jaridian characterisics such as scales as part of the birthing process. The father's shaqarava is required in the process and the child is suddenly born in a flash of light. (Episode: Arrival)
Biologically, the Jaridians and the Taelon's are so similar that many elements can be exchanged with one another. The core energy of a Taelon can be given to a Jaridian child allowing for their continued survival. (Episode: Arrival) Furthermore, the two are still capable of a merger allowing for the restoration of the original Atavus species. (Episode: Point of No Return)
All Jaridians are soldiers and warriors though they feel that this was because the Taelon's forced this upon them. They have never fought against their own kind and find the concept of a species killing it's own in battle as something disgusting which is seen when a Jaridian finds out that Human's have fought their own kind in numerous wars. There is no distinction between the male and female genders; both are equals and fight side by side. Their ruthless warrior nature is highlighted when Jaridians believe that failure deserves death and that they shun attempts people aiding them when wounded suggesting that they do not like to be percieved as being weak. (Episode: Gauntlet)
This species are noted for their ability to feel love, have passion and reproduce naturally through the two genders. (Episode: Gauntlet) They showed little remorse to their enemies or supposed allies of their enemies; being quite willing to destroy entire worlds and civilizations as punishment for aiding the Taelons. Though they intended on destroying the Taelons, they wanted them alive for them to stand on trial for the crimes against the Jaridian race. (Episode: Dark Horizon)
Jaridians were quite capable of deception and made use of infiltrating scout teams that were able to disguise themselves among alien societies in order to achieve their aims. (Episode: Second Wave)
Homeworld
The Jaridian Homeworld was noted to be the planet Tau Ceti. (Episode: Dark Horizons)
Technology
General
The Jaridians were a highly advanced alien species with technology that was a near equal to the Taelon's though was based on crystalline technology rather then an organic base. Despite this, the Imperium never developed interdimensional based technology which restricted their movements around the galaxies. (Episode: Gauntlet) They have shown a form of faster-than-light travel which allows them to travel between various worlds though is inferor to ID technology. (Episode: Point Of No Return)
The Imperium was known to employ the use of cloaking technology allowing for their probe replicants to remain invisible to the enemy. (Episode: Atonement) They also possessed holographic technology allowing them to make a fleet appear to their enemies. However, these hologram's did not induce a gravitational presence on nearby objects which was one way of detecting them. (Episode: Second Wave) Furthermore, they had the ability to create faux environment's in order to trick people by manipulating their memory. (Episode: In Memory)
They had planet destroying capabilities which were achieved through demolition teams which were used to punish worlds that aided the Taelons. (Episodes: Dark Horizon) They possessed energy-particle technology making their warships quite powerful and able to destroy planet's (Episode: Hearts & Minds)
Probes
One noted development of the Jaridians were Replicant technology. These were deployed as probes which reshaped their form into a combat model. Their large bulky green crystalline forms were capable of taking a great deal of damage and able to survive most energy strikes. They were programmed with simple directives which they followed single mindedly such as exterminating Taelon's on a planet or hijacking a ship with interdimensional drive technology and bring it to Jaridian space. They were equipped with a disguise capable of masking their appearance as part of the any species allowing them to blend into their environment. They were also equipped with an energy blaster on their arms which was capable of killing Human's and Taelon's. (Episode: First Of Its Kind, Highjacked)
Another form of probe can be deployed sent through space where it land's on planet's suspected of harbouring a Taelon presence. Once crashing to the surface, the crystalline probe restructures its form into that of a larger transciever which is capable of disrupting the telepathic link of the Taelon's known as the Commonality. These probes also had a defense system designed to protect themselves from both harm and tampering. Should an outsider attempt to touch the probe, it emitted a powerful energy blast capable of killing Human beings. It was also capable of generating a powerful shield that paralysed its victims in order to prevent anyone from nearing the device. (Episode: Sleepers)
A further variant of the probe technology allowed the Jaridians to deploy an energy beam which was capable of overwriting the CVI implant's of Taelon Volunteers turning them into assassins that turned on their former masters. This probe was also capable of shattering itself and breaking into numerous component's that engulfed a person like a suit of armor and reprograms their CVI with Jaridian directives. (Episode: Dark Horizons)
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