eliksni notes #2 ♦ intelligence / technology
Contrary to what a lot of the in-game NPCs seem to say, the Fallen, also known as Eliksni in their own language, are an incredibly intelligent species. Not originally from our system, they traveled from far away in search of the Traveler – which they refer to as “The Great Machine”. It is known that the traveler once visited them as it visited humanity, helping them reach their own Golden Age, but ultimately left them behind.
While their civilization collapsed in an event known as “The Whirlwind”, the Eliksni still hold onto an impressive knowledge of technology. Their ships are capable of warping in and out of space, and though the distance of this is unknown for sure, it can be assumed that they could even travel out of the system (since they got here from their homes in the first place). They are capable of building and maintaining both Shanks and Servitors, the latter providing them with the ether that they need to breathe.
Before the Whirlwind, the Eliksni’s civilization was massive, covering multiple star systems. Where they colonized, they had just about everything you’d expect from an advanced civilization – including cities and crops – advanced enough to be referred to as “paradise” in the grimoire. Before the Traveler left them, their civilization was more advanced than humanity was before their Collapse.
While their species has become rather scattered and small over the years, they still seem to retain a knack for technology. When the Devil Splicers discovered SIVA, they harnessed it fairly well. Not perfectly – but unlike the Iron Lords who found it, they managed to use SIVA to aid them rather than to completely destroy them. While it may have been only a matter of time before it backfired, the Splicers showed remarkable ability to use it for their own benefit while they could.