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The '''Golden Age''' of the [[Luminoth]] began when the Luminoth, moved by the example of enlightened species they had met while traveling amidst the stars, began searching for a world to call their own.<ref>{{cite|It is told that the Luminoth were not born of Aether, but of the stars. In the early days, we roamed the greatness of the void, bathing in the glorious light of a thousand stars. We met a vast number of enlightened minds... the N' | The '''Golden Age''' of the [[Luminoth]] began when the Luminoth, moved by the example of enlightened species they had met while traveling amidst the stars, began searching for a world to call their own.<ref>{{cite|It is told that the Luminoth were not born of Aether, but of the stars. In the early days, we roamed the greatness of the void, bathing in the glorious light of a thousand stars. We met a vast number of enlightened minds... the N'kren, the Ylla, and the Chozo among them. Each of them, we found, had claimed a homeworld and formed a deep bond with it. In time, we decided to do the same.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Origins"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> A suitable home was so elusive that many began to despair and considered remaining among the stars indefinitely, but eventually a scout returned with news of a paradisaic planet called [[Aether]], and the Luminoth forsook the stars to live on its surface.<ref>{{cite|Our search for a home took us through the cosmos. For many a great cycle we roamed, yet a place to call our own eluded us. In time, we began to despair, feeling the search was in vain. We considered remaining among the stars until a scout returned with news of a world unlike any other. When we beheld Aether for the first time, so great was her beauty that we forsook the stars forever to live upon her surface. From that day forth, the Luminoth were of Aether, our blessed paradise.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Our Heritage"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> That scout was [[X-Qar]], and she became the first [[Sentinel of Aether]].<ref>{{cite|This is a statue of X-Qar, the first Sentinel of Aether. It was X-Qar who discovered the world of Aether, and led her people to settle on its wondrous surface.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> | ||
Aether was a fertile, bountiful planet, with native creatures that were gentle compared to those the Luminoth had found on other worlds.<ref>{{cite|Aether was a fertile, aged world with bountiful fields and oceans. The native creatures were gentle compared to the other worlds we had encountered.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Paradise"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> They made their first settlements in the [[Sanctuary Fortress|mountainous region]] founded by [[E-Btr]],<ref>{{cite|This is a statue of E-Btr, the founder of Sanctuary. He lived for nearly 5 centicycles, and died in hand-to-hand combat during the first Ing attacks.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> and later expanded their domain into the forests of [[Torvus Bog|Torvus]] and the plains of [[Agon Wastes|Agon]].<ref>{{cite|We settled in a mountain region first, in cliffside dwellings. In time, we established settlements in the green forest of Torvus and in the fertile plains of Agon.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Paradise"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> In the center of their dominion, the Luminoth constructed the [[Great Temple]] as a monument to their accomplishments.<ref>{{cite|A Great Temple was built between our three domains, a place of peace and a monument to our accomplishments. It was a time of harmony for our people.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Paradise"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> | Aether was a fertile, bountiful planet, with native creatures that were gentle compared to those the Luminoth had found on other worlds.<ref>{{cite|Aether was a fertile, aged world with bountiful fields and oceans. The native creatures were gentle compared to the other worlds we had encountered.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Paradise"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> They made their first settlements in the [[Sanctuary Fortress|mountainous region]] founded by [[E-Btr]],<ref>{{cite|This is a statue of E-Btr, the founder of Sanctuary. He lived for nearly 5 centicycles, and died in hand-to-hand combat during the first Ing attacks.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> and later expanded their domain into the forests of [[Torvus Bog|Torvus]] and the plains of [[Agon Wastes|Agon]].<ref>{{cite|We settled in a mountain region first, in cliffside dwellings. In time, we established settlements in the green forest of Torvus and in the fertile plains of Agon.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Paradise"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> In the center of their dominion, the Luminoth constructed the [[Great Temple]] as a monument to their accomplishments.<ref>{{cite|A Great Temple was built between our three domains, a place of peace and a monument to our accomplishments. It was a time of harmony for our people.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Paradise"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> | ||
