Editing Luminoth Golden Age

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>

The Sentinel X-Qar was eventually succeeded by [[Q-Cis]], the first Sentinel born on Aether,<ref>{{cite|This is a statue of Q-Cis, the second Sentinel of Aether. Q-Cis was the first Sentinel born on Aether, and protected the planet for three centicycles.|Scan Data|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> and Q-Cis was succeeded by [[V-Mos]]. The Golden Age of the Luminoth ended during the time [[J-Gnk]], the fourth Sentinel of Aether, protected the planet, when a [[Leviathan|stellar object]] hurdled through the system and collided with the planet.<ref>{{cite|By the time we detected the stellar object as it streaked toward our world, it was too late to stop it. We fired numerous weapons at it in a vain attempt to alter its trajectory. Nothing worked. Our efforts placed a great strain on the Energy Controllers, and weakened Aether. All we could do as the object drew closer was take shelter and wait. We gathered stores of food and water, reinforced the shielding on our dwellings, and spent the last hours in peace.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "The Stellar Object"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref> This catastrophic event heralded a [[Luminoth Dark Age|Dark Age]] in Luminoth history on Aether.<ref>{{cite|The starborne terror burnt through the heavens and struck Aether with and untold might. We all expected the world to shatter...but Aether held. There was great devastation, however. The green plains of Agon were scorched forever, and the forest of Torvus was engulfed and wracked by the sea. The skies burned for days, casting darkness over the land.|[[Luminoth Lore]] "Cataclysm"|Metroid Prime 2: Echoes}}</ref>

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