ZORPIAN

Zorpians: The Ones Who Do Not Answer
A Codex Fragment, Source Unconfirmed
“Ask carefully. They are always listening.”
I. The Continuum Authority
Across Pentara, whispers persist of beings who observe without ruling, calculate without worship, and intervene without announcing themselves.
They are called the Zorpian Continuum Authority.
They are not emperors.
They are not saviors.
They are not invaders.
They are regulators of balance.
When a system drifts too far from its projected path, something adjusts. A storm diverts. A star flares. A war collapses before it spreads.
The Authority claims nothing publicly.
Yet disturbances correct themselves with suspicious precision.
II. The Celestial Cobras
If the Authority is silence, the Celestial Cobras are laughter in the dark.
A rogue faction. A splinter. A problem.
They appear in flashes of light before villages, only to vanish moments later. They scorch landscapes, rearrange weather patterns, or displace individuals across vast distances “to see what happens.”
They do not conquer worlds.
They poke them.
The Authority hunts them quietly.
The Cobras call it performance art.
III. Origins (Rumored)
No one knows where Zorpians began.
Some scholars insist they originated on Pentara in a forgotten era and evolved beyond flesh, only to return in disguise.
Others claim they come from a distant star system, older than Pentara’s sun.
A few Gelatian dreamdivers whisper that Zorpians are not from another planet—but from another dimension entirely, slipping sideways between realities like ink between pages.
When asked directly, a Zorpian will respond:
“That question is misaligned.”
Then the subject changes.
IV. The Knowledge They Carry
It is widely believed that Zorpians know the origin of the universe.
They know what lies beyond the veil of death.
They know whether the gods are real.
They know why the number eight appears in so many systems.
They know what happened before Pentara.
They are not permitted to share.
According to scattered testimonies, disclosure attempts have occurred.
The results were… unproductive.
Accounts describe listeners collapsing mid-sentence, trembling violently, memory fracturing, consciousness unraveling. Foam at the mouth. Eyes unfocused. Permanent cognitive rupture.
In all documented cases, Zorpians erased the memory immediately afterward.
Their explanation is always the same:
“You are not structured to hold it.”
V. Disguise and Presence
Zorpians rarely appear in consistent form.
They are said to possess elongated heads, smooth green skin, and three-lidded eyes. Others report serpentine silhouettes made of starlight. Some claim they have no fixed shape at all.
Most often, they are someone else.
A tavern bard who plays only in eight-note loops.
A Torqle scholar who never blinks.
An Eldrin astronomer who always knows the eclipse schedule.
They blend.
They listen.
They record.
VI. The Scorched Jungle
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- The Continuum Authority
VII. Clause 8
Across cultures, the number eight recurs in connection with Zorpian phenomena.
Eight phases of civilization.
Eight-pointed sigils found beneath crop circles.
Eight-dimensional glyphs etched into forgotten ruins.
When questioned, Zorpians respond with two words:
“Clause 8.”
What Clause 8 is remains undisclosed.
It is assumed to govern interference.
It may govern existence itself.
VIII. The Ones Who Watch
Zorpians do not seek worship.
They do not crave fear.
They do not ask for gratitude.
They measure.
They adjust.
They move on.
If you believe you have seen one, you probably have.
If you believe you understand one, you absolutely have not.
And if a Zorpian ever begins to answer your question fully—
You will not remember the end of the sentence.