Those from Hhilei

We named their home Hhilei.  We chose an asteroid far from their brethren the Eiotrii.  We developed it.  We prepared it.  We ensured that they were fully compatible with their environment.  In the proper time, we deposited our second project upon it.  At first, the Bio-ErhHumn were content on their new home.  Soon enough, they began spreading out and quickly formed their own societies.

As many expected, this species became violent and cruel.  Early generations were quite warlike and many of the weaker tribes were mercilessly trampled underfoot.  Within three generations, we noticed that the Hhil, as we began calling them, had begun developing a class system.  We watched this progress with special interest.  Within the fourth generation, most Hhil societies adhered to a three class system.

The primary class consisted of the wealthy, which were those who held most of the control over natural resources and land.  They populated the richest kingdoms and controlled the most fertile of lands.  Early on, they set themselves over the other classes and made it a rule that they, over all others, were the chosen.  They were quite violent and used any means to retain their status.

Early on, the secondary class consisted of hill and mountain peoples and those who fought wars for the upper classes in their many kingdoms.  In time, the secondary class began specializing in armed might and became a military class.  As their technology and strength grew, they became more uncontrollable.  By the fourteenth generation, the secondary class had overtaken all others and became the dominant class.

The tertiary class consisted of all others.  They were those who had little or no property and therefore no influence of their own.  They built the great cities and monuments under the heel of the primary class.  They were manipulated and used by the primary class and were considered the most expendable.  These peoples were the workers of the many Hhil societies.

In later generations, the Hhil were developing complicated war machines of many kinds.  They had populated and fought over most continents and islands.  I was dismayed.  The Hhil were a violent and treacherous species and not unlike how their ancient brethren must have been.  We came to the conclusion that the original species was just too violent and warlike and that their end had come by their own hand.

Many in our scientific community, including those who had reservations from the beginning, believed that unlike the Eiotrii, we should not allow the Hhil to continue.  I admit that I began to believe the same way.  I wished that we had not begun the Bio-ErhHumn project.

It was not until the next development of the Hhil began to take place that we discovered the ancient truth concerning them.  It was a development that we did not expect.  Within the same quadrant, we detected another ancient species.  We dispatched some of our vessels to collect samples of this species and of their technology.  

Our suspicions were satisfied when we discovered similar genetic material amongst the alien ruins on the planet and asteroid remains orbiting the cindered sun.  We realized that at one time, the ErhHumns, who were the Eiotrii and Hhil's ancient ancestors, had become spacefarers.  Over time, they had populated the many planets and asteroids in their solar system when that solar system existed.

Eventually, they made contact with the other ancient spacefaring species.  We believe that whether the ErhHumn invaded or were invaded by the other species, in the end they were destroyed.  What a disappointing end to a species which had potential.  We do not believe that the species was destroyed by their own sun, as it would have obliterated the entire solar system, leaving nothing behind.

Afterwards, the question debated by our scientific community was: Where do we go from here?

Bilret - Master Geneticist and Biological Research Specialist.