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==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
The Ikkaban had advanced technology rivaling those of species like [[the People]]. They had even developed some simple [[time travel]] technology. Unlike other such species, they did not form empires with this technology and left behind little but poems. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon]]'') | The Ikkaban had advanced technology rivaling those of species like [[the People]]. They had even developed some simple [[time travel]] technology. Unlike other such species, they did not form empires with this technology and left behind little but poems. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'') | ||
==Culture== | ==Culture== | ||
The Ikkabans had a strong belief in self-immolation and built [[pyramid]]s dedicated to this purpose. This was believed to be linked to a belief of [[reincarnation]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon]]'') | The Ikkabans had a strong belief in self-immolation and built [[pyramid]]s dedicated to this purpose. This was believed to be linked to a belief of [[reincarnation]]. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'') | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The Ikkabans traveled across the [[Mutter's Spiral]], and at least three other [[galaxies]], including the galaxy of [[the People]]. They traveled from at least [[BC|1450 BC]] to at least the [[5th century]] [[AD]]. During their long period of space travel, they influenced the creation of [[pyramid]]s in many cultures, including the [[Aztec]]s, the [[Babylon]]ians and the [[Yamaya]]ns. They later stopped their practice of meddling with other species and eventually, the entire civilization committed mass suicide. | The Ikkabans traveled across the [[Mutter's Spiral]], and at least three other [[galaxies]], including the galaxy of [[the People]]. They traveled from at least [[BC|1450 BC]] to at least the [[5th century]] [[AD]]. During their long period of space travel, they influenced the creation of [[pyramid]]s in many cultures, including the [[Aztec]]s, the [[Babylon]]ians and the [[Yamaya]]ns. They later stopped their practice of meddling with other species and eventually, the entire civilization committed mass suicide. | ||
After the Ikkaban died out, very little information was left about them. Many of their poems survived, though there was disagreement about the exact translations of the texts. [[Bernice Summerfield]] wrote a book called ''[[An Eye for Wisdom: Repetitive Poems of the Early Ikkaban Period]]'' in [[2595]] about these poems. The [[Ke Chedani]] also discovered several artifacts from Ikkaban society. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon]]'') | After the Ikkaban died out, very little information was left about them. Many of their poems survived, though there was disagreement about the exact translations of the texts. [[Bernice Summerfield]] wrote a book called ''[[An Eye for Wisdom: Repetitive Poems of the Early Ikkaban Period]]'' in [[2595]] about these poems. The [[Ke Chedani]] also discovered several artifacts from Ikkaban society. ([[BNA]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon (novel)|Walking to Babylon]]'') | ||
[[Category: Species influential to Earth's past]] | [[Category: Species influential to Earth's past]] | ||