Arilou

The Arilou are the Star Control Origins version of the Arilou'laleelay. They have been watching Humanity in the Origins timeline for quite a while, drifting in HyperSpace near their system and monitoring communications to assess the growth of this particular timeline’s humanity. They are as opaque as usual, seeing humanity as merely children.

The arrival of humanity into HyperSpace actually surprised the Arilou, who weren’t expecting them for a few more decades. They have been watching humanity for several thousand years. They cryptically warn that certain events have accelerated and that the Lexites were able to see it, choosing a darker path than that of humanity’s. The Arilou dismiss the Lexites, seeing them as irrelevant in comparison to their bond with humanity. They warn humanity of a larger threat, something the Lexites had seen coming and the reason for their exodus. They have extensive knowledge of the galaxy’s history and are aware of the threat the Scryve pose. They seem to know of the Faction of Eight and even seem to have met the Precursor’s personally. The Arilou are aware of their seemingly condescending nature towards humanity, similar to that of a parent and a child but they claim to have forgotten the sensation of that feeling. Instead, they liken themselves to humanity, but one that has simply seen more of the universe than we have.

Biology

Each Arilou is a small green creature, with large black eyes and a crystal embedded in their forehead. The Arilou also seem capable of speaking telepathically, as their lips are not seen moving during conversations. However, they claim their technology is so advanced that their form is one of choice, rather than natural evolution, apparently having taken different forms over the millennia of their observation of Earth to come in disguise, appearing as demons, angels or even human. Their reasons for their current appearance are unknown.

Technology

Arilou technology is indeed advanced, having been able to activate Precursor technology for humanity and only humanity on a series of stations throughout the galaxy. These provide humanity with the facilities to build starships and obtain fuel. They do admit however that the Precursors are even beyond them, as far as they are beyond humanity. They will not partake in humanitys efforts to defeat the Scryve, as there are simply too few of their species left in truespace.