Extinct Ancient Civilization

See also Ancient Sylvassi

Information
Currently, there is large amount of evidence of two distinct extinct civilizations existing on planets in this galaxy. These are a sandstone and a sanctum based civilization. We know the most about the latter. Artifact collectors like Rumibard Warger, Torsten Rowe, and bandits have since stripped most valuables from their ruins. The trader at Union Designated Satellite Relay is also a collector, giving a quest to bring him an artifact. Lotana Bavron at the Estate and Scraps at Cornelia Station are the only NPC to sell ancient relics.

Background
This civilization in a way hasn't died out yet. Before their fall into extinction, they entombed themselves in sarcophaguses to preserve their dead or living. On Lotharus 9 you can talk one of these unknown creatures who calls their tombs, sanctums. Despite being encased in stone these creatures have some sort of psychic abilities. There is a possibility that this ability comes from the dark artifacts located on the sarcophaguses. They can collapse mines, cause nightmares, visions of their written languages, cause whispering, and madness. This indicates an the abilities of their relics that this species is technologically advanced beyond our understandings. The sarcophaguses, abilities, and appearance in stone work make them distinct from the Ancient Sylvassi.

Culture
This civilizations seems to have functioned as a feudal society. The existence of cornets at the Subterranean Ancient Sanctum indicate that the civilizations functioned as a feudal society. Most likely, the beings with the strongest psychic ability had a higher standings and receive the most dark artifacts. The entity who you can talk to on Lotharus 9 has three of these artifacts, whereas all the other sarcophaguses only have one. These dark artifacts contain their written language and could be similar to the purpose of Sylvassi Cypher tablets to record history. There is an Alien Tablet believed to be able to translate the symbols by the Society of Intergalactic History at the Estate.

A further divide in their society can be seen by a difference in blue and green coloring. The Subterranean Ancient Sanctum is the only sanctum to not be a tower like structure and is colored green. Perhaps, this is a splinter group from the ancient species.

Locations

 * Lotharus 9
 * The Burrow
 * Ancient Sanctum Planet
 * Subterranean Ancient Sanctum
 * Frigid Ancient Sanctum
 * Subterranean Trapped Sanctum
 * Collapsed Ancient Sanctum
 * Third variant of Revalax 4

Background
The only major information we have is that the Ancient Coliseum Planet. Either the Sylvassi cypher was put inside the structure or the structure was built around it.

Culture
Cat statuettes. IU-03020 is important to this civilization.

Locations

 * Ancient Amphitheatre Planet
 * Subterranean Ancient Ruins
 * Ancient Tower Planet
 * Ancient Coliseum Planet
 * WD Claimed Planet

Connections
The only current connection between the two civilizations is their use to sandstone containers. On a single planet, the Subterranean Ancient Sanctum planet, the sanctum civilizations has been spotted having these containers. This opens several possibilities; developers reusing assets, trade, or them being the same civilizations. Nothing is certain.

Other Civilizations
At the burrow you can talk to Arim Tar who claims to have lived before the Sylvassi, Humans, and Robots. Back then there was a single precursor civilization. This could be most likely the Sanctum Civilization, however who is Arim Tar. Could he be a crazy old person, an immortal shape shifting reptile, or even god?