Pbrôsyln II

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Object Name: PBRÔSYLN II (BRAW-siln TOO)

Celestial Classification: Class F Planet, Glacier

Planetary Size: ~140161.79232 kmd or 11 times the size of LE

Number of Moons: 0

Rotational Period: 56 ESH (56 hours per day)

Orbital Period: 390 PRY (planetary rotations per year)

Atmospheric Conditions: Category II

Population Size and Diversity: +5,000,000,000 Inhabitants (Prosyll)

Technology Level: Level X (Prosyll)

An arctic world featuring frigid winds, oceans of liquid nitrogen and glacial cliffsides, Pbrôsyln II is as inhospitable as it is beautiful. A petrified patchwork of ice and snow with seasonal temperatures only exceeding 55-70 °K, the only signs of sentient life present on Pbrôsyln II are the gleaming spires that are as stark white and frosty blue as the frozen cliffs they rest upon. Yet, the beings who inhabit these gigantic monoliths are as cold as their surroundings, for they are the mechanized Prosyll. Needing nothing but steady sources of energy to sustain themselves, these artificial academics calmly observe and catalogue the secrets of the Galaxy while the icy waves of their home world froth and freeze in a never-ending cycle of entropy.  

The sub-zero surfaces of Pbrôsyln II are in a constant state of flux. Its oceans of liquid nitrogen and semi-frozen waterfalls of liquified hydrogen and phosphorus go through regular periods of freezing, liquifying and re-solidifying throughout the planet's seasonal flash freezes and thaws. Moreover, blizzards cross the planet's glacial surfaces every few planetary rotations, cloaking Pbrôsyln II in showers of slick, gaseous snow. Meanwhile, tsunamis of icy water pummel the planet's arctic cliffs, coating Pbrôsyln II's highest points in thick, serrated icicles. Despite these hostile conditions, Pbrôsyln II is not uninhabited. In fact, this sub-zero world is home to one of the most populous species in the Galaxy; the Prosyll synthetics. 

Though the surface of Pbrôsyln II is covered in thick layers of ice and permafrost, the inner layers of the planet's tectonic plates are rich in valuable ores. Carefully monitoring the condition of Pbrôsyln II's core temperature and overall stability, Prosyllite miners have gradually dug extraction tunnels and pits across their planet. However, the Prosyll's most valuable tool for renewable sustenance is their indiscriminate recycling programs. Combined with their highly-adaptable Hardlight structures and energy-efficient infrastructures, Prosyllite society continues to thrive amidst an eternal resource shortage. 

The Prosyll (PRAW-sill)

Sequestered deep within the Galaxy's core, the Prosyll are beings constructed purely out of metallic alloys and Hardlight. An advanced form of holographic technology, Hardlight is the solidification of beams of cosmic radiation. Combined with alloys of impeccable durability and Artificial Intelligence Matrixes of unknown design, the Prosyll are the culmination of technologies that no other species in the Galaxy has yet mastered.

Prosyllite Culture

Despite their artificial existence, the Prosyll are leaders in intergalactic fields of artistry and academia. Hosting philosophers, professors, and artists of great renown, Prosyllite society is centered around the discovery and preservation of information above all else.  Though the Prosyll loathe to admit anything on the matter, it is believed that their desire to uncover the secrets of the Galaxy stem from one of the few things they have no existing records on: the identity of their original creators. In spite of this existential quandary, Prosyllite elites have sponsored many academic and exploratory endeavors, including recent endowments provided to the xenological cultural research organization, Project Stargazer. 

Sheltered in their gleaming cities of Bergellium and Hardlight, the Prosyll weather the wintery conditions of their home world in style and luxury. Featuring gigantic solar arrays and aerodynamic wind turbines on every sparkling monolith, Prosyllite architecture reflects their desire to hoard as much information as feasibly possible. As power generated from atop their towers is channeled down throughout the structures, the supercomputers housed deep within their building's foundations catalogue and dissect data in a never-ending continuum. 

Due to their synthetic composition, the Prosyll are immune to all diseases, poisons, or any other deadly afflictions suffered by their organic counterparts. Additionally, due to their incredibly-efficient and rechargeable internal power cores, the Prosyll's need for power is consistently minimized even during severe weather conditions. However, though the Prosyll champion their mechanical adaptability and inherent resistance to the laws of nature, Prosyllite scientists and philosophers never forget their one true weakness-the inevitable corrosion of time. 

Though their exact lifespan is unknown, every Prosyll knows that they will eventually succumb to the void, either through the mechanical fatigue of their inner and outer workings, or the deterioration of their intellectual processors. This process, colloquially known as "de-resolution" is gradual and irreversible once it commences. Throughout de-resolution, Prosyllite AI structures slowly collapse as more of their computing power is allocated for irrational and irrelevant data streams. The closer the "dying" Prosyll comes to the complete deterioration of their AI matrix, the more unstable their psyche becomes. Thus, as sufferers from de-resolution approach their inevitable demise, they become completely insane, lashing out on anyone or anything they deem dangerous, which is to say, anything other than themselves. In short, the Prosyll, despite their immunity to the typical restrictions of mortality, do in fact "die", either by their failure to repair physical decay, or by literally "thinking themselves into oblivion".