Long before current events the Origin System was controlled by a highly advanced and stratified human civilization called the Orokin Empire, whose capital was on Earth’s moon, now known as Lua. The eponymous aristocratic ruling class of this civilization was dominant for an extended period over the System — perhaps for centuries or millennia[1].

They were known for their mastery of biotechnology and gene manipulation, to the degree that they created a caste of cloned workers, the Grineer, that were genetically programmed to obey their Orokin masters.[2] They were also known for their skill in merging organic material with the inorganic, as seen with the living Orokin Towers or the Infestation — an engineered infectious techno-organic parasite that subverts, mutates, and assimilates any biological or synthetic matter into a new infested lifeform.[3] They spent a great deal of time building large outposts throughout the Origin System[4] as well as performing numerous genetic experiments of creatures found on Earth.[5][6] It was during this era that the Void was discovered, a parallel dimension whose contents allowed for further developments of Orokin technology into fantastical heights[7], spearheaded by the famous Entrati family.[8]

The benefits of the Orokin’s advancements were, however, not shared equally among all members of their society. The rigid hierarchy allowed for only a few lucky individuals to live fairly comfortably as servants, scholars, and enforcers for the Orokin elite. Though these servants were still subjected to the whims of their often cruel masters, the rest of the population were exploited for labor and used as disposable soldiers, as well as subjects for experiments.[9] There were families of farmers who toiled for their Orokin masters for generations, the Orokin exploiting their harsh manual labor to build their empire and fuel their whims, giving little compensation of their honest work in return.[10] Many of these farmer families — and others belonging to the lower classes — would eventually congregate together under the teachings of Parvos Granum, forming the Corpus and adopting its doctrine: the belief that anyone has the right to achieve fortune regardless of their social status.[11]

Orokin culture was centered around aesthetics, elegance, and beauty.[12] Among the Orokin ruling class there was also a focus on youth and extravagance.[13][14]

At some point, the empire began to look to populate other star systems, particularly Tau, presumably to quell their problems of overpopulation, overconsumption of resources, and pollution of the natural world[15].

The Zariman Ten Zero Incident

Zariman schematic as seen in the Vitruvian

Zariman as seen in Rell webcomic

The Orokin continued experimenting with the Void. At some point, an experiment was conducted where a military ship containing a large group of people and their families was directed into the Void in an attempt to travel to and populate the Tau System.[16] The ship was lost and it was many days before the ship resurfaced.[17]

Due to Void exposure, the adults on the ship became crazed, hunting down the children.[18] The children, however, had survived exposure to the Void, retaining their sanity, but they had changed during the process. The children developed uncontrollable Void related powers that were capable of mutilating or killing anyone who came into contact with them. In self-defense, the children killed the unhinged adults, even their own parents, being traumatized for what they did.[19][20]

After the rediscovery of the ship, the Zariman children were deemed dangerous by the Orokin. They were hidden away[21] and forgotten out of shame and fear, being known as “Void demons”. The Zariman children became known later as the Tenno, called such for the Zariman ship’s designation of Ten-Zero (Ten-0).[22]

Margulis, the Zariman Children, and Ballas
Margulis was an Archimedian, a human of great intellect, and a prominent geneticist. Margulis discovered the Tenno and adopted them as her own, empathizing with their suffering. She sought out a means for the Tenno to control their powers and interact with the world normally.[23] Margulis received some opposition for her work and was advised by her secret lover, the Orokin Executor Ballas, to cease her research and forget the Tenno. She refused and continued her research. Eventually, Margulis imposed “gates” on the Tenno’s powers which helped bring their uncontrollable Void powers under some control, but this was not before an incident where she was maimed by the same Void powers which left her blind.[24]

Margulis’ research eventually led her to work with an Archimedian specializing in Infestation manipulation named Silvana.[25] Together they intended to develop a substitute body for the Tenno and allow them to move freely and interact with the world. However, while the research was a partial success at the time, Margulis came at odds with the Orokin, refusing to d…[Read more]

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