Seraphim (Supreme Commander)

Seraphim are hostile alien race, native to Quantum Realm, alternate for ours universe. This civilization started to exist 20 thousand years before last days of Infinite War. Their technology and philosophy is far beyond human comprehension of universe. They were mentioned in Supreme Commander and appeared in expansion Forged Alliance, as main threat for all humans in galaxy. War doctrine is not so far from human ones, however much of their machines are copies of mankind militaries, so they have land, naval and air units. Just like humans they units are shared on three tech levels, except experimental tech level, for most powerful but most expensive units in their arsenal.

They appearance ended Infinite War but started so-called Seraphim War. At first years they were able to defeat most of human militaries and completely obliterate their power, but in the end yesterday enemies started to be allies. At some moment Seraphim were forced to fight with one powerful alliance - Coalition for the Mutual Defense and Security of Humanity (simply named as Coalition).

In the end Seraphim and their human collaborators - Order of the Illuminate and Seven Hand Node - lost war, when Quantum Arch and Rift on Earth were closed. After that there was peace between members of the Coalition through 25 years. As a result winners captured much of the seraphim technology, race members and data and then also shared them between theirselves.

Origins
Seraphim made their first appearance nearly 20 thousand years ago in Quantum Dimension, where they created technologically advanced civilization. Their foundation of all society was The Way - ascetic, pacifistic philosophic ideology without any aggresion, which very closely was similar to terran religious. The Way transformed them into peacefully civilization, unable to harm or kill any other sentient species. However, because The Way said that only one race can achieve ascension and because they are worried that there can be race which know only death and destruction they created warrior caste - volunteery banished for eternal condemnation and cut from The Way brothers and sisters. They main purpose was Cleansing - total destruction of any threat for Seraphim existence, like other civilization or then created Seraphim faction called Outcasts.

Outcasts declared that radicalism which started to appeared in Seraphim society. Liberal faction escaped from Quantum Realm and started to built civilization on many planets in human realm. First one was now known as Seraphim, however they started to exist on other planets, like Orionis. Against them Elders - Seraphim ruling council of The Way's masters - sent warrior caste to annihilate Outcasts. Firstly led by War Leader Seraphims from Quantum Realm destroyed many of their colonies, however in the end they lost war, so Outcasts survived. Through next millenias Outcasts and Seraphim lived in relative peace.

First contact with humanity
After many thousands of years Seraphim discovered, that they are not alone in the galaxy, when in the year 2543 mankind discovered that at Seraphim II there's sentient life. Captain of the ESS Starjourney, Trent Smith, ordered quarantine on planet and no contact or telling about Earth, afraid that aliens can find their location and invade Earth Empire capital world. During that moment there was no first contact in human history, so they didn't know what they must done. Some days later small group led by dr Jane Burke, respected biologist, go at surface to explore alien civilization. Then they started education from aliens, about their history and culture. Seraphim told Burke about The Way, which humans started to teaching. When they returned captain Smith thought, that aliens corrupted her mind, so he imprisoned her and her followers. Later loyalist attacked Seraphim II by bio-weapon and destroyed nearly entire life on planet. According to Aeon history Smith was killed by Burke, while loyalist brainwashed or killed. After 200 years Earth Empire and Cybran Nation found signal, that Aeon Illuminate invite to teachings. However there was only one word - war. So Aeon Illuminate started war against Cybrans, see them as abominations. Later they started war against reorganized Empire - United Earth Federation. As a result frontier worlds were Cleansed by Aeon.

Unbeknownst by them Seraphim from Quantum Realm found, that Outcasts were annihilated. Discovering humans, their nature and knowledge they finally found race, which usurped their rightfully place in the galaxy. Elders orders Warrior Caste to prepared for total war against humankind. After 200 years Aeon started colonize more worlds, but they were conquered by UEF or Cybran Nations. Many Aeons interpreted The Way as a radical religion and started to "cleansed" civilians and soldiers as well. This started to cripple slowly Aeon Illuminate through many years. Seraphim found location of Earth, so Smith's promise of securing Earth location before aliens ended as a failure.

Infinite War
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Day X - Seraphim War
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First defeat
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Attack at Griffin IV
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Copernicus and Blue Sky
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Ambush at Hades
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Losing allies
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Earth
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After Seraphim War
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Biology
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Culture
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Seraphim Warriors
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Known Seraphim

 * Seth-Iavow -
 * Thel-Uuthow -
 * Shun-Ullevash -
 * Zan-Aishahesh -
 * Oum-Eoshi -

Trivia
Seraphim (Supreme Commander)