Guardian Sphere
The spheres were first discovered by Humanity in 2151 when the NX-01 discovered the sphere they dubbed Sphere one whilst tracking a group of pirates who were using it as a base. Approximately 19 kilometres in diameter and at least a thousand years old, their exterior shell was constructed of a single alloy. Sensors had difficulty in piercing the shell. Each sphere was powered by seven fusion reactors, each one almost 12 kilometres in length. The spheres were contained within a cloaking barrier.1 They emitted massive amounts of gravimetric energy, gradually creating a vast anomaly as part of the Guardians ambitious attempt to 'reconfigure' our space, gradually altering the physical laws so that the Guardians could survive in our universe.2A second sphere was found near Tarquin's world shortly after the first was discovered; analysis of the two indicated that there were at least fifty such spheres3 - although the Xindi would later indicate that there were at least 78 of them.4 The 12th one discovered was 6.3 light years from the Triannon home planet. The sphere was considered to be a holy place by the Triannon species, created by their gods to prepare for their return - a theory largely rooted in the facts.5 Each sphere was controlled by an artificial intelligence and equipped with redundant energy cores.6 In February of 2154 the NX-1 was able to attack Sphere 41, a key node in the energy grid of the spheres, and cause a cascading failure throughout the network which destroying all of the spheres.7
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