Iconians

The Iconians stand as an ancient, technologically supreme civilization credited with creating the silver gateways and the derelict's advanced control systems. Presumed extinct after catastrophic bombardment, they leave no living representatives in the ruinous control room—only their artifacts and inscriptions. Their vanished presence shifts the crew's mission from rescue to forensic investigation: decode Iconian language and tech, assess the gateways' moral and strategic danger, and confront the lingering threat embedded in relics of an erased people.