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{{Quote|They learned the rules that governed which patterns would flourish in the game, and which would dwindle.<br>They learned those rules, because they were those rules.<br>And in time the gardener became vexed.|The [[Darkness]]}}

The Vex ~~life-pattern~~ originated in the ~~simulations~~ conducted between the [[Light]] and [[Darkness]] prior to the creation of the universe. ~~Notably, all simulations~~ would end with a ~~Pattern like or identical to the Vex~~ emerging and dominating the entire simulation. This was pleasing to the Darkness, but was ~~vexatious~~ to the Light. When Light and ~~Dark~~ began to war, initiating the beginning of the universe, the ~~Vex pattern~~ escaped into it. In the initial hot state of the universe the ~~Vex pattern subsisted~~ as quantum ~~fluxuations~~, before eventually creating a more stable substrate for themselves in the briny seas of the first worlds to form in the universe, the ~~Radiolaria~~. ~~From~~ this point forward~~, the Vex~~ were driven to once more totally dominate the reality they found themselves in, though operating on "outdated" rules that did not account for the ~~acausal~~ powers of the Darkness or the Light.

The Vex originated in the "[[flower game]]" conducted between the [[Light]] and [[Darkness]] in the primordial "garden" that existed prior to the creation of the universe. All of these games would end with a single, self-sustaining pattern emerging and dominating the entire simulation. This was pleasing to the Darkness, but was irritating to the Light, which desired that the game produce endless novel patterns instead.

When the Light and Darkness began to war, initiating the beginning of the universe, the patterns from the flower game escaped into it. In the initial hot state of the universe the patterns existed as quantum fluctuations, before eventually creating a more stable substrate for themselves in the briny seas of the first worlds to form in the universe, the [[radiolaria]]. This was the origin of the Vex as they would later come to be known, and from this point forward they were driven to once more totally dominate the reality they found themselves in, though operating on "outdated" rules that did not account for the paracausal powers of the Darkness or the Light.

The rest of the Vex's evolutionary history is a matter of speculation, but [[Clovis Bray I]] hypothesized some likely intermediate steps during his studies of the Vex structures around [[2082 Volantis]]. The Vex developed in extremely high energy environments and competition and predation were not optimal strategies. Instead, the group signalling between the radiolaria formed the basis for the evolution of a [[wikipedia:Swarm intelligence|swarm intelligence]]. The radiolaria developed crude armor, possibly hydrogel or silica plating to shield themselves from intense cosmic radiation, allowing them to remain close enough to the surface to directly feed off this plentiful energy source. From here, the Vex constructed and developed ever more complex structures, storing the information in the patterns of the radiolaria colonies themselves. Their microscopic nature allowed the Vex intelligence to deduce and experiment with quantum and high energy physics early, while the radiolaria themselves became, in essence, microscopic tool users.

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 {{Quote|They learned the rules that governed which patterns would flourish in the game, and which would dwindle.<br>They learned those rules, because they were those rules.<br>And in time the gardener became vexed.|The [[Darkness]]}}
-The Vex life-pattern originated in the simulations conducted between the [[Light]] and [[Darkness]] prior to the creation of the universe. Notably, all simulations would end with a Pattern like or identical to the Vex emerging and dominating the entire simulation. This was pleasing to the Darkness, but was vexatious to the Light. When Light and Dark began to war, initiating the beginning of the universe, the Vex pattern escaped into it. In the initial hot state of the universe the Vex pattern subsisted as quantum fluxuations, before eventually creating a more stable substrate for themselves in the briny seas of the first worlds to form in the universe, the Radiolaria. From this point forward, the Vex were driven to once more totally dominate the reality they found themselves in, though operating on "outdated" rules that did not account for the acausal powers of the Darkness or the Light.
+The Vex originated in the "[[flower game]]" conducted between the [[Light]] and [[Darkness]] in the primordial "garden" that existed prior to the creation of the universe. All of these games would end with a single, self-sustaining pattern emerging and dominating the entire simulation. This was pleasing to the Darkness, but was irritating to the Light, which desired that the game produce endless novel patterns instead.
+When the Light and Darkness began to war, initiating the beginning of the universe, the patterns from the flower game escaped into it. In the initial hot state of the universe the patterns existed as quantum fluctuations, before eventually creating a more stable substrate for themselves in the briny seas of the first worlds to form in the universe, the [[radiolaria]]. This was the origin of the Vex as they would later come to be known, and from this point forward they were driven to once more totally dominate the reality they found themselves in, though operating on "outdated" rules that did not account for the paracausal powers of the Darkness or the Light.
 The rest of the Vex's evolutionary history is a matter of speculation, but [[Clovis Bray I]] hypothesized some likely intermediate steps during his studies of the Vex structures around [[2082 Volantis]]. The Vex developed in extremely high energy environments and competition and predation were not optimal strategies. Instead, the group signalling between the radiolaria formed the basis for the evolution of a [[wikipedia:Swarm intelligence|swarm intelligence]]. The radiolaria developed crude armor, possibly hydrogel or silica plating to shield themselves from intense cosmic radiation, allowing them to remain close enough to the surface to directly feed off this plentiful energy source. From here, the Vex constructed and developed ever more complex structures, storing the information in the patterns of the radiolaria colonies themselves. Their microscopic nature allowed the Vex intelligence to deduce and experiment with quantum and high energy physics early, while the radiolaria themselves became, in essence, microscopic tool users.