The Darkness

The Darkness is a paracausal force predating the universe and considered the direct opposite of the Light and the Traveller. Seemingly more active than the Traveller, the Darkness has been driven since the beginning of time to reduce complexity and diversity in the universe by eradicating any and all species unable to escape the possibility of extinction, ensuring that the only life that existed was that which would endure forever. This philosophy is often referred to as the 'final shape', the idea of a single dominant form of life ruling over the universe alone. The Darkness acts indirectly through various servants, including entire species modified by it in order to enforce its will on the universe, including the Hive, the Taken and the Scorn. In recent memory, the Darkness is primarily represented in the form of a fleet of black pyramid-like starships.