Editing Civilizations in Babylon 5 (section)

==Vorlon Empire {{anchor|Vorlon|Vorlon Empire}}==

The '''Vorlons''' are an ancient and technologically advanced race, one of the last of the First Ones. Little is known of Vorlon history, but they are known to have played a significant role in defeating the [[Shadow (Babylon 5)|Shadows]] in the previous great wars over the past million years. For thousands of years, Vorlons have been observing and manipulating younger races, creating the telepaths of various species, including Humanity, who, for the most part, were initially created as weapons for the Vorlon's Wars with The Shadows. Little is known about their appearance - when interacting with other races they wear complex encounter suits, for which at least one purpose seems to be to preserve their natural atmosphere.{{fact|date=February 2018}} When Ambassador [[Londo Mollari]] of the [[Centauri Republic]] observed an unsuited Vorlon, he claimed to have not seen anything at all. Show creator [[J. Michael Straczynski]] has said about this that: ''"Londo saw what he said he saw."''<ref name="falling">{{cite web | url=http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/us/guide/044.html | title=Guide page: "The Fall of Night"}}</ref> At least one ''Babylon 5'' novel contradicts Straczynski's statement, saying that Mollari saw a very bright ball of energy.<ref>''[[Peter David|David, P]]''. [[Babylon 5: Legions of Fire - Out of the Darkness]], Del Rey; 1st ed edition (October 31, 2000)</ref>