Editing Civilizations in Babylon 5 (section)

==First Ones==

The '''First Ones''' are conceived as the oldest races in the galaxy, the first to gain sentience. According to the show over the last million years most of these races were said to have gone "beyond the rim", a reference made a number of times in the television series meant to refer to the darkness that can be seen between galaxies. The rest, with the exception of the [[Shadow (Babylon 5)|Shadows]] and [[Vorlon]]s, were believed to have gone after the last great Shadow War that we are told occurred one thousand years ago. The story goes on to say that some races still are rumored to appear now and then and eventually it is revealed that a small number of these races (or individuals of these races) are still inhabiting areas of the known universe. A good example of this discovery was shown in the third season, episode 5 [[Voices of Authority]] wherein the characters Marcus Cole and Susan Ivanova meet the "Walkers" of Sigma 957.