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The Xel'Naga are an extinct, cosmic race from the StarCraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of computer games and books are set. The Xel'Naga helped the Protoss and the Zerg races to evolve. In the end, the Xel'Naga were destroyed by their own creation, the Zerg, when the Zerg Overmind launched an attack against them from the planet Zerus.
History
The Xel'Naga came to the Milky Way Galaxy from beyond and were a psionically-attuned, highly advanced race. They had reached the ultimate stage of evolution, the creation and caring of lesser races.
Involvement with the Protoss
The Xel'Naga first set out to create a race with the purity of form.
The Xel'Naga journeyed to the edge of the galaxy and discovered the jungle world of Aiur. Upon this world they discovered a peaceful, psionic race known as the Protoss. They secretly cared for them, and eventually, when they deemed it ready, revealed themselves to them.
The Protoss united, fascinated by these new "gods." Eventually, however, splits developed among the tribes as they struggled on decisions of what they should think of the Xel'Naga. The Xel'Naga had worked to unite them in one organization, but instead the tribes split and distanced themselves from each other. The Xel'Naga, knowing that they had pushed their creation too far too fast, set off from the world disappointed at their failure.
Involvement with the Zerg
Having failed to create a race with the purity of form, the Xel'Naga now set out to create a purity of essence.
The Xel'Naga settled on an ash-world named Zerus located in the core of the galaxy, and chose the most insignificant lifeform upon the planet, a larval creature known as the Zerg. While having no ability to affect their physical surroundings, the Zerg had just the traits the Xel'Naga were looking for: a thick, strong carapace for protection from the environment, and psionic sensitivity. They nurtured these creatures, allowing them to affect their surroundings in almost parasitic ways. Eventually, they began infesting the creatures of the planet, turning them into monstrosities. The Zerg spread rapidly across the planet, infesting every living lifeform on the surface. In addition to this, they would absorb the creature into their gene pool, allowing the Zerg to replicate and then duplicate them, fueling their rapid growth. It wasn't until the Zerg broke away from the control of the Xel'Naga and formed a hive mind that they realized their mistake. They attempted to flee, but the Zerg were able to infest a spaceborne creature, able to live and thrive in space, and used this to overrun the Xel'Naga worldships with frightening ferocity and swiftness — consuming their knowledge and eventually leading them onto their eternal journey to the Protoss homeworld of Aiur. This marked the end of the Xel'Naga.
An extinct race?
Perhaps it is possible that the Xel'Naga still live isolated on an unknown planet, that a few survivors of the doomed race managed to escape the wrath of the Zerg and thrive upon a distant world, cutting themselves off from outside contact. If this is so, then it has not yet been discovered. To this day, the Protoss continue to carry on the legacy that is the Xel'Naga.
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