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able similarities to the Xenomorph organism. Results from an Engineer being impregnated by theTrilobite stage of the Black Goo. The only recorded sighting of a Deacon occurred shortly after theLV-223 incident, when the Engineer awakened by Weyland stalked after Dr. Elizabeth Shaw insidethe marooned lifeboat, only to be subdued and impregnated by Shaw's Trilobite offspring.The Deacon shares many anatomical characteristics with a human-bred adult Xenomorph. It sportsa slender, roughly humanoid appearance and also has the elongated head of the Alien, though theDeacon's skull ends in a pointed fin-like carapace. Another common feature is an inner jaw, whichthe Deacon is able to protrude, similar to the second set of jaws of the Alien. Unlike the Xenomorphhowever, this creature lacks a tail and has a smooth-skinned body instead of an exoskeleton.The Deacon begins its life as a seed carried by the Trilobite, whose purpose is to impregnate a suitablehost with it, much akin to the Xenomorph Facehugger. When it is fully matured, it uses its carapaceto cut itself free from its host's torso. Like the Runner subspecies of the Xenomorph, it eruptsmore or less fully-developed.Aside from that, the Deacon is a mystery. Similarities in appearance and conception aside, nothingcan be said about its relation to the Xenomorph organism. It is also unknown whether the Deacon isthe final, fully-grown incarnation of the life form or merely an intermediate step like the Chestbursterstage in the Alien's life-cycle, which would open up the possibility that the adult Deacon isactually a much larger creature. One can also only speculate what effect, if any, the human DNA ofthe Trilobite had on the conception of the Deacon. (PR)December Outpost: A colony established on KOI-701.03 in 2069. Boasted a population of just under1,5 million by the year 2071. Notable for its cybernetics-focused industry and the home ofMeredith Dracig Memorial Cybernetics. Further industrial sectors were education and mining. Keyresources were europium, neodymium and copper. (PR:WIW)Derelict: A term referring to the remains of a Space Jockey spacecraft lying crashed on the surfaceof the planetoid LV-426 by the time of the Nostromo incident in 2122. As it carried hundreds ofXenomorph eggs, the Derelict is noted for acting as the source of the first two major recorded outbreaksof the Xenomorph organism in human history. The Derelict spanned over 170 meters inlength and was of an U-like configuration. The appearance of the ship was dominated by organicforms both on the inside and the outside. This unique design is consistent with other Space Jockeyartifacts discovered by humanity.The exact date of the Derelict's crash on LV-426 is unknown, but judging by the fact that the pilotwas fossilized when discovered in 2122, it must have been a long time ago, possibly even duringthe galaxy-wide Xenomorph infestation 1.6 billion years in the past. The exact circumstances of thecrash are also unknown, although we do know that the ship carried a large amount of Xenomorpheggs at the time and that, at one point, the pilot had been impregnated by a Facehugger, so this mayhave played a role. However, whether the ship crashed because of a Xenomorph outbreak on boardor was crashed on purpose remains a matter of debate, as well as the possibility that the ship wascrashed on purpose. What is certain is that after the crash, a beacon was activated that began sendingan acoustic signal repeating every 12 seconds.The Space Jockeys were aware of the Derelict and its deadly cargo and traded its location with ablack ops division inside human government called Loki who had established contact with the racesome time ago. Loki in turn passed the Derelict's coordinates along to one of their allies, Weyland-Yutani, who altered the course of one of their ships, the Nostromo, so that it would pass LV-426close enough to pick up the Derelict's signal. Following protocol that commands investigation ofsuch signals, the ship's mainframe woke up the crew from hypersleep, which subsequently landedthe ship on the planetoid's surface. Most of the crew thought that the signal was a distress beacon,although Ripley suggested it may have been a warning signal. A hazard team left the Nostromo andeventually discovered the source of the signal, the Derelict. The crew members discovered the fossilizedpilot and also took note of its chest burst open, but as they were unaware of both the SpaceJockeys and the Xenomorph, they proceeded without more than a superficial observation of the