星际争霸1-星灵历史-萨尔纳加和神之长子

星灵历史简介

Protoss History

虽然古代的星灵只有留下断简残篇的历史，但是其中的确有记载着数千万年前，有一个全能的种族曾经一度统治过数千个星球。

Although only fragmented documentation remains, ancient Protoss texts speak of a highly advanced race that ruled over thousands of worlds in the galaxy, tens of millions of years ago.

这个谜般的种族，通常被称作『萨尔纳加』，即『来自远方的漂泊客』，传说曾经在他们领域内的数千颗荒凉、孤寂的星球上播下了生命的种子。

This enigmatic race, often called the Xel’Naga, or ‘wanderers from afar’, was rumored to have seeded and cultivated thousands of various species on the cold and barren worlds within their domain.

星灵的传统中认为萨尔纳加人是和平而且为其他种族谋求福利的生命，他们唯一的目标就是研究和繁衍宇宙中高等的智慧生命。

Protoss traditions hold that the Xel’Naga were a peaceful and benevolent race, utterly consumed with the study and propagation of sentient evolution within the universe.

除了并非来自他们所统治的这个星系之外，对于萨尔纳加人的起源，我们一无所知。

Nothing is known of the origin of the Xel’Naga, save that they were not native to the galaxy over which they held sway.

萨尔纳加人痴迷于塑造完美的生命形式，努力去创造一种被界定为绝对纯粹形式的生物。

Obsessed with fashioning the perfect life-form, the Xel’Naga labored to create a creature that would be defined by a distinct purity of form.

几千年以来，对这些处于萌芽状态的物种，萨尔纳加人谨慎地操控着它们微妙的进化过程。

For thousands of years they carefully steered the delicate evolutionary processes of their budding species.

虽然持续的实验创造出许多有趣的变种和变异，但是这些种族总是赶不上萨尔纳加人的期待。

Although their protracted experiments produced many intriguing deviants and mutations, the races that the Xel’Naga cultivated always fell short of their enormous expectations.

萨尔纳加人气馁之余，决定将所有的心力都放在他们期望最高的实验场。

Despairing at last, the Xel’Naga focused their frustrated efforts on the most promising of their engineered worlds.

在星系边缘，拥有浓密森林的艾尔行星，已经诞生了一种非常先进的生物。

Aiur, a massive jungle-world on the galaxy’s fringe, had borne a race of highly advanced beings.

这些生物能够适应恶劣的自然条件和气候。

These beings were incredibly adaptable to harsh natural conditions and climates.

他们的力量和速度，远超萨尔纳加人已知的其他种族。

Their strength and speed were unparalleled amongst the other races known to the Xel’Naga.

这个种族甚至已经发展出了一种基于集体狩猎和战士守则的原始部落社会。

The race had even developed a rudimentary tribal society based upon group-hunting and warrior rule.

不过，最大不同之处在于，他们之间能够通过复杂的心灵感应的方式进行彼此沟通，以便共同提高出击效率。

However, their most distinct aspect was that they communicated with each other through a very complex method of instinctive telepathy, allowing them to operate communally with striking efficiency.

萨尔纳加人对于这个种族的进步感到十分欣慰，认为他们是第一个突破了低等生命形态演化壁垒的种族。

The Xel’Naga were pleased with the progress of their latest creation and conceded that the new race was the first of all their experiments to evolve beyond the feral constraints of baser life-forms.

为了强调他们在星系秩序中地位的提升，萨尔纳加人给予这个新种族一个名字——星灵，即『神之长子』。

To signify their ascension in the galactic order, the Xel’Naga gave the new race the name of Protoss, or ‘the First Born’.

早期星灵祥和地居住在艾尔行星上，在数百个世代中都不知道萨尔纳加人一直都在远方静静地观察他们。

The early Protoss lived in harmony and seclusion upon the world of Aiur for hundreds of generations, never knowing of the Xel’Naga who watched over them from afar.

虽然星灵已经是萨尔纳加人的实验中最为进化的物种，但是萨尔纳加人对他们缓慢的进步仍然感到不耐烦，认为应该为星灵的进化给予更多助力。

Although the Protoss were the most advanced species to arise, the Xel’Naga were still unsatisfied with their slow progress and saw fit to drive the Protoss’ evolution even further.

萨尔纳加人又花费了几千年时间去巧妙地引导这些孩子迈步，终于成功让星灵到达全知状态。

The Xel’Naga spent yet another millennium subtly guiding the steps of their children, eventually succeeding in leading the Protoss to the state of total sentience and awareness.

神之长子逐渐变得高度智慧和自省，不仅让整个种族发展出灿烂的文明，还让个体绽放光辉。

The First Born gradually became highly intellectual and introspective, achieving great heights in not only their cultural advancements, but personal, individualistic advancements as well.

兴奋于表面上的成功，萨尔纳加人最终决定要让星灵知道他们的存在，却从未料想过即将到来的混乱。

Exhilarated by their seeming success, the Xel’Naga finally made themselves known to the Protoss, never suspecting the chaos that was to come.