[CHOZO] Tallon IV

The Chozo...over millenia, this bird-like race of creatures made incredible
technological and scientific leaps. Traveling at will through space, they built
many marvels across the universe-technological wonders of unfathomable
complexity and cities unmatched in beauty. They shared their knowledge with
more primitive cultures and learned to respect and care for life in all its
forms.

Even as thier society reached its technological peak, however, the Chozo felt
their spirituality wane. Their culture was steeped in prophecy and lore, and
they foresaw the decline of the Chozo coinciding with the rise of evil.
Horrified by the increasing violence in the universe, they began to withdraw
into themselves, forgoing technology in favor of simplicity. Tallon IV was one
of several refuges they built-a colony bereft of technology, built of natural
materials and wedded to the land and its creatures.

The years passed, and in time a great meteor crashed into Tallon IV, sending a
massive spume of matter into the atmosphere and impregnating the land with a
cancerous element known as Phazon. This element immediately sank into the earth
and water, poisoning life wherever it bloomed. Most plants and animals died,
while others mutated into hideous forms.

The Chozo called upon all of their knowledge and technology to control the
power of the Phazon, but their efforts were doomed to fail. All they could do
was build a temple over the crater at the impact site, separate the Phazon
core, and seal it away. Believing that someday a savior would return to the
planet, the Chozo left for an unknown destination, leaving behind nothing but
engraved accounts of their time on Tallon IV.