Xanus

Xanus, also known as the Creator and the All-Father, is the god of the Xai of Xyon, and the de facto leader of the Xai Ascendancy. He is an omnipotent being who directs the Xai in their conquests across the galaxy, and blesses their campaigns as he sees fit. An incorporeal being of supreme might and power, Xanus created the Ianthina system from which the Xai hail, and created their species as well, along with its own elements which are unique to only the Xai species. His purposes are unknown, even to the Xai, who worship him for the simple fact that he was responsible for creating them. To all other civilizations conqured and enslaved by the Xai, Xanus is regarded as an adoptive father and caretaker, while members of the Defiance view him as an insane and selfish tyrant that is responsible for unleashing the Xai upon the galaxy.

The realm ruled by Xanus is known as Xai'athus, which includes the both the worlds directly controlled by the Xai, as well as those allied to him, and also reflects the regions of known space which are either affiliated or influenced by him. Though his purposes and origin is unknown, it is known that Xanus gave the Xai the order to conquer the galaxy, which he gave to them, and whether or not the race was created to serve as a physical army or as pawns for some greater plan remain yet to be seen. Numerous species known yet conquered by the Xai, such as the Izanagi and the n/a, freely worship Xanus, though they have their own ways of doing so. The Xai continue to propigate their own manner of serving him as the "true" way, though Xanus has said nothing of the matter himself.