The Mogadorians caught Number One in Malaysia, Number Two in England, and Number Three in Kenya. The Nine had to separate and go into hiding. Nine aliens who might be sitting next to you now. Nine aliens who look like ordinary teenagers living ordinary lives, but who have extraordinary, paranormal skills. Nine aliens who left their home planet of Lorien when it fell under attack by the evil Mogadorians. In the beginning they were a group of nine. To this day Lorien is in ruins but waits, dormant, for the Garde's return to revive it.

They saw that Lorien was no longer capable of sustaining life, so they set a course to Earth. After the battle, only a handful of Loric were still alive waiting in orbit. However, ten years ago, the savage Mogadorians attacked the planet, intending to use the rich resources of the planet to help fix their crumbling planet, Mogadore. The planet and its inhabitants enjoyed millennia of peace. The Loric, similar to humans now, realized that something had to be done to protect the planet and began to live a harmonious existence with it. At some point after this, the Elders found what is known as the Phoenix Stones and the planet itself gifted some of the population (later to be known as 'Garde') with special powers to protect the planet and shapeshifting creatures known as Chimæra began living amongst the Loric. One known conflict, known as the Secret Wars between Lorien and Mogadore, was covered up to protect the utopian image of modern Lorien. This was a time of needless war with many casualties though not a lot is actually known about this period, it is even a mystery to Lorien's greatest historians. In fact, in I Am Number Four, Henri says that Earth is second closest life sustaining planet from Mogadore, the first being Lorien.Ģ5,000 years ago, Lorien was in the same situation Earth was now temperatures were rising, pollutants were clogging the air, and animals were dying off.Īround this time, referred to as the Dark Ages, the planet was at a crossroads between the desire for rapid development and a need to protect that which was natural and life sustaining. Mogadore is farther from Earth than Lorien. The planet is also the fourth planet from its sun and has two moons. Another comparison is that the circumference of Lorien is just slightly smaller then the actual distance between Seattle, Washington and Orlando, Florida.

Lorien is ten times smaller than Earth, putting its circumference around 2490.15mi (4'008km), compared to Earth's 24,901.55mi (40'075.16km).

5.8 It is said that the Elders could live in a giant glass fortress at the bottom of the Terrax Ocean.

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