Others

The Others are the Ancients who have ascended and follow their rules of non-interference. Because of their feirce belief in non-intervention and free will, they have laid out draconian&mdash;if not outright cruel&mdash;punishments towards those who break these rules. For example, the Others forced Oma Desala to watch Anubis use his ascended knowledge to take over the Milky Way, while the planet of Velona was wiped out when they planned to use knowledge provided by Orlin to conquer other planets. Despite these harsh punishments, it is the Others firm beliefs in free will and natural development that cause this actions. They feel that if they were to use their powers for even the best of intentions, it would make them no better than the Ori.