To attempt to define Polygons, their inner mechanisms, purpose or motives will surely be met with failure as it has done so many times. Instead, what is known of them rather than about them is documented - as best to prepare those who are to encounter them. Some believe them to be aliens, machines or interdimensional intelligence - others, a natural “part” of the universe. The truth is nobody knows and to this day, Polygons defy meaningful definition - with things fundamentally understood about them changing yearly.

Polygons as they are called are commonly characterized by a shaped colored core at their center which seems to contain their more critical components - such as whatever energy source, thought or projection they are capable of. Their exterior forms, resembling low polygonal slices suspended in three dimensions are comprised of a thin layer of hard light and dimensional impaction - a cross-section of space-time. These many components move as a single object, though may be reconfigured into a variety of forms to exert differing forces - in much the same way transistors, resistors and cathodes are all made of the same quintessential ‘stuff’ but their arrangement creates different effect. These cross-sections which coin their name lens light in a variety of different ways, may assume color and even in some cases simple “low resolution” imagery.

Much of the way Polygons exert action comes down to electromagnetism and spacetime - compressing and expanding space for a variety of effects.

The actions of Polygons in battle seem to indicate they can assume a vast variety of forms which are approximations and copies of common objects (typically machines) — which they copy the inner systems and performance envelopes of with great accuracy. They typically attack quickly and in great number and then disappear as quickly as they had done so just before a battle is concluded. Their tactics are merciless, aiming to reduce and decimate numbers rapidly rather than striking high value targets — with a key interest in civilians and noncombatants.

Observation over time reveals their model of warfare seems to follow a fairly simple set of logical patterns, logic, equation and statistical assessment - and those experienced in dealing with them can often bait them into confrontations or with limited success avoid skirmishes or appear uninteresting to them.

What is known is that while they demonstrate remarkable capacity for replication, they are very very limited in creating and creativity — and cannot innovate.

Along with purely functional replicas, they are also known to create illusions and mirages through methods unknown which are incredibly convincing — using highly accurate replicas of real people which speak and act appropriately if “sampled” from a source material (which must be destroyed to create a successful replica). Limited encounters in these mirage-spaces reveals that while Polygons are very interested in other forms of life, they have a poor understanding of illogical thought and many fundamental ideas to us are entirely alien to them. While they are describable as a “flicker of infinity” by some, they are not all knowing and they are not in and of themselves infinite.

A number of these replicated individuals are known to appear several times. If these persons are sighted, it is expected that person, persons, personhood, union, legion or other should inform the governing body or law enforcement immediately.