The distant past on Kharak was either a mystery or a theological matter. Up until the Time of Reason was at its height, all Kharaki generally accepted that they were from Kharak. S'jet scientists, now working within the biological, chemical and genetic fields, revealed to the world that there was a lack of similarity between the helix proteins of the Kushan people and the majority of life forms on Kharak. The only life forms that bore any genetic similarity were varieties of bacteria and a single species of forager.