Arek'Jaalan Library
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Glossary of Terms
- Anoikis
- Commonly used by Capsuleers to refer to star systems accessed via wormholes, believed to have Jovian etymology.
- EVE Gate
- An impossibly massive spatial phenomenon visible from the New Eden system, but estimated to be more than three light-years away. A massive structure sits at its center, marked with an indecipherable ancient language. At the top of the gate, the largest markings form the word EVE.
- Infomorph
- Refers to a non-physical, sentient being that exists purely as information. The Sleeper civilization is posited to be an infomorph society. Typically, infomorph refers to a consciousness uploaded into a computer from a biological entity.
- See also: Through training in Infomorph Psychology, a capsuleer may transfer his / her consciousness into another clone at a separate facility.
- See also: Zainou Biotech CEO Todo Kirkinen, the first man to transfer his mind into a machine.
- Rogue Drones
- Highly-advanced self-aware drones capable of replication.
- See also: Arek'Jaalan: Rogue Drones
- Sleepers
- The Sleepers were masters of virtual reality, neural interfacing and cryotechnology.
- See also: Arek'Jaalan: Sleeper History
- See also: Arek'Jaalan: Sleeper Technology
- See also: Sleeper Technology
- Takmahl
- The Takmahl nation excelled in cybernetics and bio-engineering.
- See also: Arek'Jaalan: Ancient Races
- See also: Takmahl Technology
- Talocan
- The Talocan were masters of Spatial manipulation and Hypereuclidean Mathematics.
- See also: Arek'Jaalan: Talocan History
- See also: Arek'Jaalan: Talocan Technology
- See also: Talocan Technology
- Wormhole
- Wormholes are space anomalies that are like rifts in space, connecting two separate locations. Like stargates, they allow the travel of ships from one system to another. Unlike stargates, wormholes are not permanent. They connect two systems for only a short time, and collapse when too much time has passed, or too much mass has passed through them. Wormholes can connect two systems quite far from each other, and can provide temporary shortcuts to areas that would otherwise take many jumps to get to. Wormholes can also connect to uncharted space, or wormhole space.
- Yan Jung
- The Yan Jung nation possessed advanced gravitronic technology and force field theories.
- See also: Arek'Jaalan: Ancient Races
- See also: Yan Jung Technology
Objects of Debate
- Apotheosis
- A small shuttle of uncertain design, distributed to all registered capsuleers by the Society of Conscious Thought in YC110. Its technological base is unknown. With the exception of higher sensor strengths, it is remarkable similar to other shuttle class vessels, including provoking violent response from Sleeper drones.
- Awakened Infomorph
- An entity of unconfirmed legitimacy observed being contemporary with active Sleeper attacks in C6 wormhole systems and the formation of spatial rifts[1]. It was most famously seen in New Caldari following an attack on capsuleers by Sansha's Nation on YC113.07.22, where it made its only recorded attempt at communication by responding to a question of whether or not it was there to help with a simple "No." It is outwardly a human female of the Jin-Mei ethnicity. Pilot records indicate employment with the Center for Advanced Studies.
- Mysterious Probe
- Located in Charmerout, despite its familiar construction, this ancient probe is made from materials and electronics unlike anything you've ever seen in New Eden. It floats silently through space, seemingly dormant until closely approached.[1]
- Mysterious Shuttle
- An outwardly Caldari shuttle that keeps a tight orbit around a beacon located near the Geztic star. It was first observed toward the end of YC112 and remained unresponsive to all external attacks or stimuli. When tested on YC113.07.23, when successfully jammed by ECM, it would respond. In all tests, the shuttle remains unresponsive to all other intervention by modules and weapons. More detail is available on the Mysterious Shuttle page.
- Zephyr
- A minimalist exploration ship designed by the Intaki Valsas en Dilat and distributed to registered capsuleers in YC111 by the Intaki Syndicate. It does not utilize conventional sub-light propulsion systems, opting to instead use solar sails for propulsion. Its infrastructure is similar to a standard shuttles and is incapable of fitting any modules with the exception of the Prototype Iris Probe Launcher, which was designed specifically for the Zephyr. Its signature radius is comparable to a shuttles, registering a minuscule 25m. Most notably, it does not provoke any aggressive targeting or weapons fire from Sleeper drones or sentries. The exact reason for this apparent invisibility is unconfirmed. The manufacturer has yet to respond to inquiries regarding the specifics of its design and behaviour.
Research Materials
Rogue Drone Materials
Salvage and mineral compounds commonly retrieved from Rogue Drone wrecks and caches.
Sleeper Materials
Salvage and components found on Sleeper Drone wrecks.
Ancient Relics
Relics recovered from Sleeper archaeology sites in w-space. Used in reverse engineering Tech 3 blueprints.
Fullerenes and Polymers
See also: Fullerenes
Fullerenes are used in reactions with common minerals to create a wide range of alloys more capable in a variety of applications that standard technology allows. The resulting polymers are used in the contruction of Tech 3 ships and components.
Wormhole Phenomena
Many w-space systems are plagued with proximity to dangerous spatial phenomena, raising questions of why the Sleepers and Talocan would settle such systems.
Wormhole Phenomena and Their Effects
Rogue Drones and their Habitats
Rogue Drone Entities
Entity | Relative Size | Description | Image |
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Aether Drone Queen | Battleship | The matriarch of a new breed of rogue drones. Looks extremely deadly. | |
Annihilator Alvum | Cruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Significant | |
Arachula Apis | |||
Asmodeus Apis | |||
Alvus Controller | Battleship | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Deadly | |
Alvus Creator | |||
Alvus Ruler | Battleship | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Deadly | |
Barracuda Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Moderate | |
Beelzebub Apis | |||
Belphegor Apis | |||
Bomber Alvum | Cruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Extreme | |
Crippler Alvatis | Battlecruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Very High | |
Decimator Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Low | |
Defeater Alvatis | Battlecruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Very High | |
Destructor Alvum | Cruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Significant | |
Devastator Alvum | Cruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Significant | |
Devilfish Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Moderate | |
Disintegrator Alvum | Cruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Extreme | |
Dismantler Alvior | Destroyer | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Moderate | |
Dragonfly Apis | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Very low | |
Drone Point Defense Battery | |||
Enforcer Alvatis | Cruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Very High | |
Hive Defender | Battleship | Rogue Drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue Drones can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Deadly | |
Hunter Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Low | |
Incubus Apis | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Low | |
Infester Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Very low | |
Kayzum Mother Drone | Battleship | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Deadly | |
Lesser Strain Mother | Starbase | This gargantuan mother drone holds the central CPU, controlling the rogue drones throughout the sector. | |
Malphas Apis | |||
Mammon Apis | |||
Marauder | |||
Nuker Alvum | |||
Moth Apis | |||
Patriarch Alvus | |||
Predator Alvior | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Moderate | |
Raider Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Low | |
Render Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Very low | |
Scorpionfly Apis | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Very low | |
Shatter Alvior | |||
Shredder Alvior | Destroyer | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Moderate | |
Silverfish Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Moderate | |
Spearhead Alvus | |||
Splinter Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Very low | |
Strain Decimator Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: High | |
Strain Infester Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: High | |
Strain Render Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: High | |
Strain Splinter Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: High | |
Striker Alvatis | Battlecruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Very High | |
Sunder Alvi | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Low | |
Supreme Alvus Parasite | Battleship | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Deadly | |
Swarm Preserver Alvus | Battleship | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Deadly | |
Tarantula Apis | |||
Termite Apis | Frigate | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Very low | |
Wrecker Alvum | Cruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Significant | |
Violator Alvum | Cruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Extreme | |
Viral Infector Alvum | Cruiser | Rogue drones are hi-tech drones that have the ability to manufacture themselves. Rogue drone hives can be found throughout the universe of EVE and are a constant menace to space travelers. Threat level: Extreme |
Rogue Drone Habitats
Name | Type | Description | Image |
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Drone Assembly | Asteroid | This large, hollow, asteroid would make an ideal location for a Rogue Drone Hive and that is something that this group of Rogue Drones seems all too aware of. | |
Drone Infested Asteroid | Asteroid | This massive hulk of rock appears to be infested with rogue drones. |
Rogue Drone Structures
Entity | Relative Size | Description | Image |
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Asteroid Construct | Station | Carving out asteroids to act as habitats for miners and manufacturers is a cheap and efficient way to quickly cash in on the insatiable needs of the space industry. | |
Infested Station Ruins | Station | To speed up the construction process of rogue drone structures, certain strains of drones have been known to salvage the ruins of their defeated enemies, using them either as a base or to slowly dissolve them into their desired final shape. This particular object seems to be a Gallente station and two Megathron battleships, partially broken down into a construction lattice around an asteroid. | |
Infested Lookout Post | Lookout Post | Walls inside deadspace complexes both serve as personal transportation lanes between structures, as well as reinforcement tubes to make sure larger structures don't drift away from each other. | |
Drone-Made Asteroid Structure | Station | Carving out asteroids to act as habitats for miners and manufacturers is a cheap and efficient way to quickly cash in on the insatiable needs of the space industry. | |
Drone Structure I | Station | This gigantic superstructure was built by the effort of thousands of rogue drones. While the structure appears to be incomplete, its intended shape remains a mystery to clueless carbon-based lifeforms. | |
Drone Structure II | Station | This gigantic superstructure was built by the effort of thousands of rogue drones. While the structure appears to be incomplete, its intended shape remains a mystery to clueless carbon-based lifeforms. | |
Hive Under Construction | Station | This gigantic superstructure was built by the effort of thousands of rogue drones. While the structure appears to be incomplete, its intended shape remains a mystery to clueless carbon-based lifeforms. | |
Vast Drone Hive | Station | This gigantic superstructure was built by the effort of thousands of rogue drones. While the structure appears to be incomplete, its intended shape remains a mystery to clueless carbon-based lifeforms. | |
Destroyed Attack Drone | Drone | Walls inside deadspace complexes both serve as personal transportation lanes between structures, as well as reinforcement tubes to make sure larger structures don't drift away from each other. | |
Infested Bunker | Bunker | This large metal bunker is throughly infested with rogue drones. | |
Rogue Drone Container | Container | Carving out asteroids to act as habitats for miners and manufacturers is a cheap and efficient way to quickly cash in on the insatiable needs of the space industry. |
Sleepers and their Habitats
Sleepers Entities
Entity | Relative Size | Description | Image |
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Argos | Sentry Turret | These fearsome sentry towers have remained the faithful and dangerous guardians of their sleeper masters, even after countless years of constant duty. As unpredictable as they are powerful, the towers have been expertly designed to provide lasting vigilance with an unquestioning, mechanical loyalty. The weapons systems on board are frighteningly precise and devastating upon impact. | |
Awakened Defender | Cruiser | The design of this Sleeper drone echoes what is believed to be the very earliest Sleeper Starships, suggesting it was perhaps constructed during that period too. Contrasting with its possible age is the unspoiled condition of its armor, suggesting that if it is indeed as ancient as its designers, it has only very recently been put into service. | |
Awakened Escort | Cruiser | The design of this Sleeper drone echoes what is believed to be the very earliest Sleeper Starships, suggesting it was perhaps constructed during that period too. Contrasting with its possible age is the unspoiled condition of its armor, suggesting that if it is indeed as ancient as its designers, it has only very recently been put into service. | |
Awakened Keeper | Cruiser | The design of this Sleeper drone echoes what is believed to be the very earliest Sleeper Starships, suggesting it was perhaps constructed during that period too. Contrasting with its possible age is the unspoiled condition of its armor, suggesting that if it is indeed as ancient as its designers, it has only very recently been put into service. | |
Awakened Patroller | Cruiser | The design of this Sleeper drone echoes what is believed to be the very earliest Sleeper Starships, suggesting it was perhaps constructed during that period too. Contrasting with its possible age is the unspoiled condition of its armor, suggesting that if it is indeed as ancient as its designers, it has only very recently been put into service. | |
Awakened Preserver | Cruiser | The design of this Sleeper drone echoes what is believed to be the very earliest Sleeper Starships, suggesting it was perhaps constructed during that period too. Contrasting with its possible age is the unspoiled condition of its armor, suggesting that if it is indeed as ancient as its designers, it has only very recently been put into service. | |
Awakened Watchman | Cruiser | The design of this Sleeper drone echoes what is believed to be the very earliest Sleeper Starships, suggesting it was perhaps constructed during that period too. Contrasting with its possible age is the unspoiled condition of its armor, suggesting that if it is indeed as ancient as its designers, it has only very recently been put into service. | |
Awakened Upholder | Cruiser | The design of this Sleeper drone echoes what is believed to be the very earliest Sleeper Starships, suggesting it was perhaps constructed during that period too. Contrasting with its possible age is the unspoiled condition of its armor, suggesting that if it is indeed as ancient as its designers, it has only very recently been put into service. | |
Emergent Defender | Frigate | The pristine condition of this Sleeper drone’s armor suggests it has only recently been activated, perhaps even newly-manufactured. Even though it appears to be a relative newcomer to the swarm, there is little questioning that it bears the same deadly technology as its more elderly and experienced kin. | |
Emergent Escort | Frigate | The pristine condition of this Sleeper drone’s armor suggests it has only recently been activated, perhaps even newly-manufactured . Even though it appears to be a relative newcomer to the swarm, there is little questioning that it bears the same deadly technology as its more elderly and experienced kin. | |
Emergent Patroller | Frigate | The pristine condition of this Sleeper drone’s armor suggests it has only recently been activated, perhaps even newly-manufactured . Even though it appears to be a relative newcomer to the swarm, there is little questioning that it bears the same deadly technology as its more elderly and experienced kin. | |
Emergent Preserver | Frigate | The pristine condition of this Sleeper drone’s armor suggests it has only recently been activated, perhaps even newly-manufactured . Even though it appears to be a relative newcomer to the swarm, there is little questioning that it bears the same deadly technology as its more elderly and experienced kin. | |
Emergent Sentinel | Frigate | The pristine condition of this Sleeper drone’s armor suggests it has only recently been activated, perhaps even newly-manufactured . Even though it appears to be a relative newcomer to the swarm, there is little questioning that it bears the same deadly technology as its more elderly and experienced kin. | |
Emergent Watchman | Frigate | The pristine condition of this Sleeper drone’s armor suggests it has only recently been activated, perhaps even newly-manufactured . Even though it appears to be a relative newcomer to the swarm, there is little questioning that it bears the same deadly technology as its more elderly and experienced kin. | |
Orthrus | Sentry Turret | These fearsome sentry towers have remained the faithful and dangerous guardians of their sleeping masters, even after countless years of constant duty. As unpredictable as they are powerful, the towers have been expertly designed to provide lasting vigilance with an unquestioning, mechanical loyalty. The weapons systems on board are frighteningly precise and devastating upon impact. | |
Sirius | Sentry Turret | These fearsome sentry towers have remained the faithful and dangerous guardians of their sleeping masters, even after countless years of constant duty. As unpredictable as they are powerful, the towers have been expertly designed to provide lasting vigilance with an unquestioning, mechanical loyalty. The weapons systems on board are frighteningly precise and devastating upon impact. | |
Sleepless Defender | Battleship | An abundance of repair seams in this Sleeper drone’s armor tell the story of millennia spent on duty, protecting the same unchanging area. The drone moves about with a mechanical indifference to the monotony of its task, executing each new maneuver with a flawless, unthinking precision. | |
Sleepless Preserver | Battleship | An abundance of repair seams in this Sleeper drone’s armor tell the story of millennia spent on duty, protecting the same unchanging area. The drone moves about with a mechanical indifference to the monotony of its task, executing each new maneuver with a flawless, unthinking precision. | |
Sleepless Upholder | Battleship | An abundance of repair seams in this Sleeper drone’s armor tell the story of millennia spent on duty, protecting the same unchanging area. The drone moves about with a mechanical indifference to the monotony of its task, executing each new maneuver with a flawless, unthinking precision. |
Sleepers Habitats
Name | Type | Description | Image |
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Forgotten Core Assembly Hall | Magnetometric | Space is a lullaby, exploration a dream. The motionless environments beyond the wormholes are places of refuge, retirement, safety, stasis. Nestled in this corner, a comfortable deadspace pocket, something ancient resides: a society asleep, their secret structures inert and isolated, safe in soundless void.
These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. Reaching the Sleepers’ treasures is a hazardous task. Something stirs amidst the ancient outpost: a nagging fear, a festering phantasm. Not everything sleeps peacefully here: Who knows if there are nightmares lurking in this berceuse? |
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Forgotten Core Circuitry Disassembler | Magnetometric | Space is a lullaby, exploration a dream. The motionless environments beyond the wormholes are places of refuge, retirement, safety, stasis. Nestled in this corner, a comfortable deadspace pocket, something ancient resides: a society asleep, their secret structures inert and isolated, safe in soundless void.
These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. Reaching the Sleepers’ treasures is a hazardous task. Something stirs amidst the ancient outpost: a nagging fear, a festering phantasm. Not everything sleeps peacefully here: Who knows if there are nightmares lurking in this berceuse? |
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Forgotten Core Data Field | Magnetometric | Space is a lullaby, exploration a dream. The motionless environments beyond the wormholes are places of refuge, retirement, safety, stasis. Nestled in this corner, a comfortable deadspace pocket, something ancient resides: a society asleep, their secret structures inert and isolated, safe in soundless void.
These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. Reaching the Sleepers’ treasures is a hazardous task. Something stirs amidst the ancient outpost: a nagging fear, a festering phantasm. Not everything sleeps peacefully here: Who knows if there are nightmares lurking in this berceuse? |
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Forgotten Core Information Pen | Magnetometric | Space is a lullaby, exploration a dream. The motionless environments beyond the wormholes are places of refuge, retirement, safety, stasis. Nestled in this corner, a comfortable deadspace pocket, something ancient resides: a society asleep, their secret structures inert and isolated, safe in soundless void.
These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. Reaching the Sleepers’ treasures is a hazardous task. Something stirs amidst the ancient outpost: a nagging fear, a festering phantasm. Not everything sleeps peacefully here: Who knows if there are nightmares lurking in this berceuse? |
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Forgotten Frontier Conversion Module | Magnetometric | Space is a lullaby, exploration a dream. The motionless environments beyond the wormholes are places of refuge, retirement, safety, stasis. Nestled in this corner, a comfortable deadspace pocket, something ancient resides: a society asleep, their secret structures inert and isolated, safe in soundless void.
These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. Reaching the Sleepers’ treasures is a hazardous task. Something stirs amidst the ancient outpost: a nagging fear, a festering phantasm. Not everything sleeps peacefully here: Who knows if there are nightmares lurking in this berceuse? |
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Forgotten Frontier Evacuation Center | Magnetometric | Space is a lullaby, exploration a dream. The motionless environments beyond the wormholes are places of refuge, retirement, safety, stasis. Nestled in this corner, a comfortable deadspace pocket, something ancient resides: a society asleep, their secret structures inert and isolated, safe in soundless void.
These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. Reaching the Sleepers’ treasures is a hazardous task. Something stirs amidst the ancient outpost: a nagging fear, a festering phantasm. Not everything sleeps peacefully here: Who knows if there are nightmares lurking in this berceuse? |
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Forgotten Perimeter Coronation Platform | Magnetometric | Space is a lullaby, exploration a dream. The motionless environments beyond the wormholes are places of refuge, retirement, safety, stasis. Nestled in this corner, a comfortable deadspace pocket, something ancient resides: a society asleep, their secret structures inert and isolated, safe in soundless void.
These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. Reaching the Sleepers’ treasures is a hazardous task. Something stirs amidst the ancient outpost: a nagging fear, a festering phantasm. Not everything sleeps peacefully here: Who knows if there are nightmares lurking in this berceuse? |
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Forgotten Perimeter Gateway | Magnetometric | Space is a lullaby, exploration a dream. The motionless environments beyond the wormholes are places of refuge, retirement, safety, stasis. Nestled in this corner, a comfortable deadspace pocket, something ancient resides: a society asleep, their secret structures inert and isolated, safe in soundless void.
These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. Reaching the Sleepers’ treasures is a hazardous task. Something stirs amidst the ancient outpost: a nagging fear, a festering phantasm. Not everything sleeps peacefully here: Who knows if there are nightmares lurking in this berceuse? |
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Forgotten Perimeter Habitation Coils | Magnetometric | These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. | |
Forgotten Perimeter Power Array | Magnetometric | Space is a lullaby, exploration a dream. The motionless environments beyond the wormholes are places of refuge, retirement, safety, stasis. Nestled in this corner, a comfortable deadspace pocket, something ancient resides: a society asleep, their secret structures inert and isolated, safe in soundless void.
These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. Reaching the Sleepers’ treasures is a hazardous task. Something stirs amidst the ancient outpost: a nagging fear, a festering phantasm. Not everything sleeps peacefully here: Who knows if there are nightmares lurking in this berceuse? |
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Core Bastion | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were. The Sleepers have risen. |
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Core Citadel | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were. The Sleepers have risen. |
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Fortification Frontier Stronghold | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were. The Sleepers have risen. |
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Frontier Barracks | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were. The Sleepers have risen. |
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Frontier Command Post | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were. The Sleepers have risen. |
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Integrated Terminus | Cosmic Anomaly | Here you are again: another dead end. This impasse is not a physical one, but an ancient one. Why is there a Sleeper station near these Talocan ruins? Why does it seem like these ancient races, long dead and all but forgotten, are intertwined, like star-crossed lovers in the universal play? Perhaps the answer rests in that terminal. Only one way to find out.
(Destroying the Sleeper Archive Terminal structure present at this site will reveal the following information: "With the terminal’s destruction, knowledge is scattered, data strewn in thousand of directions. There are no answers here; only debris remains. Secrets have been lost to the void, perhaps containing among them some key to salvation from this bleak existence.") |
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Oruze Osobnyk | Cosmic Anomaly | The mysterious structure inside this deadspace pocket offers few clues as to the purpose it once served. Similar compounds -- albeit far less complex than this one -- have been reported, each featuring the same huddled architecture, evocative of the enigmatic Phantom cruiser. What relation the “Oruze” structures may have to one another remains a mystery. An enclave positioned at the heart of the construct appears to have been entirely redesigned. It is flanked by two others, which in turn are hedged in by engineering stations that themselves seem to have been redesigned. The only insight into the unique architecture is the word "Oruze Osobnyk," which continually resurfaces throughout the garbled, largely indecipherable transmissions that emanate from within. | |
Outpost Frontier Stronghold | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were. The Sleepers have risen. |
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Perimeter Ambush Point | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were. The Sleepers have risen. |
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Perimeter Camp | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were. The Sleepers have risen. |
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Perimeter Checkpoint | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were. The Sleepers have risen. |
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Perimeter Hangar | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were. The Sleepers have risen. |
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Phase Catalyst Node | Cosmic Anomaly | Long-distance scanners reveal a multitude of structures secreted away behind dense gas nebulas. Almost regal in appearance, the compound features various thermoelectric converters connected to one another in a strange formation, running the energy they produce through concentric arches that ascend like the stairs to a throne. Whether the architecture serves a function or exists purely for aesthetic reasons remains a mystery. | |
Sleeper Data Sanctuary | Cosmic Anomaly | Data is eternal, immortal, immutable. Even when the engineers and intelligence behind its creation are gone, information, facts, and knowledge never die. Throughout this deadspace pocket, information lives and breathes, whispering hidden meanings through conduits and cables. Serene though it may be, there are forces at work – mechanical by nature, artificial in existence, enlightened by unnatural choice – that do not want information to be shared. They are unsleeping guardians protecting the universe's slumbering god, knowledge. | |
Sleeper Information Sanctum | Cosmic Anomaly | Data is eternal, immortal, immutable. Even when the engineers and intelligence behind its creation are gone, information, facts, and knowledge never die. Throughout this deadspace pocket, information lives and breathes, whispering hidden meanings through conduits and cables. Serene though it may be, there are forces at work – mechanical by nature, artificial in existence, enlightened by unnatural choice – that do not want information to be shared. They are unsleeping guardians protecting the universe’s slumbering god, knowledge. | |
Solar Cell | Cosmic Anomaly | Astrophysicists studying Sleeper sites have noted that some Sleeper structures are still operational – and by design, no less. Outposts run basic life support systems, engineering stations buzz with running motors, and stations glimmer with light, energy, and mundane activity. No known reason exists for this persistent operation, but a few clues emerge.
This cluster of thermoelectric converters is common around large solar bodies, supposedly for collecting radiation and storing energy for use throughout Sleeper colonies: a persistent generator for a dead race. Even to this day, this structure is operational, although how it distributes its energy and for what purpose is still unknown. |
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Strange Energy Readings | Cosmic Anomaly | The radiation levels of this site are high but within tolerable limits. Wavelength readouts suggest a large cache of a powerful isotope was once housed here, but no solid traces remain. The level of radiant antimatter can only be explained by an immense--and recent--matter displacement. By the way, incoming hostiles. | |
The Line | Cosmic Anomaly | Long-range scanning reveals a chaotic line of asteroids and debris, stretching out endlessly as it twists onwards into the darkness. Upon arrival, it seems as if the place is empty and has been for quite some time. There is the sense however, that it was not always this way. Huge amounts of data are passing through the area, as if there was once a receiver for it somewhere nearby.
The already dim sunlight barely manages to pierce the clouds as they drift effortlessly through a tangled promenade of scarred and broken rock. Every few seconds, the ship's sensors simulate the sound of another small explosion nearby; one more camera drone that couldn't spot the debris. |
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The Mirror | Cosmic Anomaly | From the moment your scan probes lock on to this signature, it is immediately apparent that something big lies ahead. Almost overwhelmed by the flood of data, your ship’s sensors struggle to shut out the colossal amounts of interference flowing outwards from the local deadspace pocket. Almost none of the information is decipherable. The only hope is some weak signals being transmitted on local comms that, if homed in on, may provide some clue as to what role the facilities here once played. | |
The Oruze Construct | Cosmic Anomaly | The mysterious structure inside this deadspace pocket offers few clues as to the purpose it once served. An enclave positioned at the heart of the construct appears to have been entirely redesigned in some way, to serve a goal now long-forgotten. The only insight into the unique architecture is the word “Oruze,” which continually resurfaces throughout the garbled, largely indecipherable transmissions that emanate from within. | |
The Ruins of Enclave Cohort 27 | Cosmic Anomaly | Entirely void of any signs of life, this small pocket of deadspace echoes a story told all over the vast stretches of the unknown regions: the demise of the ancient Sleeper race. Information portals – offering the only data that is decipherable – refer to the area as “Enclave Cohort 27”, identifying the two enclaves amongst many other Sleeper settlements. One enclave has clearly been disconnected from its power supply, whilst the other has succumbed to the same solemn fate for some other, unknown cause. | |
Unsecured Frontier Receiver | Radar | ||
Unsecured Frontier Server Bank | Radar | ||
Unsecured Perimeter Amplifier | Radar | ||
Unsecured Perimeter Comms Relay | Radar | ||
Unsecured Perimeter Information Center | Radar | ||
Unsecured Perimeter Transponder Farm | Radar | Out in the darkness, a curious deadspace signature taunts brave and reckless explorers alike to try and uncover what secrets may be hidden in the depths. Electronic interference floods through your ship’s systems only moments after your warp drive locks on and activates, growing in ferocity as you are hurled towards the strange phenomenon. |
Sleepers Structures
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Crippled Sleeper Preservation Conduit | Outpost Frontier Stronghold | Tiny windows looking out into space offer a glimpse past this structure's once-impressive armor plating and through to the strange sights within. Barely visible in the dim light are rows upon rows of small chambers, stretching out endlessly inside the darkened hallways of this mammoth conduit. A myriad of connective wires interlace with giant pipelines, all of them broken or badly damaged. A strange electronic interference emanates from deep inside the facility, suggesting that perhaps not everything inside has fallen into disrepair. | |
Sleeper Enclave | Fortification Frontier Stronghold The Oruze Construct |
Imposing in its majesty, this giant dome stands as a testament to the technological might of the ancient Sleeper race. Even millennia old, the innumerable electronics systems within are still comparable to contemporary technology, in some cases even exceeding it. The distinctive hub-like design of this particular structure suggests that it operated as some kind of central data nexus, a shining capital amongst a digital metropolis. Although entirely functional and intact, the only signs of life within are electrical currents and the eerily constant transfers of data. |
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Sleeper Engineering Station | Solar Cell | This enigmatic structure appears to house numerous engineering subsystems. An outer defense system is still online, shielding the installation from any hostile actions. Inside the facility there is a maze of data networks tangled amongst the cables and conduits that sustain them. | |
Sleeper Interlink Hub | The Oruze Construct | Distinctively Sleeper in design, this structure operates as an information hub, linking up various data sources with one another. An extraordinaryily resilient superstructure guards the flow of information inside from any disruption. | |
Sleeper Multiplex Forwarder | Fortification Frontier Stronghold | The Sleeper Multiplex Forwarder was built as a massive router for transferring electronic data between various Sleeper facilities. Although enclosed in super-resilient metal alloys, the size of the data cables suggests that it is capable of transmitting extraordinary amounts of information. | |
Sleeper Preservation Conduit | Fortification Frontier Stronghold The Oruze Construct |
Tiny windows looking out into space offer a glimpse past this structure's impressive armor plating and through to the strange sights within. Barely visible in the dim light are rows upon rows of small chambers, stretching out endlessly inside the darkened hallways of this mammoth conduit. A myriad of connective wires interlace with giant pipelines, feeding into every area of the facility. Although they can be seen coiling up through the foundations, the compounds they are ferrying remain a mystery. A strange electronic interference emanates from deep within, pulsing randomly every few seconds. |
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Sleeper Thermoelectric Converter | Fortification Frontier Stronghold | Despite countless years in space, this structure appears to be entirely functional. A brief analysis of the technology inside reveals that it operates as some kind of central power source for other sleeper facilities. Faint seams in the rigid armor suggest it may even house a docking port to power the Sleeper's automated drones. | |
Eroded Sleeper Thermoelectric Converter | Outpost Frontier Stronghold | After countless years in space, this structure is showing some signs of age. A brief analysis of the semi-functional technology inside reveals that it operates as some kind of auxiliary power source for other structures. Erosion in one of the armor panels exposes a small internal hangar bay, perhaps used as a docking port to power the Sleeper's automated drones. | |
Malfunctioning Sleeper Multiplex Forwarder | Outpost Frontier Stronghold | The Sleeper Multiplex Forwarder may have been responsible for transferring data between various sleeper facilities. Hundreds of years in space have taken their toll, however, and brief scans of the structure show only miniscule amounts of electronic activity. |
The Talocan and their Habitats
Talocan Entities
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Abandoned Talocan Battleship | Wreck | It looks like this ship was gutted, then left to drift. |
Talocan Habitats
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Core Garrison | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were.
The Sleepers have risen. |
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Core Stronghold | Cosmic Anomaly | Suddenly the illusion of solitude shatters. Slender, articulated obsidian shapes slide toward you from the surrounding darkness of space. Your sensors scream claxons into your auditory cortex as the drones' targeting systems lock onto your ship. You are not alone. Perhaps you never were.
The Sleepers have risen. |
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Forgotten Frontier Quarantine Outpost | Magnometric | This deadspace pocket describes an ancient conundrum, an enigma from the ages: Whose ruins are these? A cursory glance reveals the outpost to be clearly Talocan, a race long gone in time’s vacuum. However, permeating the abandoned structures are Sleeper drones, and their influence ferments the surrounding environment. In this unknown space, more questions pervade: Why are these drones here? What are they hiding?
There are secrets in this Talocan outpost, and by the looks of it, nobody will be missing these forgotten relics. But acquiring these lost trinkets of technology will not answer that one, nagging, fundamental questions: Why are these two ancient races, so utterly disparate, sharing this space, and to whom does this outpost belong? |
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Forgotten Frontier Recursive Depot | Magnometric | This deadspace pocket describes an ancient conundrum, an enigma from the ages: Whose ruins are these? A cursory glance reveals the outpost to be clearly Talocan, a race long gone in time’s vacuum. However, permeating the abandoned structures are Sleeper drones, and their influence ferments the surrounding environment. In this unknown space, more questions pervade: Why are these drones here? What are they hiding?
There are secrets in this Talocan outpost, and by the looks of it, nobody will be missing these forgotten relics. But acquiring these lost trinkets of technology will not answer that one, nagging, fundamental questions: Why are these two ancient races, so utterly disparate, sharing this space, and to whom does this outpost belong? |
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Forgotten Perimeter Habitation Coils | Magnetometric | These ruins doze away, oneiromantic. They’ve slumbered for millennia, yet their structure remains intact. In their torpor, their memories have dimmed, their significance forgotten, their inhabitants faded. Ripe secrets are stored in this sleeping mass, hidden wonders for the taking. | |
Quarantine Area | Cosmic Anomaly | A faint message crackles over the local comms
“You have entered a quarantine area. This region is infected. Leave now.” “Violation of the quarantine will result in –“ “ –missiles are armed, ready to – “ |
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Unsecured Perimeter Transponder Farm | Radar | Out in the darkness, a curious deadspace signature taunts brave and reckless explorers alike to try and uncover what secrets may be hidden in the depths. Electronic interference floods through your ship’s systems only moments after your warp drive locks on and activates, growing in ferocity as you are hurled towards the strange phenomenon. |
Talocan Structures
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Exchange Depot | Core Stronghold | Amidst the ruins of this Talocan outpost, the exchange depot looms, its presence foreboding. Judging from the wreckage inside, the depot was either used for imprisonment or cultural exchange; eerily, there seems to be very little difference between the two. Whatever its purpose, this structure is rather prevalent among the outposts, displaying its importance in Talocan society. | |
Extraction Silo | Forgotten Perimeter Habitation Coils | This towering structure contains all the basic elements of a regular silo: cavernous storage areas, thick walls, extensive ventilation, etc. Based on the scans of this silo, however, the silo’s previous contents are unknown. The residue from inside reveals nothing known in modern times, or even odd genetic combinations. Whatever its contents, the silo emits an unfamiliar – and uneasy – presence. | |
Outpost Core | Forgotten Perimeter Habitation Coils | Centuries of emptiness have left this Talocan outpost’s central hub in disarray, but the chambers and corridors inside portray a busy (if very spartan) existence. Advanced technology mingles with rustic repairs and patchwork assemblages. Some of the technology is ancient and very rudimentary in design, harkening back to cultures long gone, yet with hints of familiarity. | |
Coupling Array | Forgotten Perimeter Habitation Coils | The long capsules in the coupling array offer no hints as to their purpose. Archaeologists conjecture that the Array contained escape vessels, food bins, fuel resources or equipment for punishment. Some theories purport that all of the above are true. | |
Outpost Conduit | Forgotten Perimeter Habitation Coils | Narrow tubes and electrical wiring fill the outpost conduit. Equal parts electrical artery and linking structure, the interior of this connecting structure is in disrepair, but it’s polyferrous hull keeps the ravages of space and time at bay. | |
Polestar | Forgotten Frontier Recursive Depot | The central piece of this Talocan station is the Polestar, the nerve center of the complex and the heart of Talocan survival. Though dilapidated and unusable, the Polestar’s outer hull is breached in many parts. Its propulsion jets and mini-generators are destroyed and decaying. From the burn marks around the propulsion thrusters, this Polestar has been jettisoned many times as a necessary structure for a migrant culture, but in this condition the Polestar’s current location will remain its last. | |
Static Gate | Forgotten Perimeter Habitation Coils | This standing structure shares many similar aspects with modern acceleration gates. Whispers among Talocan lore-keepers tell of the Talocan’s firm grasp of astronautical engineering, and this gate may offer some insight into this ancient race’s knowledge. | |
Observation Dome | Forgotten Perimeter Habitation Coils | Large windows and telescoping turrets peer out into the surrounding darkness. The Talocan observation dome always appears to be staring, despite the absence of its original occupants. |