Anomaly
Existentialist Dissipation
Dissipation existentielle
Description
Ever since a Shroud Storm raged through this system, we've been receiving strange signals. However, as soon as our … try to answer this cacophony of hails, it dissipates again. They recommend sending a science vessel.
Where to find it
No particular location is required.
Possible outcomes
Rewards read from the event effects. Some depend on conditions (empire type, earlier choices) or on chance.
Brainstorm
Console: event cstorms.5025
Description
We could never have anticipated our discovery: brains. Organic, squishy central processing organs from all sorts of species. Hundreds and hundreds of them, all linked together and suspended inside a large balloon-like capsule. It appears to be derelict, left floating in the depths of space after a recent Shroud Storm dissipated.
The capsule contains an incredible array of sensors attached to the brains and the balloon, and there is also a communication module, capable of hailing ships and transmitting information, just as it did to us.
It seems likely that the brains themselves contacted us, explaining the cacophony of messages. Our … think the construction was designed to measure organic responses to a Shroud Storm. Given the unstable psionic residue within these floating minds, attempting to interface them would only lead to disaster.
In every case
- Then: Challenge Completed: Investigate the Unearthed
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