Archaeological site
The Silenced
Monde mutique
Description
Still in possession of an atmosphere and lower forms of life, a dig site has been established on this former Baol colony, in the hopes of shedding more light on the ultimate history of the civilization.
Dig stages
Rewards read from the event effects. Some depend on conditions (empire type, earlier choices) or on chance.
Stage 1 · difficulty 5
Diminished Capacities
Console: event ancrel.2013
Description
Excavation at … has revealed a number of fossils clearly related to the Baol -- but, curiously, these specimens appear to have diminished neurological organs required for subspace ephapse communication -- that is to say, the ability to communicate neurologically over great distances, a faculty unique to Hive Minds.
What definitive causes may have precipitated this evolutionary swing are unknown, though it would be remiss to assume to the Grunur invasion was unrelated. Further investigation is warranted.
« Curious. »
- +50 Minor Artifacts
Stage 2 · difficulty 5
Devolution
Console: event ancrel.2024
Description
Younger Baol fossil specimens have been uncovered from the geological record, though these no longer have diminished Hive neurologies. Instead, the structures required for subspace ephapse communication are entirely missing!
Carbon-dating of the specimens has confirmed that some hundreds of years following the Grunur invasion, the Baol began to devolve their ability to connect to one another as a Hive Mind.
Unfortunately, it seems no further relevant data can be extracted from this site.
« How strange. »
- +300 to +500 Minor Artifacts
- Then: Grunur Distress Signal