Ancient Capital Site

Grand sanctums and ruined temples dot the landscape of the capital. A deeper exploration has revealed that this civilization was destroyed more than half a million years ago.

Based on the discovery of several remarkably well-preserved murals, the inhabitants appeared to be avian in biology. A rough transliteration of their language indicates they called themselves the Krazura.

Further excavation has resulted in a startling discovery: a chamber so massive it could house one of the planet's smaller mountains. Despite the awesome scale of its construction, this 'Grand Hall' serves no apparent function, with only a single means of entrance and egress.

Roughly spherical, the chamber's walls show strong evidence of dimensional warping; it is reasonable to conclude that the chamber was built around a wormhole or some other subspace portal.

What's more, a mural etched just outside the Hall provided an incredible discovery: this planet is none other than Skravird, ancestral home of the famous Admiral Skrand Sharpbeak!

We have established that the Krazura were not native to our dimension. Arriving through a portal of some kind, they found themselves adrift in a strange and alien galaxy. Much later, the Grand Hall was built around their arrival site.

The few remaining records indicate they viewed themselves as arbiters of great and mystical power. Their supreme leader, known as the 'Yakura', was believed to be a single individual, reincarnating into a new body with each generation.

Beneath the Grand Hall, we unearthed the remains of several such rulers. Interestingly, the earliest possessed a different genetic structure from those that followed. It seems the journey to this universe impacted the Krazura's very DNA, resulting in the emergence of a 'double' set of eyes.

The Krazura started out as refugees in our universe. Nevertheless, records discovered near the Grand Hall show that they quickly established themselves as a powerful interstellar empire. For many generations they enjoyed a Golden Age. Their people prospered, and the ability and supremacy of the Yakura went unquestioned. Then the Menace appeared.

A foe unlike any they had encountered before, this nameless enemy seemed obsessed with their destruction. The Krazura's greatest sages stood powerless before the indomitable threat, their mighty magic rendered useless.

We have uncovered a cache of records that offer clues as to the fate of the Krazura.

Commanding their navy's flagship was a legendary Admiral, a great hero of his people. Before the alien Menace could achieve a final victory, he and his crew were sent on a last, daring mission. In a bid to outflank the enemy, they entered an untested Gateway. The ship and its crew were never heard from again.

What happened remains a mystery. Is it possible that this ship is still out there?