NPCAnalysis of the wave signatures indicates that the construct once used parts of the Webway — the Aeldari system of pathways. However, in its current condition the portal is not fit for transporting vessels: it is unstable and often begins unleashing dangerous cosmic objects. Instead of transports, the gate spews forth darklight waves and deadly breaths of incandescent gas, the latter taken from a star's photosphere.
YOUSend a team to examine the object.
NPCAdditional equipment and a closer position allow the team to understand part of what's happening. The portal seems to resemble the gate devices used by the Aeldari and Drukhari, only made of a different material. The metallic shine of the ring alternates with the darkness of the large blocks of stone, reminiscent of the material that makes up the famous Cadian pylons.
YOUObserve the anomaly.
NPCArcs of incandescent star gases bursting from the ring pierce the darkness of space, reflected by the surface of other celestial bodies in the system. At times, darklight waves bend the edges of the portal, but they are quickly restored thanks to the enigmatic, flowing metal. Then, lashes of purple clouds, dissected by threads of lightning, appear in the centre of the ring. An unseen force prevents them from reaching the other side of the portal as the blocks of blackstone become covered in purple-scarlet illumination.
NPCIf the ring truly were a portal, it is not fit to serve as one any longer. Stellar heat and gravitational force forbid any vessel from passing through it. According to the ship's Astropaths, the purple clouds are an even more dangerous phenomenon, indicating that the powers of the warp are eager to flow out of the portal into realspace. As if to highlight its deadliness, with the next wave of darklight, the portal throws out the shattered remains of an unidentified voidship.
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YOUIt is hard to believe that a civilisation capable of creating a device as powerful as this one could have undergone such a decline.
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NPCThe pilot of the exploring vessel does not successfully escape a powerful wave of incandescent gas. Part of the team perishes as a result of damage to their compartment, and the vessel itself barely returns to the von Valancius flagship.
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NPCThe greenish glow of the gigantic ring, made from unknown materials, flows through the windows of the captain's bridge. The voidship's instruments measure a whole spectrum of various emissions. Sometimes the dull green is darkened by clouds of space dust or bent by gravitational waves. The object most closely resembles a portal, albeit what's passing through it cannot be clearly defined.
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