NPCAcolytes of the Adeptus Mechanicus determined that the metal contains the same substance from which the pyramids are made. The behaviour of the metal particles indicates that the constructs, made from the metal, are capable of regeneration just like living matter, albeit incomparably faster. However, the pyramids filling the lake, by transmitting the metal through built-in portals, cannot surmount the destructive force of the arc discharges in the lake's centre.
YOUFind out what happened to the pyramids.
YOUConclude the expedition.
NPCThe Rogue Trader has learned enough about this location.
YOUSend an exploratory shuttle to the surface.
NPCSpecially equipped servitors are the first to disembark on the shores of the metallic lake. To the explorers' surprise, they return unharmed with samples of the anomalous substance. The squad sets out to study the lake and the xenos' constructions.
YOUTry to extinguish the flame.
NPCThe vessel's cannoneers find the idea of smothering the green flame with the ship's waste rather dubious, but do not dare question the will of the Lord Captain. The dropped cargo dissolves to no effect, barely touching the discharges.
YOUSend an exploratory shuttle to the surface.continues where this line first appears above
YOUTry to extinguish the flame.continues where this line first appears above
YOUAttack the pyramids with the voidship's weaponry.
NPCThe xenostructures do not give under the first salvoes, and from the portals, flows of metal begin to fill the damaged parts. The lake slowly shrinks, but the Rogue Trader's team quickly understands that it will take several days of bombardment to fully destroy this place.
YOUSend an exploratory shuttle to the surface.continues where this line first appears above
YOUTry to extinguish the flame.continues where this line first appears above
YOUAttack the pyramids with the voidship's weaponry.continues where this line first appears above
YOUThere is something wistful about this sight — an unhealing wound on the body of some mysterious technology.
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NPCAnalysis of the substance has not yielded enough information to draw reliable conclusions about its origins.
YOUFind out what happened to the pyramids.continues where this line first appears above
YOUConclude the expedition.continues where this line first appears above
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NPCOne of the pyramids lining the lake's shore is more damaged than the rest. Judging by its melted edges and the direction of the breaks, this damage is the thing that started the fires at the lake's centre.
YOUAnalyse the movement of the metal.
YOUConclude the expedition.continues where this line first appears above
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NPCOne of the pyramids lining the lake's shore is more damaged than the rest. However, no significant conclusions can be drawn from its condition.
YOUAnalyse the movement of the metal.continues where this line first appears above
YOUConclude the expedition.continues where this line first appears above
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NPCEndless flows of metal pour from the portals of every monolith. However, one of the flows is noticeably weaker than the rest. Looking closer, officers notice a small object blocking part of the portal. With the help of servitors, they are successful in removing it and bringing it to the von Valancius shuttle.
YOUSend an exploratory shuttle to the surface.continues where this line first appears above
YOUTry to extinguish the flame.continues where this line first appears above
YOUAttack the pyramids with the voidship's weaponry.continues where this line first appears above
YOUThere is something wistful about this sight — an unhealing wound on the body of some mysterious technology.continues where this line first appears above
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NPCEndless flows of metal pour from the portals of every monolith. One of the flows seems weaker than the rest — yet another unsolved riddle on this planet.
YOUSend an exploratory shuttle to the surface.continues where this line first appears above
YOUTry to extinguish the flame.continues where this line first appears above
YOUAttack the pyramids with the voidship's weaponry.continues where this line first appears above
YOUThere is something wistful about this sight — an unhealing wound on the body of some mysterious technology.continues where this line first appears above
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NPCIt seems that all colour has died from this world: grey masses of rocks give way only to brownish sand and the black voids of gorges. The team barely notices a strange detail amid the drab landscape — an extensive area where the land is too smooth. As they approach, this area turns out to be a lake of moving metal, in the centre of which burn green arc discharges. On its shores lie the ruins of pyramidal constructs. Through magnoculars it is determined that the remains of the pyramids are slowly melting, creating flows that dump new metal into the lake. The smoothness of the lake is lightly rippled by currents trying to extinguish the flames in the centre.
YOUSend an exploratory shuttle to the surface.continues where this line first appears above
YOUTry to extinguish the flame.continues where this line first appears above
YOUAttack the pyramids with the voidship's weaponry.continues where this line first appears above
YOUThere is something wistful about this sight — an unhealing wound on the body of some mysterious technology.continues where this line first appears above