MysticA few operators manage to wring a minute amount of useful information out of the archives. Such anomalies are extremely rare, randomly appearing gravitational wells which connect different points in space. Where such a well leads is impossible to predict.
YOUDetermine if the archives contain data on any such anomalies.
YOUCast fate to the wind and take no action.
MysticThe closer the vessel gets to the hole, the faster it is pulled in. Thousands of people on every deck are gripped by panic — their bodies are turning into thin, twisting threads, fraying and tearing into pieces, exposing veins, bones, and internal organs. Falling apart into screws, plates, and bolts, Tech-Priests continue to offer relentless prayers to the machine spirits, but their binharic chants melt into the endless screams and cries for help. Finally, the voidship jumps into the cosmic tunnel with a torturous lurch.
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YOUDirect the vessel to the centre of the anomaly.
MysticThe closer the vessel gets to the hole, the faster it is pulled in. Thousands of people on every deck are gripped by panic — their bodies are turning into thin, twisting threads, fraying and tearing into pieces, exposing veins, bones, and internal organs. Falling apart into screws, plates, and bolts, Tech-Priests continue to offer relentless prayers to the machine spirits, but their binharic chants melt into the endless screams and cries for help. Finally, the voidship jumps into the cosmic tunnel with a torturous lurch.continues where this line first appears above
YOUBreak out of the anomaly!
MysticBarely overcoming the anomaly's pull, the voidship crawls in the other direction. A nightmarish cacophony of moans, prayers, and the screeching of metal fills every deck. Thousands of people are gripped in panic — their bodies are turning into thin, twisting threads, fraying and tearing into pieces, exposing veins, bones, and internal organs.
MysticBy chance or by the Emperor's grace, the voidship successfully clambers out of the tenacious grasp of the anomaly. Its influence dissipates — onboard systems return to normal one after another, and the deformed bodies of the crew take on their original shapes as if nothing had happened. Now, the only reminder of the event is a dull muscle pain.
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MysticThe voidship's machines refuse to carry out their orders and shut off in response to every attempt to access a function. Terrified by the flickering distortions in their own bodies, the operators frantically try to find out at least some information about the phenomenon, but their attempts remain in vain.
YOUDetermine if the archives contain data on any such anomalies.continues where this line first appears above
YOUCast fate to the wind and take no action.continues where this line first appears above
YOUDirect the vessel to the centre of the anomaly.continues where this line first appears above
YOUBreak out of the anomaly!continues where this line first appears above
Entry point 3 of 4
MysticThe endless canvas of the cosmic void is interrupted by what looks like... a bottomless hole. Sight cannot pierce it: no stars, no planets, no cosmic dust. There is only total darkness. The augur team has failed to glean any information from the anomaly, and under the influence of a mysterious force, the voidship is slowly drawn to the heart of the darkness. The officers on the bridge worriedly look up from their cogitators — the machines' screens turn on and off chaotically, not obeying any of their operators' commands.
MysticThe walls of the bridge, the crew's silhouettes, and the ship's holy machines tremble and stretch out like rubber bands. Alerts of malfunctioning cogitators and maddened chronographs come in from every deck, as do reports of indescribable hallucinations gripping the crew. While the Tech-Priests are trying to placate the machine spirits, helmsman Ravor reports that the situation is bad. Navigational systems are barely functional, and the invisible force is getting stronger and accelerating, ceaselessly dragging the vessel into its dark bosom. There is little time, and the Lord Captain must decide — leave the dangerous place or give in to the force and study the anomaly from within.
YOUDetermine if the archives contain data on any such anomalies.continues where this line first appears above
YOUCast fate to the wind and take no action.continues where this line first appears above
YOUDirect the vessel to the centre of the anomaly.continues where this line first appears above
YOUBreak out of the anomaly!continues where this line first appears above
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MysticThe Rogue Trader's vessel slowly draws closer to the cosmic hole. The outlines of walls, equipment, and people inside the voidship are distorted as they flicker and stretch under the influence of an invisible force. The machine spirits are badly affected and start rampaging across the ship, disabling cogitators on every deck.
YOUDetermine if the archives contain data on any such anomalies.continues where this line first appears above
YOUCast fate to the wind and take no action.continues where this line first appears above
YOUDirect the vessel to the centre of the anomaly.continues where this line first appears above
YOUBreak out of the anomaly!continues where this line first appears above