Seedworld AFG:218

Seedworld AFG:218 is a forbidden maiden world of the Eldar and lies along the path of Craftworld Kaelor. Located in the Malfian sub-sector, this mysterious planet
has long been under quarantine, put into place by the seal
of Inquisitor Staven Arcturos. The quarantine is enforced
by Battlefleet Calixis, and patrols of Sword-class frigates
routinely sweep through the system. Those who make landfall
on the Seedworld either evade the patrols or supercede them
with Inquisitional authority, and there have been several
such expeditions---because Seedworld AFG:218 is a planet
haunted by an ancient alien presence.
The surface of the Seedworld seems pleasant enough at
first---verdant fields, lush forests, and thick heather lie across
the planet’s surface, dotted here and there by clear, crescent-shaped
lakes. In one region on the main continent, crumbling
plinths surround a sizable ruined city. Abandoned for
millennia, only shattered remains endure of the once-elegant
and beautiful architecture.
These ruins were first discovered in 604.M40 by Rogue Trader Serren Travius, fresh from the Periphery and his
participation in the victory over the White Sorrows corsairs.
Travius provided the Ordo Xenos with copious notes of what
he found, including sketches and descriptions of automated
defenses and strange, silent automatons armed with weapons
that fired concentrated warp-energy. However, subsequent
visits to the planet’s surface have found that the abandoned
city explored by Travius seems to shift locations, and it is
never found in the same set of coordinates twice.
Only after several groups of Acolytes vanished or failed
to return from Seedworld AFG:218 did the Inquisition
take a keener interest, resulting in the personal attention of
Inquisitor Staven Arcturos. The steps taken by the Inquisitor to
avoid or de-activate the ruined city’s guardians are unknown,
but Arcturos’ venture was a success.
Inquisitor Arcturos was able to translate some of the
symbols and runes found carved upon the Seedworld’s ruins,
and identified that the planet once belonged to the enigmatic
Eldar. Many of the runic scripts were verified as identical to
those found upon the death world of Woe in 778.M41.
Seedworld AFG:218 has also, at various points, been explored by archeoexhumators of the Disciples of Thule.
==The Fractured Palace==
Finding the location of the ruins on Seedworld AFG:218
requires a Very Hard (–20) Navigation Test. If the
character also has the Advanced Skill Forbidden Lore (Xenos or The Black Library) or is assisted by another character
with that skill, the difficulty of the Navigation Test becomes
Challenging (+0) instead. Finding the Palace is one thing; surviving the automated
defenses and guardians is quite another.
==A Ragged Oracle==
The true value of the Fractured Palace is the psychic node that
lies at its heart. Though damaged, the node still contains a
vast repository of knowledge about the secrets of the Calixis
Sector and the Halo Stars. A character may approach the node
with one clear question in his mind, and should the node find
him worthy, he will receive an answer.
The psychic node at the center of the Eldar ruins on
Seedworld AFG:218 can only be consulted by characters
with no more than 10 Corruption points. The node will not
function for any character with a Dark Pact or possessing the
Soul-Bound Trait. Using the node to gain knowledge costs the
character one permanent fate point and inflicts 2d10 Insanity
Points from his glimpse into an entirely alien consciousness.
The node will only function once every hundred years.
Category:Forbidden Worlds
Category:Maiden Worlds
Category:Malfian Sub-Sector
Category:Planets
Category:Calixis Sector