Event: Astral Eddy

Type: Exploration (Space)
An astral eddy is an extremely powerful and potentially destructive phenomenon formed in an interfold layer at the confluence of space and subspace.
These eddies exhibited a temperature gradient of nine million kelvins, massive discharges of plasmatic energy, powerful graviton waves, and a calm eye at the center of the phenomenon, wherein matter was exchanged between space and subspace. They appeared as a ring-shaped object emanating from a whirlpool center. When they grew sufficiently large, the eddies would periodically erupt from subspace into normal space, and then dissipate, after which a wake of plasma particles emanating from subspace was left behind.
The Astral Eddy make the sector of space extremely dangerous for starships and stations, by production of Plasma particles, Graviton Waves, high levels of radiation and can even drag a vessel into subspace trapping it.
Plasma Particles - Effect a ship as if it were hit by multiple Ion Cannons, disabling various ship systems. Most shields are ignored.
Graviton Waves - Powerful graviton waves impact starships and stations, causing gravimetric sheering, causing severe physical damage to starship/stations and shields.
Radiation - Strong levels of radiation bombard area, ships/stations without shields will suffer 100% radiation poisoning to its crew. Ships with shields can filter 50 to 100% of the radiation (suffering 0 to 50% of the crew suffering radiation poisoning).
Subspace Drag - Starship/Station will be pulled into a interfold layer of subspace, where it remains trapped and destroyed. Note: Ships with Hero characters that are dragged into subspace get a 50% chance to escape by piloting the ship out through another eddy, failure results in ship destruction.
All Starships in the sector can be impacted by one or more of the effects:
- Plasma Particles 1 to 75% chance of happening.
- Graviton Waves 1 to 50% chance of happening.
- Radiation 1 to 50% chance of happening.
- Subspace Drag 1 to 10% chance of happening.
Category:Exploration Event
Category:Event
Category:Space Exploration Event