Death/Rebirth
The "Death/Rebirth" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Death/Rebirth

A recent breakthrough shone some light on the vanished city builders of …. Apparently, the fungal species has a collective cycle of mass death and rebirth. They hatch en masse, almost simultaneously across the whole planet, and grow up as part of a linked hive mind collective. In the course of their hundreds of years long life cycle, they spread out and reclaim the cities built and abandoned by previous died-off generations. When nearing the next death/rebirth event, they heed some species-wide biological clarion call. Through asexual reproduction they give birth to a pod that is buried in the ground. The parent dies, and the body decays and fertilizes the ground around the pod. After a long dormant period, the pods hatch, and the cycle begins anew.
The command below will trigger the "Death/Rebirth" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
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