Absorbed Consciousness

… was bound to a diagnostic bench, and the transfer began. They writhed with discomfort, spasming uncontrollably as the foreign consciousness overwhelmed their mind. The ghostly entity became a churning vortex of unstable energy. Suddenly, everything went quiet, and … rose with a new demeanor. Now fully inert, the spectral mass diffused evenly throughout the mesh.

The command below will trigger the "Absorbed Consciousness" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:

• Welcome to the fold.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Absorbed Consciousness (astral_rift.2430) connects.