Darkest Before the Dawn

The lithoid creatures began to shuffle in place as the sky deepened. Black light splintered over the horizon. Internal lines of communication dropped briefly due to a powerful solar flare. This anomalous celestial body is siphoning energy from our …! Initial assessment is uncertain, but such a unique power source warrants further study.

The command below will trigger the "Darkest Before the Dawn" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 2 options:

• Observe the dark star.
  • Leads to event: Black Light Blinded
• Retreat.
  • Leads to event: Further Observation

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Darkest Before the Dawn (astral_rift.2530) connects.