Excavating the Chasm

We've refitted the Rift Sphere's sample collection apparatus into an excavation tool, and used it to dig away the mouth of the chasm. After cutting through a thick layer of moist yellow mulch, we discovered a new layer of soil. Ochre in color, it broke into scale-like layered fragments as we dug, releasing small bursts of trapped pink gas from the slightest mechanical agitation. While this layer of soil contained high concentrations of organic compounds, it was not nearly enough to have been the source. Digging deeper, the harvesting tool then pierced through a darker, more crimson colored soil layer. At this, the ground erupted violently. Thick clouds of pink gas poured forth from the gouge we had made. This darker earth then moved as if it were alive. Our harvesting tool was rapidly enveloped in scarlet earth, and crushed to scrap. The surface around us shook with increasingly violent tremors, and we retreated back into the upper atmosphere. We are no longer welcome here.

The command below will trigger the "Excavating the Chasm" event in Stellaris:

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

• Study the soil samples.
  • Leads to event: Geological Marvel

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Excavating the Chasm (astral_rift.3125) connects.