Lost Ancestors

We opened a dialogue with the militarist faction that calls themselves the "…". Our language, appearance, and the presence of a Rift Sphere quickly convinced them of our common heritage. In their desperation to communicate, they revealed much about our history. Long ago, our species was confronted by an extradimensional threat. The invaders arrived to wage a brutal extermination campaign. At first our people stood firm, but over time their defenses crumbled. On the eve of defeat, an Astral Rift appeared. Operation "Life Boat" was launched in a bid to escape through the rift and preserve what remained of their civilization. A Rift Sphere was constructed, but its rudimentary design only allowed for a one-way journey. This was the very object we found buried deep inside the ancient crater in …. In order to withstand the journey, a select group of compatible individuals were radically transformed. Our ancestors believed that only a unified mind could hope to pass through the rift unscathed. This was the very beginning of our consciousness. On this side of the rift, the Sphere was launched less than fifty years ago. There are some among the people here who still remember that day. For us, eons have passed.

The command below will trigger the "Lost Ancestors" event in Stellaris:

When this event fires, you can choose between these 4 options:

• The flow of time is vastly different here...
  • Leads to event: The …
• We were engineered?
  • Leads to event: The …
• The flow of time is vastly different here...
  • Leads to event: The Black Curtain
• We were engineered?
  • Leads to event: The Black Curtain

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Lost Ancestors (astral_rift.5) connects.