Awakening

The object has suddenly... awoken. Its pieces have pulled outward and are rotating at an incredible speed. Its gravity well has dramatically increased, and we have been pulled forward at high acceleration. A fiery sphere, like a small star, has emerged from within its pieces. This furnace, present on only one side of the object, has spun slowly toward us and is emitting a violent heat in our direction. A pulse of electromagnetic radiation then burst forth, and our vessel shuddered. Every alarm on the console activated, or signaled in error - except for the translator. A phrase was registered in several of our known languages, written in binary code: "Sorrow. Leave us." Our vessel has reached its material limit. We have pulled the emergency anchor, and are returning with what specimens we can. Whatever it is, it seems beyond our abilities to interfere.

The command below will trigger the "Awakening" event in Stellaris:

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

• OK

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Awakening (astral_rift.536) connects.