Return to Sender

Without warning, the gateway in our home system flickered to life for a brief moment - just long enough for something to emerge from the glowing gateway core. The metal object responded to no hails, nor emitted any signals itself. Its true nature was unknown up until the moment when we managed to get a clear visual feed. It was the Science Ship we shot into the gateway many months ago. It had aged far more than that, though. Scanners indicate the ship being more than a thousand years old. Of the crew only dust remained, but some intact data recordings could be salvaged. The data included some marvelous descriptions of gateway technology, as well as an audio message left by a crew member: '... that future. My kind will truly know suffering on that baleful day - the day when the sky rains blue fire.'

The command below will trigger the "Return to Sender" event in Stellaris:

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

• Intriguing.

Stellaris events fire in chains — one event leads to the next. Here is how Return to Sender (origin.1020) connects.