Emptied Seat of Power
The "Emptied Seat of Power" event in Stellaris — flavor, choices, and how to trigger it with the event console command.
Emptied Seat of Power

We traced a batch of utility lines to a fortified basement complex under a prominent mound, which we now believe to have been part of this world's capitol complex. The scale of its foundations suggest this was a rather impressive building. Unfortunately most of the interior has been stripped away or ruined, though we did make one conspicuous find: a single, color-faded flag draped over shattered pieces of a scale diorama. Reconstructed, the scene appears to depict our moment of first contact with the …. Scattered documents and plaques around the site suggest the Machine visited our homeworld approximately eight centuries ago, though evidence gathered elsewhere in the city suggests the … had been drip-feeding us advanced technologies for decades prior. At the time, our ancestors seem to have welcomed the Machine warmly - this doomed relationship was founded on claims of mutual cooperation and enlightenment. What we find most telling is that there is no record of what happened afterwards. It is as though the history of our species stopped dead the moment we shook … with the robot figure depicted on this diorama.
The command below will trigger the "Emptied Seat of Power" event in Stellaris:
Player choices
When this event fires, you can choose between the following option:
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- Unity: +None to None