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  • Deep within the mountains and ice of Nyraeve, an ancient and malevolent intelligence has lain in torpor for centuries. Only its crystalline “tendrils”, small semi-intelligent parts of itself, may venture out into the light. The stirrings and warmth of the humans that began their exploration of its prison have awakened the creature.

    Encounter: Prox Peak

    Posted on August 25, 2009 | 1 Comment
    Deep within the mountains and ice of Nyraeve, an ancient and malevolent intelligence has lain in torpor for centuries. Only its crystalline “tendrils”, small semi-intelligent parts of itself, may venture out into the light. The stirrings and warmth of the humans that began their exploration of its prison have awakened the creature.

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  • The planet Nyraeve is a frigid ball of ice and rock located in the far reaches of known space. Though its equatorial band is Earth-like enough to sustain life, its harsh conditions and distance from the core planets make it of little interest to serve as a colony. A small team of scientists were sent to catalogue Nyraeve's flora and fauna, nobody expected that anything more would develop on the backwater world.

    Planet Nyraeve

    Posted on August 24, 2009 | 2 Comments
    The planet Nyraeve is a frigid ball of ice and rock located in the far reaches of known space. Though its equatorial band is Earth-like enough to sustain life, its harsh conditions and distance from the core planets make it of little interest to serve as a colony. A small team of scientists were sent to catalogue Nyraeve's flora and fauna, nobody expected that anything more would develop on the backwater world.

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