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'''Thargoid Maelstroms''' are mysterious nebulae-like formations deployed by the [[Thargoid|Thargoids]]. While little is currently known of their exact composition and function, they act as beachheads for invading Thargoid forces in adjacent systems and it is speculated that they obscure some sort of mothership, or maybe something else entirely.  

Several Maelstroms arrived to the core systems in November 3308 after having traveled thousands of light years at superluminal speeds, bringing about devastating Thargoid attacks.

In mid 3308, [[Salvation]] and [[Azimuth Biotech]], with the assistance from all three superpowers (who had been left defenseless following the shutdown of [[Aegis]]), attempted to eradicate all Thargoid forces in human space through use of an [[anti-xeno superweapon]] dubbed the Proteus Wave. Built into a [[Thargoid Surface Site|Thargoid Structure]] and based on [[Guardian]] weapon technology discovered by the lost Azimuth ship of [[Proteus|the same name]], the device operated on the principle of attracting as much of the Thargoid Fleet to [[HIP 22460]] as possible before emitting a pulse that would shutdown the bio-mechanical components of Thargoid craft within radius. Many condemned this as an attempt at genocide, though given the strategic significance of ending the Thargoid threat within human inhabited space once and for all, the leaders of the [[Edmund Mahon|Alliance]], [[Arissa Lavigny-Duval|Empire]] and [[Zachary Hudson|Federation]] provided portions of their naval fleets to ensure the device was completed.

We are coming.|Seo Jin-Ae's partial translation of the 'Thargoid Scream'}}

Following humanity's defeat in HIP 22460, an unusual anomaly appeared near [[Barnard's Loop]] in the Orion Complex, more than 1,000 light years from Sol. Focusing a ships [[Full Spectrum System Scanner|FSS]] scanner at a particular point near the nebula would pick up an unknown, non-natural sound amongst the usual background signal noises. Commanders also reported Thargoid [[Hyperdiction|Hyperdictions]] in the area; these were unusual as they were significantly further away from known Thargoid territories than previously reported. Approaching the source of this anomaly, a faintly visible 'flare' could be distinguished from the background stars. Upon closer examination, it was confirmed the object was visibly moving (albeit through interstellar space at speeds too high to intercept), and appeared to admit light at 8 points around itself.

Over the coming weeks, 7 more anomalies were detected, in a large semicircle around the core systems, all of their courses converging on human inhabited space.

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