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[[File:Barnacle.jpeg|thumb|300px| | [[File:Barnacle.jpeg|thumb|300px|A Barnacle and surrounding Organic Structures]] | ||
The Barnacle is a [[Thargoid]] structure that extracts resources from a planet and converts them into [[Meta-Alloys]], a key component in Thargoid ships and technologies.<ref name="GC1">[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ Guardian Codex 1/28 : Thargoid Log – Barnacle Seeding]</ref> The main structure consists of an organic growth with a central, ribbed peak surrounded by [[Organic Structure]]s. A number of Barnacles have been documented in the [[Pleiades Nebula]] since 3302. | The Barnacle is a [[Thargoid]] structure that extracts resources from a planet and converts them into [[Meta-Alloys]], a key component in Thargoid ships and technologies.<ref name="GC1">[https://canonn.science/codex/guardians-codex/ Guardian Codex 1/28 : Thargoid Log – Barnacle Seeding]</ref> The main structure consists of an organic growth with a central, ribbed peak surrounded by [[Organic Structure]]s. A number of Barnacles have been documented in the [[Pleiades Nebula]] since 3302. | ||
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At first sight the central column looks very much like a regular, sea-based barnacle sitting on the ground. However, closer up, it appears to consist of a number of individual obelisks making up the structure. At ground level the obelisks do not quite meet, leaving gaps through which a more organic looking material can be seen which radiates a blue-green light. It is approximately twice the height of a [[Scarab]] [[SRV]]. | At first sight the central column looks very much like a regular, sea-based barnacle sitting on the ground. However, closer up, it appears to consist of a number of individual obelisks making up the structure. At ground level the obelisks do not quite meet, leaving gaps through which a more organic looking material can be seen which radiates a blue-green light. It is approximately twice the height of a [[Scarab]] [[SRV]]. | ||
[[File:Alien-Structure-Barnacle.png|thumb|250px| | [[File:Alien-Structure-Barnacle.png|thumb|250px|Barnacle]] | ||
The peaks of each obelisk is coloured a creamy white, with a strange symbol visible on the side. This is currently the cause of much speculation amongst commanders with many believing it to be a reference to Barnard's Loop, an emission nebula in the Orion constellation. | The peaks of each obelisk is coloured a creamy white, with a strange symbol visible on the side. This is currently the cause of much speculation amongst commanders with many believing it to be a reference to Barnard's Loop, an emission nebula in the Orion constellation. | ||
== Large Clusters == | == Large Clusters == | ||
[[File:Barnacle large cluster above.png|thumb|250px|A large cluster seen from above]] | [[File:Barnacle large cluster above.png|thumb|250px|A large cluster of barnacles seen from above]] | ||
After September 26, 3303, CMDRs began discovering much larger clusters of Alien Structures aka "Barnacles". These clusters had grown into a roughly octagonal shape, with crystal-like formations erupting from the ground and linking them together. It is possible that these large clusters are the precursors of future [[Thargoid Surface Site]]s. It's also called a Barnacle Forest due to the large scale.<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/355713-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-10-The-Canonn?p=5952184&viewfull=1#post5952184</ref> | After September 26, 3303, CMDRs began discovering much larger clusters of Alien Structures aka "Barnacles". These clusters had grown into a roughly octagonal shape, with crystal-like formations erupting from the ground and linking them together. It is possible that these large clusters are the precursors of future [[Thargoid Surface Site]]s. It's also called a Barnacle Forest due to the large scale.<ref>https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/355713-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-10-The-Canonn?p=5952184&viewfull=1#post5952184</ref> | ||
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===Connection to Thargoids=== | ===Connection to Thargoids=== | ||
[[File:Unknown Ship Barnacle Laser.png|thumb|250px| | [[File:Unknown Ship Barnacle Laser.png|thumb|250px|Thargoid Interceptor lasers a barnacle]] | ||
On June 2, 3303, CMDR Mobiusetti documented the first known interaction between a [[Thargoid Interceptor]] and Barnacles on Pleiades Sector OI-T C3-7 A 6 at coordinates -42.77, -21.70, confirming the two are related. The Unknown Ship approached one Barnacle, incapacitating any nearby ships and SRVs. The craft then rotated until its propulsion array faced and was aligned with the Barnacle, before drawing a pulsing beam of light or energy from it for a brief period. The Unknown Ship then departed as rapidly as it arrived. It is possible that Barnacles serve as refueling stations of some kind for Unknown Ships, and the [[Meta-Alloys]] they produce are fuel or repair materials for them, but this is currently only conjecture.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8S-4Oq9Xvc YouTube: They're Here...]</ref> | On June 2, 3303, CMDR Mobiusetti documented the first known interaction between a [[Thargoid Interceptor]] and Barnacles on Pleiades Sector OI-T C3-7 A 6 at coordinates -42.77, -21.70, confirming the two are related. The Unknown Ship approached one Barnacle, incapacitating any nearby ships and SRVs. The craft then rotated until its propulsion array faced and was aligned with the Barnacle, before drawing a pulsing beam of light or energy from it for a brief period. The Unknown Ship then departed as rapidly as it arrived. It is possible that Barnacles serve as refueling stations of some kind for Unknown Ships, and the [[Meta-Alloys]] they produce are fuel or repair materials for them, but this is currently only conjecture.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8S-4Oq9Xvc YouTube: They're Here...]</ref> | ||
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File:Barnard's_Loop?.png|Symbol on the side of the barnacle | File:Barnard's_Loop?.png|Symbol on the side of the barnacle | ||
File:Barnacle anaconda crash.jpg|View of the barnacle reported at the Anaconda crash site ([https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5697c9829657ba153248c09b GalNet article]). This one does not seem to be persistent, and is not visible to all Commanders. | File:Barnacle anaconda crash.jpg|View of the barnacle reported at the Anaconda crash site ([https://community.elitedangerous.com/galnet/uid/5697c9829657ba153248c09b GalNet article]). This one does not seem to be persistent, and is not visible to all Commanders. | ||
File:Unknown Ship Alien Structure interaction.png|A Thargoid | File:Unknown Ship Alien Structure interaction.png|A Thargoid Interceptor interacts with a Barnacle | ||
Unknown Ship Barnacle Laser.png|Thargoid Interceptor Barnacle laser | Unknown Ship Barnacle Laser.png|Thargoid Interceptor Barnacle laser | ||
Thargoid-Interceptor-Particle-Cloud-Barnacles.png|Thargoid Interceptor Particle Cloud at Barnacles | Thargoid-Interceptor-Particle-Cloud-Barnacles.png|Thargoid Interceptor Particle Cloud at Barnacles | ||