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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an experimental [[Tau]] device to allow for [[FTL|faster-than-light]] travel. | The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an experimental [[Tau]] device to allow for [[FTL|faster-than-light]] travel. | ||
| − | The device was developed by [[Earth Caste]] scientist [[Ka'buto]] through years of studying [[Imperial]] FTL technology and old wreckages of [[Kroot]] [[Warsphere]]s. Once fitted to a space vessel, the module creates a bubble of [[Wikipedia: Anti-Matter|anti-matter]] around the ship and propels it at such a speed that it can pierce the fabric of reality itself | + | The device was developed by [[Earth Caste]] scientist [[Ka'buto]] through years of studying [[Imperial]] FTL technology and old wreckages of [[Kroot]] [[Warsphere]]s. Once fitted to a space vessel, the module creates a bubble of [[Wikipedia: Anti-Matter|anti-matter]] around the ship and propels it at such a speed that it can pierce the fabric of reality itself.{{Fn|1}} |
However despite Ka'buto's warnings, the [[Ethereal Council]] activated hundreds if not thousands of of AL-38 modules simultaneously at [[Numenar Point]] to begin the [[Fourth Sphere of Expansion]]. The resulting mass use of anti-matter created a tear of reality that swept the Tau fleet away. In the aftermath of the Numenar Point disaster the Ethereals scrapped the entire AL-38 program.{{Fn|1}} | However despite Ka'buto's warnings, the [[Ethereal Council]] activated hundreds if not thousands of of AL-38 modules simultaneously at [[Numenar Point]] to begin the [[Fourth Sphere of Expansion]]. The resulting mass use of anti-matter created a tear of reality that swept the Tau fleet away. In the aftermath of the Numenar Point disaster the Ethereals scrapped the entire AL-38 program.{{Fn|1}} | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 10 July 2018
The AL-38 Slipstream Module is an experimental Tau device to allow for faster-than-light travel.
The device was developed by Earth Caste scientist Ka'buto through years of studying Imperial FTL technology and old wreckages of Kroot Warspheres. Once fitted to a space vessel, the module creates a bubble of anti-matter around the ship and propels it at such a speed that it can pierce the fabric of reality itself.[1]
However despite Ka'buto's warnings, the Ethereal Council activated hundreds if not thousands of of AL-38 modules simultaneously at Numenar Point to begin the Fourth Sphere of Expansion. The resulting mass use of anti-matter created a tear of reality that swept the Tau fleet away. In the aftermath of the Numenar Point disaster the Ethereals scrapped the entire AL-38 program.[1]
However decades later it was discovered that the Tau fleet had not been destroyed but instead transported across much of the galaxy, leaving behind a wormhole that would become known as Startide Nexus.[1]
Sources
- 1: Codex: Tau Empire (8th Edition) pg.22-23
