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==The Blackstone Fortress==
Spurred on by the rumours of a new [[Seventh Blackstone Fortress|new Blackstone Fortress]] appearing in the borders of the [[Galaxy]] in the aftermath of the [[Great Rift]], Janus Draik procured copies of the ''Liber Monumenta'' and [[Ravensburg|Ravensburg's]] ''Treatise on the Gothic War'', amongst other less reputable works. Intrigued by his findings, he set course for the Western Reaches of Segmentum Pacificus.{{Fn|2d}}{{Fn|2c}} There, he learned of the location of the Blackstone Fortress through parlance with various scavenger factions,{{Fn|2a}} resting at the heart of a nebula with no known warp routes or [[webway]] spars,{{Fn|2c}} littered for millions of miles in each direction by the debris of ancient warships and fragmented battle stations.
Abandoning the ''Draikstar'' in favour of ''Vanguard'''s nimbler manoeuvrability, Janus made the approach to [[Precipice]] – a small way station under the shadow of the Blackstone Fortress. Having had to leave the vast majority of his personnel behind to guard the ''Draikstar'',{{Fn|2a}} and having glimpsed [[archeotech]] taken from the Blackstone Fortress,{{Fn|2b}} Janus formed compacts with some of the denizens of Precipice, learning through the costly acquisition of previous explorers' findings from the local traders that the fortress's small maglev chambers and ever-changing architecture make smaller parties the only viable way of effectively exploring the space station.{{Fn|2e}}
