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These tunnels are somehow known to be able to avoid the disturbances of warp space thus allowing a journey to be made both safely as well as during and within a fixed time. A great mystery surrounded surrounds these gates as there was is speculation on regarding whether they were are natural phenomena a phenomenon or an artificially created event. If the latter, a further question was asked on mystery concerns who were the creators of warp gates and what was their intended purpose. Some gates are known to be artificially enhanced as they contain mechanical constructions that delineated delineate their entrances , though their exact function could only be guessed at. Their one disadvantage is the fact that their destination is pre-determined and permit , which permits travel only within the fixed lane. Some warp gates are little more than black holes in space.{{Fn|1}}

It is known that warp gates come in various different sizes and can occur either in the depths of space outside the boundaries of the solar system, within such systems or even on planets. Among the largest of these phenomena allow the passage of starships with these versions being situated either on the edge of a solar system or amongst its outer planets. Other such gates are only large enough to allow the passage of small vehicles or even [[Human|human]] sized creatures through them. Such versions are typically found on planetary surfaces and can lead to another gate located on another world where they respond only to an electrical, psychic or other form of signal. This has led some to believe that a level of secrecy was intended in their function on the part of the builders of such gates. Regardless of type, all forms of warp gates are rare with the smaller types being even rarer.{{Fn|1}}

Every spacefaring species are is willing to use warp gates whenever they are encountered though the location they lead to can be hazardous. This is because many gates appear to be defective that dump , dumping space vessels to random regions of warp space. Others instead take their travelers travellers to areas that were once planets or stars but are now empty tracts of space. There is also the possibility that a gate can lead to a distant [[xenos]] star empire. It is even possible conceivable that some craft can might disappear into the warp Warp and end up being transported beyond the [[galaxy]] itself.{{Fn|1}}