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The '''Forbidden Vault''' is a vault deep beneath the [[Golden Throne|Golden Throneroom]] and the many miles of [[Administratum]] departments. It is described in the diary entry of [[Explorator]] [[Coran Celcius Historicus]], who did not know its true name, so he resorted to simply calling it the "Forbidden Vault." None were allowed to enter it without the seal of the [[High Lords of Terra]]. The gates to the vault were [[adamantine]], and it was locked with [[stasis]] enchantments, and it was guarded by dark and silent guardians who Historicus dared not speak of. According to the Explorator's diary entry it contained secrets uncovered by mankind since the dawn of time - secrets so terrifying, and dangers so horrific, that they must be secured or else the mere knowledge of their existence could drive others to madness.{{fn|1}}
On occasion, the High Lords permit Explorators to visit the Forbidden Vault. This occurs whenever there is a particularly strange encounter on an alien world or discovery in deep space or some other dark report, requiring the archives of the vault in order to understand the threat. The adamantine gates are opened, the stasis seals broken, and the "silent guardians" stand aside. The records within teh the vault are examined and cross-referenced. Ancient ciphers are activated, searches made, matches found, dossiers compiled until the truth of the threat is known.{{fn|1}}
Those who are given the seal of the High Lords will see it flicker red under the light of the vault, and various ancient records within the vault are made of human skin.{{fn|1}}
