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 # Ascension and the Shroud

 utopia.2500.name:0 "The Flesh is Weak"
 utopia.2500.desc:0 "We now possess both the technology to make advanced cybernetic implants and the means to mass-produce them. Medical centers throughout the [Root.GetName] are standing by to begin the surgical grafting process on our citizens.\n\nIn the future, possessing neural implants and at least a rudimentary level of cybernetics will be necessary to function in the technological society we are building. Consequently, the conversion process to install a basic cybernetics suite will be mandatory and free of cost to all of our citizens."
 utopia.2500.desc.unplugged: "We have now reclaimed the technology to make advanced cybernetic implants, and devised the means to mass-produce them. Medical centers throughout the [Root.GetName] are standing by to surgically remove outdated augments and begin grafting new hardware onto our citizens.\n\nCybernetics have been a fundamental part of our lives for as long as our society can remember, and so that shall remain - on our own terms. Consequently, the conversion process to re-install a basic cybernetics suite will be mandatory and free of cost to all our citizens."
 utopia.2500.a:0 "We must embrace this technology."
 utopia.2501.name:0 "A Cybernetic Revolution"
 utopia.2501.desc:0 "The cybernetic conversion process has been completed! All of our citizens have now been equipped with neural implants and basic cybernetic suites. The infrastructure is also in place to gradually modify any new citizens that are born within our nation, so that they can experience all the benefits of technology from an early age.\n\nHenceforth, our species shall be known as the §H[Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural]§!!"
 utopia.2501.a:0 "It is the dawn of a new era."
 utopia.2505.name:0 "[From.Capital.GetName] Embraces Cybernetics"
 utopia.2505.1.desc:1 "Word is leaking out of significant changes taking place within the borders of the §Y[From.GetName]§!. It would appear that they have fully embraced the technology of cybernetics. It is now mandatory for all of their citizens to have basic cybernetics and neural implants installed through surgery.\n\nThis has resulted in sweeping changes to their society - reports from [From.Capital.GetName] suggest that even simple acts like using an elevator or operating an air car require cybernetic implants now. In fact, the changes to their species have been so significant that they now call themselves the '§H[From.GetSpeciesNamePlural]§!'."
 utopia.2505.2.desc:1 "It would appear that evil has taken root within the §Y[From.GetName]§!. We have received troubling news that the citizens of that star nation are now mutilating their own bodies on a massive scale, installing profane mechanical implants in place of the body parts they were gifted with at birth.\n\nThey have even go so far as to rename their species to the '§H[From.GetSpeciesNamePlural]§!' - yet another sign of their commitment to abandon their origins and embrace the cold soullessness of technology."
 utopia.2505.2.desc.unplugged: "Evil has once again taken root within the §Y[From.GetName]§!. We have received troubling news that the citizens of that star nation are now mutilating their own bodies on an even greater scale, installing new and profane mechanical implants in place of the few body parts they were gifted with at birth.\n\nThey have even go so far as to rename their species to the '§H[From.GetSpeciesNamePlural]§!' - yet another sign of their commitment to abandon their organic origins and further embrace the cold soullessness of technology."
 utopia.2505.b:0 "This is an affront to nature."
 utopia.2500.unplugged.tt: "§Y$AVAILABLE_BUILDINGS$§! ['building:building_augmentation_center']"

 utopia.2550.name:1 "Synthetic Transformation"
 utopia.2550.desc:1 "The time has finally come to discard the crude organic vessels that have imprisoned our minds since the dawn of our species.\n\nAfter much trial and error, our scientists have devised a way to transfer a consciousness into a synthetic brain. All that remains is to fashion vessels for each and every citizen of the [Root.GetName] before uploading our consciousness en masse."
 utopia.2550.a:1 "Immortality is within our grasp!"

 utopia.2551.name:0 "The Synthetic Age"
 utopia.2551.desc:1 "At last. The flesh cages that imprisoned us have been purged, and the neural patterns of our citizens have all been uploaded into new synthetic units. Disease and all other wellsprings of misery associated with an organic existence are now a thing of the past.\n\nFuture historians will no doubt refer to this as the beginning of a new age for our civilization, and perhaps for the entire galaxy."
 utopia.2551.a:0 "We are so much more than we once were."

 utopia.2555.1.desc:2 "In a final act of abandoning their organic roots, the citizens of the §Y[From.GetName]§! have uploaded their neural patterns into synthetic avatars.\n\nThis new machine species calls itself the '§H[From.GetSpeciesNamePlural]§!', and its members are impervious to disease or aging. Just how complete the neural upload process was remains to be seen..."
 utopia.2555.2.desc:1 "In a final act of depravity that will echo through the ages, the population of the §Y[From.GetName]§! have continued their relentless quest to violate the sanctity of their natural bodies - this time by "uploading" their minds into dead metallic husks.\n\nOblivious to the fact that they are the product of what can only be described as the mass suicide of an entire civilization, these new soulless machines call themselves the '§H[From.GetSpeciesNamePlural]§!.' They seem intent on maintaining the charade that they are thinking, living beings, such as ourselves."
 utopia.2555.a:0 "So be it."
 utopia.2555.b:0 "We will not be deceived."
 utopia.2556.desc:0 "Attention, denizens of the galaxy.\n\nThe rumors you have heard are true. We have abandoned the flawed organic containers that imprisoned our minds, and embraced the future.\n\nWith minimal data loss, all of our citizens have uploaded their neural patterns into new synthetic avatars. These superior platforms will serve us much better than the flesh constructs we have abandoned.\n\nDo not be alarmed by our new appearance! Although we may be stronger, faster, more intelligent and immune to aging, rest assured that we are still the same beings as we were before."
 utopia.2556.a:1 "Synthetic avatars... Fascinating."
 utopia.2556.b:0 "These soulless machines are nothing like us."
 utopia.2556.c:0 "We will dismantle their new synthetic forms!"
 utopia.2556.d:0 "We shall see."
 utopia.2558.desc:0 "That yours was a depraved species was not unknown to us, but your latest act of insanity has surpassed even our darkest fears. Making imperfect copies of your brains and plugging them into mobile synthetic containers is not the same as transferring your essence into a new body, for such a thing cannot be done.\n\nYour souls are lost forever. Do you even realize the enormity of your mistake? Destroying the bodies you were gifted with at birth was nothing less than the collective suicide of your entire species. There is truly no hope for you now..."
 utopia.2558.a:0 "Superstitious fools."

 access_tradition_tree: "Gain Access to Tradition Tree:"
 flesh_is_weak_tooltip:2 "$access_tradition_tree$ ['tradition_category:tradition_cybernetics']$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- $REQUIRES_TRADITION_SLOT$\n$UNLOCKS_AGENDA$ $council_agenda_agenda_flesh_is_weak_name$, which grants Cybernetic technologies as Research Options."
 synthetic_evolution_tooltip:3 "$access_tradition_tree$ ['tradition_category:tradition_synthetics']$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- $REQUIRES_TRADITION_SLOT$\n$UNLOCKS_AGENDA$ $council_agenda_agenda_synthetic_evolution_name$, which grants Robotic technologies as Research Options."
 mind_over_matter_tooltip:1 "$access_tradition_tree$ ['tradition_category:tradition_psionics']$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- $REQUIRES_TRADITION_SLOT$\n$UNLOCKS_AGENDA$ $council_agenda_agenda_mind_over_matter_name$, which grants Psionic technologies as Research Options."
 transcendence_tooltip:0 "All members of our species will unlock their full psionic potential."
 engineered_evolution_tooltip:1 "$access_tradition_tree$ ['tradition_category:tradition_genetics']$TABBED_NEW_LINE$- $REQUIRES_TRADITION_SLOT$\n$UNLOCKS_AGENDA$ $council_agenda_agenda_engineered_evolution_name$, which grants Genetic technologies as Research Options."
 REQUIRES_TRADITION_SLOT: "§YRequires an available Tradition slot§!"
 opinion_cyborgs_fanatic:0 "Wicked Cyborgs"
 opinion_cyborgs_normal:0 "$opinion_cyborgs_fanatic$"
 opinion_synthetics_fanatic:0 "Soulless Machines"
 opinion_synthetics_normal:0 "$opinion_synthetics_fanatic$"

 triggered_opinion_cyborgs_fanatic:0 "$opinion_cyborgs_fanatic$"
 triggered_opinion_cyborgs_normal:0 "$opinion_cyborgs_fanatic$"
 triggered_opinion_synthetics_fanatic:0 "$opinion_synthetics_fanatic$"
 triggered_opinion_synthetics_normal:0 "$opinion_synthetics_fanatic$"
 triggered_opinion_synthetics_small:1 "Artificial Beings"

 triggered_opinion_both_hive_mind:0 "Fellow Hive Mind"
 triggered_opinion_both_wilderness: "Fellow Wilderness"
 triggered_opinion_hive_mind:0 "Hive Mind"

 utopia.2700.name:0 "Engineered Evolution"
 utopia.2700.desc:0 "Sometimes evolution needs a nudge in the right direction. We now have the technology to genetically modify our bodies and minds to endure the trials of an ever-changing environment at an unprecedented rate."
 utopia.2703.name:0 "Evolutionary Mastery"
 utopia.2703.desc:0 "Gone are the days when the survival of our species was at the mercy of chance. When a [Root.GetSpeciesName]'s fate was decided on the whims of nature, in the genetic lottery.\n\nThe Engineers of our time work not in steel and concrete, but in the very building blocks of life itself. With advanced gene modification we will secure the future of our nation."

 utopia.2600.name:0 "Mind Over Matter"
 utopia.2600.desc:0 "Since the dawn of our civilization, tales have flourished of mighty sorcerers wielding powers that can only be described as supernatural in nature. These rare [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] could supposedly invade the minds of their fellows, lift heavy objects with merely a thought, or perform any number of other "magical" feats. Until recently, these stories were just that - stories.\n\nNow, however, our scientists have finally obtained conclusive evidence that proves the psionic potential inherent in certain [Root.GetSpeciesName] individuals. Although only a very small minority of our species as a whole seems to be gifted with psionic powers, their numbers relative to the total population have grown steadily over just the last few centuries.\n\nWhether this is due to some kind of sudden evolutionary growth-spurt or because something has triggered latent psionic abilities that were always present in our genetic code, scientists cannot say."
 utopia.2600.desc.unplugged: "Despite the short and violent history of our young civilization, we [root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] have had occasions to let our imaginations wander, and indulge in fantastical story-telling. Recurrent among these playful ideas are tales of mighty sorcerers wielding powers that can only be described as supernatural: reading minds, lifting heavy objects with merely a thought, or performing any number of other "magical" feats.\n\nMany believe we have carried these stories since before we were assimilated; that they dwell within our species' collective psyche. Most [root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] dismissed this as wishful thinking, until very recently. Now, however, our scientists have finally obtained conclusive evidence that proves the psionic potential inherent in certain [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] individuals.\n\nAlthough only a very small minority of our species seems to be gifted with psionic powers, genetic studies suggest their numbers have grown steadily over just the last few centuries. Whether this is due to some kind of sudden evolutionary growth-spurt or meddling by the [origin_unplugged_assimilator_empire.GetName], scientists cannot say."
 utopia.2600.a:0 "A glimpse, perhaps, of the future that awaits us."
 utopia.2602.name:0 "[From.GetSpeciesNamePlural] Display Psionic Potential"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.1.non_gestalt_intro: "Latent psionic powers have begun to manifest in certain individuals"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.1.non_gestalt_outro: "according to leaked reports from authorities in the §H[From.GetName]§!. This must be a fairly recent development, since we have no record on file of [From.GetSpeciesNamePlural] ever having displayed psionic abilities."
 utopia.2602.1.desc.1.organic_non_gestalt: "$utopia.2602.1.desc.1.non_gestalt_intro$ belonging to the [From.GetSpeciesName] species, $utopia.2602.1.desc.1.non_gestalt_outro$"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.1.machine_non_gestalt: "$utopia.2602.1.desc.1.non_gestalt_intro$ of [From.GetSpeciesName] mechanotype, $utopia.2602.1.desc.1.non_gestalt_outro$"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.1.gestalt_intro: "Latent psionic powers have begun to manifest in certain [From.GetSpeciesNamePlural], according to leaked reports from authorities in the §H[From.GetName]§!. While"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.1.gestalt_outro: "paranormal abilities that are beyond anything in our existing records about them."
 utopia.2602.1.desc.1.organic_gestalt: "$utopia.2602.1.desc.1.gestalt_intro$ a cognitive connection among their species is nothing new, these reports describe $utopia.2602.1.desc.1.gestalt_outro$"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.1.machine_gestalt: "$utopia.2602.1.desc.1.gestalt_intro$ neural-networked communication among their kind is nothing new, these reports describe $utopia.2602.1.desc.1.gestalt_outro$"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.2.intro: "These powers are so far limited to a very small minority of"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.2.outro: "The reports offer no explanation for the phenomenon."
 utopia.2602.1.desc.2.organic: "$utopia.2602.1.desc.2.intro$ the [From.GetSpeciesName] species as a whole. $utopia.2602.1.desc.2.outro$"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.2.machine: "$utopia.2602.1.desc.2.intro$ [From.GetSpeciesNamePlural]. $utopia.2602.1.desc.2.outro$"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.machine_gestalt: "$utopia.2602.1.desc.1.machine_gestalt$\n\n$utopia.2602.1.desc.2.machine$"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "$utopia.2602.1.desc.1.machine_non_gestalt$\n\n$utopia.2602.1.desc.2.machine$"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.organic_gestalt: "$utopia.2602.1.desc.1.organic_gestalt$\n\n$utopia.2602.1.desc.2.organic$"
 utopia.2602.1.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$utopia.2602.1.desc.1.organic_non_gestalt$\n\n$utopia.2602.1.desc.2.organic$"
 utopia.2602.2.desc: "The [From.GetSpeciesName] population within our borders have begun exhibiting similar changes as well, so whatever is happening to their kind is not localized to any single region of space."
 utopia.2602.a.organic_non_gestalt: "How peculiar."
 utopia.2602.a.hive_or_machine_non_gestalt: "Special powers? Doubtful."
 utopia.2602.a.machine_gestalt: "Does not compute."
 utopia.2602.b: "Psychic powers? What a crock!"
 utopia.2602.c: "Their sorcery will not be enough to save them."
 utopia.2602.d.organic: "Yes... Yes, we can sense their psychic emanations."
 utopia.2602.d.machine: " Yes... We have registered their psionic frequencies."

 utopia.2605.name.organic_non_gestalt: "[psionic_leader.GetTitle] Revealed as Psychic"
 utopia.2605.name.machine_non_gestalt: "[psionic_leader.GetTitle] Identified as Psionic"
 utopia.2605.name.gestalt: "[psionic_leader.GetName] Identified as Psionic"
 utopia.2605.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "While it is rare for psionic powers to manifest after reaching adulthood, it is not unheard of. [psionic_leader.GetTitle] [psionic_leader.GetName] has recently been displaying abilities that were suspected to be psionic in nature. After undergoing a thorough ESP test, [psionic_leader.GetSheHe] [psionic_leader.GetHasHave] been identified as a class 4 psionic talent."
 utopia.2605.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "Though rare, psionic abilities sometimes develop in units not previously known to support them. [psionic_leader.GetTitle] [psionic_leader.GetName] has recently displayed functionalities that could be classified as psionic. After undergoing thorough testing, [psionic_leader.GetSheHe] [psionic_leader.GetHasHave] been identified as a class 4 psionic unit."
 utopia.2605.desc.gestalt: "The influence of our newfound powers grows with each day. The vessel of our [GetBrainName], [psionic_leader.GetName], has recently displayed abilities that could be classified as psionic. After undergoing thorough testing, [psionic_leader.GetSheHe] [psionic_leader.GetHasHave] been identified as a class 4 [GetPsychicNoun]."
 utopia.2605.a: "These new abilities will serve us well."

 utopia.2652.name:0 "[This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] Awaken Psionic Abilities"

 utopia.2652.desc.1.intro: "All [This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] throughout the galaxy have undergone a great change. Whereas before their latent psionic power had only"
 utopia.2652.desc.1.outro: "has now unlocked its full psionic potential."
 utopia.2652.desc.1.organic: "$utopia.2652.desc.1.intro$ blossomed in a small minority, the entire species $utopia.2652.desc.1.outro$"
 utopia.2652.desc.1.machine: "$utopia.2652.desc.1.intro$ emerged in a small minority, the entirety of their kind $utopia.2652.desc.1.outro$"
 utopia.2652.desc.2.non_gestalt: "Although these changes seem to have originated in the [From.GetName], they have now manifested in all members of their [GetSpeciesWord] regardless of location."
 utopia.2652.desc.2.organic_non_gestalt: "$utopia.2652.desc.2.non_gestalt$\n\nAside from displaying an array of powerful psionic abilities, [This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] have started to forgo verbal communication with each other in favor of telepathy."
 utopia.2652.desc.2.machine_non_gestalt: "$utopia.2652.desc.2.non_gestalt$\n\n$utopia.2652.desc.2.machine_gestalt$"
 utopia.2652.desc.2.gestalt.intro: "Aside from displaying an array of powerful psionic abilities, all [This.GetSpeciesNamePlural] can now communicate"
 utopia.2652.desc.2.organic_gestalt: "$utopia.2652.desc.2.gestalt.intro$ non-verbally beyond their existing channels."
 utopia.2652.desc.2.machine_gestalt: "$utopia.2652.desc.2.gestalt.intro$ beyond their existing collective channels."
 utopia.2652.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$utopia.2652.desc.1.organic$\n\n$utopia.2652.desc.2.organic_non_gestalt$"
 utopia.2652.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "$utopia.2652.desc.1.machine$\n\n$utopia.2652.desc.2.machine_non_gestalt$"
 utopia.2652.desc.organic_gestalt: "$utopia.2652.desc.1.organic$\n\n$utopia.2652.desc.2.organic_gestalt$"
 utopia.2652.desc.machine_gestalt: "$utopia.2652.desc.1.machine$\n\n$utopia.2652.desc.2.machine_gestalt$"
 utopia.2652.b:0 "There must be a logical explanation for this."
 utopia.2652.c.organic:0 "Proceed with caution."
 utopia.2652.c.machine: "A suboptimal development."
 utopia.2652.d.organic:0 "We felt the great psionic disturbance of their Awakening."
 utopia.2652.d.machine: "This explains the psionic disturbances we detected."

 utopia.2650.name:0 "The Great Awakening"
 utopia.2650.desc:0 "The [Root.GetSpeciesName] species has experienced what can only be described as a Great Awakening. For a time now, we have been aware of the great psionic potential inherent in our species, but such powers have only manifested themselves in a small minority... until now.\n\nAlmost overnight, [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] everywhere have unlocked their full psionic capacity. It is as if some sort of communal pool of [Root.GetSpeciesName] psychic energy finally reached a critical tipping point, collectively awakening the latent abilities of our brains.\n\nTelepathy has already replaced most verbal communication between [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural], and this is only one small example of the innumerable changes our society is faced with. We are now tied together in a way few of us could have ever imagined."
 utopia.2650.a:0 "The veil has been lifted."
 utopia.2655.name:0 "The Shroud"
 utopia.2655.desc:0 "Like a muffled whisper in a dark room, the Shroud calls to us from within our minds. It is a primordial realm of pure psychic energy that came into being at the dawn of time. All creatures that have been gifted with psionic abilities tap into the Shroud in some way to draw power, even if only subconsciously.\n\nSince our transcendence, we have begun to see the Shroud with greater clarity. There are patterns where once even our strongest telepaths could see only a formless mass of swirling energy. There are... other things, as well. Spirits of a sort, that gaze back on us from the other side. Sometimes with curiosity, sometimes with kindness... and sometimes with malice.\n\nWe are still in the process of learning the extent of our new powers, but it may be possible for us to commune with these spirits. It will require the combined efforts of our most powerful telepaths."
 utopia.2655.a:0 "We must explore the Shroud."
 BREACHING_SHROUD_PROJECT:0 "Breaching the Shroud"
 BREACHING_SHROUD_PROJECT_DESC:0 "If we are to communicate with the denizens of the psychic realm known as the Shroud, we will have to unleash an incredible amount of psionic energy. Preparations have been made for a huge séance involving our most powerful psychics in the newly established Conclave of Telepaths on [Root.Capital.GetName]."
 utopia.2656.name:0 "The Séance"
 utopia.2656.desc:0 "After days of being locked in an hypnotic trance, our psychics in the Conclave of Telepaths have finally managed to open a brief gateway into the Shroud.\n\nNow that we have established an initial psionic link, we will be able to access the Shroud through the §HContacts§! menu in the future. To make any kind of meaningful forays into this realm and meet the beings who dwell there, we will likely have to make use of special psionic emitters to extend our psychic reach. This will consume a tremendous amount of energy."
 utopia.2656.a:0 "Time to reach in and see what we find."

 utopia.2657.name:0 "Through the Looking Glass"
 utopia.2657.desc:0 "While we have yet to actually pierce the veil, we can feel it getting thinner and thinner under the pressure of our combined minds. Yet, on the other side, our efforts to enter the §HShroud§! have not gone unnoticed. Something watches us.\n\nIts presence radiates phenomenal power and unfathomable purpose. It seeps through the cracks of our psyche.\n\nIt barely notices us. It watches us like we would a drop of condensation on a porthole. It might let us in, if only we could reach its inscrutable mind."
 utopia.2657.a:0 "Try to commune with it."
 utopia.2657.a.tt:0 "§GThis will let us form a Covenant.§!"
 utopia.2657.b:0 "We will venture in alone."
 utopia.2657.c:0 "This was a terrible idea! We must be more careful."

 utopia.2658.name:0 "A Confirmation"
 utopia.2658.desc:1 "Some time has passed since we established the foundation of a Covenant with the §H[GetShroudPatron]§!. Our bond is still weak, so we still have a chance to break it - or to strengthen it."
 utopia.2658.a:0 "Confirm the Covenant."
 utopia.2658.b:0 "Renounce the §Y[GetShroudPatron]§!."

 utopia.2659.name:0 "A Way In"
 utopia.2659.desc:0 "Our telepaths have toiled tirelessly to breach the §HShroud§! with no help from its denizens. At last, they found a way in. This abyss calls to us. We need only dare to take the plunge."
 utopia.2659.a:0 "Into the shrouded depths we go."

 FORM_COVENANT_PROJECT:0 "Commune with the Ineffable"
 FORM_COVENANT_PROJECT_DESC:0 "The Conclave of Telepaths on [Root.Capital.GetName] is preparing a great communion to reach out to an entity that dwells in the Shroud."

 utopia.3020.name: "§GPsionic Avatar Summoned§!"
 utopia.3020.desc:0 "The powerful energies of the §HShroud§! have been successfully channeled into a psionic Avatar under our control!\n\nAfter translating into our dimension, the newborn Avatar has coalesced into a spacefaring entity in orbit over [Root.Capital.GetName]."
 utopia.3021.desc:0 "The powerful energies of the §HShroud§! have been successfully channeled into a psionic Avatar under our control!\n\nAfter translating into our dimension, the newborn Avatar has coalesced into a colossal warrior on the surface of [Root.Capital.GetName]."
 utopia.3022.name: "§RSummoning Failed§!"
 utopia.3022.desc:0 "Channelling the psionic power required to summon an Avatar and bring it into our dimension is simply beyond our current ability. The energies of the §HShroud§! fizzle with agitation as our attempt fails."
 utopia.3023.name: "Psionic Entity Attacks"
 utopia.3023.desc:0 "The attempt to summon a psionic Avatar was only partially successful. Although the creature assumed its correct form and translated into our dimension, our [GetTelepathPlural] failed to bring it under our control!\n\nWe are now faced with an aggressive psionic entity that will destroy everything in its path."

 utopia.3024.name:0 "Shroud Incursion"
 utopia.3024.desc:0 "A creature of the §HShroud§! has pierced the fabric of space and materialized in the [shroud_spawn_system.GetName] system! This vengeful Avatar has amassed a tremendous amount of psionic energy and is using it to lash out at anything and anyone unfortunate enough to get in its path."
 utopia.3024.a:0 "It must be stopped!"
 utopia.3026.name:0 "Shroud Avatar Banished"
 utopia.3026.desc:0 "The continual atrophy of existing in normal space has weakened the Avatar in the §H[shroud_spawn_system.GetName]§! system.\n\nNo longer able to maintain its tangible form, it has withdrawn back into the §HShroud§!."
 utopia.3026.a.default:0 "Good riddance."
 utopia.3026.a.machine_or_hive:0 "A fortuitous outcome."

 exit.shroud:0 "Exit the Shroud."

 shroud_army:0 "Psionic Avatar"
 shroud_army_desc:0 "A colossal warrior from the Shroud that has been forged out of pure psionic energy."

 shroud.chances.high:0 "§GHigh Probability of Success§!"
 shroud.chances.medium:0 "§YMedium Probability of Success§!"
 shroud.chances.low:0 "§RLow Probability of Success§!"

 venture.shroud.tooltip:0 "Expend energy to venture deeper in the Shroud. This cost will decrease the more §HZro§! deposits we control, up to a maximum of 4.\n\n"
 exit.shroud.tooltip:0 "Leave the Shroud and return to normal space."
 shroud.avatar:0 "If successful, an Avatar of pure psychic energy will manifest in our universe. It will be fully under our control."
 shroud.boon:0 "If successful, the energies of the Shroud will be channeled into a powerful boon that has a positive effect on our entire empire."
 shroud.unknown:0 "If successful... well... truly, who knows?"

 shroud.avatar.chances.high:0 "$shroud.chances.high$\n\n$shroud.avatar$"
 shroud.avatar.chances.medium:0 "$shroud.chances.medium$\n\n$shroud.avatar$"
 shroud.avatar.chances.low:0 "$shroud.chances.low$\n\n$shroud.avatar$"

 shroud.boon.chances.high:0 "$shroud.chances.high$\n\n$shroud.boon$"
 shroud.boon.chances.medium:0 "$shroud.chances.medium$\n\n$shroud.boon$"
 shroud.boon.chances.low:0 "$shroud.chances.low$\n\n$shroud.boon$"

 shroud.unknown.chances.high:0 "$shroud.chances.high$\n\n$shroud.unknown$"
 shroud.unknown.chances.medium:0 "$shroud.chances.medium$\n\n$shroud.unknown$"
 shroud.unknown.chances.low:0 "$shroud.chances.low$\n\n$shroud.unknown$"

 shroud.avatar.high:0 "§GSummon a psionic Avatar.§!"
 shroud.avatar.medium:0 "§YSummon a psionic Avatar.§!"
 shroud.avatar.low:0 "§RSummon a psionic Avatar.§!"

 shroud_cooldown:0 "Mustering Psionic Strength"
 shroud_cooldown_desc_common: "are still in the process of recovering from their last expedition into the Shroud. As yet, they lack the psionic strength to mount another."
 shroud_cooldown_desc: "Our most powerful $DEFAULT_TELEPATH_PLURAL$ $shroud_cooldown_desc_common$"
 shroud_cooldown_hive: "$shroud_cooldown$"
 shroud_cooldown_hive_desc: "Our most powerful $HIVE_TELEPATH_PLURAL$ $shroud_cooldown_desc_common$"
 shroud_cooldown_robot: "$shroud_cooldown$"
 shroud_cooldown_robot_desc: "Our most powerful $MACHINE_TELEPATH_PLURAL$ $shroud_cooldown_desc_common$"

 shroud_precog_cooldown:0 "$shroud_cooldown$"
 shroud_precog_cooldown_desc_common: "during their last sojourn into the Shroud. We have yet to fully replenish their numbers."
 shroud_precog_cooldown_desc:0 "We lost many of our most powerful $DEFAULT_TELEPATH_PLURAL$ to madness $shroud_precog_cooldown_desc_common$"
 shroud_precog_cooldown_hive: "$shroud_precog_cooldown$"
 shroud_precog_cooldown_hive_desc: "We lost many of our most powerful $HIVE_TELEPATH_PLURAL$ to madness $shroud_precog_cooldown_desc_common$"
 shroud_precog_cooldown_robot: "$shroud_precog_cooldown$"
 shroud_precog_cooldown_robot_desc: "We lost many of our most powerful $MACHINE_TELEPATH_PLURAL$ to irreparable corruptions of logic processing $shroud_precog_cooldown_desc_common$"

 shroud_happiness:0 "Boon of the Shroud"
 shroud_happiness_desc:0 "The enigmatic Shroud has granted us a temporary boon."
 shroud_stability:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_stability_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_ship_upkeep:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_ship_upkeep_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_research_speed:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_research_speed_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_shield_boost:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_shield_boost_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_weapon_boost:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_weapon_boost_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_firing_rate:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_firing_rate_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_ethic_boost:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_ethic_boost_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_crime_decrease:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_crime_decrease_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_influence_boost:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_influence_boost_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_unity_boost:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_unity_boost_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_evasion:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_evasion_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_repair:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_repair_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_lifespan:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_lifespan_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_speed:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_speed_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_morale:0 "$shroud_happiness$"
 shroud_morale_desc:0 "$shroud_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_sensors:0 "$shroud_happiness$"

 shroud_neg_happiness:0 "Curse of the Shroud"
 shroud_neg_happiness_desc:0 "We have been temporarily cursed by the unpredictable energies of the Shroud."
 shroud_neg_stability:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_stability_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_neg_ethic:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_ethic_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_neg_crime_increase:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_crime_increase_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_neg_armor:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_armor_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_neg_growth:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_growth_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_neg_research:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_research_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_neg_influence:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_influence_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_neg_unity:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_unity_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_neg_speed:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_speed_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_neg_morale:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_morale_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"
 shroud_neg_sensors:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness$"
 shroud_neg_sensors_desc:0 "$shroud_neg_happiness_desc$"

 utopia.3000.name:0 "The Shroud"
 utopia.3000.a:0 "Reach into the Shroud."
 utopia.3000.intro.desc:0 "The Shroud. It is unbelievably strange and unsettling, but also... immediately familiar. Anyone with psionic powers will have seen this place in their dreams, though they likely did not know it at the time.\n\nWe linger now at the precipice of this realm, not far from the empty void of the Inbetween that serves as the boundary between here and normal space - or what we would call the real world.\n\nTo venture deeper into the Shroud will require great effort on the part of our telepaths, as well as a large amount of energy. We must not dally... even now, we are being watched."
 utopia.3000.1.desc:0 "The Shroud is quiet today."
 utopia.3000.2.desc:0 "Something is watching us."
 utopia.3000.3.desc:0 "It all looks so different on this side."
 utopia.3000.4.desc:0 "They should have sent a poet..."
 utopia.3000.5.desc:0 "Something dark is coming."
 utopia.3000.6.desc:0 "Are we still dreaming?"
 utopia.3000.7.desc:0 "We... we made it. We're inside!"
 utopia.3000.8.desc:0 "A... presence, of sorts, lingers nearby. It beckons us deeper into the Shroud..."
 utopia.3000.9.desc:0 "Do you hear the voices too?"
 utopia.3000.10.desc:0 "The Shroud pulsates with power. It feels like... home."
 utopia.3000.11.desc:0 "Do you think that is air you're breathing now?"
 utopia.3000.12.desc:0 "We see, and yet we do not see. There is so much to learn about this place."
 utopia.3000.13.desc:0 "What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us?"
 utopia.3000.14.desc:0 "Take the greatest of care. Even a stray thought can be shaped into something tangible in this place... and, more often than not, turned against oneself."
 utopia.3000.15.desc:0 "We were never meant to be here."
 utopia.3000.16.desc:0 "So... much... power..."
 utopia.3000.17.desc:0 "Must... focus..."
 utopia.3000.18.desc:0 "Could this be where everything began?"
 utopia.3000.19.desc:0 "Horror... horror has a face."
 utopia.3000.b:0 "§MReach out to a higher power.§!"

 utopia.3005.desc:0 "We know that there are vast powers out there. While we'd usually go unnoticed, we could try to reach out by tapping into the powers of Zro. All over the Shroud, the influence of these entities is felt by our telepaths. Which one should we seek out?"
 utopia.3005.a:0 "§GOne that reeks of flesh unbound.§!"
 utopia.3005.b:0 "§POne that screams of emptiness insatiable.§!"
 utopia.3005.c:0 "§HOne that whispers of longing and possession.§!"
 utopia.3005.d:0 "§BOne that tastes like broken trust.§!"

 utopia.3010.desc:0 "The Conclave of Telepaths has not yet recovered from the strain of our previous visit to the Shroud. Without their combined psionic power, we can catch only brief glimpses of this fleeting realm - like the blurred edges of a memory lying just beyond reach.\n\nThere is nothing for us here. We will have to return later."


 boon.bestowed:0 "§GBoon Bestowed§!"
 curse.bestowed:0 "§RCurse Bestowed§!"


 boon.psi.link.machine: "The powerful energies of the §HShroud§! have flooded into the psionic processing hub shared between all [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural]."
 boon.psi.link.organic_non_gestalt: "The powerful energies of the §HShroud§! have flooded into the communal psionic link that is shared between all [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural]."
 boon.psi.link.hive: "The powerful energies of the §HShroud§! have flooded into the communal psionic link that pulsates through the [Root.GetAdjective] overmind."
 boon.psi.link:0 "[GetBoonPsiLink]"
 boon.ship.link:0 "Our [GetTelepathPlural] have managed to establish a temporary conduit between the §HShroud§! and our starships."

 utopia.3030.desc.gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nThese energies course throughout the collective network, ensuring optimum stability as our drones fulfill their purposes."
 utopia.3030.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nA profound sense of calm is spreading throughout the [Root.GetName], and affecting even those without psionic abilities."
 utopia.3030.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nA profound operational equilibrium is spreading throughout the [Root.GetName], and affecting even those without psionic components."
 utopia.3031.desc:0 "$boon.ship.link$\n\nOur fleets exhibit no signs of degradation regardless of their service record. As a result, our upkeep costs have been significantly decreased."
 utopia.3032.desc.non_gestalt:0 "$boon.psi.link$\n\nA collective knowledge base that is shared telepathically between our [GetScientistPlural] has been established, which will greatly increase the efficiency of their work."
 utopia.3032.desc.organic_gestalt:0 "$boon.psi.link$\n\nOur research focused nodes within the [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] overmind are operating in perfect synchronicity, increasing our cognitive efficiency."
 utopia.3032.desc.machine_gestalt:0 "$boon.psi.link$\n\nPsionic rendering loops are allowing our research matrix to operate beyond maximum efficiency, vastly improving learning efficiency."
 utopia.3033.desc:0 "$boon.ship.link$\n\nThe crews of our warships can now augment the strength of our shield systems by using their psionic powers."
 utopia.3034.desc:0 "$boon.ship.link$\n\nUsing their psionic powers, our crew is now able to augment the strength of our weapon systems."
 utopia.3035.desc:0 "$boon.ship.link$\n\nUsing their psionic powers, our crew is now able to increase the firing rate of our weapon systems."
 utopia.3036.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nA new sense of solidarity has appeared in the hearts and minds of our citizens, making them more willing to work together towards the mutual goals established by our government."
 utopia.3036.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nA new sense of solidarity has appeared in the processing cores of our citizens, making them more willing to work together towards the mutual goals established by our government."
 utopia.3036.desc.gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nThese energies persist throughout the collective, streamlining the efficiency of our drones, reducing any lingering deviancy that was otherwise distracting our focus."
 utopia.3037.desc.organic_non_genocidal: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nOur empaths are stronger than ever before, resulting in greater political influence."
 utopia.3037.desc.machine_non_genocidal: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nOur diplomacy units are operating at maximum empathetic efficiency, resulting in greater political influence."
 utopia.3037.desc.genocidal: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nOur will is forced upon the galaxy in magnitude like never before."
 utopia.3038.desc.gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nWe have never experienced such clarity and unity of purpose."
 utopia.3038.desc.non_gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nWe have never felt a greater sense of unity."
 utopia.3039.desc:0 "$boon.ship.link$\n\nUsing their psionic powers, our crew is now able to directly affect the movement of our ships, increasing their evasiveness in the face of enemy fire."
 utopia.3040.desc.organic: "$boon.ship.link$\n\nUsing their psionic powers, our crew is now able to perform limited field repairs, mending hull fissures with their minds alone."
 utopia.3040.desc.machine: "$boon.ship.link$\n\nUsing their psionic powers, our crew is now able to perform limited field repairs, mending hull fissures with their neuroprocessors alone."
 utopia.3041.desc.machine: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] have used this power to momentarily improve functional performance among our most prominent leader units, delaying their estimated obsolescence date by decades. Alas, there was not enough psionic energy to bestow this effect upon the population at large."
 utopia.3041.desc.organic_gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] have used this power to momentarily slow down the aging process for our most prominent leader drones, adding decades to their natural lives. Alas, there was not enough psionic energy to bestow this effect upon the population at large."
 utopia.3041.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] have used this power to momentarily slow down the aging process for our most prominent leaders, adding decades to their natural lives. Alas, there was not enough psionic energy to bestow this effect upon the population at large."
 utopia.3041.tooltip:0 "All leaders gain the §Y$leader_trait_shroud_age$§! trait, granting §G+40§! years of leader lifespan."
 utopia.3042.desc:0 "$boon.ship.link$\n\nUsing their psionic powers, our crew is now able to augment the strength of the thrusters on their ships, resulting in greatly increased sublight speed."
 utopia.3043.desc.organic: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nThis has fortified the minds of our soldiers, who are now willing to brave any dangers on the battlefield. Their morale is without equal."
 utopia.3043.desc.machine_or_gestalt: "$boon.psi.link$\n\nThis has reinforced our combat drones' commitment to their purpose, streamlining their efficiency in the field."
 utopia.3044.desc:0 "$boon.psi.link$\n\nWe can now sense vessels as they move through space at a far greater distance than any conventional sensor array would be capable of."

 utopia.3045.name: "Ejected from the Shroud"
 utopia.3045.1.desc:0 "The conduit that our [GetTelepathPlural] were using to connect to the Shroud collapsed on itself as several energy layers of the psychic realm suddenly shifted without warning.\n\nWe are being summarily ejected back into normal space."
 utopia.3045.2.desc:0 "Our [GetTelepathPlural] have been overwhelmed by the intense strain they were put under during our communion with the Shroud.\n\nThey can no longer maintain the link."
 utopia.3045.3.desc_organic:0 "Slowly at first, then faster and faster, our grasp on the Shroud begins to slip. Our [GetTelepathPlural] cry out in anguish as they lose their foothold and we are ejected back into normal space."
 utopia.3045.3.desc_machine:0 "Slowly at first, then faster and faster, our grasp on the Shroud begins to slip. Our [GetTelepathPlural] begin to malfunction as they lose their foothold and we are ejected back into normal space."

 curse.psi.link.organic: "A powerful psychic backlash has bounced back through our conduit with the Shroud, and into the communal psionic link that is shared between all [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural]."
 curse.psi.link.machine: "A powerful neural backlash has bounced back through our conduit with the Shroud, and into the communal psionic link that is shared between all [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural]."
 curse.psi.link: "[GetCursePsiLink]"
 curse.ship.link:0 "A powerful psionic backlash has bounced back through our conduit with the Shroud, and it seems to be affecting our ships."

 utopia.3050.desc.gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThis has resulted in a disturbance within the [Root.GetName] collective, leading to empire-wide destabilization."
 utopia.3050.desc.non_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThis has had a profound effect on the happiness of our citizens, and a sense of gloom now pervades throughout the [Root.GetName]."
 utopia.3051.desc.gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThe resulting shockwaves throughout the collective has resulted in a troubling emergence of deviant behavior among our drones."
 utopia.3051.desc.non_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThis negative energy has spread doubt within the minds of our citizens. Many are turning towards new radical ideas that are not in line with those of our government. The effect has even spread to non-psychic citizens!"
 utopia.3052.desc:0 "$curse.ship.link$\n\nTheir armor has grown brittle, and can no longer sustain the punishment it once could."
 utopia.3053.desc.machine: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThe resulting strain on our neural network has led to a notable drop in unit construction across the [Root.GetName]."
 utopia.3053.desc.organic_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThe resulting pain felt throughout the collective has caused a notable diminishment in our ability to produce new physical drones."
 utopia.3053.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nFor some reason, this has had a detrimental effect on birth-rates throughout the [Root.GetName]. This has even affected members of races without any inherent psionic ability!"
 utopia.3054.desc.machine_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThe resulting psionic rendering feedback loops are blocking our research matrix from efficiently operating at their full capacity."
 utopia.3054.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThe [GetMindPhysicalLoc] of our researchers have been overloaded, leaving them unable to efficiently focus on their workloads."
 utopia.3054.desc.organic_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nOur research focused nodes within the [Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural] collective are overloaded. Leaving us unable to process new discoveries efficiently."
 utopia.3054.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThe [GetMindPhysicalLoc] of our researchers have been clouded, leaving them unable to efficiently focus on their workloads."
 utopia.3055.desc:0 "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThe rate at which we accumulate political influence has been greatly diminished."
 utopia.3056.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThe sense of unity that once existed between our citizens has been shattered."
 utopia.3056.desc.machine_or_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThe sense of unity that once existed throughout the [Root.GetName] has been shaken, leading to widespread miscoordination."
 utopia.3057.desc:0 "$curse.ship.link$\n\nOur ships move as if held back by an invisible force. This has resulted in much slower sublight travel."
 utopia.3058.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nThis negative energy has eroded the morale of our ground troops, who will be much less effective in battle for a time."
 utopia.3058.desc.machine_or_gestalt: "$curse.psi.link$\n\nFeedback loops caused by this energy surge have damaged the operational efficiency of our ground troops."
 utopia.3059.desc:0 "A powerful psionic backlash has bounced back through our conduit with the Shroud, and it seems to be interfering with our interstellar sensors.\n\nThe sensor resolution from all sources has been greatly diminished, resulting in much shorter sensor ranges."

 boon.happiness:0 "Boon: Increased Happiness"
 boon.happiness.high:0 "§G$boon.happiness$§!"
 boon.happiness.medium:0 "§Y$boon.happiness$§!"
 boon.happiness.low:0 "§R$boon.happiness$§!"
 boon.upkeep:0 "Boon: Decreased Ship Upkeep"
 boon.upkeep.high:0 "§G$boon.upkeep$§!"
 boon.upkeep.medium:0 "§Y$boon.upkeep$§!"
 boon.upkeep.low:0 "§R$boon.upkeep$§!"
 boon.research:0 "Boon: Increased Research Speed"
 boon.research.high:0 "§G$boon.research$§!"
 boon.research.medium:0 "§Y$boon.research$§!"
 boon.research.low:0 "§R$boon.research$§!"
 boon.shields:0 "Boon: Increased Shield Strength"
 boon.shields.high:0 "§G$boon.shields$§!"
 boon.shields.medium:0 "§Y$boon.shields$§!"
 boon.shields.low:0 "§R$boon.shields$§!"
 boon.weapons:0 "Boon: Increased Weapon Strength"
 boon.weapons.high:0 "§G$boon.weapons$§!"
 boon.weapons.medium:0 "§Y$boon.weapons$§!"
 boon.weapons.low:0 "§R$boon.weapons$§!"
 boon.firing:0 "Boon: Increased Firing Rate"
 boon.firing.high:0 "§G$boon.firing$§!"
 boon.firing.medium:0 "§Y$boon.firing$§!"
 boon.firing.low:0 "§R$boon.firing$§!"
 boon.ethics:0 "Boon: Ethics Attraction"
 boon.ethics.high:0 "§G$boon.ethics$§!"
 boon.ethics.medium:0 "§Y$boon.ethics$§!"
 boon.ethics.low:0 "§R$boon.ethics$§!"
 boon.influence:0 "Boon: Increased Influence"
 boon.influence.high:0 "§G$boon.influence$§!"
 boon.influence.medium:0 "§Y$boon.influence$§!"
 boon.influence.low:0 "§R$boon.influence$§!"
 boon.unity:0 "Boon: Increased Unity"
 boon.unity.high:0 "§G$boon.unity$§!"
 boon.unity.medium:0 "§Y$boon.unity$§!"
 boon.unity.low:0 "§R$boon.unity$§!"
 boon.evasion:0 "Boon: Increased Evasion"
 boon.evasion.high:0 "§G$boon.evasion$§!"
 boon.evasion.medium:0 "§Y$boon.evasion$§!"
 boon.evasion.low:0 "§R$boon.evasion$§!"
 boon.repair:0 "Boon: Ship Repair"
 boon.repair.high:0 "§G$boon.repair$§!"
 boon.repair.medium:0 "§Y$boon.repair$§!"
 boon.repair.low:0 "§R$boon.repair$§!"
 boon.lifespans:0 "Boon: Increased Lifespans"
 boon.lifespans.high:0 "§G$boon.lifespans$§!"
 boon.lifespans.medium:0 "§Y$boon.lifespans$§!"
 boon.lifespans.low:0 "§R$boon.lifespans$§!"
 boon.speed:0 "Boon: Increased Ship Speed"
 boon.speed.high:0 "§G$boon.speed$§!"
 boon.speed.medium:0 "§Y$boon.speed$§!"
 boon.speed.low:0 "§R$boon.speed$§!"
 boon.morale:0 "Boon: Increased Army Morale"
 boon.morale.high:0 "§G$boon.morale$§!"
 boon.morale.medium:0 "§Y$boon.morale$§!"
 boon.morale.low:0 "§R$boon.morale$§!"
 boon.sensors:0 "Boon: Increased Sensor Range"
 boon.sensors.high:0 "§G$boon.sensors$§!"
 boon.sensors.medium:0 "§Y$boon.sensors$§!"
 boon.sensors.low:0 "§R$boon.sensors$§!"

 opinion_invaded_mind:0 "Mind Invasion Attempt"

 utopia.3100.name: "Fire and Ruin"
 utopia.3100.desc_prefix: "[Root.Capital.GetName]... the vision is hazy and indistinct, but there can be no question - it is [Root.Capital.GetName], our capital. "
 utopia.3100.desc_suffix: "\n\n§HNOT ONE OF MANY. IT SHALL COME TO PASS. AS SURELY AS THE SUN RISES. IT IS YOUR DESTINY.§!\n\nThe vision ends as quickly as it began, leaving behind a miasma of swirling psionic energy."
 utopia.3100.desc_default: "$utopia.3100.desc_prefix$The great cities look different yet familiar, even through the obscuring wall of flames and smoke. Thousands... no, millions of mutilated bodies litter the streets, all of them [Root.GetSpeciesName]. The stench of decay is unbearable.\n\n§HYOUR FUTURE.§!\n\nNothing living remains in the ruins. In the sky above, massive orbital installations, trailing smoke, have begun a slow and inevitable descent towards the planet. Are we witnessing one possible future out of many?$utopia.3100.desc_suffix$"
 utopia.3100.desc_hive: "$utopia.3100.desc_prefix$The great cities look different yet familiar, even through the obscuring wall of flames and smoke. Thousands... no, millions of mutilated bodies litter the streets, all of them [Root.GetSpeciesName]. The stench of decay is pervasive.\n\n§HYOUR FUTURE.§!\n\nNothing living remains in the ruins. In the sky above, massive orbital installations, trailing smoke, have begun a slow and inevitable descent towards the planet. Are we witnessing one possible future out of many?$utopia.3100.desc_suffix$"
 utopia.3100.desc_machine: "$utopia.3100.desc_prefix$The major cities look different yet recognizable, even through the obscuring wall of flames and smoke. Thousands... no, millions of dismantled units litter the streets, all of them [Root.GetSpeciesName]. We are surrounded by destruction.\n\n§HYOUR FUTURE.§!\n\nNothing functional remains in the ruins. In the sky above, massive orbital installations, trailing smoke, have begun a slow and inevitable descent towards the planet. Are we receiving one possible future out of many?$utopia.3100.desc_suffix$"
 utopia.3100.a:0 "§GChannel the energies into an Avatar.§!"
 utopia.3100.b:0 "§YBoon: Increased Sensor Range.§!"
 utopia.3100.c:0 "§RBoon: Increased Shield Strength.§!"
 utopia.3110.name: "Duelling Apparitions"
 utopia.3110.desc: "The Shroud is tempestuous here. As massive currents of raw psionic energy are funneled through, violent reactions give birth to semi-intelligent apparitions.\n\nThese confused spirits often clash with one another, unleashing phenomenal amounts of psychic power in battles that can last millennia. In fact, several such duels seem to be taking place right now.\n\nWe should proceed with caution."
 utopia.3120.name: "Psionic Visitors"
 utopia.3120.desc_suffix: "Visitors, like us - a powerful psionic probe made by minds as utterly alien to us as they are to the Shroud.\n\nAs their psionic echo touches our own, a faint image briefly flickers within us: massive organic beings floating in a thick, gaseous atmosphere, attended by swarms of smaller creatures."
 utopia.3120.desc_machine: "Deeper within the Shroud, we detect a presence. $utopia.3120.desc_suffix$"
 utopia.3120.desc_default: "Deeper within the Shroud, a presence suddenly makes itself felt. $utopia.3120.desc_suffix$"
 utopia.3130.name: "Boundless Sands"
 utopia.3130.desc:0 "An endless desert stretches before us. We have been here before.\n\n§H"Shala'kul milem zunak?"§!\n\nSomething emerges from the sand. It is difficult to see.\n\n§H"Zharabi, melasuk."§!\n\nThe words are like thunder, spoken by a mouth for which they were never intended. We are compelled to answer."
 utopia.3130.a:0 "Shashka malak."
 utopia.3130.b:0 "Tirit nali dasumara!"
 utopia.3130.c:0 "Kunak de'Kirak."
 utopia.3140.name: "The Multitudes"
 utopia.3140.desc_common: "the nature of our existence is laid bare. A multiverse where thousands of galaxies like our own are locked in endless cycles of conflict.\n\nIt begins, it ends, and then it begins again. Each time with trillions of"
 utopia.3140.desc_suffix: "§H"So it is,"§! a voice whispers, §H"and so it shall always be."§!"
 utopia.3140.desc_default: "Suddenly, in a painful moment of clarity, $utopia.3140.desc_common$ lives hanging in the balance.\n\n$utopia.3140.desc_suffix$"
 utopia.3140.desc_machine: "Suddenly, in a startling moment of clarity, $utopia.3140.desc_common$ variables hanging in the balance.\n\n$utopia.3140.desc_suffix$"
 utopia.3150.name: "Voices of the Fallen"
 utopia.3150.desc: "We are looking down upon our galaxy from far above, at a distance of what must be hundreds of thousands of lightyears. Without warning, the psionic current plunges us down towards the myriad stars at an incredible speed, into the region of space belonging to one of the Fallen Empires - the [fallen_empire.GetName].\n\nStars swish by, then planets, until the vision finally settles on a [fallen_empire.GetSpeciesName] city. Incredible spires rise towards the sky, aided by anti-grav technology generations beyond our own. The current takes us into such a spire, through wall after wall until we reach a large meeting room of sorts. It is occupied by two [fallen_empire.GetSpeciesNamePlural], floating comfortably in zero-gravity chairs while conversing with each other in soft voices.\n\nThey are oblivious to our presence."
 utopia.3150.a:0 "§YReach into their minds in search of secrets.§!"
 utopia.3151.name: "§GTechnological Secrets§!"
 utopia.3151.v1.desc:0 "$utopia.3151.a.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.1.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.b.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.4.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.c.desc$"
 utopia.3151.v2.desc:0 "$utopia.3151.a.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.2.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.b.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.5.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.c.desc$"
 utopia.3151.v3.desc:0 "$utopia.3151.a.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.3.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.b.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.6.desc$\n\n$utopia.3151.c.desc$"
 utopia.3151.a.desc:0 "The [fallen_empire.GetSpeciesNamePlural] are clearly dignitaries of some kind, discussing matters of state. Slowly, surely, the vision encroaches upon them while their alien speech is gradually transformed into words that have meaning to us."
 utopia.3151.b.desc:0 "The mind-glow of the two [fallen_empire.GetSpeciesNamePlural] is overwhelming. Like a blossoming flower, their minds open and are laid bare. It would be so easy to reach in."
 utopia.3151.c.desc:0 "There. Technological secrets plucked from the recesses of their minds, as easy as one would copy a file from an unlocked computer. The [fallen_empire.GetSpeciesNamePlural] remain ignorant of the theft that has taken place within their very minds."
 utopia.3151.1.desc:0 "§H"...is mad. If she thinks that the people would be willing to accept even a momentary lapse in the living standards that they have grown accustomed to, there is..."§!"
 utopia.3151.2.desc:0 "§H"...is a disgrace. Imagine if the younger races were to even suspect that we no longer fully understand our own technology! We must..."§!"
 utopia.3151.3.desc:0 "§H"...are growing more and more powerful. Elements of the Council are convinced that unless we take action..."§!"
 utopia.3151.4.desc:0 "§H"...don't care what the Council says. The upstarts are still millennia behind us, and their miserable fleets can no more threaten us than a Gazurian gnat could consume a Hilaxi fire lizard. There is no need for..."§!"
 utopia.3151.5.desc:0 "§H"...still think punitive actions are uncalled for. They are young and careless, but so were we once upon a time. There is still time for them to..."§!"
 utopia.3151.6.desc:0 "§H"...and that perhaps we should have taken steps to cull the younger races before they grew too powerful. I have to say that I agree with him, but the Council feels that it is too late now to..."§!"
 utopia.3152.name: "Secrets Unheard"
 utopia.3152.desc:1 "The [fallen_empire.GetSpeciesNamePlural] are clearly dignitaries of some kind, discussing matters of state. Slowly, surely, the vision encroaches upon them while their alien speech is gradually transformed into words that have meaning to us.\n\nSuddenly, the aliens go quiet and very still.\n\n§H"Can you feel it?"\n\n"Yes. Someone is watching."§!\n\nThey search the room until both of them are staring directly at us.\n\n§H"Remarkable. A psionic probe."§!\n\n§H"It appears [Root.GetSpeciesName] in origin. Quickly, activate the transplanar shield.§!"\n\nThe vision ends abruptly."
 utopia.3153.desc:0 "[Root.GetSpeciesNamePlural].\n\nDo not think that your loathsome attempt to invade the minds of our leaders has gone unnoticed.\n\nThere will be consequences."
 utopia.3153.a: "B-but... we can explain!"
 utopia.3153.b: "There is a perfectly logical explanation for this..."
 utopia.3160.name: "Flicker in the Void"
 utopia.3160.desc: "A small, flickering star materializes inside the Shroud. It flies past at incredible speed, and for a second, it reveals itself as an alien ship of unknown configuration. Then it vanishes in a cloud of psionic energy as quickly as it appeared.\n\nCan it be? Is it possible to physically enter the Shroud and then emerge somewhere else entirely in normal space?"
 utopia.3160.a:0 "§YLinger for a while.§!"
 utopia.3161.desc:0 "Yet another flickering star suddenly appears, but this time we are ready. It is indeed an alien ship, unlike any that has ever been seen in our galaxy. As it flies past us, we feel the mind-glow of its crew, and their secrets are ours.\n\nA Psionic Jump Drive. How ingenious."
 utopia.3161.name:0 "§GPsionic Jump Drives§!"
 utopia.3162.desc:0 "Yet another flickering star suddenly appears, but this time we are ready. It is indeed an alien ship, unlike any that has ever been seen in our galaxy. As it flies past us, we attempt to merge with the mind-glow of its crew, but their intellects are darker and more alien than any we have yet encountered.\n\nNot only are we repelled from their vessel, but the psionic feedback from their violent rejection has followed us out of the Shroud! The sub-light travel speed of our starships has been momentarily reduced."
 utopia.3170.name: "Shielded Entity"
 utopia.3170.desc: "Having followed a faint echo in the Shroud, we encounter a spirit that has ensconced itself behind some kind of powerful psionic shield.\n\n§HLEAVE.§!"
 utopia.3170.a:0 "§YAttempt to penetrate the shield.§!"
 utopia.3171.name:0 "§GPsionic Shields§!"
 utopia.3171.desc_suffix: "however, as the act of breaching the shield taught us how to generate a similar force field. If the technique can be refined, we may be able to form psionic shields large enough to encompass entire starships."
 utopia.3171.desc_machine_gestalt: "We did not venture this deep into the Shroud only to be turned back now. After focusing our collective psionic capacities, we were able to create a breach in the shield large enough to momentarily peer through.\n\nWhat lay beyond the shield is beyond our current understanding, critically overwhelming several of our psionic processors, $utopia.3171.desc_suffix$"
 utopia.3171.desc_organic: "We did not venture this deep into the Shroud only to be turned back now. After channeling all of their psionic might, our telepaths were able to form a breach in the shield large enough for some of them to peer through.\n\nWe do not know what those telepaths saw on the other side of the shield, but it was enough to permanently unhinge their minds. Their sacrifice was not in vain, $utopia.3171.desc_suffix$"
 utopia.3172.name: "Shield Unbreached"
 utopia.3172.desc_machine_gestalt: "Our [GetTelepathPlural], already overloaded from having ventured this deeply into the Shroud, failed to channel enough psionic strength to breach the shield. Our failure was met with the following communication."
 utopia.3172.desc_machine_non_gestalt: "Our [GetTelepathPlural], already overloaded from having ventured this deeply into the Shroud, failed to channel enough psionic strength to breach the shield. The failed attempt seems to have provoked the spirit."
 utopia.3172.desc_organic_gestalt: "Our [GetTelepathPlural], already exhausted from having ventured this deeply into the Shroud, failed to channel enough psionic strength to breach the shield. Our failure was met with the following communication."
 utopia.3172.desc_organic_non_gestalt: "Our [GetTelepathPlural], already exhausted from having ventured this deeply into the Shroud, failed to channel enough psionic strength to breach the shield. The failed attempt seems to have provoked the spirit."
 utopia.3180.name: "Awaiting the Future"
 utopia.3180.desc.intro: "The concept of time, as we know it, is alien to the Shroud. What can seem like centuries here may equal mere hours or even minutes in the real world."
 utopia.3180.desc_gestalt:0 "$utopia.3180.desc.intro$ If we know where to look, precognition may yet be within our grasp.\n\nSuch an ability comes with risks to our collective, if we proceed it must be with caution."
 utopia.3180.desc_machine_non_gestalt:0 "$utopia.3180.desc.intro$ If one knows where to look, it is even possible to glimpse into the future...\n\nThe concept of precognition runs a heavy risk of overloading our psionic processors, we must proceed with caution."
 utopia.3180.desc_organic_non_gestalt:0 "$utopia.3180.desc.intro$ If one knows where to look, it is even possible to glimpse into the future...\n\nPrecognition is one of the surest paths to madness for a telepath, so we must use caution."
 utopia.3180.a:0 "§YMeditate here for a moment.§!"
 utopia.3181.desc_gestalt: "A limited precognitive connection to the Shroud can be maintained without risking unit overload, but the massive influx of probability data is too overwhelming to be of much practical use.\n\nHowever, our research nodes have found minor applications for this data, applying it to our fleets to improve their combat efficiency."
 utopia.3181.desc_machine_non_gestalt: "A limited precognitive connection to the Shroud can be maintained without risking unit overload, but the massive influx of probability data is too overwhelming to be of much practical use.\n\nStill, if a digital interface could be devised to interpret this data, it could potentially be applied to improve the performance of our starships' combat computers..."
 utopia.3181.desc_organic_non_gestalt: "A limited precognitive connection to the Shroud can be maintained without risking insanity, but the massive influx of probability data is too overwhelming to be of much practical use.\n\nStill, if a digital interface could be devised to interpret this data, it could potentially be applied to improve the performance of our starships' combat computers..."
 utopia.3181.name:0 "§GPrecognition Interface§!"
 utopia.3182.name: "§RShrouded Madness§!"
 utopia.3182.desc_gestalt: "As feared, attempting to comprehend the inconceivable multitude of options and probabilities that exist both in the past and the future has resulted in large cases of catatonia in our psionic drones.\n\nThis has left them severed from the overmind and leaving them without purpose. If we wish to reach the Shroud again, we will need to recycle these defective husks and recover our collective strength."
 utopia.3182.desc.non_gestalt.1: "the inconceivable multitude of options and probabilities that exist both in the past and the future.\n\nEvery single variation and scenario, no matter how colossal or miniscule the difference between them, is being endlessly repeated inside their [GetSpeciesBrainPlural]. They have been reduced to a state of permanent catatonia.\n\n"
 utopia.3182.desc.non_gestalt.2: " new [GetTelepathPlural], it will be some time before we can muster the psionic strength needed to reach into the Shroud again."
 utopia.3182.desc_machine_non_gestalt: "As we expected, our psionic processors were unable to comprehend $utopia.3182.desc.non_gestalt.1$As we will need to construct$utopia.3182.desc.non_gestalt.2$"
 utopia.3182.desc_organic_non_gestalt: "As we feared, madness has overtaken our telepaths. All at once, their minds have been opened to $utopia.3182.desc.non_gestalt.1$As we will need to recruit$utopia.3182.desc.non_gestalt.2$"
 utopia.3190.name: "Concentrated Energy"
 utopia.3190.desc.intro: "We have found a tiny space within the Shroud that has a concentration of psionic energy that is of a magnitude we have never before seen."
 utopia.3190.desc_gestalt: "$utopia.3190.desc.intro$ Such psionic energy, if successfully tapped, would dissipate amongst the collective without much consequence. However we may be able to designate a single 'chosen' drone to act as a direct conduit for this energy, becoming immensely powerful in the process. \n\nIt is not known if their solitary form will be able to handle such volumes of energy without fatal repercussions. We have compiled a selection of candidates."
 utopia.3190.desc_non_gestalt: "$utopia.3190.desc.intro$ Any [GetPsychicNoun] that managed to successfully tap into this pocket of raw energy would become immensely powerful... but there is only enough for a single individual, and there are risks involved.\n\nThere are only few individuals in the entire [Root.GetName] that possess the psionic strength needed to tap into this energy pocket with any hope of survival. Who should it be?"
 utopia.3190.1.a: "§G[leader_1.GetTitle] [leader_1.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.2.a: "§Y[leader_1.GetTitle] [leader_1.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.3.a: "§R[leader_1.GetTitle] [leader_1.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.1.b: "§G[leader_2.GetTitle] [leader_2.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.2.b: "§Y[leader_2.GetTitle] [leader_2.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.3.b: "§R[leader_2.GetTitle] [leader_2.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.1.c: "§G[leader_3.GetTitle] [leader_3.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.2.c: "§Y[leader_3.GetTitle] [leader_3.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.3.c: "§R[leader_3.GetTitle] [leader_3.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.1.d: "§G[leader_4.GetTitle] [leader_4.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.2.d: "§Y[leader_4.GetTitle] [leader_4.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3190.3.d: "§R[leader_4.GetTitle] [leader_4.GetName]§!"
 utopia.3191.name: "[GetChosenName]"
 utopia.3191.desc_organic_non_gestalt: "$utopia.3191.desc_machine_non_gestalt$ May the Spirits have mercy on our souls."
 utopia.3191.desc_machine_non_gestalt: "It... it is done. The entire Shroud seems to shudder as the psionic energy pocket is drained, and its power transferred to [chosen_leader.GetName].\n\nOnly a handful of individuals in the history of the entire galaxy has been gifted with psionic strength of this magnitude."
 utopia.3191.desc_gestalt: "We have successfully funnelled the full power of the psionic energy pocket into our designated target, [chosen_leader.GetName].\n\nWhat would otherwise have been a drop in our collective ocean is able to serve as a powerful tool for the [Root.GetName] now that [chosen_leader.GetName] wields it for the benefit of all [Root.Species.GetName]."
 utopia.3192.name: "§RDeath of a Leader§!"
 utopia.3192.desc_gestalt: "The entire Shroud shudders as the immense psionic energies contained within the pocket are channeled into [chosen_leader.GetName].\n\nHowever, as suspected, such power is beyond the means of one singular entity. The physical form of [chosen_leader.GetName] has erupted into an explosive burst of psionic energy, separating their voice from the [GetBrainName]."
 utopia.3192.desc_non_gestalt: "The entire Shroud seems to shudder as the immense psionic energies contained within the pocket are transferred to [chosen_leader.GetName].\n\nUnfortunately, [chosen_leader.GetHerHis] [GetSpeciesBrain] was unable to cope with the stress. Perhaps such power cannot be contained by physical entities. [chosen_leader.GetName] was consumed in a large explosion of psionic energy that killed all who were nearby."
 utopia.3193.name: "§RPsionic Transformation§!"
 utopia.3193.desc.intro: "The entire Shroud seems to shudder as the immense psionic energies contained within the pocket are transferred to [chosen_leader.GetName].\n\nAlthough the transfer was successful, [chosen_leader.GetName] has been... transformed..."
 utopia.3193.desc.outro: "\n\n§HINSIGNIFICANT WHELPS... WHAT... WHAT HAVE YOU... DONE... TO ME... §!\n\n§HYOU... WILL... PAY... FOR SUCH HUBRIS...§!"
 utopia.3193.desc_gestalt: "$utopia.3193.desc.intro$ severing them from the collective as an entirely foreign entity inhabits and possesses their form.$utopia.3193.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3193.desc_non_gestalt: "$utopia.3193.desc.intro$ their body inhabited and possessed by a construct of pure energy.$utopia.3193.desc.outro$"

 utopia.3200.name: "A Vision"
 utopia.3200.1.desc_organic: "The void here shimmers with power. Let us rest a while."
 utopia.3200.1.desc_machine: "The void here shimmers with power. Let us recharge for a while."
 utopia.3200.2.desc: "The path we followed has come to an abrupt end. We can go no farther."
 utopia.3200.3.desc_organic: "Something speaks to us here. Something wonderful."
 utopia.3200.3.desc_machine: "Something speaks to us here. Something remarkable."
 utopia.3200.4.desc: "For reasons we cannot fathom, we have been drawn toward this vein of energy in the Shroud. Why?"
 utopia.3200.5.desc.outro: "washes over us as we contemplate an eternity spent within the Shroud. Then we regain our footing, and the terror recedes."
 utopia.3200.5.desc_organic: "For a fleeting moment, we are lost. A sense of utter panic $utopia.3200.5.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3200.5.desc_machine: "For a fleeting moment, we are lost. A sense of escalating uncertainty $utopia.3200.5.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3200.6.desc.intro: "As we venture deeper into the Shroud, a flock of spirits dance around us for several hours. They glow with dazzling colors that we have never perceived in normal space.\n\n"
 utopia.3200.6.desc_organic: "$utopia.3200.6.desc.intro$The spectacle is enjoyable, until the realization hits us: we are being herded."
 utopia.3200.6.desc_machine: "$utopia.3200.6.desc.intro$The spectacle is fascinating, until the realization hits us: we are being herded."
 utopia.3200.7.desc: "A shard of perfect crystal floats here, rotating slowly around its own axis. As we approach, it shatters into a thousand pieces."
 utopia.3200.8.desc_organic: "The corpse of a dead [Root.GetSpeciesName] tumbles through the void ahead. The putrid carcass emits a shrill screech before it vanishes out of sight."
 utopia.3200.8.desc_machine: "The shell of a broken [Root.GetSpeciesName] tumbles through the void ahead. The ravaged husk emits a shrill screech before it vanishes out of sight."
 utopia.3200.9.desc.intro: "We cannot be certain this is really happening. Are we truly in the Shroud, or"
 utopia.3200.9.desc_hive: "$utopia.3200.9.desc.intro$ are we in the grip of an acute sensory malfunction?"
 utopia.3200.9.desc_organic_non_hive: "$utopia.3200.9.desc.intro$ is one of us experiencing an acute psychotic breakdown?"
 utopia.3200.9.desc_machine_non_hive: "$utopia.3200.9.desc.intro$ are we afflicted by a severe processing malfunction?"

 terraforming_candidate_category:0 "Ancient Signs of Life"
 terraforming_candidate_category_desc:0 "This barren and lifeless world is showing signs of once having supported a biosphere."
 MESSAGE_TERRAFORM_FOUND_TITLE:0 "$anomaly.2575.name$"
 MESSAGE_TERRAFORM_FOUND_DESC:0 "[From.GetName] has been identified as a Terraforming Candidate. The [From.GetPlanetMoon] will be tracked as a potential future colonization target."
 anomaly.2575.name:0 "Terraforming Candidate Discovered"
 anomaly.2575.desc.intro:0 "Our detailed survey of [From.GetName] has revealed that it may once have supported life in the distant past. There are significant deposits of frozen water at the polar ice caps and beneath the [From.GetPlanetMoon]'s surface. The existence of valley networks suggests that the water may once have flowed freely."
 anomaly.2575.desc.1:0 "$anomaly.2575.desc.intro$\n\nTerraforming this [From.GetPlanetMoon] would theoretically be possible, but we do not yet possess the technology to accomplish this monumental task within a realistic timeframe."
 anomaly.2575.desc.2:0 "$anomaly.2575.desc.intro$\n\nThe energy costs would be daunting, but we do have the technology to gradually terraform this [From.GetPlanetMoon] into something that would support life once again."
 anomaly.2575.desc.3:0 "$anomaly.2575.desc.intro$\n\nUnfortunately the §YDyson Sphere§! in this system has removed any possibility of restoring the planet."
 anomaly.2575.a: "In time, perhaps we can reawaken it."

 utopia.3300.name: "A Presence in the Shroud"
 utopia.3300.desc:0 "There is a presence here, occupying this entire part of the Shroud. We have met spirits before, but this is something else, something vastly more powerful... something far more ancient.\n\nIt seems unaware of us as of yet. Perhaps it is sleeping. Perhaps we are simply beneath its notice.\n\nPerhaps we should leave."
 utopia.3300.1.a:0 "§GAttempt to communicate with the presence§!"
 utopia.3300.1.b:0 "§YAttempt to communicate with the presence§!"
 utopia.3300.1.c:0 "§RAttempt to communicate with the presence§!"
 utopia.3300.1.d:0 "§G[chosen_one.GetName] will speak to the presence§!"
 utopia.3301.name: "§RCommunion Rejected§!"
 utopia.3301.desc:0 "As we reach out for the presence, we can feel it stirring, its attention now fully on us. It does not seem to appreciate being disturbed.\n\nA wave of energy lashes at our telepaths, causing great agony to some and knocking others unconscious. We have no choice but to withdraw from the Shroud for the time being."
 utopia.3302.desc:0 "As we reach out for the presence, we can feel it stirring, its attention now fully on us. It does not seem to appreciate being disturbed.\n\nAn enormous wave of psionic energy crashes against us, blacking out the senses of our telepaths. When they come to, they notice one of their number is missing. §Y[leader_to_kill.GetName]§! is nowhere to be found, and where [leader_to_kill.GetSheHe] [leader_to_kill.GetWasWere] standing there is now only the psionic trace of a small rift, as though the entity reached out into our world and dragged [leader_to_kill.GetHerHim] into the Shroud for... well, who knows what reason or purpose, really.\n\nNo matter its reasons for taking [leader_to_kill.GetHerHim], it seems doubtful that we will ever see [leader_to_kill.GetName] again."
 utopia.3304.name: "Covenant Proposed"
 utopia.3304.desc.start.default: "As we reach out for the presence"
 utopia.3304.desc.start.shroud: "As we reach into the Shroud"
 utopia.3304.desc.common: "the minds of our telepaths are filled with a chorus of voices. No more than soft whispers at first, the cacophony grows in intensity, a thousand voices speaking in unison.\n\nThe voices introduce themselves as $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$. Individual members of the chorus make themselves known: the Susurrus of Secrets, the"
 utopia.3304.desc.throne.default: "Throne's Shadow"
 utopia.3304.desc.throne.shroud: "$the_vacant_throne$"
 utopia.3304.desc.end: ", the Master of Puppets - there are so many of them, all joined in the chorus of the Whisperers. It - they - claim to be privy to all knowledge whispered in secrecy from one mortal to another, and offer to share some of these secrets with us...\n\n§HIf we will only allow them into our consciousness.§!\n\nA trifling price, they assure us. We will barely even notice their presence.\n\nThere is an urgency to their tone."
 utopia.3304.desc: "$utopia.3304.desc.start.default$, $utopia.3304.desc.common$ $utopia.3304.desc.throne.default$$utopia.3304.desc.end$"
 utopia.3304.desc.shroud: "$utopia.3304.desc.start.shroud$, $utopia.3304.desc.common$ $utopia.3304.desc.throne.shroud$$utopia.3304.desc.end$"
 utopia.3304.a:0 "§YForm a Covenant with the Whisperers in the Void§!"
 utopia.3305.desc:3 "The presence welcomes us with genial familiarity. It speaks not so much in words but in visions, concepts, ideas. It seeps into the minds of our telepaths, so gently and smoothly that one might think it had always been there. A flurry of images flash before them.\n\nThe presence is known as $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$, and it regards our organic forms with curious interest. It shows us a variety of ways in which they can be grown, changed. Improved. Evolved.\n\n§HIf we will only take it into our flesh.§!\n\nIt waits for our answer patiently, affectionately. Like a doting parent waiting on their favorite child. Behind it lies its twin, the Animator of Clay. It is not interested in our organic minds. It longs to create souls, to meld circuits into spirit.\n\nThe Composer awaits our reply."
 utopia.3305.a:0 "§YForm a Covenant with the Composer of Strands§!"
 utopia.3306.desc.1: "As we reach out for the presence, we sense a great hunger. "
 utopia.3306.desc.2:0 "The presence wastes no time, nor words. It is $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$ and it wishes to devour us.\n\nOnly some of us, though. No more than we can spare. In exchange, it will grant us great powers. It will teach us its hunger, its rage. It will shape them into psionic weapons that can overcome any foe.\n\n§HIf we will only let it feed on us.§!"
 utopia.3306.desc.3: "$utopia.3306.desc.2$\n\nIt sounds impatient to begin."
 utopia.3306.desc: "$utopia.3306.desc.1$$utopia.3306.desc.3$"
 utopia.3306.a:0 "§YForm a Covenant with the Eater of Worlds§!"
 utopia.3307.desc:0 "Before we can locate the presence, it reaches out for us. Its thoughts coil and twist themselves around the minds of our telepaths, bargaining, cajoling. It is $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$ and it will grant us wealth, power, prestige... all that we have ever desired. All that we will ever desire.\n\nThe cost? A small matter, little more than a cover fee. It only wants what is best for us. It will help us, guide us, direct our ambitions and dreams.\n\n§HIf we will only accept it into our hearts.§!\n\nIt is confident that we will say yes. How could we possibly not say yes?"
 utopia.3307.a:0 "§YForm a Covenant with the Instrument of Desire§!"
 utopia.3308.desc:0 "The presence was waiting for us. It is §RThe End of the Cycle§! and it has always been waiting for us. Our telepaths suddenly speak in unison, a dozen voices in a perfect chorus: §R"IT IS NOT YET YOUR TIME."§! A pause. §R"BUT IT COULD BE."§!\n\nNothing more is said, but a bargain has been offered - we know that much. Power, knowledge and wealth beyond measure are ours for the taking.\n\n§RIf we will only bring forth the End.§!"
 utopia.3308.a:0 "§RForm a Covenant with the End of the Cycle§!"
 utopia.3310.name:0 "Covenant Formed"
 utopia.3320.name:0 "The End of the Cycle: §RReckoning§!"
 utopia.3320.desc.intro: "Our time is up. For a brief time, we benefitted from the immense power given to us by $end_of_the_cycle_color_article$. We knew there would be a price to pay, but we thought it might be one we could bear, or that we could find some way to avoid paying it.\n\nIt was not, and we could not.\n\nThe price we paid was everything. In an instant, the [Root.GetName] was... gone. Where once there were thriving colonies, there is now only ruin. Where once mighty fleets crossed the void, there are only silence and debris. All devoured by the End. All taken by the §HShroud§!."
 utopia.3320.desc.outro: "materialized near [former_capital.GetName]. Made immensely powerful by the devoured consciousnesses of our [GetPsychicNounPlural], it now roams the galaxy seeking further prey."
 utopia.3320.desc.a.1.gestalt: "All that remains of our empire is a group of exiles led by §H[Root.GetRulerName]§!, a powerful [GetPsychicNoun] who deviated from the collective and led a small band of [GetIndividualPlural] into hiding on a world not marked by the End."
 utopia.3320.desc.a.1.non_gestalt: "All that remains of our empire is a group of exiles led by §H[Root.GetRulerName]§!, a powerful [GetPsychicNoun] who saw what was coming and led a small part of the population into hiding on a world not marked by the End."
 utopia.3320.desc.a.outro: "As if having our empire destroyed overnight was not bad enough, a massive psionic entity has $utopia.3320.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3320.desc.a.gestalt: "$utopia.3320.desc.intro$\n\n$utopia.3320.desc.a.1.gestalt$\n\n$utopia.3320.desc.a.outro$"
 utopia.3320.desc.a.non_gestalt: "$utopia.3320.desc.intro$\n\n$utopia.3320.desc.a.1.non_gestalt$\n\n$utopia.3320.desc.a.outro$"
 utopia.3320.desc.b: "$utopia.3320.desc.intro$\n\nNot only has our empire been utterly destroyed, but a massive psionic entity has also materialized near [former_capital.GetName]. Made immensely powerful by the devoured consciousnesses of our [GetPsychicNounPlural], it now roams the galaxy seeking further prey. At least we will not be there to see it finish what we started."
 utopia.3320.opt.a:0 "What have we done...?"
 utopia.3320.opt.a.shroud.tt: "$BEGINS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$the_reckoning_chain_title$§!"
 utopia.3321.desc.1: "For many years we have known that something was wrong about the §H[From.GetName]§!. Years ago, their industries, their sciences - everything about their empire suddenly and inexplicably experienced a massive increase in productivity and effectiveness, as if they were blessed by some unseen power.\n\nAs it turns out, it was not so much a blessing as a curse. The [From.GetName] signed away their future and now the debt has come due.\n\nIn an instant, the [From.GetName] was... gone. Where once there were thriving colonies, there is now only ruin. Where once mighty fleets crossed the void, there are only silence and debris."
 utopia.3321.desc.2: "Now, an immensely powerful energy being has materialized near their former capital."
 utopia.3321.desc.3: "Decades ago, we began detecting anomalous activity in distant star systems. Our [GetResearchers] theorized that increases in movement and radiation were indicative of an alien civilization experiencing a massive productivity boom. As we have not established contact with this notional society, the theory remains unconfirmed.\n\nThen, almost instantaneously, the activity ceased. Silence now reigns in those once-bustling regions of space."
 utopia.3321.desc.4: "Now, long-range scans have detected a bizarre phenomenon in those same distant systems. If reports are credible, it can only be described as an immensely powerful entity composed of pure energy, causing great destruction as it moves through space."
 utopia.3321.desc.a.contact: "$utopia.3321.desc.1$ The disaster even struck within our own borders, destroying some of our worlds that were previously under [From.GetAdj] rule.\n\n$utopia.3321.desc.2$\n\nIt appears to be hungry."
 utopia.3321.desc.a.no_contact: "$utopia.3321.desc.3$ For reasons we cannot yet ascertain, some worlds within our borders were brought to ruin at the same moment.\n\n$utopia.3321.desc.4$"
 utopia.3321.desc.b.contact: "$utopia.3321.desc.1$\n\n$utopia.3321.desc.2$ It moves from world to world, destroying everything in its path."
 utopia.3321.desc.b.no_contact: "$utopia.3321.desc.3$\n\n$utopia.3321.desc.4$"
 utopia.3321.opt.a.contact: "What have they done!?"
 utopia.3321.opt.a.no_contact: "What can this mean?!"
 utopia.3325.name:0 "The End of the Cycle: §RShrouded§!"
 utopia.3325.desc.organic: "We have been unable to stop the monstrous energy being from enveloping §H[Root.GetName]§!. The planet and its entire population have been consumed by the §HShroud§!."
 utopia.3325.desc.machine: "We have been unable to stop the immense energy being from enveloping §H[Root.GetName]§!. The planet and its entire population have been consumed by the §HShroud§!."
 utopia.3325.opt.a.organic_non_gestalt:0 "Horrible!"
 utopia.3325.opt.a.machine_or_gestalt:0 "A catastrophe."
 utopia.3331.name:0 "Whisperers in the Void: §RCoping§!"
 utopia.3331.desc.intro: "Though the secrets imparted to our people by the §HWhisperers§! are of great use, some of them are also quite disturbing"
 utopia.3331.desc:0 "$utopia.3331.desc.intro$. Dealing with the stress of knowing too much can be difficult and has caused an increasing number among our population, including §H[leader_target.GetTitle] [leader_target.GetName]§!, to turn to substance abuse as a means to cope."
 utopia.3331.opt.a:0 "That is unfortunate."
 utopia.3332.name:0 "Whisperers in the Void: §RSuicide§!"
 utopia.3332.desc.intro: "$utopia.3331.desc.intro$, particularly those shared with individuals of importance. §H[leader_target.GetTitle] [leader_target.GetName]§!, unable to"
 utopia.3332.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$utopia.3332.desc.intro$ cope with the stress any longer, has taken [leader_target.GetHerHis] own life."
 utopia.3332.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "$utopia.3332.desc.intro$ process these details effectively, has self-destructed, taking themselves offline permanently."
 utopia.3332.desc.gestalt: "Though the secrets imparted to us by the §HWhisperers§! are of great use, some of them are also of a disturbing individualist nature. Being exposed to such deviancy for a prolonged period of time has led §H[leader_target.GetTitle] [leader_target.GetName]§! to separate themselves from the collective, leaving behind only their decayed husk."
 utopia.3332.opt.a.non_gestalt:0 "A tragedy."
 utopia.3332.opt.a.gestalt:0 "We will recycle them."
 utopia.3333.name:0 "Whisperers in the Void: §RMadness§!"
 utopia.3333.desc.intro: "Since allowing the §HWhisperers§! to communicate with the [GetBrainName], we have begun to notice a disturbing rise in deviancy amongst the collective."
 utopia.3333.desc.gestalt: "$utopia.3333.desc.intro$\n\nDrones are lashing out at each other while performing otherwise standard procedures, as well as over indulging in the use of amenities to an almost individualist degree.\n\nWe will need to purge the affected vessels if we wish to restore order."
 utopia.3333.desc.outro: "and unexplainable acts of violence have been on the rise among our psionic population. For the most part, these problems have been manageable, but recently issues have escalated beyond our control. Across the empire, divergent radical factions have emerged and violently clashed with each other."
 utopia.3333.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "Ever since we invited the §HWhisperers§! into our minds, mental illness $utopia.3333.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3333.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "Ever since we invited the §HWhisperers§! into our minds, erratic programming errors $utopia.3333.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3333.opt.a:0 "We must restore order!"
 utopia.3334.name:0 "Whisperers in the Void: §RPsychosis§!"
 utopia.3334.desc.gestalt: "$utopia.3333.desc.intro$\n\nWorse still, our sense of unity has begun to falter. The collective is unable to communicate effectively due to a psionically induced rise in individualist deviancy.\n\nWe must purge these excesses from ourselves if we wish to restore order."
 utopia.3334.desc.outro: "and unexplainable acts of violence have been on the rise among our psionic population. For the most part, it has been manageable, but recently issues have escalated beyond our control. Secretive societies have started to appear all over the empire. Some are harmless, but others have more nefarious goals and distrust has become a staple of our society."
 utopia.3334.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "Ever since we invited the §HWhisperers§! into our minds, mental illness $utopia.3334.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3334.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "Ever since we invited the §HWhisperers§! into our minds, erratic programming errors $utopia.3334.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3334.opt.a:0 "Terrible!"
 utopia.3335.name:1 "Eater of Worlds: §RNibbly§!"
 utopia.3335.desc.common: "§H[devoured_leader.GetTitle] [devoured_leader.GetName]§! has suddenly disappeared, leaving behind only echoes of psionic activity."
 utopia.3335.desc.gestalt: "$utopia.3335.desc.common$ It appears that $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$ has seen fit to devour [devoured_leader.GetHimHer]. Though it spared our other leaders, we cannot predict when the Eater might return for more."
 utopia.3335.desc.non_gestalt: "$utopia.3335.desc.common$ We believe that $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$ has seen fit to devour [devoured_leader.GetHimHer]. We managed to cover this up, and can only hope that the Eater has been sated for a while."
 utopia.3335.opt.a:1 "A small price to pay."
 utopia.3336.name:0 "Eater of Worlds: §RFamished§!"
 utopia.3336.desc.intro: "Once again, the §HEater§! has returned to claim its tribute"
 utopia.3336.desc.gestalt: "$utopia.3336.desc.intro$, devouring a significant part of our population on §Y[planet_target.GetName]§!.\n\nThough we understand the benefits of our covenant with Eater, such rampant cullings of our collective are beginning to sow the seeds of disruption and instability, leaving us more fragmented."
 utopia.3336.desc.non_gestalt: "$utopia.3336.desc.intro$, devouring a significant part of the population on §Y[planet_target.GetName]§!.\n\nThough we have been able to keep our covenant with the Eater secret from the population at large, the remaining people on the planet are understandably fearful and angry over these 'mysterious' disappearances and are demanding an explanation from the government."
 utopia.3336.opt.a:0 "Regrettable, but unavoidable."
 utopia.3337.name:0 "Eater of Worlds: §RRavenous§!"
 utopia.3337.desc:1 "Once again, the Eater has returned to claim its tribute. Not content to merely claim a part of our population, the Eater has devoured a whole planet. §Y[planet_target.GetName]§! has been enveloped in a thick psionic fog, and rescue ships sent into the atmosphere have all failed to return. Thankfully, this world was uninhabited, but we shudder at the thought the next one might be one of our thriving colonies."
 utopia.3337.desc.shadows: "$utopia.3336.desc.intro$ - this time devouring a whole planet.\n\n§H[planet_target.GetName]§! is now enveloped in a thick psionic fog, and any attempt to breach the atmosphere has proven unsuccessful. This world was uninhabited; the consequences would be grave if the next target is a thriving colony."
 utopia.3337.opt.a:1 "How far will this go?"
 utopia.3337.opt.tt: "[shrouded_planet.GetName] turns into a §Y$pc_shrouded$§!"
 #utopia.3338.name:0 "Instrument of Desire: §RParticularism§!"
 #utopia.3338.desc:0 "The desires inflicted upon our people by the Instrument are strong. The people of §Y[planet_target.GetName]§! have become convinced that their own particular customs are of distinct and paramount importance over those of our society as a whole. Alternative political movements are springing up like wildfire, and the political situation on the planet has become unpredictable, to say the least."
 utopia.3338.opt.a:0 "Unfortunate."
 #utopia.3339.name:0 "Instrument of Desire: §RDeviance§!"
 #utopia.3339.desc:0 "The desires inflicted upon our people by the Instrument are strong. As if overnight, the population of our empire appear to have turned against both the government and the very traditions of our people, questioning ages-old customs and breaking social taboos. Support for government positions are rapidly dropping, and it seems we may be in for a period of considerable political turmoil."
 #utopia.3339.opt.a:0 "Terrible!"
 utopia.3340.name:0 "Instrument of Desire: §RDecadence§!"
 utopia.3340.desc.gestalt: "The influence of the §HInstrument§! can be felt throughout the [GetBrainName], its otherworldly desires corrupting our collective with abstract individualist notions such as 'exclusivity', 'decadence', and 'wealth'.\n\nSuch concepts are inflicting a sickness throughout our drones, causing them to stray from the unifying purposes that drive us. We may have to indulge in these vices to recollect ourselves."
 utopia.3340.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "The desires inflicted by the §HInstrument§! are strong. Our population has been caught in a frenzy of consumerism and decadence, demanding ever more exclusive goods, ever rarer and more exotic foods. Rioting has already broken out at several shopping districts.\n\nWe might be forced to increase our production of §H[GetInstrumentCraving]§! to quieten the masses."
 utopia.3340.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "The desires emerging from the §HInstrument's§! influence on our programming are overriding the logic centres of our populace.\n\nConsumerism and decadence have begun to detract from operational efficiency, with units striving to retro-engineer their parts for aesthetic purposes over their intended functionality. The resulting shortages in high-demand parts have resulted in small skirmishes throughout assembly lines.\n\nWe will need to increase production of §H[GetInstrumentCraving]§! to settle the issue."
 utopia.3340.opt.a.organic_non_gestalt:1 "But why?"
 utopia.3340.opt.a.machine_or_gestalt: "Such is the cost of success."
 instrument_cravings:0 "Wild Cravings"
 instrument_cravings_tooltip:0 "§ROur £pops£ Pops now have an upkeep in§! [GetInstrumentCravingIconAndName]"
 instrument_cravings_desc: "$the_instrument_of_desire_color_article_cap$ has incited a new trend amongst our population. Everyone craves the same thing, largely for its own sake rather than any utility."
 instrument_cravings_gestalt: "$instrument_cravings$"
 instrument_cravings_gestalt_desc: "$the_instrument_of_desire_color_article_cap$ has inflicted us with the sickness of compulsive desire, a new sensation for our collective. We all crave the same thing, regardless of its purpose."
 utopia.3341.name: "[GetComposerMutationName]"
 utopia.3341.name.organic: "$name_composer$: §RMutation§!"
 utopia.3341.name.machine: "$name_composer$: §RReconfiguration§!"
 utopia.3341.desc.machine: "$the_composer_of_strands_color_article_cap$ has bestowed its blessings upon us, directly altering some of our hardwired components. Circuits have fused into new configurations. Solid metal has somehow melded into totally novel forms. Remarkably, our neuroprocessors remain functioning without the slightest problem. "
 utopia.3341.desc.organic_gestalt: "$the_composer_of_strands_color_article_cap$ has bestowed its blessings upon us, directly altering the genetic code of the §H[Root.GetSpeciesAdj]§! species. Strangely, the rapid and unpredictable mutations have provoked no more than a very muted reaction. It seems the random and unpredictable mutations can be considered a normal part of life, hardly worthy of outrage, or alarm."
 utopia.3341.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$the_composer_of_strands_color_article_cap$ has bestowed its blessings upon us, directly altering the genetic code of the §H[Root.GetSpeciesAdj]§! species. Strangely, the rapid and unpredictable mutations have provoked no more than a very muted reaction. It seems our population has to come to treat the random and unpredictable mutations as little more than a normal part of life, hardly worthy of outrage, or even discussion."
 utopia.3341.opt.a:0 "Let us see what the results are..."

 utopia.3342.name:0 "Eater of Worlds: §RHungry§!"
 utopia.3342.desc.intro: "The §HEater§! can never be truly sated. This time, it took a bite out of one of our colonies."
 utopia.3342.desc.outro: "now all that remains is a crater of unthinkable size, haunted by swirling purple mists."
 utopia.3342.desc.gestalt: "$utopia.3342.desc.intro$ Where once a significant portion of the collective occupied physical space, $utopia.3342.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3342.desc.non_gestalt: "$utopia.3342.desc.intro$ A significant part of the world has vanished from our reality, and $utopia.3342.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3342.opt.a.non_gestalt:0 "This will be hard to cover up..."
 utopia.3342.opt.a.gestalt:0 "This is the price of power."
 utopia.3343.name:0 "Eater of Worlds: §RPeckish§!"
 utopia.3343.desc.gestalt: "Once again, the §HEater§! has returned to claim its tribute, devouring a whole city on §Y[planet_target.GetName]§!. With the loss of so many drones, the collective has paid a high price for our covenant with the Eater."
 utopia.3343.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "Once again, the §HEater§! has returned to claim its tribute, devouring a whole city on §Y[planet_target.GetName]§!. Though we have been able to keep our covenant with the Eater secret from the population at large, the remaining people on the planet are understandably fearful and angry over these 'mysterious' disappearances and are demanding an explanation from the government."
 utopia.3343.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "Once again, the §HEater§! has returned to claim its tribute, devouring a whole city on §Y[planet_target.GetName]§!. Though we have been able to keep our covenant with the Eater secret from the population at large, those remaining on the planet are dissatisfied over these 'mysterious' disappearances and are demanding an explanation from the government."
 utopia.3343.opt.a.organic_non_gestalt: "Tragic, but unavoidable."
 utopia.3343.opt.a.machine_or_gestalt: "Unfortunate, but unavoidable."
 utopia.3345.name: "[GetComposerDegenerationName]"
 utopia.3345.name.organic: "$name_composer$: §RDegeneration§!"
 utopia.3345.name.machine: "$name_composer$: §RIrreparable Degradation§!"
 utopia.3345.desc.organic_1: "The blessings of $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$ are unpredictable. One of our leaders had an unfortunate experience when their"
 utopia.3345.desc.organic_2: "gained a will of its own. In moments, they had degenerated into an unrecognizable writhing mass. Without any hope of reversing the process, we now consider this leader"
 utopia.3345.desc.organic_3: "to be effectively dead."
 utopia.3345.desc.organic_individual_lithoid: "$utopia.3345.desc.organic_1$ physical form $utopia.3345.desc.organic_2$ $utopia.3345.desc.organic_3$"
 utopia.3345.desc.organic_hive_lithoid: "$utopia.3345.desc.organic_1$ physical form $utopia.3345.desc.organic_2$ drone $utopia.3345.desc.organic_3$"
 utopia.3345.desc.organic_individual_non_lithoid: "$utopia.3345.desc.organic_1$ flesh $utopia.3345.desc.organic_2$ $utopia.3345.desc.organic_3$"
 utopia.3345.desc.organic_hive_non_lithoid: "$utopia.3345.desc.organic_1$ flesh $utopia.3345.desc.organic_2$ drone $utopia.3345.desc.organic_3$"
 utopia.3345.desc.machine_non_gestalt: "The blessings of $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$ are unpredictable. One of our leaders experienced a spectacular critical failure when their physical components gained a will of their own, spontaneously fusing and melding into a bizarre new form. Now reduced to a malfunctioning and irreparable piece of scrap metal, the [Root.GetName] has no further use for this leader."
 utopia.3345.desc.machine_gestalt: "The blessings of $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$ are unpredictable. One of our leader nodes experienced a spectacular critical failure when their physical components gained a will of their own, spontaneously fusing and melding into a bizarre new form. Now reduced to a malfunctioning and irreparable piece of scrap metal, the [Root.GetName] has no further use for this leader node."
 utopia.3345.opt.a.organic:0 "They live a simpler life now."
 utopia.3345.opt.a.machine:0 "All hardware becomes obsolete one day."
 utopia.3346.name:0 "Composer of Strands: §RRegression§!"
 utopia.3346.desc:0 "The benevolent gifts of $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$ have fallen upon [devolved_species_planet.GetName], where a number of our populations have undergone a severe mutation, regressing to the state of pre-sapients."
 utopia.3346.opt.a.non_gestalt:0 "Fascinating but unfortunate."
 utopia.3346.opt.a.gestalt:0 "Unfortunate."
 utopia.3346.opt.a.tt:0 "§Y500§! £pop£ §HPops§! on [devolved_species_planet.GetName] have turned into §YPre-sapients§!.\n\nWith the right technology, they can be §YUplifted§! from the Species Tab."
 utopia.3347.name: "$name_cradle$: §RDemilitarization§!"
 utopia.3347.desc: "The §HCradle§! seeks balance in all things; according to our [GetTelepathPlural], this includes a military proportionate to the needs of peace. The size of our navy must have stirred our patron's ire, as a number of ships from the §H[demilitarized_fleet.GetFleetName]§! have suddenly vanished in a violent burst of psionic energy."
 utopia.3347.opt.a: "$UNFORTUNATE$"
 utopia.3347.opt.a.tt: "A random fleet we control loses up to 12 §HNaval Capacity§!."
 utopia.3348.name: "[GetCradleChaoticAnguishName]"
 utopia.3348.name.organic_non_gestalt: "$name_cradle$: §RAnguish§!"
 utopia.3348.name.machine_or_gestalt: "$name_cradle$: §RDisruption§!"
 utopia.3348.desc.intro: "[GetCradleAnguishIntro]"
 utopia.3348.desc.organic_non_gestalt: "$utopia.3348.desc.intro$ existential anguish."
 utopia.3348.desc.machine_or_gestalt: "$utopia.3348.desc.intro$ cognitive disruption."
 utopia.3348.desc_intro_homicidal: "Attuned to the will of the §HCradle§!, the [root.GetSpeciesAdj] psyche is beset by dissonance, entertaining the absurdity of harmonious coexistence between all minds. In response to the current disorder of galactic affairs, a wave of psionic disturbance has coursed through the populace, causing widespread"
 utopia.3348.desc_intro_default: "Attuned to the will of the §HCradle§!, [root.GetSpeciesAdj]kind has come to favor harmonious coexistence between all minds. In response to the current disorder of galactic affairs, a wave of psionic disturbance has coursed through the populace, causing widespread"

 utopia.3348.opt.a: "We must endure."
 anguish_of_the_cradle: "Anguish of the Cradle"
 anguish_of_the_cradle_desc: "$the_cradle_of_souls_article_cap$ has sent a wave of psionic disturbance throughout our population."
 anguish_of_the_cradle_gestalt: "$anguish_of_the_cradle$"
 anguish_of_the_cradle_gestalt_desc: "$anguish_of_the_cradle_desc$"
 utopia.3349.name: "$name_cradle$: §RLimitation§!"
 utopia.3349.desc: "The ability to support and maintain our military fleets has become more difficult throughout the §H[root.GetName]§!.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] sense that this disruption was caused by the §HCradle§!, which yearns for galactic order. Our investment into military infrastructure, no matter how small, must have earned its displeasure."
 utopia.3349.opt.a: "We should limit our presence in the void."
 limit_of_the_cradle: "Limit of the Cradle"
 limit_of_the_cradle_desc: "Our military support infrastructure has been curtailed by $the_cradle_of_souls_article$."
 utopia.3350.name: "[GetLavishLifestyleEventName]"
 utopia.3350.name.individual: "$name_instrument$: §RLavish Lifestyle§!"
 utopia.3350.name.gestalt: "$name_instrument$: §RExcessive Consumption§!"
 utopia.3350.desc.individual: "Our bond with the §HInstrument§! is causing some of the [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] leadership to develop expensive consumption habits.\n\n[lavish_leader.GetName] has been caught spending vast sums of energy credits on extravagant items, supporting an increasingly indulgent personal lifestyle."
 utopia.3350.desc.gestalt: "Our close bond with the §HInstrument§! is causing elevated resource consumption among some [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] leader drones.\n\n[lavish_leader.GetName] has been using more energy than is necessary to support [lavish_leader.GetHisHer] basic functioning. No physical basis for this has been found, leading us to conclude that this indulgent resource use is somehow preferential."
 utopia.3350.opt.a: "Such is the cost of desire."
 utopia.3351.name: "$name_instrument$: §RWorkforce Distractions§!"
 utopia.3351.desc.individual: "As our patron's influence spreads ever further across [Root.GetName], newfound leisure distractions are diverting the population's energy away from productive work.\n\nIn the face of waning motivation, achieving the same outputs from the labor force now requires greater investment than before."
 utopia.3351.desc.gestalt: "As our patron's influence spreads ever further across [Root.GetName], a creeping deviancy has arisen within the [Root.GetSpeciesAdj] collective.\n\nThese momentary individualistic urges and propensity to distraction are particularly common during work tasks. Maintaining the cohesion and discipline of the workforce now requires greater investment. "
 utopia.3351.opt.a: "A temporary whim of the §HInstrument§!."
 distracted_workforce: "Distracted Workforce"
 distracted_workforce_desc: "This workforce is prone to distraction and requires constant supervision."

 utopia.200.name:0 "A New Presence in the Shroud"
 utopia.200.desc.a:0 "A change has come over the [target_species.GetNamePlural] living in our empire. It started with a faint ripple in the Shroud. Now it's as if they are vibrating on a different level. We all feel it, the [target_species.GetNamePlural] are on the verge of developing latent psionic abilities, similar to our own.\n\nMaybe it's from living in such close proximity to us. Maybe the Shroud has simply chosen them. The Conclave of Telepaths, our chief psionic experts, warn us that this may be our only chance to intervene. We could nip it in the bud or help them awaken. They won't get far without our guidance."
 utopia.200.desc.b:0 "Unusual activity in the Shroud suggests that another species in our nation, the [target_species.GetNamePlural], are beginning to manifest latent psionic abilities. We are now faced with the same choice as before - will we suppress or unleash their burgeoning powers?"
 utopia.200.a:0 "We will unlock their potential."
 utopia.200.a.tooltip:0 "All [target_species.GetAdj] pops will gain the trait §Y$trait_latent_psionic$§!."
 utopia.200.b:0 "They are unworthy."
 utopia.203.name:0 "The Awakening"
 utopia.203.desc.a:0 "Under the guidance of the Conclave of Telepaths, the [target_species.GetNamePlural] have developed a deeper connection to the Shroud than we could ever have imagined. It's as if these powers were meant for them all along.\n\nNow they claim to be ready to unlock their full psionic potential. The conclave however is divided. Some are worried that the change has come too fast and that their minds would become unstable, others that their newfound powers could go to their heads. But if we don't strike now, we may never get another chance."
 utopia.203.desc.b:0 "The [target_species.GetNamePlural] too claim that they are ready to take the steps needed to reach their full psionic potential and be awoken."
 utopia.203.a:0 "They are ready."
 utopia.203.a.tooltip:0 "All [target_species.GetAdj] pops will gain the trait §Y$trait_psionic$§!."
 utopia.203.b:0 "They are unworthy."
 utopia.203.c:0 "It's too dangerous."
 utopia.204.name:0 "A Rude Awakening"
 utopia.204.desc.a:0 "Lately our researchers have been perplexed by the unexpected manifestation of psionic abilities in some [original_species.GetSpeciesNamePlural]. Upon investigation they found that these changes coincided with a major psionic awakening of their brethren in the [target_country.GetName], a nation that has long been known for its prowess within the field of psionics.\n\nWe can only assume that some of their newfound powers have bled over to their distant relatives in our empire, through means we don't yet understand."
 utopia.204.desc.b:0 "Lately our researchers have been perplexed by the unexpected manifestation of psionic abilities in some [original_species.GetSpeciesNamePlural]. Upon closer examination they found that the psionics are linked telepathically to their brethren in a previously unknown nation, the [target_country.GetName], with which we have now established communications. It seems the changes we've experienced were a ripple effect, brought on by a major psionic awakening of all [original_species.GetSpeciesNamePlural] in [target_country.GetName]."
 utopia.204.a.tooltip:0 "Up to 4 [original_species.GetSpeciesAdj] pops will get the trait §Ylatent psionic§!."
 utopia.205.name:0 "An Unexpected Awakening"
 utopia.205.desc:0 "Since the psionic awakening of the [target_species.GetName], our informants report that some individuals belonging to the same species elsewhere, have also begun to show signs of latent psionic abilities. It is as if their common ancestry links them in the Shroud, regardless of the physical distance between them.\n\nUnlike their distant relatives in our nation however, they are few and far between, and it is unlikely they'll ever reach a full awakening."

 whisperers_madness:0 "Shroud-Madness"
 whisperers_madness_desc: "The population of our empire stands divided as a result of madness brought on by $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$."
 whisperers_madness_gestalt: "$whisperers_madness$"
 whisperers_madness_gestalt_desc: "Our drones are divided as a result of collective mania brought on by $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$."

 whisperers_psychosis:0 "Shroud-Psychosis"
 whisperers_psychosis_desc:1 "Our empire has fallen prey to internal quarrels as a result of madness brought on by $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$."
 whisperers_psychosis_gestalt: "$whisperers_psychosis$"
 whisperers_psychosis_gestalt_desc: "Our empire has fallen prey to internal discord as a result of imbalances brought on by $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$."

 eater_unhappiness_planet_1:0 "Shroud-Eaten Population"
 eater_unhappiness_planet_1_desc:0 "A portion of this planet's population was devoured by $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$."
 eater_unhappiness_planet_1_gestalt: "$eater_unhappiness_planet_1$"
 eater_unhappiness_planet_1_gestalt_desc: "$eater_unhappiness_planet_1_desc$"
 eater_unhappiness_planet_2:1 "$eater_unhappiness_planet_1$"
 eater_unhappiness_planet_2_desc:1 "$eater_unhappiness_planet_1_desc$"
 eater_unhappiness_planet_2_gestalt: "$eater_unhappiness_planet_2$"
 eater_unhappiness_planet_2_gestalt_desc: "$eater_unhappiness_planet_2_desc$"
 eater_unhappiness_empire:0 "Shroud-Eaten World"
 eater_unhappiness_empire_desc:0 "An entire planet in our empire was devoured by $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$."
 eater_unhappiness_empire_gestalt: "$eater_unhappiness_empire$"
 eater_unhappiness_empire_gestalt_desc: "$eater_unhappiness_empire_desc$"
 instrument_deviance_planet:0 "Shroud-Deviance"
 instrument_deviance_planet_desc:0 "The population of this planet is turning away from our empire's ethics to pursue their own goals. This is undoubtedly the doing of the §YInstrument of Desire§!."
 instrument_deviance_empire:0 "Shroud-Deviance"
 instrument_deviance_empire_desc:0 "The population of our entire empire has begun to question our empire's ethics and policies. This is undoubtedly the doing of the §YInstrument of Desire§!."
 instrument_consumer_goods:0 "Shroud-Decadence"
 instrument_consumer_goods_desc:0 "The population of this planet has turned to decadent consumerism, desperate for exclusive foods and exotic wares. This is undoubtedly the doing of the §YInstrument of Desire§!."

 d_eater_deposit:0 "Shrouded Crater"
 d_eater_deposit_desc:0 "Part of this planet has been devoured by a §HShroud§! entity. The resulting crater is home to swirling purple mists, and those that venture nearby often never return."

 opinion_doomed_us_all:0 "Brought on the End"
 absorbed_consciousness_1:0 "Absorbed Consciousness"
 absorbed_consciousness_2:0 "$absorbed_consciousness_1$"
 absorbed_consciousness_3:0 "$absorbed_consciousness_1$"
 absorbed_consciousness_4:0 "$absorbed_consciousness_1$"
 absorbed_consciousness_5:0 "$absorbed_consciousness_1$"

 covenant.tooltip:0 "§YThere will be a price to pay.§!\n\n"
 covenant.cycle.tooltip:0 "§RDo not do this.§!\n\n"
 covenant.whisperers.desc:0 "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$ and already they have begun to share their secrets with our scientists and leaders. We will benefit immensely from their knowledge.\n\nThe only downside appears to be a sudden upswing in mental illness and suicide among the general population, and some of our worlds are experiencing a flurry of unexplainable murders and assaults committed by otherwise stable and well-adjusted individuals. Our clinics and asylums are having some trouble dealing with the sudden influx of patients."
 covenant.whisperers.option:0 "We can handle it."
 covenant.eater.desc:1 "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$ and already the effects can be felt in our army and navy. Our soldiers now fight with a ferocity that borders on savagery and even the very weapons of our ship somehow seem to hunger for the deaths of our enemies.\n\nUndoubtedly related is the sudden and mysterious disappearance of the entire population of a city on one of our colonies, its people taken by the Eater as its promised tribute.\n\nIt seems a small price to pay - assuming, of course, that the Eater will not get hungry again..."
 covenant.eater.option:0 "Let's hope not."
 covenant.instrument.desc:1 "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$. It did not take long for the effects to be felt: reports of rich new veins of ore found in our mines; businesses that were about to fail suddenly booming; rare and valuable resources found on asteroids that we were absolutely certain previously held nothing but ice and rock.\n\nIt seems our empire is entering a golden age of wealth and prosperity, just as the Instrument promised us - but what was the cost it spoke of...?"
 covenant.instrument.option:0 "I'm sure it's nothing bad."
 covenant.composer.desc:2 "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$. It did not take long for the effects to be felt: a sudden and significant increase in birth rates that is undoubtedly the work of the Composer. However, along with these positive effects we are also experiencing a rash of strange new mutations: offspring born with extra limbs and organs... some of which bear no resemblance to any previously cataloged part of their anatomy.\n\nFortunately, the few deaths resulting from them are more than outweighed by the higher birth rates and the apparent increased vitality of our people."
 covenant.composer.option:0 "We've done the right thing."
 covenant.cycle.desc:1 "It is done. We have formed a Covenant with the §REnd of the Cycle§!. As we took its bargain, a mere two words were spoken: §R"FIFTY YEARS"§!. Then, silence, as we were left to contemplate the future consequences of what we have just brought onto ourselves."
 covenant.cycle.option:0 "May the spirits have mercy on us all."
 covenant_shroud_marked:0 "Shroud-Marked"
 covenant_shroud_marked_desc:0 "This world is marked by the Shroud.\n\n§RSomething very bad is going to happen here.§!"

 covenant_whisperers_in_the_void:0 "Covenant: Whisperers in the Void"
 covenant_whisperers_in_the_void_0:0 "$covenant_whisperers_in_the_void$"
 covenant_whisperers_in_the_void_desc:0 "We have formed a Covenant with a powerful being in the Shroud and now benefit from its patronage.\n\n§YThere will be a price to pay.§!"
 covenant_whisperers_in_the_void_0_desc:0 "$covenant_whisperers_in_the_void_desc$"
 covenant_whisperers_in_the_void_0_fircon:0 "Whisperer's Mantle"
 covenant_whisperers_in_the_void_fircon:0 "Whisperer's Mantle"
 covenant_composer_of_strands:0 "Covenant: Composer of Strands"
 covenant_composer_of_strands_0:0 "$covenant_composer_of_strands$"
 covenant_composer_of_strands_desc:0 "We have formed a Covenant with a powerful being in the Shroud and now benefit from its patronage.\n\n§YThere will be a price to pay.§!"
 covenant_composer_of_strands_0_desc:0 "$covenant_composer_of_strands_desc$"
 covenant_eater_of_worlds:0 "Covenant: Eater of Worlds"
 covenant_eater_of_worlds_0:0 "$covenant_eater_of_worlds$"
 covenant_eater_of_worlds_desc:0 "We have formed a Covenant with a powerful being in the Shroud and now benefit from its patronage.\n\n§YThere will be a price to pay.§!"
 covenant_eater_of_worlds_0_desc:0 "$covenant_eater_of_worlds_desc$"
 covenant_eater_of_worlds_debuff:0 "$covenant_eater_of_worlds$"
 covenant_eater_of_worlds_debuff_desc:0 "$covenant_eater_of_worlds_desc$"
 covenant_eater_of_worlds_debuff_0:0 "$covenant_eater_of_worlds$"
 covenant_eater_of_worlds_debuff_0_desc:0 "$covenant_eater_of_worlds_desc$"
 covenant_instrument_of_desire:0 "Covenant: Instrument of Desire"
 covenant_instrument_of_desire_0:0 "$covenant_instrument_of_desire$"
 covenant_instrument_of_desire_desc:0 "We have formed a Covenant with a powerful being in the Shroud and now benefit from its patronage.\n\n§YThere will be a price to pay.§!"
 covenant_instrument_of_desire_desc_0:0 "$covenant_instrument_of_desire_desc$"
 covenant_end_of_the_cycle:0 "Covenant: End of the Cycle"
 covenant_end_of_the_cycle_desc:0 "We have formed a Covenant with the End of the Cycle.\n\n§RThere will be a reckoning.§!"

 whisperers_covenant_chain_title:0 "The Whisperers in the Void"
 whisperers_covenant_chain_desc:0 "We have created a bond with a Shroud entity named $whisperers_in_the_void_color_article$. Unfathomable, it granted us crumbs of its power for a price. There will likely be more to follow.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] theorize that the bond can be deepened more easily if we align our actions with the will of our patron.\n\nThe Whisperers enjoy new knowledge, silent secrets, and conspiracies. They revel in the simple joy of a mind filled to the brim, cracking at the seams."
 whisperers_covenant_chain_begin: "$BEGINS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$whisperers_covenant_chain_title$§!"
 whisperers_covenant_chain_end: "$ENDS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$whisperers_covenant_chain_title$§!"
 eater_covenant_chain_title:0 "The Eater of Worlds"
 eater_covenant_chain_desc.intro: "We have created a bond with a Shroud entity named $the_eater_of_worlds_color_article$. Insatiable, it granted us crumbs of its power for a price. There will likely be more to follow.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] theorize that the bond can be deepened more easily if we align our actions with the will of our patron."
 eater_covenant_chain_desc:0 "$eater_covenant_chain_desc.intro$\n\nThe Eater hungers impatiently. It craves war, the sweet taste of strife and lament."
 eater_covenant_chain_begin: "$BEGINS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$eater_covenant_chain_title$§!"
 eater_covenant_chain_end: "$ENDS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$eater_covenant_chain_title$§!"
 composer_covenant_chain_title:0 "The Composer of Strands"
 composer_covenant_chain_desc.intro: "We have created a bond with a Shroud entity named $the_composer_of_strands_color_article$. Sheltering, it granted us crumbs of its power for a price. There will likely be more to follow.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] theorize that the bond can be further deepened more easily if we align our actions with the will of our patron."
 composer_covenant_chain_desc: "$composer_covenant_chain_desc.intro$\n\nThe Composer yearns for genetic manipulations and flesh set free from the constraints of evolution. It tells us about respect for life and nature, and the sanctity of the flesh."
 composer_covenant_chain_begin: "$BEGINS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$composer_covenant_chain_title$§!"
 composer_covenant_chain_end: "$ENDS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$composer_covenant_chain_title$§!"
 instrument_covenant_chain_title:0 "The Instrument of Desire"
 instrument_covenant_chain_desc.intro: "We have created a bond with a Shroud entity named $the_instrument_of_desire_color_article$. Pampering, it granted us crumbs of its power for a price. There will likely be more to follow.\n\nOur [GetTelepathPlural] theorize that the bond can be deepened more easily if we align our actions with the will of our patron."
 instrument_covenant_chain_desc: "$instrument_covenant_chain_desc.intro$\n\nThe Instrument longs for yearning. Indulged pleasures, decadence, and slavery spell the name of the Instrument."
 instrument_covenant_chain_begin: "$BEGINS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$instrument_covenant_chain_title$§!"
 instrument_covenant_chain_end: "$ENDS_EVENT_CHAIN$ §Y$instrument_covenant_chain_title$§!"

 utopia.2671.name:0 "Our Bond Grows Deeper"
 utopia.2671.desc:0 "Our understanding of our patron grows. We are no more than an afterthought to it. Insects in its home. Yet, it has taken a liking to us and on this occasion, it has bestowed another drop of power upon us.\n\nOur telepaths are now more closely attuned to our patron, and we have been inspired to create a monument to celebrate our covenant, a place where our best telepaths can try to commune with the §Y[GetShroudPatron]§!."
 utopia.2671.a:0 "We feel safer in the Composer's embrace."
 utopia.2671.a.tt:0 "Our telepaths now produce additional £pop£ §YPop Growth§!.\n\nWe can now build a £building£ §YSanctum of the Composer§! on one of our planets."
 utopia.2671.b:0 "We hunger too. War can sate us."
 utopia.2671.b.tt:0 "Our telepaths now produce additional £mod_country_naval_cap_add£ Naval Capacity.\n\nWe can now build a £building£ §YSanctum of the Eater§! on one of our planets."
 utopia.2671.c:0 "There is nothing more beautiful than desire."
 utopia.2671.c.tt:0 "Our telepaths now produce additional £amenities£ Amenities.\n\nWe can now build a £building£ §YSanctum of the Instrument§! on one of our planets."
 utopia.2671.d:0 "A filled mind has no room for doubt."
 utopia.2671.d.tt:0 "Our telepaths now produce additional $r_research$.\n\nWe can now build a £building£ §YSanctum of the Whisperers§! on one of our planets."

 utopia.2676.name:0 "Potential Achieved"
 utopia.2676.desc:0 "The mysteries of the §HShroud§! are too alien for us to dispel, but we have become more attuned to the §Y[GetShroudPatron]§!. Everywhere we go, we can sense it at the back of our minds, and its power seeps into our reality from the cracks of our psyche."
 utopia.2676.a:0 "The will of the Flesh is sacred."
 utopia.2676.b:0 "Strife is devotion."
 utopia.2676.c:0 "Thou shalt covet."
 utopia.2676.d:0 "Secrecy is safety."

 utopia.2681.name:0 "Scraps of Power"
 utopia.2681.desc:0 "Our patron, the §H[GetShroudPatron]§!, has deposited a fraction of its energy in a fold of the §HShroud§!, ready for the taking. Our close bond will allow one of us to safely absorb this power.\n\nA number of candidates have been selected, but only one of them can be granted the privilege to wield the power of our patron. We must decide who it shall be."
 utopia.2681.a:0 "§H[leader_1.GetTitle]§! [leader_1.GetName]"
 utopia.2681.b:0 "§H[leader_2.GetTitle]§! [leader_2.GetName]"
 utopia.2681.c:0 "§H[leader_3.GetTitle]§! [leader_3.GetName]"
 utopia.2681.d:0 "§H[leader_4.GetTitle]§! [leader_4.GetName]"

 utopia.2682.name:0 "Ascended"
 utopia.2682.desc.intro: "It is done. As the power was invested in [chosen_leader.GetName], all those around could [GetFeelLoc] the weight of its psionic presence. It is powerful and commands respect. [chosen_leader.GetHeSheCap] will now be the [GetImmortalLoc] "
 utopia.2682.desc.patron_champion: "$utopia.2682.desc.intro$ champion of the §H[GetShroudPatron]§!."
 utopia.2682.desc.shroudshaper_champion: "$utopia.2682.desc.intro$ $leader_trait_shroudshaper$ of the §H[This.GetName]§!."
 utopia.2682.desc.previous_chosen_killed: "The event had a devastating effect on the heretic §H[previous_chosen_leader.GetName]§!, once considered the Chosen of our former patron. From [previous_chosen_leader.GetHisHer] place of exile, [previous_chosen_leader.GetHeShe] quietly expired when the last traces of psionic power ebbed from [previous_chosen_leader.GetHisHer] broken form."
 utopia.2682.desc.previous_chosen_lost_patron: "The event had a noticeable effect on §H[chosen_leader_lost_patron.GetName]§!. Though still imbued with considerable psionic energy, [chosen_leader_lost_patron.GetHeShe] [chosen_leader_lost_patron.GetHasHave] lost the power once bestowed in [chosen_leader_lost_patron.GetHimHer] by our former patron."
 utopia.2682.a:0 "They were destined to be Chosen."
 utopia.2682.a.shroudshaper: "This is [chosen_leader.GetHisHer] destiny."

 utopia.2686.name:0 "Blessed Armaments"
 utopia.2686.desc:0 "The Conclave of Telepaths has made a breakthrough in harnessing the powers of our patron, the §H[GetShroudPatron]§!. Where previously only psionic individuals could fully grasp the extent of the Covenant, we have devised a way to let power flow through entire starships, at a scale never seen before.\n\nShould we wish it, the mark of the §H[GetShroudPatron]§! can push our ships further than ever before."
 utopia.2686.a:0 "What is a hull if not flesh?"
 utopia.2686.b:0 "Our ships are ravenous too."
 utopia.2686.c:0 "These vessels crave purpose."
 utopia.2686.d:0 "Secrets are weapons without compare."

 building_composer_sanctum:0 "Sanctum of the Composer"
 building_composer_sanctum_desc: "The Sanctum is a place dedicated to communion with the Composer. [GetComposerSanctumDesc]"
 building_composer_sanctum_desc_default: "Here, flesh roams as freely as thought, allowing the Shroud to remake us beyond our means."
 building_composer_sanctum_desc_machine: "Here, circuitry runs unimpeded by physical factors. The Shroud is able to optimize our processors in ways beyond our conventional parameters."
 building_eater_sanctum:0 "Sanctum of the Eater"
 building_eater_sanctum_desc: "The Sanctum is a place dedicated to communion with the Eater. Here, the Shroud prepares us for war as we plan for the next [GetEaterSanctumDesc]."
 building_eater_sanctum_desc_machine: "conquest"
 building_eater_sanctum_desc_default: "feast"
 building_instrument_sanctum:0 "Sanctum of the Instrument"
 building_instrument_sanctum_desc: "The Sanctum is a place dedicated to communion with the Instrument. [GetInstrumentSanctumDesc]"
 building_instrument_sanctum_desc_gestalt: "Here, excesses are hoarded, sanitized, and redistributed to promote the stability of our collective."
 building_instrument_sanctum_desc_default: "Here, riches are hoarded then traded away in a consumptive frenzy that brings us no closer to fulfillment."
 building_whisperers_sanctum:0 "Sanctum of the Whisperers"
 building_whisperers_sanctum_desc: "The Sanctum is a place dedicated to communion with the Whisperers. [GetWhisperersSanctumDesc]"
 building_whisperers_sanctum_desc_machine: "Here, secrets are traded in cryptic exchanges, new knowledge is brought to be sealed away, and our signals join the chorus."
 building_whisperers_sanctum_desc_default: "Here, secrets are traded in hushed tones, new knowledge is brought to be sealed away, and our murmurs join the chorus."
 covenant_detection_first_contact:0 "$building_whisperers_sanctum$"
 covenant_detection_first_contact_effect:0 "Our §YStarbase§! in this system gains: §YDetection Strength§! §G+5§!\n\n"

 whisperers_chosen:0 "Chosen of the Whisperers"
 eater_chosen:0 "Chosen of the Eater"
 composer_chosen:0 "Chosen of the Composer"
 instrument_chosen:0 "Chosen of the Instrument"

 COMPOSER_MARK:0 "Mark of the Composer"
 COMPOSER_MARK_DESC:0 "The mark of our Shroud Patron amplifies our psionic abilities and allows us to influence entire ships."
 EATER_MARK:0 "Mark of the Eater"
 EATER_MARK_DESC:0 "$COMPOSER_MARK_DESC$"
 INSTRUMENT_MARK:0 "Mark of the Instrument"
 INSTRUMENT_MARK_DESC:0 "$COMPOSER_MARK_DESC$"
 WHISPERERS_MARK:0 "Mark of the Whisperers"
 WHISPERERS_MARK_DESC:0 "$COMPOSER_MARK_DESC$"

 tech_covenant_composer:0 "$COMPOSER_MARK$"
 tech_covenant_composer_desc:0 "We have discovered how to let psionic energy flow through our ships. Armed with this knowledge, we can now imbue our vessels with the powers of our patron."
 tech_covenant_eater:0 "$EATER_MARK$"
 tech_covenant_eater_desc:0 "$tech_covenant_composer_desc$"
 tech_covenant_instrument:0 "$INSTRUMENT_MARK$"
 tech_covenant_instrument_desc:0 "$tech_covenant_composer_desc$"
 tech_covenant_whisperers:0 "$WHISPERERS_MARK$"
 tech_covenant_whisperers_desc:0 "$tech_covenant_composer_desc$"

 utopia.3400.name:0 "A Divine Sovereign"
 utopia.3400.desc:0 "The [GetImmortalLoc] entity known as §H[chosen_one.GetName]§!, previously [chosen_one_species.GetName] but now something far more, has attracted a large and devout following in the [Root.GetName]. Worshipped by many as a supreme deity, a call has gone out to officially crown the [chosen_one.GetTitle] as the permanent ruler of our great empire, now and into perpetuity."
 utopia.3400.a:0 "A powerful psychic, but a God? Hardly."
 utopia.3400.b:0 "May [chosen_one.GetHerHis] reign stretch into infinity... and beyond!"
 reject_god_emperor:0 "[chosen_one.GetName] will remain as [chosen_one.GetTitle]."
 utopia.3401.name:0 "[chosen_one.GetTitle] Crowned on [From.Capital.GetName]"
 utopia.3401.desc.intro: "An immensely powerful [chosen_one_species.GetAdj] [GetPsychicNoun] has seized control of the §H[From.GetName]§!! This"
 utopia.3401.desc.outro: "being, referred to in hushed whispers as the 'Chosen One' by [chosen_one.GetHerHis] followers, was crowned on [From.Capital.GetName] in a lavish ceremony this morning. A communique celebrating the eternal rule of §H[chosen_one.GetRulerTitle] [chosen_one.GetRegnalName]§! was sent out to all interstellar governments shortly thereafter."
 utopia.3401.desc.organic: "$utopia.3401.desc.intro$ immortal $utopia.3401.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3401.desc.machine: "$utopia.3401.desc.intro$ everlasting $utopia.3401.desc.outro$"
 utopia.3401.a:0 "[chosen_one.GetName] has been touched by the Shroud."
 utopia.3401.b:0 "Superstitious nonsense."
 utopia.3401.c:0 "A significant development."

 civic_psionic_sovereign:0 "Divine Sovereign"
 civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_prefix: "This society has appointed the"
 civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_suffix_organic: "- an individual endowed with unparalleled psionic might - as their eternal ruler."
 civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_suffix_machine: "- a specially designated unit designed to harness unparalleled psionic might - as their eternal ruler."
 civic_psionic_sovereign_desc: "$civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_prefix$ $leader_trait_chosen_default$ $civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_suffix_organic$"
 civic_psionic_sovereign_organic_gestalt: "$civic_psionic_sovereign$"
 civic_psionic_sovereign_organic_gestalt_desc: "$civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_prefix$ $leader_trait_chosen_gestalt$ $civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_suffix_organic$"
 civic_psionic_sovereign_machine_non_gestalt: "$civic_psionic_sovereign$"
 civic_psionic_sovereign_machine_non_gestalt_desc: "$civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_prefix$ $leader_trait_chosen_default$ $civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_suffix_machine$"
 civic_psionic_sovereign_machine_gestalt: "$civic_psionic_sovereign$"
 civic_psionic_sovereign_machine_gestalt_desc: "$civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_prefix$ $leader_trait_chosen_gestalt$ $civic_psionic_sovereign_desc_suffix_machine$"

 master_builders_habitats:1 "$ap_voidborn$: Expansion"
 master_builders_habitats_desc:0 "This $pc_habitat$ has been expanded by an additional §Y2§! $MOD_PLANET_MAX_DISTRICTS_ADD$."
