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{{quote|First it shimmered... then it crawled... then it screamed.|[[Shuro Chi]], quoting the last words of an unnamed [[Techeun]] killed by the Aphelion.}} | {{quote|First it shimmered... then it crawled... then it screamed.|[[Shuro Chi]], quoting the last words of an unnamed [[Techeun]] killed by the Aphelion.}} | ||
The '''Aphelion''' is an entity or race of entities known to the [[Awoken | The '''Aphelion''' is an entity or race of entities known to the [[Awoken]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Very little has been revealed about the nature of the Aphelion, but it has been stated that they are extremely dangerous, malevolent and stealthy. They have claimed the lives of many Awoken, including the inhabitants of the [[RSS Amestris]]<ref> | Very little has been revealed about the nature of the Aphelion, but it has been stated that they are extremely dangerous, malevolent and stealthy. They have claimed the lives of many Awoken, including the inhabitants of the [[RSS Amestris]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/bamberga?highlight=aphelion</ref>, three [[Techeun]]s, and possibly the [[Queen's Wrath]] [[Sjur Eido]]. | ||
[[Paladin]] [[Pavel Nolg]] reported seeing a "glowing creature" on the exterior of his ship ''Retribution'' shortly before executing an NLS jump; this sighting was filed along with the Amestris incident as being related to the Aphelion. | [[Paladin]] [[Pavel Nolg]] reported seeing a "glowing creature" on the exterior of his ship ''[[Retribution]]'' shortly before executing an NLS jump; this sighting was filed along with the Amestris incident as being related to the Aphelion. | ||
They appear to be extremely radioactive, a trait which apparently led one Awoken on the Amestris to draw a connection between the Aphelion and | They appear to be extremely radioactive, a trait which apparently led one Awoken on the Amestris to draw a connection between the Aphelion and an apocryphal story about the [[fissioneer|fissioneers]] of the [[Distributary]]<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/imponent-i Imponent I]</ref>. | ||
The [[Lost Sector]] known as [[Aphelion's Rest]] presumably has some connection to the Aphelion | The [[Lost Sector]] known as [[Aphelion's Rest]] presumably has some connection to the Aphelion. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The term "aphelion" denotes the point in which an orbiting body is farthest from the star which it orbits. As such, the use of this term to name the Aphelion may suggest that it is an entity far removed from the [[Light]], and closely aligned with the [[Darkness]]. | *The term "aphelion" denotes the point in which an orbiting body is farthest from the star which it orbits. As such, the use of this term to name the Aphelion may suggest that it is an entity far removed from the [[Light]], and closely aligned (or perhaps even synonymous) with the [[Darkness]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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