Fiction:The Artifacts

"Power. Power overwhelming..."

- Unknown Imperium marine

Archeotechnological Essenergetic Anomalies, also known as Andromedan Artifacts or simply Artifacts are objects of unknown origin and unclear nature spread over the. No different from ordinary Tertamian or even early Imperium relics at first glance, the Artifacts are in fact as ancient as the stars themselves (if not older) and serve as conduits of unspeakable power, power that changed the face of Andromeda during the Times of the Four and the.

Every Artifact, no matter how small, contains immense amounts of -like energy that, with right technology, can be harnessed and used, for good or evil. However, the Artifacts can only achieve their true potential when unified, at which point their combined energy increases expotentially; anyone who manages to control this energy will find himself in control of power nothing short of godly. For that reason, the Artifacts have always been sought by various conquerors, dark entities and other power-hungry individuals; however, the Artifacts' great power has always proven itself to be too great to curtail and so far, none have been able to harness it for long. Still, Andromeda has plenty of those ambitious - or stupid - enough to risk their bodies and souls to gain unlimited power; for that reason, the does whatever it can to secure and contain the Artifacts so that their energies would never again be used.

Currently, the Artifacts are in possession of the terrorist group known as, who intend to use it to challenge the Commonwealth's rule in the galaxy. However, unlike their predecessors, they plan to use them in a more controlled manner: as a power source for Project Adaru.