First Contact: Stellar Totem, Orbit Log Chapter _16🏺
Ancient Site
The Rosette Nebula relic surfaced not on Foundryon One, but beneath the rolling fields outside Manchester, England. Last year, a team of archaeologists uncovered a previously unknown megalithic formation detected through aerial ground-penetrating scans. The structure, circular and monumental, echoed the geometry of ancient sites like Stonehenge, built thousands of years before recorded history. At its exact center, embedded deep in compacted clay and mineralized soil, they found it - one of the largest relics in from the Foundryon Universe.
Thick Layer of Rust
A vertically oriented, layered steel object, heavily oxidized by time. Its surface was thick with rust, yet its construction did not align with the era of the surrounding architecture. The timelines were irreconcilable. According to initial reports, the relic appeared to have been placed there deliberately, not lost, not discarded. Its form felt intentional, symbolic. Almost ceremonial.
Timothy Lancaster
The custodian is publicly listed as T. L. In Foundryon archives, he is registered under an alternative designation: Timothy Lancaster. A renowned British archaeologist specializing in prehistoric ritual sites and forgotten civilizations, Lancaster was consulted long before the object was officially cataloged. His involvement alone raised questions. Some artifacts are studied. Others are entrusted.
Totemic or Functional?
Archaeologists believe the relic and the structure together may represent cycles of collapse and rebirth, a cosmological diagram rendered in architecture and metal. Others argue its vertical, totem-like presence suggests a spiritual function. Not a tool. Not a weapon. A marker. A signal. A form of remembrance.
The Rosette Nebula now resides under Lancaster’s custodianship. Its layered construction remains under analysis. The reason it was hidden beneath a prehistoric monument remains unknown.
Mission Control has classified the object as Rosette Nebula.
Further updates pending.