The galaxy is not safe.
Beyond the borders of civilisation lie countless dangers waiting to be discovered. Some threats are well known—pirates raid trade routes, criminal syndicates manipulate entire sectors, and hostile species challenge the expansion of the major powers.
Others remain hidden in the darkness between the stars.
Ancient horrors stir within forgotten regions. Rogue artificial intelligences pursue goals no longer understood by their creators. Strange signals echo from abandoned worlds, and unexplained disappearances continue to plague explorers venturing beyond charted space.
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The galaxy is home to countless dangers, both known and unknown. While some threats emerge from greed, ambition, or survival, others exist beyond the understanding of modern civilisation.
Threats may include:
These are merely the threats that civilisation understands.
Far greater dangers may yet remain hidden among the stars.
Not every danger can be explained through science.
Some threats originate from places beyond mortal understanding, lurking within forgotten ruins, drifting through the darkness between galaxies, or sleeping beneath worlds long abandoned by civilisation.
Ancient entities, unknowable intelligences, and cosmic horrors have existed since before the rise of the modern powers.
Most are believed to be myths.
The few who have encountered them know better.
Some secrets were buried for a reason.
The Encounter Database contains a growing collection of creatures, NPCs, adversaries, environmental hazards, and story encounters ready to bring your campaigns to life.
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Explore the Starship Database to discover the vessels that connect worlds, defend civilisations, wage wars, and carry explorers into the unknown reaches of the galaxy.
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Return soon, Traveller.
The Nexus is expanding.