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Here the red lines indicate the intersection of the jagged surface
of the “Reality Sphere”, while the blue lines indicate
how the Warp Drives allow this border to be breached so one
may travel in a straight line from one point to another point,
through the Immaterium.
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Imagine
if you will, that the universe is a Sphere with a jagged surface.
To travel in the universe, you need to travel along the surface,
following every curve, every "valley" and "mountain".
Each of these greater curves also have smaller curves and so
on, eventually giving the Sphere an extremely large surface.
This means that
traveling from point A to any other point in space, by conventional
in-space travel, would take a lot of time - Even traveling at
the speed of light.
By the use of
Warp Drives however, one can punch a hole in the surface of
the universe, and into the immeasurable depths of energy within
the Sphere.
This energy
moves in currents that can move extremely slow, or even faster
than the speed of light. - Within this realm of energy, anything
that isn't protected by Gellar Fields becomes one with this
energy, and eventually becomes energy itself.
The energy may
move against you, or with you. - Moving along these currents
can help the traveler to adjust speed and direction.
Moving along a vortex current can be extremely dangerous, but
in using a "Rip Curl" Maneuver at the right time,
one can break free of the vortex and be flung along at immense
speeds.
By traveling
through the Immaterium like this, one breaks the conventional
laws of the physical universe, so that you can travel in a straight
line from one point to another rather than along a jagged surface
reality.
This also means
that one can travel at speeds far greater than light, and sometimes
travel within the Immaterium can even appear to be an effective
teleport, bringing an object from one point to another point
within the Immaterium.
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Teleport Maneuvers have long been a mystery, but the Tech-Adepts
of the Guardian Angels suggest that this phenomenon occurs when
a plane of energy folds over onto itself, bringing two points
of the same plane together. - Like when a peace of paper is
folded so two points on separate areas of the paper overlap
and seem to exist in the same spot.
Due to the extremely
fast travel possible via the Immaterium, it may sometimes appear
that the traveler(s) move back or forward in time, but this
is likely due to the time distortion and delay in psychic conduits.
It is largely unknown why there appears to be true time travel
at times however, and this has been explained away by factors
like; existing in a realm of pure energy, traveling faster than
the speed of light, and traveling between coexisting twin realities.
The truth of the matter is that it is largely unknown and difficult
to prove that these incidents even take place.
The Immaterium
is a dangerous place however, and the deeper into the Sphere
of energy you go, the higher the pressure of energy becomes,
effectively creating a denser and denser energy field.
Eventually the energy may become so dense as to solidify and
form up mass and even a form of self-aware entity. - It is highly
speculated that this may be the origin of some of the creatures
of the Immaterium, and traveling to deep into the Immaterium
is not recommended anywhere except close to the Light of the
Astronomican, and even then, only with the strongest wards,
Gellar Fields. Void Shields and Material Protective Measures.
While calculating
AI engines working with Machine-Spirits may make short jumps
between the smallest folds in the Universe, it is highly recommended
that long jumps penetrating deep into the Immaterium use one
or more Navigators to maneuver the vessel(s).
Also note that the deeper into the Immaterium one dives, the
longer it is likely to take for a (emergency) reemerging into
real space.
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