


Identified on Initiative charts as Habitat 2, Elaaden was considered a " golden world," despite its harsh conditions, because of the moon's vast mineral wealth. However, the planet is still unsuitable for settlement, and the resulting activation ultimately claimed the life of Alec Ryder, the human Pathfinder.Įlaaden is the scorching desert moon of a gas giant. Reactivating this technology caused a noticeable change in the conditions on Habitat 7. The investigating Pathfinder team encountered hostile alien life and strange technology on the surface. Intense magnetic activity in unknown metallic elements interacts with the storms, causing interesting but highly destructive electrical phenomena. Habitat 7 is now a storm-wracked world with an unbreathable argon-nitrogen atmosphere. With no communications from the Nexus or sister arks upon arrival in the Heleus Cluster, the Hyperion approached Habitat 7 to begin survey and settlement operations as soon as possible, but even visual assessments showed that the planet was no longer viable.

Signs pointed to a lush and biologically diverse tropical region that could easily support an outpost. The planet known as Habitat 7 was one of the " golden worlds" selected by the Andromeda Initiative for early settlement. 15.6 Kadara Vault Activated and Outpost Not Established.15.5 Kadara Vault Activated and Outpost Established.
