another entery: the Orraclium<br/>one of the rare artifacts from before the Aligari acended to pure energy. the Orraclium can allow a psionic to glimpse the future, every path, every choice. but wandering that maze can cause one to become lost farther you go the harder it is to get back. Those who use the Orraclium become oracles able to see future events to some degree. to those who lack psionics it is naught but a metal ball with blue light shining from it.<br/>Avelo was instructed to use the abilities of Oracles as a bargening chip to get a better method of FTL travel. better yet, to let other races use the Orraclium, in extange for it.