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Author Note: The existence of subspace anomalies are known by hyperspace species and well-travelled spacers. Certain scientific papers exist about them.
¶ Subspace Anomalies
A subspace anomaly is a type spatial anomaly that is large enough to be considered stellar objects. Subspace anomalies seem to be singularities that lead into other dimensions, most typically hyperspace. Most subspace anomalies do not have a large enough space to pass through safely without being crushed, but some subspace anomalies can be naked singularities which means they are expanded or have a rotation fast enough to cause them to widen enough to allow them to act as a portal into hyperspace.
Subspace anomalies are not typically found bound to hyperlanes, but they most often do exhibit gravitation. They can be found as standalone anomalies or can be found in other systems, orbiting stars or even acting as the center of the system. Subspace anomalies exhibit a high number of cuils the closer one gets to them, the amount of which also depends on the 'strength' of the anomaly, though usually not exceeding 15‽. In realspace, subspace anomalies often have rings with amounts of lusnium orbiting them. In hyperspace, they seem to have rings composed of mana instead.
Subspace anomalies are one of the few ways that interloper species can find their way into realspace without the use of technology. It is not uncommon to find certain hyperspace species in the space around subspace anomalies, or on any bodies that may orbit them. Subspace anomalies act similar to black holes in many regards; a habitable system that features a subspace anomaly could have another star orbiting it or even having material sucked into the anomaly. Planets in such systems would need to have strong magnetic fields in order to shield against the radiation produced by the accretion disk of the singularity, potentially creating very large and colorful auroras in the process.