OROKIN DERELICTS, SOL SYSTEM—Access to several Orokin Derelict towers was allegedly cut off by the Lotus late last January due to reports of flooding. Many Tenno remain skeptical of these reports as have not seen any evidence to support the possibility of a flood in the first place. The Forma’s Senior Derelict Anlayst files this report.



After a mass series of raids into the Orokin Derelicts beginning in December of last year, the Tenno were shocked to learn that they had effectively been restricted from accessing several of the Orokin Derelict towers. Unlike most other missions provided by the Lotus, the Tenno are required to craft keys to access the towers for the privilege of clearing out the swarms of Infested residing in the now decrepit ruins of Orokin society. Rumors have began to spread that not all of the towers were available for exploration; some areas of the Orokin Derelict had been silently blocked off by the Lotus.

After jailbreaking Ordis and reconfiguring the Orbiter’s navigation systems, a team of investigators were able to freely navigate through the Orokin Derelict and investigate the claims of flooding. We had expected some kind of malfunction with the tower’s drainage system or a shower of Mutalist ichor having accumulated from the thousands of raids upon the towers over the years, but found something far more disturbing.

The investigative team did not make it out alive. These images shown are recovered from the footage found uploaded to the stranded Liset within the Orokin Derelicts. It is unclear when the Flood reached the Orokin Derelict, though all signs point to an undiscovered cataclysmic event in which the Forerunners had encountered the Orokin. The Lotus and the UNSC have declined to comment on the matter at this time.