Gate of Balcora
From Encyclopedia Hiigara
- "This is the Gate of Balcora, path to Sajuuk"
- — Narrator in Homeworld 2
The Gate of Balcora, or The Balcora Gate was a Progenitor hyperspace gate located on the edge of the gravity well created by the black hole cluster in the center of Galaxy.
The Balcora Gate was built from three power subsystems surrounding a ring. When the gate is opened the power subsystems fire blue energy beam into the channel leading around the external surface of the rotating ring. This channel fills with energy, after which similar but much smaller energy streams surround the internal part of ring. When any object jumps through the Gate this part becomes covered with a glow of blue energy and creates white wisps coming through the ring.
The only object known to be able to activate the Balcora Gate was a Progenitor Dreadnaught. Makaan and the Hiigarans used their Dreadnaughts to activate the Balcora Gate and jump to the location of Sajuuk. The Balcora Gate was big enough for the Hiigaran Mothership to jump through it.
