Harvester Ring

Harvester Rings are a class of Stellar Megastructure that was composed of a vast ring surrounding a star. The Ring has several pylons stabbing deep into the host star’s core. Through these pylons the Ring can harvest the star’s energy and elemental resources, such as Hydrogen, Helium or Iron.

This practise shortens the lifespan of the host star significantly, as the star will eventually be exhausted of the resources required for fusion. This creates a class of Stellar Remnant known as a Bloated Dwarf, which will eventually become a Black Dwarf.

Harvester Rings where eventually replaced in purpose by the more advanced Stellar Engines, though many of the Rings remained in commission.

By the time of the Empire of Terranor, Harvester Rings had largely ceased function - most of the stars had been exhausted and those that hadn’t where largely broken or otherwise dysfunctional. The ring’s that still functioned where rendered uselessly lack of knowledge on how to access their collected resources.