South Anomaly
The Drift
The Drift is a roaming magnetic and ion anomaly in the South. It can look like a normal sky, then spike into navigation failure, comms instability, false pings, and atmospheric violence. Operators call the first symptom Compass Kill.
Compass Kill
Internal direction sense and instruments begin to disagree.
Drift Front
Blue-grey haze, ion shimmer, and unreliable comms.
Spike Event
The South becomes dangerous fast. No magic, just science not fully understood yet.