AgriNova Scales Back in Well of Embers as Costs Climb, Questions Mount

AgriNova Biosciences will decommission up to one-third of its terrestrial facilities in the Well of Embers over the next year. A company representative stated the closures are part of a broader restructuring aimed at streamlining its logistical footprint.

The affected stations include many of the region’s most remote, and AgriNova plans to consolidate these functions by expanding existing larger, multi-role complexes. Rising transport costs and overlapping research mandates were cited as key factors for the decision.

The announcement follows recent accusations from regional lawmakers that AgriNova failed to disclose the deaths of several researchers stationed at some of the same facilities now slated for closure. The company has denied any wrongdoing, citing ongoing internal investigations.

Our Analysis: AgriNova is an industry leader in the study and cultivation of “Slakegrass” (Rammanu hadadi), an exobiotic flora found across the Orion Arm. Famous for its vivid bioluminescence, the tall thin stalks of grass are a key resource in industrial biotechnology.

The Well of Embers holds some of the largest known concentrations of Slakegrass. Beyond its economic importance, researchers in the region are studying its origins and how it may have spread across multiple worlds centuries before human contact.

Though not considered dangerous, Slakegrass often grows tall enough to disorient those moving through its vast fields. On rare nights, the plants’ glow aligns into sweeping rings or arcs stretching for kilometers, creating eerie patterns that can unsettle observers.

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