Dyson Structures

Dyson Structures are large form of megastructure that utilized the entire or significant fraction of a stars total radiation output. These come in many theoretical shapes, forms, and functions but their are only a few practical methods of going about doing this. Dyson Structures can be categorized into two types A: Composition, and B: Primary Function

Dyson Structures range in energy budgets from K1.3 - K3.5

Nicoll-Dyson Beam
A Nicoll Dyson Beam is a Dyson Structure whose primary function is for warfare or focused interstellar laser highways,

The most powerful of these beams, a Nicoll-Dyson Quasar Stream or simply a Quasar Ray, is enough to destroy a 80 Jupiter Mass Brown Dwarf in a second, a hundred times over. Or enough to destroy the Earth in a second, a billion times over. And that is just the raw energy. It could be used to power 100,000 beams each with the luminosity of the Milky Way galaxy.

A Matrioska(/Matryoshka) Brain
A Matrioska Brain is potentially the most powerful function of a Stellar Engine, It is where the majority of the star is used to power calculational processes in a series of Dyson Spheres, where each successive sphere takes advantage of colder temperatures for more efficient calculations.

Star Miner
A Star miner is a series of smaller Dyson Structures used to magnetically pull matter from the star simultaneously decreasing its luminosity. This extracted matter can then be used for the construction of whole civilizations or various ambitious mega-projects.

Kessler Syndrome
Kessler Syndrome is a phenomenon that occurs around a system loaded with orbital debris. It is caused by a domino effect kickstarted by a single rogue high velocity object colliding with a piece of orbital infrastructure which itself fragments resulting in several more high velocity rogue objects. If allowed to continue it may eventually disable every artificial object in orbit of the parental body.

While most common around planets whose orbital infrastructure vastly outnumbers their ability to coordinate and contain orbital bodies, This event however rare may even occur around stars. While easily preventable among some bodies such as having extra shielding and retractable fragile instruments, fully fledged Arthur Swarms or Dyson swarms can be made vulnerable by an interplanetary or interstellar attack.

Former

 * Liktr Varadec: A VSE Dyson Beam, at 10% completion it consumed the power of a EK2.1

Current

 * Ezaunor: A YT Dyson Swarm, largely under way around the nYaucto home star of the same name it currently holds the power of an EK2.0 civilization