Maelstrom

Maelstrom is a form of imagination that has been corrupted by the evil ideas of Baron Typhonus. It is spreading throughout the universe, and seeks to corrupt and destroy all imagination.

Maelstrom is like an infection, and can spread to bricks and minifigures from contact.

Most Maelstrom is not intelligent, driven by instincts and a desire to destroy and infect. However, certain types (like the kind that fly Maelstrom starships) is capable of rudimentary levels of intelligence and speech.

The successful attempt to overcome the Maelstrom was called the Maelstrom War.

After the end of the war, dead Maelstrom was used in an attempt to refuel the Imagination Nexus, which started the events of The Rise of Aredross.