Ariadne was a sprawling planet with a population of around 500 million humans and home to a Zohar research facility, as well as one of the Zohar Emulators. Immediately before the start of Episode I, Commander Cherenkov was ordered by U-TIC Organization Commander Margulis, to infiltrate Ariadne and take a part in the Zohar Link Experiment. Little is known about the Zohar Link Experiment; however, it resulted in the disappearance of Ariadne, and its eventual transformation into the Cathedral Ship. The Woglinde was dispatched to retrieve the Zohar Emulator from the Ariadne region, but the Cathedral Ship dispatched Gnosis to claim it for the planet-turned-Gnosis.