Talk:Void/@comment-101.98.34.86-20170421045336/@comment-90.184.79.169-20170516230721

It's possible that the Void is tamer closer to stars. Thus going into the deep Void is rougher on your mind than being in the towers, where it only slightly disturbing. This explains why mankind hasn't been able to colonize other systems. If indeed that's the case, and they haven't just lost contact with the other colonies.

It's also possible that the Zariman was an early forray into the Void, and they later improved the shielding on vessels/Towers.

Finally, it's possible that the Towers were supposed to be in normal space, but could enter the Void as a defense mechanism, not unlike Lua. The Orokin inside Towers would only be expected to be subjected to the Void for a short period, until the threat had been dealt with.