Psynergy Vortex

A Psynergy Vortex is an anomalous phenomenon set to appear as a primary cause of dilemma in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn. First described in Nintendo's official press release at E3 2010, Psynergy Vortexes are phenomena that randomly appear and "suck the elemental Psynergy from both the land and power-wielding Adepts alike,", and "are spreading across the world." Dark Dawn will concern the efforts of the new generation of Golden Sun heroes as they "are drawn into the mystery behind the vortexes, as they cross a chaotic world that is succumbing to a new evil."

Psynergy Vortexes apparently originated recently as a side effect of the healing powers of the Golden Sun when the seal on Alchemy was broken and the physically declining world of Weyard was resustained. In the first trailer for Dark Dawn shown at E3 2010, a Psynergy Vortex - resembling a dark sphere of pulsating energy that remains stationary at a single point in space, and somewhat resembling and functioning as a miniature black hole - appears right in the vicinity of a town that the playable characters Matthew and Karis are seen watching the vortex from, along with various other NPCs.