The Bane Engine is one of the Level 1 Section under the Hidden Places sub section of Loading Screen Cortex within the Cortex in Anthem. These aren't listed within the Cortex, but will show up on a loading screen when the relevant expedition is started or a relevant location is reached. The entry displayed will be randomly chosen.
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A total of 2 cortex entries make reference to the Cataclysms and their Effects.
The following excerpts from the book show what Cataclysms can do and how they change Coda, for the better or the worse.
The Bane Engine (1)
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There appears to be no end to these Shaper ruins. Long after we should've left the face of the mountain, the ruins continue. It's as though the Shapers found a way to extend space in one location, but not in adjacent locations. Another theory suggests there is a gate somewhere in the ruins that teleports travelers to a new location without them knowing it.
—From the journal of Arcanist Ailyn Valance
The Bane Engine (2)
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Becoming an Arcanist means gaining a wealth of skills. An Arcanist must be a researcher, a historian, a survival guide, and an explosives expert. I'm not kidding. Knowing how to create explosives out of common camp supplies has saved many Arcanists from cave-ins, relic abnormalities, wildlife, outlaws, and Scars.
—From "Dialogues: Interview with an Arcanist"