U.S.S. Quasar

NCC - 2540

Stardate 44191.1

The USS Quasar is en route to VK112, a distant Federation member world which has had no contact for many years.

1. We arrive in orbit but receive no communications.  Scans reveal no life signs but detect an energy signal coming from a small crater on the planets surface.

We assemble an Away Team of Lt. Cmdr Esra Woodward, Lt. Cmdr Hol'dan, Medical officer and two security, then beam down.

2. Materialising on the planets surface we examine the crater, a mass of energy emits from it's centre,.

Science check is passed but generates THREAT!

We are attacked by a Hostile infestation of insects.  They swarm around us but we are able to set phasers to a wide beam and destroy them.

3. We continue our study of the anomaly and deduce it is a mini wormhole.  Scans indicate that it is stable and safe to pass through.

Science check generates MOMENTUM - Friendly Alien Encounter.

4. Passing through the wormhole we find ourselves in scrubland, with an advanced city in the background, and it appears we were expected.  We encounter a silicon based humanoid lifeform.  The creature introduces itself a s a Cragg, they live on this world.

5. We enquire about if the VK112 inhabitants are here, they are not.  The Cragg tell us it was the Insects.  They are a hostile intelligent race, they wiped out the planets inhabitants.

6. We stay for several hours to learn from the Cragg who offer their hospitality.  The Cragg say they will not fight the Insects, but will act as mediators between them and ourselves.  We agree to this.

7. The Cragg off some more information on the Insects.  They have a Queen who resides in a hive back on VK112.

8. We travel back through the wormhole where we are again attacked by the Insects.  The Cragg try to mediate but are ignored by the attacking swarm forcing us to defend ourselves.

THREAT - we will need 2 successes to negotiate with the Queen

9. We enter the Insect Hive.  The Insects appear to be a carbon based lifeform that would normally thrive in an arctic environment. 

10. We continue to study the Hive.  It would appear the inhabitants of this world disturbed them while they were in hibernation since the last ice age.

11. We enter a large chamber where we meet the slightly larger Queen, though still considerably smaller than humans.  The Cragg are able to translate and communicate.

Lt. Cmdr Esra makes a Diplomacy check - 2 Successes!

12. We come to an agreement to leave each other alone.  We will place a buoy in orbit quarantining the planet.  We will also try to find a world more suitable to the Insects preferred environment.

USS Quasar departs the world, thanking the Cragg for their assistance.

Mission type: Show the Flag
Visit new member world

Incident: Navigate

Theme: Crater

Advantage: Helpful species - Advanced

Uninhabited planet - Abandoned by original inhabitants