Your scientists have detected a heavily-damaged ship of unknown design entering your home system. The ship is unresponsive to hails, however sensors have detected that it will self-destruct soon! Scanning the ship, you discover that not only are there inhabitants in stasis who have been infected by a deadly plague, but also a dense computer core containing untold secrets. There is only time to save one of them before the ship explodes!



A wonderful ship-tree with unknown technology shielding was engulfed in flames and destroyed at the border of your empire. Miraculously, people of this ship survived, and declared an important mission related with a pilgrimage to your capital. At the same time you found out about an unknown monster, carousing in the heart of your empire. All factions in the Senate have their own views about solution to this problem, but you decide that it is better to take advantage of this incredible coincidence.



When your fleet is approaching planet X, the commander notices unusual light activity on the planet's surface. It can be described as the glow of a vast city, but the planet isn't inhabited. Secondly, the fleet's sensors can't capture images of this ocean of light at all; so far it can be observed with the naked eye only. Whatever emits so much light that can be seen even from space, knowing its nature could be useful for us in the future.

