AAR: Stars of Luwiya

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Stardate:
102634.6
Filed By:
CAPT W. Lesyak
Clearance:

LOCATION Far side of Luwiyan Confederacy, Luwiyan designation TPX-014.

MISSION Rendezvous with Luwiyan Confederacy representatives as it was arranged in AAR: Lords of Luwiya.

OUTCOME Brief second encounter with the Ashuri. Potential deliberate miscommunication with Luwiyan Condeferacy government.

KEY PERSONNEL

  • CAPT Mirazuni Ayesha, CO-USS Endeavour
  • CAPT Andrej Timoreev, CO-USS Attar
  • LT Terre Jeei, Deep Space 13 - Engineering Dept.
  • CAPT Wanya Lesyak, CO-USS Aspasia

NARRATIVE Following the unexpected cancellation of our second diplomatic summit due to a system-wide failure aboard the Luwiyan flagship CSS Crimson Sunrise, Captain Timoreev convened a briefing with Captain Mirazuni and myself. Timoreev informed us that the Luwiyans had dispatched new meeting coordinates pointing to TPX-014, an unremarkable solar system featuring twin stars, several planetoids, and a rogue comet located just beyond Luwiyan territory.

An advance probe launched by the Attar detected unusual energy readings on a planetoid within TPX-014. While no Ashuri presence was initially observed, the sudden shift in coordinates raised mutual concerns that the Luwiyans were buying time or acting under false pretenses. Authorized by Fleet Command to proceed independently, our task group set course for TPX-014 under high caution.

Upon dropping out of warp at system TPX-014, our standard scans confirmed strong anomalous readings emanating directly from a planetoid’s surface, yet no Luwiyan vessels were present at the rendezvous site.

Acting as the lead vessel to investigate while the Endeavour provided tactical cover and the Attar monitored planetary readings, the Aspasia moved closer. Suddenly, the Aspasia was ensnared by a powerful, adaptive planetary energy field originating from a localized surface structure. Thruster maneuvers failed to break the hold. Subsequent spectral analysis revealed that the field’s frequency matched energy signatures recorded by the USS Enterprise during the Apollo incident on the planet Pollux IV, Stardate 3468.1 (2267) .

To resolve the capture without resorting to orbital bombardment, I assembled an away team consisting of Captain Timoreev, Captain Mirazuni, Lieutenant Terre and myself. We beamed down to an arid surface a few meters from an ancient monumental structure framed by engraved pillars. These were the findings:

  1. Hieroglyphic Translations: Scans of the exterior pillars revealed ancient Luwiyan inscriptions consisting of prayers and exhortations offering homage to a pantheon of deities: Khebat, Shawushka, Tiwat, Tarkhunt, Runtiya, Santa, and the Ilalianti.

  2. Archaeological Dating: Structural analysis dated the monumental temple to approximately 3,000 years old, aligning with the historical timeline of the Luwiyan exodus from Earth.

  3. The Anomaly: Deep within the central chamber, beneath a roof depicting stellar reliefs and surrounding an energy cusp, we discovered a functional control console. Scans revealed the console was less than a year old and utilized modern Luwiyan scripting, proving that contemporary actors had recently tampered with or repurposed the ancient complex.

During our investigation of the interior chamber, the Aspasia alerted us to two incoming warp signatures. The first approaching vessel was identified as Ashuri.

Facing an imminent hostile engagement while immobilized, Lieutenant Terre identified a cycling power fluctuation within the planetary transmission system. By sending remodification protocol for Aspasia’s main deflector emitters to project a targeted disruption sequence at the surface source, Terre successfully triggered an automated system shutdown, collapsing the energy field and freeing the Aspasia. Upon the field’s collapse, the incoming Ashuri starship halted at the system’s outskirts and abruptly retreated without engaging.

The second warp signature belonged to the Luwiyan vessel Triumvirs’ Will, leading the 2nd Commonwealth Fleet under Admiral Murshili.

Upon establishing communications, Admiral Murshili claimed his fleet was dispatched on emergency long-range sensor alerts to assist us. When questioned regarding the meeting coordinates, a visibly embarrassed Murshili stated that the official diplomatic meeting had actually been scheduled at the borders of the Principality of Masuwari, and that his government had never transmitted coordinates for TPX-014.

RECOMMENDATION Whether this miscommunication between us and Luwiyan Confederation was accidental or not, we need to re-analyze the original invitation message down to the last metadata piece of information. I have also advised the fellow Captains to try removing the console discreetly while I keep the Admiral busy, though he seems to be somewhat at loss like Captain Piyamaradu in the previous encounter. The Ashuri’s not-response is also very unusual.
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RECOGNITION Lieutenant Terre performed admirably in disabling the tractor beam which held the Aspasia. I am still trying to understand how she disabled the mechanism but it was nothing short of “miracle worker”.

OOC Thanks @Timoreev for another good mystery and thanks @Sam and @Fuse1983 for participating. Logs: Stars of Luwiya - Part 1 | Stars of Luwiya - Part 2
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Stardate:
102636.1
Filed By:
CAPT Wanya Lesyak
Clearance:

ADDENDUM Following operations down on the planet TPX-014 and the sudden disappearance of the nearby gravitational anomaly, I hosted a meeting with my fellow Captains and representatives of Luwiyan Commonwealth aboard the Aspasia. The objective was to address the fake/sabotaged transit coordinates that drew us into the TPX-014 system, assess the retreat of the unknown Ashuri vessel, and establish formal understanding with the Luwiyan Commonwealth representatives, Admiral Murshili and the Director of the Faculty of Medical and Human Life Sciences of the Commonwealth University of Leukothea.

The meeting opened with discussions regarding the inaccurate coordinates that redirected Starfleet to TPX-014. The Director confirmed that the Luwiyan Commonwealth Council suspects direct internal sabotage or a security breach within their networks rather than a routine technical failure. Captain Timoreev noted that the USS Attar received the initial transmission due to its proximity and confirmed both Science and Engineering departments are analyzing the data. Admiral Murshili and the Director agreed to share all Commonwealth internal sensor and communication logs with Starfleet to assist in a joint investigation. The Director also explained that they renounce their given names once they are given a seat in the Board of Directors of the University.

The Director was quite keen on understanding what we found on the planet below which instinctively led me to ask a most unusual question: if she and other Directors were Luwiyan deities or related to them? Her answer was affirmative. She admitted being born on Pollux IV - the planet associated with the ancient Apollo entity encountered by USS Enterprise in stardate 3468.1. She further admitted that her group artificially transmitted the false coordinates as a trial to test Starfleet’s ethics. In her own words: “The question we asked ourselves was: how would you deal when forced to choose between your safety, and the integrity of an alien cultural legacy?”

She clarified that while a select group of non-corporeal humanoids assumed the identities of ancient earth deities and established the University Board of Directors, the general Luwiyan civilian population remains entirely unaware of their directors’ true origin.

I was able to identify the Director as Shawushka, ancient Mesopotamian deity associated with incantations and healing. Director Shawushka revealed that her group has historically intervened in Luwiyan history to prevent total self-destruction, including orchestrating the destruction of the University of Kinalua during civil unrest to preserve overall societal stability. Something they consider a regrettable action nowadays.

Her group artificially created the Ashuri as an external, unifying threat to force the warring Luwiyan factions into cohesion prior to the Battle of Leukothea. She confirmed that the Ashuri vessel recently encountered at TPX-014 was not under the Board’s control. The project’s designer/volunteer appears to have lost control of the Ashuri or allowed them to gain independent operation, leaving the Directors in a political impasse amongst themselves.

Director Shawushka pledged to formally advise the Luwiyan Commonwealth Council and the Triumvirate to establish official diplomatic channels and open formal ties with the United Federation of Planets.

Having concluded initial observations and diplomatic talks in the TPX-014 system, our task group will update Starfleet Command and set course back toward the Luwiyan core systems to proceed with formal contact protocols.

RECOMMENDATION I must admit these revelations about Luwiyans and their “deities” or, rather, the Polluxians/Polluxi leave me both concerned and excited at the same time. The Board of Directors is a part of formal governmental structure of Luwiyan Commonwealth and our non-interference policies state we should treat the Directors as such. But then again, this is the group that has orchestrated key events in Luwiyan history, including the creation of Ashuri, who seem to have gone rogue.

In spite of all this, it is my recommendation we open formal diplomatic talks with Luwiyan Commonwealth, but any backdoor communication with the Directors must be approached cautiously. No knowledge of Directors’ true nature should be disseminated among Luwiyan population, Federation anthropologists or Starfleet, unless it is on need-to-know basis. The fact that Luwiyans are Earth Humans should be revealed gradually to either side should diplomatic communications prosper further.

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