Star System: PARIAH

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On stardate 90277.5, officers from Task Force Argo were invited to participate in a scientific study of deep space object Sigma 593-B. Parties aboard both DS13's AG-21-8 facilities and the U.S.S. October utilized gravimetric lensing to attempt to bring Sigma 593-B into stereoscopic focus.

During the proceedings however, sensor interference led the groups to independently discover a rogue K-class star and solar system located approximately twelve light years above the galactic disc. Suspected to have been ejected from a neighboring galaxy some 60 to 80 million years ago, the K-class star is host to nine planetary bodies.

The star was given the unofficial designation of October-1a, but was later formally named the Pariah System through public voting.

During the early phases of colony establishment, a series of incidents related to Borg interference in travel route to the colony was a serious cause for concern. No motive was established for the Borg's activity in the area, nor for their periodically anomalous behavior, but their arrival was linked to the presence of a transwarp conduit. A joint effort between Task Forces Omega and Argo ensued to destroy the conduit, thus disconnecting the Borg's ability to arrive close to the system.

For a while there was no trace of Borg left in the system, until months later when a tiny colony of Borg was discovered on the ninth planet of the system (full report here). On stardate 91659.7, the Pariah Borg attempted an extraordinarily risky gambit in assaulting a Klingon science facility and stealing a small quantity of omega molecules for unknown purposes. The U.S.S. Providence, upon encountering the retreating Borg vessels housing omega, unknowingly fired upon the Borg vessels, resulting in an omega destabilization and the rupturing of subspace around the entire system.

After months of research and development, Argo officers innovated a new engine utilizing tech and resources inspired by long gone natives of the Pariah system, who utilized a Milky War foreign mineral to produce tachyon waves that could carry their starships to a maximum of warp 2.5 speeds. As a result, a ferry system was developed to allow the limited crossing of the omega-ruptured space, with 3-5 outfitted vessels dedicated to transporting goods and people, enabling transport through the system again.

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Details on specific planets / planetary bodies can be found below. Full system survey findings are abbreviated here.
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KRIKAYA
Class M Satellite (1a-3)

METRICS
Earth Similarity Index (ESI)0.81
Revolution12 Earth days
Rotation (1 day)16 Earth days
AtmosphereNitrogen, Oxygen (Earthlike)
Avg Surface Temperature-15° C
Gravity8.4201 m/s^2

INITIAL SURVEY NOTES

  • Relevant AAR
  • Orbiting Y-class gas giant.
  • Speculation that satellite may have originally sustained thriving ecosystem, but incurred mass extinction of most non-microbial lifeforms due to onset of ice age.
  • Limited flora.
  • A cave not far from beam-down point contained the still-functioning "time capsule" installation of a vaguely insectoid alien civilization.

POST SURVEY OBSERVATIONS

  • Further analysis of the Kzzokl's time capsule has been completed and some of the earlier information from the initial survey has been corrected. The "Kzzokl" alien civilization has been determined to be roughly dated for the time period between when Pariah was originally ejected and the current date. The alien race did not quite manage to reach space-faring status when evidence of the satellite's ice age became obvious. The race likely perished in the ice age with the satellite's other advanced lifeforms.
  • One of the three monitoring satellites originally placed in orbit went offline after approximately one month of service. Diagnostics have determined that the cause was a random polaric radiation flare from the Pariah sun. Both naturally occurring and highly unpredictable, the flares have been causing spotty communications since the satellites were first deployed.

COLONY POTENTIAL

  • High ESI means relatively little adaptation of satellite will be necessary for the colonizing effort.
  • Water availibility high (snowmelt)
  • No terraformation deemed necessary.
  • Average temperature of satellite is inconvenient, but easily remedied for small, interior environments. Usage of mk I weather control systems would be more than sufficient for larger swaths of territory.
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RAVEN
Class M Planet (1a-4)

METRICS
Earth Similarity Index (ESI)0.89
Revolution223.6 Earth days
Rotation (1 day)68.28 Earth days
AtmosphereNitrogen, Oxygen (Earthlike)
Avg Surface Temperature25.6° C
Gravity9.6665 m/s^2

INITIAL SURVEY NOTES

  • Relevant AAR
  • Survey team investigated forrested area with mild climate.
  • Wide variety of flora and fauna both.

POST SURVEY OBSERVATIONS

  • Monitoring satellites emplaced in orbit above the planet have detected the beginnings of an extremely primitive, but roughly humanoid, civilization on the planet's southern continent.
  • Specialists speculate that the race almost certainly has the potential for evolving into a more advanced civilization given enough time

COLONY POTENTIAL

  • High ESI means relatively little adaptation of satellite will be necessary for the colonizing effort.
  • Water availibility high.
  • No terraformation deemed necessary.
  • The existence of an early-development civilization is cause for concern, considering Prime Directive, etc. It would not be challenging to avoid the early-stages civilization, but the potential for interference would exist.
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SERADOS
Class M Planet (1a-6)

METRICS
Earth Similarity Index (ESI)0.77
Revolution696.98 Earth days
Rotation (1 day)35 standard hours
AtmosphereNitrogen, Oxygen, Carbon dioxide, Potassium
Avg Surface Temperature90° C
Gravity9.889 m/s^2

INITIAL SURVEY NOTES

  • Relevant AAR
  • Toxic atmosphere. EV suits were required for exploration.
  • Primarily desert terrain. Severe dust storms and low visibility
  • Limited flora, with some extremely unique adaptations
  • Evidence of prior civilization here; early speculation links this species to the space-faring one that constructed facilities orbiting 1a-7

POST SURVEY OBSERVATIONS

  • Archaeological deposits have been located on the planet's surface in multiple regions. The quality of artifacts varies significantly, most items are not well-preserved.
  • Moderate quantities of mineral x have also been observed.

COLONY POTENTIAL

  • ESI score suffers due to atmospheric composition. More effort will be required to make the planet inhabitable for a colony.
  • Water availability is low.
  • Terraformation is strongly recommended, to both overcome the toxic atmosphere and to remedy the water shortage
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SEUSS
Class K Satellite (1a-8)

METRICS
Earth Similarity Index (ESI)0.52
Revolution17 Earth days
Rotation (1 day)32 Earth days
AtmosphereNitrogen, Liquid Neon. Very thin.
Avg Surface Temperature12° C
Gravity7.1677 m/s^2

INITIAL SURVEY NOTES

  • Relevant AAR
  • Orbiting Y-class planet.
  • Rocky, soil-less terrain. Low illumination levels.
  • Lifeforms and ecosystem that have evolved to survive in a mercury-heavy environment.
  • Moderate quantity of impure dilithium deposits.

POST SURVEY OBSERVATIONS

  • Exploration of subterranean mercury pools turned up underground water lakes.

COLONY POTENTIAL

  • ESI score suffers due to atmospheric composition. More effort will be required to make the planet inhabitable for a colony.
  • Water availibility is moderate.
  • Usage of biodomes is strongly recommended, to counter the lack of atmosphere and to provide mercury-fume-free spaces for colonists.