EEEF "Cold Embrace" Wing Recon Report 3303/9/29
29 Sep 2017Rescindent
Ship Name: "Eirene's Promise"Ship Model: Core Dynamics Federal Dropship
Ship Configuration: Surveyor
This report is the first from 'Eirene's Promise', my newly-commissioned Surveyor. The survey operation began around 21:30 UTC with a short journey from Maia to outlying systems in the Pleiades nebula. After reports of increased barnacle activity in certain systems I conducted a visual survey of the planet that Obsidian Orbital orbits, noting nothing remarkable.
Upon arriving in an outlying system I found deep space signals around 100+ light seconds from the main star. After dropping from hyperspace to investigate I found a Thargoid present amongst the wreckage of several Imperial ships, including Cutters. The Thargoid approached me at speed and scanned my ship, I targetted the Thargoid and began a sensor scan. The Thargoid launched drones almost immediately after the scan began, forcing me to cancel the process. Seconds later the Thargoid resumed scanning the wrecks of the Imperial ships. Scattered amongst the ships were data storage devices emitting an Imperial security IFF; presumably these ships were military vessels for some Imperial faction or transporting sensitive data on their behalf. Also present were biological containment devices, subject of which I will analyse later, and an occupied escape pod. I observed the Thargoid scoop the escape pod, to what end I cannot determine. Against my better judgement I decided to test a research limpet on the Thargoid ship, which provoked an aggressive response as the limpet extracted material from the hull. Fortunately I was able to avoid much of the Thargoid weapons fire and drones with evasive flying, but the research limpet was destroyed before retrieval was possible. I managed to escape in hyperspace and resumed the survey.
A dozen or so light seconds further I discovered two more unknown signals. The next signal I investigated was much the same as described previously, but this time I checked the area for occupied escape pods. Having detected one I attempted to recover the pod before the Thargoid could scoop it, but was unsuccessful. After collecting more tactical data and biological containers the Thargoid proceeded to jump out. I scanned the wake and entered hyperspace to find a remote location in the system to power down. Operation concluded around 22:20 UTC.