Aftershock (Veritas)
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Shortly after Veritas arrived at Antor II to assist with recovery efforts from a recent series of ground quakes. an explosion caused by terrorists in possession of a Starfleet tricobolt device destroyed the Jade's Dragon Casino in the city of New Macau. Shortly thereafter, a secondary explosion - apparently a suicide attack - killed or injured many of the city's first responders. Veritas medical and SAR staff were soon dispatched to assist in rescue and recovery efforts, while engineering crews began assessing the new damage to New Macau's already weakened city dome. An additional team was sent to the surface to seal a small subspace tear formed at the site of the first explosion.
| Veritas Mission History |
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| Year 1 (2393-2394) |
| The Forgotten Land · Rag and Bone · Aftershock · The Mother Road |
| Year 2 (2395) |
| The Irresistible Prize · Kallo Ver & The Hunt for the Lost Romulan Treasure Fleet · The Omega Paradox · Hope Lost · Flashpoint |
| Year 3 (2396) |
| Limbo · Dawn · Home · Sentinel · Play the Part · The First Colony · Tour de Ketar V · Charybdis · Lost and Found |
| Year 4 (2397) |
| E Pluribus Unum · Nadira · Free Flight · Pirates of the Quantum Realms · Forever and Always · Heartbeat · Home Is Where the Heart Is · Wandering Star |
| Year 5 (2398) |
| Here Kitty Kitty · Reunion · Chasing Shadows · Endeavour · Loopy · Fissure |
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Aftershock
- Stardate 239407 to 234709
Shortly thereafter, yet another explosion collapsed one of the entrances to a series of mines being scouted by members of the Veritas crew as a possible evacuation location for the citizens of New Macau.
As Veritas and the people of Antor II continued to deal with the aftermath of these attacks, the ship's senior staff convened for a briefing, with the colony's governor, Carolyn Blackhurst, joining remotely. In the hours after the attack, the Shoals separatist group known as the Kos'karii, led by the exiled Klingon Jilor, claimed responsibilities for the attack. In addition, analysis of the blast site confirmed that the device used in the initial attack was of Starfleet origin.
After discussing the events and their options with her senior staff, Captain Rahman ordered an away team back to the surface to further investigate the mine explosion and possible suspicious activity. During their investigation, the away team, led by first officer Lieutenant Commander Mei'konda, encountered a hostile force and was eventually forced to return to the ship.
In the meantime, the ship's medical staff continued to help as many wounded as possible, with large portions of the ship serving as a makeshift hospital, while other members of the crew were assigned to investigate the origin of the attacks.
Several days later, as it seemed the attacks were finally over, Governor Blackhurst arrived on Veritas to deliver a speech to the people of Antor, and to the entire Colonial Coalition. Before the speech could begin, however, Veritas was targeted by a coordinated internal and external attack. Internally, several of the injured colinists Veritas had been treating turned out to be plants, who had been in the process of sabotaging the ship. Externally, three small ships decloaked and targeted the ship's torpedo magazine. Fortunately, the sabotage was detected in time to prevent catastrophic damage, and the attackers were subdued.
Setting
- Antor II: Basically a grimier version of Las Vegas. Mining planet with gambling and other vices in the service industry to support the economy. Supposedly the capital of the Colonial Coalition, but that's mainly because no other world wanted to let Meridian (the most prosperous of the seven Coalition colonies) have the title. In actuality, Antor II has little say over the affair of other colonies. The planet's atmosphere isn't toxic but the air is extremely thin outside of the domed cities and along with the scorching heat, you wouldn't want to stay out for too long.
- Jade Dragon's Casino: One of the largest establishments in New Macau, Antor II, located right in the heart of Grand Boulevard. Heavily damaged/destroyed during the mission's opening attack. Had an impressive holographic dragon duel free show to attract visitors.
MSPNPCs
- Carolyn Blackhurst, the governor of Antor II - played by the writer for Evan Delano.
- Nukir Rovnitov, governor's Chief of Staff - played by the writer for Lael Rosek
- Zhara Juno, the Emergency Services Director or Antor II - played by the writer for Nikki Ryan.
- Rajel Tutoatasi, Secessionist leader - played by the writer for Kelrod
- Jilor, a Klingon pirate king and leader of the Kos'karii, the largest and most powerful pirate faction in the Shoals - played by the writer for Evan Delano
- Henry Keene, Emergency Services paramedic - played by the writer for Sepek
- Jackson “Jack” West, Deputy for Colonial Coalition Marshal’s Service - played by the writer for Hanar Tuk
- Amy Delacruz, Secretary/Aide to Governor Blackhurst - played by the writer for Lael Rosek.
- Niarra Rovnitrov, Wife of Nukir Rovnitrov - played by the writer for Lael Rosek.
- Zaia Rovnitrov, Daughter of Nukir Rovnitrov - played by the writer for Lael Rosek.
Mission Summary
Act 1
Shortly after the USS Veritas arrives at Antor II, a bomb was detonated on the busy Grand Boulevard city center in New Macau, with casualties feared to be in the thousands. The capital world of the Colonial Coalition had been damaged by groundquakes not long before, and the impact of the attack was severe. With the planet’s atmosphere too thin to support life for longer than a few days, the destruction of the atmospheric domes protecting surface settlements would place the colony’s future in jeopardy. Starfleet has routed the starship Veritas there to provide aid to the damaged colony.
Veritas found her resources stretched to the limit. Coordinated by Captain Roshanara Rahman, the Starfleet cruiser dispatched her specialized search and rescue (SAR) teams led by Commander Kelrod to the surface, where the starship and her colony counterparts transported as many of the injured to Veritas’ sickbay as possible under the care of chief medical officer Dr. Nikki Ryan.
On the surface, a science team lead by Veritas first officer Lieutenant Commander Mei’konda succeeded in closing a small subspace tear that had apparently formed after the detonation of a modified tricobalt explosive, further evidence that the damage to the colony was intentional.
Meanwhile, engineering teams under Lieutenant Commander Luna Walker worked to find solutions to the potentially progressive damage caused by the explosions. Considering that radiation is still a concern for people on the surface, the Starfleet engineers have been working to find temporary shelter for colonists in underground mines, which will better protect them.
However, a cave in occured at the mines, and Walker along with another engineer were trapped and injured before being successfully rescued by the SAR team. Ensign Sepek discovered that the tricobalt used in the explosion was Starfleet in origin, though whether stolen or salvaged is yet unknown. The crew was subsequently reunited for a staff briefing.
Act 2
Captain Rahman has ordered one team consisting of Commander Mei’konda, Commander Kelrod, Lieutenant Tuk, Ensign Fullus, and Commander Blair to return to the mines to look for any remaining evidence left at the site. Meanwhile, Lieutenant Delano, Commanders Walker, Lieutenant Rosek, and Ensign Sepek are remaining on board to investigate the signal of a transmission sent from a way station in the Shadows to see if Jilor's location can be pinpointed. Drs. Ryan and Skyfire remain in Sickbay tending to the injured and assisting the colony's recovery efforts.
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Act 3
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