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On January 5, 3303, Commander DP Sayre reported the first known encounter with an [[Unknown Ship]], which was later confirmed to be a type of Thargoid vessel. | On January 5, 3303, Commander DP Sayre reported the first known encounter with an [[Unknown Ship]], which was later confirmed to be a type of Thargoid vessel. The Unknown Ship interdicted the CMDR from [[hyperspace]] | ||
Beginning April 11, 3303, reports surfaced of Unknown Ships apparently attacking [[Federation]] convoys. Upon dropping out of supercruise at the source of certain distress calls, Commanders arrived in a green, gaseous cloud and their ship was disabled. Multiple [[Federal Corvette]] wrecks, bearing luminescent green residue where they were damaged and with their crews apparently dead, were adrift in the cloud, and a single Unknown Ship could be seen jumping away. Presumably, the Unknown Ship destroyed all of the Corvettes on its own in each incident. | |||
On June 2, 3303, CMDR Mobiusetti documented the first known interaction between an Unknown Ship and an [[Alien Structure]] on Pleiades Sector OI-T C3-7 A 6 at coordinates -42.77, -21.7. This confirmed suspicions that they were related.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8S-4Oq9Xvc</ref> | On June 2, 3303, CMDR Mobiusetti documented the first known interaction between an Unknown Ship and an [[Alien Structure]] on Pleiades Sector OI-T C3-7 A 6 at coordinates -42.77, -21.7. This confirmed suspicions that they were related.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8S-4Oq9Xvc</ref> | ||
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[[File:Thargoid Attack Aftermath.png|thumb|200px|The destroyed Federal fleet]] | [[File:Thargoid Attack Aftermath.png|thumb|200px|The destroyed Federal fleet]] | ||
The [[Farragut Battle Cruiser]] in question was located at a point approximately 11,000 ls in the direction of the Asterope system from planet 2 in the HIP 17044 system. The capital ship and an accompanying fleet of smaller Federal ships were all heavily damaged, their crews presumably dead, and adrift in the same green, gaseous cloud noted to be a signature of previous Unknown Ship attacks. With Unknown Ships now conclusively linked to the Thargoids and in light of this attack, a renewed conflict between humans and Thargoids appears imminent. | The [[Farragut Battle Cruiser]] in question was located at a point approximately 11,000 ls in the direction of the Asterope system from planet 2 in the HIP 17044 system. The capital ship and an accompanying fleet of smaller Federal ships were all heavily damaged, their crews presumably dead, and adrift in the same green, gaseous cloud noted to be a signature of previous Unknown Ship attacks. The Farragut was also discovered to be broadcasting a recording in Morse code in a small, 30-meter zone around its antenna array: "UNKNOWN VESSELS DETECTED. SERVER PURGE FAILED. SHIP ASSETS LIQUIDATED. PAYLOAD DESTROYED. SHIP STATUS LOST."<ref>[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/355713-Alien-archeology-and-other-mysteries-Thread-10-The-Canonn?s=7ddc1608a90a6581ce734397295c8a08&p=5611753&viewfull=1#post5611753 Frontier Forums: Alien archeology and other mysteries: Thread 10 - The Canonn]</ref> With Unknown Ships now conclusively linked to the Thargoids and in light of this attack, a renewed conflict between humans and Thargoids appears imminent. | ||
==Society== | ==Society== | ||
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Thargoids are thought to have a natural affinity with space, and with [[Hyperspace]] in particular. This is due to the fact that Thargoid warriors seem to spend a large amount of time in space. Naval pilots and crews report that the warships in the war zones are encountered on repeated occasions over a period of months often without respite. | Thargoids are thought to have a natural affinity with space, and with [[Hyperspace]] in particular. This is due to the fact that Thargoid warriors seem to spend a large amount of time in space. Naval pilots and crews report that the warships in the war zones are encountered on repeated occasions over a period of months often without respite. | ||
==Politics== | ==Politics== | ||
Nothing is known about internal Thargoid politics. | Nothing is known about internal Thargoid politics or government. | ||
Thargoid relations with other species was frighteningly simple: war. The Thargoid invasions usually seemed to be prompted by the need for either agricultural or mineral resources, rather than a sociological or anthropological need to expand or colonise. In fact, the animal life on an invaded world was largely ignored unless it poses a threat to Thargoids. | Thargoid relations with other species was frighteningly simple: war. The Thargoid invasions usually seemed to be prompted by the need for either agricultural or mineral resources, rather than a sociological or anthropological need to expand or colonise. In fact, the animal life on an invaded world was largely ignored unless it poses a threat to Thargoids. | ||
==Technology== | ==Technology== | ||
[[File:Thargoid-and-Diamondback-Ships.png|thumb|200px|Thargoid | [[File:Thargoid-and-Diamondback-Ships.png|thumb|200px|Thargoid ship confronting a Diamondback Scout]] | ||
Thargoid technology is vastly different | Thargoid technology is vastly different from existing human technology. Not only are their ships seemingly invulnerable to conventional weapons, but they possess the ability to interdict human ships that are traveling through hyperspace, a feat previously believed to be impossible, as well as the ability to make untraceable hyperspace jumps and stymie any pursuers. Although Thargoid weaponry has yet to be seen in action, its end results in the form of numerous destroyed Federal vessels, including a capital ship, demonstrates that their ships wield formidable firepower. | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||