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Ship's Commander's Log. We are one week into a patrol of the Kressari border. Our Kressari friends continue to trail us on their side of the border, but there has been no sign of hostility. Being this close has the crew on edge, especially since it's the first assignment for many of them, but I have no reason to believe this will be anything other than ordinary. Ship’s Commander's Log, Supplemental. I may have spoken too soon. We have received a priority one message from the Alliance ordering us to the Joural system, just on the edge of the border, to lend assistance to a research base that has gone silent after sending out a disturbing message. Looks like our routine patrol is going to be anything but.

Located on the Joural System, the base is of little strategic importance to the Navy. The majority of the structure is on the “port-side,” including housing, recreation, and operations areas (including the shuttlebay). The “starboard-side” contains the research labs. Two surface tubes, just under 5km long, connect the two halves by a tram system.

Ship's Commander's Log, supplemental. The base is in chaos. The dead litter the halls and roaming bands of crazed crew are clearly responsible. A madness has taken hold of the Research base, caused by an unknown pathogen. Unless we can restore power, there is little chance of getting the situation under control.

Are the Kressari responsible? Is the event not connected at all with the Prophet's threat, as it looks like?